| Themes and Outings – 2025 | |||
| Meetings | Theme for month | Outings and Workshops | Dates |
| Jan | Repetition | ||
| Feb | Multiple Exposure | Workshop & Outing | Monday 3rd February |
| Mar | Negative Space | ||
| Apr | Long Exposure | Workshop & Outing | Time and Venue – TBA |
| May | Pet Portrait | ||
| Jun | High Contrast Mono | Workshop | |
| Jul | Nightscapes | Workshop & Outing | |
| Aug | Churches & Graveyards | Outing | |
| Sep | B&W Street | Workshop & Outing | |
| Oct | Backlit | Workshop | |
| Nov | S/S of Yesteryear | ||
| December | Year-end dinner | ||
Repetition – use of recurring elements to create visual interest or intrigue.
Multiple Exposure – multiple images used together to create a new photograph either in camera or using image manipulation application (e.g.Photoshop)
NightScape – a photograph taken at night – could be landscape, sky or city or a combination.
Negative space – using or creating empty “space” as the major design element within the image to create contrast, emphasise the subject or evoke emotion.
Long Exposure – leaving the shutter open for a long time to capture the effect of time passing, create a sense of motion or reveal more detail.
High Contrast Mono – using a high degree of contrast to create a highlights and shadows
Pet Portrait – capturing the personality, beauty or love of a pet to create a striking image
Churches and Graveyards – Please remember to be respectful, avoid walking on graves, obscure the names on headstones, never photograph other visitors.
B & W Street – Monochrome image capturing the human condition in a public space.
Backlit – placing, or capturing, the subject with the main light source behind them.
Signs and Symbols of Yesteryear – Using nostalgic articles, items or special effects to evoke memories of a past time or place.
Picture of the Year – Any image previously submitted between October 2024 and September 2025 will be eligible.