Princes Risborough Photographic Society
Photography Club Based in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire
Established 1964
News
News Flash!
We are open for new members!
Are you keen on taking Photos?
Why not take advantage of a taster session on offer at your local camera club – we are a friendly group so come and join us at one of our events.
Our new season 2025-26 starts in September and we meet generally every 2nd & 4th Monday of the month. Our Snappers Group – the more practical hands-on group, meet on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday morning of the month and run their program throughout the whole year.
Check-out our program below –
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You are welcome to come along to any of these event – just drop us a mail at (hello@prps.org.uk) so we can make sure we look out for you on arrival..
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5-August 26 – Snappers visit Didcot Railway Centre
The visit was on a Steam Day event, which added more photographic opportunities for us. We met in the café first to plan our day and then dispersed to combine our photographic skills and interpretation with nostalgic rides on the 2 trains running on steam. We met up...
1- July 26 – Snappers Group Preview of Images
This morning, we had a good number of members turn-up at OVF ready to preview images shot at the various events we have had so far this year.The idea was to submit three images from five of the seven events and although we didn’t have hundreds of images, we did have...
1-June 26 – The Albert Rigby Memorial Competition
This was the final competition of the season. Members were able to present their images that had been used in the seasons’ competitions as well as any new image. Meeting the challenge of judging was Patrick Seehanach. The 23 Prints were judged first and the 27...
13-April 26 – The Brian Harman ‘Action’ and Aggregate Round 5 Competition.
It was an evening of returning previous members. Rob Friel, a past Chairman, was welcomed back as the Judge for the evening and we also extended a welcome to David Flint who was a member many years ago and returned to see the current club in action. The Brian Harman...
18-March 26 – Presentation and Workshop on ‘Luminosity Masks’ by Alun Morgan
Alun was able to set up his laptop in a position that enabled his mobile to provide Internet access. He stared off with a hand out and explained his intention was to provide an insight and understanding of luminosity masks and then demonstrate their use...
4-March 26 – Presentation ‘The Photographers Input’ by Steven Parker LRPS
Steven gave us a most comprehensive and insightful talk on the “Photographers Input” at Orchard View Farm. He started by explaining that the photographer's input involves all the technical and creative decisions made to produce an image, including camera settings,...
23-February 26 – Wainwright ‘Natural History’ and Aggregate Round 4 Competitions.
The evening was well supported by members who gave a warm welcome to the Judge, Peter Cox. We also extended a welcome to a guest who joined us for the evening. The Wainwright competition was judged as 2 parts: firstly prints and then the projected images. Following...
12-January 26 – Malcolm Dodds ‘People’ and Aggregate Round 3 Competitions
Monday night was the club’s third trophy competition of the season and it was good to see an increase in the number of images submitted for this competition. Kathy Chantler, our judge for the evening, gave us her friendly and concise critique of all the images,...
10-December 25 – Final club evening 2025
Well, the “It’s a Knockout” competition was a success, with 72 entries. Thanks to all who took part. It all went swimmingly until the very end when David Gibbs our scorer for the evening, had to cast his deciding vote to choose winner and runner-up, and unfortunately,...
19-November 25 – Snappers Meeting at Orchard View Farm
What an interesting start for our meeting: very cold and a surprise snowfall. Despite the challenge thirteen members attended and were greeted with a welcoming log fire and warmth. During the meeting we viewed members images taken in the last four outings: Cotswold...
10-November 25 – Competition Evening – John Judd Creative and Aggregate Round 2
The evening was well supported by members who gave a warm welcome to the Judge, Alan Taberer. The Creative competition was judged in 2 parts: firstly, prints and then the projected images. Following the break the Aggregate was judged as an open competition. At the end...
27-October 25 – Extreme Macro Photography – Presentation by Bernard Foot
Bernard Foot gave a comprehensive presentation on “Extreme Macro” photography. He set up his equipment ready for an active demonstration later in the evening. After explaining the set-up he went on to describe the theory behind Macro, the various lenses, cameras,...
15-October 25 – Snappers visit Burnham Beeches
Nine members met up at the Eco Cafe at Burnham Beeches to photograph the autumnal colours. The weather was rather drab and damp but with a promise to improve later. Unfortunately, the foliage didn’t get the memo that we were coming over and only a few trees had...
1-October 25 – Snappers Group meet in Wendover for Light Trails
The group met at the Wendover Library carpark at the unusual time for Snappers of 6:30pm as dusk was falling. The purpose was to photograph light trail images from passing traffic. Wendover offered a number of opportunities: two mini roundabouts, the High Street and...
22-September – Laurie Stevens Landscape and Aggregate Round 1 Competitions
Last night was the first of our Competitions for the 25-26 season. We would encourage all members to get-involved in the club’s internal competitions. We can all learn so much more about photography by listening to a judge’s comments and critique of an image....
20-August 25 – Snappers at Tring Reservoir
Eight members met up at the Startops carpark somewhat disappointed with the change in weather. Unfortunately, it was cloudy and damp most of the time and the light was poor. Some members remained around the reservoirs and others took off along the canals for a...
6-August 25 – Snappers visit Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton
With the sun shining it was a great morning to visit this working steam museum and heritage railway based in the village of Quainton. The site occupies an extensive 25-acre site in the rolling countryside of Buckinghamshire. The London Railway Preservation Society,...
16-July 25 – Snappers visit Cotswold Wildlife Park
Eight intrepid members met up at the Cotswold Wildlife Park in Burford and joined the other visitors and School Groups for a challenging experience photographing the range of animals in residence. We started with the larger animals and birds at the far end of the park...
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