The Edinburgh Photography Meetup Group

An all weather event! A chance to catch the current exhibition "Celebrating 40 Years of Scotland's Photography Collection" (free admission) in the National Portrait Gallery and then (or instead if you have already seen it!) take photos restricted to the immediate outside perimeter of the building, concentrating on shapes and textures. If wet look for the same inside! Meet in the entrance hall at 1pm. Meet afterwards at about 2.30pm onwards in The Conan Doyle Pub at the Picardy Place end of York Place.

Black and white street

Shift your settings to black and white and let’s capture some street and architecture in the New Town, Broughton and Leith Walk.

Meet outside the Scottish National Portrait Gallery on Queen Street and we will head off from there. Once we are finished we can have a drink in the Joseph Pearce at the top of the walk.

New and existing members with all levels of skill and enthusiasm welcome!

Another all weather event.

Although I have visited the museum several times, the other week I discovered parts I previously had not know existed. So this might be an opportunity to find the new in the familiar: an occasion to find unique ways of capturing the museum’s ambience and many curiosities. So the day is about seeing things with a new eye.

And if this is your first visit, then I’m sure you’ll enjoy what it has to offer.

New members always welcome. We hope to see you inside the main entrance at 1pm - to keep out of the cold.

Drinks will be at 2.30 at either the Doctor’s pub around the corner or at the museum’s upstairs cafe. On my way to the event I’ll ask of the Doctors pub whether they are hosting any large Xmas parties. This will help us decide on the day where best to meet. :)

The Project!
We are trying something new in the group to keep us busy and get us creative over the winter. The idea of The Project is pretty simple…
· Choose a Theme: Pick a topic, theme, or concept that interests you.
· Capture Six Shots: Take around six photos that align with your chosen theme.
· Share Your Images: Join us for a meetup around the end of March where you can show your photographs, either in print or projected (details will be shared nearer the time). The pictures will be exhibited at the LCC from the end of March onwards.

Some Ideas for themes to spark our creativity:
· Specific locations - photos of different landmarks, or statues around the city.
· Important people - portraits of people in your life, for example family, friends, colleagues.
· Technical challenge - long exposure shots, infrared, film simulations or intentional camera movement.
· Documentary - tell the story of a local club you are part of, or an issue that is important to you.
We can't wait to see what we come up with - feel free to pair up or work on it together (see below).
There will be EVENTS between January and March on the topic of Projects. You will be advised when and maybe where.

We would like to know who is interested in taking part. Click attend or contact either or both Claudine Meyer and Mark Maclean via the EPMG website, members folder. Please note that Mark Maclean goes under Mark Mac. Once we have the names of the participants we will create a separate group.