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East Midland and Central Regional Hubs

Zoom Talks : Practical Photo Meets : Workshops

Recent Past Events

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February 23rd 2020 Distinctions Workshop

This Workshop is aimed at people who are new to the RPS Distinctions System or have already got their Licentiate and now want to find out about Associate. Numbers are limited places to ensure everyone gets the time they need.

The event is being run by an RPS Panel Assessor but will also feature members who have recently gained their distinctions and who will be able to describe their journeys

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CREDIT: Stewart Wall MA ARPS

February 24th Social Documentary Workshop

Social Documentary – Street Photography Workshop
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April 21 David Keep Project Based Photography

For the first of our online lectures David Keep is joining us to talk about something many us work towards, which is project based work.

David is well known on the camera club circuit and has won many awards for his highly individual work, and I am sure it will prove to be an excellent couple of hours.

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May 12 A Blast with Shy Burhan

When Shy returns to us, this time via zoom it will be fascinating to discover what she will talk about, because since she last spoke to us she has done all sorts of projects including some which have been Art Council funded.

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May 26 Michael Poole shooting for Associate

Michael Poole is one of our Royal Photographic Society East Midlands regional members and once told me he was keen to promote photographing sport. He was actively involved in sports photography himself and finds himself covering all sorts of events

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East Midlands Distinctions July Study Group

This Workshop is aimed at people who are new to the RPS Distinctions System or have already got their Licentiate and now want to find out about Associate. Numbers are limited places to ensure everyone gets the time they need.

The event is being run by an RPS Panel Assessor but will also feature members who have recently gained their distinctions and who will be able to describe their journeys

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CREDIT: Stewart Wall MA ARPS
July 27 Distinctions

The Statement of intent is a vital component when it comes to successful Distinctions Assessment so it is vital to get it right.

Richard Brayshaw FRPS is one of the societies experts when it comes to statement writing and the East Midlands Distinctions study group have invited him along to talk to them about Associate and Fellowship applications. Although Richard is an assessor for Contemporary and you might be looking at other genres the group invite all to drop in and learn more about writing statements of intent.

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July 28 Dave Mason

ONLINE

We all know Dave, the serial in-person camera club speaker about his jovial, caught moments on the street, but now he is zooming.

Whether he will be in his 'pink pants' is only for him and his wife to know!

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CREDIT: Jay Myrdal (Hon) FRPS
February 16th In a time Before Pixels and Photoshop

In a time before photoshop and pixels photographers still produced photographs with amazing special effects, and Jay Myrdal FRPS was a professional photographer who did just that for major clients.

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March 19th 2021 Social Documentary Workshop

Learn how Professional Documentary Photographers work

This one-day course will teach you the ‘tricks of the trade’ that professional photographers use to develop engaging documentary projects.

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April 26 Upton and Mason

POSTPONED

This day looks as though it will be full of Photographer's stories as Chris talks and about his Landscape and Travel Photography and Dave talks about his time on the streets of England

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July 27th 2021 Chris Upton Talks Beauty

Chris describes the talk as follows: In this talk I demonstrate how to best capture the beauty of the landscape and the world around us. I shoot a variety of styles, from the wide sweeping vistas to the more intimate details of the landscape. Packed with advice for getting the most out of a shoot, from the way I plan it to seeking out the best light and constructing my compositions.