- Portrait
- Tessa Bramall
“I sort of became hooked on nature photography when a giraffe I was pointing my camera at turned around and looked at me and I took the picture and felt a connection.
Holidays with my children focused around nature and together we took many pictures of different birds, mammals and insects, learning and observing their characteristics and the environment in which they lived.
We joined the society many years ago and started entering competitions, readily accepting advice and guidance and we progressed after listening to many a talk and judges comments.
More recently I have been drawn to the sea and learnt more about long exposure minimalistic seascape photography using filters.
Below is my Gallery of my more sucessful images
- Peter Owen
I have taken photographs since the age of 11 and joined Stafford Photographic Society following my retirement in 2018. I enjoy all aspects of the Society and find it to be a friendly, inclusive and enjoyable outlet For my photography. I am a member of the Society’s Committee and undertake the role of PDI coordinator.
I enjoy the majority of photography genre’s and currently shoot with a Canon DSLR and a Leica compact camera.
Below is a gallery containing a selection of my images.
- Noel Bennett
Past president 3 years.
I was one of ‘the young ones’ when I joined SPS back in 2005, that’s 17 years ago!!
I’ve seen a lot of changes over the years and a lot of people come and go.
The society has helped my photography come alive and lift my aspirations to a whole new level.
If you are as lucky as I was it could well turn your interest into a passion, and valued friendships will naturally follow.Main interests include landscape, creative, mono and portrait.
Below is my gallery containing a selection of images.
- Brian Dicks DPAGB
I have been a member of the Society since 2007, after taking early retirement from my job as a lecturer in Graphic Design.
I have served on the committee for several years as PDI Competitions Coordinator, Vice President, President and currently External Competitions Coordinator.
I enjoy all aspects of photography, but specialise in none.
I currently use Olympus micro four thirds camera and lenses.
Below is my gallery containing a selection of my higher scoring images.
- Graham Argent DPAGB
Photography has been a lifelong interest and proved to be a perfect counter-balance to a demanding working life as a Senior NHS Healthcare Executive.
I started to take my photography more seriously around 2002, initially joining Stafford Camera Club as a ‘beginner’. Over successive seasons, I progressed into the Advanced section and gained the Credit Award of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain in 2009.
I transferred to Stafford Photographic Society in 2018 to advance my photography and in April 2022, I gained a Distinction Award, from the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain
Whilst I am known for my portraiture, I equally enjoy sports and landscape photography
I am a keen advocate of supporting anyone who want to develop their photography skills
I am currently using the mirrorless Canon EOS R6 body with a range of Canon lenses (10-22, 24-105, 70-300 and 50 mm)
Below is my gallery containing a selection of images
- Dave Tucker EFIAP/p, DPAGB, CPAGB, BPE3
I enjoy helping others who want to improve their photographic skills. And, on that point, I firmly believe being a member of a good club helps improve your photographic ability and pleasure in seeing your images come to life.
Personally, I still like to take part in photographic competitions from club level right up to international level and, I’m pleased to say, with some success, having gained my EFIAP/platinum, DPAGB, CPAGB and BPE3* distinctions. I am also a PAGB listed judge as well as being an MCPF recognised A-listed judge. On the camera front, I have recently ‘gone mirrorless’ and use both a Canon R5 and R6 camera along with a range RF lenses and love taking an image from button pressing through to print.
I am also an affiliate for ON1 RAW photo editing software which we use for all our photo editing on images.
More details about me can be found on my website at:
Below is my gallery containing a selection of images.
- Howard Bagshaw ARPS MPAGB FIPF
I started taking photographs as a teenager and joined SPS in 1990. I’ve been on the committee for much of that time, sometimes as Secretary or President, but mostly ‘dogsbody’. Though I enjoy most genres of photography, I have concentrated in the past 15 years on Audio Visual (AV). Through this interest, Carole and I have made many AV friends, and travelled, around the world, sometimes lecturing, sometimes judging international AV competitions. I am a PAGB AV judge and have been on distinction assessment panels for the PAGB and RPS. I was honoured to recently be awarded a Fellowship of the Irish Photographic Federation for my AV work. I’ve accumulated far too much photographic kit, but mainly use my iPhone and Olympus MFT systems.
Below is my gallery containing a selection of images.
- Miles Caven
Like many others of a certain age, I became interested in photography in my early teens.
Not much pocket money ,so film developing and contact printing was my starting point. A home made enlarger was a huge step forward for me. The tales I could tell, but not here.
Now much older, I am a committed Sony user, Sony A7c Body.
With Sony FE 20mm G, Sony 50mm f 1.8, Sony FE 24-105 G f4 and Sony FE f5.6 – 6.3 200-600 G lenses.
I have no formal qualifications and am entirely self taught using pc, Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop CC . For printing I use a Canon 9000 Pro A3+ plus printer.
My subject range is general, with no specialist genre.
A member of SPS for a good number of years and still enjoying photography.
Below is my gallery containing a selection of images.
- Derek Gair
I was a teenager when I first got interested in taking photos and bought my first decent camera, a Zorki 4 in 1968 when I was 17. In my early 20’s I was asked to take wedding photos of a deaf & dumb couple who could not afford a professional. I was 30 when I went to live in Zimbabwe for a few years and took wedding photos for two work colleagues, one of those was traditional African wedding and a truly jaw dropping experience. During almost all of the many years since I have been asked to take many weddings, birthdays, christenings, people and organisations anniversaries, as well as other events. For example, this year I took five school events (I now have an advanced DBS Certificate – paid for by a school) This included my 3rd visit to Victoria Hall to take award photographs and 3 proms. All I request if I don’t know the people asking is a small donation to one of the two charities close to my heart.
I do enjoy going to the photo club meetings, chatting with members and seeing some amazing photographs even though my photos would be classified as ‘Picture post cards’ by a judge rather than competition photos. I am now retired and trying to get more into nature photography. I have also had studio lights for many years. I’m a Canon man, shoot in RAW and use canon free editing software and tweak in photoshop elements.
Below is my gallery containing a selection of images.
- Judi Dicks DPAGB APBE
I joined Stafford Photographic Society in 2007 having taken voluntary redundancy from my job as Customer Service Manager at the Co-operative bank, looking for new challenge. I soon got hooked and started entering competitions, both internal and external, and took on the role of External Competitions Co-ordinator on behalf of the society. I have learnt so much from the society and it’s members, helping me to obtain an ARPS – Associate member of the Royal Photographic Society. A DPAG distinction award from the Photographic Alliance of great Britain and an Associate of the British Photographic Exhibitions – APBE I particularly enjoy coastal scenery, urban landscape, street and candid photography along with garden and plant photography – basically I enjoy being outside so not keen on shooting in a studios, I also enjoy my sleep too much to catch the early morning landscapes. I currently us an Olympus micro four thirds camera and lenses
Below in my gallery containing a selection of images.
- Michelle Sanderson CPAGB
I’ve been into photography for 6 years and is my main hobby. My favourite subjects to photograph are dogs, landscapes and macro. I take most of my pictures on my Huawei P40 pro mobile phone and use apps on my iPad to edit them. I currently own a Sony A77 DSLR and mainly use this for macro and some dog portraits. Recently I was given a CPAGB for Photographic Merit.
Below in my gallery containing a selection of images.