Fort William Photographic Society
Programme of Events
September 2024 to April 2025
From September to April
We meet on the First and Third Tuesday of every month
at 7 pm for a 7:15 pm start.
Admission to outside speaker events for guests is charged as follows:
Members admission free
Non-members Admission £5 pp
Tea and Coffee for Members & Visitors £2 pp
During the summer
(April through to August)
We meet on the First and Third Tuesday of every month
at 7 pm for a 7:15 pm start.
We shift to a more relaxed schedule, focusing on enjoyable outdoor activities that allow creativity and exploration.
We invite you to join us and take your photography skills to the next level!
PROGRAMME 2024/2025
SEPT 3rd: Cameron Scott, in-person presentation on street photography
SEPT 17th:
Presentation by Claire Carter on Northern Lights.
OCT 1:
Photo night. Project presentation, reviewing recent photos.
Photographer challenge on Oct 1st.
This is a little different but again let us embrace it.
Find/pick a photographer you follow, like etc. How do they take photos? What is their style, and what techniques or processes do they use
Briefly show a few of their pics and tell the group about this. Then have a go yourself, we are not aiming to copy them but try something different, you can put your twist on this but the aim is to try different techniques. Then show your photos on the night. Aim for about 5 minutes per person. Roughly.
OCT 17:
PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT DAY(17 instead of 15)
Visit from members of a club, they had their exhibition that was a great success.
NOV 5:
Share your 5 best photos of the month. Followed by a photo challenge. Bring something to take photos on (phone, camera, tripod, flash unit etc)
NOV 17:
Members attending SPF Digital Championship in Dunblane.
Andy and Claire will be there representing FWPS.
NOV 19:
light photography night. Meet at the hall for a night of inside little to low light photography. BRING all the warm clothes and a camera, tripod, small torches or little lights. Glow sticks. Start the evening reviewing photo challenge images from the previous night.
DEC 3:
We are excited to announce that guest speaker Sarah Fanet, a talented member of our Lochaber community, will share her considerable expertise and deep passion for underwater photography. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from her insights!
DEC 17:
XMAS PARTY/SOCIAL NIGHT
JAN 21:
Light painting revisited. Share the top 10 photos from the last 12 months.
FEB 4:
Club members led meetings on outcomes from SPF and winning images.
Share images from last meetings light painting.
tea break
Macro tryout night, bring your camera and a tripod and have a play taking macro shots as a club, help each other out. This is an interactive night where everyone is teaching and learning. Bring: camera (or phone), tripod, lenses, objects to photograph, any other equipment you want to try out.
FEB 18:
Abstract Photography Zoom presentation from Stan Farrow.
MARCH 4:
A hands-on workshop on Smart Phone Photography with Armando R. Bárcenas Jr
MARCH 18:
Kerala and the Andaman Islands. Members Claire and Andy share on their trip India trip from early 2025. A rediscovery for Andy but totally new for Claire, who is more at home in artic weather. Will they have photos to share? Will they survive their first underwater photoshoot? Join us to find out.
APRIL 1:
Le Cadavre Exquis: a photographic game based off this concept. First person picks 1-5 objects and creates a scene. They take a photo. Next person picks 1 object and can add to scene and make one change, they take a photo. this continues till objects are used up.
BRING: your camera or phone, tripod, random objects to photograph, any photography kit you think may be useful.
APRIL 15:
Fort William Photographic Society(FWPS) Annual General Meeting (AGM)
We extend our invitation to members and those wishing to be members of our Photographic Club and the general public who want to see what FWPS is all about.
We look forward to seeing you all at the AGM to help us plan 2025/26 activities. It’s a meeting where you will have the opportunity to be heard as a member or learn more about us as a future member. We Need You! All are welcome but members only to vote, please.
Copyright
Fort William Photographic Society© All Rights Reserved 2012 – 2024
Meetings
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month
from 7 pm for a 7:15 pm start.
The Salvation Army Hall
Glen Nevis Place
Fort William, Highland Scotland
PH33 6DA
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#fwps2012
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