Author name: David Jellie

Last week’s print competition gave our judge a really difficult task, having to try to select the winners from such a range of very different – but all excellent in their own way – images. Perhaps he seemed like he was nit-picking occasionally, but I suspect when you have so many great images the only way […]

I hope everyone enjoyed last week’s session on lighting as much as I did. It was a bit chaotic at times but I certainly learned quite a bit about different ways to light a model and the impact that lighting decisions can make on the final image. Many thanks to Colin for organizing it and to

Well, another week and another attempt to find suitable superlatives to describe yet another brilliant evening at BPS last Tuesday. I’m going to have to buy a new thesaurus… Lucinda Grange’s presentation was captivating and her photos and escapades awe-inspiring (in the literal sense). Some of those images made my knees go weak just looking at them… I

Last week’s PDI competition showed yet again the depth of talent we have at the club, with some fantastic images and a range of winners. Peter Gennard’s comments and critiques were spot on, as usual, and we even managed to finish on time! This coming Tuesday we have a real treat with the return of adventure

The Tuesday sessions just keep getting better! Last week’s light painting with Al and Matt was one of the best I can remember, and certainly seems to have gone down well with all present. Now that the evenings are so dark it’s the perfect time to try some more light paintings on your own. Huge thanks to

Another fantastic evening last Tuesday with some breathtaking astronomical images from Peter Jenkins FRAS. I know some members said that some of the science went “over their heads” but that’s what you’d hope for from an astronomer (groan).  Seriously though, I thought it was a really good evening and good to see some images very

The first print competition of the season last Tuesday was a treat – some fantastic images on display and (I thought) a very good judge who gave just the right amount of feedback on each image. Congratulations to all those that won awards, and thanks to everyone that entered. This coming Tuesday we also have