Abbey Camera Club 2024 - 2025 Syllabus
4th September 2024
7pm – 9pm
Club/Competition
Welcome Back and Awards for 2024 Best Print and Chairman’s Challenge Competition.Creative Challenge Competition. Instructions for the challenge will be sent to members and you will be asked to submit three images by 28th August 2024.These will be critiqued by the members present and a novelty prize will be awarded to the most popular image.
11th September 2024.
7pm – 9pm
Presentation/ Speaker
Presentation Gerald Chamberlain DPAGB EFIAP
"Invisible Light the World in Infrared photography”
Please see our website for information on Gerald and examples of his work.
18th September 2024
7pm – 9pm
Club/Competition
Summer Season Photographs. Members are asked to submit one Colour and one Monochrome and a panel producing a set of three images that:
Tell a story or run a theme.
The tonality and colour should be consistent throughout the panel.
The panel should consist of three separate images or one image chopped into three pieces.
These should come from the venues where the summer outings took place. These will be critiqued by the club members present, and scored to select Summer Competition Winner.
25th September
7pm – 9pm
Workshop/Presentation
“Panorama(s) not the BBC Version” Willie Hiddleston will lead a workshop on the techniques, camera gear and post processing. Please pay attention as you may see this as a theme in one of the forthcoming club competitions. Willie will bring examples of his work and if you have examples, please either bring along a print or an image on a USB to discuss. Q&A
**Final Submission Date for Club Competition 1. See competition rules for guidance and theme will be Local Landscapes
2nd October 2024
7pm – 9pm
Club/Competition (Cameras Required)
Photo Treasure Hunt in Dumfries Town Centre
Teams will be picked on the night. If raining there will be a quiz sheet and photographs of the places, objects or signs that correspond to the answers. Those who do not want to walk around the town can either enter as an individual or as a team dependant on numbers use the quiz sheets.
9th October 2024
7pm – 9pm
Presentation/Photo Shoot (Cameras Required)
Mostly Ghostly Studio and Presentation Night
Studio Set Up to be organised by Alan McNeish with backdrops to be organised by Committee Members/volunteers. Outside shots in the immediate area.
Members to Dress Up – Guising in Scotland.
Best Costume receives a small prize
16th October 2024
7pm – 9pm
Workshop/Presentation
Bits & Bobs- Home Photography. Duncan Souter will lead a workshop on setting up a small studio covering a range of topics.
Duncan will explore techniques, camera gear and post production as well as props. Q&A
23rd October 2024
7pm – 9pm
Workshop/Presentation
Audio/ Visual Workshop on the uses that A/V's can be used to showcase your work. Presentation led by Jim Glynn utilising material from Steven Lenza and other members. Covering different cameras, post production including transitions and music. Where to publish and rules that apply. Q&A
30th October 2024
7pm – 9pm
Judging Night
Comp 1
Eddie Telford Ayr PS will join us to judge Competition 1
**Final Submission Date for Club Competition 2 Theme will be Panoramic Shots
6th November 2024
7pm – 9pm
Club
Review Competition 1 Results & Comments. What can we do Better? Group Discussion
Planning for Pop Up Shop/ Exhibition Steve Sweeting to lead.
13th November 2024
7pm – 9pm
Workshop/Presentation
“Wildlife through my Lens” Presentation by Caroline Legg. Will cover camera gear, favourite places to shoot wildlife as well as post production process.
20th November 2024
7pm – 9pm
Presentation/ Speaker
ZOOM
Totie Photies - Zoom Presentation by Jacki Gordon Jacki is an amateur photographer whose photos of miniatures have risen to fame in recent years after being featured by the BBC.
Zoom Meeting at North West Resource Centre
27th November 2024
7pm – 9pm
Judging Night
Comp 2
Clive Watkins Irvine Camera Club will join us to
judge Competition 2
**Final Submission Date for Club Competition 3. See competition rules for guidance and theme will be Home Studio Shots
4th December 2024
7pm – 9pm
Club
Review Competition 2 Results & Comments. Review. Where can we improve our work. Group Discussion.
Pop Up Shop Final Arrangements. A/V Entries to be submitted
7th December Saturday
All Day
Loreburn Centre
Pop-Up Shop
Rota to be drawn up and members to put up and take down
11th December 2024
7pm – 9pm
Workshop/Presentation
“My Photography Journey” Presentation by William Niven. William is going to take us through his photography career up until the present.
18th December 2024
7pm – 9pm
Club/Competition
Christmas Fun – Part 1 Audio/ Visual Show of members entries. Second Part “Willie’s Quiz” teams will be picked beforehand. Prizes to be won.
Buffet and Drinks to be organised with Members.
19th December 2024 - 7th January 2025 Holidays Club Break No Meetings
8th January 2025
7pm – 9pm
Club
Image Editing. We will look at software that members are using and ask those with more experience to provide guidance to any issues raised by members. Questions should be submitted by email to allow leaders to research, if necessary, the solutions to issues posed.
15th January 2025
7pm – 9pm
Presentation/Speaker
Presentation by Alison Boyes local amateur photographer looking at her Exhibition for Facing Africa as well as discussing photo journals as a way to document and capture images of your life experiences.
22nd January 2025
7pm – 9pm
Presentation/ Speaker ZOOM
“Phone Photography & Creative Images” Zoom Presentation by Adrian McGarry UK based photographer, artist, speaker, workshop leader, and a respected authority in iPhone photography. Please see our website for further information and his work. Q&A Zoom Meeting to be held at North West Resource Centre
29th January 2025
7pm – 9pm
Judging Night Comp 3
Richard Spiers will join us to judge Competition 3
**Final Submission Date for Club Competition 4.
See competition rules for guidance and theme will be Totie Photies
5th February 2025
7pm – 9pm
Club
Review Competition 3 Results & Comments. Where can we improve our work. Group Discussion
Sortation for 3 Way to be discussed and sub group to commence work on the choosing entries. Discussion on Prints for the two final Competitions of the Year.
12th February 2025
7pm-9pm
Outside Venue
“Painting with light” Dependant on weather, we may go to Kilnford, thank you to Maurice for letting us use the venue. Plan is to use light sticks and wire wool as in previous years. If weather is poor will use the hall in darkness using light sticks
19th February 2025
7pm-9pm
Workshop/Presentation
" My Life on the Sidelines" Presentation on sports photography by Euan Maclean. Euan will discuss camera gear, winter woollies and post production.
**Final Submission for Phone Photies three from each member. Theme open. Show what you picked up from Adrian.
26th February2025
7pm -9pm
Judging Night
Comp 4
Stewartry CC (TBC) providing a Judge for Competition 4
**Final Submission Date for Club Competition 5.
See competition rules for guidance and theme will be Nature
5th March 2025
7pm -9pm
Club
Review Competition 4 Results & Comments. Where can we improve our work. Group Discussion
“Chairs Challenge” Topic set submissions to be in the club for 16th April
12th March 2025
7pm -9pm
Venue Stewartry Camera Club
3 -Way Interclub competition (Abbey CC, Loreburn CC, Stewartry CC) - hosted by Stewartry CC—Judge Rob Davies (c)
19th March2025
7pm -9pm
Presentation/ Speaker
John McVie India & the Holi Festival
**Final Submission for Phone Photies three from each member. Theme open. Show what you picked up from Adrian.
26th March 2025
7pm -9pm
Judging Night
Comp 5
Judge for Competition 5 Judge John McVie Dumfries CC.
2nd April 2025
7pm -9pm
Presentation/Speaker
Paul McDougall a Wildlife Photographer presents "Capturing moments in wildlife photography" - this covers the process of how he takes his images and takes you through how to change from taking snapshots to capturing moments - It covers the basics of light and camera settings.
9th April 2025
7pm -9pm
Club
Review Competition 5 Results & Comments. Where can we improve our work. Group Discussion.
16th April 2025
7pm -9pm
Judging Night Phone Photos
Phone Photies all members enter three images Colour or Monochrome. Results Judge Alan McNeish
23rd April 2025
7pm -9pm
Club
What do we want from next year – what worked and what didn’t this year. Have your say in formulating the way forward for the club. A suggestion box will be at the previous four sessions in order that you can have your say.
30th April
7pm -9pm
Judging Night
“Chair’s Challenge” Results and Critique.
Submission Dates to be set
7th May 2025
7pm -9pm
Judging Night
Annual Print Results and Critique Judge Gerald Chamberlain
Submission Dates to be set
14th May 2025
7pm -9pm
Club
Awards Evening and AGM followed by Buffet and Drinks