Judging/Club Talks
I am available to do the following presentations and talks at Camera Clubs:
1. Judging Competitions & Club Exhibitions - In 2014 I Judged my first International Salon, the Edinburgh International Exhibition, and as of April 2014 I have been voted onto the PAGB National Panel of Judges, and also sit as an assessor on the IPF Distinctions Panel. As someone with over 1,000 images accepted into National & International Exhibitions, over 200 Medals and countless awards, I think I am well equipped to give feedback on your Club's images. I have a reputation for providing constructive feedback, designed to encourage photographers rather than prompt walk outs!
- Edinburgh International 2014
- Irish National Shield 2014
- Tallaght International Salon 2015
- Scottish print Championships 2016
- PAGB Inter-Federation Print & PDI Championships 2016
- Gibraltar Exhibition 2016
- Southampton International 2017
- Bristol International 2018
- Smethwick 2017
- Spanish Confederation of Photography Awards 2017
- IPF Distinctions Assessment x 3 at Mullingar, Carlow and Thurles 2018
- Scottish International Salon 2019
- PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit in North Wales 2019
- Dingwall National BPE Exhibition 2019
- Southport BPE National Exhibition 2020
- Neath National BPE Exhibition 2021
- SACC Championships 2021
- PSA International Portrait & Creative competition 2021
- Frome National BPE Exhibition 2021
- PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit Belfast 2022
- PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit Dunblane 2025
- Gibraltar 60th Photographic Exhibition 2025
ZOOM PRESENTATIONS - typically £65 for a 2 hour presentation. (1-1 editing advice available on request)
1. An Eclectic Mix - a presentation of award winning images across several genres.
2. Photoshop Tips and Tricks - including a live image edit. This can be for beginners or more advanced.
3. Introduction to luminosity masks, showing how targeted selections and adjustments can be made, based on either brightness and/or colour values in the image. An extremely powerful editing technique.
4. Black and White - A Presentation of monochrome images, including a demonstration of different ways to edit a RAW file for the best monochrome results.
IN PERSON TALKS
2. Photoshop - this can be geared towards beginners or advanced, depending on your members' needs. Everything from basic levels, curves, dodging and burning etc, to creating complex digital composites, luminosity masks, intricate selections etc etc:
3. Passion for Prints - a presentation of up to 150 prints mounted to 50 x 40 cm, demonstrating my journey from camera club journeyman to LRPS and finally to MPAGB, with plenty of advice, anecdotes and information in between! Designed to inspire your members on to greater things...!
4. Off-Camera Flash - a demonstration on 'how and why' it is best to take the flash out of the hot-shoe, and how quality pictures can be taken with minimal equipment. My most successful image ever, 'Stephen' was created on a camera club demonstration night using a single Canon speedlite and umbrella:
Feedback from Malahide and Dundalk camera Clubs:
"Your images were superb and it was easy to tell that you present for a living! Great feedback from everyone afterwards."
"I was there last night for your presentation and I just wanted to say that it was one of the better nights I have experienced. Great presentation and great images."
"Very enjoyable night Ross. Thanks for sharing your deepest secrets with us!"
If you wish to book me for a talk, please contact me at ross.mckelvey@ntlworld.com or use the contact section of this website.
Ross McKelvey MPAGB MFIAP FIPF EFIAP/p FBPE
Judging at the Southampton International 2017:
1. Judging Competitions & Club Exhibitions - In 2014 I Judged my first International Salon, the Edinburgh International Exhibition, and as of April 2014 I have been voted onto the PAGB National Panel of Judges, and also sit as an assessor on the IPF Distinctions Panel. As someone with over 1,000 images accepted into National & International Exhibitions, over 200 Medals and countless awards, I think I am well equipped to give feedback on your Club's images. I have a reputation for providing constructive feedback, designed to encourage photographers rather than prompt walk outs!
- Edinburgh International 2014
- Irish National Shield 2014
- Tallaght International Salon 2015
- Scottish print Championships 2016
- PAGB Inter-Federation Print & PDI Championships 2016
- Gibraltar Exhibition 2016
- Southampton International 2017
- Bristol International 2018
- Smethwick 2017
- Spanish Confederation of Photography Awards 2017
- IPF Distinctions Assessment x 3 at Mullingar, Carlow and Thurles 2018
- Scottish International Salon 2019
- PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit in North Wales 2019
- Dingwall National BPE Exhibition 2019
- Southport BPE National Exhibition 2020
- Neath National BPE Exhibition 2021
- SACC Championships 2021
- PSA International Portrait & Creative competition 2021
- Frome National BPE Exhibition 2021
- PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit Belfast 2022
- PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit Dunblane 2025
- Gibraltar 60th Photographic Exhibition 2025
ZOOM PRESENTATIONS - typically £65 for a 2 hour presentation. (1-1 editing advice available on request)
1. An Eclectic Mix - a presentation of award winning images across several genres.
2. Photoshop Tips and Tricks - including a live image edit. This can be for beginners or more advanced.
3. Introduction to luminosity masks, showing how targeted selections and adjustments can be made, based on either brightness and/or colour values in the image. An extremely powerful editing technique.
4. Black and White - A Presentation of monochrome images, including a demonstration of different ways to edit a RAW file for the best monochrome results.
IN PERSON TALKS
2. Photoshop - this can be geared towards beginners or advanced, depending on your members' needs. Everything from basic levels, curves, dodging and burning etc, to creating complex digital composites, luminosity masks, intricate selections etc etc:
3. Passion for Prints - a presentation of up to 150 prints mounted to 50 x 40 cm, demonstrating my journey from camera club journeyman to LRPS and finally to MPAGB, with plenty of advice, anecdotes and information in between! Designed to inspire your members on to greater things...!
4. Off-Camera Flash - a demonstration on 'how and why' it is best to take the flash out of the hot-shoe, and how quality pictures can be taken with minimal equipment. My most successful image ever, 'Stephen' was created on a camera club demonstration night using a single Canon speedlite and umbrella:
Feedback from Malahide and Dundalk camera Clubs:
"Your images were superb and it was easy to tell that you present for a living! Great feedback from everyone afterwards."
"I was there last night for your presentation and I just wanted to say that it was one of the better nights I have experienced. Great presentation and great images."
"Very enjoyable night Ross. Thanks for sharing your deepest secrets with us!"
If you wish to book me for a talk, please contact me at ross.mckelvey@ntlworld.com or use the contact section of this website.
Ross McKelvey MPAGB MFIAP FIPF EFIAP/p FBPE
Judging at the Southampton International 2017: