Our Programme for the 09/10 Season...

Competitions are designated as ‘Print’ in 2 sections – colour and mono, or ‘Projection’ in 1 section – digital.

Autumn/Winter 2009 Meetings -

All meetings are on Wednesdays at 7:15 for 7:30pm unless otherwise stated

Visitors are welcome at all meetings - there's currently a £2 fee for non-members - refundable if you join!

9-11 Sept Guild enrolment week (please enrol before first meeting)

16 Sept Welcome evening / introduction to the new season / informal panel competition

23 Sept Images from one or more of the British Photographic Exhibition salons

30 Sept John Fryer ‘My sporting life’ John has been a sports photographer for nearly 20 years and has won numerous press photography awards

7 Oct Colin Balls ‘The Royale AV show’
 Last date for Annual Competition entries

14 Oct Members’ evening

21 Oct Annual Competition - Display of winning images and presentation of prizes and certificates

28 Oct Half term – Guild closed

4 Nov Annual Competition –  Judges’ review

11 Nov Members’ evening including L&CPU colour print folio
 Entry submission for 25 Nov competition 1

18 Nov Andrew Williams ‘Creative flower photography’ -  Andrew runs regular workshops at Ness Gardens and writes regularly for Photography Monthly

25 Nov Competition 1 -  Subject: Open - projection

2 Dec Ben Hall ‘Local wildlife photography’ -  In the last few years Ben has gained international recognition as one of Britain’s foremost wildlife photographers

9 Dec Members’ evening including L&CPU mono print folio
 Entry submission for 6 Jan competition 2

16 Dec Christmas social

 23 & 30 Dec Christmas / new year holiday – Guild closed

2010 Meetings -

6 Jan Competition 2 - Subject: Open - print

13 Jan Tom Dodd ‘Landscapes in colour and monochrome’ - Tom specialises in wilderness environments

20 Jan Members’ evening including L&CPU slide folio 1
 Entry submission for 3 Feb competition 3

27 Jan Members’ evening

3 Feb Competition 3 -  Subject: Open – projection

10 Feb Bob Dennis ‘Bebington Salon of Photography 2010’ -  The accepted images from this BPE salon

17 Feb Club knockout print competition  
Entry submission for 3 March competition 4

24 Feb Inter-club digital projection competition

3 March Competition 4 -  Subject: Open - print

10 March Paul Williamson ‘Pleasures maximus of a print monosaurus’ -  Black and white prints from darkroom to digital
 Entry submission for 24 March competition 5

17 March Members’ evening including L&CPU slide folio 2
 AGM part 1 Election of officers for 2010/11

24 March Competition 5 -  Subject: set by judge - "Lines" - projection

31 March & 7 April Easter holiday – Guild closed

14 April Guild on View open including non-competitive exhibition of members’ work – no formal meeting

21 April Members’ evening including L&CPU documentary print folio
 Entry submission for 5 May competition 6

28 April Jon Allanson ‘A changing approach to travel photography’

5 May Competition 6 -  Subject: set by judge - "Water" - print

12 May London Salon

19 May AGM part 2
 Chairman’s Challenge - Your Version of a Well-Known Picture

26 May Final meeting – possible walk and supper

Plus! -

The society's darkroom is available year-round; click here for more details.

Special interest sessions involving discussions, demonstrations and practical work are arranged from time to time, usually on Friday evenings at the Guild. For details see the WGPS wiki Friday Night Lights page.

You can also download our programme as a PDF file by clicking here.