SURREY PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION BIENNIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
FRIDAY 10TH APRIL – SATURDAY 2ND MAY
GUILDFORD HOUSE GALLLERY, 155 HIGH STREET, GUILDFORD, GU1 3AJ
An opportunity to see club members work affiliated to SPA
PARHAM POINT TO POINT
The second Point to Point horse racing meeting of the season takes place at Parham on 25th April, see Link for further information and tickets:-
SHOREHAM RFC
Fixtures for Shoreham rugby club 2025/6 season, with Home games played at Buckingham Park.
CANALWAY CAVALCADE – LITTLE VENICE
A cavalcade of canal boats will take place over the Bank Holiday weekend 2nd May to 4th May at Little Venice in the heart of London. This is a free event.
Further information can be found on the event website here.
GRASSTRACK RACING IN SUSSEX
Grasstrack racing returns to Shipley, north east of Storrington, on 7th June with the GTSA club running the British Championships for the 250cc, 350cc and Left Hand sidecar classes, with Right Hand sidecars and Quads in support. It promises to be a great family day out.
GTSA are also planning to run their Sussex Super meeting on 19th July at the same venue.
TENNIS at EASTBOURNE
20th June – 27th June
Further details of the tennis can be found here
https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/international/lexus-eastbourne-open
POLO at MIDHURST
Season runs from May to September.
Midweek matches are normally free when the Gold Cup isn’t on. Check their website for fixtures and further details, including locations of the games which are usually confirmed only two days in advance.
Cowdray Park Polo Club – The Home of British Polo
CRICKET at ARUNDEL
Entrance charges are made for the bigger games, but some are free.
Refer to the Arundel Castle website for further information.
A beautiful ground to take photos of the summer game. I am reliably informed that the bacon rolls are the best!
www.cricketatarndelcastle.co.uk
BEXHILL GOES BACK TO THE 80’s
A free day long festival will take place in Bexhill on 11th July with entertainment and fun for the whole family.
Further information can be found here.
SOUTHWICK COMMUNITY CENTRE
Some events coming up at the Southwick Community Centre include:-
22nd/23rd May 2026 – Beer Festival
24th/25th July 2026 – Music Festival
29th August 2026 – Summer Fayre
29th November 2026 – Christmas Fayre
Further information on the website https://southwickcommunitycentre.org.uk/
HELPFULL INFORMATION:
USEFUL PRINTING TIPS FROM FOTOSPEED PAPERS
- Screen Brightness
If your monitor is set to full brightness, try turning it down and reopening one of your images. You’ll often notice it suddenly looks darker than you expected which is much closer to how it will appear in print. You can then adjust your screen to better match the print. Ideally, the best solution is to use a screen calibrator, which properly adjusts both colour and brightness for accurate, consistent results.
- Edit in consistent lighting
Editing in a dark room one night and bright daylight the next will change how your images look to your eyes. Try to edit in similar lighting conditions each time so your judgement stays consistent. - Use soft proofing
Soft proofing lets you preview how your image will look on a specific paper before you print it, directly on your screen. When you turn soft proofing on, your editing software simulates how that paper and printer combination will reproduce your colours, contrast, and brightness. Because paper can’t display light the way a screen does, images often appear darker or less vibrant in print and soft proofing helps you see those changes in advance. Watch our Soft Proofing video here. - Lift the mid-tones slightly for print
A subtle lift to mid-tones or shadows (not highlights) often makes prints feel more natural and closer to what you see on screen. Even with careful soft proofing, there’s no substitute for seeing a real print in your hands. Creating a small contact sheet or test print with a few image variations (slightly lighter, slightly darker) is a simple form of hard proofing and it’s one of the most reliable ways to dial in your final look.
By comparing these small prints under good lighting, you can quickly see how your adjustments translate to paper and make confident tweaks before committing to a full-size print. This extra step can save ink, paper, and a lot of second-guessing.
Printing is a different medium to screens, and once you start editing with print in mind, your results will improve quickly. The goal isn’t to make your screen “perfect” – it’s to make your final print look how you imagined.
You can find out more about this subject and lots of others on either both our Blog page and our YouTube channel.
Cameracal is based in Burgess Hill
PLEASE NOTE that Southwick Camera Club does not have any involvement or endorse the above in any way.
LINKS
Here are a few links to photographic related websites, which may be of interest.
Surrey Photographic Association (SPA)
The Royal Photographic Society
Southwick Camera Club Flickr Group