Programme

Club 2024/2025 Programme

We have a fantastic line up of speakers this year. Tracy, our program secretary has been hard at work ensuring that we have a wide range of photographic genres covered, from food to wildlife, smartphones to printing, there is something to wet everyones appetite.

Members

The weekly admission fee will apply to everyone who attends a Wednesday meeting. For meetings we will accept payment in cash at the door, although our preferred method of payment will be for weekly fees to be paid by bank transfer in blocks of a month (best done by setting up a monthly payment). The Treasurer will be able to tally your attendance against your payments and will ensure that no one is out of pocket by the end of the season.

Visitors

Visitors are very welcome to join us for some of our meetings. - This can be up to three times this season - Or if you wish to join any other meeting night please contact our Membership Secretary. Email: Nigel@deepingscamera.club

Wednesday 25th September 7:30pm - Zoom

Paul Mitchell FRPS - Confessions of a Landscape photographer

An illustrated talk about how Paul researches and plans ahead before going on his landscape photography trips at different locations (coast, woodland etc.). He also gives an insight as to what techniques he uses when composing landscapes and the type of landscape images he would make under varying weather conditions. It also covers the type of software apps, filters and equipment he uses. Paul's talk is fully illustrated with digitally projected images.

Wednesday 9th October 7:30pm - Zoom

Emma Finch - Photographing women

Elevate your female portrait skills... Covering all aspects of portrait photography from flattering posing, lighting, styling and editing, through to how to put women at ease and finding your unique style. Using Emma's skills as an award winning Professional Portrait Photographer & Educator, this talk is packed with practical tips and tricks for portrait photographers.

Wednesday 16th October 7:30pm - Zoom

Matthew Browne - An introduction to astrophotograph

Astrophotography is one of the most technically challenging but rewarding genres of photography. This talk describes my complete workflow in planning, executing and post-processing images which combine the night sky with the beautiful landscapes of Wales.You will learn about how to shoot celestial objects such as: Meteor showers, The Milky way, The International Space Station, The Moon, The Northern Lights. I will explain how best to achieve these images using entry-level equipment as well as describing what can be achieved with more specialist lenses.

Wednasday 30th October 7:30pm - Hall

Jonathan Vaines CPAGB - Critique evening

Understanding when an image can be improved is often welcomed, especially before it is entered into club competition. The evening runs with 20-35 images being critiqued in detail. Club members submit their images a week in advance of the evening. On the night the images will receive feedbagck and if time allows, some adjustments can be made on the night.

Wednesday 6th November 7:30pm - Zoom

Cherry Larcombe EFIAP ARPS DPAGB BPE*5 - Creative flower photography

Creative ideas to bring out the colour, shapes and beauty of flowers, both outdoor and indoor, and hints on how to produce some unique and original floral art.
Talk includes the use of textures to enhance your flower images, using blend modes and layer masks.

Wednesday 11th December- Zoom

Robert Harvey BAARPS EFIAP CSci CEnv MCIWEM - Winter photography

Winter light, frost, floods, freezing fog, storms and snow present great challenges and opportunities for outdoor photography. Images of winter in Britain, Yellowstone, Arctic Norway and Iceland show landscapes transformed, wildlife spectacles unfold and capture the elusive beauty of the aurora borealis.

Wednesday 18th December - Christmas Dinner.

Wednesday 8 January 2025 7:30pm - Zoom

Chris Shepherd - London nights

London life can you become an expert photographer in your lunch hour? Many years ago I set about the task of improving my photography by practising every lunch hour. Working in Central London offers me many opportunities to capture interesting images of the places and people of London.

Wednesday 15th January 7:30pm - Zoom

Laura Storm - Postcards from the blue

This engaging talk is a window into the extraordinary world of underwater photography and life beneath the ocean waves. There are seven very different chapters showcasing big animal action, life on coral reefs, salt water, freshwater, day and night.

I delve into lighting, explain some of my fieldcraft and reveal the challenges involved in capturing world-class images. With time for a Q&A at the end.

Wednesday February 5th 7:30pm Zoom Inaki Hernandez-Lasa FRPS FIPF - Architecture

Learn from lfiaki as this world renowned architectural and abstract photographer shares his latest work. lfiaki has photographed some of the most renowned buildings in the world. These include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A., the City of Arts & Sciences in Valencia, Berlin's

Reichstag and the Milwaukee Art Museum to name but a few. His images have received numerous accolades both nationally and internationally.

Wednesday February 19th 7:30pm - Zoom

Colin Jarvis - Mono moods

Mono moods: is a digital mono presentation showing a large selection of my mono photography. It runs through my techniques, and covers long exposure, Infrared architecture and landscape. I also demonstrate some Photoshop techniques to show a 'before' and 'after' of one of the images from the raw file to the finished image.
The presentation includes a large selection of my monochrome work including long exposure coastal minimalism, architecture, landscape and infrared photography.

Wednesday March 12th 7:30pm - Hall

Chris Upton - The way I see it

The most commonly asked question I get is, "how do you see a picture"? Most people are thinking about composition when asking this question, but achieving a good image requires much more than that. In this talk, I share my learnings from over 30 years of photography and the last 10 years running tours and workshops. I will explain my 7 step plan to achieve better images. Packed with hints and tips it will help you appraise where you are on your photographic journey and inspire you to continue your development taking your photography to the next level.

Wednesday March 26th 7:30pm - Hall

Jonathan Vaines - The little print show

This talk comes with artistic aproach to photography, stepping out of the club mainstream. Along with individual images we see motivational benefits of working with projects, sets and groups of image. Most of my images are created using in camera techniques and the focus of the evening is to think outside the box

Wednesday 2nd April 7:30pm - Zoom

James Rushforth - Exploring the Italian Dolomites and Iceland

Exploring the Italian Dolomites and Iceland with James Rushforth — an unexpected career in photography and guidebook writing

In this talk James describes his unexpected and fortuitous journey into outdoor and adventure photography and writing; from first picking up a camera in 2012 to his success at the British and International Photography awards just a decade later. James' transient lifestyle, moving between the pale mountains of the Italian
Dolomites to the wilds of Iceland, has led to the creation of three photo-location guidebooks, showcasing his images and providing cultural and local information for visitors to his adopted regions. The presentation follows his natural progression from adventure to landscape photography, focusing on the logistics and creative nuances of both.