April 2027
1st April | The President's Evening - Jane Roby |
8th April | Creative Competition / AV Competition - Judge: The Audience Our final 'fun' competitions of the year, where members get creative and the best AV of the night is awarded the prestigious David Venables Trophy. |
9th April | Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony - TBC |
15th April
| 90th Anniversary Celebration - Cameras of Birmingham - James Leighton and Jane Roby To celebrate the 90th year of Shirley Photographic Society, we welcome James Leighton, an independent photographic historian and researcher, to present the history of the photographic industry of Birmingham. https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/the-lost-photographic-industry.html |
22nd April | Annual General Meeting
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March 2027
(Monday) 1st March | Discussion / Critique Evening (Online via Zoom) - Our own Members An opportunity to submit a few photographs you may be considering as competition entries, and discuss their merits, and perhaps suggest improvements.
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4th March | Annual Projected Competition - Judge: TBC Deadline: Annual Prints Competition (3 prints) |
11th March | Night Walk - Leigh Preston FRPS MPAGB EFIAP FIPF APAGB A welcome return for great friend of the club, Leigh Preston. with his presentation of nighttime street photography. |
18th March
| Annual Prints Competition - Judge: Steve Clifford LRPS The finale to our formal competition season, with 3 printed images, any subject, any theme, any genre. |
25th March (Maundy Thursday) | North Warwickshire Plaque Interclub Deadline: Creative Competition (3 digitals) / AV (1 video presentation) |
February 2027
4th February | Six Societies Interclub Competition - Judge: Bob Goode DPAGB ARPS LIPF EFIAP/p BPE4* Hosted by Shirley Photographic Society Deadline: Natural History Competition (2 prints / 1 digital, or 1 print / 2 digitals, max 3) |
11th February | Scavengers and Predators - Julia Wainwright FRPS MPAGB EFIAP/p BPE5* From the frozen sub-Arctic to the African savanna, this talk explores capturing wildlife images that go beyond simple record shots. Through a selection of carefully curated images, Julia shares practical insights into photographing behaviour, working with light, simplifying compositions and telling stronger visual stories—creating wildlife images with impact and emotion. |
(Monday) 15th February | Technical Workshop (Online via Zoom) - Our own Members Practical workshop demonstration / discussion, to look at editing techniques such as adding texture-layers.
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18th February | Natural History Competition - Judge: Sandie Cox DPAGB ARPS EFIAP/s Deadline: Annual Projected Competition (3 images) |
25th February | Wildlife Photography - Mark Davies |
January 2027
7th January
| Straight out of the Camera Competition - Judge: David Goacher CPAGB The only rule for this one is that your image comes straight out of the camera. No manipulation in anyway, with the exception of resizing and adding a key-line. Deadline: People Competition (2 prints / 1 digital, or 1 print / 2 digitals, max 3)
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(Monday) 11th January | Technical Workshop (Online via Zoom) - Our own Members Practical workshop demonstration / discussion, to look at editing techniques such as: Layers, Masking and Composition.
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14th January | Micksed Bag - Mick Schilling DPAGB BPE2* |
21st January | People Competition - Judge: Graham Walton DPAGB |
(Monday) 25th January | Discussion / Critique Evening (Online via Zoom) - Our own Members An opportunity to submit a few photographs you may be considering as competition entries, and discuss their merits, and perhaps suggest improvements.
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28th January | AV Reprise and Brum, A Load of Old Bull - Ray Manning and Roy Buckle A selection of AV's from Val and Ray Manning, whilst Roy Buckle shows us his view of Birmingham. |
December 2026
3rd December | Landscapes Competition - Judge: Jay Hallsworth DPAGB EPSA LRPS EFIAP BPE3*
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10th December | TBC Deadline: Xmas Knockout entries
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17th December | Christmas Knockout - Judge: The Audience A fun evening where, each round, two images are projected at random, and the Audience chooses their favourite by voting 'left' or 'right'. Round-by-round, we whittle down the entries to the final few, concluding with our favourite photograph of the night. Deadline: Straight-out-of-Camera (3 digital images) |
