Bolton & District PS meets weekly on Wednesday evenings at 7:15 for 7:30.
Our programme of regular meetings and events is shown below. The majority of these are at our normal meeting venue, but we may go out for one meeting a month – see details in each specific meeting.
We have a monthly cycle of meetings:
1st Wednesday: Speaker (Guest photographer or internal speaker)
2nd Wednesday: Monthly competition, Projected Digital Image or mounted prints, some with themes (see details by date below)
3rd Wednesday: Practical activity at the club or trip out to a location (generally in the summer)
4th Wednesday: Technical session (including imaging software) or image appraisal
5th Wednesday (when there is one): social activity like a buffet or quiz.
Celebrity Lectures for 2022
We have regular visits from guest lecturers who are always popular and give us an opportunity to see the work of other excellent photographers and to ask questions about how they achieve their specialised work. You can see more details on this page. Further speakers for future dates are being arranged.
meetings list
| DATE | EVENT | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2022 | Guest speaker: Judith Angel | "Myanmar" or "Burma" |
| 10 August 2022 | Monthly competition - mounted prints | open theme - Joe |
| 17 August 2022 | Outdoor activity | tbc |
| 24 August 2022 | Image appraisal | Sporting images in particular |
| 31 August 2022 | 5th Wednesday - social event | Pie and peas and a beetle drive |
| 7 September 2022 | Guest speaker: John Hawkins | Churches and cathedrals prints |
| 14 September 2022 | Monthly competition - DPI (1600 x 1200 px) | Theme: "Emotion" |
| 21 September 2022 | Inter-club competition | 3-way battle vs. Bolton Camera Club and Wigan Phot Society |
| 28 September 2022 | Practical evening | Phone photography - members' vote |
| 5 October 2022 | Guest speaker: Terry Hewitt | What to do with your photographs after taking them |
| 12 October 2022 | Monthly competition - mounted prints | open theme |
| 19 October 2022 | Guidance and mentoring | Image appraisal - wildlife photography and how we can improve |
| 26 October 2022 | Self-appraisal | How far have we come? - bring your earliest and latest images for comparison. |
| 2 November 2022 | Guest speaker: Harry Emmett | The Orkneys |
| 9 November 2022 | Monthly competition - DPI (1600 x 1200 px) | Open theme |
| 7 December 2022 | Guest speaker: Boyd Harris | Three centuries of photography |
| 14 December 2022 | Monthly competition - mounted prints | |
We look forward to seeing you at one of our meetings soon!