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.   

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

  • 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: 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:  Topic tables and groups.   Any questions from the previous week

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

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

    by Webzell, Bob ARPS EFIAP http://www.webzell.co.uk/

  • 18th November:  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/ 

  • 25th November:    Photo on a Phone Competition -   Fun competition where you get to have the final vote. Presented by Paul Beck and Bogdan Schiteanu    

  • 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:  TRAINING: Phone Photography with Bogdan Schiteanu and Richard Knapp LRPS.  Followed by Minimalism Architecture with David Balaam

  •  16th December: DCC Christmas Dinner.  TBA

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  • 23rd December:   NO MEETING

  • 30th December:  NO MEETING

  • 6th January:  PRESENTAION BY ZOOM:  Subject  TBA  by Anna Margan 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:  CLUB NIGHT - Margaret Dane LRPS,  Celebration Evening led by David Balaam & others   

  • 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 1 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 2.  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: TRAINING: Topic tables and groups 'Any Questions' led by Club members   

  • 17th March: Moller PDI Round 2 League Competition by CLASS.  Upload TWO images to PDI specifications. OPEN subject.  JUDGE: Justin Cliffe ARPS of Woking Photographic Society https://justincliffe.com/

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

  • 5th May: NO MEETING

  •  121th May: PRESENTAIOPN by Bob Ede    

  • 19th May:  NEW PDI COMPETITION by CLASS.  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   TBA