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Come and check out our new venue. Enjoy a cup of tea / glass of wine, and meet everyone again after our Summer break. If you joined the Facebook Group […]
Come and check out our new venue. Enjoy a cup of tea / glass of wine, and meet everyone again after our Summer break. If you joined the Facebook Group […]
We start our season with an inspiring talk by acclaimed photographer: Tony Worobiec FRPS. Tony is a fine art photographer with work in the permanent collection of The RPS, The […]
Lead: Pauline Watling – How to prepare your prints and digital images for competitions. Show your latest Summer images via our Pix on Stix session. Today is the last date […]
Barbara is a member of the club and is an experienced National & International photography judge regularly asked to give talks around the region. This is her latest about her […]
Lead: Alan Grant – An evening when Members critique others’ photos - often cited as key to improving one’s own photography. This is a popular evening allowing all our Members, […]
Categories: Water and Open. The closing date for entries into this competition is Monday 9 September.
Karen will lead us through debunking all we’ve been trying to achieve throughout our photography years - ie. trying to create a beautifully sharp, focussed image, and show us instead […]
Lead: Mick Mortimer – The first of our Photoshoots this season will be on the theme of Water, in all its guises. Bring your camera kit, and maybe some wellies, […]
Categories: Black & white, and Open. The closing date for entries into this competition is Monday 16 September.
Lead: David Ross and Stephen Thorne – We’ve an Exhibition coming up and this evening will be spent checking and compiling our prints for inclusion. Also, as a fund raiser […]
Lead: David Ross – Going beyond the realms of just still photography, this is an opportunity for members to show their expertise and imaginative flair in laying down some of […]
Lead: Peter Williams – Peter will lead us around Taunton seeking out interesting night time photographs, so bring your tripod, torch, and a whistle for when you get lost. We […]
Street Photography comes in many forms and Raoul will take us through some of the techniques he uses to capture true ‘street photographs’ which are more than just snaps of […]
The exhibition will include work from across our whole membership and show the wide range of styles, interests, techniques and skill levels in the club. The exhibition is open to […]
Categories: ICM/Blur, and Open. ICM/Blur – An in-camera movement only. Panning equals camera movement. Blur settings in your processing program is not allowed but normal processing is. Open – Anything […]
Lead: Pauline Watling – Bring along photos on the theme of our Photoshoot 2: Night photography. All photographs are welcome though, of whatever and from whenever you’ve taken them. Plus - […]
Eddy and Pam are both Associates of the Royal Photographic Society and are Wildlife and Travel Photographers based in Calne, Wiltshire who give talks to Photographic Societies, Camera Clubs, Charities, […]
Known as “The Welsh Dragon” because of her signature on her prints, Margaret’s love of photography began in capturing the Slate Landscapes of her native North Wales. Committed to printing […]
Categories: Street/Urban, and Open. Street/Urban – The image must not be a collage or any type of composite. Open – Anything goes. The closing date for entries into this competition […]
Social Event in a Pub that’ll take us.
Today is the last date for entries into Competition 5: Panels (Open Digital and Print).
Today is the last date for entries into the Competition 5: Triptych Panels and the last date for entries into Competition 6: Yellow, and Open (Digital).
Lead: Robin Cleverly – Time to reflect on reflections - details nearer the time. The category for Competition 9 is Reflections.
Prints of their time spent in New York. More details to follow.
Category: Open. Entry specifications for the Triptych Digital Panel competition can be found on the Competitions page. The closing date for entries into this competition is Monday 30 December 2024.
Categories: Yellow, and Open. Yellow – Yellow must be in the image although it doesn't need to be the main subject. Open – Anything goes. The closing date for entries […]
A presentation of photographs documenting a Trek along the Lord Curzon Trail in the Garwhal Himalaya, via the Kuari Pass. Today is the last date for entries into Competition 7: 'Scapes, and […]
Getting started in printing and how to choose which papers best suit your images.
For some, the Holy Grail of Photography - capturing that elusive image that sums up a person’s personality in just one shot. We may not achieve that tonight, but bring […]
Categories: 'Scapes, and Open. 'Scapes – This includes Landscapes, Cityscapes, Seascapes. Open – Anything goes. The closing date for entries into this competition is Monday 27 January 2025.
A guide to flower, plant and insect photography suitable for beginners and up, Molly reveals her tips and tricks to create photos that have impact without being too artificial. Molly […]
Lead: Quentin Vidal-Taylor – Nearer the time we’ll know the venue, but bring your cameras, and a full complement of lenses if you have them, and we’ll learn from each […]
Our turn to host, so come along and ‘wave the flag’ in this well-humoured battle with our compatriots from Bridgwater.
Vicky is an advocate for Mobile Phone photography and will present on her Marseille smartphone street photography. The Club totally embraces images taken on any device, and many of our […]
Categories: Night Photography, and Open . Night Photography – Images shot at night only. Open – Anything goes. The closing date for entries into this competition is Monday 3 March 2025. […]
Simon gave us a talk in last year’s season, so it is no surprise we raced to book him again this year. In this talk he introduces us to the […]
Lead: Gillian Birbeck – Prints to drool over.
Lead: Karen Morgan and Pauline Watling – These Pix on Stix evenings give every Member a chance to show their images, whether wonderful or not. The images this evening must […]
Categories: Reflections, and Open. Reflections – Reflection must be the main subject. Open – Anything goes. The closing date for entries into this competition is Monday 24 March 2025. Today is […]
Today is the last date for entries into the Competition 10: Image of the Year (Prints and Digital).
The art of not just looking, but actually seeing what’s there in front of us. Paul comes from an Art College background and it was this simple truism that changed […]
We learnt how to do it back in November, so now is the time to take a deep breath, confront those fears, and go out en masse with everyone else […]
In this competition, you can actually win a silver cup and a trophy which are yours to keep until this time next year. The closing date for entries into this […]
An assessment of the year, election of the Committee, and a look ahead to what we might like to be doing next year.
Lead: David Ross – Always a good learning experience and a chance to socialise.
