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MCPF Photofolio 2008

Fentham member Richard Brown FRPS had his picture 'Gower Ponies' selected in the projected digital image category, to be shown as part of the Portfolio which will tour around the Midlands clubs throughout 2008-09.

Print of the Year

At the final competition of the season, judge Peter Clark FRPS EFIAP/p selected 'Amarilis' by Ken Hoare as the best print from all of the previous award winners this year.

Studio Still Life Evening 2.11.07

Two excellent shots by Dave Cooke from our first practical night of the year.

First lecture of the 2007-08 season

Our good friend and frequent visitor Peter Gennard M.FIAP, E.FIAP/p from Smethwick PS, gave us his talk "PG Tips, From Film to Digital", illustrated with his excellent black & white and colour prints. A great way to start off the new season.



Peter with a couple of prints illustrating just two of his many and varied photographic interests: portraiture and nature.

Studio Evening

One of the evenings on last season's programme saw the clubroom filled with lights, backgrounds and props for another successful practical evening of still life photography.

Club visit to the Smethwick International Exhibition 2007

This superb exhibition which has been running for about thirty years, attracts entries from all over the world.

Pat, Dave and Ken meet up with Ray Dowding, who founded Fentham PS back in 1967, at the Smethwick Exhibition.

Success in the Mid-Phot Audio Visual Competition 2007

Fentham member Richard Brown took first place at the annual Midlands AV Competition held at Braunstone near Leicester. He also won a medal for the most popular sequence with the audience for his production 'The Picasso of the Pier'.

Richard being presented with the winner's trophy by Wendy Outram, President of the Midland Counties Photographic Federation along with judges Keith Brown FRPS left, and Ken Doney LRPS.

Studio night at Lichfield

About a dozen members attended a club evening at Rob Mason's studio to photograph a delightful young model, Sam.

'Sam in Red' by Richard Brown FRPS