Time and Place
Our meeting place is the North Chadderton Conservative Club (The Blue Club), Victoria Street, Chadderton, OL9 0HH.
Map to North Chadderton Conservative Club.
Parking: there is free parking in the evenings in Victoria Street in the car park opposite the club.
Meetings are at 7:15pm for a 7:45pm start. Doors open from 7 pm. A few meetings will offer streaming by Zoom.
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Programme
| Date | Event | How Presented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Oct | Urban and Street Photography by Alistair How LRPS G.APS T.IAAP | By Zoom | This talk will unpack how you can best use your time to capture great Urban and Street photographs. How to approach the scene, what gear, tools, tips and techniques. If you are a budding urban photographer, new to street or just interested in another take on how to get better urban and street photographs this is for you. Using examples from London, Manchester, Leeds and beyond this should boost your confidence and provide you with new ideas. |
| 9th Oct | Appraisal PDI / Prints | Upload to portal | |
| 16th Oct | Battle with Evolve | Away at Wigan | This is at the Evolve meeting room in Wigan – details to be announced |
| 23rd Oct | Speaker David Clapp arranged as a shared meeting by Ashton PS (Also folio due from LCPU) | By Zoom | A Zoom evening, programme arranged by Ashton Photographic Society – detail to be announced |
| 30th Oct | Halloween Shoot with Models | ||
| 6th Nov | 1st Quartely Competitions | ||
| 13th Nov | Finding my Photographic Style – How my journey helped me cope – with our own member Ann Nissen | I will take you through my experience of my Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society, starting with my licentiate distinction then my associate distinction. I will elaborate on the benefits of having a project to work on and I will include where I got inspiration and how I used my experiences to help me with the aim to accept my challenges | |
| 20th Nov | Minimalism in Photography – Neil Scott FRPS | By Zoom | This is my latest. It explains my own approach to simplicity in photographic images and also my passion for the abstract or the surreal or sometimes the absurd! Suitable for all levels. |
| 27th Nov | Triptych Panel Competition | ||
| 4th Dec | Folios from L&CPU | ||
| 11th Dec | Top Prints | ||
| 18th Dec | Christmas Party | ||
| 25th Dec | Closed for Christmas Holiday | Season’s Greetings to all our members | |
| 1st Jan 2026 | Closed for Christmas Holiday | Happy New Year ! | |
| 8th Jan | Appraisal PDI / Prints | Upload to Portal | |
| 15th Jan | Battle with IOMPS and RDCC – TBC | By Zoom | Our annual three-way-battle, arranged by OPS |
| 22nd Jan | “What are we going to do NOW about AI?” | Christine Widdall | What AI is, how it works, what’s in our software and what can we use it etc. – Updated version – first shown 2024 |
| 29th Jan | Folios from L&CPU | ||
| 5th Feb | 2nd Quarterly Competition | Upload to Portal | |
| 12th Feb | Wildlife Photography with Tracy Lund | By Zoom | A welcome second visit from this brilliant nature photographer. Showcasing a selection of images from Alaska, Canada, Yellowstone, India and UK hides as well as some stories and experiences encountered along the way |
| 19th Feb | Urban and Street Photography challenge -the Aftermath | This is when you show us your urban and street photography images | Upload to portal |
| 26th Feb | Appraisal Focused on the L&CPU Individual Competition | You can have any image appraised but the focus will be on the images you intend to enter for the LCPU Individuals Competition | |
| 5th March | Model Shoot – Headshots | Bring Cameras | |
| 12th March | Minimalism in Photography – Aftermath | Upload to portal | |
| 19th March | British Wildlife -Andy Sands | Zoom British Wildlife will cover mammals, birds, insects etc from the British Isles. I will also talk about techniques I have used in order to get the photographs. My photographs have been widely published for over 25 years during which time I have travelled to the far corners of our islands to photograph a wide array of British wildlife. I was recently featured in The National Geographic print magazine and am a member of The Photo Society. | www.andysands.co.uk |
| TUES 24th March | Adrian Deaville memorial Competition | Hosted by Rochdale & Dist CC | |
| 26th March | Salon Images | ||
| 2nd April | Monochrome Gallery | Upload to portal | |
| 9th April | Appraisal Prints and PDI | Upload to portal | |
| 16th April | Members 10 of the Best |