LANARK CAMERA CLUB
SYLLABUS SESSION 2025 - 2026
2025
September
9th Opening Night. Registration and introduction to Syllabus.
16th Members Q & A on cameras (Not Image Processing) What are you struggling with at the moment. - JPEG or
Raw (What do you shoot and why). Draw for ‘Lucky Dip’ Theme and Team Draw for Team Project.
23rd Discussion on Composition and Aspect Ratios.
30th Hand-in for 1st PDI Competition. Exposure Triangle - Will Peat. ‘Work the Opportunity’ Bob Arnott and Will Peat.
October
7th Speaker – ‘Landscape and Wee Beasties’ Chris Bonnington.
14th Members Images ‘Your best five this year’.
21st First PDI Competition - Judge – David Ferguson.
29th Practical Night ‘On Camera Flash’.
November
4th Hand-in for 1st Print Competition. ‘Night Photography’ Discussion and Practical.
21st Theme – ‘Architecture’. Present up to five images and discuss your approach and method.
18th View GDPU Digital Portfolio 2025.
25th Speaker – ‘Documentary Photography’ – Cammy Scott.
December
2nd First Print Competition – Judge - Ken Lindsay.
9th Studio Portraiture.
16th Hand-in for 2nd PDI Competition.‘End of Term Exam’.
No meetings 23rd and 30th December 2025.
2026
January
6th Speaker - ‘My Trip to Kenya’ - Gavin Forrest.
13th View Part 1 of SPF Portfolio 2025.
20th Second PDI Competition – Judge – Gordon Scott.
27th Hand-in for 2nd Print Competition - Video Tutorials.
February
3rd View Part 2 of SPF Portfolio 2025.
10th Theme ‘Lucky Dip’.
17th Second Print Competition – Judge - George Robertson.
24th Hand-in for Annual PDI Competition – Video Tutorials.
March
3rd Team Project presentations. - Your efforts will be judged in house by your peers.
10th Theme - Natural Light Portraiture.
17th Annual PDI Competition – Judge – Libby Smith.
24th Hand-in for Annual Print Competition. ‘Presentation’ Images by Will Peat.
31st General Discussion Night.
April
7th TBA
14th Annual Print Competition – Judge – Cammy Scott.
21st Selection of entries for GDPU and SPF Portfolios.
28th Annual General Meeting.
May
5th Annual Dinner.
SYLLABUS SESSION 2025 - 2026
2025
September
9th Opening Night. Registration and introduction to Syllabus.
16th Members Q & A on cameras (Not Image Processing) What are you struggling with at the moment. - JPEG or
Raw (What do you shoot and why). Draw for ‘Lucky Dip’ Theme and Team Draw for Team Project.
23rd Discussion on Composition and Aspect Ratios.
30th Hand-in for 1st PDI Competition. Exposure Triangle - Will Peat. ‘Work the Opportunity’ Bob Arnott and Will Peat.
October
7th Speaker – ‘Landscape and Wee Beasties’ Chris Bonnington.
14th Members Images ‘Your best five this year’.
21st First PDI Competition - Judge – David Ferguson.
29th Practical Night ‘On Camera Flash’.
November
4th Hand-in for 1st Print Competition. ‘Night Photography’ Discussion and Practical.
21st Theme – ‘Architecture’. Present up to five images and discuss your approach and method.
18th View GDPU Digital Portfolio 2025.
25th Speaker – ‘Documentary Photography’ – Cammy Scott.
December
2nd First Print Competition – Judge - Ken Lindsay.
9th Studio Portraiture.
16th Hand-in for 2nd PDI Competition.‘End of Term Exam’.
No meetings 23rd and 30th December 2025.
2026
January
6th Speaker - ‘My Trip to Kenya’ - Gavin Forrest.
13th View Part 1 of SPF Portfolio 2025.
20th Second PDI Competition – Judge – Gordon Scott.
27th Hand-in for 2nd Print Competition - Video Tutorials.
February
3rd View Part 2 of SPF Portfolio 2025.
10th Theme ‘Lucky Dip’.
17th Second Print Competition – Judge - George Robertson.
24th Hand-in for Annual PDI Competition – Video Tutorials.
March
3rd Team Project presentations. - Your efforts will be judged in house by your peers.
10th Theme - Natural Light Portraiture.
17th Annual PDI Competition – Judge – Libby Smith.
24th Hand-in for Annual Print Competition. ‘Presentation’ Images by Will Peat.
31st General Discussion Night.
April
7th TBA
14th Annual Print Competition – Judge – Cammy Scott.
21st Selection of entries for GDPU and SPF Portfolios.
28th Annual General Meeting.
May
5th Annual Dinner.
