What's On 2024
March
Saturday 9th March - Meet Up - Sealed Knot Event at Shaw House - Details TBC
Venue: Shaw House, Church Rd, Shaw, Newbury, RG14 2DR
What3Words: ///learn.logic.twice
Lead by: Any volunteers?
Wednesday 13th March - Field Trip in place of Club Night - Night Photography at Greenham Common
Wrap up warm and try your hand at taking photos of the night sky. Steve Knight from Newbury Astronomical Society will be there to guide us.
Venue: Greenham Common..... details to be emailed to members that sign-up.
Lead: Ray Clark & Steve Knight
Thursday 14th March - Community - Photo Discussion Workshop at Falkland Grange Care Home
We have been invited to lead a photo discussion group with residents at Falkland Grange. With some printed photos to stimulate the conversation, we'll look at the subjects and styles of photography and listen to the memories that the images evoke.
Venue: Falkland Grange Care Home, Monks Lane, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7RW
What3Words: ///rooms.cafe.lanes
Lead: Ray Buckland
Saturday 16th March - Field Trip - Little Venice and Camden Lock, London.
A chance to look at some different aspects of photography - architecture, buildings, street art. Camden and Little Venice are renowned for their quirky traits, so hop aboard a train to Paddington and meet us for an interesting walk around this wonderful area of London.
Venue: Paddington Station (exact spot TBC) @ 9.00 am
Lead: Ray Clark & Cathy Davies
Saturday 23rd March - Event - PALS Awards Dinner Photo Shoot
More details to follow.
Venue: Long Gallery, Englefield House, Englefield, RG7 5EN @ 5:30pm
What3Words: ///saving.angel.decide
Lead: Ray Buckland
Saturday 23rd March - Field Trip - Keyhaven Nature Reserve
More details to follow.
Venue: Milford on Sea, Lymington, SO41 0TP @ 08:15am
What3Words: ///purest.automate.stubble
Lead: Ray Clark & Dave Hammond
Wednesday 27th March - Club Night with Speaker - Brian Worley from P4Picture on "off camera flash"
Brian is a photographer and tutor teaching photographers how to make the best use of the camera kit they already own. His own photography covers a range of subjects with specific focus on portraits and sports plus lighting for people and products. He writes articles for photography magazines and blogs, plus runs group workshops and tailored 1-2-1 training sessions. For fifteen years Brian worked for Canon Europe introducing new cameras and he remains one of the most knowledgeable people about all things EOS !
The presention will cover Portrait photography techniques, techniques for working with natural light and artificial lights and a live portrait photography demonstration !
Speaker Website: www.p4pictures.com/
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m.
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
April
Thursday 4th April - Mix and Match Night with Hungerford Camera Club
Time for a bit of friendly competition where one team presents a photo which the other team has to match in terms of subject, colour, shape, theme, style or other attributes. Whether the photos match or not is decided by an independent judge who awards points. The teams take it in turns to try and outwit each other. At the end of the evening the team with the most points wins bragging rights.
Venue: Youth and Community Centre, Hungerford,Priory Road, Hungerford, RG17 0AL
What3Words: ///gala.bounded.dares
Wednesday 10th April - Club Night - TBA
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m.
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
Thursday 18th April - Community - Photo Discussion Workshop at Vintage Adventure Group meeting
We have been invited to lead a photo discussion with attendees at the Vintage Adventure Group meeting, held at the Methodist Church, Thatcham. With some printed photos to stimulate the conversation, we'll look at the subjects and styles of photography and listen to the memories that the images evoke.
Venue: Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Thatcham, RG18 4QL
What3Words: ///dated.forced.trendy
Lead: Ray Buckland
Wednesday 24th April - Club Night with speaker - Susan Phelps - Flower Photography
Join us for a fabulous celebration of all things floral. Susan Phelps is a published photographer based in Wokingham. She specialises in nature, flower and garden photography and has featured in national magazines. Who doesn't love a photograph of a flower or green space.
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m Speaker Website www.susanphelps.co.uk
Sunday 28th April - Field Trip - Bluebell walk - meeting point TBA - 10.00 am start.
Thursday 4th April - Mix and Match Night with Hungerford Camera Club
Time for a bit of friendly competition where one team presents a photo which the other team has to match in terms of subject, colour, shape, theme, style or other attributes. Whether the photos match or not is decided by an independent judge who awards points. The teams take it in turns to try and outwit each other. At the end of the evening the team with the most points wins bragging rights.
Venue: Youth and Community Centre, Hungerford,Priory Road, Hungerford, RG17 0AL
What3Words: ///gala.bounded.dares
Wednesday 10th April - Club Night - TBA
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m.
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
Thursday 18th April - Community - Photo Discussion Workshop at Vintage Adventure Group meeting
We have been invited to lead a photo discussion with attendees at the Vintage Adventure Group meeting, held at the Methodist Church, Thatcham. With some printed photos to stimulate the conversation, we'll look at the subjects and styles of photography and listen to the memories that the images evoke.
Venue: Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Thatcham, RG18 4QL
What3Words: ///dated.forced.trendy
Lead: Ray Buckland
Wednesday 24th April - Club Night with speaker - Susan Phelps - Flower Photography
Join us for a fabulous celebration of all things floral. Susan Phelps is a published photographer based in Wokingham. She specialises in nature, flower and garden photography and has featured in national magazines. Who doesn't love a photograph of a flower or green space.
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m Speaker Website www.susanphelps.co.uk
Sunday 28th April - Field Trip - Bluebell walk - meeting point TBA - 10.00 am start.
May
Wednesday 8th May - Club Night - Practical session - Camera Flash
Building on the presentations from Brian Worley about using flash and Susan Phelps about flower photography, this evening will be a practical session to put into practice what we have learned.
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m.
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
Thursday 9th May - Field Trip - Thames Promenade walk @7pm
A wander along the banks of the Thames taking in the views and (most likely) ending at a Pub to discuss the photos that got away.
Meeting point: TBA
What3Words: TBA
Sunday 26th May - Field Trip - Popham Airfield
A chance to practice capturing movement and motion blur with the light aircraft taxiing on the ground, and flying.
Meeting point: TBA
What3Words: TBA
Wednesday 29th May - Club Night - TBA
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m.
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
Wednesday 8th May - Club Night - Practical session - Camera Flash
Building on the presentations from Brian Worley about using flash and Susan Phelps about flower photography, this evening will be a practical session to put into practice what we have learned.
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m.
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
Thursday 9th May - Field Trip - Thames Promenade walk @7pm
A wander along the banks of the Thames taking in the views and (most likely) ending at a Pub to discuss the photos that got away.
Meeting point: TBA
What3Words: TBA
Sunday 26th May - Field Trip - Popham Airfield
A chance to practice capturing movement and motion blur with the light aircraft taxiing on the ground, and flying.
Meeting point: TBA
What3Words: TBA
Wednesday 29th May - Club Night - TBA
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m.
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly