First Tuesday Group

The First Tuesday Group meets at The Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2SY at 7:30pm on the first Tuesday of each month.

This is a more informal and hands-on group than the main meeting with discussions, questions, a nice relaxed atmosphere and a bar available.

Sessions in the pipeline for 2023/24 include: AI discussion and demonstration, Preparing a Panel of Photographs; Portraits with just one light; Some intermediate Photoshop techniques; Momentos as subjects; The Club’s Severn River project; Nature photography; Off-camera flash; RPS Progress; Sessions will have an interactive hands-on slant wherever possible.

Sessions will be announced at main meetings, on In-Focus and on the Club’s Website.  All welcome.

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PLEASE NOTE, A contribution of £3 per head goes to hiring the venue

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Next Meeting

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December meeting on the  5th

NOTE THIS WILL BE IN THE VICTORY CLUB DINING ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OPPOSITE THE BAR.

Panels & PechaKucha!

Led by John Clare.

The focus on single images is a frustration for many camera club members. 

This evening examines two ways of overcoming this:

Part 1 focuses on panels, including triptychs and diptychs. With a contribution from Colin Trow-Poole FRPS FIPF

 who gave such a great talk at CCC in October

Part 2 introduces PechaKucha - a great way of telling a story: 20 photos, 20 secs each.

With a guest appearance by Mike Taylor, whose PechKucha presentation was one of the highlights of the 

Northern Eye Festival in Wales in October.

An unmissable evening!

 

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January 2024 meeting on the 9th  - actually the 2nd second Tuesday (for obvious reasons.)

The mysteries and options for 'off-camera-flash' will be adroitly demonstrated by Richard McCleery with, I am sure, opportunities to 'have a go'.

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February's meeting on the 6th.

... will see us catching up with the flow of Richard Jefferies' River Severn project. Hopefully further members will be getting on board.

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March's meeting on the 5th.

A hobbyist photographer from outside the Club, but otherwise in the same boat as the rest of us, will show how he has got to grips with taking portraits with jsut a single light or source of illumination. Again, join in if you want. 

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April's meeting on the 2nd.

Jamice and Karin will be running an interactive session on the ins and outs of nature photography - amply illustrated with their fine work to be sure. 

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May's meeting on the 7th

Very much pencilled in with a 6B at the moment... 'How to make progress to RPS, PAGB and other qualifications'.