We meet every Thurday between September and May in the Community Centre, Community Way, off Barton Way, Croxley Green at 7.30pm, for a 7.45 start. New members of all ages and abilities are always warmly welcome, come along for a couple of sessions for free.

September 2011

Thursday 1st September
Social evening: New season welcome evening for both existing and new members.

PLUS: Watch GB Cup winning images to see what our challenges are for this season.

Thursday 8th September
Members evening 1: Boys toys & preparing for competitions

Bring all your camera gear for a share and tell. Watch a print mounting demonstration and learn how to prepare your images for projected digital image (PDI) competitions.

Thursday 15th September
1st Print competition: Open & Set subject - Angles
Judge: Jim Nemer - Ealing and HH PS

Thursday 22nd September
Talk 1: "Our journey through printing" - a presentation with discussion.
Mark Buckley Sharp ARPS CPAGB APAGB - Harrow CC
Judy Buckley Sharp LRPS CPAGB - Harrow CC

Thursday 29 September
1st PDI competition: Open
Judge: Sarah Sands CPAGB - XRR PS

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October 2011

Thursday 6th October
Digital workshop 1: Digital editing support & Lightroom

Bring an image to see if digitally editing it will improve it. You decide.

Thursday 13th October
Studio 1: Portraiture

Thursday 20th October
2nd PDI competition: Set subjects - Through the window & Most unusual
Judge: Micki Aston CPAGB - Amersham PS

Thursday 27th October
Talk 2: Still Life Photography & Painting with Light
Anatolli Krassavine LRPS
Valentina Kulagina ARPS DPAGB

Although this is listed as a talk, this is also a studio/digital workshop, covering "Still life photography" (25 minutes), "Painting with light" (25 minute talk), optional practical session, plus a few short topics "Digital retouching techniques" (2-7 minutes). Members should bring a few images for others to see. Recommended by Dr Bell.

Thursday 27th October
Park Street Landscape competition
Location: TBA

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November 2011

Thursday 3rd November
Rosebowl competition: 1st round
Location: Croxley CC

Thursday 10th November
2nd Print Competition: Open & set subject - Music
Judge: Stan McCartin LRPS CPAGB APAGB

Thursday 17th November
Talk 3: Trying to succeed in sports photography
Gordon Roberts CPAGB - Wallingford CC

A digital presentation, Gordon is an official photographer for Taunton Race Course.

Thursday 24th November
3rd PDI competition: Set subject - Triptych
PLUS AV competition
Judge: Alan Colegrave ARPS - Harrow CC

Wednesday 30th November
XRR Visions competition
Location: TBA

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December 2011

Thursday 1st December
Digital workshop: Share & tell

Wednesday 7th December
Rosebowl Round 2
Location: Leighton Buzzard - supporters welcome.

Thursday 8th December
Talk: North of the Tropic of Cancer – Underwater Photography
Peter Tatton - British Society of Underwater Photography

Thursday 15th December
Christmas Social: 'Who was this?' challenge PLUS informal PDI competition: 'Best christmas card' image

Get your entries in to Cat for the festive PDI competition which this year is for the best image suitable for a Christmas Card – this can be any suitable festive or winter wonderland image but no text as it is the picture that will be judged. There are no points to be earned but the winner will get a mince pie and receive the adulation of fellow members for the coming year!

Bring along a picture of yourself as a baby or small child. These will be displayed around the hall and we have to guess who used to look like that all those years earlier.

Thursday 22nd December
No meeting

Thursday 29th December
No meeting

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January 2012

Thursday 5th January
No meeting

Thursday 12th January
Studio workshop: Table top lighting techniques - bring your camera

Thursday 19th January
Illustrated Talk: Out and about – images on your doorstep
Colin Harrison FRPS FBPE FIPF MPAGB MFIAP - Oxford PS

Thursday 26th January
Print competition: Open & Set Subject: Sparkle
Judge: Chris King - Stoke Poges PS

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February 2012

Thursday 2nd February
4th PDI Competition: Open
Judge: Keith Adams BPE3 - Ealing and Hampshire PS

Thursday 2nd February
Rosebowl competition: Round 3
Location: Park Street CC

Thursday 9th February
Talk 5: Digital workshop - High Dynamic Range (HDR) Imaging
Roger Crocombe LRPS - Watford CC

Both a talk and digital workshop, this discusses how to capture HDR images with the modern DSLR, than demonstrates how to process them using three different software packages (Photomatix, FDRtools, and Adobe Photoshop CS5) comparing the features and results along the way.

Thursday 16th February
Members evening 3: Desert island pics

Thursday 23rd February
Studio 3: An evening with Keren Marie

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March 2012

Thursday 1st March
5th PDI competition: Tripytch 2 & Set subject - Power
Judge: Roger Crocombe LRPS - Watford CC

Thursday 8th March
Digital workshop 3: Digital editing support
PLUS AV software

Thursday 15th March
4th Print Competition - Open
PDI Competition: SB Cup - Studio images
Judge: Dr. Les Spitz ARPS - Pinner CC

Friday 16th March
Annual show
Location: St. Oswalds Church Hall

Thursday 22nd March
Talk 6: The confessions of a wedding photographer
Davis Sherwill ARPS AMPA FRSA

This talk will also include cameos on Judges and Portraiture, it is an ad lib chat with no prints or slides, just an evening of laughs and fun.

Thursday 29th March
Members evening 4: Critique evening bring 2 images that you thought should have scored higher

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April 2012

Thursday 12th April
Studio 4: Macro photography - Bring an object

Sunday 15th April
CACC Championships Day

Thursday 19th April
6th PDI Competition: Open
Judge: Chris Palmer ARPS AFIAP DPAGB APAGB - Amersham PS

Thursday 26th April
AGM

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May 2012

Thursday 3rd May
Talk 7: Digital photoart - Includes audience particpation
Ann Miles

"As well as presenting many of my own images, this lecture includes discussion of the early history of photography, showing that manipulation of images is not a new phenomenon. Audience participation is encouraged in trying to determine how photography fares as a creative art form. A plethora of creative images."

Thursday 10th May
Print Competition: Best Prints - Andrews & Corbishly cups
Mark Buckley Sharp ARPS CPAGB APAGB - Harrow CC

Thursday 17th May
PDI Competition: Best of year - Colour Challenge Cup
Judge: Alan Taberer - Imagez

Sunday 13th May
CACC Finals Day

Thursday 24th May
Chairman’s evening: Member’s choice

Thursday 31st May
Summer party

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Summer 2012

Thursday 7th June
Summer season begins
Program TBC