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
DATE | SPEAKER/EVENT | TOPIC |
Thurs 25th April 2024 | Photographer of the Year Competition 2022/23 Round 6 DIGITAL (Open Theme) | Members of the club submit digital images for the POTY 2022/23 competition to be judged and critiqued. |
Thurs 2nd May 2024 | GLYN FREEMAN. | The National Parks of North America. Glyn has visited America many times and loves to photograph the many site in USA and Canada. His photos cover such places as The Rockies, Yellowstone, Smoky Mountains, Arches and so on. It promises to be a feast. |
Thurs 9th May 2024 | PRACTICAL EVENING. | Our own Dean Pine asks us to bring in Camera and any portable lights you care to bring with you for an evening…”a natural macro evening with such things as leaves, mosses,lichens,bark,and flower heads, etc.” says Dean. Oh also maybe bring a small mirror, reflector and tissue or greaseproof to act as a diffuser on your main light??? Have fun! Oh if you don’t have a close focus lens, try Phone camera or check out some excellent macro filters – [Raynox is very good] |
Thurs 16th May 2024 | Members Evening | Showing Images from what you learnt on the 9th May DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES FOR ROUND 7 OF OUR POTY COMPETITION (PRINTS SAET SUBJECT INTENTINAL CAMERA MOVEMENT) |
Thurs 23rd May 2024 | Cardiff Camera Club on Tour | We meet at Southerdown or Ogmore on Sea Sunset Shoot (Sunset 9pm) The Clbroom will be closed. |
Thurs 30th May 2024 | Photographer of the Year Competition 2022/23 Round 7 PRINTS SET SUBJECT | Members of the club submit prints for the POTY 2022/23 competition to be judged and critiqued. SET SUBJECT ‘INTENTIONAL CAMERA MOVEMENT’ |
Thurs 6th June 2024 | Bill Ward | Bill is a famous actor, probably best known for playing the badly behaved builder Charlie Stubbs in TV’s Coronation Street; and James Barton in Emmerdale. He has a great number of awards for his acting in Theatre too. However, we are interested in Photography: Bill was a Judge for UK Landscape Photographer of the Year in 2022,23. Adobe UK Landscape Photographer of the Year …best seascape 2020 Several awards on other categories and Exhibitions in prestigious galleries. Bill is also experimental – showing his ICM and multi-exposure shots too. He also writes and runs workshops and gives presentations…brilliantly in my experience! This is one of those ‘bring your best pal’ events. Not to be missed. |
Thurs 13th June 2024 | Battle with Gwent Photographic Society Provisional Date | A friendly print and digital image competition with our friends from Gwent PS DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES FOR ROUND 8 OF OUR POTY COMPETITION (DPI OPEN) |
Thurs 20th June | Steve & Tim | Join Tim and Steve on our penultimate evening before the summer break for a Mini Photographic Marathon ending with an end of term drink!! Locations to be decided |
Thurs 27th June 2024 | Photographer of the Year Competition 2022/23 Round 8 DIGITAL (Open Theme) | Members of the club submit digital images for the final round of the POTY 2022/23 competition to be judged and critiqued. |
CARDIFF CAMERA CLUB TAKES A BREAK UNTIL THE 5TH SEPTEMBER. HAPPY SNAPPING! | ||
Thurs Sept 5th 2024 | TBA | |
Thurs 12th September 2024 | TBA | DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES FOR THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. PRINT AND DIGITAL |
Thurs 19th Sept 2024 | TBA | |
Thurs 26th Sept 2024 | Print and Digital Photograph Image of the Year | Members of the club submit prints and digital images for the print and digital image of the year competitions to be judged and critiqued. |
Thurs Oct 3rd 2024 | AGM | |
Thu 10th Oct 2024 | TBA | |
Thu 17th Oct 2024 | ANDY KENDALL | ANDY KENDALL, of Cardiff Naturalists has digitised some glass plate photos taken by the brilliant “COL. MORREY SALMON who must now be regarded as the father of British bird photography” (Eric Hosking OBE. Bird photographer). “He was a legendary figure from way back in the early days of conservation in this country” (Sir Peter Scott CH, CBE, DSC & Bar, FRS, FZS, Founder of the WWT and WWF).“He – by quite extraordinary efforts well outside what might be regarded as a norm – made a major contribution to RAF operations in North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Balkans. His dedication and professional competence set a standard which has been reflected in RAF Regiment operations ever since” (Air Vice-Marshall Donald Pocock). “I especially valued the leadership he was able to give in Wales in regard to ornithology and conservation” (Max Nicholson, President RSPB). What’s more Cardiff Naturalist’s photo wing was linked to Cardiff Camera Club in the first decades of the 20th century. Bring your friends and family! |
Fri 18th October 2024 | Barry Battle | Our annual competion with Barry Camera Club. To be held at Barry Camera Club St Francis’ Millennium Centre Park Road Barry Vale of Glamorgan CF62 6NX 7pm Start Time |
Thu 24th Oct 2024 | TBA | |
31st Oct 2024 | POTY Competition | Round 1 of the 2024/25 Photographer Of The Year competion PRINT OPEN |
MON 4th Nov 2024 | Bridgend 5 Way | CCC Pareticipates in the annual 5 way competion. Away at Bridgend CC. |
7th Nov 2024 | TBA | |
14th November 2024 | Newport Battle (Home) | Our annual competion with Newport Photographic Society. (Provisional Date) |
21st Nov 2024 | Visiting Club Show and Tell | Afan Nedd Visit Cardiff to show us some of their work. |
28th Nov 2024 | POTY | Members of the club submit Digital images for the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued. |
Thu 5th Dec 2024 | TBA | |
Thu 12th Dec 2024 | TBA | |
Thu 19th Dec 2024 | TBA | |
Thu 26th Dec | CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS | |
Thu 2nd Jan 2025 | CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR HANGOVERS | |
Thu 9th Jan 2025 | TBA | |
Thu 16th Jan 2025 | TBA | |
Thu 23rd Jan 2025 | TBA | |
30th Jan 2025 | POTY | Members of the club submit Prints images for the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued. |
Thu 6th Feb 2025 | TBA | |
Thu 13th Feb 2025 | TBA | |
Thu 20th Feb 2025 | TBA | |
27th Feb 2025 | POTY | Members of the club submit Digital images for the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued. SET SUBJECT To be decided. |
Wed 5th Mar 2025 | CCC Visit Afan Nedd | Members of Cardiff Camera Club present their work to Afan Nedd Camera Club Port Talbot |
27 Mar 2025 | POTY | Members of the club submit Print images for the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued. |
FRI 18th April 2025 | Rhiwbina Battle | Our annual competion with Rhiwbina Camera Club. (Away) (Provisional Date) |
24th Apr 2025 | POTY | Members of the club submit Digital images for the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued. (Open) |
29th May 2025 | POTY | Members of the club submit Prints for the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued. SET SUBJECT TO BVE ANNOUNCED |
12th Jun 2025 | Gwent Photographic Society | Away Battle with Gwent Photographic Society |
26th Jun 2025 | POTY | Members of the club submit Digital images for the last round of the POTY 2024/25 competition to be judged and critiqued. (Open) |
25th Sept 2025 | Print & DPI of the Year | Competition to establish the best Print & Digital image of the year as submitted by club members during the year. |