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Roll of Honour

Below is a list of or members photographic achievements over the years. 

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2025

June
Steve Reynolds – MPSA
Derwood Pamphilon – FIAP/g
Ramesh Chauhan – EFIAP

July
Christine Mallett – FIAP

2024

March
Steve Field  – AIPF
Matt de-Beger  – LRPS

2023

April
Jay Hallsworth – DPAGB

May
Suzanne Allen – AFIAP
Carole Brown – AFIAP

June
Jay Hallsworth – EFIAP

June
Sandie Cox EFIAP/b (Bronze)
Graham Pears – EFIAP
Mary Pears – EFIAP

July
Chris Mallett – EFIAP/b

October
Sue O’Connell – MPSA

2022

May
Mike Martin – BPE1*

June
Rachel Domleo – EFIAP
Vicky Harrison – LRPS
Andrew Whettam – CPAGB
Anita Fullerton – AFIAP
Colin Dixon – EFIAP/b

Nov
Steve Field – AWPF

2021

May
Sue O’Connell  – EFIAP/d3
Steve Field  – EFIAP
Ralph Snook – EFIAP/s
Beryl Heaton – EFIAP/b
Sandie Cox – EFIAP
Mike Martin – EFIAP
Rachel Domleo – AFIAP

September
Richard Kay – FRPS

Nov
Sue O’Connell – ABPE

2020

May
Sue O’Connell  – EFIAP/d2
Peter Brisley – EFIAP
Sandie Cox – AFIAP
Mike Martin – AFIAP

September
Steve Field  – LRPS

November
Steve Field  – BPE1*

2019

March
Peter Brisley – BPE2*

May
Peter Brisley – AFIAP
Steve Field – AFIAP
David Alderson – AFIAP
Jeff Hargreaves – EFIAP
Barry Mead – EFIAP/d3
Ann Mead – EFIAP/g
Sue O’Connell  – EFIAP/d1

September
Sue O’Connell – FIPF

November
Graham Pears  – DPAGB
Mike Martin – AWPFS

2018

February
John Hudson – SPSA
Greg Duncan – SPSA
Val Duncan – GMPSA

March
Sue O’Connell – BPE 5*

May
Mike Bews – EFIAP
Barry Mead – EFIAP/d2
Sue O’Connell – EFIAP/p
Keith Wood – EFIAP/p

June
Richard Key – ARPS

August
Greg Duncan – MPSA2
Peter Brisley – BPE1*

October
Andrew Wood – ARPS

November
Mary Pears – DPAGB
Jeff Hargreaves – DPAGB

December
Andrew Whettam – LRPS

2017

David Alderson – LRPS
Gerry Gill – LRPS
Val Duncan – EFIAP/b
John Hudson – ASPS
Kieth Wood – EFIAP/g
Barry Mead – EFIAP/d1
Sue O’Connell – EFIAP/g
Derwood Pamphilon – ARPS
Peter Brisley – DPAGB
Greg Duncan – MPSA

2016

Val Duncan – PBPE
John Hudson – ARPS
Andrew Marker – FRPS
Greg Duncan – BPSA
Sue O’Connell – EFIAP/s
Gre Duncan – EFIAP/b
Derwood Pamphilon – EFIAP
Val Duncan – EFIAP
Greg Duncan – CPAGB/AV
Sue O’Connell – BPE 4*
Derwood Pamphilon – DPAGB
Richard Kay – LRPS
Shaun Boycott-Taylor – DPAGB

2015

Shaun Boycott-Taylor – DPAGB
John Hudson – DPAGB
Val Duncan – MPSA
Val Duncan – ABPE
Derwood Pamphilon – AFIAP
Greg Duncan – EFIAP
Ann Mead – EFIAP/s
Val Duncan – MPSA
Keith Wood – EFIAP/s
Sue O’Connell – EFIAP/b
Greg Duncan – BPE 3*

2014

Sue o’Connell – BPE 3*
Val Duncan – BPE 5*
Greg Duncan – EPSA
Sue O’Connell – EFIAP
Val Duncan – BPE 4*
Derwood Pamphilon – LRPS

2013

Sue O’Connell – BPE 2*
Mary Pears – CPAGB
Sue O’Connell – DPAGB
Sue O’Connell – BPE 1*
Val Duncan – EPSA
Andrew Marker – APRS
Greg Duncan – PPSA
Barry Mead – EFIAP/p
Ashwin Chauhan – EFIAP
David Southwell – EFIAP
Shaun Boycott-Taylor – AFIAP
Greg Duncan – AFIAP
Val Duncan – AFIAP
Jeff Hargreaves – AFIAP
Sue O’Connell – AFIAP
Andrew Wood – AFIAP
Val Duncan – PPSA
Sue O’Connell – CPAGB
Beryl Heaton – ARPS
Greg Duncan – PSA PID 4*
Greg Duncan – BPE1*
Val Duncan – BPE2*

2012

Andrew Wood – LRPS
Neil McCoubrey – ARPS
Nick Ball – ARPS
Barry Mead – EFIAP/g
Ann Mead – EFIAP/b
Beryl Heaton – EFIAP
Nick Ayers – EFIAP
Patsy Southwell – EFIAP
Ashwin Chauhan – AFIAP
Mike Bews – AFIAP
David Southwell – AFIAP
Margaret Collis – AFIAP
Greg Duncan – AFIAP
Danny Heaton – EFIAP

2011

Val Duncan – DPAGB
Mike Salter – EFIAP
Barbara Salter – AFIAP
David Cooke – AFIAP
Patsy Southwell – AFIAP
Keith Wood – EFIAP/b
Danny Heaton – AFIAP
Nick Ayers – AFIAP
Barry Mead – EFIAP/s
Mark Stinchcombe – ARPS
Beryl Heaton – AFIAP

2010

Danny Heaton – CPAGB
Sue O’Connell – ARPS
Shaun Boycott-Taylor – ARPS
Mike Salter – AFIAP
Keith Wood – EFIAP
Barry Mead – EFIAP/b
Ann Mead – EFIAP
Danny Heaton – CPAGB
Beryl Heaton – CPAGB

2009

Patsy Southwell – ARPS
Peter Brisley – ARPS

2008

David Southwell – ARPS
Peter Smith – EFIAP
Barry Mead – MPAGB
Barry Mead – EFIAP
Ann Mead  AFIAP
Anthea Golding – ARPS
Shaun Boycott-Taylor – LRPS

2007

Chris Hirons – ARPS
John Chamberlin – MFIAP

2006

Chris Hirons – ARPS
Danny Heaton – LRPS
Beryl Heaton – LRPS
Nick Ayers – ARPS

Online Roll of Honour started from 2006, hence why any eailer records are not showing online.

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Still Life

Design elements such as composition, symmetry, and the hero object are important in storytelling because they highlight key themes and emotions. You will learn how colour theory plays a role in this by affecting mood and perception. Together, all these elements create a clear visual language that effectively shares ideas and engages the audience.

Portraiture

This session covers techniques for studio photography, emphasising controlled environments with artificial lighting. It addresses camera settings, lighting arrangements, and posing strategies for various subjects, including portraits and products, alongside a practical session.

Creative Editing

Compositing and editing are important in digital media, showing what is creatively possible. Compositing is the process of combining different visual elements into a single picture, while editing involves changing and organising these elements to tell a story or convey a message. Together, they provide a smooth experience for viewers and
expand the possibilities of creativity in visual storytelling.

Basic Editing

In this session, we’ll explore basic editing techniques such as cropping, straightening, changes to contrast, colour, saturation, conversion to black and white, removal of distractions, etc, using Adobe Lightroom. This will include a live demo on some of your photos.

Natural History Photography

Part 1 – Optimising opportunities to get closer to wildlife subjects, offering hints and Aps for achieving this goal. Providing fieldcraft techniques and practical advice to help create ideal situations for photographing various subjects. The emphasis will be on UK wildlife and subjects that can be more easily observed locally.

Part 2 – Application of technical fundamentals of photography to nature subjects – build on what you have learned so far. Explore what makes a good nature image, and how to achieve that. 

Motion Photography

Key photography techniques such as freezing motion, motion blur, panning, and intentional camera movement play a crucial role in capturing dynamic scenes and enhancing visual storytelling.

Phone Photography

How to Capture Professional-Looking Photos with Your Mobile Phone

In today’s smartphone era, anyone can become a skilled photographer. By incorporating a few simple tips and tricks, you can elevate your mobile photography expertise and produce stunning images that effectively tell your story.

Finding Light 24 hours a day

This session looks at photographic opportunities throughout the day and night. We’ll explore different weather and atmospheric conditions, sunny, cloudy, misty, shadows and shade, interior, early morning, late evening, and into the night finding artificial lighting from buildings, street furniture, adding light with strobes, torches, LEDs, before
rounding up with the night sky, stars, moon, star trails, aurora and ending with a bang capturing fireworks.

Aperture & Depth of Field

To effectively manage depth of field (DoF) and shutter speed, it’s crucial to consider both the subject distance and lens focal length.  Analysing images taken during field trips can provide valuable insights into how these factors influence photo composition and overall quality.

Exposure Triangle

Mastering photography requires understanding the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. Knowing camera modes like Program (P), Manual (M), and Aperture/Shutter Priority (Av/Tv) allows for effective manipulation of these settings. Practising these concepts will improve your skills in capturing stunning images under different lighting conditions.

Composition

An awareness of photography concepts, such as the Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, Framing, and symmetry, is essential for creating impactful images. Focusing on your intended subject and leaving out distracting details can dramatically enhance your images. Understanding negative space and balance enhances composition, while Perspective and Viewpoint influence the perception of the subject. Incorporating Depth and Layering adds dimension to photographs. These techniques will be practised in a later session for better understanding. 

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