Tue 16th Jan 2024

Guest Speaker – Dafydd Walters (The Falkland Islands)

Wonderful talk by committee member Dafydd Walkers this evening as he was telling us about his time on the Falkland Islands and the fantastic wildlife there. Such an informative evening not only about his photography but also life on the island and his experiences at the other end of the world. Thank you!

Tue 31st Oct 2023

High Key & Low Key Settings

Learning still life was the theme and members were given a tutorial on how to set up a still life and use lighting to create both high key and low key images.

Second session was a quick photoshop tutorial setting up triptych photos for next weeks Studio 8 submission plenty of time to enter your photo. The subject is family. Good luck!

Tue 17th Oct 2023

Speaker Brian Mercer – Speed and Action Photography

Excellent talk from Brian Mercer about speed and action photography. Was wonderful listening to another perspective on capturing speed in a photo.

Results – Development League Round One

Congratulations to our development league and their stunning images. It’s always fabulous to see what captures a photographers eye!

Well done to all members who entered the Development League Round 1, especially our winners.

1st Place – Pamela Gillespie
2nd Place – Nicky Young
3rd Place – Nicky Young

Next Week

Ever wondered what a triptych photo is? Tune in next week to find out.

Tue 19 Sep 2023

Brilliant night looking through some of the entries into this years Grampian Eye and understanding how images are scored. Great to get other judges opinions to and see how point of view can differ person to person.

📸 Next week being your camera!📸

Remember to charge your camera battery and also a memory card and a lens suitable for portraits.

We will learn about lighting, posing and portraiture.

And We’re Off – SPG Season 2023 – 2024 Underway

Speyside Photography Group had a fantastic opening night.

It was amazing to meet so many new faces and reconnect with familiar ones. There’s plenty of time to join if you haven’t already, we meet at the UHI Moray college on Tuesday evenings 7-9pm.

We also had a special treat with a lovely buffet.

We have a syllabus to cater for beginners and experienced photographers, so do come along and join in the fun and improve your photography skills.

It’s what Tuesday nights are for!

New 23/24 Season at SPG

So here we are getting ready for the new 23/24 season where we have new and exciting things to offer. The committee have spent many hours during the summer break putting together a very exciting and varied programme. Why not come and join us every Tuesday at Moray College from 7 – 9 pm.
We look forward to welcoming old and of course, new members to one of the largest camera club/photography groups in Scotland.

Lenny Smith FSWPP/GRAND MASTER President SPG

Lenny Smith FSWPP/GRAND MASTER

Two weeks ago our President attended the The Societies’ of Photographers Photographic Convention held in London. It is the largest gathering of its kind held across Europe.
Lenny had been invited to judge and hold lectures throughout the weeks events. On the Awards night which is a black tie dinner with about 500 guest the Societies’ will sometimes award their top award, this is not a given and in the last 15 years only 5 photographers have been awarded this award.
As the CEO of the Society stood u[p and started speaking apparently you could have heard a pin drop.
He started by saying “Our very special award goes to someone who has inspired and guided over 500 photographers through their qualifications, He has judged over 700 qualification panels, Has single headedly judged over 40.000 images in the monthly comps, He has judged and lectured at the last 10 conventions, he has helped guide and inspire more photographers than anyone else within the societies in the last 20 years.
This year we are awarding our top and most prestigious award and the 6th Grand Master in the UK to……… Lenny Smith”
Everyone at SPG would like to congratulate Lenny for this well earned award. The guidance and knowledge past down by Lenny has helped many of our members become much better photographers and as one of the founding members of SPG we are very lucky to have him within our club.
Congratulations
 

Lenny Smith FSWPP/GRAND MASTER.

Tuesday 14 March – Technical Challenge

Good evening folks, well what a fantastic evening last nights technical challenge was.
Michael brought this concept to SPG and it has been a very popular evening for the last 2 seasons.
Seeing members pushing themselves out of their comfort zones and producing some amazing images.
To have members coming up and commenting on how much they enjoyed the evening tells us that we should definitely be looking to include it in next seasons syllabus.
So thank you Michael for being a fantastic host for the evening and thank you to all the members who participated.
See you all next week for the results of the 3rd round of the Digital League.