Sat 4 Jul 2026 - Café Forum 4th July, 2026 - Practical Macro Session
Everyone is welcome to join in as the sessions are very relaxed and we share knowledge, learn from each other and perhaps try something new.
Each month has a different challenge, this month is a practical session taking Macro shots, so please bring your camera, lens. things to phoptograph and if you wish tripod and lights. You could also bring some images to share and discuss. Undertaking this challenge should provide the opportunity to:
- Take macro shots
- Experiment with different lighting of macros shots
- Try manual focusing
There is a...
Sat 1 Aug 2026 - Café Forum 1st August, 2026 - Processed images
Everyone is welcome to join in as the sessions are very relaxed and we share knowledge, learn from each other and perhaps try something new.
Each month has a different challenge, this month 3 members have kindly provided a RAW image for you to process however you like. If you are coming please contact me to ask for the images. We will then share the processed images to see how everyone has taken a different approach and ended with, perhaps, a very different image.
There is a charge of £3.00 to pay for the room plus £1.00 for a tea/coffee and biscuit.
We will...
Sat 5 Sep 2026 - Café Forum 5th September, 2026 - Red, dead or round
Everyone is welcome to join in as the sessions are very relaxed and we share knowledge, learn from each other and perhaps try something new.
Each month has a different challenge, this month encourages members to look for different subjects and consider the most appropriate composition. The images can contain one, two or all three elements of the challenge, perhaps a dead round red flower! Please bring your images to share and discuss.
There is a charge of £3.00 to pay for the room plus £1.00 for a tea/coffee and biscuit.
We will be in Communi-tea starting at 1000....
Sat 3 Oct 2026 - Café Forum - 3rd October, 2026 - Long exposure
Everyone is welcome to join in as the sessions are very relaxed and we share knowledge, learn from each other and perhaps try something new.
Each month has a different challenge, this month is a mixture. Bring your long exposure images but there will be at least one pinhole camera to have a play with.
Undertaking this challenge should provide the opportunity to:
- How to use long exposures
- How pinhole cameras work
There is a charge of £3.00 to pay for the room plus £1.00 for a tea/coffee and biscuit.
We will be in Communi-tea starting at...
Sat 7 Nov 2026 - Cafe Forum - 7th November, 2026 Composition – choose one of the rules to use and break.
Everyone is welcome to join in as the sessions are very relaxed and we share knowledge, learn from each other and perhaps try something new.
Each month has a different challenge, this month is composition but would like you to choose a rule, use it and break it to good effect on the same image. Please bring your images to share.
Undertaking this challenge should provide the opportunity to:
- Composition rules
- ? when to break them
There is a charge of £3.00 to pay for the room plus £1.00 for a tea/coffee and biscuit.
We will be in...
Sat 5 Dec 2026 - Café Forum - 5th December, 2026 - Focus stacking
Everyone is welcome to join in as the sessions are very relaxed and we share knowledge, learn from each other and perhaps try something new.
Each month has a different challenge, this month is a practical session using focus stacking. So please bring your camera, lens. things to photograph and if you wish tripod and lights. You could also bring some images to share and discuss. Undertaking this challenge should provide the opportunity to:
- Focus stack in-camera
- Focus stack using software
There is a charge of £3.00 to pay for the room plus £1.00 for...