Q&A Club Night

POSTPONED

An informal extra meeting for members to bring their camera gear and ask questions and swap advice about equipment, settings, software and entering competitions.  Perhaps you have an image you would like to share with fellow members for some feedback?

This is a trial addition to our normal schedule to offer an extended opportunity for questions and answers/advice.  If successful, we will arrange more.

3-Way Battle – Inter Club Competition

Annual digital ‘battle’ between the island’s three photographic societies. This year the Western Photographic Society hosts the Isle of Man Photographic Society and Southern Photographic Society.

Judge: Steve Woodley

Tickets available:  £10 with hot pot supper and refreshments or £3 for admission including refreshments.

2021 Image of the Year

Entries to be in by 6pm Sunday 16th May 2021

Print and Digital.  Images may be of any subject, colour or monochrome, but MUST have been previously entered into one of this or last season’s competitions.

Judge: Andrew Barton LBIPP LMPA

Post-Lockdown Open Competition

The final post-lockdown competition before the Image of the Year.  Entries to be submitted by 6pm Sunday 2nd May 2021

Print and Digital.  Images may be of any subject, colour or monochrome.

Judge: James Brew

Open Competition

Results evening for the postponed March Open competition.

Judge: Barry Murphy

Club Night – postponed

POSTPONED

A practical workshop with professional photographer Andrew Barton.

Details to be confirmed.

‘Juxtaposition’ Competition – postponed

POSTPONED – New date & deadline TBA

Print and Digital.  Colour or monochrome; “Two things pictured side by side for comparison or contrasting effect e.g. black/white, old/new, life/death, hot/cold, large/small etc”.

Judge: Tony Curtis

‘Digital Art’ – online

MEETING CANCELLED – NOW ONLINE

The ‘Digital Art‘ competition is a chance to showcase your ‘arty’/quirky ideas and your creativity with processing and effects.  You may enter up to five images.

This will be followed by explanations and demonstrations of how some of the images were created (this is entirely voluntary but always appreciated).

Images should be emailed to the usual address by 6pm on Saturday 13th March.  Voting and results will take place online due to March lockdown.

Open Competition – results postponed

RESULTS POSTPONED

Entries to be in by 6pm Sunday 21st February 2021

Print and Digital.  Images may be of any subject; colour or monochrome.

Judge: Barry Murphy

Club Night

A presentation by Patricia Tutt of the Western Photographic Society on the process of judging photographic competitions, followed by a selection of her own images on various topics.