Welcome
FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Thank you for visiting our website. I will thank you even more if you visit our club, especially as we are entering an exciting new phase in moving to a new venue: Strutts Community Centre in Belper.
Over 40 years, Derby City Photographic has also built up a reputation as a friendly club where prospective members are given a warm welcome. They also come into a healthy fold of eager-to-learn beginners right through to experienced practitioners who both inspire and help others.
We also have an enviable reputation for the quality of our lectures, and encourage the spirit of competition through monthly themed contests in both digital and print.
We have a flourishing photo library, too – over 100 books.
Derby City PC is also one of the 40-plus members of the North & East Midlands Photographic Federation (N&EMPF) which is itself affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB).
Ashley Franklin ARPS | APAGB | BPE3*
Website updated 7th January 2026
Thank you for visiting our website. I will thank you even more if you visit our club, especially as we are entering an exciting new phase in moving to a new venue: Strutts Community Centre in Belper.
Over 40 years, Derby City Photographic has also built up a reputation as a friendly club where prospective members are given a warm welcome. They also come into a healthy fold of eager-to-learn beginners right through to experienced practitioners who both inspire and help others.
We also have an enviable reputation for the quality of our lectures, and encourage the spirit of competition through monthly themed contests in both digital and print.
We have a flourishing photo library, too – over 100 books.
Derby City PC is also one of the 40-plus members of the North & East Midlands Photographic Federation (N&EMPF) which is itself affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB).
Ashley Franklin ARPS | APAGB | BPE3*
Website updated 7th January 2026
Tuesday 13th January
DAVID SADLER ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/g BPE5 LBIPP presents GETTING STARTED IN MACRO
With Macro one of our competition themes (on March 17th), this is a timely talk, especially if you are new to close-up photography. David will take us through his equipment and talk tips, techniques and challenges, with particular attention to aperture, focusing, shutter speed and blur, depth of field, and lighting. Insect photography is where (and why) David started on macro but, as he says, ‘other types of subjects have crept in.’
With Macro one of our competition themes (on March 17th), this is a timely talk, especially if you are new to close-up photography. David will take us through his equipment and talk tips, techniques and challenges, with particular attention to aperture, focusing, shutter speed and blur, depth of field, and lighting. Insect photography is where (and why) David started on macro but, as he says, ‘other types of subjects have crept in.’
