Welcome to Leicester Forest Photographic Society (LFPS)
Whether you are new to photography, or want to extend your skills, you will find plenty to interest and stimulate you at Leicestershire's premier photographic club. We pride ourselves in having members of all abilities who benefit greatly from the wide range of activities we organise. We have a comprehensive programme of lectures and competitions together with a well-equipped studio group. We also organise members support evenings to help members improve their photographic techniques. Modern smartphones, tablets and compact cameras can now take high quality photos, so you do not need to have a camera with interchangeable lenses to join in and participate. Come to meet us and see what we do at any Club Evening on a Thursday, starting at 7:30pm. New, prospective members may attend two events free of charge, to come and meet us and see what we do. We welcome everyone who may wish to join us.

LFPS - 2023 to 2024 - Poster

Go to Membership for details of membership, how to register and subscription fee.

LFPS 2023 to 2024 Programme
LFPS - 2023 to 2024 - Programme
Select the Programme menu to see details of events, month by month.
Go to Members Support Evenings Details for details of our Members Support Evenings.
Go to Studio Group Details for details of our Studio Group Evenings.

LFPS Newsletter October 2023

Next Club Evenings

Thursday 7th December 2023
Open PDIs Competition
Judged by our own Andrzej Jablonski LBIPP, LMPA, LRPS.
The competition is judged in two Groups A and B.
Millfield Hall, 7:30pm-10:00pm

Monday 11th December 2023
Photowalk around Festive Leicester City Centre
We meet at the Highcross Pub on High Street at 6:30pm and take a stroll with your camera to photograph Leicester City Centre. It is always lots of fun, you get to meet other members and we end up in a Pub!

Thursday 14th December 2023
Festive Evening
Bring along some food for the buffet - see Andy’s list for requirements - to enjoy with the free mulled wine. There’s a quiz. Vote for your choice of the (Open) images detailed below. Trophies for the winners and an enjoyable evening.
Millfield Hall, 7:30pm-10:00pm
(Open) PDIs (Projected Digital Images)
Letterbox - The long edge must be at least three times the short edge.
Six of the Best - Panels of six images. Please enter your six panel images on PhotoEntry in the order shown below.
[1] - [2] - [3]
[4] - [5] - [6]
(Open) PRINTS
Phone - The images must be taken on a mobile phone and printed as 6 x 4 inch prints. Please also submit the images on PhotoEntry.
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent

Next Studio and Member Support Evenings

Monday 4th December 2023
Members Support Evening
[1] Photoshop 25 - Dodge and Burn, Blur Background, Replace Skies etc.
[2] Photoshop 25 - Colour Profiles (for printing).
Event held online via Zoom, opens at 7:00pm and starts at 7:30pm.

Monday 22nd January 2024
Studio Group
Millfield Hall, 6:30pm-10:00pm

Next Competition Hand in Deadlines

Wednesday 13th November 2023
Last date for entries into our Festive Evening PDIs and Prints Competitions (to be held on 14th December). You can submit up to three entries in each competition.
(Open) PDIs (Projected Digital Images)
Letterbox - The long edge must be at least three times the short edge.
Six of the Best - Panels of six images. Please enter your six panel images on PhotoEntry in the order shown below.
[1] - [2] - [3]
[4] - [5] - [6]
(Open) PRINTS
Phone - The images must be taken on a mobile phone and printed as 6 x 4 inch prints. Please submit PDIs of the images on PhotoEntry and bring along the prints to the Festive Evening (on 14th December).
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent

Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last date for entries into our Themed PDIs Competition (to be held on 11th January).
The theme is "All the World's a Stage".
The competition will be judged in two Groups A and B. You can submit up to three entries. Images can be colour or monochrome. Images must be JPG format, sRGB colour space with a maximum width of 3840 pixels and maximum height of 2400 pixels. Use the online PhotoEntry system.
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent

Upcoming Events (to see or take photos)

Sunday 3rd March 2024
Leicester 10K
https://www.runforall.com/events/10k/leicester-10k

Corona Virus, Flu and Other Diseases

We ask that members do the following to protect everyone's safety.
  • Adhere to current Government and NHS guidelines on vaccinations.
  • Do not attend any physical meetings if you have tested positive or are ill.

Recent Competition Results

2023-10-05 - Colour PDIs
Gallery
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2023-10-26 - Monochrome PDIs
Gallery
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2023-11-16 - Colour Prints 1
Gallery
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