Journey through India by Royston Packer DPAGB AWPF LSINWP
2024-04-11 19:45 - 21:45 (Europe/London) | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
A trip to foreign shores with Roy who is a multi-international award-winning photographer. Whilst his primary interest is wildlife, he excels in all forms of photography and runs workshops and tuition courses. He was returning to India in March 2023 so this presentation will include some new work. Have a look at his website http://www.shootingscenes.co.uk/

President's evening
2024-09-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Our President, Derek Martin, will give a presentation of various images including those of other Club members. Let us hope we have some new potential members come along. Why not bring along a friend?

Pleasing myself by Dave Stewart
2024-09-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
During Covid Dave gave us a very interesting presentation by Zoom and then he judged for us in person on the resumption of live evenings. So now we have invited him to show us a selection of his varied work in person as a precursor to our new season. He has over 40 years experience as a Club photographer – over 30 of them as a judge – and has experienced both competitive and commercial success.

An evening with Sally Sallett ARPS CPAGB AFIAP BPE3
2024-09-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Sally was particularly well received last season with her trademark humour and has agreed to return with a two-part show which (hopefully) includes a live demonstration. She will show us some Still Lifes and also How To Create Floral Images. A delightful evening.

A sporting chancer by Michael Poole
2024-10-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Michael covers Premier League football as well as rugby union, cricket, ice hockey, basketball, three day eventing and cycling, so you are in for a treat tonight as Michael explains how he tackled gaining access to big sporting events whilst also covering technique and equipment. He gives you the chance to whittle down a set of images to a final 30 cropped and captioned images which have to be sent to the agency within an hour of the end of the game. Time will be tight. www.photopoole.co.uk

An evening with Ady Kerry QEP ABIPP
2024-10-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Interestingly, Ady purchased his first camera, a Zenit B, from a photographic shop in Beeston. At the time of writing, he has taken up the post of Technical Director Instructor Photography at De Montfort University for their BA Course. He is also an Open Water swimming coach and instructor. Tonight, he is going to detail his photographic career from joining the RAF as a photographer through to working as a Freelance Editorial photographer for the past 25 years. Whilst it is retrospective with imagery from across the decades, Ady keeps his talk fresh by including a selection of images from his recent commissions. https://www.adykerry.com/

Insects Of The Erewash Valley by Steve Walters BPE3 EFIAP
2024-10-31 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
The current President of N&EMPF is an accomplished photographer in his own right and will show some of the fascinating insects that populate the local area.

An evening with Jurgen Payne
2024-11-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Jurgen is a Beeston Camera Club member and his enthusiastic and knowledgeable presentation on studio work was so well received last season that I have asked him to give us two more sessions this season, both of which will contain a practical element. The evening will probably include the cost of hiring a model.

Essential camera skills by Richard Houghton
2024-11-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
To clarify, the content of the session will open with an interactive discussion with the members to agree what are believed to be the ‘Essential Camera Skills’ and after the break it will move to a practical photography session. Richard will bring a number of items for the members to photograph and they will be required to bring their camera, charged battery, space on memory card(s) and a tripod. Richard will be available throughout to provide assistance and guidance with the settings, composition etc. It is very much a fun and enjoyable evening.

Getting back at the judge by Ian Pinn
2024-11-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Having judged our first competition of the season, Ian feels brave enough to bring along a selection of his prints and invite audience participation in discussing their merits, a real chance to get back at the judge. He will include A2 prints for an evening that certainly promises to be different.

Some of my favourite things by Leslie Grand-Scrutton
2025-01-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
A Print lecture covering a variety of subject matter from local photographer Leslie who belongs to Beauvale Camera Club. She has interests in landscapes, street photography and nature to name but a few, so come along and enjoy a selection of her favourite subject matter.

NEMPF PDI show
2025-01-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Our annual showing of the accepted PDIs in the North & East Midlands Photographic Exhibition. Stunning images from all the N&EMPF clubs.

The Galapagos and rainforests of Ecuador by Gianpiero Ferrari FRPS DPAGB FBPE EFIAP
2025-01-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
By popular demand, Gianpiero is going to delight us again with his stunning images, this time from a journey which begins in the Andean mountains at Quito, the capital of Ecuador, before cruising around the volcanic archipelago that is the Galapagos. We then visit the rainforest of the Antisana National Park before visiting Coca City on the banks of the Napo River, a pristine rainforest habitat. Darwin’s Finches, Land Iguana, Giant Galapagos Tortoise, the only penguins to be found in the Northern hemisphere are just a few of the species we will see accompanied by Gianpiero’s always informative and often humorous commentary.

Another evening with Jurgen Payne
2025-02-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Another evening with our own member. Details of the exact format of the evening will be announced nearer the time.

The journey continues by Paul Hassell FRPS MPAGB
2025-02-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Paul gave us an extremely well received presentation last season with his superb prints and we have had many requests to recall him, so this is Part 2 of his photographic journey, no doubt told with the same humour and skill as he displayed previously. A born storyteller and a great photographer.

An evening with Rolls Royce members
2025-02-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Three Rolls Royce members will show a stunning selection of images both as prints and Audio Visual in an exciting evening of photography.

The NEMPF travelling show with Gary and Louise Langley
2025-03-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
A critique evening where Gary and Louise bring along boxes of prints which they consider unlucky not to have made the NEMPF Exhibition. As each print is put up the audience is invited to guess how many it scored after which the print is discussed, perhaps showing the audience possible imperfections in the prints that the judges might not have seen during the few seconds they see it before scoring the image. An intriguing idea.

My photography by David Gibbins ARPS APAGB EFIAP/b BPE
2025-04-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Beeston Camera Club member Dave is a fine photographer and respected judge. Tonight, in a varied presentation, he will show a mixture of AVs and pictures he likes to take in the first half of the evening, with the second half containing some of the images that gained him his distinctions plus a few of his latest pictures to finish. A real treat.

The President's Evening
2025-09-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Our new President Linda Cooper-Clayton will present her own show as a start to our season, which is sure to be a great opening night whilst leaving the opportunity to have a chat and reacquaint with old friends.

Faces and Figures by Dave Stewart
2025-09-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Dave is an excellent speaker and entertained us last year, so we have asked him to return with an evening of people shots, including studio work, gigs and re-enactments. Always worth a watch.

The Little Print Show - an artistic approach to photography by Jonathan Vaines
2025-09-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
This talk is something a bit different, stepping out of the club mainstream. Along with individual images we see the motivational benefits of working with Projects, Sets and Groups of images. Most of Jonathan’s images are created using “in camera” techniques and the focus of the evening is about “Thinking Inside The Box”. The talk is primarily a print talk but presented via PowerPoint with 60 prints to display in the evening. https://blueroomphoto.site123.me/

Photographing the Night Sky by Chris Platkiw
2025-10-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Chris comes highly recommended with his extremely interesting talk on photographing the night sky without necessarily having complex camera equipment. Just the right time of the year as well we hope.

Creating Good Impressions by David Townshend FRPS
2025-10-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
David has been recommended to us by members who met him when he had an Exhibition in Newark recently. He will show us how his striking impressionist and abstract images interpret the world in a different way, exploring colour and shape, texture and light. He has won two major prizes in the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition and will explain how he composes images in the field using in-camera multiple exposures, combining layers from that place on that day: later using Lightroom to complete the creative process. In this way he explores the natural and man-made elements in a landscape, combining and re-presenting them in unique ways. https://davidtownshend.com/

China From The Inside by Lois Webb CPAGB
2025-10-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Living amongst the people of China for just over four years offered Nottingham Outlaw member Lois opportunities and experiences she may not have been given as a tourist. Her presentation charts the progress of her photography, from enthusiastic family snapper to professional photographer and tutor, through images of her hometown Shanghai, to across the length and breadth of the vast country of China.

Sport Photography by Ady Kerry QIP ABIPP
2025-10-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Ady gave us a very interesting evening last season, so we have asked him to return with this wide-ranging presentation that covers all aspects of sports and action photography with many tips, tricks and advice as how to get the best from your sports photography. https://www.adykerry.com/about

BRITISH WILDLIFE IN MACRO by Nigel Spencer ARPS
2025-11-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Not all wildlife revolves around animals and birds; there are simply millions of smaller subjects to be found. Many of these make great species to photograph; indeed, to photograph many of them, you don’t need a long lens, or specialist macro equipment. Nigel is one of the county’s top wildlife photographers. www.nigelspencer.co.uk

ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY by Graham Dunn
2025-11-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Graham has given us some very interesting presentations in the past and tonight, whilst something different, will be no exception. This is an image-packed presentation looking at the techniques involved in architectural photography, illustrated by dozens of examples of interior, exterior and cityscape photographs. www.grahamdunn.co.uk

A PRACTICAL EVENING OF INSECT PHOTOGRAPHY with Marlies Chell
2026-01-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Marlies has been before and is always popular. She sets her insects up around the room and you just snap away. Bring camera and tripod for a true practical evening.

Mixed member evening
2026-01-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Steve Miles is going to give us a talk entitled Three Weeks In Patagonia, showing images from his recent holiday in that area in his trusty camper van.
We will also either show some of the accepted PDIs in the North & East Midlands Photographic Exhibition. Stunning images from all the N&EMPF clubs, or another member presentation, to be decided.

SPORT 'N ALL by Vin Scothern DPAGB EFIAP BPE5 PPSA
2026-02-12 19:30 - 21:30
Beeston Camera Club member Vin will present his latest show, the first half sport followed by a second half on wildlife. As well as being a renowned judge Vin is a great speaker who is always entertaining, and he never fails to delight.
