Stamford and Rutland Photographic Society

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Based just outside Stamford, Lincolnshire, The Stamford and Rutland Photographic Society is a long established photographic club supporting members to develop their skills and compete in competitions not just at club level but also regionally and nationally.

The annual exhibition at Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre has been updated with photographs from our January open competit...
19/01/2026

The annual exhibition at Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre has been updated with photographs from our January open competition plus a few extras.

Our 2026 exhibition is now live!Come take a look at the Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre until the 14th Feb with pictures ...
05/01/2026

Our 2026 exhibition is now live!

Come take a look at the Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre until the 14th Feb with pictures changing during the exhibition.

The Stamford and Rutland Photographic Society is holding an photographic exhibition in the Rutland County Museum startin...
16/12/2023

The Stamford and Rutland Photographic Society is holding an photographic exhibition in the Rutland County Museum starting today 16th December running until the 13th January. The images at the Exhibition have been taken by the members of the Society during the last year and show a wide range of topics from portraits to landscapes and wildlife. Every member has at least one image on display.

The long established Society has members from Rutland and around the area surrounding Stamford and meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month in the Church Hall in Great Casterton.

Photographers of all skill levels are very welcome to come along to see what we do and join in. We hold regular competitions judged by the members and hold photoshoots and workshops with the objective of the members enjoying taking photographs and enhancing their knowledge and skills.

Anyone interested in learning more about the Society should contact the Secretary at mailto:[email protected]

Competition results for July 2023For the first time since before Covid, the Society held one of its competitions as a Di...
24/07/2023

Competition results for July 2023
For the first time since before Covid, the Society held one of its competitions as a Digitally Projected event. 14 members submitted 56 images between them ,which were placed on the web to allow members to judge them in the comfort of their own homes and submit what in their opinion were the top 6 images.

At the meeting on the Thursday evening members reviewed all the images and explained how and when their own images were taken. Later in the evening a presentation was given on how to calibrate screens and ensure that printers are matched to produce quality prints.

In the Individual Competition Simon Curley was the winner with his image of a stag “Solo Deer” taken at Bradgate Park near Leicester.

In second place, only 2 points behind Simon, was Nigel Jolley with his image “High Speed Hunter” of a Kingfisher in flight.

In joint third place was Iain Evans with his image “Man on a Mountain” taken in Wales and Gordon Brown with his image “Pasque Flowers” taken earlier this year at Hills and Holes near Barnack.

And in fourth place was Sue West with her image “Maori Warrior” take in New Zealand

In the Group Competition the winner was Nigel Jolley with a set of natural history images.

The entries for the April competitions were excellent with a close call at the top of the winner boards. Tom Carlill and...
11/06/2023

The entries for the April competitions were excellent with a close call at the top of the winner boards. Tom Carlill and Gordon Brown shared the top spot in the Individual competition, with identical points and equal number of first places from members.

Tom’s winning image was taken at Papplewick Water Pumping Station, near Nottingham, in the underground tunnels.

Gordon’s image was taken outside a pub in London’s Soho with the head of the drinker backlit from within the pub.

In second place was St.John Burket with his image of people on a paddle board

In third place was Veronica Watson with “Reach for the Sky”

And finally, in fourth place was Julie Coles

In the Group competition. Gordon Brown just pipped Tom Carlill by one point with his Group of Street Photographs taken in London, Nottingham and Liverpool.

Tom Carlill was in second place

Iain Evans was in third place

Ian Dobson was fourth.

The Annual Portrait Competition was judged by Gary Langley who is the Exhibition Secretary at North East Midlands Photog...
11/06/2023

The Annual Portrait Competition was judged by Gary Langley who is the Exhibition Secretary at North East Midlands Photographic Federation. Gary provided a critique on each of the images which were entered.

In first place in the individual competition was Veronica Watson with her image “Here’s looking at you”

In second place was Tom Carlill with “Waiting” and “Hanging on the Telephone”

In third place was Ian Evans with his image of “Butter would not melt”

In fourth pace was Dave Hodson with his image “King Henry”

FEBRUARY 2023 COMPETITION WINNERSThe topic for the February competition was Bridges and one of our local bridges at Harr...
20/02/2023

FEBRUARY 2023 COMPETITION WINNERS

The topic for the February competition was Bridges and one of our local bridges at Harringworth was centre of attention.

Gordon Brown took first place in the Individual category with his drone image taken just before sunset showing the shadows of the arches and the full length of the bridge at Harringworth. The members judged it as a clear winner.

In second equal place were Veronica Watson and Sue West. Veronica’s image was a carefully crafted photo of a bridge with the rays of the setting sun streaming through the pillars on the bridge and are clearly seen on the river.

Sue West’s image of a bridge over a river leads the eye towards the hills and in a similar way the winding river draws the eyes to the mountains in the distance.

In third place was Iain Evans with his image of the majestic Pont de Normandie over the River Seine near Honfluer. The leading line of the bridge deck leads the eye to the far shore and the vertical columns help to show the bulk of the bridge.

In fourth place was Tom Carlill with his image taken in Chicago and true to the brief his images shows two bridges in line with the plural of the topic.

The Group Competition was won by Veronica Watson with her group of images from around Northamtonshire, proving that you can create beautiful images on your doorstep.

It’s the November meeting of the SRPS on Thursday at 8pm. If you are interested in the society then pop in or drop us a ...
13/11/2021

It’s the November meeting of the SRPS on Thursday at 8pm. If you are interested in the society then pop in or drop us a message. The competition theme is ‘Seasons - Summer’.

Here are the winners from last months ‘Landscapes’ competition. We also had some excellent guidance on story telling in landscape talks.

1st Individual was Veronica Watson - Eileen Donna Castle
2nd David Baxter - Criccieth castle and town
3rd David Hodson - Canadian Rockies
4th Tom Carlill - Whitby sunrise

The next meeting of the SRPS is on Thursday21st October, 8pm at Casterton Village hall. This months competition is Lands...
16/10/2021

The next meeting of the SRPS is on Thursday21st October, 8pm at Casterton Village hall. This months competition is Landscapes and will be judged by Richard Houghton. Feel free to come along and watch or get in touch if you would like more information.

Last's months competition was portraits. A selection of images fro the competition are shown below. Veronica Watson was 1st in Individual and 2nd in the group competition. David Hodson Was 1st in the group and 2nd in the Individual. Tom Carlill was 4th in the individual and joint 3rd in the group with Sue West, who also came 3rd in the individual.

11/09/2021

The SRPS are meeting in person again!

Our next meeting is on Thursday 16th September at 8pm at Great Casterton Village hall (opposite the crown pub).

The competition with be portraits with a visiting judge.

If you are interested in coming and see what it’s all about then please get in touch by sending a message in Facebook or emailing [email protected]

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