Largs Academy and Skelmorlie Camera Club join forces for award

Skelmorlie Camera Club partnered with the art and design and photography department of Largs Academy to present the awards for The Young Photographer of the Year competition on April 29.

Pupils were awarded a canvas print of their autumn display (Image: Largs Academy/Skelmorlie Camera Club)

Organisers have said the standard of entries were extremely high (Image: Largs Academy/Skelmorlie Camera Club)

The theme of this year's competition was 'autumn' and the organisers said the standards of entries were high.

The partnership provides opportunities for young people to gain insight and knowledge into the world of work (Image: Largs Academy/Skelmorlie Camera Club)

Each prize winner received a canvas print of their winning photograph and this year’s champion also received a £50 voucher.

The winners of the Young Photographer of the Year competition were as follows:

1st Place                                             Hannah Turner

2nd Place                                            Rosannah McKane           

3rd Place(equal)                                MacEwan Buckland

3rd Place(equal)                                Tristan McNair

There were also highly commended/commended images from Malin Hardy, Hannah Brobyn, Murray Arneil, Millie Edwards, Enzo Gibb and Conor McCrimmond.

Photography sessions

The camera club also used money awarded from their successful bid to the North Ayrshire Council Participatory Youth Budget to fund a photography training workshop for 24 students.

The workshop was held at Largs Museum (Image: Largs Academy/Skelmorlie Camera Club)

The workshop was held at Largs Museum with Linda Grieve and her team of volunteers. There were plenty of interesting museum artefacts, Skelmorlie Aisle, ornate interior and natural setting of the graveyard, which provided a host of visual opportunities enjoyed by all students.

The training was run by Peter Stevenson, a local professional photographer and ex Jessops trainer and Colin McAlpine, photography lecturer at South Lanarkshire College.

The training was given by two professional photographers (Image: Largs Academy/Skelmorlie Camera Club)

Young pupils learned about the importance of lighting in their photography (Image: Largs Academy/Skelmorlie Camera Club)

Sessions included portrait photography within the Skelmorlie Aisle, experimenting with colour photography in the grounds of the museum, and a still life indoor lighting session using some of the museum’s exhibits.

Pupils used different equipment to take their photographs throughout the workshop (Image: Largs Academy/Skelmorlie Camera Club)

Skelmorlie Camera Club used the money awarded from their successful bid to the North Ayrshire Council Participatory Youth Budget to fund the workshop for 24 students (Image: Largs Academy/Skelmorlie Camera Club)

A spokesperson from Largs Academy said: "The standard of entries was extremely high and there were some stunning autumnal images on display.

"These ongoing partnerships between Largs Academy and local community groups have provided fantastic opportunities for young people to gain insight and the knowledge and skills needed to build their confidence and prepare for the world of work."

The young people used different setting to take their photographs to learn about the importance of backgrounds (Image: Largs Academy/Skelmorlie Camera Club)

The workshop was held last month (Image: Largs Academy/Skelmorlie Camera Club)