Welcome back to the new session! Talk to us about your images (max 3 per member), what, why, where, etc. and "Camera Refresh" - know your camera (please bring your camera and handbook.)
The first of our speakers this year is Will Nicholls, a young wildlife photographer from Northumberland.
Introduction to our first theme, this one on Travel. Led by Norman and Ian.
Out and about, looking at your town through the eyes of a tourist.
Workshop: Introduction to Camera RAW covering basic processes especially relating to travel photography
Based on concepts introduced in the previous meeting, working on your images using Camera RAW. Bring your laptop and some images to work on.
As well as speaking about their Travel photography, James and Hazel will also be judging the competition for the end of the Travel Theme.
Introduction to Landscape Photography led by Nick and Norman
An evening of useful information followed by the eagerly awaited return of Ask the Panel. Expect the usual range of wildly differing opinions from our experienced panel. What they're experienced in we're not sure...
Bring a selection (5) of your own photographs to our critique night. Be prepared to say a few words about what you were aiming for when you took the picture.
Workshop on Improving your landscape photographs using Photoshop and Elements. Bring your laptop and a selection of images to work on.
Member's Night: Tom McGovern on "The Sky at Night". Come and benefit from Tom's learning curve as he shares tips based on his recent experiences.
Peter Paterson FRPS on Landscape. Peter will also be judging our end of theme competition on Landscape.
Worried about your images being misappropriated online? Here's how to deal with it. Today also marks the start of the Christmas Theme.
Cathy and Jeans' fun Quiz Night. We'll also judge the Christmas end of theme competition.
Deadline tonight for submitting images for the Three Way Challenge competitions.
Christmas Night Out
No Thursday meeting this week.
No Thursday meeting this week.
Theme Introduction: Still Life and Table-top Photography. Read more about the Still Life and Table-top Photography theme. We'll also present our entries for the two 3-way club competitions.
Workshop: Still Life. Bring cameras, tripods and some materials to photograph.
Three-way Challenge - Kelso/Earlston/Galashiels We are hosting this event. You can find the rules for the Three Way Challenges here.
Software refresh and some new buttons to press. Led by Bill and Graeme.
Three-way Challenge: Hawick/Kelso/Liddesdale We are hosting this event this year. You can find the rules for the Three Way Challenges here.
Theme Introduction: Long Exposure Photography led by Nick and Norman.
Nick will lead a practical pinhole photography session. Bring your DSLR and tripod. End of Still Life theme competition. Deadline for pictures for the Borders Digital Challenge.
Ask the Panel 2nd Edition. Put your questions to the panel; maybe get some sensible answers!
Workshop: Long Exposure. This could be either inside or outside, weather depending. Bring your camera and tripod.
Sandy Cleland will be joining us to talk about his natural history photography. Sandy will also judge our Long Exposure Theme End competition.
Workshop: Software Techniques This session we are planning to wrap up the work flow techniques we have been discussing this winter. So, as well as revising the work flow itself, we'll also cover in a bit more detail how to handle noise in your images, as well as techniques with the camera to help avoid…
Bring a selection of your own photographs to our critique night.
We'll look at different ways of capturing movement in a photograph from classic panning techniques to more radical camera manipulation methods.
Workshop: Out and about with movement in mind. We'll meet up at Abbey Row as usual and, weather permitting, we'll get out with our cameras and tripods looking for suitable subjects for the Movement Theme.
Workshop: Preparation for Exhibition: Help and support getting images ready and Movement Theme end competition
Theme Introduction: Minimalist Photography. Deadline for submission of photographs for the annual club exhibition.
Bring some (up to 5 on a memory stick) of your pictures to share after we finish the AGM
As in previous years we'll have the opportunity to view images shared by clubs around the world.
Ken McKillop will be visiting us to talk about some aspects of his photography. Ken will also be judging the results of the annual Landscape Competition, and we'll also be judging the Minimalist theme end competition.
Kelso Camera Club's Annual Club Exhibition at Kelso Town Hall opens on the 29th May 2016 and ends on 4th June 2016.
A social get together at the Club Exhibition in Kelso Town Hall.
Last theme of the year: People. Rob will take us through some of the opportunities and techniques for getting great people pictures.
Evening photography at Hume Castle . Bring your camera and possibly your tripod. More experienced members will be on hand.
John Parris FMPA FBIPP will be joining us to talk about People Photography. John will also be judging our People Theme End competition so bring your chosen image on a memory stick.
Details yet to be decided. Expect the usual shenanigans of a night on the town.
Let's see what you got up to over the summer break! Bring up to 5 pictures on a memory stick to share with other members.
Our new theme - Food - Led by Graeme Webb. The evening will include a practical session. The basic definition of food photography is a still life of food, aimed at producing attractive photographs of food for use in advertisements, packaging, menus or cookbooks, etc. However for this theme we stipulate that, simply, each image…
Using Photoshop and Lightroom in your food photography. Perhaps some close up and macro work as well.
As well as talking on Street Photography as an introduction to our next theme, John will also judge our end of theme competition for the Food theme. John is a member of Dumfries Camera Club and you can find some of his work on the Dumfries website.