Programme

Advice on how to prepare for club competitions, helpful to new members and a refresher to those who have been members for a while. The second part of the evening we ask members to bring an image or two that they like. These are not necessarily competition quality images but one you like and tell us why you like it. Maybe it reminds you of a happy time, makes you smile when you look at it,  the reasons does not matter. Hope to see a good range of genre which mean something to the authors.

Cafe Forums are about learning, sharing knowledge and having fun with the months theme. We will put the images on a screen and you can say why you took them, maybe what you have learned or ask advice on how to improve the image. We may not be able to show all your images if we have a lot as we ensure everyone has the same opportunity to discuss their images.

So come and share the images you have taken demonstrating how the following impact the depth of field and experiment to see how you can create something different.  

• How different...

Richard is a very well known and repsected photographer. He is particularly recognised as portrait and artistic nude photographer but does not limit himself to this genre. His website is well worth a visit 'therealrichardegan.com'. He has used his photoggraphy to raise many thousands for pounds for Cancer Research.

Panel of 3 competition opens - this will be judged by an external judge this year.

Royston  lives in Doncaster and has had a life long passion for nature and photography. In 2000 he had the opportunity to set up his own media company producing film for the private and public sector. Having retired he has devoted mcuh of his time to all things photography. His website is certainly worth looking at www.shootingscenes.co.uk.

Panel of 3 closes. Please hand in your prints and ensure your digital images are on the website. 

Points Round 2 - Prints closes

This shouold provide an interesting insight to the similarities and differences in both organisations approach.

A chance to look at our photos and some of those submitted by the other clubs involved. Hopefully we will do well this year.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Chris is an award winning photographer both nationally and internationally. His website chrisceaser.co.uk is well worth a visit displaying some amazing images, he runs workshops and has a gallery which can be visited. Chris is well known to the club and has given many informative, inspirational  and enjoyable presentations. 

Points Round 3 opens - PDIs only

We have been invited to join 11 other clubs from all over the country in this challenge. Each club will submit 6 images, 5 of which will be sent to everyone for judging. The 6th will be used as a tiebrake and included in a minit competition if not needed. It will be interesting to see how the 12 different judges review all the images. Should be a very interesting experience. We can pick images from those already submitted in previous competitions and have to include 6 different authors.

Points Round 3 closes - PDIs only

Masssimiliano is a member of Hebden Bridge Camera Club and his gallery his images cover a great variety of genre. 

Alistair has had a life long interest in photography starting his career with Kodak when finished his Degree at Southampton University. These days he enjoys sharing his experioence and knowledge with others as wwell as taking photographs. He also provides workshops and acts as a YPU judge. His core interest is landscape but is also a keen city photography, architecture, sports, documentary and travel. This will be a very interesting evening but remember to stay at home as it is over Zoom.

Haydn works as a commercial photographer covering a vast range of subjects from food to weddings, either in his studio or on location. He has been the Halifax Photographic Society Photographer of the Year in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.