Programme 2021-22 (September to December)

Date	Detail	Title	Narrative
September2021
9th September	Welcome Evening	Subs due. Reminder about DPI competition 1 – Open	Welcome back and an opportunity for any new members to meet us all. There will an open discussion about the coming season. Programme line up to December will be presented by the Programme Secretary.
16th September	Clive Greenland	Plan, Photograph, Process, Print https://clivegreenland.photography/ Submissions due for DPI competition 1 – Open	A great introduction to the season by our old friend Clive Greenland.
23rd September	Tony Worobiec	Night & Low Light Photography https://www.tonyworobiec.com/	Author of 17 books, Tony Worobiec studied fine art at The University of Newcastle upon Tyne and spent 18 years as head of a large design faculty in Dorset. He has won awards for photography in the UK and internationally, and has had work exhibited in London’s Barbican Gallery, Bradford’s National Museum of Photography, The Menier Gallery London and The Fox Talbot Museum Lacock.
30th September	Sara Harpley	DPI Competition 1 – Open	An introduction to the season, particularly aimed at new members whilst still allowing existing members to show what they have been working since last season.
October
7th October	Roger Hance	Sports & Action Photography https://rogerhancefrps.com/ Reminder about “Selfie” Members evening	Roger Hance FRPS is a multi-award winning photographer specialising in stunning natural history, landscape, portraits, sport and photojournalism.
14th October	Gary Nicholls	The Imaginarium – Reality Is For People Without Imagination https://g-n-p.co.uk/	Artists Statement – I explore the darker side of life to evoke the feelings and emotions in my work and create themed images each to usher the view into the sacred arena of my imagination, challenging them to fantasise about a magical space that is the theatre of art.
21st October	Members Evening	Selfie! Submissions due for DPI Competition 2 – Wiltshire Architecture	Members Selfies – Let your Creativity run wild.
28th October	Pete Bartlett	The way we were https://www.peterbartlettimages.co.uk/	Change to the published Programme. Unfortunately our good friend Fez Parker who was due to present to us on 28th October has had some technical issues . Therefore we have had to delay his talk on Drones until later in the season. At very short notice we have secured a very worthy alternative. Pete Bartlett ARPS. will present his talk “The Way We Were” which charts his journey with Street and Urban Photography.
November
4th November	Judge TBA	DPI Competition 2 – Wiltshire Architecture	Ever popular competition on one our of standard themes but with a twist – the image is to be taken in Wiltshire.
11th November	Members Evening	My Favourite 3 Images Reminder about BENT Competition	3 Images from each member that they are particularly proud of and an opportunity to explain why they think the are so special.
18th November	Jeanette Lendon	The Art of Smartphone Photography https://www.jetblacksquares.com/	We used to have phones that took photos. we now have cameras that make phone calls. If you own a smartphone, then you own a camera, and if you own a camera, you have the tools to create stunning images and video content. Smartphone photography has gained greater kudos over the last few years, mainly due to the fact that the camera capabilities on phones can now rival DSLRs.
25th November	Tony Gervis FRPS	One man and his van	A wild tale of a solo trip of 19000 miles in his camper van across Europe, Turkey ,Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and several more stans, Russia, Belarus and more. Guaranteed to be an entertaining evening!
December
2nd December	Dr David Sadler	And Now for Something Completely Different https://davidsadlerphotography.com/ Submissions due for BENT DPI competition	Professionally a forensic pathologist, but in his soul a punk rocker who loves skateboarding, his wacky selfies, using a fish eye lens, reflected his unique take on the world. His presentation had us laughing out loud at his wonderfully humorous images complete with imaginative titles and added text.
9th December	BENT 1: changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition 2: strongly inclined 3 slang. a: different from the normal or usual	Members’ Critique – 2 images from each member 1 mono, 1 colour – theme BENT	No external judge this time . Just your fellow club members to look at and be entertained with your images on the chosen theme. We may award placing if we can work out how to do it!!
16th December	A seasonal get together	The format of this to be decided
January
6th January	Andy Marland ARPS	The Industrial Tourist -A photographic Journey through the Industrial North	A thought provoking talk takes us on a wander through the remnants of the northern Industrial landscapes
13th January	AGM	Zoom Session – All members.
20th January	Simon Caplan LRPS	Out Of The Dark	In this talk Simon introduces us to the art of still life photography
27th January	George Reekie DPAGB, ABPE	Technical Evening – Competition Photography – how I go about it. Submissions due for DPI Competition 3 – Flora & Fauna	A look at how to get the best out of your competition entries. George has promised a fun evening of experiences and anecdotes
February
3rd February	Members Evening	An Evening With Terrick – IN THE HALL ONLY	A journey through lifetime of images from Terrick’s vast archive . We would welcome as many of our member into the hall for this event as it involves viewing many beautifully prepared prints.
10th February	Judge – John Hudson ARPS,DPAGB,SPA,ASPS	DPI Competition 3 – Flora & Fauna	John is a very experienced Judge and an international award winning photographer. John is a member of Bristol PS and this will likely be a Zoom session, or John will come to the hall if the situation permits.
17th February	Allison Webber FRPS	Life Through an Aspergic Lens	How Autism has helped Alison define her individual photographic style and creativity.
24th February	Photo Shoot (Proposed)	IN THE HALL ONLY – Models/Theme to be decided	Let’s get the very popular photo shoots going again!
March
3rd March	Steve Proctor	Talk To Me	An exploration of working with people to create images to be proud of. The talk will cover all aspects of two formal studio-based shoots from the planning, the shooting, the post-processing and sharing of the resulting images. He will talk about the technical aspects of the shoot but will emphasize the importance of collaboration between photographer and subject. There is also a selection of additional non-studio images to view.
10th March	Spike & Penny Piddock	A Wet Night In	Penny and Spike Piddock. (both DPAGB & EFIAP) are members of Dorchester Camera club and also the British Society of Underwater Photographers. The Talk covers Underwater Life in a variety of places near and far, featuring curiosities as well as the more familiar species.
17th March	Andy Garhnam	Storm Chaser	As a child, Andrew was scared of storms, hiding under the bed covers at night when one passed by. As an adult this fear changed into fascination of all weather types. This resulted in undertaking multiple trips to the US to join others chasing storms across the mid-west. This talk aims to set the scene about what it is like to chase storms, the highs, the lows and hopes to share the incredible forms and structure rarely seen in the UK.
24th March	Members Evening	Images from Lacock photoshoot	A chance to see what images we took on 26th February during the Club’s the first official on-location member photoshoot.
31st March	Cat Humphries	My Journey in Theatre Photography	From documenting young performers at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the 1990s to shooting vintage Hollywood portraits for Sunset Boulevard in 2019. In this camera club talk Cat will take us on a trip through her adventures in theatre photography, including the equipment used and images from publicity shoots, rehearsals and performances.
April
7th April	Darren Pullman BPE3* CPAGB EFIAP	One a Week, Every Week	Darren presents the images he took in 2019 and 2020 as part of the challenge to take a photo every week. It’s noteworthy that the first year was pre-covid and most of 2020 was in lockdown.
14th April	Ian Smith	All Stitched Up	Ian will introduce us to the amazing world of Stitch Photography.
21st April	Members Evening and Prize Night	The last Members Evening of the current season	A time to reflect on the past year and have a open discussion around the 2022/2023 season. If any member has something they would like to share please let Kevin know. AND of course hand out those prizes.
28th April	Nick Mason	The Covid Project	No, not the Drummer with Pink Floyd! Dr. Nick Mason, an Intensive Care Consultant in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, has won the prestigious AP 2021 Power of Photography Award. Nick documented the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the Intensive Care Unit, at Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, where he worked during the pandemic’s first wave. He captured poignant moments of what life was like at the time working in Intensive Care.
5th May	Member’s Evening and Prize Night	The last Member’s’ Evening of the current season	A time to reflect on the past year and have a open discussion around the 2022/2023 season, and of course hand out those prizes. If any member has something they would like to share please let Kevin know.