Dorking Camera Club est.1955

‘Guidance, Education, Enjoyment’

DCC Programme for 2024/25

All meetings are in the Hall unless stated otherwise.

2nd September. Welcome to the new Season. Overview of the new 2024/5 programme and Prize giving.
9th September: TRAINING: Set Subject briefing. 'Street' with Sheena Rogers ARPS, and 'Long Exposure with Richard Milton-Worssell.
16th September: TRAINING: Critique Night 1. NEW Print & PDI with Marcus Scott-Taggart Tandridge Photographic Society https://www.flickr.com/photos/25047800@N00/
23rd September: Moller PDI Round 1 League Competition by CLASS. Upload TWO images to PDI specifications. OPEN subject. Judge: Eddie Lord of Crawley Down Camera Club https://www.cdcamclub.org/members_galleries.php?Gallery=3
30th September: PRESENTATION: Some Iconic Photographs of the 20th Century . . . and how understanding why they’re iconic will help your photography”. Paul Graber ARPS of Guildford Photographic Society
7th October: Tate Print Round 1 League Competition by CLASS. Upload your entries and bring up to two mounted images on the evening. OPEN SUBJECT. Judge: Tim Morland ARPS of Kingston Camera Club https://www.instagram.com/tim.morland/?hl=en

14th October: TRAINING: ZOOM at home. Set subject briefing 'Flowers'. Creative Flower and Garden Photography by Molly Hollman https://mollyhollman.myportfolio.com/
21st October: TRAINING: "Introduction to Photography - How to see & take & process pictures" by Andrew Webster ARPS
28th October: TRAINING: Membership Survey Results and Discussion Topic tables and groups. Any questions from the previous week.
2nd November: EXTERNAL COMPETITON SPA Individual Print & PDI Details will be emailed.
4th November: Special Print Panel Competition (by CLASS) - Set subject - 'STREET' Judge: Graham Mansfield of Guildford Photographic Society https://www.graham-mansfield.com/
4th November: EXTERNAL COMPETITION. The Concorde Trophy. Details will be emailed.
11th November: PRESENTATION: 'Fifty Shades of Black' - exploring darkness and desaturation in photography.
by Bob Webzell ARPS EFIAP http://www.webzell.co.uk/
18th November: PRESENTATION: with audience participation. “A lucky photographer” to share ideas of what and where to try to take sport images with a little bit of know how.
Led by Nick Rogers Reigate Photographic Society.

25th November: DENBIES set-up 9.00AM: EVENING: TRAINING: Phone Photography with Bogdan Schiteanu and Richard Knapp LRPS. Followed by Minimalism Architecture with David Balaam
2nd December: PRESENTATION: By Pat Couder CPAGB BPE1 QPSA & Ian Brash CPAGB BPE2 &
Mike Show of Old Coulsdon Camera Club https://www.patcouder.com/
9th December: Photo on a Phone Competition - Fun competition where you get to have the final vote. Hosted by Paul Beck and Bogdan Schiteanu
16th December: DCC Christmas Dinner. TBA
23rd December: NO MEETING

30th December: NO MEETING
6th January: PRESENTATION BY ZOOM: ‘Play and Possibility’ A talk on creativity and the argument for playfulness by Anna Morgan https://www.annamorgan.ca/
13th January: TRAINING: Critique Night 2. NEW Print & PDI's. Monica Weller FRPS of Bookham Camera Club https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/expert-judge/monica-weller-frps/
20th January: Moller PDI Round 2 League Competition by CLASS. Upload TWO images to PDI specifications. OPEN subject. Judge: Martin Faiers of Carshalton Camera Club https://www.flickr.com/photos/156590581@N05/
27th January: SPECIAL PDI Competition by CLASS. Set subject 'LONG EXPOSURE' Judge: by Tim Clarke LRPS of Godalming Photographic Club https://www.imagesbytimclarke.co.uk/
3rd February: TRAINING: 'How did they do that' by Club members explaining their images

10th February: Tate Print Round 2 League Competition by CLASS. Upload your entries and bring up to two mounted images on the evening. OPEN SUBJECT. Judge: Graeme Wales ARPS CPAGB BPE2* of Kingston Camera Club https://graemewales.com/
17th February: PRESENTATION: “ Rendezvous with nature (general wildlife & nature photography by Saleel Tambe ARPS https://www.saleeltambe.com/throughthelens.aspx?ID_category=1
24th February : TRAINING: Critique Night 3. NEW Print & PDI's. Eddie Hyde FRPS Bookham Camera Club https://eddiehydephotography.zenfolio.com/
3rd March : David Multon Trophy. SET SUBJECT 'Garden Flowers'. JUDGE: Ann Healey FRPS DPAGB EFIAP/g BPE5* of Molesey Photographic Club https://www.annhealeyphotography.com/
10th March: CLUB NIGHT - Margaret Dane LRPS, Celebration Evening led by David Balaam & others
17th March: Moller PDI Round 3 League Competition by CLASS. Upload TWO images to PDI specifications. OPEN subject. JUDGE: Justin Cliffe ARPS of Woking Photographic Society https://justincliffe.com/
18th March: EXTERNAL COMPETITION. Surrey Advertiser Rosebowl Competition. Details will be emailed.

24th March: TRAINING: Video evening Led by Derek Forss
31st March: Inter Club Competition. At Reigate's Hall. DCC vs Reigate 'Enjoy a PDI'. JUDGE: Chris Dixon ARPS of Horndean Camera Club https://chrisdixonphotography.com/
7th April: Tate Print Round 3 League Competition by CLASS. Upload your entries and bring up to two mounted images on the evening. Judge: Paul Waller ARPS of Kingston https://paulwallerphotography.myportfolio.com/
14th April : PRESENTATION: Looking Beyond A Single Image by Vanda Ralevska https://mylenscapes.uk/
21st April: NO MEETING
28th April: NEW PRINT COMPETITION by CLASS.
The annual print competition has been replaced by a new print competition designed to encourage new work. Entries are an OPEN category, and will be for one colour and one mono print, NOT two of each.
JUDGE: Rob Bonfield of Woking Photographic Society https://robbonfield.com/about

5th May: NO MEETING
10th May: EXTERNAL COMPETITION: SPA Inter-Club PDI Competition Details will be emailed.
12th May: PRESENTATION: MACRO by Bob Ede
19th May: NEW PDI COMPETITION - TWO FROM FOUR by CLASS. The judge for this competition will select four ‘set-subjects’, of which TWO can be entered – one of each.
THE FOUR SUBJECTS TO CHOOSE TWO FROM ARE: Curves, Trees, Emotions, Water
The advantage of asking the judge to choose these topics is that they will be wholly familiar with them and therefore the judging will be balanced and focused.
You must enter two images. You must choose two “set subjects”.
The images must not have been entered in any competition at Dorking Camera Club. (Images seen in a critique evening are acceptable)
JUDGE: Simon Street FRPS (10 awards) FIPF of Richmond & Twickenham Photographic Society https://www.simon-street-photos.com/
26th May: NO MEETING
2nd June: A.G.M. 8.00pm St Joseph's Hall. Please do attend the AGM. It is important you have a say about the club and to hear any new proposals being put forward.
9th June: Summer Awards & Supper and the start of our 75th Anniversary Celebrations

Dorking Camera Club est.1955

DCC Programme for 2024/25

2nd September. Welcome to the new Season. Overview of the new 2024/5 programme and Prize giving.

9th September: TRAINING: Set Subject briefing. 'Street' with Sheena Rogers ARPS, and 'Long Exposure with Richard Milton-Worssell.

16th September: TRAINING: Critique Night 1. NEW Print & PDI with Marcus Scott-Taggart Tandridge Photographic Society https://www.flickr.com/photos/25047800@N00/

23rd September: Moller PDI Round 1 League Competition by CLASS. Upload TWO images to PDI specifications. OPEN subject. Judge: Eddie Lord of Crawley Down Camera Club https://www.cdcamclub.org/members_galleries.php?Gallery=3

30th September: PRESENTATION: Some Iconic Photographs of the 20th Century . . . and how understanding why they’re iconic will help your photography”. Paul Graber ARPS of Guildford Photographic Society

7th October: Tate Print Round 1 League Competition by CLASS. Upload your entries and bring up to two mounted images on the evening. OPEN SUBJECT. Judge: Tim Morland ARPS of Kingston Camera Club https://www.instagram.com/tim.morland/?hl=en

14th October: TRAINING: ZOOM at home. Set subject briefing 'Flowers'. Creative Flower and Garden Photography by Molly Hollman https://mollyhollman.myportfolio.com/

21st October: TRAINING: "Introduction to Photography - How to see & take & process pictures" by Andrew Webster ARPS

28th October: TRAINING: Membership Survey Results and Discussion Topic tables and groups. Any questions from the previous week.

2nd November: EXTERNAL COMPETITON SPA Individual Print & PDI Details will be emailed.

4th November: Special Print Panel Competition (by CLASS) - Set subject - 'STREET' Judge: Graham Mansfield of Guildford Photographic Society https://www.graham-mansfield.com/

4th November: EXTERNAL COMPETITION. The Concorde Trophy. Details will be emailed.

11th November: PRESENTATION: 'Fifty Shades of Black' - exploring darkness and desaturation in photography.

18th November: PRESENTATION: with audience participation. “A lucky photographer” to share ideas of what and where to try to take sport images with a little bit of know how. Led by Nick Rogers Reigate Photographic Society.

25th November: DENBIES set-up 9.00AM: EVENING: TRAINING: Phone Photography with Bogdan Schiteanu and Richard Knapp LRPS. Followed by Minimalism Architecture with David Balaam

2nd December: PRESENTATION: By Pat Couder CPAGB BPE1 QPSA & Ian Brash CPAGB BPE2 &

9th December: Photo on a Phone Competition - Fun competition where you get to have the final vote. Hosted by Paul Beck and Bogdan Schiteanu

16th December: DCC Christmas Dinner. TBA

23rd December: NO MEETING

30th December: NO MEETING

6th January: PRESENTATION BY ZOOM: ‘Play and Possibility’ A talk on creativity and the argument for playfulness by Anna Morgan https://www.annamorgan.ca/

13th January: TRAINING: Critique Night 2. NEW Print & PDI's. Monica Weller FRPS of Bookham Camera Club https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/expert-judge/monica-weller-frps/

20th January: Moller PDI Round 2 League Competition by CLASS. Upload TWO images to PDI specifications. OPEN subject. Judge: Martin Faiers of Carshalton Camera Club https://www.flickr.com/photos/156590581@N05/

27th January: SPECIAL PDI Competition by CLASS. Set subject 'LONG EXPOSURE' Judge: by Tim Clarke LRPS of Godalming Photographic Club https://www.imagesbytimclarke.co.uk/

3rd February: TRAINING: 'How did they do that' by Club members explaining their images

10th February: Tate Print Round 2 League Competition by CLASS. Upload your entries and bring up to two mounted images on the evening. OPEN SUBJECT. Judge: Graeme Wales ARPS CPAGB BPE2* of Kingston Camera Club https://graemewales.com/

17th February: PRESENTATION: “ Rendezvous with nature (general wildlife & nature photography by Saleel Tambe ARPS https://www.saleeltambe.com/throughthelens.aspx?ID_category=1

24th February : TRAINING: Critique Night 3. NEW Print & PDI's. Eddie Hyde FRPS Bookham Camera Club https://eddiehydephotography.zenfolio.com/

3rd March : David Multon Trophy. SET SUBJECT 'Garden Flowers'. JUDGE: Ann Healey FRPS DPAGB EFIAP/g BPE5* of Molesey Photographic Club https://www.annhealeyphotography.com/

10th March: CLUB NIGHT - Margaret Dane LRPS, Celebration Evening led by David Balaam & others

17th March: Moller PDI Round 3 League Competition by CLASS. Upload TWO images to PDI specifications. OPEN subject. JUDGE: Justin Cliffe ARPS of Woking Photographic Society https://justincliffe.com/

18th March: EXTERNAL COMPETITION. Surrey Advertiser Rosebowl Competition. Details will be emailed.

24th March: TRAINING: Video evening Led by Derek Forss

31st March: Inter Club Competition. At Reigate's Hall. DCC vs Reigate 'Enjoy a PDI'. JUDGE: Chris Dixon ARPS of Horndean Camera Club https://chrisdixonphotography.com/

7th April: Tate Print Round 3 League Competition by CLASS. Upload your entries and bring up to two mounted images on the evening. Judge: Paul Waller ARPS of Kingston https://paulwallerphotography.myportfolio.com/

14th April : PRESENTATION: Looking Beyond A Single Image by Vanda Ralevska https://mylenscapes.uk/

21st April: NO MEETING

28th April: NEW PRINT COMPETITION by CLASS.

The annual print competition has been replaced by a new print competition designed to encourage new work. Entries are an OPEN category, and will be for one colour and one mono print, NOT two of each.

JUDGE: Rob Bonfield of Woking Photographic Society https://robbonfield.com/about

5th May: NO MEETING

10th May: EXTERNAL COMPETITION: SPA Inter-Club PDI Competition Details will be emailed.

12th May: PRESENTATION: MACRO by Bob Ede

19th May: NEW PDI COMPETITION - TWO FROM FOUR by CLASS. The judge for this competition will select four ‘set-subjects’, of which TWO can be entered – one of each.

THE FOUR SUBJECTS TO CHOOSE TWO FROM ARE: Curves, Trees, Emotions, Water

The advantage of asking the judge to choose these topics is that they will be wholly familiar with them and therefore the judging will be balanced and focused.

You must enter two images. You must choose two “set subjects”.

The images must not have been entered in any competition at Dorking Camera Club. (Images seen in a critique evening are acceptable)

JUDGE: Simon Street FRPS (10 awards) FIPF of Richmond & Twickenham Photographic Society https://www.simon-street-photos.com/

26th May: NO MEETING

2nd June: A.G.M. 8.00pm St Joseph's Hall. Please do attend the AGM. It is important you have a say about the club and to hear any new proposals being put forward.

9th June: Summer Awards & Supper and the start of our 75th Anniversary Celebrations

18th November: PRESENTATION: with audience participation. “A lucky photographer” to share ideas of what and where to try to take sport images with a little bit of know how.
Led by Nick Rogers Reigate Photographic Society.