Congratulations to Keyworth Camera Club member Malcolm Sales for being awarded 1st Place in Reportage/Photojournalism for his picture “Climate Protest” in the British Institute of Professional Photography (Midland Region) Annual Print Awards.
On November 2nd we held another critique evening and members submitted 53 images for assessment. We invited one existing club judge and in addition one member who recently attended a N&EMPF Judges Seminar to provide their opinions on the images. Additionally, every member who was viewing the event had at least one opportunity to add…
The first heat of our internal competition for the 2021/22 season was held on Thursday, October 14th. This dpi round had three sections, Open Colour, Nature and the theme of Lockdown Lifting. As has often happened with our club competitions we had to reduce the number of entries so the judge would be able to…
On March 11th we were visited via Zoom by Jeanette Lendon who explored the potential and use of the mobile phone for taking pictures. Her presentation was delivered in a relaxed entertaining and informative style which was both interesting and varied. No more will we dismiss the camera on the phone as a gimmick for…
Congratulations to our very own member Steve Myall who has just had an 8 page feature on his “100 Strangers” project included in this quarter’s edition of the Canon EOS Magazine. Great article that reflects his talent and dedication to the project. The pictures supporting this post show the magazine cover and the first two…
January 23rd saw Keyworth Camera Club visited by Alex Hyde who gave us a presentation called ‘Close Encounters’. Alex specializes in macro photography, especially of the natural world. Even today he is still struck by the wonders of discovery when viewing insects or spiders through his macro lens as details are revealed that would otherwise…
Matthew Cattell visited Keyworth Camera Club via Zoom on Thursday 17th of March to give us a talk on outdoor photography that covered the natural world in all its beauty, from landscapes to wildlife. Most of Matthew’s photographs are taken in locations local to him and usually involved getting up during the very early hours…