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Club Outing – Tom Duffy’s Circus
On Thursday, 8th October a number of our members returned to Dún Laoghaire for an enjoyable evening of photographing the colour, excitement and sheer spectacle of Tom Duffy’s Circus. From the dazzling costumes and dramatic lighting to the performers’ incredible skills...
Club Meeting – Studio Portraiture by Dermot Byrne
Last Monday, 5th October, Dermot Byrne spoke to us about the theory of doing studio portrait and model photography, covering both lighting and working with the model. Dermot showed us practically how to do this by having a set of lights, Emilia (one of our models),...
Club Competition – Self-Judged Open (Printed)
On Monday, 28th September, our forth competition for 2026, Self-Judged Open (Printed), was expertly judged by the club members Each member could submit one image. With no formal judge and no indication of each photographer's level, members attending the event selected...
Club Outing – Liffey Decent
The Liffey Descent is an iconic 32km race starting at the K Club in Straffan and finishing once again, at the Garda Boat Club, Islandbridge. Recently, due to ongoing works on a new bridge at the War Memorial Gardens an alternative finish line had to be found. So for...
Club Outing – Laytown Races
Our first outing after the summer break on 10th September was to the horse races at Laytown, where over 12 members assembled to enjoy this unique seaside setting, which offers a rare opportunity to photograph horse racing on a beach. Some people met at the Navy Café...
Club Outing – St Enda’s Park
The weather certainly wasn’t an issue for our trip to St Enda’s park, in Rathfarnham on a lovely Tuesday morning, June 23rd! In fact, judging by recent days it might have been too bright for some of the garden shots, but in true Irish style, some clouds appeared, and...
Pat Rowan – LIPF
Congratulations to Pat Rowan for attaining his LIPF Distinction at the March 2026 sitting of the IPF. The panel and images are below.
Club Outing – GAP Mountain Bikes
On 23rd May, seven members of the OffShoot Photographic Society enjoyed an exciting and rewarding visit to the GAP Glencullen Adventure Park. The objective was to photograph mountain biking action on what turned out to be the first truly hot day of May. The beautiful...
Jean Clarke – LIPF
Congratulations to Jean Clarke for attaining her LIPF Distinction at the March 2026 sitting of the IPF. The panel and images are below.
Club Competition – Mono Open (Printed)
On Monday, 25th May, our third competition for 2026, Mono Open (Printed), was expertly judged by Patrick Donald (https://patrickdonald.com/). The members benefited greatly from his insights on the images shown and discussed. Congratulations and thanks to all who...
David Finnegan – LIPF
Congratulations to David Finnegan for attaining his LIPF Distinction at the May 2026 sitting of the IPF. The panel and images are below. [justified_image_grid ids="90899,90900,90901,90902,90903,90904,90905,90906,90907,90908" orderby=menu_order...
Mike Smith – FIPF
Congratulations to Mike Smith for attaining his FIPF Distinction at the May 2026 sitting of the IPF. Mike Smith - FIPF - May 2026 I’ve always loved horses, their beauty, grace, and strength. I can’t recall when I first saw images of the Camargue horses, but I do know...