Garstang Camera Club

(Founded 1959)

The ‘Seasonal’ Programme for 2024 – 2025

All meetings will be held in the Arts Centre, Garstang, starting at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.

Date	Speaker and/or details	Topic
04/09/24	Welcome back.	Various activities including the seasonal programme plus ‘Project’ feedback.
11/09/24	Alan and Julie Walker: ‘Live.’	Getting the best from your travel photographs.
18/09/24	Justin Garner: ‘Live.’	Macro workshop; set ups include watches, flowers and others! Plus, focus stacking.
25/09/24	Members Evening: with John Moxham.	Image critiques.
02/10/24	Eddie Leach: ‘Live.’	Mixture of portraits, sports and composites.
09/10/24	Steve Walker: ‘Live.’	My personal experiences of paid photoshoots.
16/10/24	Events Cup judging.	Internal competition judged by Harry Emmet.
23/10/24	Bernard Rose: ‘Live.’	‘1970s and Beyond’
30/10/24	Members Evening.	Members showing macro and/or close-up images using techniques from 18/09/24.
06/11/24	Alan Cameron: ‘Live.’	‘Travels in Southern India.’
Thursday 14/11/24	4/5 Way Battle.	‘Battle’ competition at Lytham.
20/11/24	Muriel Binnie : ‘Live.’	‘ICM and Me.’
27/11/24	Environment Cup judging.	Internal competition judged by Will Stead.
04/12/24	Paul Mitchell: Via Zoom.	Woodland Walks.
11/12/24	Members Evening.	Photographing Garstang Christmas lights and long exposure images.
18/12/24	Christmas meeting/quiz.	Social evening including images from the week before.
25/12/24	No meeting.	Christmas.
01/01/25	No meeting.	Christmas.
08/01/25	Ruth Grindrod: Via Zoom.	Colour, Tones & Textures
15/01/25	Geoff Reader: Via Zoom.	‘An Evening with Geoff.’
22/01/25	Creatures/Plants Cup judging.	Internal Competition judged by Gordon Watson.
29/01/25	Members Evening.	NZ competition images and, challenge, showing JPEG images straight from the camera – no editing.
05/02/25	Boyd Harris: ‘Live.’	A Photographic Journey through History.
12/02/25	4 Way Battle; Garstang, J36, Morecambe and Lancaster: Via Zoom.	‘Battle’ Competition at The Arts Centre.
19/02/25	Michael Berkeley: Via Zoom.	Sport Photography.
26/02/25	New Zealand Battle: Via Zoom – very early! Plus, members presentation.	Live at 7.30am ‘Battle’ with NZ. In the evening, Tim giving a talk titled “A Trail of Two Oceans” – A Train Journey Across Africa
05/03/25	Tesni Ward: Via Zoom.	British Wildlife.
12/03/25	Humanity Cup judging.	Internal competition judged by Nicki Ellis-Greenwood
19/03/25	Members presentations.	Talk by Stan: Monochrome photography. Plus, members challenge, show & tell – ‘Above and Below.’
26/03/25	Members Evening.	Q & A session. Basic questions answered by a panel of members.
02/04/25	Kas Stone: Via Zoom.	Making Meaningful Photographs.
09/04/25	Paul Dunmall CPAGB QCP: ‘Live.’	‘Interactive critic night.’
16/04/25	Anything Goes Cup judging.	Internal competition judged by Simon Ray.
23/04/25	Members presentations.	Stan on ‘My journey to plant photography’ and Lewis.
30/04/25	AGM	Arts Centre.
07/05/25	Steve Proctor: ‘Live.’	The Wildside.
14/05/25	Members evening	Challenge, ‘show & tell’ monochrome photography.
21/05/24	Members Presentation Evening.	Presentation of certificates and trophies.