The 2024/25 season starts with our opening night at 7pm on Thursday, 5th September 2024, in room G3 of the Fisherrow Centre in Musselburgh. Please come and join us to meet club members and find out about the club.

2024

Sep 05          OPENING NIGHT
Registration and Welcome (Room G3). Introduction to the Club.
Come along to find out about the club.
Previous work on display and return of last year’s competition prints.

Sep 12          BRING IN YOUR KIT:
We discuss equipment and give a printing demonstration.

Images given to members to edit for the Editing Challenge.

Sep 19         SPEAKER – Fiona Brims
My Journey into Creative Portraiture.

Digital Projected Image competition submission: 3 JPEG files, any subject.

Sat Sep 21 Club Photoshoot
Battle of Prestonpans. Meet at the Greenhills, Prestonpans at 11am.

Sep 26          MEMBERS EVENING:
Flexible night for sharing images, videos or skills.

Oct 03          EDITING CHALLENGE
Members show their edits of 1 or 2 images provided.

Oct 10          INDOOR PHOTOSHOOT
Members have the opportunity to practice.

Oct 17         Digital Projected Images (DPI) Competition
Judge: David Ferguson

Colour print competition submission: 3 prints (and JPEG files)

Oct 24          DPI competition review.
Members show new edits of their own DPI entries after judge’s comments.

Sat Oct 26 Club Photoshoot
The Hermitage – Autumn Colours. Meet at the Hermitage NTS, near Dunkeld at 9:30am.

Oct 31         SPEAKER – George Robertson
Exploring Kathmandu and the Khumbu Valley

Nov 07        MEMBERS EVENING:
Flexible night for sharing images, videos or skills.

Nov 14        Colour Print Competition
Judge: Colin Joyce

Black & white print competition submission: 3 prints (and JPEG files)

Wed Nov 20       4-Way INTER-CLUB Competition (at Stirling and District Camera Club)
Stirling, Edinburgh, Kirkcaldy & Musselburgh. Judge: Eddie Telford
Starts at 7:30pm.

Nov 21         Match An Image night (at Musselburgh)
with North Berwick Photographic Soc. Judge: Simon Wootton

Sat Nov 23 Club Photoshoot
A Trip to the Museum. Meet at the National Museum of Scotland at 10am.

Nov 28         SPEAKER – John B. Maher
Second Sight (POSTPONED)
Bring your camera and a tripod for an evening of light painting.

Dec 05         Black & White Print Competition
Judge: Gordon Scott

Dec 12         QUIZ NIGHT   Quizmaster: Gavin Marshall

Human portrait print competition submission: 3 prints (and JPEG files)

Sat Dec 14 Club Photoshoot
Christmas Market. Meet at the Edinburgh Christmas Market at 10am.

Dec 19         Christmas Social Evening      (Dinner)

2025

Jan 09          Human Portrait Print Competition
Judge:  Doug Berndt

Set subject round 1 submission: 3 JPEG file

Jan 16         SPEAKER – Gordon Rae
Wild at Heart – A Photographer’s Journey.

Jan 23         STUDIO NIGHT:
Bring your camera and a tripod for an evening to practice studio photography.

Sat Jan 25 Club Photoshoot
Winter Landscapes – Trees. Meet at Dalkeith Country Park.
POSTPONED DUE TO BAD WEATHER

Jan 30         SET SUBJECT ROUND 1.
Topic: Buildings
Internal Judge: Mike Clark

Feb 06         Audio-Visual Night (at Beeslack, Penicuik Camera Club)
with Beeslack Penicuik Camera Club.
Both clubs share their audio visual creations.
Starts at 7:30pm.

Set subject round 2 submission: 3 JPEGs

Feb 13         Camera Settings Evening:
Bring your camera, flash and tripod to find out what your camera as capable of.

Feb 20         SPEAKER – Joe Gilhooley
If I Can Do It, You Can Do It

Sat Feb 22 Club Photoshoot
A Sense of Speed. Location Lewisvale Park, Musselburgh.

Feb 27         SET SUBJECT ROUND 2. 
Topic: Distorted
Internal Judge: Elaine Gilroy

Mar 06        Swedish INTER-CLUB Meeting
with Mölnlycke Fotoclubb (at Fisherrow and via Zoom).
Both clubs give feedback on each other’s photos.

Set subject round 3 submission: 3 JPEG file

Mar 13        Dance Photography Workshop
Location: Fisherrow room G6

Mar 20       3-Way INTER-CLUB Competition (at Beeslack, Penicuik)
with Beeslack, Musselburgh & Haddington
Starts at 7:30pm.

Mar 27        SET SUBJECT ROUND 3.
Topic: Cycling
Internal Judge: Jennifer Davidson

Apr 03        MEMBERS EVENING:
Flexible night for sharing images, videos or skills.

Apr 10        SPEAKER – Stephen Ball
Scotland Behind the Lens

Apr 17         BEST IMAGE ON THE NIGHT
Bring in a mix of prints and JPEGs on any subject.
Winner chosen by all members

Apr 24       ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
and Presentation of Trophies
followed by refreshments

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Meetings are normally held in room G3 at The Fisherrow Centre in Musselburgh on Thursday evenings at 6:45pm for 7:00pm (until 9:00pm) unless otherwise stated.

Programme subject to change at short notice.