Learn, Share & Inspire
Learn, Share & Inspire
About the Aperture Photography Group
There are lots of camera clubs around, but we care less about the camera you want to use, more about the great photographs you want to make.
We see ourselves as a group of like-minded photographers, passionate about capturing the precious moments of life through pictures.
We are all on a photographic journey, eager to make progress and enjoy photographing the world about us; our cameras and our computers are just tools to help us on our way.
"Photography is not a competition, that's why the only person you will compete with at the APG is yourself."
APG Live
Our fortnightly meetings in Long Buckby are where we share our photos, or look at the work of professional image makers, either through talks by guest speakers or discussions about the work of some of the great photographers of all time. There is always a friendly vibe in the room and chance to chat with friends.
APG Online
We never stop learning and with the APG, every day is a school day. Well almost! Each month we have two online sessions to learn about post processing our photographs and to understand why and how images work. The sessions are interactive and run by the more experienced members of the group.
Outings & Workshops
Practice, practice, practice. Not all of us are blessed with natural talent, so practicing photography on our outings or at our multi-day workshops is a great way to get out and make new work. Experienced members of the group will be on hand to guide you and work alongside you.
Learning with APG
For those members who want more help on their photographic journey, we will be running a series of camera skills workshops and three members will become the Class of 2025 in this year's mentoring programme, where the students join two experienced APG members on a year long improvement programme.
TALKING PICTURES
Our next monthly discussion session will be on Monday 21st April at 8pm.
In this Talking Pictures session we are going to look at landscape photography and consider why and how some images really have impact and drama.
APG 'Live' Meeting
Our next meeting will be on Thursday 24th April 2025 at 8pm.
Tonight, we welcome a special guest speaker, Stan Farrow, a photographer from Scotland who earned a Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society for his creative imagery. He will share some his work and explain how it was created.
Monday Livestream
Our next monthly Livestream session will be on Monday 5th May at the earlier time of 7:30pm.
Tonight we continue our new series exploring how Adobe Photoshop can be used to enhance photographs. This session will see Steve Townsend discuss adding and removing content using: Cloning and Healing Tools
Content Aware Generative Fill, Cropping and canvas extension.
Top 3 of 2024 Photo assignment
Our biggest photo assignment of the year is the 'Top 3'. This one features our members' three favourite images from 2024 - Enjoy!
Multiple Exposure Photo assignment
We have regular photo assignments throughout the year, here are the images from our last one: 'Multiple Exposure'...