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Guest Speaker Chris Shepherd - "As photographers we often suffer from “Locational Myopia”, constantly wishing we were in some exotic location with the best possible equipment. In this talk I detail my fight with locational Myopia and ways to overcome it as well as personal journey to become a landscape photographer." 

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Winner on the night competition - Digital - no theme, open. Max 3 entries per member.
Deadline for entries: midnight Sunday 26th September


Our judge for the evening is Mark Buckley-Sharp from Harrow.

Kathy and Julia will talk through and illustrate the process for creating a panel of images. Essential skills for taking the RPS or other photographic qualifications and for upcoming competitions.

THIS IS A FACE TO FACE MEETING IN THE HALL!

Meeting details tbc

Digital - Theme: GREEN + Open
Please check you have the right dates for entries.
Deadline for entries: midnight Sunday 17th October

Judge will be announced ahead of the competition.

Your chance to put yourself in the shoes of the judge and to pick the photos you like. Entries will be required from club members and images may be used in future club competitions. Further deatisl tbc.

A practical night. Bring your cameras, tripods, light sources and maybe some interesting objects (and backdrops) and lets get down to some actual shooting whilst helping each other with ideas, tools, tricks and tips.

THIS IS A FACE TO FACE MEETING IN THE HALL.

100 Strangers by Steve Myall EFIAP BPE5*

"A project to take portraits of 100 people who are strangers to me at the time I meet them. Street photography with permission. Lots of tips on how to approach people and camera technique."

Digital - Theme: ALONE + Open
Please check you have the right dates for entries.

Deadline for entries:  Midnight Sunday 14th November

Judge will be announced ahead of the competition.

We will be introducing the genre of intimate landscapes and the night will include a guest speaker before we set a challenge for you all in support of our club compiling a club entry to competions in 2022.

It is time for our turn to host a round of the CACC Rosebowl competition where we will compete against 2 or 3 other clubs from the CACC. A night of high quality images and insightful critique.

details to be announced.......

attendance in the HALL
Set of THREE images - Print or PDI  OPEN subject/theme


Entry deadline: midnight Sunday 9th January 2022

judge to be announced ahead of the competition

Guest speaker Chris Upton. "20 Ways to Improve your images Many photographers cite composition as the most difficult aspect of photography to master. Whether you are perplexed and confused about the subject, need to refresh your technique or want a burst of creativity this presentation will help you improve your image creation."

Digital - Theme TECHNOLOGY + Open
Entry deadline: midnight Sunday 6th February

Judge to be announced ahead of the competition

Guest Speaker - Polina Plotnikova

Starting From a Blank Canvas - A two part presentation featuring Creative Flowers and Still Life photography in studio. Focusing on how to start creating an image in your mind's eye and proceed to taking photographs only after all details have been thought through. With historical references and technical tips.

Digital + PRINT sections - Print OPEN, PDI theme is "Wild"

Deadline for entries:  Midnight Sunday 27th February

Judge to be announced ahead of the competition

Guest Speaker - Graham Harries

At 1:23 a.m on 26th April 1986 Chernobyl in Ukraine hit the world headlines when nuclear reactor no 4 at the VA Lenin power plant exploded during a safety test. The result saw 49,000 people from the city of Pripyat and the surrounding area being evacuated within 3 hours. They were told this would be a short-term measure but they never returned! In 2018 & again in 2019 I visited the exclusion zone of Chernobyl & spent 8 full days exploring the now deserted wilderness. Homes, shops, schools & hospitals sit silent and forgotten with trees growing in the middle of once busy roads. You could walk through the city for hours yet never see another soul. I wondered around with my camera in hand constantly in awe by the beauty that is decay. My visits to the exclusion zone have really left a mark on me.