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Sat27Aug202210:00Town Square Hitchin
Every year we run a promotional event to tell people about Hitchin Camera Club and to encourage some new members.
We’re expecting to have our usual stall in the town square, where we’ll tell people about the club, let then see examples of our work, and give you the chance to chat to like minded people. We’re always looking for members (especially our newer members) to come down and promote the club, but we welcome anyone who simply wants to drop by and say “hello”
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Sat27Aug202222:00Pitstone Windmill
Despite repeated failures we're still trying to organise a milkyway shoot.
This time we're looking to go to Pitstone Windmill in August.
More details to follow, but fingers crossed for clear skies!
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Thu01Sep202219:00Broadway Fountains Letchworth
Following on from the promotional event in the town square we encourage all of our existing members, and any potential new members come along to this event to do some photography and have a catch-up. This year we’ll be doing a photo-walk around Letchworth meeting at the fountains on the Broadway Gardens at 7:00pm.
As always I'm sure we'll be sloping off for a beer after.
If you've got a friend that's interested in photography and maybe wants to join a camera club why not invite them to join us!
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Thu08Sep202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
For our Welcome back evening we'll be putting on our usual selection of updates and introductions from the club committee.
As normal there'll be a full run down of this year's programme, updates on the competitions.
This evening is a great introduction to the club and we'd invite anyone with an interest in photography to come along and find out about us and what we do.
Returning members will be keen to note that we'll be announcing the subjects for the Assignment night planned for the 20th October.
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Thu15Sep202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
For our first lecture of the new club year we'll be inviting a new speaker Hemant Jariwala, to tell and show us about his photography in the lake district.
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Thu22Sep202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
Our first competition of the season will be, as tradition dictates, an Open.
For this competition we'll be looking to run both digital and print categories, which we'll ask one of our regular judges Alison Jenkins to review.
Don't forget;
- You need to be a paid-up club member to compete in our competitions
- Print entries need to be in 1 week in advance of the competition
- Digital entries need to be in no later than midnight on Sunday the 18th September
If youer new to camera club competitions why not check out these links;
- Competition Guidelines – Hitchin Camera Club
Here you'll find a host of information about how our competitions are run - Open Competition – Hitchin Camera Club
Here you'll find some specific guidance on open competitions, where we allow any style and any subject - How to Submit Competition Entries – Hitchin Camera Club
This article will give you step by step guidance on preparing and sending your images
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Thu29Sep202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
As soon as anyone knows you have a camera and are interested in photography you'll be asked to to take some family photos.
In this lecture Jayne Goodall, one of our regular speakers and lecturers will be sharing her expertise and giving us some helpful hints'n'tips.
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Thu13Oct202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
Once again we'll be asking our more experienced members to share their insights and techniques with the club.
We're always keen to welcome new presenters and presentations, so if there´s a subject you´d like to talk on for 30-40 minutes, or a subject you like to learn about then just ask.
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Thu20Oct202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
On the Opening Night our Chairman Andy Hyde announced 2 subjects for the Assignment night, and tonight we get to see the results of your efforts. As always we'll be asking our members to tell us a little about their photos which gives us a great (and rare) opportunity to really talk about photography
As usual we'll be asking you to send in up to 6 digital images answering the 2 subjects, these need to be in by midnight on Sunday 16th.
The two subjects this time are;
- To be Announced
- To be Announced
As always we ask you to shoot something fresh and to interpret these subjects in the widest way possible.
If you're not sure what an assignment night is, why not look here Assignment Nights – Hitchin Camera Club or better yet use the search feature in the top right of the screen to search for "Assignment" and you'll find updates on all of our previous events.
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Thu27Oct202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
Our second competition of the year is the ever popular and competitive Landscape competition. As with the other competitions this year we will be asking you for up to 2 digital images and 2 prints.
Our judge on the night is Richard Burn who's one of our newest judges.
Details about the landscape competition can be found here https://www.hitchincameraclub.org/2016/06/19/landscape/, however why not check out previous year’s entries.
As with all competitions your digital entries need to be in no later than midnight on the Sunday before the competition, and prints need to be in 1 week before.
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Thu03Nov202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
We've benefited from a number of Astro-photography presentations over the years within the club, however on the 3rd November Gordon Ewen will be joining us for an entire evening to discuss this fascinating subject.
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Thu10Nov202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
Our next competition of the year is the relatively new Monochrome competition. As with the other competitions this year we will be asking you for up to 2 digital images and 2 prints.
Our judge on the night is Ben Pike who’s judged for us a number of times, and recently gave an excellent presentation on Street Photography.
Details about the Monochrome competition can be found here https://www.hitchincameraclub.org/2020/04/24/monochrome/ however why not check some previous year’s entries here to get a feel for the type of images to consider.
As with all competitions your digital entries need to be in no later than midnight on the Sunday before the competition, and your print the week before
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Thu17Nov202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
Within the club we know we have an enormous range of talent, and the members minis night lets us share and benefit from that skill.
As usual we throw the floor open to our members, to give a short photography related presentation.
If you'd like to do a 5-10 minute presentation just let us know!
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Thu24Nov202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
For the past few years we've run a practical night as part of the season.
For this evening we'll ask you to bring along your cameras, your tripods and your imagination, and we'll actual "do" photography.
Keep an eye out for updates as to what props you'll need to bring along.
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Thu01Dec202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
Every year we run 2 changing competitions. For the first of this year's season we'll be asking you to take images on the subject of "shadows".
Our Judge for this evening will be Colin Strong.
The second changing competition will take place on March 16th 2023, where the subject will be "Religious buildings"
As with all competitions your digital entries need to be in no later than midnight on the Sunday before the competition, and your print the week before
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Thu08Dec202219:45Christchurch, Hitchin
Alison Jenkins is one of the club's regular visitors. On this evening Alison will be visiting us to share her skills, experience and expertise, and her images of Artic wildlife
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Thu05Jan202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
On the Practical Night our Chairman Andy Hyde announced 2 subjects for the Assignment night, and tonight we get to see the results of your efforts. As always we'll be asking our members to tell us a little about their photos which gives us a great (and rare) opportunity to really talk about photography
As usual we'll be asking you to send in up to 6 digital images answering the 2 subjects, these need to be in by midnight on Sunday 1st January.
The two subjects this time are;
- To be Announced
- To be Announced
As always we ask you to shoot something fresh and to interpret these subjects in the widest way possible.
If you're not sure what an assignment night is, why not look here Assignment Nights – Hitchin Camera Club or better yet use the search feature in the top right of the screen to search for "Assignment" and you'll find updates on all of our previous events.
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Thu12Jan202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
One of our regular competitions is People and Portraits, and it’s always a popular event. As with the other competitions this year we will be asking you for up to 2 digital images and 2 prints.
Our judge on the night is Sarah Kelman who’s visited us a number of times in the past for both competitions and Presentations
You can find the competition definition here https://www.hitchincameraclub.org/2016/06/19/people-and-portraits/ however if you look back through the previous years’ entries you’ll get an idea of what sorts of image do well.
As with all competitions your digital entries need to be in no later than midnight on the Sunday before the competition, and prints the week before..
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Thu19Jan202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
A few years ago we ran a Question and Answer session based on the popular Radio 4 Panel show, followed by a photography Quiz. This was a well received evening so we're going to run it again!
For those unfamiliar with Gardener’s Question time we’ll be providing a panel of experts to answer your photographic questions. Members will be encouraged to ask the panel for guidance, advise and for help in soothing their photographic woes. The panel member’s will be some of the more senior and experienced club members who will have a range of different skills and areas of expertise. To ensure the evening runs smoothly we’ll be having a host to receive the questions and pass them on to the relevant expert.
We’ll be accepting questions on the night but we’d very much welcome getting some in advance, simply email Steve with your questions.
What can you ask? Pretty much anything, however here are some ideas;
- What is a mirrorless camera, and why would I want one?
- Are expensive memory cards worthwhile?
- What workflow do the panel use when handling their images?
- How can I learn PhotoShop?
- What’s the difference between formatting a memory card and delete all?
- What tips would the panel give for …. ?
Having answered your questions in the first part of the evening, in the second part of the evening we’ll be turning the tables and asking you the questions in a photography quiz.
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Thu26Jan202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
Once again we’ll be asking our more experienced members to share their insights and techniques with the club.
We’re always keen to welcome new presenters and presentations, so if there´s a subject you´d like to talk on for 30-40 minutes, or a subject you like to learn about then just ask.
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Thu02Feb202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
On the 2nd of February we’ll be welcoming back Johnathan Vaines, to the club to judge our second Open competition of the year.
As always with the open competitions, any subject and any style is allowed, and the points earned will go to the overall totals.
As normal with the Open Competition we’ll be looking for up to 2 digitals and 2 prints, which must be in by the Sunday before, and the week before the competition night respectively.
If you´ve been holding off on entering a competition, the Open is great place to start. You´ll find some hints and tips here How to Submit Competition Entries – Hitchin Camera Club
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Thu09Feb202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
Its been several years since we last had a presentation on Underwater photography so we'll be delighted to invite Jerry Harris along to share his insights into this fascinating are area of photography.
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Thu16Feb202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
Mark Andrew Pardoe was the archivist for British Rail for many years, and in this presentation he'll be sharing his insights, stories and photographs of the London Underground
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Thu23Feb202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
For this competition we’ll be welcoming back Linda Woodward.
For the Panel competition we’ll be asking you to combine 3 separate photographs into single image, and we’ll allow each member to enter 2 sets of 3 images. What your images are and how you combine them is entirely up to you, however the images should have a common theme and make a cohesive set. The panel competition is Digital only.
You can find information about the Panel competition here. Don’t forget of course you can look back through previous competition entries in either the “What’s New” pages, or within the competition menu. Please remember your panel needs to consist of 3 separate images (you're not allowed to cut one photo into 3).
As with all competitions your digital entries need to be in no later than midnight on the Sunday before the competition.
We’ll also be announcing the 2 subjects for Assignment Night 3 on the 6th April.
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Thu02Mar202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
We all carry immensely powerful devices in our pockets everyday so in this presentation Thomas Peck will be showing us how to get the best from our phone cameras.
Many of you will remember the success our chairman had a few years ago when he used his mobile as a camera for a year so this will be a great opportunity to reprise some of Andy's hints and tips and to learn some new ones!
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Thu09Mar202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
One of our regular judges and presenters Jonathan Vaines will be returning in March to share his knowledge of printing.
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Thu16Mar202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
For our second changing competition the subject is Religious buildings.
Our judge David Steel will be well up to the task and it will be interesting to see how our members approach this subject with an interesting and specific slant on Architectural photography.
For the Religious Buildings competition we’ll be asking you to enter up to 3 digital images.
You can find information about the Changing competitions here. If you need more guidance on competitions why not check out the advice in the competition menu.
As with all competitions your digital entries need to be in no later than midnight on the Sunday before the competition.
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Thu23Mar202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
Once again we'll be asking our members to share their knowledge in a series of short photography related presentations.
As always we'll be accepting presentations on the night, but if you'd like to book a slot just ask Steve!
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Thu30Mar202319:45Online!
PLEASE NOTE This presentation is ONLINE ONLY
As we continue to exploit the wonders of modern technology we'll be inviting Malcolm Hupman to join us virtually to share his insight into wildlife photography. Just in time for the Nature competition!
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Thu06Apr202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
As usual our Chairman will have announced the subjects in advance and we´ll have the opportunity to discuss each other’s images on night.
The subjects for this evening are;
- To be announced
- To be announced
As normal for an assignment night you’re allowed to enter up to 6 entries in total across the 2 subjects.
Please submit your entries as attachments to competitions@hitchincameraclub.org no later than midnight on Sunday 2nd April.
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Thu13Apr202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
We are pleased to announce our final competition of the season will be “Natural History”, and will be judged by a familiar face Naomi Saul!
As always the Natural history competition is Digital only, therefore you’re allowed up to 3 entries, and you’ll be competing for the Evelyn Bromfield trophy as well as the final points for the season.
Remember in HCC we use the more open “nature” definition. You can find out more about the Nature competition here https://www.hitchincameraclub.org/2016/06/19/nature/
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Thu20Apr202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
For this evening we'll be joined by a new speaker Daniel Bridge, who will be speaking about shooting wood.
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Thu27Apr202319:45Christchurch, Hitchin
Every year we hold our AGM to bring the members up to date with what’s been going on in the club over the last year, tell the members what’s coming up for the next season and get the members input on how they want the club to be run. I’d therefore ask you all to attend this important meeting.
We’ll be publishing the Agenda 2-3 weeks before the meeting, and would ask that if there’s anything you’d like to discuss you raise it in writing no less than 1 week before the meeting.
