When St Andrews twinned with the historical French town of Loches-en-Touraine nestling as it does in the Loire Valley in 2016 it cemented a relationship which began back in 1996. As part of the cultural exchanges between the picturesque towns the St Andrews Photographic Society in conjunction with the Camera` Photo Club Du Lochois have […]
This week was our 3rd internal competition which was judged by Shahbaz Majeed a member of the Dundee Photographic Society. Shahbaz is a well published photographer taking some of his shots from a helicopter, he does not use drones. One of his images of the Forth Railway Bridge features on the Clydesdale Bank polymer £5 […]
The Society last week had as a guest speaker Kit Martin whose talk had the intriguing title, Cyanotype and other Darkroom Experiments. The Cyanotype process to create photographic images was first used in 1842 but was adopted as a copying technique now known by the term “blueprint” as used in technical drawings. This is because […]
The Scottish Photographic Federation (SPF) Digital Championship was held in Stirling on Sunday 17th November where St Andrews Photographic Society achieved a fantastic result, finishing joint 4th alongside Carluke CC in the competition. In total 28 clubs from across Scotland were competing on the day. Dumfries Camera Club finished 1st, Ayr Photographic Society 2nd and Eastwood […]
Peter Adamson is a very well-respected photographer. One might say is Mr Photo in St Andrews. He has covered a wealth of events and occasions in St Andrews over many years. Peter told the members he would be splitting his talk into three sections. History of photography, specifically in relationship to St Andrews. The now […]
Respected photographer and educator Dawn White, a member of Dundee Photographic Society spoke to members on the ‘Magic of Monochrome’. Dawn broke down her talk into three sections, all relating to monochrome images. Looking at the editing powers of Lightroom and Photoshop. Images from the Scottish Photographic Federation and Advanced editing for monochrome. What makes […]
Congratulations to St Andrews Photographic Society member — and club president — Nicola Shepherd. She’s the recipient of this year’s Wilson Quaich, awarded by an external judge for the best single photograph in the society’s annual exhibition, for her photograph titled “Deserted Olive Grove Babarti”. This year’s judge was local photographer Peter Adamson, who’s due […]
Nigel Spencer ‘Journey To The Arctic’ With a title including journey and Arctic you know you are in for a special talk. And, so it proved, with guest speaker Nigel Spencer. An avid walker and climber, having completed over 200 Munros, Nigel became interested in photography as an extension to his outdoor activities. Catching the […]
The members of the Society this week were treated to an outstanding presentation by the renowned wildlife photographer Nigel Spencer. Although based in Leicestershire he spends much of his time in the Western Islands of Scotland. As well as being a wildlife photographer he is an avid climber and Munro bagger but his true love […]
Edinburgh International Salon is one of the most highly regarded international exhibitions in the UK, typically attracting around 3000 entries from all around the world. This salon has been in existence for over 150 years and during that time has built a strong reputation. A print only exhibition they only accept what they can display, […]
