Angie Cottis writes: Great evening on Monday with Adrian Harris and Miranda Wood, very varied and interesting, from light painting incorporating dance, to taking a picture of a tractor (sounds a bit dull, but certainly was not) and taking photos on a "pole". Very clever and definitely room for thought.

Message from Dave Smithson:- There was talk about the glass plate process and I spotted this in the NT What's On - At Arlington Court (EX31 4LP) Wet plate photography workshops, Sat 25 Apr & 16 May, 10.00 > 16.00. Join local photographer Stephen Raff for a workshop on how to take photographs the old fashioned way. Using traditional techniques you'll be able to produce glass plate photographs to take home. Price £150.  To book 0844 249 1895 or https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wet-plate-photography-workshop-tickets-65507644127

It's worth reminding visitors of a few more events taking place in the bay in May, for example Brixham Pirate Festival will be a 2 day event on May 2nd & 3rd (this is not the bank holiday weekend) visit https://brixhampirates.com/ and a few days later Brixham will be commemorating the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Fri 8th (Bank Holiday), 9th & 10th with a full programme of events in the town, many free. See https://www.brixhamfuture.co.uk/back-to-the-40s-once-more/ for the full programme of events

As a reminder, on Monday we look forward to Jo Bradford and Smart Phone Smart Photography.  I believe this is part two.  Jo came last year and did part one, which I unfortunately missed. See you all on Monday. Angie Cottis

Oh dear it has happened again, our judge didn't turn up, but he did give a few hours notice and the ever hard working Stuart Chapman stepped in to read out David Clapp's comments, not an easy job, so well done Stuart. Well done to all the winners. As usual there were some great pictures. For anyone who is interested in the DPIC event held in the Corn Exchange in Exeter last Sunday the results can be viewed at http://www.wcpf.org.uk/pages/dpic-2020.php.  Over 50 clubs entered and Paignton came 36th, much the same as last year. Well done Tony Matthews for scoring 13 points on three photos. The maximum that can be scored is 15. On Monday we have "Shots in the Dark" with Adrian Harris and Miranda Woods (hopefully). See you all on Monday. Angie Cottis

Mifsuds have contacted us with an offer of 10% discount off their existing new and used stock. If you have any inquiries or questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch and we will do our best to help and if you could share this offer with any club members etc. that would be appreciated. All the best, Matt @ Mifsud. For more information visit www.mifsuds.com or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Mifsuds is located at Mifsuds Photographic Ltd 27-29 Bolton Street, Brixham, Devon TQ5 9BZ. Opening Times are Monday to Saturday: 9am – 4pm, On the first Sunday of the month only they are also open from 10am – 1pm,

What a great evening we had on Monday with David Snowden. It was good to see something a bit different, enjoyed it immensely, hope you all did too.  The combination of photos and videos was great.

On Monday we have David Clapp judging our 'Dusk to Dawn' competition.  Also, don't forget it is the last day for entering our Open Competition, which is a print competition.  So don't forget to bring your prints along and also send a copy to our Photo Entry site.

As you can see I have attached a copy of E-news.  It is sent to me regularly, so I thought I would send it on.  Hope you find it interesting. See you all on Monday

Angie Cottis