Programme
| DATE | ACTIVITY | TYPE |
| SEPT 2021 | Photo challenge Theme – holiday/travel photography | |
| 14th | Meet in hall – welcome new members – programme update – talk by members of their successful MidPhot entries and social time for catching up | Meet |
| 28th | Ashley Franklin – speaker THE WIDER WORLD OF PHOTOGRAPHY PART 1: THE STORY OF PORTRAIT, FASHION, INDUSTRIAL, WAR & SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY Discover a fascinating world of photography beyond the camera club as we explore the history, style and impact of portrait, fashion, industrial, war, press and social documentary photography . See the work of photo greats like Avedon, Bailey, Beaton, Bloomfield, Capa, Contreras, Curry, Karsh, Leibowitz, McCullin, Salgado and Winston Link. An evening of informative, inspiring, powerful and world-changing imagery | Meet |
| OCTOBER | Photo challenge: Portraits | |
| 12th | Your holiday/travel photos – tell and show critique | Meet |
| 26th | Photo walk: Street life – night photography – Melton or Lough (TBC) | Meet on location |
| NOVEMBER | Photo challenge – Night photos | |
| 9th | Zoom speaker – lighting – Justin Gardner A behind the scenes look at lighting set ups for portraits and product photography, with a hands on look at the lights and modifiers I use. You will learn how to use a variety of lighting equipment, in order to light your subjects in different, creative way | Zoom |
| 30th | Practical: Tools of the Trade | Meet |
| DECEMBER | Photo challenge – Lighting | |
| 14 | Christmas meet up in hall – social and quiz | Meet |
| JANUARY 2022 | Photo challenge – Knobs, Handles and Locks | |
| 4th | Zoom speaker – Pat Crouder (P.I.M.S. – The Pat, Ian and Mike Show) – a collection of images taken as part of monthly challenges on set themes, and only shot indoors. The ‘before and after’ images will be shown and we will explain “how we did it”, with member participation along the way. Entertaining and unique. Pen and Paper required! | Zoom |
| 18th | Richard O’Brien – A two-hour talk on shooting internal and external architecture covering gear, tricks and thought process, all from the point of view of an amateur photographer. Also includes a live demonstration of editing techniques using a combination of Lightroom Classic and Adobe Photoshop CC, from the point of view of a professional IT instructor. | Zoom |
| FEBRUARY | Photo challenge – Architecture | |
| 1st | Practical: Creative session using small people figures / dioramas | Meet |
| 15th | Zoom speaker (Editing: using textures and brushes on your images) | Zoom |
| MARCH | Photo challenge – A pub, bar or cafe | |
| 1st | Members critique based on Facebook images you have captured during the monthly challenges to date | Meet |
| 15th | Speaker (subject TBC) | Meet |
| 29th | TBC | |
| APRIL | Photo challenge – Architecture | |
| 12th | Zoom speaker (macro) | Zoom |
| 26th | Practical session: macro | Meet |
| MAY | Photo challenge – Macro | |
| 10th | Photo walk (TBC) | Meet on location |
| 24th | AGM | Meet |
| JUNE | Photo challenge – Flora | |
| 7th | Photo walk (TBC) | Meet on location |
| 21st | TBC | |
| JULY | Photo challenge – Water | |
| 8-10th | Provisional booking for exhibition |
Programme is liable to change, so please always check on club website or ask a Committee Member for further information