Our speaker on Thursday 15th October will be Benedict Brain who will present his talk “The Art Of Seeing” based on a regular column he writes for Digital Camera magazine. Ben is a UK based photographer and journalist. He graduated with a degree in photography from the Derby School of Art in 1991 (now University of Derby), where he was tutored and inspired by photographers John Blakemore and Olivier Richon, amongst others. He is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and also sits on the society’s Distinctions Advisory Panel. Yet another fantastic evening is guaranteed, so not to be missed!
This week (8th October) is our first competition of the season – Projection Competition 1, which is an Open category on this occasion. We have a good selection of entries and Peter Weaver is Zooming in to do the judging.
Our Speaker this week will be the extremely talented Mike Martin, AFIAP, AWPF. Originally intended for last season, we are very fortunate to have been able to book Mike again to deliver his presentation “Shooting People and Other Stuff”
From Mike’s website;- Photography is a love, passion, joy… obsession – long may it continue. I am a hobbyist photographer and keen club member; competitive and sometimes creative, but always hungry to learn or to help others.
I’ve been interested in photography for too long to say…I don’t really have the patience for landscape (doesn’t stop me trying though) but love urban photos, architecture, plants, beasts and bugs, trees, infrared, night, creative, manipulated images – basically anything.
Another Zoom session not to be missed.
Usual Zoom recurring meeting. Topic: Trowbridge Camera Club Time: Every week on Thu, until Dec 17, 2020, 19:30 Link: https://zoom.us/j/98403616170… Meeting ID: 984 0361 6170 Passcode: 976471
If you are not yet a member and would like to join the session as a free taster, send our Chairman Kevin Crosbie an email in advance (chairman@trowbridgecc.uk), so that he can admit you to the meeting.
This weeks’ presentation for members is from Clive Greenland who is another good friend of the club. Clive presents an evening taken from over the last 30 years of photography. The talk covers the UK, Europe and as far afield as Florida, The Bahamas, and The Turks and Caicos Islands.
Usual Zoom recurring meeting. Topic: Trowbridge Camera Club Time: Sep 24, 2020 19:30 Greenwich Mean Time Every week on Thu, until Dec 17, 2020 Link: https://zoom.us/j/98403616170… Meeting ID: 984 0361 6170 Passcode: 976471
If you are not a member and wish to join us to see if you like what we do, it is best to drop our Chairman Kevin Crosbie an email in advance (chairman@trowbridgecc.uk), so that he can admit you to the meeting. We usually allow a couple of free meetings before you commit to joining.
We are very pleased to confirm that our judge for the first projection competition on 8th October (subject – Open) will be Peter Weaver LRPS,CPAGB, APAGB.
Peter has been to our club before and he is very happy to be paying us a return visit. With 20 years experience and broad approach to photography , Peter is ideal to judge this open competition.
From the PAGB handbook Peter says ;- ” I photograph anything I see, mainly in the UK, especially Landscapes, People and Events. I employ a positive approach to photography & encourage and coach rather than just criticise.”
Competition entries are due by next Thursday 24th September. Please send entries to the projectionsecretary@trowbridgecc.uk
A welcome return this week to Rob Auckland with a Zoom Meeting on Basic Photographic Technique – 7.30-9.30pm Thursday 17 Sep. The content will include (subject to change as the evening progresses):
A tour of your camera bags – to see what gear we all use to take photos how to use it better and some other gear tips A quick quiz – to see what members know and identify some areas to spend time on What a camera is and how it works – comparing pinhole camera to an SLR How a camera controls exposure using Shutter and Aperture and ISO When to use each of the different camera modes Exposure compensation Simple flash techniques
For any members that missed this presentation, or would simply like to see it again the recording is now available. Please request it from chairman@trowbridgecc.uk and you will be sent a link. The link will expire in 30 days.
We kick off our new season in fine form on Thursday 10th September at 7:30pm with a presentation by the very talented photographer, Graham Harries.
If there are any members who haven’t re-joined and might just be still thinking about, there’s another week’s grace. Come along this evening, details below.
For anyone unfamiliar with Zoom, you can download the application for your device for free just go to https://zoom.us/ but you can also join the meeting through a normal web browser (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge etc) without needing to download anything to your PC or device.
We will be operating a waiting room – members will be admitted just before the meeting.
Details for joining the Trowbridge Camera Club Meetings:
Join by Phone (Audio Only) +44 203 481 5237, +44 203 481 5240 or +44 203 901 7895
This is a recurring meeting, the link will work every week. Looking forward to seeing you all.
For any members that missed this presentation, or would simply like to see it again the recording is now available. Please request it from chairman@trowbridgecc.uk and you will be sent a link. The link will expire in 30 days.
The Welcome Zoom Meeting on 3rd September was recorded for those who might have missed it. The recording has been clipped to remove the pre-meeting chat. The link is here : TCC Camera Club Zoom Meeting 3 September 2020. There was also a request to view the AV of members winning pictures. The link to the AV as a stand alone presentation is here: AV of Members Winning Pictures. Also for those of you who have Microsoft Power Point here is a link to the presentation, so that you can view the pictures as individual slides: AV of Members Winning Pictures Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.
The membership fee for NEW MEMBERS the 2020/2021 season will be £40. This is a £5 reduction on the fee from last year to compensate for the fact that we are unable to have face to face meetings which we know everyone would probably prefer. Existing members re-joining will have an additional pro-rata discount due to the last season being finished early, the fee for existing members will be £30.
We can accept bank transfers or cheques to the treasurer. Please contact the chairman@trowbridecc.co.uk or give Kevin a ring on 07970 011772.
This is a very difficult year for camera clubs. The Trowbridge Camera Club Committee has been meeting to discuss, monitor, and formulate a plan for the club for the coming season. We believe that the club will not be able to hold physical meetings in the hall until at least after Christmas.
We do, however, intend to start the season virtually on September 3rd, with a welcome evening and presentation of members lock down images, together with a prize giving for last years’ competition winners. This will be conducted over the internet, using a Zoom connection. All members and new members will be welcome to participate. Zoom invitations will be sent out in advance of the date and will be free to join in on. Subsequent meetings will be on Zoom and for members only.
We already have an exciting programme planned for the coming season up until Christmas and more items will be added as the season progresses. Of course the content of the programme will depend to some extent on the number of members that renew and new members we can attract this season.
The subscriptions have been revised downwards this year to reflect loss of the final sessions last year. This seasons subscription will be £30 which we believe is very good value for money for what we have planned. Payment in the normal way will be more difficult, but we will still be able to accept cheques and cash addressed to the treasurer and you can now make electronic payments using bank transfer.
It is important that we control costs and have sufficient funds available in order to attract the type of speakers we already have lined up.To reduce any risk to the club programme, the Committee needs an indication of the number of existing members who are committed to rejoining.We have received numerous replies following the earlier email communication, but if you have not done so please contact Kevin ASAP (chairman@trowbridgecc.uk) to let him know if your intention is to continue with club membership. This will help enormously with our planning for next season.
