LOUTH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Louth Photographic Society was founded in 1956 and 2006 saw the celebration of our fiftieth anniversary with a Dinner Evening. One of the founder members of our Society, John West, was the guest speaker for that event. John gave a superb talk on the early days of the Society and reflected on past members and their photographic achievements.

In the beginning members paid an annual subscription of 40 shillings per annum – how times have changed. There was, at that time, a category for ‘colour work’ whereas now we have a separate category for ’monochrome’. 

From those early days the photographic methods used to get to the finished product have certainly altered. Now we have only a couple of members who still prefer the darkroom to the light room for processing prints. However, we still have a strong contingent that continues to use slide film alongside other photographic formats and long may this category of photography continue.

Photography has come a long way since the early meetings in Kidgate. However, good results still require those same basic skills for taking that ‘perfect picture’. Automation hasn’t yet won a competition or made a professional photographer out of us. Some say stick it on program – others work on manual settings to get the best from their equipment. It doesn’t matter – it’s the end result that does!

It’s not all competitions! Although we do compete with other clubs we invite visiting speakers to talk on a number of differing subjects – not always photography related and we even “take photographs” on days out!