What's On Archive - 2024
January
Wednesday 10th January - Club Night - CANCELLED - FOOTBALL CLUB CLOSED
Thursday 25th January - What is it? Friendly competition with Burghfield & Mortimer Photo Club
Wednesday 31st January - Club Night - AGM
Presented by: The Committee
Wednesday 10th January - Club Night - CANCELLED - FOOTBALL CLUB CLOSED
Thursday 25th January - What is it? Friendly competition with Burghfield & Mortimer Photo Club
- An evening of fun with the two clubs taking turns to show photos of everyday things taken from unusual perspectives.
- Each team has to guess what the other teams photos are of.
Wednesday 31st January - Club Night - AGM
Presented by: The Committee
- A brief look back at last year with the Chairman’s and Treasurer’s reports for 2023.
- Election of the Committee for 2024.
- Followed by an update of our planned programme of events, projects and ideas for the coming year.
- The winners will be announced for our January 2024 themed project: FESTIVE
- We'll round off the evening with a highlights slideshow of our photography throughout 2023.
February
Wednesday 7th February - Committee Meeting via Teams at 7.30 pm - 10.00 pm.
Saturday 10th February - Meet Up - Milestones Museum, Basingstoke - 11.00 am outside the main door.
A great opportunity to practice low light photography and try your hand at photography through glass. Milestones is a fabulous venue with a cafe and free parking. Also your ticket will last for a year so you can visit as many times as you wish.
Lead: Ray Clark Venue: Milestones Museum, Basingstoke Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke RG22 6PG Entrance fee is £18 adult, £15 concession.
Tuesday 13th February - Ballet Dancers Photoshoot - 7.00 pm to 10 pm. - Ecchinswell Village Hall.
This is a great opportunity to gain experience of studio photography, Dan Newberry will be with us guiding us through some of the complexities and tips of this genre of photography. Holly is bringing some of her talented students along to pose for us.
Venue: Ecchinswell Village Hall, Ecchinswell, RG20 4UB
What3Words: ///trails.chucked.ensemble
Cost: £15 per person.
Lead by: Jill Hamilton / Cathy Davies
Wednesday 14th February - Club Night - Achieving the Photographers Bar with The Guild of Photographers
Presented by: Cathy Davies
Join us for an evening during which Cathy will share her journey through the ups and downs and inbetweens of achieving the Photographers Bar with the Guild of Photographers - no mean feat. Share her successes, disappointments, frustrations and overall success. NB: There will be puffin photos !
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m.
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
Saturday 17th February - Meet Up - Welford Park Snowdrops.
Members will meet up at the gates of Welford Park to wander round the fantastic snowdrops. Should the weather be bad we have a back up date of 25th February. Details will be in the WhatsApp group.
Venue: Welford Park, Welford, Newbury, RG20 8HU @ 11:00am
What3Words: ///regrowth.shine.opened
Lead by: Richard Baldwin.
Sunday 18th February - Photo Editing Workshop - COURSE NOW FULL
A one-day workshop for beginners and intermediate users of Adobe Lightroom Classic and Adobe Photoshop.
Venue: Details will be sent by email to those members who have signed up.
Saturday 24th February - Field Trip - Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre
We will be taking a stroll around the lake to take some scenic / wildlife photos. Experienced members will be on hand to help with any queries you have about settings etc. Followed by a coffee and a chat if you wish to stay a bit longer.
Venue: Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre @10.30 am.
What3Words: ///circle.hang.under
Lead by: Ray Clark.
Wednesday 28th February - Club Night with Speaker - Peter Brogden - how to clean your camera
Peter will be taking us through the finer points of making sure you precious equipment is in tip top condition. He will be sharing tips and tricks on how to clean your camera properly. Followed by social time.
Speaker website www.cameraclean.co.uk/brand/just/
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m.
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
March
Saturday 9th March - Meet Up - Sealed Knot Event at Shaw House - Details TBC
Venue: Shaw House, Church Rd, Shaw, Newbury, RG14 2DR
What3Words: ///learn.logic.twice
Lead by: Any volunteers?
Wednesday 13th March - Field Trip in place of Club Night - Night Photography at Greenham Common
Wrap up warm and try your hand at taking photos of the night sky. Steve Knight from Newbury Astronomical Society will be there to guide us.
Venue: Greenham Common..... details to be emailed to members that sign-up.
Lead: Ray Clark & Steve Knight
Thursday 14th March - Community - Photo Discussion Workshop at Falkland Grange Care Home
We have been invited to lead a photo discussion group with residents at Falkland Grange. With some printed photos to stimulate the conversation, we'll look at the subjects and styles of photography and listen to the memories that the images evoke.
Venue: Falkland Grange Care Home, Monks Lane, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7RW
What3Words: ///rooms.cafe.lanes
Lead: Ray Buckland
Saturday 16th March - Field Trip - Little Venice and Camden Lock, London.
A chance to look at some different aspects of photography - architecture, buildings, street art. Camden and Little Venice are renowned for their quirky traits, so hop aboard a train to Paddington and meet us for an interesting walk around this wonderful area of London.
Venue: Paddington Station (exact spot TBC) @ 9.00 am
Lead: Ray Clark & Cathy Davies
Saturday 23rd March - Event - PALS Awards Dinner Photo Shoot
More details to follow.
Venue: Long Gallery, Englefield House, Englefield, RG7 5EN @ 5:30pm
What3Words: ///saving.angel.decide
Lead: Ray Buckland
Saturday 23rd March - Field Trip - Keyhaven Nature Reserve
More details to follow.
Venue: Milford on Sea, Lymington, SO41 0TP @ 08:15am
What3Words: ///purest.automate.stubble
Lead: Ray Clark & Dave Hammond
Wednesday 27th March - Club Night with Speaker - Brian Worley from P4Picture on "off camera flash"
Brian is a photographer and tutor teaching photographers how to make the best use of the camera kit they already own. His own photography covers a range of subjects with specific focus on portraits and sports plus lighting for people and products. He writes articles for photography magazines and blogs, plus runs group workshops and tailored 1-2-1 training sessions. For fifteen years Brian worked for Canon Europe introducing new cameras and he remains one of the most knowledgeable people about all things EOS !
The presention will cover Portrait photography techniques, techniques for working with natural light and artificial lights and a live portrait photography demonstration !
Speaker Website: www.p4pictures.com/
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m.
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
April
Sunday 7th April - Thatcham 10K Run
A chance to practice fast paced outdoor event photography. Capturing the fun, the agony, and the action as 250 runners battle to complete a 10Km run around Thatcham.
Sign-up in the members only section, then details will be emailed to all volunteers.
Wednesday 10th April - Club Night - Your Photography Questions Answered with Practice Sessions
We'll address your questions about all things Photographic... from Depth of Field, to Filters, to Noise, to Intentional Camera Movement..... there will be some live demonstrations and a chance for you to have a go.... bring your cameras.
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m.
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
Thursday 18th April - Community - Photo Discussion Workshop at Vintage Adventure Group meeting
We have been invited to lead a photo discussion with attendees at the Vintage Adventure Group meeting, held at the Methodist Church, Thatcham. With some printed photos to stimulate the conversation, we'll look at the subjects and styles of photography and listen to the memories that the images evoke.
Sign-up in the members only section, then details will be emailed to all volunteers.
Venue: Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Thatcham, RG18 4QL
What3Words: ///dated.forced.trendy
Lead: Ray Buckland
Wednesday 24th April - Club Night - Light Trails and Light Painting
After a talk about the techniques needed, we'll have a practice at capturing moving light sources... some LED lights and sparklers we'll swing around, some we'll use to outline objects, some will be car lights going over the bridge and level crossing. If the weather is not good we'll do as much as we can indoors.
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
Saturday 27th April - Beenham Wind Orchestra
TPC have been invited to photograph the rehearsals for and the performance of a concert. Members can practice their event photography skills by attending the rehearsals, then use those skills to photograph the concert.
Members can sign-up for this activity in the members only section on this website.
Sunday 28th April - Meet Up - Bluebell walk - Bowdown Woods - 10.00 am meet.
Meet us at Bowdown Woods for a chat and snap session. Whether you want to explore on your own or stay with the group, we will take a gentle wander around the woods followed by coffee and cake at the Control Tower cafe . For those who are still full of beans, why not add a walk around the common onto your day after the meet up.
Venue: Bowdown Woods Carpark
What3Words: //wins.woes.groom
Sunday 7th April - Thatcham 10K Run
A chance to practice fast paced outdoor event photography. Capturing the fun, the agony, and the action as 250 runners battle to complete a 10Km run around Thatcham.
Sign-up in the members only section, then details will be emailed to all volunteers.
Wednesday 10th April - Club Night - Your Photography Questions Answered with Practice Sessions
We'll address your questions about all things Photographic... from Depth of Field, to Filters, to Noise, to Intentional Camera Movement..... there will be some live demonstrations and a chance for you to have a go.... bring your cameras.
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m.
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
Thursday 18th April - Community - Photo Discussion Workshop at Vintage Adventure Group meeting
We have been invited to lead a photo discussion with attendees at the Vintage Adventure Group meeting, held at the Methodist Church, Thatcham. With some printed photos to stimulate the conversation, we'll look at the subjects and styles of photography and listen to the memories that the images evoke.
Sign-up in the members only section, then details will be emailed to all volunteers.
Venue: Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Thatcham, RG18 4QL
What3Words: ///dated.forced.trendy
Lead: Ray Buckland
Wednesday 24th April - Club Night - Light Trails and Light Painting
After a talk about the techniques needed, we'll have a practice at capturing moving light sources... some LED lights and sparklers we'll swing around, some we'll use to outline objects, some will be car lights going over the bridge and level crossing. If the weather is not good we'll do as much as we can indoors.
Venue: Thatcham Football Club @ 7.30p.m
What3Words: ///samplers.dummy.placidly
Saturday 27th April - Beenham Wind Orchestra
TPC have been invited to photograph the rehearsals for and the performance of a concert. Members can practice their event photography skills by attending the rehearsals, then use those skills to photograph the concert.
Members can sign-up for this activity in the members only section on this website.
Sunday 28th April - Meet Up - Bluebell walk - Bowdown Woods - 10.00 am meet.
Meet us at Bowdown Woods for a chat and snap session. Whether you want to explore on your own or stay with the group, we will take a gentle wander around the woods followed by coffee and cake at the Control Tower cafe . For those who are still full of beans, why not add a walk around the common onto your day after the meet up.
Venue: Bowdown Woods Carpark
What3Words: //wins.woes.groom