New Photo Club in Norfolk
Avery Little
photographic skills; the inauguration of a new photographic club, based in
Watton and serving the Breckland area has just been announced. The first
meeting of the newly formed Watton and District Photographic Society will
take place at the Wells Cole Community Centre, in Saham Toney, at 7.45pm on
Tuesday 8th September.
The club welcomes new members of all abilities, from beginners to advanced.
Meetings are held twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesday of every
month except August.
Already a full programme of events and activities has been prepared by the
committee of the club. The chairman, an accomplished professional
photographer and journalist said that beginners will be made particularly
welcome.
"We have arranged our programme so that the first Tuesday of the month
always includes a talk or discussion on topics of interest to budding
photographers. We intend to cover everything from selecting your first
camera to how to get the best from it, be it a simple point and shoot camera
or the most complex, digital reflex camera."
Steve is an expert in digital processing of photographs, using programmes
like Photoshop and Elements. He has agreed to provide his time free of
charge to club members for a series of talks which are designed to assist
beginners and intermediate photographers through the digital maze.
For the slightly more adventurous photographer the club holds competitions
on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Dave, the competition secretary says,
"Competitions are the best way of improving your picture taking. No one need
be afraid of entering their pictures. We have three categories of
competition, Club Class for beginners, intermediate for the more experienced
and advanced. We use judges affiliated to the East Anglian Photographic
Federation and these judges know what to expect. Their comments are always
intended to be constructive and helpful."
The club is also fortunate to have the assistance of a local photographer
and camera man to take charge of the clubs studio photography and lighting
techniques courses. Best known for his video and filming work, David has
recently begun to develop a digital photographic studio alongside his
professional video studio. He says,
"I am delighted to be involved with this project. I have been interested in
videography for many years and have only recently turned to stills
photography in a studio environment. I still find it very challenging at a
professional level, but photography is great fun and that is what it is all
about. I want to teach people about the fundamentals of lighting and
composition, but most of all I want people to have fun; that way you get the
best out of yourself and your subject."
If you would like further details, the Watton and District Photographic
Society can be contacted at www.wdpsbreckland.org