2023 - 2024 Program Of Events
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| Date | Activity | Location | Speakers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||||
| September | ||||
| 05/Sep/23 | Season Opener | Clubhouse | Committee & other members | New committee outline the Calander with discussion. Display POTY Winners 1st,2nd,3rd "Wider Photographic community" IPF, SACC, Regional competitions, panels, Salons etc. "What do these mean?" |
| 12/Sep/23 | My Summer 2023 | Clubhouse | Members | A presentation of images from each member taken over the Summer. - With input from members. |
| 19/Sep/23 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | David Creedon | About himself, his styles, inspirations. Images, how he takes his images & more . www.davidcreedon.com |
| 26/Sep/23 | Monthly League | Clubhouse | Tarek Sallami & Chair | Theme - OPEN. Images of your choice to be judged by - Ned Mahon AIPF EFIAP Kilkenny Photographic Society www.nedmahonphotography.com |
| October | ||||
| 03/Oct/23 | Critique Night | Clubhouse | Senior Members & others | Members shall submit Digital images for short, constructive feedback from a selection of senior club members. |
| 10/Oct/23 | Speed-dating knowledge | Clubhouse | Speed dating for knowledge | This should be an interesting night with 5 different speakers (club Members) sharing their knowledge on subjects such as Filters, Weather Forecasting, Histograms/Exposure, Nature photography and equipment. This will happen simultaneously allowing small groups of members to listen, learn and more importantly ask any questions they want. Each learning stall will take approximately. 15 minutes before moving on to the next stall. |
| 17/Oct/23 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | Kieran O'Mahony - Blackwater CC | Award winning landscape, wildlife and portrait photographer will tell his story & inspiration |
| 24/Oct/23 | Night Workshop | Venue TBD | External meeting night | At a suitable location, bring your cameras and equipment |
| 31/Oct/23 | Monthly League | Clubhouse | Tarek Sallami & Chair | Theme: Pre 19th Century. Anything from or representing pre the year 1800 "Be imaginative!" to be judged -John Finn Cork facebook.com/john.finn.16 |
| November | ||||
| 07/Nov/23 | Club members | Clubhouse | Members/Speakers | Members (New & Old) introductions & existing members favourite photographers/ source material or selection of their own images. |
| 14/Nov/23 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse Zoom | Pat Somers Wexford | How to take stunning Macro images without expense equipment & The Raven Nature Reserve . www.facebook.com/PatSomers1972/ |
| 21/Nov/23 | Skills Night | Clubhouse | Hands on night | Workshop - Selection of objects to photograph. Members split into small groups who work together. groups picked from 3 hats |
| 28/Nov/23 | Monthly League | Clubhouse | Tarek Sallami & Chair | Theme: Open. Images of your choice to be judged - Bill Power FIPE MPSA EFIAP/p ARPS Facebook.com/Billpower photography |
| December | ||||
| 05/Dec/23 | Festive shoot | City Centre | Members | Take festive/City scape images of Cork with novelty prize for best image in Grade 1,2&3. To be shared at January meeting |
| 12/Dec/23 | Monthly League | Clubhouse | Tarek Sallami & Chair | Theme: Time. The images shall clearly communicate "Time" factual, abstract or imaginative. - external judge |
| 19/Dec/23 | Christmas Meet-up | At suitable venue | Members | City centre pub where we can catch upon tall tales, a drink or two and get into the Christmas spirit. |
| 2024 | ||||
| January | ||||
| 09/Jan/24 | Club members | Clubhouse | Members + Guest(new members night) | Selection of images from Nov 21st & Dec 5th & "Tips & Hints" on Software use (Lightroom-Photoshop-Affinity) |
| 16/Jan/24 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse Zoom | Peter Gordan Dublin | Award winning images "in a different light" How, where what and when ! www.petergordonphotography.com |
| 23/Jan/24 | Auction Night | Clubhouse | Members auction off unwanted equipment | 10% to charity. Reserve price on bigger items. Pre view expensive items. All items to highest bidder. Catalogue 3 weeks prior to event. |
| 30/Jan/24 | Monthly League | Clubhouse | Tarek Sallami & Chair | Theme: Open. Images of your choice to be judged - external judge |
| February | ||||
| 06/Feb/24 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | Vivien Buckley Mallow CC | Fine Art Photography with a differenc www.vivbuckley.com |
| 13/Feb/24 | CCG Exhibition 2023 | School of Music | Tuesday February - Tuesday March 2023 (inclusive) Venue | |
| 20/Feb/24 | Hands on Night | Venue TBD | Meeting moves to city building | Members take out their cameras again. Selected images shown on critique night. |
| 27/Feb/24 | Monthly League | Clubhouse | Tarek Sallami & Chair | Theme: Flora & Fauna. Wide choice of plant & animal life Look for the unusual or different when choosing images -Seamus Costello FIPF.ASWPP/BPPA.LNAIP |
| March | ||||
| 05/Mar/24 | Critique Night | Clubhouse | Senior Members & others | Members shall submit images for constructive feedback from senior club members. |
| 12/Mar/24 | Guest Speaker | Suzanne Behan | Her wildlife images, her story, herbackground and more https://www.flickr.com/photos/suzannebehan | |
| 19/Mar/24 | Night Workshop | Venue TBD | External meeting night | At a suitable location, bring your cameras and equipment |
| 26/Mar/24 | Monthly League | Clubhouse | Tarek Sallami & Chair | Theme: - Open. Images of your choice to be judged by Michael O'Sullivan www.mosullivanphoto.com |
| April | ||||
| 02/Apr/24 | !!!! | |||
| 09/Apr/24 | Treasure Hunt | Location TBD | Members Treasure image hunt | Treasure image hunt. Teams to take photos having worked out the clues. Prize for winning team. |
| 16/Apr/24 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse Zoom | Laurie Campbell DPAGB AIPF EFIAP | Catchlight Camera Club, Belfast, zooming in to see us https://www.catchlightcameraclub.co.uk/lauriecampbell |
| 23/Apr/24 | "Hints & Tips" | Clubhouse | Speed dating for knowledge | "Hints & Tips" Getting more out of your equipment. Learning skills, how to !! |
| 30/Apr/24 | Monthly League | Clubhouse | Tarek Sallami & Chair | Theme: - Mono. All images in Mono or single colour ! - Mark Gorman LIPF Blarney Camera Club www.facebook.com/gormanzone |
| May | ||||
| 07/May/24 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | Speaker | |
| 14/May/24 | POTY '24 | Clubhouse | Tarek Sallami & Chair | Results & Presentation of Awards / Medals |
| 21/May/24 | AGM | Clubhouse | Committee & Members | Reports, Elections & Motions & review of year |
| 28/May/24 | Evening Out | Venue TBD | Members | Each member gets vouchure to use at venue |