News
3rd October
The latest meeting of Motherwell Photographic Society was a practical session led by Ronnie McInnes Technician at the Creative Industries Department of West Lothian College. Ronnie brought along a selection of studio lights and modifiers. They consisted of traditional and next generation lights. He explained the difference between hard light and soft light and how to set the lights up to achieve the desired lighting effect. The members then had the opportunity to photograph both Ronnie and club member Dominic Smith, with Ronnie helping to ensure that the correct camera settings were being used. Ronnie was an excellent instructor and passed on some very useful information during his workshop.
Club Vice-President Rodger Shearer also gave some of the members a tutorial on Lightroom. Rodger showed the steps that he takes to improve the quality of the raw images produced by his camera.
It was a great evening with lots of tips and techniques for the members to consider when using studio lights and when processing their images in Lightroom.
The next meeting on Thursday 10th October will take place in Newarthill Community Centre, High Street, Newarthill as the usual venue will be closed due to a local election. Our guest will be Libby Smith from Carluke Camera Club who will be judging the first print competition of the season.
27th September2024
The judge for the first digital image competition of the season was Susan Spence from Eastwood Photographic Society. Susan is a new qualified judge and this was her first time judging a competition.
There were 29 digital images in the competition. Susan gave feedback on each image and explained how she thought each one could be improved. She commented on the composition, light, sharpness, clarity, vibrance and contrast of the images before awarding each a score out of 20.
Her top image of the evening, scoring 20 out of 20, was “Permission to Land” by Linda Greenhill. “The Jersey Pullers” by Dominic Smith was second with 19 points. In joint third place, with 18 points, was “Coo in the Park” by Ashley Hanlon, “Puffins” by Rodger Shearer and “Suilven from Loch Druim” also by Rodger Shearer.
25th September2024
Three Motherwell members had their images accepted in The GDPU Portfolio.
In the Colour section Wuillie Graham's "Breaking the Mould"received the top score of 20. Well done to Wullie.
In the Mono section "Unloved" by Dominic Smith was accepted as was "Insect on White Rose" in The Nature Section by Margaret Dewar.
19th September2024
The guest speaker at the latest meeting of Motherwell Photographic Society was Gordon Scott from Mid Calder Camera Club who gave a presentation of prints and digital images called “New York, New York”.
The photographs were taken over two visits, the first being at the end of November 2018 and the second in Spring 2023. The members were shown images from some lesser-known landmarks as well as the more famous locations like Central Park, Manhattan and Times Square. There were images both in colour and monochrome. Suffering from jet lag in the early part of his trips resulted in some stunning morning shots with locations free of other people. There was also a display of beautifully printed and mounted photographs of his favourite images.
Gordon’s enjoyment of photography, and New York, is evident in his images and the members appreciated the variety and quality of work on display.
The first digital image competition will take place on Thursday 26th September. The judge will be Susan Spence from Eastwood Photographic Society. Thursday is also the hand in date for the first print competition of the season.
12th September2024
The guest speaker at the latest meeting was Kenny McLean from Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Photographic Society.
In the first part of the evening Kenny gave a presentation on photography during lockdown. At a time when clubs couldn’t meet his camera club held a weekly theme competition. Over 19 weeks each member could submit 3 images on that week’s theme. The images were judged by each other via Zoom and the winner would choose the theme for the following week.
Following a tea break, Kenny spoke about entering photographic Salons. These are competitions organised by a club or group of photographers that are open to any photographers. A panel of judges selects the top images that are then accepted into the Salon, with the best images awarded ribbons or medals. Kenny entered his first Salon in 2021. Although he failed to get any of his images accepted in his first year, he has gone on to have great success both nationally and internationally. He has received many awards and now has a number of distinctions. Kenny displayed a number of his award-winning images, which included landscapes, wildlife and creative works.
Gordon Scott from Mid Calder Camera Club will give a presentation entitled “New York, New York”.
5th September2024
Thursday 5th September saw the start of the 2024-2025 season. Familiar friends and a couple of new faces were welcomed by club Vice President Rodger Shearer. The events and competitions taking place over the season were explained and the members viewed displays of prints and digital images.
Kenny McLean from Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Photographic Society will be guest speaker at the next meeting on Thursday 12th September. Kenny will give a presentation called “Lockdown Photography and Entering Salons”. Anyone with an interest in photography, no matter your level, is welcome to attend. Our annual membership fee is £30. There is a £2 weekly fee payable for all meetings in the Community Centre, which includes tea/coffee and biscuits.
22nd August 2024
The exhibition in Motherwell town centre has been updated with some fresh pictures.
The new season starts on the 5th September and the first hand in date is the second week of the season.
15th August 2024
The first of the Summer evenings took place tonight.
The new syllabus is now on the web site.
25th April 2024
The closing social and presentation of trophies took place tonight.
The results are as follows.
The Invercauld Trophy – Photographer of the Year
Winner – Linda Greenhill
2 – Wullie Graham
3 – Rodger Shearer
The Tom Dixon Quaich - Projected Images
Winner – William Graham
2 – Rodger Shearer
3 – Linda Greenhill
Adams Buchers Trophy -Advanced Landscape and General
Winner – Linda Greenhill
2 – Rodger Shearer
3 – William Graham
Holytown Community Centre Trophy – Advanced Portraits
Winner – Linda Greenhill
2 – Wullie Graham
3 – Dominic Smith
The Bill McKelvie Memorial Trophy – Most 1sts in all Main Competitions
Joint Winners – Margaret Dewar, Wullie Graham, Linda Greenhill & Rodger Shearer
The Molly Shearer Trophy – Highest Scoring Print
Winner - William Graham
The Hugh Shaw Memorial Trophy
Winner – William Graham
The Moira J Gore Trophy – Beginners
Winner – Ashley Hanlon
James T Adams Trophy – Beginner scoring the most points in all competitions
Winner – Ashley Hanlon
The Fergus Smith Memorial Trophy - Theme Competitions
Winner – Linda Greenhill
Images - Joint Winners – Linda Greenhill & Rodger Shearer
Prints – Linda Greenhill
The latest meeting of Motherwell Photographic Society was a practical session led by Ronnie McInnes Technician at the Creative Industries Department of West Lothian College. Ronnie brought along a selection of studio lights and modifiers. They consisted of traditional and next generation lights. He explained the difference between hard light and soft light and how to set the lights up to achieve the desired lighting effect. The members then had the opportunity to photograph both Ronnie and club member Dominic Smith, with Ronnie helping to ensure that the correct camera settings were being used. Ronnie was an excellent instructor and passed on some very useful information during his workshop.
Club Vice-President Rodger Shearer also gave some of the members a tutorial on Lightroom. Rodger showed the steps that he takes to improve the quality of the raw images produced by his camera.
It was a great evening with lots of tips and techniques for the members to consider when using studio lights and when processing their images in Lightroom.
The next meeting on Thursday 10th October will take place in Newarthill Community Centre, High Street, Newarthill as the usual venue will be closed due to a local election. Our guest will be Libby Smith from Carluke Camera Club who will be judging the first print competition of the season.
27th September2024
The judge for the first digital image competition of the season was Susan Spence from Eastwood Photographic Society. Susan is a new qualified judge and this was her first time judging a competition.
There were 29 digital images in the competition. Susan gave feedback on each image and explained how she thought each one could be improved. She commented on the composition, light, sharpness, clarity, vibrance and contrast of the images before awarding each a score out of 20.
Her top image of the evening, scoring 20 out of 20, was “Permission to Land” by Linda Greenhill. “The Jersey Pullers” by Dominic Smith was second with 19 points. In joint third place, with 18 points, was “Coo in the Park” by Ashley Hanlon, “Puffins” by Rodger Shearer and “Suilven from Loch Druim” also by Rodger Shearer.
25th September2024
Three Motherwell members had their images accepted in The GDPU Portfolio.
In the Colour section Wuillie Graham's "Breaking the Mould"received the top score of 20. Well done to Wullie.
In the Mono section "Unloved" by Dominic Smith was accepted as was "Insect on White Rose" in The Nature Section by Margaret Dewar.
19th September2024
The guest speaker at the latest meeting of Motherwell Photographic Society was Gordon Scott from Mid Calder Camera Club who gave a presentation of prints and digital images called “New York, New York”.
The photographs were taken over two visits, the first being at the end of November 2018 and the second in Spring 2023. The members were shown images from some lesser-known landmarks as well as the more famous locations like Central Park, Manhattan and Times Square. There were images both in colour and monochrome. Suffering from jet lag in the early part of his trips resulted in some stunning morning shots with locations free of other people. There was also a display of beautifully printed and mounted photographs of his favourite images.
Gordon’s enjoyment of photography, and New York, is evident in his images and the members appreciated the variety and quality of work on display.
The first digital image competition will take place on Thursday 26th September. The judge will be Susan Spence from Eastwood Photographic Society. Thursday is also the hand in date for the first print competition of the season.
12th September2024
The guest speaker at the latest meeting was Kenny McLean from Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Photographic Society.
In the first part of the evening Kenny gave a presentation on photography during lockdown. At a time when clubs couldn’t meet his camera club held a weekly theme competition. Over 19 weeks each member could submit 3 images on that week’s theme. The images were judged by each other via Zoom and the winner would choose the theme for the following week.
Following a tea break, Kenny spoke about entering photographic Salons. These are competitions organised by a club or group of photographers that are open to any photographers. A panel of judges selects the top images that are then accepted into the Salon, with the best images awarded ribbons or medals. Kenny entered his first Salon in 2021. Although he failed to get any of his images accepted in his first year, he has gone on to have great success both nationally and internationally. He has received many awards and now has a number of distinctions. Kenny displayed a number of his award-winning images, which included landscapes, wildlife and creative works.
Gordon Scott from Mid Calder Camera Club will give a presentation entitled “New York, New York”.
5th September2024
Thursday 5th September saw the start of the 2024-2025 season. Familiar friends and a couple of new faces were welcomed by club Vice President Rodger Shearer. The events and competitions taking place over the season were explained and the members viewed displays of prints and digital images.
Kenny McLean from Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Photographic Society will be guest speaker at the next meeting on Thursday 12th September. Kenny will give a presentation called “Lockdown Photography and Entering Salons”. Anyone with an interest in photography, no matter your level, is welcome to attend. Our annual membership fee is £30. There is a £2 weekly fee payable for all meetings in the Community Centre, which includes tea/coffee and biscuits.
22nd August 2024
The exhibition in Motherwell town centre has been updated with some fresh pictures.
The new season starts on the 5th September and the first hand in date is the second week of the season.
15th August 2024
The first of the Summer evenings took place tonight.
The new syllabus is now on the web site.
25th April 2024
The closing social and presentation of trophies took place tonight.
The results are as follows.
The Invercauld Trophy – Photographer of the Year
Winner – Linda Greenhill
2 – Wullie Graham
3 – Rodger Shearer
The Tom Dixon Quaich - Projected Images
Winner – William Graham
2 – Rodger Shearer
3 – Linda Greenhill
Adams Buchers Trophy -Advanced Landscape and General
Winner – Linda Greenhill
2 – Rodger Shearer
3 – William Graham
Holytown Community Centre Trophy – Advanced Portraits
Winner – Linda Greenhill
2 – Wullie Graham
3 – Dominic Smith
The Bill McKelvie Memorial Trophy – Most 1sts in all Main Competitions
Joint Winners – Margaret Dewar, Wullie Graham, Linda Greenhill & Rodger Shearer
The Molly Shearer Trophy – Highest Scoring Print
Winner - William Graham
The Hugh Shaw Memorial Trophy
Winner – William Graham
The Moira J Gore Trophy – Beginners
Winner – Ashley Hanlon
James T Adams Trophy – Beginner scoring the most points in all competitions
Winner – Ashley Hanlon
The Fergus Smith Memorial Trophy - Theme Competitions
Winner – Linda Greenhill
Images - Joint Winners – Linda Greenhill & Rodger Shearer
Prints – Linda Greenhill