News
24th April
There was a good turnout last night for the presentation of trophies and closing social.
The trophy and certificate winners are follows:-
The Invercauld Trophy – Photographer of the Year
Winner – Linda Greenhill
2 – Rodger Shearer
3 –Dominic Smith
The Tom Dixon Quaich - Projected Images
Winner – Rodger Shearer
2 – Linda Greenhill
3 – Margaret Dewar
Adams Buchers Trophy -Advanced Landscape and General
Winner – Linda Greenhill
2 – Rodger shearer
3 – Douglas Mcewen
Holytown Community Centre Trophy – Advanced Portraits
Winner – Linda Greenhill
2 – Dominc Smith
3 – Douglas Mcewen
The Bill McKelvie Memorial Trophy – Most 1sts in all Main Competitions
Winner – Linda Greenhill
The Molly Shearer Trophy – Highest Scoring Print
Winner – Linda Greenhill
The Hugh Shaw Memorial Trophy
Winner – Linda Greenhill
The Fergus Smith Memorial Trophy - Theme Competitions
Winner – Prints and Overall Winner – Rodger Shearer
Images – Dominic Smith
2025
17th April
The AGM took place tonight. The following committee was elected.
President Rodger Shearer
Vice president Vacant
Secretary Margaret Dewar
Treasurer Bill Robison
Competition Secretary Wilson Murray
Syllabus Secretary Dominic Smith
Publicity Secretary Linda Greenhill
Committee Members David Anderson
Tom McGinn
Brian Saberton
The next meeting is the Presentation of prizes and Social evening on the 24th April.
Because of the lack of space there will be a Finger Buffet.
27th March
David Spinks was the judge for the Hugh Shaw Memorial Trophy competition tonight. After awarding each print a mark out of 20 David announced his top prints. “Land Girl” by Linda Greenhill scored 20 points. “Blue Ghost in the Forest” by Dominic Smith and “Freestyle BMX” by Linda Greenhill both scored 19 points. “The Leap” by Rodger Shearer, “House Sparrow” by Douglas McEwen and “Trio” by Linda Greenhill all scored 18 points. Linda will be presented with the Hugh Shaw Memorial Trophy at the annual awards night on 24th April.
Following a tea break David showed the members the panel of 10 prints that he has submitted to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain to be considered for the Credit Award of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (CPAGB). The club members were impressed by the quality of the prints and the variety of subjects that David had selected. We wish David the best of luck for his assessment.
20th March
Libby Smith from Carluke Camera Club was the guest at the meeting tonight. Libby, who is always a very welcome visitor to the club, gave a tutorial on Photoshop. She demonstrated how to make adjustments to images in Camera Raw and gave an overview of how the various brushes and sliders work. Libby also showed how to separate the subject from the background in Photoshop and how to remove distracting features from images.
Club Vice-President Rodger Shearer proposed a vote of thanks to Libby for explaining the advances in Photoshop and passing on useful techniques that will assist the members in their own photo editing. It was a very entertaining and informative evening that was enjoyed by everyone in attendance.
The judging of the Hugh Shaw Memorial Trophy competition will take place at the next meeting on Thursday 27th March. The judge will be David Spinks.
13rd March
The members of Motherwell Photographic Society viewed the print sections of the Scottish Photographic Federation’s annual portfolio at the latest meeting. Three judges from the Northern Counties Photographic Federation awarded each print entered into the annual competition a score of between 2 and 5. There were 378 entries submitted in the monochrome section with the 108 highest scoring prints making it into the portfolio. There were 552 entries submitted in the colour section with the 182 highest scoring prints making it into the portfolio. The club had one print accepted in the monochrome section and one print accepted in the colour section. In the monochrome section “Lost in the Moment” by Linda Greenhill scored 13 points. In the colour section “Leaning into the Bend” also by Linda Greenhill scored 13 points.
3rd March
The judging of the third print competition of the season took place at the latest meeting. The judge for the competition was Libby Smith from Carluke Camera Club. Libby is an award-winning photographer who is well known in the photography community and we are always honoured to welcome her to the club.Libby provided constructive and helpful feedback on each print commenting on composition, lighting, depth of field, colour and contrast, and explained how she felt the images could be improved at the taking, editing and printing stages. Libby enjoyed seeing the variety of subjects submitted and after awarding each print a score out of 20 she announced the highest scoring prints of the evening. In the landscape and general section “Freestyle BMX” by Linda Greenhill scored 20, “Blue Tit in the Tree” by Douglas McEwen and “Rolling Clouds at Loch Ard” by Dominic Smith both scored 19, and “On Your Marks, Get Ready” by Douglas McEwen and “Sea Stacks and Clifftops” by Rodger Shearer scored 18. In the portrait section “Land Girl” by Linda Greenhill scored 20, “Auld Jim” by Dominic Smith scored 19 and “A Rare Smile, Almost” by Douglas McEwen scored 18.
20th January
The members of Motherwell Photographic Society welcomed a group of members from Alba Photographic Society to their latest meeting for a Glasgow District Photographic Union Image League battle. The judge for the evening was Gordon McMann from Queens Park Camera Club. The clubs had submitted twenty images each with Gordon giving each image a score out of twenty. Gordon enjoys image battles and always looks forward to seeing clubs’ best images. He commented on the composition, subject matter, colours and details of each image and mentioned how he felt they could be improved by cropping, removing distractions or toning down highlights.
After counting the scores, the final result was Motherwell Photographic Society 340 points, Alba Photographic Society 351 points. Gordon awarded four images a maximum twenty points. Motherwell’s highest scoring images were “Intensity” by Linda Greenhill scoring 20, “Catch of the Day” by Margaret Dewar, “The Birks of Aberfeldy” by Rodger Shearer and “Into the Unknown” by Linda Greenhill all scoring 19, and “Wave Skimming” by Dominic Smith and “Radiant in Purple” by Margaret Dewar both scoring 18.
Club Vice President Rodger Shearer thanked Gordon for his comments and constructive feedback. He also thanked the members of Alba Photographic Society for their attendance and congratulated them on their victory.
13th January
The guest at the latest meeting of Motherwell Photographic Society was Glasgow based photographer Euan Ross. Euan has been interested in photography for eleven years. He likes to photograph cityscapes, landscapes and seascapes. In recent years Euan has stated to concentrate on producing monochrome images in a square format.
Over the course of the evening the club members were treated to a fabulous collection of images taken in various countries including Scotland, England, Iceland, Norway and Japan. Euan displayed long exposure images, misty woodland images and stark snow filled images. Rather than focussing on a single image, Euan likes to capture photographs that work well as a series of images and contribute to a larger body of work.
Euan produces handmade photobooks of his photographs and also hosts regular podcasts where he talks with artists, photographers, publishers and book designers.
6th January
In a change to the syllabus, Club Vice President Rodger Shearer gave a tutorial on his Lightroom workflow. Rodger showed how he processes his images after he imports them into Lightroom. There was ample opportunity for the club members to ask questions and Rodger passed on lots of useful tips and techniques. Following a tea break, Competition Secretary Wilson Murray displayed a DVD on lowlight and interior photography.
30th January
A small contingent of Motherwell members joined Falkirk Camera Club for a GDPU battle, which unfortunately we lost 346 to Falkirk's 364.
Tracy Ross from Irvine scored five images with 20, two of them from Motherwell, "Mummy's Fur Coat by Rodger Shearer and "Permission to Land" by Linda Greenhill.
Bill Robison's "Lone Tree", Margaret Dewar's "Catch of the Day" and "Jersey Pullers" by Dominic Smith scored a very respectable 19 each.
16th January
The judging of the final digital image competition of the season took place at the latest meeting of Motherwell Photographic Society. The judge for the competition was George Robertson from Milngavie and Bearsden Camera Club. There was a wide range of photography genres in the competition. George took his time to give feedback on each image, commenting on how he felt they could be improved both at the taking and processing stages. George gave each image a score out of twenty before announcing his top three images of the night. In first place, scoring a maximum twenty points, was “Three-Legged Race” by Dominic Smith. In second place was “Battle Scars” by Rodger Shearer. In third place was “The Hug” by Dominic Smith.
Club Vice-President Rodger Shearer thanked George for judging the competition and for providing the authors critique without criticism. The club members appreciated the positive feedback and helpful advice offered by George and gave him well deserved round of applause.
9th January
Campbell Skinner from Greenock Camera Club was the guest speaker at the latest meeting of Motherwell Photographic Society. Campbell, who is an award-winning photographer, gave a presentation on event photography. We were shown images taken at top sporting events including hockey, football, rugby, swimming and tennis. Campbell showed images taken at music festivals and concerts taken all over the UK. Campbell has close relationships with several bands, which result in photographs that are unique to him. We were also treated to a variety of images taken around Scotland. Campbell set up a print display of some of his photographs for the members to view. He passed on helpful tips for anyone interested in trying sport or concert photography.
Club Vice-President Rodger Shearer thanked Campbell for entertaining us with the variety and quality of the images that he shared with us. The club members thoroughly enjoyed the evening and appreciated Campbell making the trip from Greenock on such a cold evening.
There was a good turnout last night for the presentation of trophies and closing social.
The trophy and certificate winners are follows:-
The Invercauld Trophy – Photographer of the Year
Winner – Linda Greenhill
2 – Rodger Shearer
3 –Dominic Smith
The Tom Dixon Quaich - Projected Images
Winner – Rodger Shearer
2 – Linda Greenhill
3 – Margaret Dewar
Adams Buchers Trophy -Advanced Landscape and General
Winner – Linda Greenhill
2 – Rodger shearer
3 – Douglas Mcewen
Holytown Community Centre Trophy – Advanced Portraits
Winner – Linda Greenhill
2 – Dominc Smith
3 – Douglas Mcewen
The Bill McKelvie Memorial Trophy – Most 1sts in all Main Competitions
Winner – Linda Greenhill
The Molly Shearer Trophy – Highest Scoring Print
Winner – Linda Greenhill
The Hugh Shaw Memorial Trophy
Winner – Linda Greenhill
The Fergus Smith Memorial Trophy - Theme Competitions
Winner – Prints and Overall Winner – Rodger Shearer
Images – Dominic Smith
2025
17th April
The AGM took place tonight. The following committee was elected.
President Rodger Shearer
Vice president Vacant
Secretary Margaret Dewar
Treasurer Bill Robison
Competition Secretary Wilson Murray
Syllabus Secretary Dominic Smith
Publicity Secretary Linda Greenhill
Committee Members David Anderson
Tom McGinn
Brian Saberton
The next meeting is the Presentation of prizes and Social evening on the 24th April.
Because of the lack of space there will be a Finger Buffet.
27th March
David Spinks was the judge for the Hugh Shaw Memorial Trophy competition tonight. After awarding each print a mark out of 20 David announced his top prints. “Land Girl” by Linda Greenhill scored 20 points. “Blue Ghost in the Forest” by Dominic Smith and “Freestyle BMX” by Linda Greenhill both scored 19 points. “The Leap” by Rodger Shearer, “House Sparrow” by Douglas McEwen and “Trio” by Linda Greenhill all scored 18 points. Linda will be presented with the Hugh Shaw Memorial Trophy at the annual awards night on 24th April.
Following a tea break David showed the members the panel of 10 prints that he has submitted to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain to be considered for the Credit Award of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (CPAGB). The club members were impressed by the quality of the prints and the variety of subjects that David had selected. We wish David the best of luck for his assessment.
20th March
Libby Smith from Carluke Camera Club was the guest at the meeting tonight. Libby, who is always a very welcome visitor to the club, gave a tutorial on Photoshop. She demonstrated how to make adjustments to images in Camera Raw and gave an overview of how the various brushes and sliders work. Libby also showed how to separate the subject from the background in Photoshop and how to remove distracting features from images.
Club Vice-President Rodger Shearer proposed a vote of thanks to Libby for explaining the advances in Photoshop and passing on useful techniques that will assist the members in their own photo editing. It was a very entertaining and informative evening that was enjoyed by everyone in attendance.
The judging of the Hugh Shaw Memorial Trophy competition will take place at the next meeting on Thursday 27th March. The judge will be David Spinks.
13rd March
The members of Motherwell Photographic Society viewed the print sections of the Scottish Photographic Federation’s annual portfolio at the latest meeting. Three judges from the Northern Counties Photographic Federation awarded each print entered into the annual competition a score of between 2 and 5. There were 378 entries submitted in the monochrome section with the 108 highest scoring prints making it into the portfolio. There were 552 entries submitted in the colour section with the 182 highest scoring prints making it into the portfolio. The club had one print accepted in the monochrome section and one print accepted in the colour section. In the monochrome section “Lost in the Moment” by Linda Greenhill scored 13 points. In the colour section “Leaning into the Bend” also by Linda Greenhill scored 13 points.
3rd March
The judging of the third print competition of the season took place at the latest meeting. The judge for the competition was Libby Smith from Carluke Camera Club. Libby is an award-winning photographer who is well known in the photography community and we are always honoured to welcome her to the club.Libby provided constructive and helpful feedback on each print commenting on composition, lighting, depth of field, colour and contrast, and explained how she felt the images could be improved at the taking, editing and printing stages. Libby enjoyed seeing the variety of subjects submitted and after awarding each print a score out of 20 she announced the highest scoring prints of the evening. In the landscape and general section “Freestyle BMX” by Linda Greenhill scored 20, “Blue Tit in the Tree” by Douglas McEwen and “Rolling Clouds at Loch Ard” by Dominic Smith both scored 19, and “On Your Marks, Get Ready” by Douglas McEwen and “Sea Stacks and Clifftops” by Rodger Shearer scored 18. In the portrait section “Land Girl” by Linda Greenhill scored 20, “Auld Jim” by Dominic Smith scored 19 and “A Rare Smile, Almost” by Douglas McEwen scored 18.
20th January
The members of Motherwell Photographic Society welcomed a group of members from Alba Photographic Society to their latest meeting for a Glasgow District Photographic Union Image League battle. The judge for the evening was Gordon McMann from Queens Park Camera Club. The clubs had submitted twenty images each with Gordon giving each image a score out of twenty. Gordon enjoys image battles and always looks forward to seeing clubs’ best images. He commented on the composition, subject matter, colours and details of each image and mentioned how he felt they could be improved by cropping, removing distractions or toning down highlights.
After counting the scores, the final result was Motherwell Photographic Society 340 points, Alba Photographic Society 351 points. Gordon awarded four images a maximum twenty points. Motherwell’s highest scoring images were “Intensity” by Linda Greenhill scoring 20, “Catch of the Day” by Margaret Dewar, “The Birks of Aberfeldy” by Rodger Shearer and “Into the Unknown” by Linda Greenhill all scoring 19, and “Wave Skimming” by Dominic Smith and “Radiant in Purple” by Margaret Dewar both scoring 18.
Club Vice President Rodger Shearer thanked Gordon for his comments and constructive feedback. He also thanked the members of Alba Photographic Society for their attendance and congratulated them on their victory.
13th January
The guest at the latest meeting of Motherwell Photographic Society was Glasgow based photographer Euan Ross. Euan has been interested in photography for eleven years. He likes to photograph cityscapes, landscapes and seascapes. In recent years Euan has stated to concentrate on producing monochrome images in a square format.
Over the course of the evening the club members were treated to a fabulous collection of images taken in various countries including Scotland, England, Iceland, Norway and Japan. Euan displayed long exposure images, misty woodland images and stark snow filled images. Rather than focussing on a single image, Euan likes to capture photographs that work well as a series of images and contribute to a larger body of work.
Euan produces handmade photobooks of his photographs and also hosts regular podcasts where he talks with artists, photographers, publishers and book designers.
6th January
In a change to the syllabus, Club Vice President Rodger Shearer gave a tutorial on his Lightroom workflow. Rodger showed how he processes his images after he imports them into Lightroom. There was ample opportunity for the club members to ask questions and Rodger passed on lots of useful tips and techniques. Following a tea break, Competition Secretary Wilson Murray displayed a DVD on lowlight and interior photography.
30th January
A small contingent of Motherwell members joined Falkirk Camera Club for a GDPU battle, which unfortunately we lost 346 to Falkirk's 364.
Tracy Ross from Irvine scored five images with 20, two of them from Motherwell, "Mummy's Fur Coat by Rodger Shearer and "Permission to Land" by Linda Greenhill.
Bill Robison's "Lone Tree", Margaret Dewar's "Catch of the Day" and "Jersey Pullers" by Dominic Smith scored a very respectable 19 each.
16th January
The judging of the final digital image competition of the season took place at the latest meeting of Motherwell Photographic Society. The judge for the competition was George Robertson from Milngavie and Bearsden Camera Club. There was a wide range of photography genres in the competition. George took his time to give feedback on each image, commenting on how he felt they could be improved both at the taking and processing stages. George gave each image a score out of twenty before announcing his top three images of the night. In first place, scoring a maximum twenty points, was “Three-Legged Race” by Dominic Smith. In second place was “Battle Scars” by Rodger Shearer. In third place was “The Hug” by Dominic Smith.
Club Vice-President Rodger Shearer thanked George for judging the competition and for providing the authors critique without criticism. The club members appreciated the positive feedback and helpful advice offered by George and gave him well deserved round of applause.
9th January
Campbell Skinner from Greenock Camera Club was the guest speaker at the latest meeting of Motherwell Photographic Society. Campbell, who is an award-winning photographer, gave a presentation on event photography. We were shown images taken at top sporting events including hockey, football, rugby, swimming and tennis. Campbell showed images taken at music festivals and concerts taken all over the UK. Campbell has close relationships with several bands, which result in photographs that are unique to him. We were also treated to a variety of images taken around Scotland. Campbell set up a print display of some of his photographs for the members to view. He passed on helpful tips for anyone interested in trying sport or concert photography.
Club Vice-President Rodger Shearer thanked Campbell for entertaining us with the variety and quality of the images that he shared with us. The club members thoroughly enjoyed the evening and appreciated Campbell making the trip from Greenock on such a cold evening.