Welcome

Welcome to Leicester Forest Photographic Society

Programme 2019 to 2020

Whether you're new to photography, or looking to extend your skills, you'll find plenty to interest and stimulate you at Leicestershire's premier photographic club. We pride ourselves in having a diverse membership 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 run workshops to help members improve their photographic techniques and group outings for members to put it all into practice. We are open to all with an interest in photography, whether you are already experienced or someone who is looking to develop their skills in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.

Come along to any of our meetings for a friendly welcome and see our modern venue. To learn more click on the About or Programme menus above to see a list of this season's events.

Programme Covers and Presidents - 1965 to 2020

GALLERY

The gallery (on this Home page and the Showcase page of this website) shows images that won awards in competitions during our 2018 to 2019 season.

Please note that the gallery shown on this website contains a variety of photographic styles and may include some artistic nude photographs.

To see more photos select the menu Members' Info, option Competition Results.

Notices and News

MIDPHOT

Please submit Prints and PDIs for entry to the MCPF Midphot Exhibition. You can enter as an individual or as part of our club entry. There will be a collection box for prints on Thursday 23 January and WEDNESDAY 29 January.

Wednesday 18 to Sunday 22 March 2019
MCPF - MidPhot 2020
www.mcpf.co.uk/midphot
Individual or Club entry
Entry online between 1 January and 8 February 2020
Entry by hand by 8 February 2020

Events

JANUARY

Thursday 23 January 2020
Gary Langley
People and Places
A colour and mono print lecture with a variety of beautiful images of faces and places taken over a period of time.
www.garylangley.co.uk
Council Chamber, 7:45pm-10pm
Email up to 2 open (traditional, photo-realistic or creative), monochrome digital images to Paul McCormick by noon and make the Subject of your email Mono PDIs for the Monochrome PDIs Competition on WEDNESDAY 29 January 2019, judged in three Groups A, B and C. They must be JPEG files with a maximum width of 1600 pixels and maximum height of 1200 pixels, in the sRGB colour space.

Monday 27 January 2020
Better Images Workshop
The Conny Club
55 Westcotes Drive
Leicester
LE3 0QU
7:30pm-10pm

WEDNESDAY 29 January 2020
Monochrome PDIs Competition
Open (traditional, photo-realistic or creative), monochrome, projected digital images, judged in three Groups A, B and C, by Ralph Duckett, MPAGB, APAGB, EFIAP from Burton-on-Trent.
www.duckettlighting.co.uk
Council Chamber, 7:45pm-10pm
(1) Email up to 2 photo-realistic, colour or monochrome, digital images to Paul McCormick and make the Subject of your email Sport PDIs for the Sport PDIs Competition.
(2) Email up to 2 photo-realistic, colour or monochrome, digital images to Paul McCormick and make the Subject of your email Street PDIs for the Street PDIs Competition.
- Email the images by Noon. Both competitions are on Thursday 6 February 2020, with both judged as a single group. They must be JPEG files with a maximum width of 1600 pixels and maximum height of 1200 pixels, in the sRGB colour space.

FEBRUARY

Monday 03 February 2020
Technique Workshop
Ravenhurst Room, 7:30pm-10pm

Thursday 06 February 2020
Sport and Street PDIs Competitions
Two competitions, one for photo-realistic, colour or monochrome, Sport and one for photo-realistic, colour or monochrome, Street, projected digital images, and with both judged as a single group, by Vin Scothern, DPAGB, AFIAP, BPE5, PPSA from Loughborough.
www.lightraysphotography.com
Council Chamber, 7:45pm-10pm

Thursday 13 February 2020
Tal Chohan
From Sandwell to India
A passionate and inspirational talk about wildlife photography from beginnings in Birmingham to exotic locations in search of the tiger and other big cats and wildlife.
www.tcwildlifephotography.com
Council Chamber, 7:45pm-10pm
(1) Email up to 3 open (traditional, photo-realistic or creative), colour or monochrome, digital images on the theme 'F' (fish, France, feline, female... be as imaginative as you want) to John Whitby and make the Subject of your email Themed PDIs for the Themed PDIs Competition on Thursday 20 February 2020, judged in three Groups A, B and C. They must be JPEG files with a maximum width of 1600 pixels and maximum height of 1200 pixels, in the sRGB colour space.
(2) Submit up to 3 open (traditional, photo-realistic or creative), colour prints for the Colour Prints 2 Competition on Thursday 27 February 2020, judged in three Groups A, B and C.

Monday 17 February 2020
Studio Group
Millfield Hall, 6:30pm-10pm

Thursday 20 February 2020
Themed PDIs Competition
Open (traditional, photo-realistic or creative), colour or monochrome, projected digital images, on the theme ‘F’ (fish, France, feline, female... be as imaginative as you want), judged in three Groups A, B and C, by John Whitby, MFIAP, MPAGB, EFIAP/g, BPE3.
Council Chamber, 7:45pm-10pm

Monday 24 February 2020
Better Images Workshop
The Conny Club
55 Westcotes Drive
Leicester
LE3 0QU
7:30pm-10pm

Thursday 27 February 2020
Colour Prints 2 Competition
Open (traditional, photo-realistic or creative), colour prints, judged in three Groups A, B and C, by John Lewis, LRPS from Braunston, Northamptonshire.
www.johnalewis.co.uk
Council Chamber, 7:45pm-10pm

WEDNESDAY

The following five LFPS meetings of the 2019-2020 season are on a WEDNESDAY instead of Thursday evening.

25 September 2019
20 November 2019
29 January 2020
18 March 2020
13 May 2020