Club Events:
Thursday 26th January 2012
Digital Projected Images - Round 1
Thursday 2nd February 2012
Committee Meeting
The Members Gallery now contains 608 images from 31 members.
Arnold is approximately five miles north of Nottingham city centre. We are a group of amateur photographers and enthusiasts dedicated to promoting photography within our area. Our members range in skill from the beginner to the accomplished amateur.
Meetings are held at Pond Hills Lane Community Centre. A typical club night begins at 7:30pm with the programme event starting at 8:00pm. We have a coffee/tea break about 9:00 pm and close around 10:00-10:15pm. The first two visits are free and thereafter a nominal entry fee is charged.
The Club holds, for members, competitions for projected images and prints with trophies (shields) awarded to the winners at the end of the year. The competitions are in two sections, one is for novices and the other for more advanced photographers, so everyone has a chance of winning. There is also an annual print competition and a trophy is awarded for the winning print. This competition forms the Annual Exhibition which is usually held in the Arnold Library for six weeks of each year. Members are also eligible to enter external competitions under our affiliation with the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain and the North & East Midlands Photographic Federation.
The Club is now well equipped thanks to Lottery money awarded in 2007 from Awards For All. This has enabled us to offer even more to our local community and members. Digital audiovisual shows are now a regular part of our annual programme. We are now well placed to pass on our expertise in all aspects of digital photography as well as traditional film based techniques.
The Club is very grateful to Awards For All for this huge boost to help with ongoing and future projects.
FLASH DEMOS FROM KEITH AND TIM
Once again our own members have excelled in an evenings presentation. Keith Hucknall and Tim Miles-Hayler gave out invaluable tips and ideas on the uses of flash photography.
With hands on equipment they both showed and explained the "ins and outs" of this sometimes difficult field, including basic flash on Nikon and Canon, bounce flash, TTl flash, flash off camera, wireless via infra red, and high speed usage.
Many members brought along their own equipment, which was good to see, and were seen engaging in small groups exchanging advice.
Many thanks to Keith and Tim for putting on an excellent and informative evening.
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