PhotoClub Focus

Classes

Nigel Wilson’s classes

PhotoClub has many different events during the next three months including a new term with Nigel Wilson starting on Thursday 17th September. The morning class starts at 10am and the afternoon class at 1pm.

SYLLABUS

Week One (17/9)
Powerful composition, wherever you shoot. Less is more!
Photographer of the week
Homework set

Week Two (24/9)
Homework review
Colour composition – ‘beautiful abstraction’
Photographer of the week
Homework set

Week Three (1/10)
Away day (location tbc)

Week Four (8/10)
Studio Session – portraiture inspired by one of the surrealist masters
Homework set

Week Five (15/10)
Review of away day and portraits
‘Layering’ in photography
Photographer of the week
Homework for first November class set

Dates for Nigel Wilson’s 2027 classes

Spring term
14th January to 25th March
Half term 18th February

Summer term
22nd April to 8th July
Half term 27th May and 3rd June

Autumn term
16th September to 2nd December
Half term 21st and 28th November
Last class 2nd December followed by PhotoClub Annual Lunch to which all PhotoClub members are very welcome

Lillian Spibey’s classes

Lillian’s autumn course for intermediate photographers will be held on Wednesday evenings 28th October, 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th November 7 – 9 pm

28th October and 4th November will be night photography – light trails

11th and 18th November – portrait photography

25th November winter black and white photography workshop

PhotoClub lectures

The Many Faces of Marilyn Monroe

Tuesday 6th October 7.30pm

 

One hundred years after her birth the images of Marilyn Monroe still fascinate all who view them. She was a screen goddess and a cultural icon whose face was familiar worldwide in publicity shots, beauty magazines as well as postage stamps and Roy Lichtenstein’s comic style paintings.

 

Many of these are on show at the National Portrait Gallery until 6th September. But who was the woman behind the face? Join us to find out more from John Francis, an experienced lecturer in film, photography and art.

 

Free for Art Group members.
Art Group members may bring one guest who is not a Club Member. They can be paid for at Reception before the lecture using a debit or credit card. Booking for guests will open on 7th September.
Club Members who attend must be Art Group members. Join at Reception before 6th October. The current annual subscription is £15, which entitles members to attend seven art and three PhotoClub lectures, as well as other Art Group activities.

 

For any queries, please contact Hilary Holmes, PhotoClub Lecture Coordinator at hil.holmes@gmail.com

 

Save the date: Tuesday 2nd February 2027

Harry Borden will lecture on Portraits – ‘From Scorsese to Survivor: famous faces extraordinary lives’

PhotoClub Reading Room Exhibition during October

 

The Theme is ‘The Botanical World’ so not just flowers, but trees, herbs, fields – whatever takes your fancy.

 

Attendees past and present of Nigel Wilson’s and Lillian Spibey’s classes are invited to submit two images.

 

• Please feel free to choose from any of your homework images or any others which you may have taken. There were some fabulous images which we look forward to sharing with the Club. They can be in colour or monochrome.
• The theme is The Botanical World – so not just flowers, but trees, herbs, fields- whatever takes your fancy.
• Up to two images
• Give your images a title and indicate whether taken with a camera or phone.
• Dimensions: They should be suitable to be cropped to A4 (approx. 2 x 3) or a square (1 x 1)
• Please send files between 2-3 MB and in JPEG Format. If necessary we can work with smaller files. They will be printed A3 size
• We will print and mount them for you.
• They should be received any time up to Tuesday 1st September
• They can be sent by We Transfer, or attached to emails to Julie Sandeman at sandemankj@gmail.com

PhotoClub Social Movie Evenings

Monday 16th November, 18th January, 15th February, 8th March, 10th May at 7.30pm.Join our informal gathering of photographers and friends to enjoy a meal at the Club followed by a film of interest, a short illustrated talk by a fellow PhotoClub member on a particular trip / event they have photographed or other similar ideas for discussion and sharing of work.

PhotoClub Walk

Thursday 22nd October
Robert Woolf will be guiding a group round Richmond town. Details to follow – keep an eye on the noticeboard in Reception.

For further information please contact Sarah Smith, PhotoClub Chair at smithgarden@icloud.com or on 07776183956