2024/2025 Programme

The club meets throughout the year September to June. The programme below covers the upcoming activities only. If you are interested in our full programme of events please get in contact with our programme secretary at prog.secretary@cardiffcameraclub.co.uk

DATESPEAKER/EVENTTOPIC
14th November 2024Newport Battle (Home)Our annual competion with Newport Photographic Society.
(Provisional Date)
21st Nov 2024Visiting Club Show and TellAfan Nedd Visit Cardiff to show us some of their work.
28th Nov 2024POTYMembers of the club submit Digital images for the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued.
Thu 5th Dec 2024Wayne JohnWayne presents his talk entitled ‘The Unnatural Environment’.
Thu 12th Dec 2024Practical CCC on TourChristmas Lights and Light Trails.
Meet in Cardiff City Centre time and meeting place to follow
Thu 19th Dec 2024Members EveningClub members present their images from 12th, and a Christmas social evening.
Dress Code: Christmas jumpers or hats prefered.
Thu 26th DecCLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS
Thu 2nd Jan 2025CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR HANGOVERS
Thu 9th Jan 2025Members EveningMy fovourite photos of 2024 (Show and Tell) – Max 8 DPI images or prints each.
Thu 16th Jan 2025Gabor Horvath Fish photography including demo – Bring cameras
Thu 23rd Jan 2025David NortonAI Exploration
Thursday 30th Jan 2025POTYMembers of the club submit Prints images for the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued.
Thursday 6th Feb 2025Dibs Photograpy
Night Basics talk via Zoom to the clubroom
Thursday 13th Feb 2025PracticalAn evening out and about.
Practical on Night Photography.
Location to be confirmed.
Thursday 20th Feb 2025Members EveningClub members present their Night Photography images.
Thursday 27th Feb 2025POTYMembers of the club submit Digital images for the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued.

SET SUBJECT To be decided.
Wednesday 5th Mar 2025CCC Visit Afan NeddMembers of Cardiff Camera Club present their work to Afan Nedd Camera Club Port Talbot
Thursday 6th Mar 2025Martyn Pinches Martyn Pinches presents the first of three evening on the subject of Studio Lighting.

 A gentle introduction to the concept of working with models and studio lighting with an extension intoMartin’s photography with models in studio and on location.
Thursday 13th Mar 2025TBA
Thursday 20th Mar 2025Richard Payton
Product and Food Practical
Bring your cameras.
Thursday 27 Mar 2025POTYMembers of the club submit Print images for the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued.
Thursday 3rd Apr 2025Martyn PinchesMartyn presents part two on the subject of Studio Lighting.

 A practical portrait night with a model – bring cameras. 

KNOW YOUR CAMERA – if necessary bring the instruction book or be prepared to ask or offer help to fellow members on how to set the camera to MANUAL and control aperture, shutter and ISO settings.  We will use studio flash triggered from a camera hot shoe – not all cameras like this idea and resist instructions.  During this session Martin will also take a few shots also to use in session 3.
FRIDAY 4th April 2025Rhiwbina BattleOur annual competion with Rhiwbina Camera Club.
(Away)
(Provisional Date)
Thursday 10th Apr 2025Roger HanceRoger Hance presents a Zoom talk to the clubroom
on Journalism and Portraiture.
Thursday 17th Apr 2025Dave Brassey
‘Wildlife Photography for Beginners’
24th Apr 2025POTYMembers of the club submit Digital images for the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued.
(Open)
Thursday 1st May 2025 Martyn Pinches
Martyn presents part three on the subject of Studio Lighting.

 Martyn will bring along some of his results from the previous practical evening, and show how he processed them to something he can use.  Members are also invited to bring along their results for comparison – and maybe do a bit of live procession depending on what turns up. 
Martyn will also present some of oth-mo9del work.
Thursday 8th May 2025
Practical on Lighting follow on from Martyn Pinches evenings.
Thursday 15th May 2025Show and Tell from lighting evening practical evening. Tips for editing portraits.
Thursday 22nd May 2025TBA
Thursday 29th May 2025Members of the club submit Print images for the last round of the POTY 2024/25

SET SUBJECT
Thursday 5th June 2025Software support evening – Photoshop, Lightroom, Affinity, DXO.
Thursday 12th Jun 2025Gwent Photographic SocietyAway Battle with Gwent Photographic Society

CLUBROOM CLOSED
Thursday 19th June 2025
Show and Tell – My best images of the year?
26th Jun 2025POTYMembers of the club submit Digital images for the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued.
(Open)
SUMMER BREAK CLUBROOM CLOSED UNTIL THE 7TH SEPTEMBER
25th Sept 2025Print & DPI of the YearCompetition to establish the best Print & Digital image of the year as submitted by club members during the year.
Thursday2nd OctoberAGMThe most inportnant night of the year.
Last updated 8th November 2025
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