Programme of Events

for 2011 - 2012
Market Harborough Photographic Society

ANNUAL PROGRAMME 2011 - 2012
Sponsored by ABC Ariels, Market Harborough


Meetings are held on Tuesdays at 7.30pm
during term-time at Welland Park Community College
LE16 9DR Library/Classroom.(Parking at rear of College)



SEPTEMBER 2011 Committee Meeting Mon 19th

*-Indicates hand in night for competition entries.

SEPTEMBER *6th, President’s Evening - A social occasion, with refreshments, to welcome new and existing members. Our President will choose and present a photographic topic for the evening.
*Hand in prints for Summer Competition & Summer Shoot

SEPTEMBER *13th 'Near & Far’ – a natural history lecture by Nigel Spencer

SEPTEMBER *20th, Results: Summer Shoot & Summer Comp
*Hand in forms and entries for Annual Exhibition.
*Hand in entries for Print & Projected Image Competition. Heat 1 (Open)

SEPTEMBER *27th, Small Print Competition. Heat 1 (Open)
*Annual Exhibition Entries: Closing Date September 27th.
We regret that late Entries will not be accepted

OCTOBER 4th, Results: Print & Projected Image Comp. Heat 1 Theme: (Open)
NB. Venue: St John’s Ambulance Hall, Abbey St. Market Harborough, LE16 9AA

OCTOBER 11th, 3 - Way Battle: MHPS versus Fosse and Lutterworth at home

OCTOBER 14th, External Competiton: New Fosse Challenge Trophy at Fosse CCC

Very Important Note:
The Exhibition has been Cancelled!: this is due to structure problems with our venue.

Sorry!

OCTOBER 18th is at Welland Park Community College - a tutorial and Talk .

OCTOBER Was to be 18th, Annual Exhibition: Members’ prints and digital images judged in
St. Dionysius Church, High St. Market Harboro’.

Exhibition: CANCELLED!
OCTOBER Friday 14th – Wednesday 26th, October 2011 - CANCELLED!

OCTOBER 25th PG tips: ‘Fiddling & Diddling’ - Peter Gennard MFIAP Print Lecture.

This lecture is sponsored by Nomad Cases of Market Harborough

NOVEMBER 2011 Committee meeting Mon 21st

NOVEMBER 1st, ‘Still Snapping and Scanning’- Derek Bucket

NOVEMBER 8th, ‘My Life in Monochrome’- Trevor Rudkin

NOVEMBER 15th, Professional Sports Photographer - Dave Stewart

This lecture is sponsored by The Harboro Rubber Co Ltd

NOVEMBER 22nd, Practical Evening: - Still Life with Chris Marsh

NOVEMBER *29th, Small Print Competition - Heat 2 (Shadows/ silhouettes)
*Hand in entries for Print & Projected Image Competition. Heat 2 (Apertures and Openings)

DECEMBER 6th, ‘Playing with Pictures’
Liisa Hilden-Parsons

DECEMBER 13th, Results: Print & Projected Image Comp.
Heat 2 Theme: (Apertures and Openings)

DECEMBER 20th, Party Night: Mince pies, Fun & Games!

Happy Christmas! College closes until Jan 10th

JANUARY 2012 Committee meeting Mon 16th

Happy New Year! College opens January 10th

JANUARY *10th, Small Print Competition. Heat 3:(Open)
Hand in entries for Print & Projected Image Competition. Heat 3:(Open)

JANUARY 11th, 2 Way-Battle MHPS versus Corby CC at Corby

JANUARY 17th, Members’ AV Showcase

JANUARY 24th, Results: Print & Projected Image Comp.- Heat 3 Theme: (Open)

JANUARY *31st, A Practical Portrait Workshop - with Chris Marsh.
Hand in Prints & Projected Images for the Versatility Competition.

FEBRUARY 7th, Annual Party Evening – Venue TBA

FEBRUARY 8th, 2-Way Battle - MHPS versus Dunchuch PS at Dunchurch

FEBRUARY 14th, New Event! - Members’ Evening – Programme TBA

FEBRUARY 21st, Results: Versatility Competition

FEBRUARY 28th, ‘Moore Digital Prints’ - Bob Moore Hon FRPS, MPAGB
Supported by Permajet

MARCH 2012 Committee meeting Mon 19th

MARCH *6th, Small Print Competition - Theme 4: (Movement/Motion)
Hand in entries for Print & Projected Image Competition. Heat 4 (Architecture)

MARCH 13th, ‘Seeing with a Contemporary Eye’ - Tessa Mills FRPS

MARCH 20th, Results: Theme 4: (Architecture)

MARCH *27th, ‘A Landscape for all Seasons’ - Tony Worobiec FRPS
supported by Fotospeed
This lecture is sponsored by RIEKER ANTISTRESS Market Harborough
Hand in entries for the Portrait Competition

College closes Friday evening, 30th March and opens Monday, April 16th.

Happy Easter!

APRIL 17th, Results: Portrait Competition

APRIL 24th, ‘Faces and Places’ - Bob Underhill
Supported by Permajet

This lecture is sponsored by GILDINGS AUCTIONEERS

MAY 2012 Committee meeting Mon 19th

MAY *1st, Small Print Competition. Heat 5 (Open)
Hand in entries for Print & Projected Image Competition. Heat 5 (Open)

MAY 8th, ‘The Dynamic Duo’ - Alan Jackson & Toran Tanner
Camera - skills & Professional retouching.

MAY 15th, Results: Print & Projected Image Comp. Theme 5: (OPEN)

MAY 22nd, ‘The Johnny Wells Road Show’ - John Wells FRPS

This lecture is sponsored by Specsavers.

MAY 29th ‘The Guys & Dolls Revenge’, a projected image battle – strictly for laughs!
Ladies versus Gentlemen. Current Score 1:1

JUNE 12th, ‘A Welsh Rarebyte’ - Maureen Albright BA, ARPS, DPAGB

JUNE 19th, AGM

JUNE 22nd, MHPS versus Desborough and Rothwell - at Desborough

JUNE 26th, Evening Shoot: (weather permitting) - followed by a pub visit. Venue TBA.

That’s all folks for this season!

The next meeting will be on: Tuesday September 4th 2012 - ‘President’s Evening’

The Holiday Shoot: date and venue TBA.

The 2012 Holiday Competition details : Let’s celebrate the 2012 Olympics with a series of pictures on the theme of ‘Summer Sports’.
NB All entries to be mounted on one A1 board.


The next Committee Meeting will be on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012


Competitions: Final Closing Dates:

Annual Exhibition: 27th September 2011
Prints (col. & mono) & Projected Images

Small Print Competitions: Entries for this competition are received and judged on the night.

2011: Sept. 27 Heat 1: OPEN
2011: Nov. 29 Heat 2: Shadows/Silhouettes
2012: Jan. 10 Heat 3: OPEN
2012: Mar. 6 Heat 4: Movement/Motion
2012: May 1 Heat 5: OPEN

Prints & Projected Images’ Competitions:
2011: Sept. 20 Heat 1: OPEN
2011: Nov. 29 Heat 2: Apertures & Openings
2012: Jan. 10 Heat 3: OPEN
2012: Mar. 6 Heat 4: Architecture
2012: May. 1 Heat 5: OPEN

2011: Sept 6 : Summer Comp. and Summer Shoot.
2012: Jan. 31: Versatility Competition
2012: Mar. 27: Portrait Competition.

No late entries, please!


Market Harborough P.S. is affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain through the Midland Counties Photographic Federation.



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