I am sure we have all known times when an image that seemed very special when shooting, falls flat when we get back home and view it on a big screen. We get caught up in the moment, the atmosphere of a place or event, and sometimes forget to check some of the fundamentals –…
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You are warmly invited to join us at BCC for our next meeting via zoom on Tuesday 3 May at 7.30pm, where we will be joined by Nils Jorgensen for the evening. Nils hails originally from Denmark but was educated in England. He studied photography at the West Surrey College of Art and Design. He…
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For our next international speaker we are delighted to be joined by Mike Mezuel II from North Texas. Expect a special evening of anecdotes and stunning images of some of the wonders of nature. Mike is a landscape and adventure photographer and storyteller. He is compelled to take photographs and is never without his camera. He holds a…
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Otley Camera Club is pleased to announce a talk over Zoom on Thursday evening 7th April, by Jeanette (Jet) Lendon, the founder of Jet Black Squares. The title is “Smartphone photography – more than just a camera on a phone”. Yes – we know it’s a controversial topic, but we think it’s about time we…
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Glenys Garnett is a visual artist who uses photography as her primary medium to express creative ideas around nature and the natural environment. She employs a variety of in-camera techniques such as ICM, multiple exposure and the use of characterful vintage lenses, to achieve a wide range of visual effects. ‘…I am not a purist…
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David Garthwaite is a fine art photographer from Leeds who specialises in architectural, portrait, and product photography. His minimalist black and white style emerged from his upbringing in the industrial North of England – where he was drawn towards the bleaker and darker side of everyday locations. David’s talk – ‘Fine Art: A workflow’ –…
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We are delighted to be joined by Jeff Vanuga, an award-winning outdoor and adventure photographer from Wyoming. He has worked as a professional photographer for 40 years having taught himself the trade of photography as a way of capturing and sharing his creative vision with others. He uses his unique artistic eye to breathe new…
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Otley Camera Club is delighted to announce we’re about to take one small step back to normality – by hosting a live speaker at our clubroom on Thursday 10th February. However, to look after our own housebound members and invited members from other clubs we shall also be providing a live stream over Zoom. Simon…
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We welcome back Robert and Sharon Prenton Jones for their Zoom talk shown below. We enjoyed their previous talk in 2021 and look forward to seeing some more of their creativity. Visitors and members of other camera clubs are very welcome to join this Zoom meeting (£3 per person). Places can be booked at www.scarboroughcameraclub.co.uk…
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Drone photography has become very popular over the last few years – offering a viewpoint on the world that can be transformational. But this ‘view from above’ has a long and eventful history – beginning when the first photograph was taken from a balloon in 1858. By the First World War aerial reconnaissance was proving…
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David Ward creates images that ‘respond’ to the world around him, rather than merely ‘representing’ it. His landscape photography often resists the conventions of the art – line, form, texture and colour hit you first – rather than a familiar place, shot from a classic viewpoint. As he says in his book ‘Landscape Beyond’ (2008,…
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Long standing Chairman of Kirkbymoorside Camera Club, Harry Kingman is an enthusiastic traveller. Like many he re-discovered a passion for photography after taking early retirement, and says ‘I still get a thrill whenever I release the shutter…’ Harry’s journeys with his camera have taken him all over the world – from the heat of the…
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We’re looking forward to welcoming professional British landscape photographer, Harry Wheeler-Brand on Monday 22nd November for his Zoom presentation entitled; ‘A Year in East Anglia’. Harry has had a passion for photography and all things landscape from an early age, enabling him to achieve various milestones and awards in his career to date. This includes working with many of the photographic industry’s leading…
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We welcome Barbie back for the second time this year. She presents a digital lecture packed with macro images of wildlife found in East Anglia. More examples can be seen on her website www.barbielindsay.co.uk Visitors and members of other camera clubs are very welcome to join this Zoom meeting (£3 per person). Places can be…
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10:30hrs to 16:00hrs Saturday 20th November 2021 Due to the uncertainty of the situation concerning Covid-19 and the success of the 2020 event this year the Keighley Day presentations will again be carried out online using Zoom. Full details of the presenters, John Bermingham AIPF and Bernard Geraghty, can be seen on the YPU Keighley…
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Do you see the world as it really is? Graham developed this talk because many people believe that photo manipulation is new. He looks back at historical examples and then shows how he manipulates his own images. Examples of his work can be seen at www.grahamsgallery.weebly.com Visitors and members of other camera clubs are very…
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