Join professional landscape photographer Nic Stover as he leads us on a journey through the true spirit of the United States, the Western US. The “West” has 36 National Parks spread out over 11 states, with countless State Parks, and endless amounts of Wilderness. It is the true essence of nature and beauty in its most protected and wild forms. For more details on this talk see The Spirit of the Western US.
https://www.stoverphoto.com/

Starting from the a realisation that light is cruical to engagement with a landscape photograph, Kieran will discuss the conditions he actively seeks, the joys and pitfalls they bring and how sometimes, his favourite images are ones taken in less-than-ideal or unexpected situations.

https://kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk/
Visitor Ticket £3.50

Our first evening back at the church will be an informal evening to catch up and includes a presentation of the summer programme by Steve Laws and Brian Sibley.

Richard Houghton

A follow up to last seasons excellent presentation from member Petros Spyrou who is a professional Photoshop user. This session will cover more advance Photoshop topics:
1. Easy ways of making luminosity masks, selections and discussing what masks do
2. Sharpening using various tools and methods, touching on smart objects
https://mayk.co/
Visitor Ticket £3.50

There is no meeting due to the fair but if anyone is interested in taking photos of the fair then meet outside the church at 19:30.

A welcome return to the club for Steve Hedges who received excellent feedback for his photographic lecture last year on Cityscape and Night Photography.
This time Steve focuses on how to create an image that really has the ‘wow’ factor. An image with impact and mood. He will show a series of before-and-after pictures with the after picture being a big improvement over the before picture. He finds this really emphasises the importance of thinking about what you want to achieve before you hit the shutter release. He will then move on to talk about the thought process behind creating a great picture and the various techniques to help achieve that aim.
https://www.stevehedgesphotography.co.uk/creating-impact-and-mood/
Visitor Ticket £3.50

Lead: Louisa Christie
Meet inside the gardens at the Trumpington Road Entrance (Brookside Gate) at 11:00am and Louisa will guide us in her art of flower photography. Either bring your own packed lunch or there is a café in the gardens.
Reserve Place

Dave Stewart

Meet up at the RSPB Sandy Car Park and Alice Kendrick will guide us on how to photograph the Fungi. Bring a macro lens or macro tubes if you have them. If not you can use a Telephoto lens. Suggest old trousers to get down low to take your macro shots. Reflectors or torch can help to light up the specimens.
Reserve Place

We welcome back Justin Minns to the club for the third of his talks titled "Interesting Stuff".
A quest to find interesting subjects to photograph is one of the things that keeps Justin motivated, the question is what makes an interesting photograph, the subject or the photographer?
www.justinminns.co.uk
Visitor Ticket £3.50

Richard Houghton

Jonathan Sayer

Ben Pike

A highly anticipated nature talk by St Ives member Gary Dean. This time focusing on local nature photography in East Anglia.
Gary Dean Photographer

John Wilcox