NAIRN CAMERA CLUB PROGRAMME.    2010 -  2011

New session starts Tuesday 14th Sptember at 7.30 in the community centre.

14th September.

Bring possible new images for the Highland Challenge for a quick once over.

Last seasons high scoring competition prints (17-20) to be brought in next week.

Competition announcement. - Poster combining photograph and text & Open.

Hands on Digital Workshop I.

Combining text and images.

Bring in your laptop.

21st September.

Bring in Highland Challenge NEW entries for consideration.

Annual general meeting. Reports and election of officers.

Members select NEW entries for consideration for Highland Challenge.

Latter, as arranged, a sub group selects the ten entries and notifies those entrants

28th September.

How to prepare for club competitions – Morton Gillespie.

Size matters – Cropping., printing and framing pitfalls. (time permitting)

5th October.

Highland Challenge 2009 CD overall entry as a reminder of standard.

Critique of Highland Challenge entries considered and ten selected.

Help is available for printing and mounting prints.

12th October.

Competition deadline. – Poster combining photograph and text & Open.

General hints, tips and pitfalls in Photoshop Elements 6.

19th October.

Final deadline for Highland Challenge material. Must go to Dingwall by 23rd Oct.

Histogram, burnt highlights, exposure compensation and filters. (use on your camera and photoshop)

(Information and tips/information on Christmas Lights – if on)

26th October.

Competition results. - Poster combining a photograph with text & Open.   Judge – Gordon Harvey.

Competition announcement. – Light and shade & Open.

2nd November.

Hands on digital workshop II

Bring your laptop.

9th November.

Scanning slides.  -  Harold Forrester.

Postal photographic club travelling exibition.

16th November.

Photography past and present – Military and civil.

Guest speaker David Whittaker-Smith.

OUTING – HIGHLAND CHALLENGE DINGWALL – SATURDAY 20th NOVEMBER.

23rd November.

Photography in Nova Scotia and Japan – Morton Gillespie.

Competition deadline - Light and shade & open.

30th November.

Tuition night with Ian Marshall.

(Bring camera, clean memory stick etc.)

7th December.

COMPETITION RESULTS - Light and shade & Open.    Judge – Donny Smith.

Competition announcement. - Weather & Open.

14th December.

Camera club Christmas social.

11th January.

SPF projected image show and member critique.

Slides versus digital.

18th January.

Dingwall Camera Club presentation.

25th January.

Do it yourself photography. – John Ashford.

Ink cartridges, refilling and printer hints and tips.

1st February

Hands on digital workshop III

Bring your laptop.

8th February

A talk by a competition judge Donny Smith.

Competition deadline – Weather & Open.

15th February.

An evening with Ian Fairweather at his Nairn studio.

22nd February.

Competition results – Weather & Open.   Judge – Frank Slowey.

Competition announcement – Transport & Open.

1st March.

Digital evening with Ian Marshall following on from beginners workshops I, II & III.

Bring your laptop.

8th March.

A talk by a competition judge Ian Cameron.

15th March.

A tale of four cameras (film and digital).

Point and shoot, rangefinder, medium format and slr.

High dynamic range digital tutorial for beginners.

22nd March.

Farmer’s show compilation and old pictures of Nairn from museum archive. – David Shillabeer.

29th March

TO BE ADVISED.

Competition deadline – Transport & Open.

5th April.

Night photography visit.

12th April.

Competition results – Transport & Open. – Judge – Ian Cameron.

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