Welcome to Leicester Forest Photographic Society (LFPS)
Whether you are new to photography, or want to extend your skills, you will find plenty to interest and stimulate you at Leicestershire's premier photographic club. We pride ourselves in having members of all abilities who benefit greatly from the wide range of activities we organise. We have a comprehensive programme of lectures and competitions together with a well-equipped studio group. We also organise members support evenings to help members improve their photographic techniques. Modern smartphones, tablets and compact cameras can now take high quality photos, so you do not need to have a camera with interchangeable lenses to join in and participate. Our programme of main club activities runs from September to May.

2025 to 2026 Programme
From 11th September 2025, come to meet us and see what we do at any Club Evening on a Thursday, starting at 7:30pm. New, prospective members may attend two events free of charge, to come and meet us and see what we do. We welcome everyone who may wish to join us. Go to Membership for details of membership, how to register and subscription fee.

LFPS - 2025 to 2026 - Programme

Select the Programme menu to see details of events, month by month.
Go to Members Support Evenings Details for details of our Members Support Evenings.
Go to Studio Group Details for details of our Studio Group Evenings.

LFPS Newsletter January 2026

Next Club Evenings

Thursday 5th February 2026
(Traditional) Sport and (Traditional) Street PDIs Competitions

Judged by Ken Page BPE1 from Northampton.
Both competitions are judged as a single group.
Millfield Hall, 7:30pm-10:00pm

Thursday 12th February 2026
(Open) Monochrome Competition Round 2 - Prints

Judged by Steve Myall EFIAP/b BPE5 from Rushcliffe.
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The competition is judged in two Groups A and B.
Millfield Hall, 7:30pm-10:00pm

Thursday 19th February 2026
Same but Different

Lesley Grand-Scrutton and Andrew Lings join forces to show us how similar subjects can have a very different treatment and end result. A print lecture.
Millfield Hall, 7:30pm-10:00pm

Next Studio, Member Support, Committee Meetings

Monday 16th February 2026
Studio Group

Liz Taylor
PurplePort
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Millfield Hall, 6:30pm-10:00pm

Monday 9th March 2026
Committee Meeting

Event held online via Zoom, opens at 7:00pm and starts at 7:30pm.

Next Competition Hand in Deadlines

Thursday 5th February 2026
Hand in prints for our (Open) Monochrome Competition Round 2 - Prints (to be held on 12th February).
The competition will be judged in two Groups A and B. You can submit up to three entries.
Please also submit matching PDIs. Images must be JPG format, sRGB colour space with a maximum width of 3840 pixels and maximum height of 2400 pixels. Use the online PhotoEntry system.
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent

Thursday 26th February 2026
Last date for entries into our (Traditional) Nature and Creative PDIs Competitions (to be held on 12th March).
Both competitions will be judged as a single group. You can submit up to three entries into each competition. Images can be colour or monochrome. Images must be JPG format, sRGB colour space with a maximum width of 3840 pixels and maximum height of 2400 pixels. Use the online PhotoEntry system.
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent
The following events have changed. The details are different from those given in our programme booklet.

Thursday 23rd April 2026
Macro and Close Up Photography

Steve Williams
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Millfield Hall, 7:30pm-10:00pm

Notices

2026 Midphot Exhibition

Wednesday 25th to Sunday 29th March 2026

The Old Schoolhouse
Churchbridge
Oldbury
B69 2AS

Click on the link below to enter.

https://mcpf.co.uk/2026-midphot-exhibition

There are the following five categories.
  • Open Colour Prints
  • Open Monochrome Prints
  • Nature Prints
  • Open Projected Images
  • Nature Projected Images

You can enter up to eight images in each category. The digital images must have maximum dimensions of 1600 x 1200 pixels. You must upload a digital image for each print that you enter.

Closing date for entries is Saturday 14th February 2026.
2025-12-11 - Festive Evening - Letterbox PDIs
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2025-12-11 - Festive Evening - Mobile Phone Prints
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2025-12-11 - Festive Evening - PDI Panels
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2026-01-15 - Themed PDIs - Life, As You See It
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