Well, it’s the beginning of September. The nights are getting a little longer and our thoughts start turning to the upcoming Pudsey Camera Club season.
The Pudsey Camera Club committee have been working on scheduling a varied and exciting programme of Thursday evenings. We have arranged of in-person and Zoom talks by respected photographers and our usual array of competitions judged by independent YPU-appointed judges where you can show off all those images you have been talking over the summer break.
Why Join Pudsey Camera Club?
Pudsey Camera Club is a friendly inclusive club and we welcome new and returning members with open arms and there are many benefits to being a member of a camera club.
Camera clubs are based on the idea of photographers getting together to share tips, techniques, and camaraderie stretches back to the early days of photography. There a 100’s across the country, 1000’s across the world, meaning that you can find one that is located local to you. Pudsey Camera Club is based at Pudsey Community Hub (formally known as Pudsey Library) so it the ideal photography club for those living in West Leeds Area (Bramley, Pudsey, Armley, Rodley, Farsley, Stanningley) and on the east side of Bradford,
Camera Clubs are known for competitions but if you’re new please don’t let that put you off. These are more about getting critique on your image than showing off. Pudsey Camera Club competitions are judged by YPU-appointed judges so you are getting an independent view. Pudsey Camera Club Competitions are an opportunity to grow as a photographer in a safe environment.
The Social Element:
Pudsey Camera Club members are a friendly group. Enjoy the social element of the club during the mid-evening coffee break, or join some of the members for a drink in a local pub after the meeting. This an ideal time to chat about all thing photography make new friends and expand your social network
Whether you’re new or a Long term member we look forward to seeing at 7:30 Thursday 14th September.
Pudsey Camera Club Programme 2023/24
September 2023
14th: Show and Tell – bring some images (print or digital) and talk briefly about them
21st: Speaker – Phil Jackson – Show of prints
28th Images from the 2022-23 Interclub Competition Hand in date for Butchers’ Arms competition
October 2023
5th: Butchers’ Arms Competition – see Interclub dates for Subjects / Themes
12th: Otley Camera Club – Zoom to the room – Amy Bateman “Forty Farms Behind the Scenes”
19th: Speaker – Harry Kingman – “The Chilean Fjords & Patagonia”
Saturday 21st: Pudsey host first Interclub meeting – Steps / Scapes
26th: Speaker – Paul Murphy – show of prints Hand in date for Round 1 Open Print and Digital competition
November 2023
2nd: Speaker – Andrew Foley – “Land”
9th: Print and Digital Competition – Round 1 – Judge Nigel Plant
16th: GB Cup Images – Digital Show
Saturday 18th – Interclub Round 2 at Cookridge Camera Club – Negative Space / Record
23rd: YPU prints – an evening viewing the Prints from the 2023 YPU exhibition
30th: Speaker – Erica Oram “The View from Here” Hand in date for Round 2 Open Print and Digital competition
December 2023
7th: Practical Night – Table Top – bring your camera!
14thPrint and Digital Competition – Round 2 – Judge TBC
21st and 28th – no meeting – Christmas Break
January 2024
4th: Images from The Vale of Evesham Open Exhibition 2023 (Part 1)
11th: Phil Jackson – Lighting Demo
18th: Speaker by Zoom to the room – Simon Roy “Adventures of a Wildlife Photographer” Hand in date for Round 3 Open Print and Digital competition
25th: Images from The Vale of Evesham Open Exhibition 2023 (Part 2) plus, if time “Any Questions”
February 2024
1st: Print and Digital Competition – Round 3– Judge Christine Hodgson BA(Phot) ARPS CPAGB
8th: Zoom to the room – Andrew Moss “He Shoots – He Scores”
15th: Speaker – Ray Brammall ARPS DPAGB APAGB EFIAP/g BPE4 “Paved with Gold” (FIAP Salon Images) (YPU print hand in date)
22nd: Images from the London Salon 2023
29th: PUB NIGHT! A get together for a chat and social evening
March 2024
7th: Otley Camera Club – Zoom to the room – Phil Savoie “Principles of Photography” Hand in date for Michael Diffley Digital competition
14th: Speaker – John Elvin “Highway 51 Revisited”
Saturday 16th: Interclub Round 3 at Leeds Photographic Society – Movement / Still Life
21st: Michael Diffley Competition – 4 digital images on four different themes Judge Colin Williams CPAGB EFIAP BPE2
28th: Speaker Alisa Yates ARPS MA(Phot) “Capturing the Presence, The Mindful Photographer”
April 2024
4th – Zoom to the room – Steve Proctor “Power and Poise”
11th: Interclub Round 4 at Otley Camera Club – Food for Thought / Portrait, People Figure Studies
(no Pudsey meeting this evening)
18th: Zoom to the room – Nigel Thomas “Landscape Photography – My Passion My Therapy”
25th: Brief AGM and Season Close – other entertainment to be confirmed!
