Events

Trip out to Buxton to take images in and around the town centre and local park. Followed by a social gathering at a local pub/cafe for a chat and a catch up.

Our first meeting of the new season. An informal evening where we will review the programme for the new season.

Time to get creative, bring your own model! We will look to explore multiple ways to light and photograph still life. An opportunity to dust off the camera. Members can work together to explore camera settings and support those less confident in photographing still life.

We’re turning the evening into a mini‑salon! Three of our members will be ready with score paddles and will attempt to score and critique your images through the eyes of an exhibition judge. Bring along as many images as you like — there’s absolutely no limit on entries.

Our first competition evening of the season. Judged by Phil Newman from Bolsover CC, this is a PDI competition with an open theme.

We'll spend this evening reviewing your images being entered into the 2027 N&EMPF Exhibition.

Pip returns to CPS with some new looks for our members to capture. This is a members only night - sorry no guests.

Paul says...'I have a lot to say and show on my abstract photography. This will include 28 tools and over 30 different styles.I will go deeper and talk about levels of creativity, the creative spiral and dealing with creative failure.Because I provide a large amount of ideas and material I will provide a summary handout …

A practical workshop evening. Please bring along props suitable for table top photography focusing on the theme of 'Remembrance'.

Our second competition evening of the season. Judge - TBC. This is a PDI competition with the theme of 'People'.

Ashley will transport you to Val D'Orcia, a Mecca for photographers in the heart of Tuscany where, since 2018, Ashley has run workshops in May, a time of dawn mists swirling around lush rolling hills where poppies bloom and cypress trees stand sentinel. Ashley also shows the historic, scenic hill-top towns of the region in …

Home leg of our annual Inter Club competition with Ilkeston 2000 CC. Judged by Richard Hall of Sheffield Photographic Society.

We will give a brief overview of Film Noir photography then take to our cameras and have a go at recreating the 40's and 50's film look. This is your chance to dress up as well!