Season’s Programme 2025-2026

By Caroline Preece a talk to introduce people to a different way of thinking about photography and composition. https://www.carolinepreecephotography.com/

Judge Andrew Mills judging your pictures, no scores, no winner, just for fun (& practice) Images submitted can be used in future competitions.

Talk by Jon Hawkins giving a background of how he set up his shots of the UK natural world, mammals, birds and insects and a few landscapes.. https://surreyhillsphotography.smugmug.com/About

Talk by Richard Brayshaw FRPS, a Surrey based photographer who concentrates on photography as a visual art. Richard will discuss one of the goals of his work, which is to encourage an active awareness and engagement with the physical world around us. https://richardbrayshaw.co.uk/thresholds-frps

Mobile Phone Competition. One image for PDI challenge competition, images must be taken on a mobile phone but may be edited in any software.

PDI League Round 1 two images for the league.

Judge: Joe Bird

Bring in your PDIs and we (and you) can suggest what changes could be made.

Practical demonstration on how to mount prints

Talk by Michael Berkeley LRPS on the Before, During & After of sports photography

https://www.michaelberkeleyphoto.uk/

Print League Round 1 and Print Challenge 1 “Within 10 miles of Alton” Up to 2 prints in each competition

Judge: Jon Mitchell

Talk by Suzie Kirkby CPAGB/AV on how to make an Audio Visual sequence (AV)

PDI League round 2 (2 images) and PDI Challenge 1 “Two of a kind” (1 image) (Over Zoom in the hall).

Judge: Andrew Weatherburn LRPS

Our turn to host a round of the SCPF PDI League Div 4

Judge: Paul Hendley LRPS CPAGB

Talks by our own Steve Smith & Wendy Davies LRPS

Print League Round 2 ( 2 prints) and Print Challenge 2 “Autumn” (1 print)

Judge: David Smith

Results of our Safari Competition and a chance to enjoy a mince pie and chat

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and may all your (Photographic) dreams come true

Wishing you a Happy New Year

In a change to the scheduled talk we will be holding a ‘clinic’ for questions on all things photographic. Questions in advance to Wendy by 2nd January

PDI League Round 3 (2 images) and PDI Challenge 2 “Weather” (1 image). Judge: Sue Brame LRPS (Zoom in the hall)

Talk by Jonathan Geneveux https://jonathangenevaux.com/en/en-home/

Our turn to host the SCPF Division 2 Print League

Judge: Kev Sandall

Pete Clarke will be taking us from conventional landscape art via the impressionists to modern abstract artists and photographers. Would like some members images beforehand

Print League Round 3 (2 prints) and Print challenge 3 theme “Minimalism” (1 print).

Judge: Brian Burden LRPS

Talk by Helen Hoffman https://helenhoffmanphotography.com/

PDI League Round 4 (2 images) and PDI Challenge 3 theme “Water” (I image). Judge: Paul Herbert ARPS over (Zoom in the hall) TBC

Talk by Julian Elliott  https://www.julianelliottphotography.com/asia/photos-of-mongolia/

(Zoom in the hall)

Interclub Match an Image Farnborough/Windlesham & Camberley /Alton

Judge: Suzie Kirkby CPAGB/AV

Print League 4 (2 prints) and Kay Stickland Portrait competition (1 print)

Judge: Chris Dixon ARPS

We shall be meeting at AFFCC who are hosting this years interclub competition between Basingstoke, Alton & AFFCC

Judge: Brian Burden LRPS

The best of the Ladies PDIs against the best of the Gentleman. The judge this year will be ……

Talk by Andrew Tobin https://www.skyeatnight.com/about

An opportunity to socialise with a meal and a drink in the Alton Rugby club, view images from the year and celebrate our achievements this season

Reports from the committee on the year, election of committee members and proposals from members

A family friendly event driving around the local countryside, taking pictures and looking for clues. Car share is encouraged.

Winners will receive the Safari Shield for best group of photographs, Overall best image trophy and Safari quiz trophy.