Category Archives: Photo Opportunities and Events

Here you will find a list of any interesting events which are local to the North West and are either related to photography, or may have interesting subjects to take photographs of. If you know of any other events not listed here, please contact Irene.

North Cheshire PS Inter-Club Competitions and Annual Exhibition (The North Cheshire Challenges)

Civic Hall, Poynton on 8th, 9th February 2012

Wednesday, 8th February 2012
The Inter-club Print Competition for the Alan Adshead Memorial Trophy
Judge: David Johnston EFIAP

Thursday, 9th February 2012
The Inter-club Projected Image Knock-out Competition for The North Cheshire Challenge Trophy
Judge: Peter Gennard EFIAP

Full details on NCPS website

We Never Walked Alone

Entry is free. Open 10am-6pm Monday to Saturday and 10:30am – 4:30pm Sunday.

The second exhibition  ”We Never Walked Alone”runs until Feb 29th 2012 and  traces the inspiration, humour and celebrations of Liverpool FC’s adoring fans and the role they’ve played in the success of the club over the decades.
At ‘The Reds Gallery at The Bluecoat visitors can expect a vibrant and entertaining experience which will appeal to non football fans of all ages.

Email: redsgallery@liverpoolfc.tv Telephone: 0151 702 5325   The Reds Gallery at the Bluecoat, the Bluecoat, College Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX.

Great websites for Photography Tutorials!

Paying attention to Natural Light in Photography, plus many more tutorials and articles are to be found in this website, recommended by Denis Foy.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/natural-light-photography.htm

Another recommendation from Denis, for portrait lighting,  is to be found on  http://www.digital-photography-school.com/5-classic-lighting-positions-for-portrait-photography

Don’t miss the bus!

Photo by Irene Drummond

Save shoe leather …. take your photos from the open top tour bus.  Departs every 30 minutes and each tour lasts 1 hour  (with 12 stops).


An Age of Confidence – Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co

Detail of 'The Arcade, 81- 89 Lord Street, Liverpool' (1901). Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.

27 January 2012 – 7 May 2012
Lady Lever Art Gallery

Find out more about An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & Co.

Cruise Liner Visits 2012

HMS Liverpool                     29th Feb
Balmoral                                5th April
Marco Polo                            15th April
Saga Pearl                             16th April
Vision of the Seas                17th May

Mr Hardman’s Home Photographic Studio

59 Rodney St was the home and studio of the photographer Edward Chambré Hardman. It contains an extensive collection of photographs – over 142,000 images – the studio where most of them were taken, the darkroom where they were developed and printed, and the rooms where the photographer and his wife lived from 1948 to 1988, complete with all their contents and ephemera of daily life.

59 Rodney Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 9EX

£6.00 adult £2.95 child ( National Trust members go free). Click HERE for details

Wallasey Amateur Photographic Society Annual Exhibition 1st-15th September 2012 Birkenhead Park Visitors Centre

Watch this space for further details.

NESS GARDENS PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

Ness Botanic Gardens is delighted to announce a new photographic competition which is open to everyone – amateurs and professionals alike – and will take place from 1st December 2011 to 1st December 2012 at Ness. The competition is being run in conjunction with Heswall Photographic Society with support from Ness in judging the entries.

We are looking for inspiring and beautiful photographs illustrating the different seasons at Ness. What image captures the seasons at Ness for you? Could it be the colourful spring crocus lawn, or the magnificent wildflower meadow, autumn fungi or a winter wonderland? We have a range of prizes available to winners and to runners-up, together with the unique prize of having a photograph exhibited in our visitor centre. Your task is to capture the following seasons:   Winter – 1st December 2011 – 28th February 2012 Spring – 1st March – 31st May 2012 Summer – 1st June – 30th September 2012 Autumn – 1st October – 1st December 2012

Information can also be found here - Ness Botanic Gardens