Blandford Forum Camera Club

Set Subjects X 2
2024-04-23 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Set Subjects X 2 No 1 Prints and One for PDI’s.
Prints Subject is ” Smoke/Fog/Or Mist.
PDI Subject is Openings.
Judge Huw Alban
And he will Judge Both Subjects

Photography Support & Social Evening 18th April 2024
2024-04-18 19:30 - 22:00

Guest Speaker Tony Worobiec
2024-04-16 19:30 - 22:00
Guest Speaker Tony Worobiec
Presents a lecture on Minimalism

Committee Meeting 15th April 2024
2024-04-15 19:30 - 21:00

Points Cup No7 Prints/Mono/Colour/PDI's
2024-04-09 19:30 - 22:00
Points Cup No6 Prints/Mono/Colour/PDI’s
Judge Malcolm McNaughton

AGM @Blandford Forum Camera Club
2024-04-02 19:30 - 22:00
AGM @Blandford Forum Camera Club.
All Please do Try and Attend

Interclub Battle Blandford Forum Camera Club V Weymouth CC
2024-03-26 19:30 - 22:00
Interclub Battle Blandford Forum Camera Club V Weymouth CC @ Blandford CC
Judge To Be Anounced.
Due to Paul Thackeray’s Illnes he has had to cancel all Club bookings .
as far as i know he will be Standing down from all judging.
Replacement Judge FOR THE EVENING IS TREVOR PRINCE
Eric Langley
Programme Secretary
BFCClub

Photography Support & Social Evening 21st March 2024
2024-03-21 19:30 - 22:00

Chairman's Evening
2024-03-21 08:00 - 17:00
Chairman’s Evening

Fun "Knockout" Competition Led by Mil Chimley LRPS And Rachel Cooper
2024-03-19 19:30 - 22:00
Fun “Knockout” Competition Led by Mil Chimley LRPS And Rachel Cooper.
You Are Invited to enter up to 4 PDI Images in a Fun “Knockout”competition where you,
the audience,et to vote on which image goes forward to the next round,and which doesn’t.
Any images you enter must not have been seen before at any club meeting (So No Tactical voting)
but can be used in ay competition after this .
There will be a small Photography orientated prize for the winner.
Published on behalf of MIL CHIMLEY LRPS. Hi everybody
I know we’ve mentioned the PDI Knockout Competition before, but we’ve reviewed how we’ll run it and have made a couple of changes.
It’s intended to be a fun evening to see which image the majority like best, which from my experience can be very different from what a competition judge might pick. Please come along and join in.
• You are invited to enter up to 10 PDI images.
If you could enter the maximum it would make the evening much more fun, so please think about it.
• You MAY use images that have been seen at the club before, in any format.
• Images must be sized according to the usual competition rules i.e. max 3800 pixels wide, 2100 pixels high.
• Filenames should contain your name and the image title
e.g. Mil Chimley_This Is My Cat. Your name will not be displayed with your image.
• Email entries to mil.chimley@gmail.com by 12th March 2024
Please start sending your entries asap even if you don’t send them all at once.
After the competition I will delete all images from my inbox and any hard drives I move them to for the purpose of organising the competition.
• Images will be shown to the audience in 2s and you will be asked to vote for one of them.
The image with the most votes will go through to the next round.
Therefore, each round will have half the images of the previous round. It may be necessary to give some images a bye into the second round, but none of your images will be compete with each other in the first round.
• There will be a small, photography orientated, prize for the winner.
• Please try to come along on the 19th March to vote for your favourite image.
Hello Everyone
The new knockout competition is fast approaching and I attach the information.
To make it a success we do need a nice lot of images… you will be anonymous unless you are the winner, so this is a great time to see how your images look on the ‘big screen’.
You can bring images to the clubhouse on a memory stick if you would prefer and the sooner the better!
Any questions just let me know!
Rachel
Rachel Cooper
Blandford Forum Camera Club
Best wishes
Mil Chimley

Committee Meeting 18th March 2024
2024-03-18 19:30 - 21:00

Committee Meeting 14th March 2024
2024-03-14 19:30 - 22:00

This evenings Programme Tuesday 12th March 2024
2024-03-12 19:30 - 22:00
Hi Folks
I previous years it has always been customary to collect the prints on or around the second Tuesday in March.
This year, due to planned renovation works planned for the Corn Exchange, we have had to cancel the exhibition which leaves an open evening in our programme.
We are therefore going to have a practical evening so bring your cameras and laptops etc. We also intend to investigate how to create a diptych PDI in photoshop.
Whatever you decide to do will be your choice whether table top, still life or macro, venture into the town for low light photography or just enjoy a social evening with good company and chat about anything. Including, possibly, any photographic problems you may be experiencing.
If you require any props please bring them with you.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Best regards
Ian, Cris & Rachel
Put onto the Calendar on behalf of the Said Members

17th December 2024
2024-03-09 08:00 - 17:00
17th December 2024.
Is this to be a Free Evening being as it is a week before CHRISTMAS.

Points Cup No6 Prints/Mono/Colour/PDI's
2024-03-05 19:30 - 22:00
Points Cup No6 Prints/Mono/Colour/PDI’s
Judge Keven Sandall

Studio Group Evening And practical Evening
2024-02-27 19:30 - 22:00
Studio Group Evening Hi Folks
On the evening of Tuesday 27th The Studio Group are going to be holding an evening of fun and experimentation.
The two main themes will be “Still Life” and “Splash” which are designed to hone your creative and camera skills.
The “Splash” involves dropping items into various fluids and trying to photograph the resultant splashes.
We attempted this a few years ago and was enjoyed by all who participated.
Still life set ups will be available for you to try your hand at designing and lighting a still life set up and photographing it.
We will have various props for this but would suggest that you may bring some of your own as these may be more comfortable to work with.
Following last evenings success involving lowlight photography in the town, weather permitting, some of you may wish to resume your escapades.
We are endeavouring to make the 27th an enjoyable and educational evening for all.
Whether you wish to join in the fray, spectate, ask questions or just enjoy the ambiance of good company and fare, please come along.
Best regards
Ian, Cris and Rachel.
PS. Don’t forget to bring your Camera & Flash, Laptop and whatever other toys you wish.
Posted on the Club Website Calendar .
on behalf of Ian Cris And Rachel

Guest Speaker Via Zoom Margaret Salisbury
2024-02-20 19:30 - 22:00
Guest Speaker Via Zoom Margaret Salisbury FRPS, MFIAP, FIPF, FSITTP, FSINWP, AWPF, APAGB
Known as “The Welsh Dragon” because of her signature on her prints, Margaret’s love of photography began in capturing the Slate Landscapes of her native North Wales. Committed to printing her images, she believed that a photograph is taken with a camera but the image was made in the Darkroom, which changed to the “Light-room”, when she took up the challenge of Digital photography, which has enabled her to print colour and monochrome and enjoy capturing many different subjects, including People, Environmental Portraiture, Travel, Documentary, Nature, Wildlife, Sea and Landscapes, Creative, as well as her main love of Pictorial photography. All these Genres are included in latest lectures hoping to show something for everyone.
Margaret Salisbury FRPS, MFIAP, FIPF, FSITTP, FSINWP, AWPF, APAGB

Committee Meeting 19th February 2024
2024-02-19 19:30 - 21:00

Photography Support & Social Evening 15th February 2024
2024-02-15 19:30 - 22:00

Tuesday 13th February 2024 Event TBA
2024-02-13 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 13th February 2024 Event TBA
Evening changed to a Practical Evening.
This is due to the Corn Exchange Being Refirbished
Eric Langley
Programme secretary
Blandford Forum Camera Club
Weather Permitting will be going outside to shoot around Blandford
so Bring Cameras and Tripods. Also Laptops/images on memory stick for editing.

Points Cup No5 Prints /Mono/Colour/PDI's
2024-02-06 19:30 - 22:00
Points Cup No5 Prints /Mono/Colour/PDI’s.
Judge Jim Pascoe BA( HONS) ARPS ABIPP

Guest Speaker Eric Kennedy
2024-01-30 19:30 - 22:00
Guest Speaker Eric Kennedy Eric Kennedy ‘s Talk yet to be Announced

Wessex Cup Ladies V Gents
2024-01-23 19:30 - 22:00
Wessex Cup Ladies V Gents
Judge Sara Harpley

Photography Support & Social Evening 18th January 2024
2024-01-18 19:30 - 22:00

Southern Counties Photographic Federation PDI Comp.
2024-01-16 19:30 - 22:00
Southern Counties Photographic Federation PDI Comp.
Blandford V Wimborne in Div2
Judge DR.BARRY SENIOR HON FRPS/APAGB

Committee Meeting 15th January 2024
2024-01-15 19:30 - 21:00

All V All PDI Competition.
2024-01-10 07:30 - 22:00
All V All PDI Competition which will be held live VIA Zoom.
This PDI Competition is being Presented by BH Photographic Club.
The Guest Judge is Steve Kirby CPAGB/AV Member of the SCPF.

Tony North Guest Speaker Via Zoom
2024-01-09 19:30 - 22:00
Tony North Guest Speaker Via Zoom Scapes 2: Urban and Creative
In this talk I cover my cityscapes and other urban images, and also my creative work mainly involving multiple exposures. You can view my landscapes here and some of my award winning shots here.
As with Scapes 1 I share some tips and techniques, as well as anecdotes about the locations and experiences of shooting the scenes. I also mention some of my inspirations, including Sandra Bartocha and Pep Ventosa.
​As we go along I will discuss some important themes in these genres of photography, such as when to convert to mono and when to go with colour. We will also look at when images benefit from the presence of people.
​The talk is structured as follows:
​1. Introduction and gear used
2. Urban landscapes, from locations including Manchester, London, Italy and India. Images include traditional cityscapes, night shots and light trails, and street photography.
3. Creative images – multiple exposures and ICM shots of the urban environment, some including people.
4. Live demo of how I create one of my urban creative images.
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Reviews
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Points Cup No4 Prints/Mono/Colour/PDI's
2024-01-02 19:30 - 22:00
Points Cup No4 Prints/Mono/Colour/PDI’s
Judge John Tilsley ARPA/DPAGB/APAGB..
Please Note That From January 2025 Points Cup No 4 Will Be Moved to the second Week to 6h January 2025.
