Ely Photographic Club

Print competition 3 of 3
2024-02-14 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The final print league competition of this years season! The entries will be judged this evening by Naomi Saul.

Presentation - "He shoots, he scores"
2024-02-07 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
This evening Andrew Moss will talk about how he shoots sports photographs that sometimes do well in club competitions.
Don’t forget to submit pdi copies of your print images by midnight tonight for next weeks print competition

Themed Print Panel competition
2024-01-31 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This evening we will hold our themed print panel competition, on a theme of your choice. You may enter between three and six prints which will be judged by Sarah Kelman.
The club’s print competition rules are available here
Don’t forget to bring your prints along by 7.15pm at the latest.
As well as your prints, you will also need to bring along a sheet of paper with a sketch/diagram showing how you would like the panel to be set out on the stands. (Don’t forget to put your name and panel title on that, too!) read more

Presentation - "Portraits with Impact"
2024-01-24 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
Emma Finch will be talking about how to elevate your portrait skills. Covering all aspects of portrait photography from posing, lighting, styling and editing, through to how to put people at ease and shooting more creative, conceptual work. Using Emma’s skills as an award-winning professional portrait photographer and educator, this evenings talk will be packed with practical tips and tricks for portrait photographers, from photographing children on location through to more advanced studio lighting set-ups with models. The talk will include examples of Emma’s own work for both Emma Finch Photography and Belle Prive Photography. read more

Cambridge CC Digital competition
2024-01-20
This event for PDI images will be between approximately 20 clubs, and will be hosted by Cambridge CC at Whittlesford.

Informal image sharing and critique evening
2024-01-17 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This evening we will have a chance to share some images and get feedback from other members about them.

Advanced Photography Group meeting no 3
2024-01-11 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
The third of our APG group meetings – this time John Harvey will be looking at alternative ways of processing some of the images that were previously submitted by members to a recent critique evening. This is also a chance for members to ask questions on how to process their images in Lightroom or Photoshop.

Online training session - "Working in Themed Panels"
2024-01-10 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
Roger Hance will be talking this evening about how to construct and use images in ‘themed sets’ or ‘panels’. The talk will cover natural history, sport, landscape, and portraits.
Don’t forget to submit your entries to next weeks informal image sharing session by midnight tonight via PhotoEntry, please

No meeting
2024-01-03 19:30 - 21:30 | No meeting
Due to the holidays, there will be no meeting tonight.
A Happy New Year to you all!

No meeting
2023-12-27 19:30 - 21:30 | No meeting
Due to the festive holidays, there will be no meeting tonight.

Christmas get-together meet-up
2023-12-20 19:00 - 21:30 | The Lamb Hotel, Ely, 2, Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EJ, United Kingdom
To mark the Christmas season, we thought it would be a nice idea to have a social get-together and a chat this evening. We will therefore be meeting up in a local hostelry this evening for a festive drink. This will be a great chance for all of our members to socialise, and perhaps to meet people that they haven’t spoken to before. For new members this is an opportunity to get to know the club better, too.
The venue will be the bar of the Lamb Hotel in the centre of Ely, from around 7pm onwards – please pop in, you will be very welcome, and you can bring your partners too if you wish. It will be great to see everyone, as there never seems to be enough time during the tea/coffee breaks at the College! read more

Zoom Presentation - "Wildlife Photography - tips and tricks"
2023-12-13 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
In an addition to the programme, this evening we now have a zoom presentation from world class photographer Roger Hance FRPS AFIAP DPAGB BPE5*. The is called “Nature Photography in the UK – Tips and tricks”. Rather than a presentation just showing wonderful images, this is about how to take them for yourself. With good field craft, the right settings and good locations, you don’t always need massive expensive lenses. You can hide from wildlife and it will come to you – watch and find out how. read more

Ken Hitch PDI Trophy competition
2023-12-06 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This evening we will be holding our annual Ken Hitch Trophy competition. There will be colour and mono themes, and you can enter up to two colour and two mono images. The themes for this season will be:
Colour – Transport (motorised or otherwise)
Mono – Buildings, light and shadow
Images need to be submitted for this event by midnight on 29 November, please, via PhotoEntry.
The competition will be judged on the night by Jim Bennett.

Hertford and District Camera Club presentation
2023-12-01 20:00 - 22:00 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
On 1 December 2023, Hertford Camera Club are presenting a talk by Colin Westgate on “The Expressive Landscape”. Colin presented this talk at Ely in January 2021, so if anyone missed it or would like to see it again, you can get a Zoom link to join the meeting by going to hdcc.org.uk/syllabus
Colin says “Why is it that our landscape pictures are often disappointing and don’t convey how we felt when we took the shot? Probably because our images lack the mood, atmosphere or emotion we experienced at the time. The camera can’t record how we feel, so most images need an element of interpretation and enhancement to make them ‘expressive’.” read more

Advanced Photography Group meeting no 2
2023-11-30 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
The second APG meeting of the season. Nick Bowman will lead this discussion session to explore how EPC members might improve the quality of their images and prints. This could include:

Planning your shots to give yourself every opportunity to obtain images that have the potential to be good in-camera / drone / phone captures.
How to select which of your images have the most potential?
Choosing the most appropriate crop?
Deciding what size various elements in the frame should be?
Using the tools and skills you have to edit the image to the best of your ability.
Seeking the views of others about how you might improve your work.
Develop your editing and printing skills regardless of whether you outsource or do your own printing.
From the above determine your strengths and weaknesses and pick out a couple of areas for improvement.

Another aspect we can look at is how we can develop our skills in a different genre. For example, Nick wants to develop/improve his water-sports images and achieve a similar standard to that of his nature images. What does he need to do achieve this aim? Nick will be the “Guinea Pig” to get the discussion going. read more

"The Ten Secrets of Street Photography" presentation
2023-11-29 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
This evening we have a presentation by international award-winning photographer Simon Ellingworth who will talk about inspiring, enlightening, and challenging members to think about trying street photography. Simon is an RPS Lecturer and Educator, so this is a presentation that is not to be missed!

3-way print battle
2023-11-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Swaffham Prior Village Hall, High Street, Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0LD, United Kingdom
This evening we will be competing against Bottisham & Burwell and Melbourn clubs. This year the event will be hosted by Bottisham and Burwell at their new venue, Swaffham Prior Village Hall, CB25 0LD. EPC members are welcome to go along to watch the competition and support the club.

Cambridge University presentation - "Sonic Canvasses: When Music meets Art"
2023-11-24 17:30 - 18:30 | TBA
Cambridge University’s Fitzwilliam Museum Society are inviting EPC members to a presentation featuring prolific music photographer Andy Earl, who has produced photographic artwork for album covers by Johnny Cash, Pink Floyd, and the Cranberries. Earl has represented Britain at the Venice Biennale cultural exhibition, and is a top photographer in the music industry. More info can be found on his website.
In this event, Earl plans to share the stories behind his iconic photographs, featuring collaborations with artists such as Prince, Madonna, Oasis and Paul McCartney. read more

PDI Competition 1 of 3
2023-11-22 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The first pdi competition of the season will be judged by Nick Akers.

Presentation - "Macro Photography"
2023-11-15 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
Justin Garner will present an insight into his journey taking macro images. Justin will cover the techniques he uses to achieve his high-quality images, seeing behind the scenes and showing the setups and equipment used. Justin will also cover how to use focus stacking to get images sharp from front to back.
Don’t forget to submit your pdi images to PhotoEntry by midnight tonight for next weeks pdi competition.

4-Way Print and PDI competition
2023-11-14 19:30 - 21:30
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.
