Author Archives: Peter Farmer

Friday 19 February sees two further digital competitions. The ‘multi-image spread’ competition allows members to put as many images as they like on a single canvas provided the result is a single cohesive whole. In contrast the ‘nature’ competition is … Continue reading →

The Cub meeting on 12 February was a Members’ Evening with eight members taking the opportunity to show off their recent work, comment on it and seek constructive feedback from colleaues. Topics covered included testing out high grain film, taking … Continue reading →

Professional wildlife photographer Simon Roy from Wetherby stunned Club members on 5 February with a series of exceptional images of the natural world. And nearly all the shots were from within Yorkshire. “I am self-taught,” said Simon, “and I’ve learned … Continue reading →

Friday 29 January sees members revealing their own talents as our visiting judge, Colin Williams CPAGB, EFIAP, assesses the entries in the Open Colour digital competition. Ilkley Camera Club is currently meeting via Zoom at 7.30pm on Fridays. For more … Continue reading →

Dublin based photographer Joe Houghton enthused Ilkley Camera Club members on 22 January via Zoom as he offered a masterclass in post-production techniques using Lightroom software. Best of all, he used members’ own images to show how to maximise the … Continue reading →

The Club’s guest speaker on Friday 15 January will be Diane Seddon ARPS, AFIAP, CPAGB, BPE3*. Based near Louth in Lincolnshire, she has been making photographs for around 20 years – before that film, and processing in the darkroom. She … Continue reading →

Guest speaker Astrid McGechan from Surrey told members on 8 January via Zoom that real photography is about passion and involves pure emotion. Drawing on examples from her own exhibitions she spoke of how members of the public had been … Continue reading →

Ilkley Camera Club starts 2021 with photographs of great emotion and intensity. Guest speaker, Astrid McGechan, joins members via Zoom on 8 January with her lecture ‘Feel the Land – Photography & Emotion’. Astrid is a freelance photographer and book … Continue reading →

On Friday 11 December, Ilkley Camera Club hears the views of visiting judge, Gareth Martin AWPF, CPAGB, on entries for two members competitions: ‘urban scapes’ and ‘people’. The Club is currently meeting via Zoom on Friday evenings at 7.30pm. For … Continue reading →

Club member, July Kay, was one of the last westerners out of Bhutan when the covid-19 virus locked-down the remote Himalayan kingdom early in 2020. On 4 December she told her story to the Club and showed the images she … Continue reading →