Programme Sept 2024 - Apr 2025

Our 2024-25 season starts on September 4th and is a mix of face-to-face meetings (at Wellington Rugby club), for competitions, talks by club members, photo challenges etc. and Zoom meetings in our homes for guest speakers. All meetings will be held on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:30pm unless otherwise shown.

RC - face-to-face meetings at Wellington Rugby Club.
Zoom - Zoom meetings at home.

Click on any blue text to link to the speaker's or judge's own websites, a contact's email address or other linked pages.

Update 30th October 2024
Date
Location
Event
Details
August
Wed 21st
Cricket Club
Social
Our pre-season get together for a chat and a catch-up. Everybody welcome including prospective new members and members we haven't seen for a while.
September
Wed 4th
RC
Club night
'Show and Tell'.
Wed 11th
RC
how curiosity became a hobby - photographs of people and wildlife.
Wed 18th
Zoom
Sands of time- Sands of Time is a follow on from the "abandoned architecture" talk . James visits three ghost towns that have been left abandoned.
Wed 25th
RC
September Competitions
October
Wed 2nd
Zoom
'Floral Creativity'.
1. For the first hour of this talk Tony shows his best indoor flower and leaf images and discuss his principles of indoor floral photography.
2. After a break he carries out a live demonstration of editing a few images.
Wed 9th
RC
Photo Challenge #1
nostalgia/ memories ideas:

    Re-visit places from your past to photograph
    Family photographs
    Wellington through the years in photographs
    Personal belongings still life photographs
    A celebration you captured in photos
    Could be from your early life or even just a few months ago you could show photographs from many different times/ places or occasions or from one in particular

Wed 16th
RC
mission penguin.
Hand in for October competitions ‘Two, Pair, Twin' (Prints).
Wed 23rd
RC
Still life flower evening.
A evening of still life flower photography
Wed 30th
RC
October Competitions
‘Two, Pair, Twin' (Prints). Judge: Simon CaplanLRPS
November
Wed 6th
Zoom
'more than meets the eye'. How many times have you taken a photo and then, from the same place, someone else takes a photograph and sees something completely different?” There is more than meets the eye’ within any image.
Wed 13th
RC
Talk 1: Nick Farnham
Sri Lankan Adventure
Talk 2: Peter Elliston
studio photography
Hand in for November competitions ‘Fete, festival or local event’ and Open (PDI).Judge: Ian Bateman FRPS, MPAGB, AV AFIAP, APAGB
Wed 20th
Zoom
'10x secrets of street photography' international award-winning photographer and educator, who specialises in street, available light portraiture, composition, gestalt theory and black and white photography.
Wed 27th
RC
November Competitions
‘Fete, festival or local event’ and Open. (PDI). Judge: Ian Bateman FRPS, MPAGB, AV AFIAP, APAGB
December
Wed 4th
Zoom
Talk: Kevin Pigney ARPS DPAGB ASINWP
'Flash techniques for wildlife photography.' -
Wed 11th
Zoom
Talk: Stan Farrow FRPS EFIAP DPAGB

'Abstract photography' - This Zoom talk is still in the development stages and is due to be shown for the first time in October 2024. The intention is that it will be a little bit different in style to "Photo Art".

I am planning that it will start with a discussion of what abstract art is and whether there is truly such a thing as abstract photography. It will introduce the work of some of the great abstract photographers of the past, and then the remainder will concentrate on how to create your own abstract images, including what to photograph and how to compose your work, before going on to develop some examples and ideas that you can try out for yourself.

Stan is a creative digital art photographer with many years of photographic experience. He is based near St Andrews in North East Fife, Scotland.

Wed 18th
RC
XMas Social
Our Christmas meet with all the trimmings - mince pies, nibbles, byo wine and a quiz!
Wed 25th
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No Meeting
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January
Happy New Year
Wed 8th
RC
Talk: Simon Caplan LRPS
'out of the dark' - capturing the mood and atmosphere in your images.

In this talk Simon introduces audiences to the art of the still life - and still life photography in particular.

Wed 15th
RC
Photo Challenge #2
'project/ story telling'.

A collection of photos of a place/ person/ event ect, could be over a period of time – for example:

    a walk you have been photographing for years or from one day
    a collection people wearing bright colour from a day trip.

For inspiration have a look at: Projects

Hand in for January competitions 'Macro or Close up' and Open (PDI).Judge: Jim Le Feuvre
Wed 22nd
RC
Club night
Still Life Photography. Further details tba.
Wed 29th
RC
January Competitions
'Macro or Close up' and Open (PDI). Judge: Jim Le Feuvre TBC
February
Wed 5th
Zoom
'Scottish sisters travel'. Kate Stevenson and Clare Harte present their travels around scotland, Iceland and Sweden photographing Landscapes and wildlife .
Wed 12th
RC
Battle: Chard Camera Club
Our annual battle with neighbours Chard Camera Club. Prints & PDIs. Hosted by WDCC.Judged by Mac Chivers.
Hand in for February competitions 'Complementary Colours' and Open (Prints). Judge: Peter Hyett ARPS, EFIAP
Wed 19th
RC
Talk: Huw Thomas
'my photographic journey'. TBC
Wed 26th
RC
February Competitions
'Complementary Colours' and Open (Prints). Judge: Peter Hyett ARPS, EFIAP
March
Wed 5th
Zoom
'Equine photography' I take you through four different types of equestrian photographer; from events, local pony club, models with horses to the all action specialist photographer. Full of valuable insights, tips and tricks to capture the very best images.
Wed 12th
RC
Club night
'WCPF Travelling Exhibition'. Print critiquing in small groups, using the experience gained from Steve Wilcox's talk on judging last year.
Send in for March Competitions 'The Great Outdoors' and Open (PDI).Judge: Richard Curzon
Wed 19th
RC
'Portraits, Fashion, Beauty - My Photography'. Laura talks about the way she goes about portrait, beauty and fashion photography, from concept to the shoot and to how it all comes together for possible magazine publication".
Wed 26th
RC
March Competitions
'The Great Outdoors' and Open (PDI). Judge: Richard Curzon
April
Tue 1st
tbc
Committee Meeting
Please send any items for inclusion at the AGM to Polly by the start of this committee meeting.
Wed 2nd
Zoom
'Safari Talk'. My presentations include images and insight from a Professional Safari Guide and photographer’s perspective. By showing a series of images rather than just those that are for me the most successful, I try to provide ideas for less experienced photographers as well as the more experienced. I enjoy evenings with an interactive audience, with questions and discussions throughout
Wed 9th
RC
Club Night
'Portrait Evening'.
Hand in for April competitions 'Shadow and Light' and Open (Prints).
Tue 15th
tbc
Committee Meeting
Pre AGM committee meeting.
Wed 16th
RC
Max's Slideshow
members who have slide show projects to be able to show some of there photographs but no theme.
Wed 23rd
RC
April Competitions
'Shadow and Light' and Open (Prints). Judge: Peter Ottley CPAGB LRPS AFIAP
Wed 30th
RC
AGM
AGM and end of season social.