ALYTH AND BLAIRGOWRIE CAMERA CLUB

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
2024-2025

Meeting are held on Tuesdays, every other week starting at 7.00pm and finishing at 9.00pm.

Membership for the full year is £35.

Meetings are held in St Catharine’s Hall, George Street, Blairgowrie PH10 6EY.

Parking is available on the streets around the Hall.

NOTES:

1. ALL “PROJECT” AND COMPETITION IMAGES MUST HAVE BEEN TAKEN SINCE JANUARY 2023.

2. ON PRESENTATION NIGHTS, MEMBERS CAN BRING UP TO 2 IMAGES ON THE SELECTED “MONTHLY PROJECT”. MEMBERS CAN BE ASKED ON WHY THEY TOOK THAT IMAGE OR A TECHNICAL QUESTION. OTHER MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSTRUCTIVELY CRITIQUE IMAGES PRESENTED.

3. TOPICS FOR THE ADVICE CLINICS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHAIRPERSON IN ADVANCE.

2024

SUMMER VISITS: SUMMER CHALLENGES:

MAY: Murton Farm Nature Reserve At the Beach

JUNE: Isle of May Agricultural Shows/Highland Games

JULY: Pitmuies Gardens, Gutherie by Forfar Through the Window

AUGUST: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Farming Life

PROGRAMME OF EVENING MEETINGS:

AUGUST

Monday 26^th First Committee Meeting - Preparation for 2024-25. Venue – Peter’s House.

SEPTEMBER

3^rd Presentation of images from the Summer Visit Sites and Challenges – One for each Challenge and each Visit site only.

17^th Speaker: Dougie Cunningham – Subject: “Photographing Scotland”

(See his website at https://www.leadinglines.net)

OCTOBER

1^st Workshop: Print Mount Cutting and a demonstration of mounting images for competitions.

15^th Novice Night: Working with experienced photographers preparing for the Novice Competition on 24^th November (maximum of 3 still life images and 3 portraiture images per person)

Plus Practical for print mounting if required.

Hand in date for Open Digital and Open Print Competition. (Maximum 2 digital images and 2 prints per member).

Monday 21^st Committee Meeting. Venue – Suz’s House.

29^th Workshop Portraiture - Fun night, cameras, hats, scarves, flashguns, backgrounds and studio lights.

NOVEMBER

12^th OPEN DIGITAL & OPEN PRINT COMPETITION: Maximum 2 Digital images and 2 Prints per member. Judge – TBC

26^th NOVICE COMPETITION: Subjects - Still Life and Portraiture. (Maximum of 3 images for each subject per member). Judging will be by 2 non-involved members.

Also deadline for members to hand in up to 4 digital images (Not mobile phone) for the Knockout Competition.

DECEMBER

Photographic Project for this month is:” “Christmas Decorations”

10^1h Christmas Quiz and Buffet – Christmas jumpers and hats to be worn please

Friday 13 or 20^th – Provisional Dates for Christmas Meal at the Strathmore Golf Club, 6.30 for 7.00pm

CHRISTMAS BREAK

2025

JANUARY

Photographic Project for this month is: “Car Light Trails”

7^th KNOCKOUT COMPETITION: 4 digital images per member - Fun way to start the New Year.

21^{st  Open evening to include a discussion of items for next years programme.}

Monday 27^th Committee Meeting. Venue – Ian’s House.

FEBRUARY

Photographic Project for this month is: “Portrait of a Stranger”

4^th Presentation: Members present their “December and January” project images, maximum 2 images per project, per member.

18^th Speaker: Dr David Sadler ARPS, DPAGB, EFIAP/s, BPE4*, LBIPP – Subject: Macro Photography.

MARCH

Photographic Project for this month is: “Silhouette”

4^{th Workshop - Still life/Macro. Renember to bring subjects, camera and, if available a tripod.}

18^th Presentation - Members show their Portraiture and Still Life/Macro images from previous workshops. (Maximum of 2 images for each subject per member).

Hand in date for Digital Monochrome Open Competition. Maximum 4 digital images per member.

Monday 24^th Committee Meeting. Venue – Peter’s House.

APRIL

1^st Presentation: Member’s present their “February” and “March” project images. Maximum of 4 images per project, per member.

15^th DIGITAL MONOCHROME OPEN COMPETITION. – Judge: TBC

29^th Club AGM, Prize Awards and setting of Summer 2025-26 Challenges.