What's On 2015
14th January
Annual General Meeting
Presented by Club Committee
An enjoyable evening with the chance to elect a new Committee, look at the proposed programme for 2015, highlight the photos from 2014 with a slideshow, and to show off your Christmas presents and purchases.
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
28th January
Wildlife Photography
Presented by Tom Way (www.tomwayphotography.co.uk/)
Tom is a young fine art photographer based in Buckinghamshire and has always had a passion for nature. Although only picking up a camera for the first time three years ago Tom has been fortunate enough to travel around the world and photograph animals on location. Tom's biggest passion is Africa and recent trips have found him photographing big cats in Kenya and Zambia. Other destinations included Borneo to photograph orang-utans, The Falklands for king penguins and Sri Lanka to focus on blue whales.
Project vote: Christmas
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
11th February
Studio evening
Members of the Earl Rivers Regiment of Foot (a Civil War re-enactment society) will come in costume and with weapons and artefacts. An ideal opportunity to take photographs under different lighting conditions.
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
25th February
How to get the best out of your camera
Presented by Simon Jardine
Simon is a professional artist and illustrator based near Newbury in West Berkshire and uses his camera to record the scenes and basic details that he will use in his finished creative work. This work comprises hand drawn illustrations, whether in the studio or live, posters. cartoons and large scale pieces for theatre or film.
Project vote: Wildlife (photos must have been taken in the UK during the last 12 months but can be of non-indigenous creatures.)
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
11th March
Adventures in Digital Photography
Presented by Steve Brabner
Steve is a very experienced photographer from Amersham who will give us a presentation of six short talks. These will cover a variety of subjects of interest to digital photographers. An interesting and enjoyable evening lies ahead.
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
14th March
Earl Rivers Regiment of Foot are at Shaw House 11.00a.m–4.00p.m
All are welcome to take photographs and we will be presenting our models from February with CDs of the images.
25th March
Garden and Flower Photography
Presented by Sue Lloyd
Sue will be looking at photographing gardens – both formal and informal – with regard to design, trees, shrubs, flowers, garden ornaments and other features.
Project vote: People in costume
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
8th April
Lightroom and Photoshop
Presented by Jerry Rolfe and Ray Buckland
Jerry and Ray will be exploring both Lightroom and Photoshop to process photographs. Their explanations will be simple and easy to follow and we will be able to see the benefits of one orother or both of these programs in our photography.
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
29th April
Motor Sport and Sport Photography
Presented by Brian Worley
Brian is a writer for EOS and PhotoPlus magazines. For 15 years at Canon he was a senior manager involved in Canon's European transition from film to digital. Brian's talk will feature motor sports and sports photography with an emphasis on sharing techniques and tips for better pictures. He has been photographing motor sport for over 20 years.
Project vote: Patterns in Nature
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
13th May
Short Stories
Presented by Philip Joyce (www.philipjoycephotography.co.uk/)
Philip is a photographer from Oxfordshire with a passion for street and documentary photography. He enjoys any opportunity to explore the 'human condition' pictorially. Philip holds the Associate award (ARPS) of the Royal Photographic Society and a Distinction award (DPAGB) of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain.
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
27th May
Photoshop and Lightroom in Practice
Presented by Glyn Dewis
Glyn is a photographer, retoucher, trainer and Photoshop World instructor based just outside Oxford. He works both nationally and internationally shooting promotional and commercial material for industry professionals, physique athletes, musicians, bands and up and coming actors. He is also an Adobe Community Professional and he will be talking about using Photoshop from the Basics to Advanced Retouching techniques.
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
10th June
Newbury Challenge
All will be revealed when we meet!
Don't forget to bring your camera.
The next project vote will also be revealed.
Venue: 7.30p.m outside Newbury Library
24th June
My Life in Photography
Presented by Jonathan Farmer
Jonathan spent his early career in Fine Arts and Antiques, including photographing them. Later he became a professional photographer and obtained a HND in Photography at Berkshire College of Art and Design and has had his own business since 1989.
Project vote: Action/Movement
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m
8th July
How we look at pictures
Presented by Gordon Joslin
Project vote based on the Newbury Challenge
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
29th July
Hungerford Challenge
All will be revealed when we meet!
Don't forget to bring your camera.
The next project vote will also be revealed.
Venue: 7.30p.m outside Hungerford Town Hall
12th August
TPC Barbeque
Details to follow.
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
26th August
Using Speedlights in your photography
Presented by Brian Worley
Project vote based on the Hungerford Challenge
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30pm
4th September
After hours visit to Stonehenge
For pre-booked photographers only
Venue: Stonehenge visitor centre 6.00p.m
9th September
British Tradition and French Style
Presented by Olivia Marocco (www.oliviamarocco.com)
After training in indoor architecture and a year of post
graduate globe-trotting, Olivia discovered that her true vocation was in the
art of photography and for the past ten years has been building her
professional skills and experience behind the camera in areas of fine art
portraiture, lifestyle reportage, fashion shoots, quirky and theatrical
set-ups, vintage and retro photography and international photojournalism.
With an English mother and a French father, Olivia is
bi-lingual and has lived and worked in both countries. Recently relocated from Nice on the Cote
d'Azur, she is now set up for business in Hampshire and the surrounding
counties.
“Being an artist at heart I treat photography as the art
form it should be and not just a business.
I cater for discerning clients who appreciate beautiful artistic
photography. My work is often described
as original, creative, atmospheric, emotional and fun. I am proud of this as it's what I believe
photography is all about, together with having the eye of an artict, the ear of
a friend and the attentiveness of a reporter”.
Olivia will talk about her journey from amateur photography enthusiast with just a basic kit to upping her game and teaching herself about technical aspects like camera settings, lighting and composition, starting a business and making a living out of it. She'll show examples of her wedding and portrait work as well as interior architecture and corporate event photography plus a selection of her personal creative projects and collective photo shoots.
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
30th September
Street Photography
Presented by Dave Mason
Dave is a British born photographer who takes great pleasure in finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, often documenting the surreal happenings on the city streets. Most of his photography is shot in London, a city he is proud to call home. London offers a constantly changing canvas of textures, people and events. His preference regarding the type of images he produces is that they have an honesty about them, captured in camera, with little, if any, post processing.
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
9th - 23rd October
Thatcham Festival of Arts and Leisure
Thatcham Photographic Club play a full part in these two weeks by having an exhibition, having a stall on the Broadway Green on the two Saturdays, having 'open house' at our meeting during this period, and taking photographs of the many events for the benefit of the Town Council and all the participants.
9th – 11th October
Thatcham Photographic Club Exhibition
Details to follow
Venue: The Old Bluecoat School, Thatcham
15th October (Thursday)
Hungerford Camera Club Challenge
Which team has the winning
photos?
Venue: Hungerford Town Hall at 7.30p.m.
28th October
Light Painting with a difference
Using the TPC famed wheels of light but also looking at painting different objects with light.
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
11th November
Members Photos
Presented either as a Pecha Kucha or a slide show of 15-20 minutes
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
25th November
Black and White Photography
Presented by David Hatfull (www.diemphoto.co.uk)
With over 20 years' experience, David Hatfull of Diem Photography and based in Newbury, has a reputation for producing extraordinary images in locations from the familiar to the downright challenging. Ask clients what makes Diem's work so special and they will talk not just about dynamic results but about David's sensitivity to the subject and the people involved. They might also refer to whole project management, attention to detail and the ability to hit the tightest deadlines.
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club at 7.30p.m.
9th December
Christmas Party
Details to follow
Venue: Thatcham Town Football Club 7.30p.m.
Merry Christmas Everyone
30th December
No meeting
Happy New Year