December, 2015 | Willington Photo Club

Well, this was both a last and a first. A last because it is the last club meeting of the year and a first because the session lasted two hours and took place in the academy’s IT suite. The idea was that we’d start to introduce a bit of image editing into our sessions from time to time. You may think, if you’ve looked back over the posts, that we’re holding some kind of school – we’re not. What we try to do is share whatever skills we have on various subjects to help all of us become better image makers. Fancy the idea – then why not join us. We meet every 3rd Tuesday of the month at Parkside academy. All you need to do when you arrive at the main entrance is ask security for the Willington Photography Club and you’ll be directed you to us.

Here are some of the photographs brought by members for the monthly challenge which was quite broad – winter or detailed close-up.

We met on 17th November and started by having a look at the images members have taken on the Autumn theme. We had some good shots as members are beginning to take more time looking at what it is they are shooting. Something we can all do more of no matter how long we’ve been taking pictures.

The new venue is proving marvellous. Meeting in the lecture theatre gives us lots of space to try things. As part of the session we set up a couple of tables with some items on and a continuous lamp to light them. Members had a go at different compositions, capitalising on what we did last session. Some members found new functions on their cameras as we all tried to help each other where we could. That is what the club is really all about – helping and learning from each other.

Have a look at the images below and let us know what you think. If you would like to come along and have a chat and find out what it’s all about we’d love to see or hear from you. The next session is on 15th December and will be a practical using Photoshop to do some image editing. Should be fun !