Syllabus

A peek into the world of the often overlooked smaller majority all around us.  Techniques and tools for successful macro photography from microscopic pollen grains to hidden worlds measured in millimeters.  Tricks to overcome depth of field issues, diffraction, wide-angle macro, focus stacking, the use of borescopes & microscope objectives, tabletop tips, ethics, in-flight capture […]

In this lecture Steve will share some of his astrophotography images and discuss both expensive and inexpensive equipment that can be used as well as the techniques which can produce successful images. The talk is estimated at 1 hour

Travels in India with Tony November 20, 2025

Tony has won many major awards including in the International Garden Photographer and Landscape Photographer of the Year (and many more) In this talk, Tony will share urban images and creative images (many of both kinds taken in Manchester). He will share tips, techniques and anecdotes.

Emma is a professional photography who specialises in portrait and fashion photography. In the presentation she will share a selection of her images as well as discussing techniques for successful portrait photography.

Lilliana’s photographs often appear in awards for national and international competitions. In this presentation she will share images taken in 5 continents and covering a range of genres.

Alison is a professional photographer who has photographed the great and the good - the likes of royalty and Barrack Obama. She will present a selection of her professional photographs and some taken as a keen hobbyist