Leeds Co-operative Photographic Society
2010 Syllabus
Meeting begin at 8:00 pm
Doors open at 7:30 pm.
| January 2010 | Top of Page * denotes YPU Lecturer/Judge |
| 6th | Postponed due
to weather conditions "East and Beyond",
digital slide shows with music, presented by Alan King |
| 13th | Annual Dinner and presentation of awards. Guest speakers Tony & Marjorie Furmston.FRPS |
| 20th | Monthly Competition No 1 "Open" to be judged by Helen Smith from Heckmondwike |
| 27th | "A View of Malawi" by Roger Poyser CPAGB. A part of
the world we rarely see. Images needed for battle on 10th Feb. |
| February 2010 | |
| 3rd | "Mixture No. 1", a slide show by Dorothy
Burrows. An old favourite returns with an entertaining show of quality images. Images needed for Interclub competition on 20th February. |
| 10th | Battle at home against Wetherby CC and Pontefract
CC. 15 digital projected images each club. To be judged by Tony Caunt of Bradford. Closing date for entries for monthly comp 17th February. Subject "Open". |
| 17th | Monthly Competition No 2 "Open". Judge Michael Newton from Hebden Bridge. |
| 20th Saturday |
LCPS host the Interclub at St. Andrew's Church, Shaftsbury Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds LS8 1DS. Set Subject: Transport. Theme: Sports/Action. To be judged by Graham Hodgkiss ARPS, DPAGB, APAGB, AFIAP of Broadway, Worcs. Closing date for entries to the YPU Annual Exhibition. |
| 24th | John Ulrick LRPS returns with a model, backdrop and studio lighting. Bring your camera for an opportunity to learn the art of portrait photography from a professional. |
| March 2010 | |
| 3rd | "Odds & Sods" + Panoramics. Geoff France who judged our 2009 Print & Projected Image of the Year competition returns with fellow club member Phil Hack LRPS, CPAGB, from Holmfirth. Images needed for Interclub competition on 13th March. |
| 10th | "Going Further with Photoshop". A digital, projected
technique demonstration by Roger Walton LRPS from York. Including understanding
layers, adjustment layers+masks, digital montage, b/w+toning, using unsharp mask. Closing date for entries for monthly comp 17th March. Subject "Open". |
| 13th Saturday |
Interclub at St. James the Great Church Hall,Galloway Lane, Woodhall, Pudsey LS28 8JR. Set Subject: Urban Landscape. Theme: Portrait. To be judged by Anne Swearman ARPS, DPAGB, APAGB, EFIAP from Whitley Bay. |
| 17th | Monthly Competition No 3 "Open". Judge Graeme Mitchell from Bingley. |
| 24th | "Half and Half" - That’s half digital A/V plus half prints. The best of both. Presented by *John Joliffe from Barnsley.. |
| 31st | "Comrie" - Images from the Club members who went on last October's outing. If you missed the outing don't miss this. |
| April 2010 | |
| 7th | *Ray Brightman FRPS AFIAP DPAGB Hon PAGB BPE3 brings us "My Kind of Pictures" - landscapes, candid, off-beat etc. A great show not to be missed. Closing date for next week’s monthly competition also closing date for the Padgett Trophy on 28th April. |
| 14th | Monthly Competition No 4. "Open" Judge Dave Clark (ex-President LCPS) |
| 21st | "And Then There Were Two".
A digital A/V variety show. Recommended to us by Normanton CC. A/V at its best with *Keith Brown FRPS, MPAGB, APAGB, EFIAP, FIPF & Kate Brown LRPS, CPAGB from Hope in Derbyshire. |
| 28th | The Padgett Trophy annual competition judged by its creator Gerry Padgett LRPS, DPAGB from Normanton PS. |
| May 2010 | |
| 5th | Keaton Roebuck - from South Kirkby brings us his latest show "My Way 4" - another entertaining show of prints (colour & mono). We're trying to get an interpreter for the evening. |
| 8th Saturday |
YPU Annual Assembly and Exhibition opens in York |
| 12th | Wetherby CC return, following the battle in February, with a non-competitive visit to show us some more of their excellent photographic images. Closing date for entries for monthly comp 19th May. Subject "Open" |
| 19th | Monthly Competition No 5 Subject "Open" Judge Erica
Oram CPAGB from Sheffield
Closing date for entries for the Elsie Freeman Trophy on 9th June |
| 26th | Pat Reed AFIAP,DPAGB,BPE3*, from Hull presents "Pats Eye" A show of top quality prints (mono and colour) - mainly digital. |
| June 2010 | |
| 2nd | "A Passion for Photography" - *Alisa Yates ARPS – a newly listed YPU lecturer shares her photographic passion with us. |
| 9th | Elsie Freeman Trophy print competition. To be judged by *Colin Gower from Huddersfield. |
| 16th | Bob's night of Photography. Images from the darkroom master, or is he cheating and using digital now? Presented by our own Bob Redman ARPS, CPAGB. Closing date for monthly competition 23rd June. |
| 23rd | Monthly Competition No 6. Subject "Open". Judge Andrew Rothery from Halifax. |
| 30th | Club evening out. A chance to take photos on a summer evening - place to be arranged. |
| July 2010 | |
| 7th | "Ten Minute Stars" Your chance to give a brief presentation of prints, slides or projected digital images or to share/demonstrate a photographic technique. |
| 14th | Our own Grahame Gage brings us “Grahame's Travels” Our treasurer delights us with some of his treasured images. Closing date for monthly competition 21st July and closing date for entries for our Annual Exhibition |
| 21st | Monthly Competition No 7. Subject "Open". Judge *David Halstead from Barnsley. |
| 28th | Quiz night. Come along and test your observation, knowledge and memory. A fun night for all our members with quizmaster Steve Stone. |
| August 2010 | |
| 2nd to 30th | LCPS Annual Exhibition at the Leeds General Infirmary, Gilbert Scott Gallery access via the Great George Street entrance. |
| 4th | "A night with AC". Always a great show of great images. Presented by our vice president Alan Chapman. |
| 11th | "Photography in a New Light". A surprise package of superb images from one of the Club's best photographers *Howard Mason. Closing date for monthly competition on 18th August.. |
| 18th | Monthly Competition No 8 .Subject "Open". Judge *John Bickerdyke ARPS,DPAGB from Wakefield. |
| 25th | "A Photoshop Instructional Evening" presented by *Rod Gunn LRPS from Doncaster. Showing us how to use layers, adjustment layers & layer masks and more. Come along and learn from the expert. |
| September 2010 | |
| 1st | Annual Exhibition – Prints. Comments from judge *John Reed ARPS, DPAGB - from Hull. |
| 8th | Annual Exhibition - Projected Images. Comments from judge *Marilyn Shenton ARPS from Rotherham. |
| 15th | Annual Auction - come along and enjoy a fun filled evening of fantastic bargains and help raise funds for the Club. Probably the best laugh of the year. |
| 22nd | Members night - problems, answers & critique. Bring along your images for us to enjoy, assess or sort out. Entries needed for Interclub competition on 9th Oct. |
| 29th | *Howard Toll, the owl-man, brings us “Howard's Birds” A Pictures to EXE show of superb bird images and more. Closing date for monthly competition on 6th October. |
| October 2010 | |
| 6th | Monthly Competition No 9 .Subject "Open". Judge *Rodney Smith CPAGB from Heckmondwike. Closing date for the Tony Mitchell Trophy competition (27th October). |
| 9th (Saturday) |
Interclub at St. James Church Centre, Church Street, Wetherby LS22 6LP. Set Subject: People at Work. Theme: Still Life. Judge *Dave Coates ARPS, MPAGB, APAGB, EFIAP from Northallerton. |
| 13th | Eddie Spence FRPS, AAVFIAP - from Leeds. (The President of the Leeds AV Group.) brings us “A digital AV Presentation” of international exhibition quality images. Prepare to be amazed. |
| 20th | Annual General Meeting. Come along and have your say about how the Club is being run, and help to plan our future. |
| 27th | Tony Mitchell Trophy competition for a set of 3 projected images portrait, pictorial & record. Judge *Keaton Roebuck - from South Kirkby. |
| November 2010 | |
| 3rd | George Hodlin ARPS, DPAGB from Badsworth with a selection of his exhibition quality prints. He's good - he's very good. Don't miss it. Closing date for the Lightowler and Colour Print Award competitions.(24th November) |
| 10th | *Ray Brammall ARPS, DPAGB with his show "All By Myself" A miscellany of prints covering a wide variety of subjects. Colour & monochrome. Images needed for Interclub competition on 20th Nov. |
| 17th | Ian Park - world traveller & printer, brings us more of "Ian's Travels" - to places we can only dream of. Closing date for Print & Projected Image of the Year competitions. (8th December) |
| 20th (Saturday) |
Interclub at St. Edmund's Church Hall, Lidgett Park Road, Leeds LS8 1JN. Set Subject: Stormy Weather. Theme Photo-Journalism. Judge Keith Suddaby FRPS, MPAGB, EFIAP from Morpeth. |
| 24th | Lightowler Competition & Colour Print Award Competition. Judge *Bill Johnson ARPS DPAGB APAGB from Pudsey. |
| December 2010 | |
| 1st | "My Passion for Photography" presented by *Martin Litchfield CPAGB - from Doncaster. Come along and be inspired. |
| 8th | Print and Projected Image of the Year Competitions Judge *Keith Scott ARPS, DPAGB, PSNRAV - from Goole. |
| 15th | *Brian Hemsworth CPAGB brings us more of his recent work. He threatened us last year with his return, and now he's back to close the year in style. |
| 23rd | No Meeting - Happy Christmas |
| 30th | No Meeting - Happy New Year |
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