Our aim is to share our knowledge of photography and the digital enhancement of photographs for the enjoyment of the photographer and also friends and relations with whom they may wish to share their experiences through photographs.
We have a wide range of topics and workshops, and we can also offer advice, eg on the purchase and use of the camera for beginners and how to attach photographs to emails for sharing.
The meetings will include judging the monthly Competition pictures.
The group encourages as many as possible to put entries into the competitions as it helps to develop both photographing and creative skills. Each month there are 2 competition topics, as below.
Month
Topic 1
TECHNIQUE
Topic 2 Entries due by Midnight CONTENT
September 2021
Summer Gardens
Sunset 29.8.21
October
Seaside
Flying Free 3.10.21
November
Autumn
Rain 31.10.21
December
Still Life
Green 28.11.21
January 2021
TBA
TBA
February
TBA
TBA
March
TBA
TBA
April
TBA
TBA
May
TBA
TBA
June
TBA
TBA
Examples of a skill required for a particular topic can usually be found on line.
If you Google for example “Tutorials for photographing Shadows” you will be able to find out more about that topic and what it involves. You will find lots of short videos on You Tube (some better than others) which are well worth looking at.
If in doubt, please ask a member with knowledge of a topic for assistance.
Competition Rules
You can submit one entry in each topic
Photographs must have been taken by yourself
Photographs can be submitted with or without any digital manipulation
Once a photograph has been entered in a competition, it cannot be re-submitted in future competitions
Entries must be received by midnight on the Sunday before the competition judging on the first Thursday of the month
There are no prizes to be won, just the opportunity to compare photographs taken by our own members with a view to improving standards. Winning entries are displayed on the U3A website.
Our next meeting is Thursday 7th October at 2.00pm
The competition topics are T1 Seaside: T2 Flying Free please have a go.
There will be a critique presented by George.
After refreshments and with Christmas looming, there will a video presentation on how to create a greetings card using Photoshop Elements and also a presentation on how to frame your creation
