Ponteland Photographic Society Camera Club

Programme 2010-11

The 2010-11 season opens on Monday 13 September at 7.30 pm with a special introductory Welcome & Programme launch. This will outline the plans and Programme for the new season and will also feature four images from each of the Committee members taken over the summer. We also plan to feature pictures taken by members during the Beamish trip in June.

We meet at 7.30pm every Monday evening from 13 September through to 18 April 2011 in the large room at Merton Hall in Ponteland Village, with a short break over the Christmas/New Year holiday. Meetings usually last two hours.
There are several types of meetings this season; visiting Expert Speakers [in purple], member run Presentation Sessions [in blue] geared to group discussion and members own photos and finally Workshops [in green] which aim to show you the methods available. Over the year, the overall programme aims to provide a rich mix of photography and techniques, for both more experienced photographers as well as those learning the basics.
This year the Programme includes seven competitions [in red] including the North Tyne Area Print Competition and two set Subject Competitions on 8 November and 21 March.

Please note some aspects of the programme may be subject to confirmation. Please contact the Programme Secretary, Veronica Congleton, if you require more details about a particular evening.

2010

 

Subject

 

Speaker / Co-ordinator

June

9

Field Trip to Beamish Museum

 

Rod Smith

Sept

13

Welcome and Programme Launch
plus 'What I did last summer!'
(Four images from each committee member plus images from Beamish)

 

Committee

Sept

20

An evening with........
(Sports and Landscapes - Prints)

 

Danny Brannigan APAGB, DPAGB
Veronica Congleton - Coordinator

Sept

27

Workshop 1 - Workflow including Indexing,
Sizing, Re-Sizing for Projecting and Printing or adding to the Website.

 

Gary Smith - Coordinator

Oct

4

Knock Out Competition -
DI - Maximum of 2 per member

 

Ian Woodrow - Coordinator

Oct

11

Workshop - 2 - Landscapes
composition, the Golden Hour, changing skies.

 

Gary Smith - Coordinator

Oct

18

A Walk on the Wild Side....................
(Local Wildlife / Nature photography DI)

 

Graham Dixon - Speaker
Veronica Congleton - Coordinator

Oct

25

Open Print Competition 

 

Dave Richardson - Judge
Ian Woodrow - Coordinator

Nov

1

AV Presentations -
(Three members show and talk about AV's)

 

Rod Smith - Coordinator

Nov

8

Set Subject Competition - Landscapes
(Including Sunrise. Sunsets)
DI Maximum of 4 per member

 

Ian Woodrow - Coordinator

Nov

15

Workshop 3 - Audio Visual
Planning, creating and making AV's

 

Gary Smith - Coordinator

Nov

22

The Project Approach
(A personal approach to what, why, when to take an image - Prints)

 

Alan McCormack LRPS - Speaker
Veronica Congleton - Coordinator

Nov

29

North Tyneside Print Competition

 

Jim Welch - Judge
Ian Woodrow - Coordinator

Dec

6

Question and Answer Club night -
including 'new developments, achievements, purchases etc.

 

Rod Smith - Coordinator

Dec

13

"A Year in the Life of Two Photographers"
(Portfolio of images taken over 12 months)

 

Alan McCormack LRPS &
Mavis McCormack LRPS - Speakers
Veronica Congleton - Coordinator

Dec

20

No Meeting

 

 

Dec

27

No Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

Subject

 

Speaker / Co-ordinator

Jan

3

No Meeting

 

 

Jan

10

My Top Ten Images - DI or Print
(Four of our members present their top ten images, not shown before)

 

Rod Smith - Coordinator

Jan

17

Workshop 4 - What makes a good image?
Club members offer images for review and valuation.

 

Gary Smith - Coordinator

Jan

24

AV Competition

 

Ian Woodrow - Coordinator

Jan

31

Three of a Kind -
(Members invited to display and present three print images to be shown alongside each other to display a single theme)

 

Ian Woodrow - Coordinator

Feb

7

Portraiture
(Bill is a renowned Portrait photographer)

 

Bill Stevenson - Speaker
Veronica Congleton - Coordinator

Feb

14

Workshop 5 - Image Manipulation
(Four experienced club members interpret and manipulate images)

 

Gary Smith - Coordinator

Feb

21

In Search of a Theme - Prints
(A walk through the decision making process on what, why, when and how to take an image)

 

George Ledger DPAGB
Veronica Congleton - Coordinator

Feb

28

Workshop 6 - Candid portraiture plus Creative Techniques
including filters, borders, and edges.

 

Gary Smith - Coordinator

Mar

7

Open Competition - Digital Image

 

Ian Woodrow - Coordinator

Mar

14

External Speaker - to be confirmed

 

 

Mar

21

Set Subject Competition - Portraiture
Candid or Posed DI - Maximum of 4 per member

 

Ian Woodrow - Coordinator

Mar

28

The World through my eyes'. DI Presentation
(Anna is based in Sunderland and has a passion for Seascapes and Still Life images. She enjoys taking everyday things & usually overlooked subjects)

 

Anna Ridley - Speaker
Veronica Congleton - Coordinator

Apr

4

Alliance Portfolio DVD

 

 

Apr

11

Four months in the life of four of our members
(Prints or Projected images of the varied results of this project)

 

Rod Smith - Coordinator

Apr

18

Annual General Meeting

 

 

 

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