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Monthly Archives: September 2010

2010 October 02
10:00 10:00

Members Exhibition & Photography Workshop

[ October 2, 2010; 10:00 am; ] On Saturday 2nd October, as part of the Didsbury Arts Festival, South Manchester Camera Club will be holding an exhibition of members’ prints at its clubroom in the Didsbury Methodist Church. The Club will also be offering photographic workshops during the day to include digital camera skills, Adobe Photoshop applications, studio portraiture setup and lighting, [...]

Useful Photographic Websites

David Johnson (AKA Maxblack!) visited the SMCC on 20th September and gave us a fantastic photographic presentation and lots of practical tips and advice from keeping safe, knowing your rights as a photographer, keywording and protecting your work.
David has provided links from his website to the various websites he mentioned on the night, just follow [...]

Discounted Wedding Photography Books

Oliver Cameron Publishing are moving to larger offices next Friday and don’t particularly want to move the 8 pallets of photography books we currently have in our office! As such we would like to offer members of your camera club 2 of out books (published this year) at a discounted price.
Wedding Photography – A Guide [...]

Royal Photographic Society: Martin Parr and John Darwell speaking in Lancaster, 16th October 2010

This event is organised by the Contemporary Group of the Royal Photographic Society. It brings two very accomplished photographers to the North West, and provides an unusual opportunity for keen photographers in the Region to hear practitioners of the highest standard talk about their art. Both Martin Parr and John Darwell have produced distinctive bodies [...]

The Gulf War 1990 – 1991: Photographs by John Keane

A new photography display opens this Saturday 18th September at Imperial War Museum North. This small but powerful display will include photography by war artist John Keane, taken during the Gulf War 1990- 1991, to mark the twentieth anniversary of the conflict.
Further information is available at www.iwm.org.uk/north and John Keane will be at the Museum [...]

2010 October 11
20:00 22:00

Return Match v North Cheshire Camera Club

[ October 11, 2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The SMCC gets another chance to beat North Cheshire CC in round two of our inter-club competition!

Chair: Ray Grover ARPS

2010 October 04
20:00 22:00

Monthly Competition Night

[ October 4, 2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Visiting Judge: Geoff Robinson
Chair: Graham Currey

2010 September 27
20:00 20:00

Last date for October competition entries

[ September 27, 2010; 8:00 pm; ]

2010 September 27
20:00 22:00

Club Members Showtime

[ September 27, 2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Two club members divide up the evening and show us just why they love photography.

Chair: Graham Currey

2010 September 20
20:00 22:00

Shooting in the City: David Johnson AKA Manky Maxblack

[ September 20, 2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Popular Flickr member and excellent urban photographer from Stockport gets the chance to feature some of his superb work.

Chair: Nick Jackson