2025/26 Indoor Season commences
September 2nd:
Welcome and run through the programme, competition requirements and then it's,,,.
Members Night.
Members present 10 images from the Summer.
September 9th:
WCPF. Interclub Championship 2025.
A look at images from this year's regional competition
(Entry for Monthly Competition required)
September 16th:
Live Lecture - Matt Chivers.
"Kaizen your Photograhy".
Like the 3Rs of education, this talk explains the 3Ps of Photography
September 23rd:
Live Lecture - Jane Kearney.
"Costa Rican Adventure".
Followed by local[ish] Photographs of Landscapes/Seascapes
September 30th:
Monthly Competition No.1, Judge - John Taylor.
Print - Open, DPI - Light & Shadow.
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October
WCPF AGM & Kingswood Salver Hand-in on 11th October
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October 7th:
Live Tuition - Printing with Fotospeed.
Technical Manager Tim Jones shares his know-how
(Entry for our second Monthly Competition required)
October 14th:
Live Lecture with Peter Crane ARPS
“Street Photography, My Way”.
October 21st:
Member's Knight
Member's All Time favourite DPIs with discussion on why you like it.
October 28th:
Monthly Competition 2, Judge - Simon Caplan LRPS
Print - Monochrome, DPI - Open
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November
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November 4th:
Live Lecture with Mark Sisson
Renowned Nature Photographer presents "By River and Sea"
(Entry for our second Monthly Competition required)
November 11th:
Live Lecture with Rose Atkinson ARPS
Image Titles and their Impact on the Viewer
November 18th:
Members Night
Practical with Torches, Light Wand or indoor close up Photography
November 25th:
Monthly Competition 3, Judge - Doug Lodge LRPS
Print - Open, DPI - Movement
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December
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December 2nd:
Sedgemoor 3-way Battle at Bridgwater.
Judge - Ian Bateman FRPS, MPAGB, AV, AFIAP, APAGB
December 9th:
XMAS Meal
Suggested location, The Merry Monk or Maypole. To Be Comfirmed
December 16th
Nibbles and social evening.
Our Christmas get together and a Quiz or two.
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No Meetings over the Christmas & New Year
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January 2026
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January 6th
"How To" and "From camera to Photoshop and be Creative" with Paul.
(Entry for our fourth monthly competition required)
January 13th
A Club Portraiture Night
January 20th
PAGB Eighth Masters of Print - Salon des Refusés.
Original Prints for our review and critique.
January 27th
Monthly Competition 4, Judge - Stephen Wilcox
Print - Natural History, DPI - Open
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February
WCPF AGM & Kingswood Salver Hand-in on 11th October
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February 3rd
A Judge's review night.
(Entry for our fifth monthly competition required)
February 10th
A Club Portraiture night.
February 17th
Live Lecture with Janet Miles
Capturing those woodland shots.
February 24th
Monthly Competition 5, Judge - Steve Hallam LRPS
Print - Open, DPI - Colour
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March
WCPF Members Exhibition at Stover Country Park, N. Abbot on 2nd to 11th
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March 3rd
Taunton Battle. Home venue. Judge - Beryl Heaton ARPS, EFIAP/s, CPAGB
March 10th
Members Night
(Entry for our sixth monthly competition required)
March 17th
WCPF Travelling Exhibition
We will see first-hand a selection including the winning prints from the WCPF Members Exhibition.
March 24th
Live Lecture with Stephen Wilcox
Post Processing.
March 31st
Monthly Competition 6, Judge - Peter Weaver APAGB, CPAGB, LRPS
Print - Portraiture, DPI - Open
(Winners Competition Entry required)
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April
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Apr 7th
Panel Comptition for Prints and Digital.
And second half AV Competition
Apr 13th
Bristol Salon at Phoenix .
Apr 14th
Critique Evening
(Second Chance Competition required.
Apr 21st
Winners Competition, Judge - John Tilsley APAGB, DPAGB, ARPS
John gives his appraisal on the top images from all our monthly competitions and advises on his final favorites.
Apr 28th.
Live Lecture with Michael Berkeley
Sports Photography.
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May
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May 6th
2nd Chance Competition, Judge - Andt Francis CPAGB, BPE1
The popularity of our competitions means many excellent images just miss the winning podium, tonight they get a second airing and appraisal.
May 12th
Smart Phone Competition
May 19th
Annual General Meeting Followed by Buffet and Awards
An important evening where you can question what we do and offer to help us run your society.
May 26th
Our traditional end of season evening out with our cameras
Let’s get outside with our cameras at the start of our Summer Outings.
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