Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-02-29)

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PAUL

HOCK ADAY

© PETER NEWBERY

Whenwastheclubfounded?

Originallyformedin 1997,theclubreinvented

itselftwoyearsagobecauseof dwindling

membership,tobecomea thrivinghubin the

community.In 2018webegantocontribute

locallybyofferingtheclub’sservicesasvoluntary

officialphotographers.Thiswasthestartof

somethingfantasticfortheclubanditsmembers

in a win-winexchange– wegettoexperience

newphotographicchallengeswhilelocal

communitygroupsandcharitiesreceiveimages

of theirspecialdays.Members’photographs

fromtheseeventsareincludedin localpress

articlesanduploadedtoourFacebookpage,

whichhashadanincreasefrom 60 to 534

followersoverthelast 18 months.

Whatdoesyourcluboffertonewmembers?

Newmemberscanattendtheirfirsttwo

meetingsfreeof chargebeforecommittingto

join. We hold a lot of workshops throughout

ThisthrivingCornwall

clubofferslotsof

workshopsandadvice

for its members

Club

Join

the

theyeargivingpracticaladviceonvarious

photographytopics.Weofferone-to-one

supporttohelpmembersgettogripswith

basiccameraskillsoranyphotography

requirementstheymayhave.Membersalso

receivea discountfromthelocalcamerashop.

Theclubhassomeequipmentthatmembers

canborrow,freeof charge,tosupporttheir

photography.Memberscanjoinourprivate

Facebookgroup,wheretheycansharephotos,

askquestionsandchit-chat.It’salsoa chance

fortheclubtokeepeveryoneupdated on

upcomingeventsandnews.

Describea typicalclubmeeting

Weholda widerangeof interactiveworkshops

whereeveryonecangetinvolvedtoreceivethe

helpandadvicetheyneedtoimprove.The

eveningsareusuallysplitintotwohalves,witha

tea/coffeebreakin-betweenallowing

members extra time to mingle. Our more

5 BrightonWestPier

byRobertDawsonThis

is aninterestingtakeon

anoft-photographed

scene.Roberthasused

therustypillarsas

foregroundinterest to

great effect.

1 DerelictbyPeter

NewberyThedynamic

cloudscapecontrastsso

wellwiththeabandoned

combine harvester.

2 RoadsbyPaul

HockadayLighttrails

usinga longexposureare

a greatwaytoconjureup

movement in a still image.

6 RopesbyRoseCross

It’sallin thedetail.The

varioustexturesand

featuresofthismono

image are fascinating.

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© ROSE CROSS

© ROBERT DAWSON