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: Livestream (where we learn about post processing our photographs) and Talking Pictures (where we discuss why and how images work). The sessions are interactive and run by the more experienced members
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.
Camera Skills Workshop
Our second camera skills workshop of 2025 will take place on Wednesday 16th July at the National Memorial Arboretum. This time we will be building on what we learned at our recent 'Manual Exposure Workshop' and this time we will explore the 'Metering' options available on our camera and find out what the do.
APG 'Live' Meeting
Our APG Live Meeting on Thursday 17th July 2025.
will feature a talk by guest speaker Justin Minns. Justin is the author of the book 'Photographing East Anglia', so we are looking forward to seeing his images from that part of our country.
Talking Pictures
Our next monthly discussion session will be on Monday 28th July at 8pm.
In this Talking Pictures session we will take an in-depth look at some of the images that were submitted by our members for the 'Connect 5' photo assignment.
Monday Livestream
Our next monthly Livestream session will be on Monday 11th August at 7:30pm.
Tonight we continue our new series exploring how Adobe Photoshop can be used to enhance photographs. in this session we will show some practical demonstrations which include the tools and techniques discussed in previous sessions.
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!