Programme 2024/25

Date	Description
September
12th	Welcome Evening including: Programme review 2024/2025 Review of changes to Competition Groups and Scoring Review of Subscription Model “My Summer ” – Members show a selection of their best images taken during the summer break. (DPI or PRINT) Subs due – £60 Annual Subscription + £2 per attendance.
19th	Technical Evening presented by Kevin Crosbie entitled Photography Basics – Getting Off Auto. This is an updated version of Kevin’s useful guide to the basics of photography. Something for everyone, even experienced photographers. Submissions Due for DPI competition – “Open” (Any subject or genre of photography allowed). A very popular competition and an excellent one to kick off the season of competitions.
26th	“Now You See It, Now You Don’t” by Martin Cooper LRPS – A talk in three parts. As a photographer mainly specialising in landscape and elements of the landscape, Martin’s talk consists of such images in colour, mono and abstract/impressionist form.
October
3rd	DPI Competition – “Open” (Any subject, any genre). Our Judge, Lee Spencer-Fleet BA (Hons), Photoshop ACE, FAETC, works from her Bristol home studio and has taught Digital Photography & Photo Editing for many years. She’s been involved in courses and talks on the camera club circuit and is competent in sharing creative & technical knowledge. A friendly, self-starting novice judge with an eye for detail.
10th	Members Evening – A regular opportunity for any member or number of members to showcase their work, talk about a photography related subject, show the work of a photographer they admire or are inspired by etc. A very informal evening and each member can present as little, or as much as they feel able to provide.
17th	Provisional – Photo shoot with the Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums https://wiltshirecaledonianpipesanddrums.co.uk/ Submissions due for Print Competition – “Landscape”.
24th	Critique Evening – An evening spent discussing TCC member images whether DPI or prints in an informal, supportive and non-competitive environment. An excellent opportunity to pick up some tips on images being considered for submission to future competitions.
31st	Print Competition – “Landscape/Seascape” Judge – Martin Cooper LRPS. A quick and welcome return to landscape specialist Martin, who previously inspired us earlier in the season with his Landscape images.
November
7th	Technical Evening – Adobe Lightroom Masterclass by Jeff Barber. Jeff is a very experienced Lightroom user and the evening will be full of tips and advice on how to get great results from this very popular photo editing software.
14th	“Have Camera Will Travel” by Bob Bishop EFIAP/p, BPE5, LRPS. This talk covers several genres including landscape, a trip to Burma, street, a model shoot and event photography. Bob also breaks down some of the images to show how they have been edited to achieve the final result. Submissions due for DPI Competition – “Open” (Any subject, any genre).
21st	Member’s Evening – Photo Shoot Show. Members produce a short (5 minutes max) DVI slide show created from images taken at the session with the Wiltshire Caledonian Pipes & Drums on 17th October. Lets get creative!
28th	DPI Competition – “Open” (Any Subject Any Genre). A welcome return to Alistair Ritchie from Backwell Camera Club. Alistair is interested in all aspects of photography, particularly studio work, dance/music/street and nature. Being no great stickler for rules and more driven by the emotional impact of an image, Alistair is an excellent choice for our Open themed competition.
December
5th	Photo Walk – An evening walk around Trowbridge. Capture those Christmas lights and festive excesses around the town. It may not snow, but lets hope it’s dry!
12th	Competition – “Dick’s Trophy” (ENPRINT challenge). Any Subject – images with impact that work with smaller PRINT format. The definition of ENPRINT is as follows: enPRINT (ˈɛnprɪnt) noun: (Photography) a standard photographic PRINT (5 × 3.5 in.) Bring your prints on the night (4 maximum). Judged by the members. Any subject presented in the traditional ENPRINT format.
19th	Christmas Social – Venue to be confirmed.
26th	No meeting.
January
2nd	On line meeting (Zoom). Christmas photos – show us your Turkeys (and all the trimmings), tasteless Christmas jumpers and over the top decorations. There may even a prize for the photo that best encapsulates “The Spirit of Christmas”. Maybe some images from the photo walk on the 5th December.
9th	Members Evening – “My Favourite Photographers”. Club members Nick, Jill and Jane present a selection of images taken by photographers that inspire and influence their photographic style. The evening is also open to all other members who would like to contribute by bringing some images that similarly inspire them.
16th	Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Open to all Members to discuss the future of the club and vote on Committee Members. Please consider if you would like to contribute to the club by offering to be a Committee Member and/or take on one of the key administrative roles. (Chair Person, Print Secretary, Programme Secretary etc.) Submissions due for Print Competition – “Flora & Fauna”. We have revised the rules to allow up to 4 colour entries rather than the normal 2 colour, 2 mono.
23rd	Grand Auction Night! All of us have photographic gear lying around that we no longer need. Tonight is an opportunity to pass it onto your fellow club members. Not limited to cameras and lenses items for auction – can include small accessories, mounts, books, camera bags, tripods etc. In fact anything photography related. There will also be an entirely optional opportunity to donate a % of any sale to club funds.
30th	Print Competition – “Flora & Fauna” (Colour entries only) – Following feedback from previous judges, the committee has decided that the tendency for images in this genre to be primarily colourful, the mono category has been removed. Our Judge will be Eddy Lane. A very warm welcome to Eddy who returns to our club bringing his considerable experience judging this category.
February
6th	Members evening: Wendy Evans gives a presentation on “How to get your work published in magazines and books”. Wendy works for a magazine publisher and in that role selects and commissions readers to have their images published. Having judged competitions in London and had 13 books published, Wendy is well placed to talk about this different and intriguing aspect of photography.
13th	“Frozen In Time – The eerie beauty of Chernobyl through the lens ” by Lora Bennett. Club Member Lora shows us some of her remarkable images that document the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Submissions due for DPI Competition – “Open” (Any subject, any genre).
20th	Members Evening – “What’s in your Camera Bag?” By popular request an opportunity for members to show everyone their photographic gear. As little or as much as you want to share. Everything from your favourite bag, best accessory or your camera and lenses of choice.
27th	DPI Competition – “Open” (Any subject, any genre). Judge – Mike Hendon LRPS – Member of Bath Photographic Society.
March
6th	Postponed from 14th November – Presentation by Bob Bishop EFIAP/p, BPE5, LRPS entitled “Have Camera Will Travel”. This talk covers several genres including landscape, a trip to Burma, street, a model shoot and event photography. Bob also breaks down some of the images to show how they have been edited to achieve the final result.
13th	“The Whole of Wookey Hole”. Members have had exclusive out of hours access to Wookey Hole Caves. This evening is an opportunity for those that took part to show some of the unique images that were taken during the visit. Submissions due for Print Competition – “Open” (Any subject, any genre).
20th	Photowalk – “Trowbridge in Focus”. Postponed from earlier in the season – members hit the town with the aim to capture a series of images that are “Uniquely Trowbridge”. Let’s hope the weather is kinder this time!
27th	Print Competition – “Open” (Any subject, any genre). A warm welcome to local Art and Photography teacher, Emily Middleton who returns to the club as our judge for this hotly contested and popular print competition. Emily offers us her unique perspective on both the technical and artistic merit of our work. A great evening guaranteed.
April
3rd	“It’s In The Trees!”. An evening of member images taken during the Club outing to Westonbirt National Arboretum. Submissions due for DPI Competition – “Architecture”.
10th	Members Evening – Photo Walk Images. An evening sharing the images taken around Trowbridge on 20th March. DPI, Print or DVI – get creative and show us your interpretation of “Uniquely Trowbridge”.
17th	DPI Competition – “Architecture”. Our Judge, Jonathan Bolgar is a Member of North West Bristol CC and the RPS Documentary and Digital Groups.
24th	No meeting – Easter break.
May
1st	Season’s End – The Evening will be our Grand Prize Giving and as another fantastic Club year draws to a close, it is time to reflect and think about content for programme next year. We welcome Wendy Evans as the new Club Programme Secretary for the 2025/26 Season.