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2012/13 Club Syllabus of Events

 
JANUARY 2013    
7th President's Night
(Bring entries for Annual Print Competition)
When he's not firing bullets at distant targets, travelling to distant lands, or running up distant peaks, Steve Wood is also a very fine photographer with an innovative eye and a penchant for faffing about with technology - see what's been keeping him busy in his year as President.
14th Guest Speaker - Martine Hamilton Knight Martine travels the country photographing buildings & different aspects of the architectural world. Expect an eye for detail & technically superb imagery...and check her website "BuiltVision" for more.
21st

Annual Print Competition – Judge Roger Poyser

The night when the best-of the best from the year's printed images come together with a fair smattering of new, unseen work too, and battle it out for the big one!
28th Light Night & A4 Comp - (Bring Entries For Annual Digital Competition) John Gardner presents us with hints/tips on lighting a model & set-up for your camera. Bring your equipment along as it's a hands-on night. Also bring in un-mounted A4 prints for the informal on-the-night competition.
FEBRUARY    
4th AGM A night for members to have their say in how the club runs and who sits on the Committee. Non-members may attend, but may not vote on any of the club's issues raised.
11th

Annual Digital Competition – Judge Graham Gage

The night when the best-of the best from the year's digital images come together with a fair smattering of new, unseen work too, and battle it out for the big one!
18th RPS International Projected Image Exhibition 2012 Time once again to view the best digital images from The Royal Photographic Society's yearly exhibition - always excellent for picking up tips and discussing what makes that perfect picture.
25th Annual Dinner and Presentations plus Image of the Year (Tickets required - this evening is only open to ticket holders) Tickets required for this one - the last meeting of the 2012/13 calendar sees the Annual Dinner and "Image Of The Year" awards....a "best of" in terms of the club's output from the previous 12 months. Awards made & prizes dished out - bound to be great work on display, so please come along. Catering to be provided by Brookhouse Club - licking of plates will be severely frowned upon!
MARCH
4th Lights Night + A4 Comp John Gardner presents us with hints/tips on lighting a model & set-up for your camera. Bring your equipment along as it's a hands-on night. Also bring in un-mounted A4 prints for the informal on-the-night competition.
11th Speaker - Les Forrester - Introduction to HDR An evening many have been waiting for - our first real chance to get inside the processing technique of multi-prize winning member Les Forrester, as he takes us through his slant on High Dynamic Range imagery.
18th Mersea Island Photo Competition - Judge David Ireland      
25th

PRESTIGE SPEAKER EVENING

Speaker - Ian Beesley - The Drift
(Bring entries for 1st Clubman Competition)

(Please note - as this is one of our prestige speaker evening the entrance charge for non-members will be £4.00)

Ian describes himself as a Social Documentary Photographer which is clearly evident from his vast spectrum of subjects and his classic reportage style. More information can be found on his website: www.ianbeesley.com
Ian’s talk this evening is on his 5-year project about one of the last working coal mines in the Yorkshire coalfield.

APRIL
1st Bank Holiday - No Meeting  
8th Speaker - Paul Haxby - Aerial Photography & Paramotors A real night with a difference. Paul Haxby visits us to talk on his passion for paramotor flying, and taking aerial photos while doing so. As seen on BBC's Look North recently.
15th 1st  Clubman Competition – Landscape - Judge will be Colin Gower.  
22nd Speaker - David Kershaw - Spend an hour inside my head.                                                    
29th Introduction to Lightroom - John Bickerdike  
MAY
6th Bank Holiday - No Meeting  
13th Introduction to Photoshop- Ken Fisher  
20th

Photoshop the next step -  Ken Fisher
(Bring entries for 2nd Clubman Competition)

 
27th Bank Holiday – No Meeting  
JUNE
3rd Night out – Leeds City Centre  
10th Brains Trust - Ask the questions  
17th 2nd Clubman Competition – Open – Judge Christine Widdall  
24th

Speaker - Andy Davies - Rifles to Rugby

 
JULY
1st

Lights Night + A4 Comp
(Bring entries for 3rd Clubman Competition)

John Gardner presents us with hints/tips on lighting a model & set-up for your camera. Bring your equipment along as it's a hands-on night. Also bring in un-mounted A4 prints for the informal on-the-night competition.
8th Evening Outing (Birds of Prey)  
15th Speaker - Les Forrester - Working with HDR  
22nd 3rd Clubman Competition – Portraiture – Judge George Steel  
29th Evening Outing - (Flowers)  
AUGUST
5th Beginners’ Workshop - Ken Fisher  
12th Beginners’ Workshop - Ken Fisher  
19th Beginners’ Workshop - Ken Fisher  
26th

Summer Bank Holiday - No Meeting

 
SEPTEMBER
2nd

Malcolm Dobson - Frescos to Fotoshop
(Bring entries for 4th Clubman Competition)

 
9th Lights Night + A4 Comp John Gardner presents us with hints/tips on lighting a model & set-up for your camera. Bring your equipment along as it's a hands-on night. Also bring in un-mounted A4 prints for the informal on-the-night competition.
16th

4th Clubman Competition – Open – Judge Paul Bullock

 
23rd Speaker Bob Jones
(Bring entries for Annual  AV Competition)
 
30th Discussion Night and/or Observatory Visit  
OCTOBER
7th

Speaker - Will Cheung *****
(Bring entries for Maurice Biglin Competition)

 
14th Audio Visual Competition – Judge David Moreland  
21st

Speaker John Gardner
(Bring entries for 5th Clubman Competition)

 
28th

Maurice Biglin Flora Trophy - Judge Stephen Dean

 
NOVEMBER
4th 5th Clubman Competition - Black and White - Judge Geoff France
(Bring entries for Annual Digital Competition)
 
11th Speaker - Bill Mahoney  
18th

Lights Night  + A4 comp
(Bring entries for Annual Print Competition)

John Gardner presents us with hints/tips on lighting a model & set-up for your camera. Bring your equipment along as it's a hands-on night. Also bring in un-mounted A4 prints for the informal on-the-night competition.
25th

Annual Digital Competition - Judge John Smith

 
DECEMBER
2nd Annual Print Competition – Judge Mike Newton  
9th Wakefield Camera Club AGM A night for members to have their say in how the club runs and who sits on the Committee. Non-members may attend, but may not vote on any of the club's issues raised.
16th Annual Dinner and Presentations plus Image of the Year (Tickets required - this evening is only open to ticket holders) Tickets required for this one - the last meeting of the 2012 calendar sees the Annual Dinner and "Image Of The Year" awards....a "best of" in terms of the club's output from the previous 12 months. Awards made & prizes dished out - bound to be great work on display, so please come along. Catering to be provided by Brookhouse Club - licking of plates will be severely frowned upon!
23rd Christmas - No meeting  
30th New Year - No meeting