The First Quarter of the 2025 club programme is;-
3rd January Part 2 of journey to higher PAGB (D and E) distinctions Gordon and Wendy.
17th January Practical Session on Light Trails by member Arlene Harris
31st January Chairman’s review of 2024 and members’ Forum Discussions.
14th February Bury Sports Group presentation by member Ian Bowker
28th February not yet confirmed
14th March Natural History, ( title to be confirmed ) by member Colin Wilson
28th March Portrait of a Wednesday presented by Bury Cine Club.
Final details of the remainding meetings have to be confirmed and these will be added as they are clarified.
The last of 2024 and the 2023 club programmes are shown below.
All meetings start at 7:30 pm at the club location unless otherwise stated.
2024 Confirmed Programme
5th January Autumn and Winter Members’ Images
19th January Polar Bears, Penguins and other things. by member Paula Bridge
THIS MEETING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO BAD ROAD CONDITIONS.
2nd February A Personal Project Steve Hoyle of Bury Photographic Society.
15th February Visit to Helmshore Textile Museum.. BB4 4NP is the post code given on their website.
NOTE This is a Thursday (11:00 to 16:00) meet up 11:30
THERE WILL BE NO FRIDAY MEETING THIS WEEK £4 entrance
1st March Night Photography by member Barry Ogden
15th March Churches and Cathedrals by Honorary Member Ken Petrie.
April 12th Southport’s presentation of their 77th International Exhibition Results
April 26th An Evening with John Ealing by member John Ealing.
May 10th Portraiture and Light by member Ian Williams
May 24th Infrared photography by Duncan Phillips
June 7th Memories of the Mountains of Scotland by member Adrian Schofield
June 21st, Practical session for members around Irwell Vale
July 5th Members’ images and still life Blossoms and Flowers.
July 19th Bury Cine Society by John Hayes and Philip Openshaw
August 2nd Penguins, polar bears and other things. by member Paula Bridge
August 16th Nature Photography by Tony Mellors CPAGB
August 30th Members’ Images for Bacup joint meeting.
Sept 13th Club AGM
Sept 27th Image editing and processing by member Barry Ogden
Continuing Barry’s Back to Basics workshops, this one is for members new to editing, or are unsure about trying it.
Members will be shown how you to process their images to get the best out of them.
On camera lens Filters by member Roger Nicholls
A practical review of what was once a common solution to problems befor the creation of artistic effects.
Oct 11th Joint meeting with Bacup at Irwell Vale.
Oct 25th A Photographic Merit Journey by Gordon Jenkins of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain.
Nov 8th Dragons, damsels and me. by member Barry Ogden
Nov 22nd The Pennine Way By the Chairman of Bury Cine Society, Roy Turner
December 6th Christmas Social Event Note 7:00 pm start.
Light trails, a practical session by member Arlene Harris is now in the Jan 2025 programme
2023 programme
Subject/Topic
6th January How to use your mobile phone. A lecture by member Mark Watson.
20th January Members’ images Theme is; Autumn and Winter.
(For those members who do not take landscape shots any subject is fine)
3rd February Three Ships and a Yard. Visiting lecturer Stuart Holt.
17th February Images of Old Rossendale. A lecture by member Cliff Ferguson.
3rd March Monochrome Images. Visiting lecturer David Crabtree.
17th March Sports in Focus. Visiting lecturer Chris Mowatt.
31st March Soul to Soul Visiting lecturer Paul Statter.
14th April Southport Folio Visiting lecturer Sue Critchley
28th April Members’ images Theme is; Your Pets and Critters.
12th May Travelling Photo Folio. Arranged by member Cliff Ferguson.
26th May Lancs Hawks and Owls. Member’s practical
9th June Portrait Night Club practical session.
23rd June Meeting at Burrs Country park Bury at 19:00 hrs
NOTE IVPC normal location is closed.
7th July Tutorial table top sessions.
Back to basics, by club member Barry Ogden
This workshop is intended for anyone new to photography or those who simply feel it’s all very complicated and use ”Programme” mode on their cameras most of the time.
We will look at what the various settings are and how they and your technique can either improve or spoil your picture. It doesn’t matter how simple or complicated your camera (or phone) is, or what your level of understanding is, the aim is to improve your photography.
How I use Photoshop . By club member Cliff Ferguson.
Close-up and Macro Photography; By Roger Nicholls.
Theory and practical sessions
A practical session backing up the fundamentals of close-up and macro photography.
A wide range of useful accessories and how to use them is available to test on your Nikon gear.
21stJuly Critter’s night with Ollie’s Zoo. Outdoors and new settings.
4th August Still Life Photography Practical Session. Being led by member Cliff Ferguson.
18th August Table top sessions, following the popularity of our table top sessions on the 7th July, this is a similar set of sessions, but with new material. Subjects include post-product methods using Photoshop and Nikon Studio (Cliff and Frank), Back to Basics (part 2) Barry) and Macro (Roger)
Barry’s session will include a hand-out as a reminder of the key points discussed last time and we will discuss which Shutter Speeds, Apertures and ISO settings are best for your chosen subjects. If you have a photo or two that didn’t turn out as you expected (we all have them!) bring them along on a memory stick and we will try to see what went wrong and why,
1st September Selecting members’ images for annual joint meeting with Bacup club.
15th September Members presentations Julie Bancroft,(My Relationship with Irwell Vale Photographic Club) Roger Nicholls (Living and working in the Middle East)
29th September Annual General Meeting
11th October Joint meeting with Bacup club, presentation of members images". Note This is a Wednesday.
13th October Member’s Images of ; What we did this summer.
27th October “ Fungi- a personal view;- exploring the strange and colourful world of fungi” by member Barry Ogden
10th November Member’s Images of ; Through the garden Gate.
24th November Member’s images of Owls and critters from earlier meetings in the year.
8th December Christmas Social Evening