Ely Photographic Club

4-Way Print and PDI competition
2023-11-14 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Cambs
This inter-club competition will be between EPC, St. Ives, St. Neots and Swavesey clubs, and will be hosted by St Ives.

Pat Goode Memorial Trophy Inter-Club Competition
2023-11-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Wisbech Town Football Club, Fountains Fresh Park, Wisbech, Cambs, PE14 7AL
The annual Pat Goode Memorial Inter-Club competition will be judged this year by Richard Houghton from Market Harborough, and will be held at Wisbech Town Football Club, Fountains Fresh Park, Lynn Road, Wisbech PE14 7AL, starting at 7.30pm.
There will be a total of 9 clubs competing in the competition, and all EPC members are welcome to attend. We hope to see some of you there to support the club!

Print competition 2 of 3
2023-11-08 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The second of this season’s print league competitions will be judged by Clive Harward.
PDI copies of your prints should have been submitted by midnight on 1 November via PhotoEntry.

Advanced Photography Group - meeting 1
2023-11-02 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
This evening will be the first of our APG Group meetings this season – topics to be confirmed nearer the time.

Presentation - "The Magical Art of Light Painting"
2023-11-01 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
During this presentation we will be taking a detailed look at things like camera settings and gear, and discussing how weather conditions can have a profound impact on an outdoor light-painting shoot. David Gilliver will be the presenter, and we will be looking at some of his latest work, and the tools used to create the images.
If you have never come across light painting before, prepare to have your mind blown!
Don’t forget to submit pdi copies of your entries for next week’s print competition by midnight tonight via PhotoEntry. read more

No meeting
2023-10-25 19:30 - 21:30 | No meeting
There will be no meeting tonight due to half term.

Print competition 1 of 3
2023-10-18 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The first of this seasons print league competitions, which will be judged by Jonathan Vaines. PDI copies of your prints must have been submitted by midnight on 11 October.

Dan's Top Ten Tips
2023-10-11 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This evening we have a presentation in person at the College by Daniel Bridge, who will run through a variety of tips that can improve anyone’s photography, from basic technical aspects to composition and subjects.
Don’t forget that you need to submit pdi copies of your entries for next weeks print competition by midnight tonight via PhotoEntry.

Member evening - discussion and training on entering club print and pdi competitions
2023-10-04 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This evening we will discuss and provide guidance on how to enter our print and pdi competitions, with hints and tips. The evening will be led by John, Phil and Kevin.
We will also now be incorporating a session on basic post-processing of your images using Lightroom during this evening.

Presentation - "The Wider World of Photography"
2023-09-27 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
This talk will be presented by Ashley Franklin. Discover a world of photography beyond the camera club as we explore the history, style and impact of portrait, fashion, industrial, war, press and social documentary photography. See the work of photo greats!
An evening of informative, inspiring, powerful and world-changing imagery.

Welcome meeting - new season!
2023-09-20 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This evening we will be introducing the new club season, and this will include introducing our Committee members, and the programme of events for our coming year. We will also have time to look at some images, so existing members need to submit up to two images each for discussion via PhotoEntry, please.

AGM and Members Choice competition
2023-05-24 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This evening we will be holding our Annual General Meeting, including the election of our Committee Members for next season. If you are interested in helping to run the club, please contact the Club Secretary in advance for a no-obligation chat. We cannot run the club without help from our members, so please think seriously about this and help us out if you can. My sincere thanks to everyone who has helped to run the club over the last year.
Following the AGM, we will be holding our Members Choice competition, where our members vote for their favourite images of the year, in both print and pdi categories, in mono and in colour. read more

Bottisham and Burwell Photographic Club 50th Anniversary Exhibition
2023-05-20 11:00 - 2023-05-21 16:00 | Mandeville Hall, Reach Road, Burwell, Cambs, CB25 0AR, United Kingdom
Bottisham and Burwell Photographic Club are holding their 50the Anniversary Exhibition on 20/21 May 2023, and the event is open from 11am to 5pm on the Saturday and 10am to 4pm on the Sunday. Bothe Prints and PDI’s will be on display, and the event will be opened by Vic Hainsworth, President of the EAF. Entry is free and there will be refreshments available. For more details, please see their poster here.

Presentation - "Mad March Hares"
2023-05-17 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
In a last-minute change to the programme due to the illness of our planned presenter, we will now have a talk by Stephen Harper from Ipswich and District Photographic Society, entitled “Mad March Hares”. Stephen has some amazing images of hares, and this evenings talk is in support of Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
Please remember to submit your entries for next weeks Members Choice competition to PhotoEntry by midnight tonight (including pdi copies of your print images) for scoring in advance of the AGM and Members Choice competition next week. read more

Members fun meet-up evening
2023-05-10 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This evening we will be meeting at the College to do some practical hands-on work for a change. Sharon will be bringing along her lightbox together with some flowers and other props, and will demonstrate how to take images using this piece of equipment, that you may not be familiar with. This is your chance to have a go at trying out this new technique with some guidance, and Sharon will also demonstrate how she sets up her beautiful still life shots.
If you want to bring along your own camera equipment, and have any questions on any aspect of using your gear, we will be happy to give you any help and guidance you need. read more

Presentation - "Talk Sports"
2023-05-03 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
Warren Alani will be presenting his sports images tonight, talking about how to create sports images that have real impact, and how to capture the action in a creative way.
In this presentation, Warren will share techniques and tips that will take you from standard imagery to striking pieces of work. The presentation features stills from the worlds of athletics, para athletics, tennis, swimming, BMX and much more, captured at local and international levels of competition from amateur clubs to some of the biggest sporting events in the world. Alongside the “hero moments” in this talk you will also witness candid sports images captured before, during, and after the event, highlighting the emotion alongside the action. read more

EAF Annual exhibition
2023-04-29 11:00 - 2023-05-11 16:00 | Wingfield Barns, Eye, Suffolk, Church Road, Wingfield, Eye, Suffolk, IP21 5RA, United Kingdom
The East Anglian Federation of Photographic Societies are holding their annual exhibition of prints and projected images at Wingfield Barns, Suffolk from 29 April to 11 May 2023 (excluding Tuesdays, and Saturday 6 May 2023).
The exhibition will be open from 11am to 4pm except on the final day when it will close at 1pm.
For more information please see the poster here

Presentation - "The 10 Secrets of Street Photography"
2023-04-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Cambs
Simon Ellingworth will be talking this evening about street photography. Simon is a lead RPS educator and 17x international award winning photography educator and an RPS lecturer, who will inspire, enlighten, and challenge club members to think about street photography.
Don’t forget to enter your pdi images into PhotoEntry by midnight tonight for next weeks Ken Hitch Trophy competition

Bury St Edmunds Photographic Society's A45 pdi competition
2023-04-27 18:30 - 21:00 | Newbury Community Centre, Bury St. Edmunds, St Olaves Road, IP32 6RW
EPC will be competing in this competition for the A45 Trophy which will be held between 12 clubs at the Newbury Community Centre on Thursday 27 April 2023

Informal image sharing and critique evening
2023-04-26 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
Tonight we will be inviting our members to share some of their images informally on a set theme, which will be “a different perspective”. This should be a different view of a familiar subject or object, so maybe a low or a high vantage point, a close-up or macro, or an unusual angle or view. Members will have the opportunity to get some feedback from other club members on their images, which need to be submitted via PhotoEntry by midnight on 19 April in the usual way.

Peterborough Photographic Society Brotherhoods Cup pdi competition
2023-04-25 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
EPC will be competing in this inter-club event which will be held via Zoom, and it will be judged by Vincent Scothern DPAGB AFIAP BPE5 PPSA

Drone Photography
2023-04-19 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
Club member Roger Newark will be presenting a talk this evening on using drones for his photography. Roger will share details of some of the equipment he uses for taking his images, and will present his talk to EPC members. Roger gave this talk recently at Cambridge Camera Club, so for those who missed it on that occasion this will be a further opportunity to hear this fascinating presentation on a different technique, and one that many of us will not have tried before.
Don’t forget to submit your images via PhotoEntry by midnight tonight for next weeks themed image-sharing evening, on the theme of “a different perspective”. read more

No meeting
2023-04-12 19:30 - 21:30 | No meeting
There will be no meeting tonight due to the College half term holidays.

No meeting
2023-04-05 19:30 - 21:30 | No meeting
There will be no meeting this evening due to the College half term holiday.

PDI Competition 3 of 3
2023-03-29 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The final PDI competition of this season will be judged by Gerry Metcalfe.
Photos on a theme to be announced for the Easter holiday, for informal critique evening on Wednesday 26 April. Images to be uploaded to PhotoEntry by midnight Wednesday 19 April.

Informal image sharing and critique evening
2023-03-22 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
Another opportunity to share some of your images and to get some feedback from other club members on them, and to meet face to face for a chat. Club presenters will be Kevin Pigney, John Harvey, and Phil Lenney, who will critique your images and give any feedback on how they might be improved, (images will not be scored, this is just for fun!).
Don’t forget to submit your entries to PhotoEntry by midnight tonight for next weeks PDI competition

Presentation "London Light/London Life"
2023-03-15 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
This evenings presenter will be Chris Shepherd, who will talk about street photography, people and places, and how to capture interesting images. Chris works in central London, which offers many opportunities to capture interesting images of the people and places of London.
For more information, please click here.
Next week is an informal image sharing and critique session – please remember to submit any images for that to PhotoEntry by midnight tonight

PDI Competition 2 of 3
2023-03-08 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This competition will be judged by Paul Radden.

Presentation - "Woodland Ways"
2023-03-01 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
Paul Mitchell will be presenting his talk this evening on landscapes, including Paul’s favourite woodland locations, such as Burnham Beeches, Savernake Forest, and other locations throughout the UK.
Paul has been successful in the prestigious Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, winning the Sunday Times Choice Award in 2013, the Urban Category winner in 2015 and commended in 2017 and 2018. He has also had successes in the Outdoor Photographer of the Year and the International Garden Photographer of the Year. read more

St Ives Interprint Competition
2023-02-25 10:00 - 19:00 | St Ives Free Church, Market Hill, St Ives, PE27 5AL, United Kingdom
We have been invited to compete in this prestigious event, which is limited to 30 clubs. The day starts with a public exhibition, prior to judging in the evening from 6pm. The judge will be Christopher Palmer, FRPS EFIAP OGAGB APAGB.
There is an entry fee of £5.00, and the event will be held at St Ives Free Church.
For a copy of their poster, please Click Here
