Alton Camera Club - Monday Club

Meetings are held 7.30pm at 100 Normandy Street, Alton GU34 1DH Map here!9th APRIL

Photography workshops for members and non-members are held from October to April on the second Monday of the month. Photographers of all abilities including absolute beginners are very welcome as are those who came to our similar sessions last season. Bringing along your camera is essential as every evening will contain practical exercises. There is a small charge of £3 per person for each session and this includes tea and coffee during the interval

MONDAY CLUB PROGRAMME FOR 2011 - 2012

This season will be presented differently so that not only will it be suitable for beginners, it will also help to develop those skills which were learnt last year. The emphasis will be on improving competences to enable you to create interesting, challenging and rewarding images. Participation is expected, witheveryone taking images, editing them and subjecting them to constructive scrutiny. There will be challenging exercises to enable you to practice the tasks of the evening. Help will be given, where possible, to produce quality images and prints. The sessions are interactive so we would like to see your images, the good, the bad and the downright ugly. Please also let us know what you wish to learn so we can tailor the evenings to meet your needs and wishes.

OCTOBER 2011
10th Oct	CAMERA BASICS JPGs versus Raw Aperture, shutter, ISO: How they are related Composition: Frame, Shape Colour Emphasis, Cropping We will cover the basic use of the camera, aim to understand the relationship between the main controls and the picture we intend to take. We will also cover the importance of composition, and discover the reasons why thoughtful composition is essential to produce a good picture. Practical: Taking pictures which show the compositional rules explained.
NOVEMBER 2011
14th Nov	USE OF APERTURE Depth of Field Natural Light: dark v bright Artificial Light White Balance Understanding the use of aperture for controlling available light: how aperture affects the depth of field. The difference between natural light and artificial light. Using white balance to control these differences. How can we can adjust photos in Photoshop or Elements. Practical: Taking photos with varying depth of field and using artificial light. Working with a tripod.
DECEMBER 2011
12th Dec	PHOTOGRAPHING PEOPLE Portraits Street Sports Group Understanding the relationship between photographer and the subject(s). Using flash or studio lighting and other types of lighting. Practical: Photographing a model [one of the group!!]. Working with a tripod.
JANUARY 2012
9th Jan	STILL LIFE Close-ups Macro Lighting and Backgrounds Finding out the difference between close-ups and macro. This session will be mainly a practical workshop. Practical: Putting into practice the use of composition, depth of field, lighting. Experimenting with ideas you come up with to create an effective close up photo
FEBRUARY 2012
13th Feb	SPEED Use of Shutter speed Photographing moving objects Use of ISO Use of Flash How to photograph moving objects or people. How do we make the fast appear fast, the slow appear fast and the fast appear slow. Looking at auto-focus (AF) and how to photo animals and sports. Practicals: include panning, timing, and freezing using flash.
MARCH 2012
12th March	TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY Holidays Landscapes Urban People How to make you holiday photos more than just snaps. Create a story book which documents the people, architecture, landscape and events of your holiday. An introduction to Audio Visual sequences. Practical: Taking a sequence of shots which tell a story.
APRIL 2012
9th April	REVIEW OF THE SEASON CANCELLED Problems: QandAs Photo Competition End of term session. We shall try to answer some of the difficulties you have come up against. You will be asked to bring in two or three pictures you have taken during the season for a friendly competition. We will provide a judge who will select the top 3 pictures. You will also have the opportunity to tell us what you think about the Monday Club and how it could be improved for future seasons.

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