Scunthorpe Camera Club

Colin New

The welcome return of photographer Colin New from Sheffield saw the Club being taken on a journey, through a series of projects. It started in Kerala, moved on to Worksop and ended in Mr Straw’s House.

This portrait of Kerala, Southern India, started in the Backwaters, with its varied and colourful waterside locations. Colin visited schools, houseboats and factories, building a fascinating collection of images

Guy Brown

Guest speaker Guy Brown DPAGB FRPS recently thrilled the club with an interesting mix of monochrome and HDR work images.and explained how he achieved his outstanding results Guy has been interested in photography for over 20 years.

His main interest is monochrome, and he began the evening with landscapes not far from his Sheffield home – the Peak District. He recommended using ..

Still in the Dark

The camera club recently enjoyed a presentation of excellent monochrome prints by John Reed from the York Photographic Society.

The evening began be John showing pictures that were arrestingly simple and almost stark, but nevertheless most effective. His landscapes were notable for their range of texture and shade.The soft tones make them appealingly different

Ray Brammal

The last meeting of 2011 saw the welcome return of Ray Brammal, a former member and successful local businessman . Ray is renowned for his skills as a photographer and competition judge.

Ray thrilled the club members with beautiful photographs of a wide range of subjects varying in colour to monochrome. It was interesting to discover what motivates him to get behind the lens.

A Day with the Professionals - Pete Bridgwood and Richard Revels.

Scunthorpe Camera Club are hosting a Photography Day Event. . To be held on Sunday 15 May and features two Exceptional Speakers Pete Bridgewood, and Richard Revels FRPS

Price for the day is £7.50 to be paid in advance. . This price will include a one course meal.

The plan is to start at 10.30 with a morning session with Pete Bridgwood who will be giving an Advanced Landscape Masterclass.

Lunch will be from 12.30 to 2.00pm

The afternoon session will be with Richard Revels FRPS, who will be demonstrating how he as taken his highly successful Macro Nature Images. This should take us to 4.00pm

2021 Exhibition by Alison

The Victorian Bothy

Club member Alison Walker - Smith is no stranger to winning awards, recently winning 1st Place in the 8th Open Art and Sculpture exhibition at the 2021 gallery, with her photograph ‘New Pink Shoes. .

This exhibition is now running from 26 June to 6 October at the 20-21 Visual Arts Centre St John's Church, Church Square, Scunthorpe, DN15 6TB

The exhibition shows further portraits and observational studies. These photographs are captivating and immersive, sometimes revealing the depth in an aged face or giving a magical fairytale quality to collections of everyday objects

Gelapagos - The Enchanted Isles

Santiago Bejerano brought the Galapagos Islands and their remarkable wildlife to life at a recent visit to the club. An Ecuadorian naturalist and wildlife photographer, Santiago has worked in the islands for over a decade. His photography of the Galapagos has been published and exhibited internationally.

What makes these islands truly unique is that they have remained isolated from predators for most of their history. The result is a unique and diverse range of animals that are totally unafraid of humans....

Passion for Printing

Visiting speaker Derek Doar has been involved in photography for over 35 years, printing both Black & White and Colour.

He explained to the club how he watched with interest the introduction of both Digital film scanners and Digital cameras, and decided that this could be the way forward,.

On first starting out in with Digital Photography, Derek encountered two main problems, a true black was difficult to attain when printing, and highlights were often burnt out. This spurred Derek on in pursuit of his first goal, which was to print a good quality A3 size print.

Secret Knowledge

Members of the Scunthorpe were intrigued with the title that Dave Burgess gave to his presentation…… Secret Knowledge.

Pontefract Camera Club had ‘bring a print’ nights similar to those recently started at Scunthorpe Camera Club. These are enjoyed as a social event where members could show off their work, and invite comments. Whilst admiring the high standard of photography he often saw, Dave wondered if there was some big secret he was missing out on. What could improve his images?

Ken Furmage

Guest speaker Ken Furmage , FRPS, AFIAP, introduced himself as a ‘Street Photographer’ Whilst pondering on using ‘May Day’ as a theme, he read that a major May Day event was being organised in 2000 in London. There was lots of publicity given to these anti-capitalist protests, where demonstrators were threatening to trash the place.

Ken mingled with the crowds, and presented images of an assortment of characters

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