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Why belong to a real-life photographic club when there is so much information on the Internet?
When I became a member of Dunchurch Photographic Society four years ago I had just gone digital with a Point & Shoot camera. My photographic output was mainly family and holiday snaps and, looking back, good for memories but photographically disappointing. The images I produce now are much more varied in subject matter and their composition and quality has improved considerably.
By being an active member of a photographic club I have found that you can
- Improve your photographic skills
- Receive considered comments on your images
- Enjoy the challenge of producing images for competition
- Show your work to others
- Learn from the ‘mistakes’ of others
- View images that have been judged to be of high quality
- Discuss photographic topics face-to-face
- Be inspired by talks from guest speakers
- Pick up photographic tips
- Share your knowledge
Our Programme of Events, Annual Exhibition in Floor One of Rugby Art Gallery & Museum and Day Trip aim to give varied photographic experiences. You are welcome to come to 2 evening sessions without charge to see if club membership is for you. We meet weekly from September to Easter from 7.45pm to about 10pm at the WI Hall, Southam Road, Dunchurch. How to Find Us. We do meet away from home when we have photographic battles against other clubs (Badby, Lutterworth, Market Harborough, Leamington Spa and Coventry).
You may wonder what sort of camera you need. The answer is ‘Whatever you have got’. There are 3 broad classes of camera – Point & Shoot, Bridge and Single Lens Reflex, all of which are used by members of the Club. Most members now use digital cameras but there are also those that prefer to use film to produce negatives or transparencies. Making the best of both worlds, some members use both digital and film cameras. During our club evenings we are able to show images as prints and as projected images in both 35mm slide and digital image form.
Our new season starts on 12th September and I hope to see you soon
Bob Mercer