Programme of Events – 2019

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Updated 8th November 2019

2019 dates

Thursday 10th January - Beginners and Improvers Session 1.  These sessions are aimed especially at new and improving photographers, but hey, we're all improving!  (Jim and Nigel)

Thursday 17th January - Club Night. Open Print Competition. No external judge, workshop style. Assessments based on set of criteria. (Jim/Simon)

Monday 28th January 7pm for 7.30pm start - Tripod with Stowmarket and Wymondham at Stowmarket (Hillside Community Centre IP14 2BD).  8 print, 8 DPI  (Co-ordinator tba)

Thursday 21st February - Club Night. Practical session on a particular subject. Bring camera and tripod, and come prepared to do a bit of shooting outside. Warm clothes would be a good idea!  (Nigel/Jim)

Thursday 21st March - Club Night. Speaker Gillian Allard.  Gillian is a profession photographer, and won the 2017 Sky Arts "Master of Photography" award.  Her photography is wonderful (see https://gillian-allard.com/gallery) and she will be talking about her work.  (Simon)

Thursday 4th April - moved to 2nd May: Beginners and Improvers Session 2.  (Jim/Nigel)

Thursday 11th April - Tripod with E. Ipswich/Halesworth at Framlingham, judge will be Mike Lloyd from Beccles CC - 8 prints and 8 DPIs from each club (arranged by Halesworth).  (Co-ordinator tba)

Thursday 18th April - Club Night. Print Competition (Open). Judge to be arranged.  (Co-ordinator tba)

Thursday 2nd May - Beginners and Improvers Session 2 (moved from 4th April).  (Jim/Nigel)

Thursday 9th May - Club Night (moved from 16th). Walkabout, venue tba.  (Co-ordinator tba)

Thursday 16th May - Tripod with Bungay and Beccles, at Beccles - 15 prints from each club.  (Co-ordinator tba)

Thursday 20th June - Club Night. DPI Competition (Open). Judged.  (Co-ordinator tba)

Thursday 4th July - Beginners and Improvers Session 3.  (Jim/Nigel)

Thursday 18th July - Club Night. Print Competition. Non Judged.  (Co-ordinator tba)

Thursday 15th August - Club Night. Walkabout - Framlingham Castle and Mere, Meet 7pm New Road carpark (just behind Café 221B). Bring camera, batteries, tripod, torch, etc and lots of enthusiasm.  (Co-Ordinator - Nigel)

Thursday 5th - Saturday 7th September - Annual Exhibition in the Unitarian Church, Framlingham.  Set up on Wednesday.  (Cara + everyone else to help!)

Thursday 19th September - Club Night. Print Competition (theme: "Street").  Up to two colour and two black-and-white as usual; this was incorrectly labelled as black-and-white only originally, sorry for that. Judged.  (Co-ordinator Cara): -   Results available here

Thursday 10th October - Beginners and Improvers Session 4.  (Jim/Nigel)  This evening will be taking a look at some basic post processing methods using Photoshop Elements and NIK collection, and if time allows a  demonstration and practice of mounting prints.

Thursday 17th October - AGM and Barton Cup.   Winner of this years Barton Cup Challenge: Mike Fear.

Friday 1st November - Tripod with Woodbridge/Wickham Market (at Wickham Market Village Hall).  Results here

Thursday 14th November - Club Night. DPI Competition (theme: "Golden Hour"). Judged.  (Co-ordinator Simon)

Thursday 21st November - Guest speaker: Ruth Grindrod.  Ruth is a terrific landscape photographer based in Norfolk.  Some of her wide range of work can be seen at https://ruthgrindrodlandscapephotography.co.uk/galleries/.  (Co-ordinator tba)

Friday 13th December - Christmas Dinner (Kingfishers)