Programe 2012

Monday Jan 9th

Portrait Night + Album Cover photo-shoot

Model is “Beth Gordon” This Model is looking for a pic of herself. She is a talented writer and is to be releasing an Album in 2012; It could be your photo that makes it onto the Album cover?


Monday Jan 16th,

View Matching Competition Images & Selection
Looking at the up-coming Matching Competition Images and selection of 42 Images to help us win again?
We need Leaders and Matchers, Bring what you have and let’s see if we can’t win again with the talent we have.
View Matching Competition Images & Selection


Monday Jan 23rd

Constant Lighting
Bill Johnson from Normanton Camera club, Will be showing us how to set-up Continuous Lighting.
This will be an ongoing project part of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust grant we received.

MondayJan 30th

Bill Johnson from Normanton Camera club, Will be coming this week for a Contiuous lighting Session
Bring Your camera

Monday Feb 6th

A.G.M.
Annual general meeting and election of new Committee.
All members should attend as it’s your vote that counts to a committee & ongoing growth in the club.
If you wish to stand for election to a position let it be known, by telling Bill Eaton who will make a note and mention it.


Monday Feb 13th

Portrait Night
Model is “Rachael” who’s Mum Melonie will be in attendance and who is also a club member.
This will also be part of the Coalfields Regeneration trust project, as we will be using the Constant lighting brought with the grant.


Monday Feb 20th

Club Matching Competition
Our annual Matching Competition with Rippon & Wetherby upon us once again;
A very good evening and fun for all to watch and cheer to.
Heckling is a must and the judge can be bribed?


Monday Feb 27th

Y.P.U. Entries
Last chance to get your entries into the competition for the Yorkshire Photographic Union.
All entries must meet the required specification.
See Dave Morrison for details.

Monday March 5th

Competition Judging Subject – Printed Portrait

OK first Club Competition of the year, Printed Portrait.
This is a chance to show off what you know and how good you are with the skills you have.

Good luck everyone:
Judge: Stuart Clark ARPS

Monday March 12th

Tabletop Still Life
Tonight will be Tabletop still life: Bring something along for everyone to Photograph.
The aim is to have up to 8 tables with different objects on for the club to move around and take their best photos.

Monday March 19th

Know your Camera & Equipment
Bring your questions and Cameras along to an evening of knowledge, whatever the model and make there will be someone who can answer your questions and teach you as well as you teaching them!
Knowledge shared.

Monday March 26th

View Images of Model night #1 + Tabletop Still life Images
Tonight we will view the Images from our second Model night where we used the New lights for the first time on our own.

We will also be looking at the Tabletop still life images.
Any Images for the model should also be brought along for Melonie to give to Rachael.

Monday April 2nd

Water Splash+ Images in for Landscape Comp
Tonight we will be doing Water splash:
This will entail objects such as Lemon’s Oranges, Grapes or any other fruit that will make a colourful splash.

Monday April 9th
No Meeting Easter Monday

Monday April 16th

Back to Basics
What do you know? What do you want to know? What can you gain from this:
Your chance to ask a question about getting started in Elements and PS CS.

Bring an Image along you are having problems with?
Photoshop Elements and CS

Monday April 23rd

Competition Judging Subject - Landscape
Tonight we will be looking at the Landscape Competition Images and they will also be Judged by:
Tim Parkin; He is a Landscape Photographer and his website is www.timparkin.co.uk/

Monday April 30th
TBA

Monday May 7th
No meeting Early May Bank Holiday

Monday May 14th

Printing Images
Bring your Best Images,
Tonight we are going to learn how to print our Digital Images off, ready for the next step (How to Mount)
Printing Images

Monday May 21st

How to Mount Prints
Tonight we are going to learn about Mounting, how to mount the prints we printed off last week.
If you want to enter a competition and didn’t know how to mount Images this is for you.

Monday May 28th

Lecture + Constant Lighting Demo Richard Walker will be giving a lecture on Constant Lighting; This is part of our ongoing Coalfields Regeneration trust Grant/Project.
We will also be given a Demo of how to set them up and how they work.

Monday June 4th
No meeting - Spring Bank Holiday

Monday June 11th

HDR Image.
A lecture by Richard Nolan on HDR photography.
Richard will be going through the settings that you need and how you need to set-up for an

Images in for the Black & White Comp

Monday June 18th

HDR Night Out
HDR (high dynamic range) or Bracketing;
Tonight we will be out to Clarence Dock to capture the docks night life in HDR.

Monday June 25th

Competition Judging Black & White Black & White is the subject of this competition.
Your best images will be projected onto the screen.
Judged by: Brian Hemsworth CPAGB

Monday July 2nd

Night Out New Miller Dam Tonight we will be out at New Miller Dam in wakefield.
Lots to do here, from the dam to the corn mill to Chevet hall.
There is wildlife, flowers and fungus also to try your HDR photography on if you wish.