Club Night - Practical
Portrait Photography
Bring your camera along to take photo’s of a model.
Including a drink break.
Club Night - Showcase
Last Showcase of the Season.
Members are entering up to 3 photos - Panel of 3, images of members choice. See guide lines in hints and tips.
Group discussions and photo viewings to be held during the meeting along with a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Club Night - Practical
Feathers and Fur
Sadie from feathers and fur will be bringing some birds of prey for members to photograph.
Including a hot drink and break during the evening.
Club Night - Outing
Photography Outing.
Meet at the Butt inn then continue to Aldermaston Wharf where members can bring their cameras along for a nice scenic walk down the canal and a drink after.
AGM
AGM.
Annual General meeting to discuss the year’s events and the Committee and programme for next year.
Including a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Club Night - Outside Practical
Pet Photography.
Bring your camera along for an outdoor doggy photoshoot.
We will break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Club Night - Showcase
4th Showcase of the Season.
Judge talk with Peter Markwick.
Members are entering up to 3 photos with a pattern theme.
Group discussions and photo viewings to be held during the meeting along with a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Finishing with the EGM vote for the new chair and committee members.
Club Night - Practical
Lighting Glass.
Bring your camera along for a practical workshop focusing on lighting glass.
Including a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Club Night - Workshop
Workshop.
Aspects of Photography: The three phases of taking photographs.
Seeing / Taking / Making.
Including a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Club Night - Showcase
3rd Showcase of the Season.
Members are entering up to 3 photos of a subject of their choice.
Group discussions and photo viewings to be held during the meeting along with a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Club Night - Visitor
Visitor Presentation.
Thomas Macey to present The Big Jackson’s Talk 2025 this presentation celebrating the 150th anniversary of Jacksons corner including photographs and items to view from Thomas’s personal collection.
Including a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Club Night - Practical
Food Photography
Table top still life focused around food photography. Please bring your camera and tripod for this session.
Including a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Club Night - Showcase
2nd Showcase of the Season.
Members are entering up to 3 photos of a subject of their choice.
Group discussions and photo viewings to be held during the meeting along with a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Social
Christmas Social.
Social get together with games and buffet style food to celebrate Christmas.
Club Night
Christmas Workshop.
Bring your camera along to a practical workshop taking photos of Christmas essentials.
Including a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Club Night
Tools and Sharpening.
Bring your camera along for a practical workshop.
After a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
The evening will be completed with a new Challenge.
Club Night
Halloween inspired night shoot.
Members to come along with cameras for a spooky inspired night shoot.
Shoot will take place in the 2nd carpark for light painting and around the church for a graveyard spooky shoot.
There will be a break for hot chocolate and social.
Suggested camera settings and requirements for light painting:
Manual
Lens - 24-105mm zoom full frame or equivalent
Tripod
Manual focus (Club will supply something to focus on)
ISO 200 or your camera’s optimal ISO (lowest avoids noise in low light)
Aperture f/8-f/11 starting at f/11.
Remote release to avoid camera shake.
Shutter (BULB), hold open for duration of light painting using ‘bulb’ setting (20-30 seconds)
Make sure you are far enough forward/away to frame the shot correctly.
Shoot in Raw.
Head torch.
Wrap up warm and wear comfortable footwear.
Spare camera batteries as ‘bulb’ and live view can drain quicker.
Club Night
1st Showcase of the Season.
Members are entering up to 3 photos of a subject of their choice.
Group discussions and photo viewings to be held during the meeting along with a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Club Night
Workshop.
Layers, Textures and backgrounds.
Including discussions on members photos from the workshop challenge from previous meeting along with a break to enjoy a hot drink and social.
Speaker - Nic Stover
'Evaluating and working with light in photography' and 'The psychology of photography'
Zoom conference meeting
Member's Evening
Looking at Challenge 2 images
Organised by Sue Totham
Zoom conference meeting
Speaker - David Boag
The World of a Wildlife Photographer
Zoom conference meeting. For further details click here
Speaker - Darren Lewey
Talk on New Ways of Representing a Familiar Location and The Celebration of Projects.
Zoom conference meeting. For further details click here
Speaker : Tommy Hatwell
Around the World and Back Again. Beyond the image and behind the scenes to share the moments around people, places and adventures in photographs. Click here for more information.
Members evening : Alan Harding
"My Photography - 6 X 5": members talk about what makes their photography special to them
Speaker : Chris Upton - www.chrisuptonphotography.com
The Way I See It - Composition. Need to refresh your technique or want a burst of creativity? 20 ways to improve your image creation.
Zoom session
Speaker : Slawek Staszczuk
Landscape Concept to Postproduction - Zoom session. Click here for more information.
This presentation offers a practical approach with stunning landscapes:
Case studies of a selection of images, representing different subject matter, and different challenges.
An in-depth look at the whole process, from initial concept and creative choices, through equipment and camera settings, to software parameters
Upcoming Events.
We meet at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church Hall, Church Lane, Burghfield RG30 3TG (info here)
Non-members welcome. If you would like to attend. please let the club secretary know: burghfieldccsec@gmail.com .