Syllabus and Competition Schedule 2024–2025
Competition Photo Sizes to be no larger than 1600 x 1200 pixels (Per SPF guidance)
Aug 2024
| Wed 28th | New Season Opening Night. Bring along and show digital images from the closed session. (6 Max) |
Sept 2024
| Wed 04th | Member’s night. Outdoors with cameras (Weather permitting) |
| Wed 11th |
Guest Speaker: Chris Bonnington (B & W Prints) Last day to hand in entries for the monthly competition. |
| Wed 18th | Member’s night. Outdoors with cameras (Weather permitting) |
| Wed 25th | Open Competition. Judge: Ruth Hayton |
Oct 2024
| Wed 02nd | Guest Speaker: Tommy Morrison (Travel/Lifestyle Photography) |
| Wed 09th | Guest Speaker: Ian Todd (Bird Photography) |
| Wed 16th |
Photo selection for Cumnock/Ayr Interclub Battle. (+ Pick RAW image for editing night) Last day to hand in entries for Monthly competition |
| Wed 23rd | Guest Speaker: Rob Davis (Chasing Tractors. Immersive Project Photography) |
| Wed 30th | Open Competition. Judge: Robert Collie |
Nov 2024
| Wed 06th | Cumnock/Ayr Interclub Battle; 16 + 16 Image, head-to-head. |
| Wed 13th |
Member’s night. Show your EDIT results for RAW image previously issued to members; Last day to hand in entries for Monthly competition |
| Wed 20th | Member’s night. Lightroom/Photoshop techniques. Isobel Shaw |
| Wed 27th | B & W Competition. Judge: Robert Wark |
Dec 2024
| Wed 04th |
Member’s night. A talk and demonstration on image composition by Derrick Phillips Last day to hand in entries for Monthly competition |
| Wed 11th |
Guest Speaker: Mike Blair |
| Wed 18th |
Landscape Competition. Judge: Eddie Telford |
| Wed 25th |
CHRISTMAS DAY: Barrhill Centre is closed |
Jan 2025
| Wed 01st | NEW YEARS'S DAY: Barrhill Centre is closed |
| Wed 08th | Member’s night. Talk of his choice. Dane Love |
| Wed 15th |
Member’s night. Slide show, Phil Hobbs Last day to hand in entries for Monthly competition |
| Wed 22nd | Guest Speaker: Alan Vint, (Astro Photography) |
| Wed 29th | Themed Competition (People). Judge: Cameron Scott |
Feb 2025
| Wed 05th | Member’s night. Studio flash photography with model |
| Wed 12th |
Guest Speaker: Clive Watkins (Monochrome Photography) Last day to hand in entries for Monthly competition |
| Wed 19th | Member’s night. Photo selection for Interclub Irvine/Cumnock/Beith Battle |
| Wed 26th |
Annual Competition. Judge: Tracy Ross (Max 6 Images can be entered and can have been in previous club competitions.) |
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March 2025
| Tues 4th | Irvine C.C. 3 x InterClub Knockout Competition. Irvine / Cumnock / Beith. (Colin Duffy) |
| Wed 5th | Member’s night. TBA |
| Wed 12th | Member’s night. Alternative processes and interesting techniques. Ian Fraser |
| Wed 19th | Club AGM |
| Wed 26th | Season Closing Night |