Macclesfield Camera Club

Annual Exhibition
2024-05-13 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Macclesfield Library, Jordongate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 1EE, United Kingdom
Annual Exhibition – Macclesfield Library. An opportunity to see a range of images from club members covering a wide range of photographic styles and genres

Annual General Meeting
2024-04-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Annual General Meeting. The AGM will be held at Gawsworth village hall.

Internal Competition # 5
2024-04-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Our fifth and final Internal Competition – Open PDI

Members' Image Critique Evening
2024-04-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Members Image Critique Evening 2 – This evening we review members images submitted anonymously. We have a panel of three established club photographers to provide feedback on images and we can all provide additional input for a rounded perspective. Put yourself in the judging seat and appraise fellow members images in a constructive manner highlighting the attributes and noting any areas for improvement. In this session we aim to review the images impartially and constructively in order to learn from other members techniques, composition and photographic styles

David duChemin: ‘The Heart of the Photograph’
2024-03-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
David duChemin: ‘The Heart of the Photograph’. In this video presentation David walks us through techniques and ways of thinking about the creation of images designed to engage human imagination and emotion, and creating images that are more than just visual but visceral. He discusses vision and intent, the use of space and time, the creation of depth, creative point of view, and other tools and ideas for making photographs that are more than just “of” something but about something more, something we can feel and experience more deeply.

Internal Competition # 4
2024-03-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Our fourth Internal Competition – Open PDI

AV Image Challenge – Presentation Evening
2024-03-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
AV Image Challenge – Presentation Evening – tonight we review the AV’s submitted by club members. Members were challenged to create a short AV (pictures to exe style show) to tell a story via a sequence of choreographed images and background music or soundtrack.

Guest Speaker : David Hewson – Successful Wildlife Photography
2024-02-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Guest Speaker : David Hewson – Successful Wildlife Photography. This evening David will present his wildlife talk illustrated with both prints and DPI’s and supported with technical advice and explanations about how to take better wildlife images.

Fabulous Falklands - A Wildlife Photographer's Paradise
2024-02-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Ex-members Alison and Kevin Lomax present images on the superb wildlife of the Falklands.
Black Browed Albatross by Kevin & Alison Lomax
Volunteer King Penguin by Kevin & Alison Lomax

Brian Law - Travels with my iPhone
2024-02-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Guest Speaker : Brian Law presents a talk entitled ‘Travels with my iPhone‘ . Brian will present a wide range of images from his recent tours including trips to Vietnam and Cambodia. Brian’s style of photography is to look for different perspectives, angles and details and capture creative images.

Internal Competition # 3
2024-01-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
Our third internal competition

Internal Speaker: Martin Welch
2024-01-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
Internal Speaker: Martin Welch presents a talk titled “Photographing People – A Personal View”. Partly historical and using his own photos, suggesting my personal view of how to approach the task of getting great images.

Members Image Critique Evening #1
2024-01-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
Members Image Critique Evening #1 – This evening we review members images submitted anonymously. We have a panel of three established club photographers to provide feedback on images and we can all provide additional input for a rounded perspective. Put yourself in the judging seat and appraise fellow members images in a constructive manner highlighting the attributes and noting any areas for improvement. In this session we aim to review the images impartially and constructively in order to learn from other members techniques, composition and photographic styles.

Christmas Social Evening
2023-12-18 20:30 - 22:30 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Christmas Social evening / Photographers Quiz: What do you really know about photography? Social evening. Please note the slightly later starting time for this event.

Guest Speaker : Chris Upton
2023-12-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
Guest Speaker : Chris Upton presents a talk entitled ‘Travels with my X’ . As a Fujifilm Ambassador and Travel photographer, I have visited many wonderful locations around the world capturing images using my Fujifilm X-Series cameras. In this talk I’ll take you with me and explain how I shot some of my favourite images. Packed with plenty of hints and tips this talk will help you make the most of your next trip, whatever camera you shoot with.

Internal Competition # 2
2023-12-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Our second Internal Competition – Open PDI – Monochrome

Photo Challenge: Three of a Kind
2023-11-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Photo Challenge: Three of a Kind – A photographic challenge evening for members to submit three images across three given subject areas to demonstrate skills in different genres of photography – Landscape (Urban / natural) / Monochrome / Macro

International Photo Competition [Sunday]
2023-11-19 14:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
International Photo Competition between Vera International Photo Club and Macclesfield Camera Club. A fantastic opportunity for both clubs to take part in an open DPI competition that will take place via Zoom on Sunday 19th November at 14:00 (UK local) 15:00 (Spain)

What’s in your camera bag?
2023-11-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
What’s in your camera bag? Members are invited to talk about their favourite piece of photography kit. Whether it is an old favourite of new piece of kit, software or an app, bring along one of your favourite / most useful items and tell other club members why you like it

Guest Speakers: Ashley Franklin
2023-11-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Guest Speakers: Ashley Franklin presents a talk entitled ‘The Wider World of Photography’. Discover a fascinating world of photography beyond the camera club as we explore the history, style and impact of portrait, fashion, industrial, war, press and social documentary photography. See the work of photo greats like Avedon, Bailey, Beaton, Bloomfield, Capa, Contreras, McCullin, McCurry, Karsh, Leibowitz, McCullin, Salgado and Winston Link
