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All abilities and experience levels are welcome at our club.
2011 Library dates – Thursdays 8-10pm Every Fortnight (Sept to May)
7:45pm for 8pm prompt start
* * * New for 2011/12 * * * Bootcamp dates - 8-10pm (Sept, Oct, Nov)
| Date | Venue | Theme |
| 8th Sep | Library | Members Night - What I did over the summer, plus Pot Luck selections Members Talks. Pot Luck selections for future competition in May 2012 |
| 12th Sep | External | Night Photography Outing Practical evening of night photography and Star Trails. Bring your Kit **** CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER **** |
| 22nd Sep | Library | Guest Speaker - Chris "Nocturne" Benbow Regarded as one of the best night photographers in the world, Chris shoots exclusively at night, and will explain all you need to know about Night Photography. |
| 29th Sep | Library | Bootcamp - Mastering the Basics - Martin Pawlett / Frank Cressy- Bring yout Kit First half theory, second half practical. Basic camera setup, Image quality settings, Different Lenses, Where and when to use flash, Camera shake and how to avoid it. |
| 3rd Oct | Blythe Bridge | The Robertshaw Trophy Inter-club battle between Holmes Chapel, Leek, Blythe Bridge, Crewe, & Macclesifield. Held at Blythe Bridge |
| 6th Oct | Library | First Open Competition* Categories are Colour, Mono, Nature. Members may submit 1 print and 1 digital entry for each category. Total of 6 possible entries. |
| 12th Oct | External | Night Photography Outing Practical evening of night photography and Star Trails. Bring your Kit. Meet up at 7pm Check your email before you leave in case of cancelation. |
| 13th Oct | Library | Bootcamp - Mastering Intermediate Settings - Owen Lloyd - Bring your Kit First half theory, second half practical. ISO, Aperture, Shutter speed, Exposure modes, Depth of Field, White Balance. |
| 20th Oct | Library | Practical Night - Approach to Composition - Chris Davies - Bring your Kit Tabletop demonstration on composing Images. Bring your kit. |
| 3rd Nov | Library | Members Talk - Mike Finley - Life Without Colour / Ant Holloway - Eye Watering & Subtle HDR An overview of the process of creating a monochrome print & Examining how to overcome the limitations of digital cameras to capture a scene as the eye sees it. |
| 9th Nov | External | Night Photography Workshop with "Nocturne" Your chance to see how the Pro does it, and if the skies are clear we might even get some star trails in! Bring your kit, and tripods! Crewe Heritage Centre, email Martin for full details. |
| 10th Nov | Library | Bootcamp - Mastering Advanced Settings - Frank Cressy - Bring your Kit First half theory, second half practical. Metering, RAW, Custom Functions, Picture Styles, Auto Exposure Bracketing, Exposure Lock |
| 17th Nov | Library | Guest Speaker - Tremaine Cornish AFAIP- Same Picture, Different Results Part Talk / Part interactive session, why certain photographs perform better than others in competitions. |
| 26th Nov | External | L&CPU Projected Digital Knock-Out Held in Poynton (North Cheshire PS) NB : Saturday! |
| 1st Dec | Library | Members Talk - Ant Holloway - Advice on Entering Competitions / Bill Browne - How To Mount an Image Information including resizing images and submitting to the various competitions. Practical demonstration on mounting images. |
| 8th Dec | External | Night Shoot Practical evening of night photography. Bring your Kit and tripod. Contact Martin for exact location details. |
| 15th Dec | Library | Second Open Competition* Categories are Colour, Mono and Action. Members may submit 1 print and 1 digital entry for each category. Total of 6 possible entries |
| 5th Jan | Library | LCPU DPI Folio Presentations / Members Q&A Session LCPU Digital Projected Image Folio Presentations - General and Natural History. Plus your chance to ask other members anything about cameras, post production, printing, how to..., where to... why? ..... anything goes! |
| 19th Jan | Library | LCPU Mono Prints / Members Talk - Chris Davies - DS Colour Labs Walk Through A chance to see the LCPU selection of Mono Prints from other clubs. Chris will walk us through how to submit an image to DSCLfor printing. |
| 2nd Feb | Alsager | Battle with Alsager Interclub battle between Holmes Chapel and Alsager. Note this is at Alsager Camera Club, not Holmes Chapel Library. |
| 16th Feb | Library | Members Knockout Challenge Night* Subjects is "Light Fantastic" (Open to members own interpretation). Members may submit upto 3 images in print or digital format. Knockout competition. |
| 1st Mar | Library | Members Talks - Martin Pawlett - Flickr, Club Forum, Useful sites / Gail Griggs - TTV (Through the Viewfinder) and Flickr 365 |
| 4th - 7th Mar | B'ham NEC | Focus on Imaging 2012. |
| 15th Mar | Library | Third Open Competition* Categories are Colour, Mono, Nature. Members may submit 1 print and 1 digital entry for each category. Total of 6 possible entries |
| 29th Mar | Library | Guest Speaker - Brian Anderson - Images from the Edge. Award winning photographer, Brian will take us through some of the most spectacular landscapes in the world and look at some of the great explorers who discovered them. |
| 12th Apr | Library | Practical Night - Off Camera Flash - Bring your Kit How to use off camera flash to produce stunning results. |
| 26th Apr | Library | Members Talk - Phil Corley - Landscape Post Production How to take Landscape and other images from camera to Print Second subject tba. |
| 3rd May | Library | AGM - All Welcome |
| 10th May | Library | Guest Speaker - Alan Saunders - Wildlife Photography An evening of stunning wildlife shots from professional Wildlife photographer Alan Saunders. |
| 24th May | Library | Pot Luck Night* Showcasing the Pot Luck images from the selections made in Sept 2011 No prizes, just for fun. |
Special Note: *Competitions – Entries 1 week before if possible.
Sent as .jpgs by email to: Anthony.Holloway@manchester.ac.uk
or deliver prints to the Chairmans Home; 59 Portree Drive, Holmes Chapel.
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