Cardiff Camera Club Blog

Last Thursday (13th October 2022) members Dave Barton & Trevor Waller hosted a portrait shoot in our club room. It was a really great evening with lots of fun and interaction. A chance for members to experience another area of photography or just share some knowledge. We are always looking ...

Last Thursday (16th June 2022) we had the pleasure of hosting our inaugural battle with Gwent Photographic Society. We had a fun evening presided over by judge Peter Young LRPS CPAGB AFIAP HonPAGB. It was a great turn out from both clubs in a friendly atmosphere - we were soon ...

Cardiff Camera Club members were out on a planned visit to Llantwit Major. The weather was not kind enough to give us a sunset but that did not deter the creative nature in our photography. We had 20 year old cameras to 10 stop filters to capture the scenes available ...

On Thursday 12th May 2022 Cardiff participated in our annual three way battle with South London photographic Society (England) and Bon-Accord Camera Club (Scotland). This year our contest was hosted by Bon-Accord who organised an excellent competition over a video conference service. Libby Smith was responsible for scoring the photographs ...

South Manchester camera Club are celebrating their 70th year and as part of the celebrations have organised an international exhibition with photographs contributed by clubs from around the world. We accepted the opportunity to showcase photographs showing our local area and interests and put forward a selection of photographs. South ...

One of the great things about being a member of camera club is the opportunities that arise to try something different. So when it was suggested photographing horse jumping at the Bonviston point to point event a group of members were up for giving it a go - after all ...

On Thursday 5th May 2022 Cardiff had the pleasure of hosting Rhiwbina Camera Club in our annual battle (competition). It was great to have the company of so many Rhiwbina members in the club room and share our photographs and stories over cake & tea. The contest was expertly judged ...

South Manchester Camera Club are 70 years old this year and to celebrate are hosting an online exhibition of photographs from camera clubs around the world. Cardiff have been invited to put forward photographs that showcase the local area. Members had submitted photographs for this exhibition and at last Thursdays ...

Newport Photographic club hosted our annual battle in early March (4-MAR-2022). This head to head competition had been delayed several times due to COVID but we were finally able to meet face to face with a mixed print and digital competition for the Otter trophy. However, COVID caused one final ...

Locksheath & Sarisbury hosted our annual battle on Monday 31st January 2022. In a change from the norm the contest took place on a single night (rather than home & away legs). The judge, Cat Humphries, was selected from outside both clubs normal catchment. The Zoom video conference service was ...

The competition to find the Photographer of year 2021/22 rolls into the new year with round three taking place on 27th January 2022 judged by Trevor James BA(Hons) Photography, ARPS, AWPF. Unfortunately, due to social restrictions, we were not able to meet in person and the competition was conducted over ...

In an effort to provide new and interesting photographic experiences the club arranged to meet at Peterstone Golf Club on the 2nd December 2021 to have a bash at astro photography and failing that some light painting. In the end the weather was not optimal for the astro opportunities but ...

On Thursday 9th December 2021 we had another evening in the Rise to the challenge series - this time based around macro and close up. These challenges allow our members a fun way to explore new areas in photography. A great evening was had sharing our photographs and experiences ...

It was my great pleasure to finally make the presentations to the top 3 entries of the My Wales competition run by the Cardiff Camera Club for all WPF club members. Cardiff Camera Club members anonymously judged the prints for this competition and chose very well. The winners were greeted ...

Afan Nedd Camera Club hosted their annual print competition on Wednesday 8th December 2021. After so many print competitions being cancelled over the last 12 months it was great to finally see them making a return. It was a full hall to see these Welsh & English clubs slug it ...

The club recently (15th November 2021) took part in a 5-way battle against our neighbouring clubs Baglan Bay, Bridgend, Rhondda & Swansea hosted by Bridgend. Due to COVID-19 this year was digital contest held over the Zoom video conference service. We ended up in the middle of the pack in ...

At our latest club room meeting (11th November 2021) we had a fun evening making photographs suitable for use as Christmas cards. It was a chance to bring along a few props and make some photographs. Members were very creative - some evening painting their own backdrops. It was great ...

Last Thursday (4th November 2021) saw the 2021/22 Photographer of the year league competition commence. This season we are hoping to see a return of both print and digital media with some set subjects. This first round was however an open digital contest. Our Judge for the evening was Gary ...

Cardiff welcomed Barry camera club for our annual head to head competition last Thursday (21-OCT-2021). It was our first face-to-face battle for some time and it was great to see so many Barry camera club members make the long trek to our club room. With so many great photographs to ...

Our 2021 exhibition has now closed. This annual event allows all members of the club to display their photographic interests and passions. This year was no exception and the display encompassed a wide range of photographs on varied subjects with a wide range of interpretations. Despite social restrictions the exhibition ...

Earlier this month club members were given the opportunity to photograph a competitive American Football match between Cardiff Valkyries and the Portsmouth Dreadnoughts. It was tight game but the Valkyries won out in the end. For members it was a great opportunity to try your hand at something a little ...

Last Thursday (23rd September 2021) was a special night for the club as we returned to face-to-face gatherings in the club room after an 18 month hiatus. It was great to get together again in-person and we are hoping to continue this from now on. The night hosted our annual ...

Last Thursday (23rd September 2021) was our annual Photograph of The Year competition, where members of the club are invited to submit their best images from those previously entered into competition during 2020/21 season for this season finale. Our images were expertly judged by Dennis Russ LRPS, AFIAP, AWPF, CPAGB, ...

Every year the club holds a print photograph exhibition open to the public to showcase work from all our members. Despite the difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic we were able to keep this tradition going in our 125th year and our exhibition opened on Wednesday (8th September 2021). This ...

Club members were out and about again. This time exploring opportunities to make photographs from the Cardiff Bay Barrage. Despite the dreich weather a good time was had and after an evening making photographs we retired to the pub - say no more ...

Our fun “My Wales” competition to celebrate 125 years of Cardiff Camera Club came to an end yesterday (12-AUG-2020). During a live online video conference our President, Dean Pine, announced the cash prize winners. We had submissions from all over South Wales but in the end three worthy winners were ...

Making the most of the long summer nights last Thursday (22nd July 2021) a small group of Camera Club members including Trevor Jeff, Jen, Dean, Cara, Necia and Gwynn met up at the Pavilion in Roath to try our hand at modelling for each other. The purpose was to capture ...

The club organised a meeting at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park last Thursday (8th July 2021). Another chance to meet, chat and even make a few photographs. If club membership is of interest you are more than welcome to try a few of the club activities and we were joined by ...

Our 2020/21 season Photographer of the year league competition has now concluded. Due to the social restrictions associated with COVID-19 pandemic the competition could not take place in its normal form with no prints or face to face gatherings. This season it has been an entirely digital affair hosted over ...

The final round of the 2020/21 Photographer of the year league contest took place yesterday (24th June 2021), judged by Diane Seddon ARPS AFIAP CPAGB BPE3* A good range of genres were on show including street, portraiture & wildlife which made for an enjoyable evening. Diane provided thoughtful & constructive ...

The committee was thinking about the programme in these transitional times from lockdown, and decided we are ‘Zoomed Out’! And in June, the weather is good, isn’t it? So we thought we would have a social picnic and maybe take a few photos. Just the fun of meeting up and ...

Following a bit of a mix up (by me!) we had to change our programme at the very last minute. A few intrepid souls managed to change plans and we met up at Llandaff Cathedral - mostly just for the pleasure of meeting after such a long time locked out ...

To celebrate the clubs 125th anniversary we are hosting the My Wales competition and today (1st June 2021) we are excited to start accepting entries. So, to stand a chance of winning the £100 first prize send your entry to competition@cardiffcameraclub.co.uk. For full details about the competition click on the ...

The May round of the Photographer of the year league contest took place recently, judged by Darren Pullman CPAGB BPE2* EFIAP Despite the difficulties the coronavirus has created we had a varied and interesting collection of photographs to enjoy in this months competition. Great examples of nature and minimalism (to ...

The Tri-city competition with South London Photographic Society & Bon Accord Camera Club (Aberdeen) is a relatively new competition for the club but it is establishing itself as a way to enjoy the photography from across the UK. This year was a little different from previous events as it was ...

Cardiff Camera Club had its annual battle (competition) with Rhiwbina Camera Club yesterday (7th May 2021). Many thanks to Rhiwbina for hosting this year, we look forward to hosting next year and hope that we will be able to meet in person by then. Our judge for the evening was ...

The April round of the Photographer of the year league contest took place recently, judged by accomplished wildlife photographer Robin Claydon ARPS DPAGB BPE3*. The members submitted another strong selection of photographs with many scoring well. However, as with all competitions, a top three have to be attributed and on ...

Last night (1st April 2021) we enjoyed a lively Zoom meeting discussing and showing our panels. We had expanded on the work produced for our recent triptych evening to create panels of 5 photographs which we shared and discussed. The night provoked a great variety of discussion and it was ...

Building on last years success at the WPF Welsh Salon our club members achieved even more acceptances than last year. First time acceptances were achieved by Cara Sutton, Dave Barton & Necia Rodgers - well done all. Dave Russell picked up an acceptance for “Lone Tree” - great work Dave ...

For the first time this season our monthly league competition had a set subject "Age". Members really put their thinking caps on and we had a broad variety of subjects in the entry. Our Judge for the evening Mike Barnard LRPS, ABPPA, BPE2 (based in Yorkshire) picked these photographs as ...

What is a photographic triptych? At its simplest it is 3 separate photographs (or one photograph split into 3 parts) displayed together. Members had spent the last month or so creating examples and we spent a fun evening displaying and sharing our creations last night. It was great to see ...

Our monthly league competition rolled on with the February contest judged by Barbie Lindsay MPAGB, FBPE, EFIAP/s, AWPF. We had a high level of participation with 58 Entries from 17 members including 3 of our newest members. A wide range of styles and genres were represented with some members having ...

The "Ace of clubs" is an annual competition hosted by the WPF. It normally takes place face to face but this was not possible this year due to social restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition was held over a video conference service instead with over 100 spectators. The ...

After a break for Christmas & New year the clubs monthly league competition has returned. We kicked off 2021 with an open digital competition judged by Jane Lines LRPS, MPAGB & BPE5. It was great to see our new members getting stuck in - welcome aboard Richard Payton. Despite our ...

As with so much of life the current social restrictions have meant changes to the WPF Memorial Trophies contests. So, this year, we had two simple digital contests (monochrome & colour) scored by a single judge. Our Judge for this year was Eddy Lane ARPS DPAGB EFIAP. The contest was ...

Our battle with Locksheath & Sarisbury took place this week. This is a new competition for the club, this being the second year that it has run. Last year it was a very close contest and this year was expected to be no different. The contest takes place over 2 ...

We took part in the Afan Nedd 11-way last Wednesday (9th December 2020). This battle, organised by Afan Nedd camera club, would normally be a print competition but this year it was changed to a digital format to allow social distancing. The event itself was hosted over a video conference ...

The second round of Photographer of the Year took place yesterday (26th November 2020). This open competion typified the varied work our members produce and it was great to see seasoned & new members sharing their photographs. Our judge on the evening was Erica Oram CPAGB AFIAP BPE3 who provided ...

Congratulation to our members Cara Sutton, Dave Russell, Anne Phillips & Pete Rankin for having their photographs accepted into the Welsh Photographic Federation Lockdown exhibition. Our members' acceptances can seen below or hop on over to < http://thewpf.co.uk/2020lockdowngallery > to see the full gallery ...

Cardiff took part in the Bridgend 5-way battle against Baglan Bay, Bridgend, Rhondda & Swansea last night (9th November 2020). Due to the pandemic this annual competition was digital (rather than the normal print) and took place as a video conference. The judge for the evening was Carol McNiven Young ...

The results from the October round of the 2020/21 season photographer of the year contest are now available online at < https://cardiffcameraclub.co.uk/comps/poty/2020-21/october/ >. I'm sure you will agree we were treated to some lovely images - thanks to everybody for taking part. Many thanks to Kylie-ann Martin for judging the competition. Her ...

A photo marathon can be a great (but exhausting) experience. Our member Anne Phillips enjoys a challenge so entered the recent Barry Photo marathon. It was a long day but worthwhile when your entry achieves first place in the 12 hour section - well done Anne ...

Continuing our efforts to provide members with an opportunities to meet the club organised a photoshoot in Cardiff Bay. The weather was once again kind to us with the rain staying away and providing a great sunset. The meet was popular with members catching up and creating some great photographs ...

We are very proud of Tim Stephens and Andre Van de Sande for gaining acceptances into the 2020 Welsh Salon of Photography organised by the WPF - well done both. Both gained acceptance in the PDI section Tim for "Mystic Tresaith" and Andre for "Self portrait" ...

After many months of social restrictions the club has started to meet outside to make photographs and have a chin wag. For this meet up we took advantage of the partial opening of the St Fagans National Museum of History for an afternoon of photograph making and catch up. A ...

The club arranged an event to photograph the Christmas lights in central Cardiff. Despite the damp evening the event was well attended with members sharing advice on how to make the best photographs. Necia's photographs from the evening are below Niall's photographs from the evening are below ...