Programme
There is no membership fee to attend YMG meetings.
Each full-day event costs £20.00 and that includes a buffet lunch and refreshments.
Meetings start at 10:00 and finish at about 16:00.
You can attend as many or as few of our meetings as you like, but....
You must book a place to attend one of our meetings
Please book at least 5 days in advance so that we can plan the seating and buffet.
Please note - meetings are not held in June, July and August.
8 September 2024
Ian Daisley - The Peak District in Black & White
Ian’s love of black and white photography is illustrated in this presentation of the Peak District. Seeing the landscape in black and white gives us a different perspective; it also allows us to develop interesting images using shapes and patterns in the world around us.
This is a digital presentation showing digital and film images, which includes some explanations and demonstrations of methods used to process his RAW files to black & white. Ian uses Capture One Pro for all his RAW file workflow.
13 October 2024
John Gill - 'After the Coal Dust'
10 November 2024
Valerie Mather - 'Creative Monochrome'
see one of Valerie's images here
8 December 2024
Our annual self-entertainment day
12 January 2025
Christine Widdall FBPE, MPAGB, EFIAP, APAGB, HonLCPU
Christine is back to tell us all about AI. She explains her talk as follows: -
In the first half, I’m going to explore what AI is, how it works, what it can do.
I’m going to ask you all to be AI machines in a brief practical session.
I’m going to talk about rabbits. I like rabbits.
We'll take a look at how AI is being integrated into our software.
I’m going to ask more questions than I can answer and hopefully create some topics for discussion.
In the second half, I’m going to explore what we are likely to be allowed to use in club photography.
Whether AI can be detected and policed.
How original is AI artwork?
Copyright and ownership issues.
What use is it, if not in our photography, including a few of my AI art images.And where it’s going.
February 2025 - May 2025 to be confirmed
14 September 2025
Leigh Preston FRPS, EFIAP, MPAGB
Leigh is back with us. No introduction necessary!