Blandford Forum Camera Club

Tuesday 4th November 2025 Points Cup No2 Prints/Mono/Colour/Digital Images.
2025-11-04 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Points Cup No2 Prints/Mono/Colour/Digital Images.
This is a Themed evening.
Theme for Prints IE: Close Up
Theme for Digital Images IE:OPEN
Judge Mike Weeks

Camera Basics Thursday 6th November 2025
2025-11-06 07:30 - 22:00
Camera Basics Thursday 6th November 2025
(Getting off Auto) please bring cameras/lenses/manuals etc

Tuesday 11th November 2025
2025-11-11 19:30 - 22:00
Provisional Talk to be given by Club Member John Rowland
Subject ” THEN IT HAPPENED”

Tuesday 11th November 2025
2025-11-11 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 11th November 2025
John Rowland Presents a Lecture (TBA)

Autumn Challenge Presentation
2025-11-12 19:00 - 22:00
7pm prompt start

Camera Basic's Getting of Auto Thursday13th November 2025
2025-11-13 19:30 - 22:00
Camera Basic’s Getting of Auto Thursday13th November 2025
Please Bring Cameras/Lenses/Manuals/ETC

November 17th Committee Meeting
2025-11-17 19:30 - 21:00
November 17th 2026 Committee Meeting

Tuesday18th November 2025 Diptych Competition
2025-11-18 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday18th November 2025 Diptych Competition.
TWO PRINTS TO BE RELATED
TWO DIGITAL ALSO TO BE RELATED .
Judge Huw Alban

Tuesday 18th November 2025
2025-11-18 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 18th November 2025
DIPTYCH COMPETITION
TWO PRINTS To be Related
Two Digital Images to be Related .
Judge Huw Alban

Tuesday 25th November 2025
2025-11-25 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 25th November 2025
SCPF Print Competition Blandford V All in Div 3
Judge Sue Sibley FIPA/ARPS/EFIAP/g/DPAGB/BPE*5

Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Points Cup No3 Prints /Mono/Colour/Digital/ Images
2025-12-02 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Points Cup No3 Prints /Mono/Colour/Digital/ Images
Judge Peter Woodhouse

Tuesday 2nd December 2025
2025-12-02 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Points Cup No 3 Prints/Mono/Colour/Digital Images.
Judge Peter Woodhouse

Tuesday 9th December 2025
2025-12-09 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 9th December 2025
Christmas Social Venue TBA
See Rachel for Details

Tuesday 16th December 2025
2025-12-16 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 16th December 2025.
Social Evening

Jan/Feb/April 2026
2026-01-04 08:00 - 17:00
Jan/Feb/April 2026
Still Life Practical Hosted by Roly, Melissa and rob.
Date to be agreed.

FEB/APRIL
2026-01-04 08:00 - 17:00
FEB/APRIL Photo Editing .
A few simple Things, like selections, changing skies, adding rain etc.
Hosted by Colin Cross. Date to be agreed.

Thursday April 2026
2026-01-04 19:30 - 22:00
Thursday April 2026
Portraiture Practical Theme and date to be agreed.
Depending upon the weather may be held outdoors.
If interested please contact Rachel or Cris.

Tuesday 6th January 2026 Points Cup No4
2026-01-06 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 6th January 2026Points Cup No4.
Prints/Mono/Colour/Dpi’s.
The Theme for this month is DpI’s is Close up.
The Theme for this month is Prints is an Open Subject
JUDGE TBA

Tuesday 13th January 2026 Guest Speaker Tony Worobiec.
2026-01-13 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Guest Speaker Tony Worobiec.
Is Giving a Talk on ” Defining the Abstract”

Thursday 15th January 2026
2026-01-15 19:30 - 22:00
Thursday 15th January 2026
Self Help& Social.
In addition to the self help & social we will be holding Q&A on filters and lenses.
-Topics to be covered for filters(eg Pola, ND,VND ,Grads) and filter systems (screw on, magnetic and Lee )
Please contact Cris with any specific questions you may have.

Monday 19th January 2026 Committee Meeting
2026-01-19 19:30 - 21:00

Tuesday 20th January 2026 SCPF DPI Images.
2026-01-20 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 20th January 2026 SCPF DPI Images.
Blandford V All in Division 1
Judge Andrew Mills MA/Photographic Arts/MEd

Camera Basics To Be Held on the Thursday 22nd January 2026
2026-01-22 19:30 - 22:00
Camera Basics To Be Held on the Thursday 22nd January 2026.
Led By Cris Ablett and Rachel Cooper
-Photography Basics
This session recap on the Exposure Triangle and metering modes, before covering AF Modes,( When to use & how to set them on various cameras).
Future sessions will cover White balance, general camera settings, and file types & when to use them ( ie raw ,craw, or jpg) .
Please contact Cris with any specific questions you may have.

Tuesday 27th January 2026 Guest Speaker VIA Zoom,
2026-01-27 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 27th January 2026 Guest Speaker VIA Zoom,
Roger Hance FRPS/DPAGB/AFIA/BPE5*
Nature in Macro Photography

Wednesday 28th January2026
2026-01-28 19:30 - 22:00
Wednesday 28th January2026.
PHOTOSHOP EDITING ” TEXTURES” WITH GLYNIS

Wednesday 28th January 2026
2026-01-28 19:30 - 22:00
Wednesday 28th January 2026.
Photo Editing.
Photoshop editing ” Textures” Hosted by Glynis.

Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Points Cup No 5
2026-02-03 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Points Cup No 5.
Prints/Mono/Colour/Digital Images
JUDGE TBA

Camera Basics No 5
2026-02-05 19:30 - 22:00
Camera Basics Session No 5 are
AF: A1 Focus detection
-Face Detection/Eye
-Subject
Focus Control
-Shutter Button
-Back Button Focus
-Touch Focus
-Focus Bracketing
Release/Drive Modes
-Single Release
-Continuous Release
-self Timer
-Bulb
-Remote
-Phone App
White Balance
-White Balance
Settings
File Formats( RAW & JPeG
Note that for file formats i will be saying that
-using RAW means
learning how to edit
-continue to use JPEG until you understand your camera and are ready to edit.

Tuesday 10th February 2026 Wessex Cup LADIES V GENTS
2026-02-10 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 10th February 2026 Wessex Cup LADIES V GENTS.
Judge Tony Oliver ARPS/CPAGB/BPE5*

Tuesday 17th February 2026Guest Speaker .
2026-02-17 19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday 17th February 2026Guest Speaker .
Brian Petitt Presents an AV Lecture on ” The Wildlife Wonders of France and Spain”
