Jul
19
7:30 PM19:30

SUMMER EVENT : WINE TASTING

Martin Creedy’s wine tasting has become a wonderful EHHPS summer fixture and we are delighted that he has offered to hold a further one this year.

Martin writes:

Wine Tasting 2025

Return to the Rhône

Way back in 2011 I hosted my very first Wine Tasting for the EHHPS summer season. I started with my favourite wine region - The Rhône Valley - so, for my 14th wine tasting I have decided to revisit the Rhône. 

In those 14 years I have a new set of favourite Rhône wines to share and hopefully some new favourites for you as well.

Date: Saturday 19th July

Time: 7:30pm

Cost: £30

There will of course be a stunning selection of cheeses and sourdough bread 🙂

Please let Martin know by 7th July if you would like to attend

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Jul
21
12:30 PM12:30

SUMMER EVENT : LAVENDER FIELDS

Hitchin Lavender fields

As well as the lovely lavender fields, which should be at their best, there happens to be a fabulous cafe that serves a nice lunch and a number of rather gorgeous cakes at tea time. Ticket price is not yet announced for late July, but will probably be around £15. Some of us will be going in time for lunch, making a long day of it as the fields are at their most photogenic in the early evening (and less crowded too). Again, we will be driving in at least 2 cars, so if you think 1pm to possibly 8pm is too long a day, there will probably be flexibility to have a carload going for a shorter time span. Please email Annie if you are interested.

We’ll be leaving Ealing at about 12.30pm 

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Aug
16
1:00 PM13:00

SUMMER EVENT : BARBECUE

Hosted this year by Kristin and Paul, this is a welcome opportunity to kick back in the summer sun (here’s hoping!) with fellow members.

It would be appreciated if you are able to bring a dish (let Kristin know what, so we don’t get lots of the same thing).

Please also bring whatever you plan to drink.

Cost will be £15 per person towards BBQ items.

Please let Kristin or Paul know if you will be attending.

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Sep
11
8:00 PM20:00

TALK: CAROLINE PREECE | "Street Photography"

Welcome back from the summer break and a warm EHHPS welcome to Caroline Preece who will set us up for the new season with her inspiring talk on street photography.

Street Photography - How to feel the fear, do it anyway, and get great images

Caroline writes:

People have often said to me that they really like my street photography, but then the next words which follow are something along the lines of I am not brave enough to do it myself. What they don’t realise is that I am not brave and I still get butterflies…..and this is normal. Many top street photographers still have nerves. 

In this talk I hope to take you on a journey which will look at what street photography is; what makes a great street image; some simple technical stuff on how to capture and produce your street images; and some thoughts on style. I will also talk about confidence and share techniques and tools which will help you manage your nerves and enable you to go out and get great street images.

Biog:

My mother is a photographer and I grew up looking at work by the likes of Henri Cartier Bresson, Ansel Adams and Michael Kenna. It took the breakdown of a relationship for me to pick up a camera properly however.

My main area of focus is street photography but I also take some seascapes and landscapes. My early influences, in particular Kenna‘s minimalism and simplicity, often show through in my work.

I am drawn to human elements, chance occurrences, captured moments, emotions, stories (real and make believe), and the surreal; but balance is important and I also enjoy escaping into the natural world and exploring it with my camera. This gives me space to breathe and and a sense of calm, tranquility and peace.

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Jul
7
1:30 PM13:30

SUMMER EVENT : MARLOW

An afternoon of photographing one of England's prettiest riverside market towns, afternoon tea, perhaps a bit of shopping on the side, and probably finishing with a drink/meal. We will be driving there in at least two cars, so getting a lift with someone should be easy.

We’ll be leaving Ealing at 1.30pm

Dinner will be at The Oarsman at 6.30pm

Please email Annie if you would like to go.

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Jun
12
8:00 PM20:00

AGM and TROPHIES ANNOUNCED

The final event in the EHHPS calendar with the Annual General Meeting and the inauguration of the committee for the new season.

After the AGM, we will be announcing the winners of all the aggregate competitions held throughout the year.

There will be events scheduled across the summer, rounding up with the traditional Barbecue at which the trophies will be presented.

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May
22
8:00 PM20:00

Brentham Club Gallery PLUS “What you want from our programme”

In an evening led by Annie Hackett, we will first look across our Brentham Project at the images taken throughout the year of various activities at The Brentham Club. There will then be a discussion on our programme of events to help shape the programme for the coming year.

Annie writes:

Brentham Club Gallery: We will view images taken at the Brentham Club over the last year, and those members who are unable to contribute photos will choose their favourites to be included in what we offer for display in a gallery at the Brentham Club. This is a way of allowing everyone to feel involved and also to make the ‘judging’ fair. We hope you enjoy it.

There are two repositories on the Photo Entry system:

Brentham images taken in 2025:

  • You can enter a maximum of 8 photos in total, and please additionally restrict yourself to a maximum of 4 from any one activity/event. Please be prepared to talk briefly about your photos, in particular any learning points if you were working outside your usual comfort zone. Events in this section include Darts, Bridge, Tina Turner, Derek Nash, Football, Bowls, and May Day.

  • Best previously shown Brentham photos:

    Please re-enter your best photos from those already shared at our session in January. In this section there is a limit of 4 photos per photographer and please additionally restrict yourself to a maximum of 2 per event. We will not be discussing these images, just showing them again to select the best ones. Events in this section include Tennis, Snooker, Streetfood Night, Abba, Silent Disco, Fireworks Night.

Discussion: “What you want from the society’s programme”: This is your chance to contribute to our programme of events. Have we got the balance right between competitions, ‘show and share’ nights, talks, practicals, outings etc? Could we do some of our sessions in a different way? Is there a new type of activity we could introduce? 

Please come with your thoughts and share them with us.

We’ll take forward your suggestions to the committee and the AGM (12th June). Please also feel free to email the committee if you wish to make suggestions ahead of this.

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May
11
5:00 PM17:00

PHOTOWALK : SOUTH EALING CEMETERY

The Trustees of Ealing Parks Foundation are looking for images of the South Ealing Cemetery. Previously described as a “decaying Victorian churchyard with Gothic chapels and overgrown vegetation” the cemetery has been subject to significant renovation. We are therefore organising a photowalk on 11th May, starting at 17:00 meeting under the clock.

Please contact Kristin if you are interested.

Transport: It’s on the 65 bus route and South Ealing Station is nearby.

Limited parking available on the street.

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May
8
8:00 PM20:00

SOCIAL : PICCADILLY CIRCUS AND BRASSERIE ZEDEL

Please note: Our 3-way competition with Tring & District Camera Club is no longer happening but is planned for 2026.

Tonight will, instead, provide a great opportunity for a late spring, hoping-for-summer social event of dinner at Brasserie Zédel with photo opportunities before and/or after around Piccadilly Circus. The restaurant can cater for various requirements and there is a lift from street level to the restaurant.

Brasserie Zédel is a wonderful Art Deco Parisian-style brasserie in the heart of Piccadilly Circus. In the basement of what was once The Regent Palace Hotel, built by T Lyons & Co. Ltd, it was designed in the Beaux Arts style by Messrs. Henry Tanner, F.R.I.B.A, F.J. Wills and W.J. Ancell.

Please let Kristin know in advance if you would like to attend so we can organise the appropriately-sized restaurant booking and co-ordinate on travel.

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May
1
8:00 PM20:00

COMPETITION: PANEL OF PRINTS

Though this has traditionally been a prints only competition, we now accept either print or PDI images.

A panel is a set of images with a common theme, link or story which will be judged and assessed as a whole not as individual images. 

There will be two competitions on the night. Authors to choose either:

Panel of Prints:  

  • Up to two panels of 3 prints per Author

  • Individual images should be mounted on boards no larger than 40cm x 50cm. If several images are submitted on one board it is recommended that individual prints should be a minimum of 20cm (8 inches) along one side.

 Panel of PDIs:

  •  Up to two panels of 3 PDIs per author.

  • Each panel must consist of three PDI images plus a composite PDI showing the arrangement of the images.

Submissions for PDI entries should be made in the normal way via Photoentry under 2024/2025 Ad-hoc submissions and competitions. 

The deadline for PDI entries is 23:59 on Tuesday 29th April.

Prints to be submitted on the night.

Judge: Kevin Day

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Apr
3
8:00 PM20:00

Review: Chilterns 100

The Chilterns Hundred Members Exhibition took place on 23rd March as part of the CACC Championships day.

This evening we will review, discuss and critique images submitted by EHHPS members, and also some of the outstanding images from the competition.

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Mar
20
8:00 PM20:00

TALK : JOHN HUMPHREY "Creative and Experimental Photography"

From abstract to macro, John is well known for creativity in his photography, and this evening he will show some of the techniques he uses.

John writes:

Photographers often experience the equivalent of ‘writers block’ where no new ideas come to mind and our photographs are record shots rather than demonstrations of our creativity and artistry. This presentation introduces ideas and techniques designed to reawaken creativity and convert our pictures into personal artworks.

 John’s techniques are the subject of his workshops and presentations for the Royal Photographic Society, and his book Creative and Experimental Photography.

Biog:

John specialises in art and macro photography. He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and presents RPS workshops on Creative Art Photography, Macro Photography, and Advanced Photoshop. He has a professional background in the management of mental health and runs workshops that use photography as an aid to mental wellbeing and personal resilience.

 His work has been in many exhibitions including the International Print and Projected Image Exhibitions of the RPS and the London Salon Annual Exhibitions. His books ‘Close-up and Macro Photography’ and ‘Creative and Experimental Photography’ are published by the Crowood Press.

 Examples of John’s work can be viewed on his website www.johnhumphrey.co.uk

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Mar
13
8:00 PM20:00

COMPETITION: DELL & PIETRUSKI

Traditionally this has been an all Print competition. However, given the shift of some authors away from Print, we now have:

Print Dell (Mono)
Print Pietruski (Colour)

and

PDI Dell (Mono)
PDI Pietruski (Colour)

Authors may choose to enter one Dell and one Pietruski competition in either Print or PDI but not both. A maximum of 4 images per author on the night, with a maximum of 3 in a given category.

Trophies will be awarded.

Judge: Peter Cox

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Mar
10
8:00 PM20:00

INTER-CLUB COMPETITION: MATCH-A-DIGI at Pinner

Fast and furious, and with heckling the judge absolutely encouraged, this inter-club competition is a firm favourite in the calendar.

This year hosted by Pinner, and featuring Field End as well as ourselves.

Each club takes their own projector and a screen. The principle is to compete with an image that as closely as possible matches the first slide in the round. Points are given for the closest match and also for the quality of the image if it is deemed to match.

Time: 8.00 pm

Venue: Fairfield Church, Windsor Close, Northwood Hills, HA6 1PD

If any members would like to share transport, please contact Kristin or Paul

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Feb
13
8:00 PM20:00

TALK | STEVE BRABNER "The Stories Behind my Favourite Images"

A warm welcome to Steve Brabner who writes:

I have been making creative images for over 40 years but few make it to my personal Hall of Fame. They were not usually the result of being at the right place at the right time, but emerged from a germ of an idea, a heap of exposures and long periods of experimentation and reflection. I will tell the stories behind a dozen or so unique images taken at home and abroad. How they evolved, and related images that they spawned along the way.

Biog:

I bought my first SLR for a visit to Hong Kong in the 1970s. After joining Harrow Camera Club my knowledge of composition and camera controls developed into colour print-making. Moving to Amersham in 1983 I joined the Amersham Photographic Society where I have been a member (and past Chairman) ever since. An engineer by training and career, photography is, for me, the perfect combination of technical and aesthetic skills. Working in the USA for four years in the 1990s I learnt Photoshop, often visited Adobe in San Jose and experienced the exciting bow-wave of the digital revolution. Suddenly I had an unlimited toolbox to manipulate images and be creative. On my return to Amersham, I formed a Digital Group which I led for 20 years. My frustration with look-alike club photography slowly grew and I created The Amersham Beyond Group in 2019 to encourage experimentation and photo art. Despite success in competition I have avoided the traditional pursuit of photographic distinctions and gone my own way with visually distinctive images and creative digital techniques which I continue to offer in talks to interested groups.

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Jan
30
8:00 PM20:00

SHOW N' SHARE "TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED" plus THE BRENTHAM CLUB PROJECT SO FAR...

This time we are having a theme for half the evening; a sort of informal set subject which will be “Tales of the Unexpected”. Do think outside the box, push the envelope of believability and access the quirky! This is a chance to revel in the bizarre!

For this evening, please upload your images via PhotoEntry.

There will be a judge and constructive feedback given on your images (which can be work in progress) but there will be no scores awarded and the competition will not form part of the year’s aggregate.

For the second part of the evening, we will review the images taken by members at various events as part of The Brentham Club project.

There’ll be a follow-up evening in May looking at the The Brentham Club Project across the year’s events.

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Jan
16
8:00 PM20:00

EVENT | TWO THINGS....

Tips and techniques shared by members to enable you to get the best out of your images.

We can usually cover a couple of areas in an evening so, if you have a particular thing you would like to show and/or get advice about, then let us know so we can set up someone to help.

Amanda will be on hand and we’ll also be looking at images for potential entry into the Intimate Scapes inter-club competition which is held in February hosted on Zoom by Tring & District Camera Club.

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Dec
12
8:00 PM20:00

CHRISTMAS SOCIAL : CÔTE, EALING

The now traditional seasonal get-together for members and their guests and always a great occasion.

We’ll need to know your Menu choices in advance and also if you have any dietary requirements.

The cost will be £46 which is calculated as the fixed price for the 3-course meal of £39.95* plus 15% Service. This year we will be collecting this in advance so that, on the night, the only thing payable will be the drinks.  (As usual, you’ll be responsible for settling the bill for your own drinks.)

The menu is here. Please could you let Kristin know you will be attending.

*+£6 (including service) if you order the steak which is an extra £5

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