Most clubs will let you go along for a couple of meetings free so you can get an idea. They can vary, I went to my local one a few years back and they spent the evening watching a DVD about the Royal Mail postal trains from the steam era - enough to be put me off forever, don't mind the trains or dvd but the impression I got was the club is really just a front for a bunch of old duffers to get out, tell war stories and have a pint :nuts:
A two hour slide presentation of underwater photography did it for me. "This is a picture I have taken of a fish".
Here`s another
Here`s another
Repeat to infinity.........
wait till the oldies pop their clogs.
the more i ve been getting into photography the more i think about going to a camera club but i wondered what they do. is it all just comparing who has the biggest lens or is it tips and themes . do you have to show your work for critique?
Most clubs will let you go along for a couple of meetings free so you can get an idea. They can vary, I went to my local one a few years back and they spent the evening watching a DVD about the Royal Mail postal trains from the steam era - enough to be put me off forever, don't mind the trains or dvd but the impression I got was the club is really just a front for a bunch of old duffers to get out, tell war stories and have a pint :nuts:
are they biased to film or digital? i just wondered as it seems to be an older crowd everyone has encountered .
generally you sit down and look at other peoples prints, look at competition prints and get annoyed with judges for not having a clue, then you wonder WTF you are doing lol
I think there is one in my town, Kendal and I would like to go along, just can't find a flaming details anywhere - if anyone is a member of a national organisation, would you take a peep and see if there is one in my area ?
We can only dream of people under 60 at the one I tried!
A two hour slide presentation of underwater photography did it for me. "This is a picture I have taken of a fish".
Here`s another
Here`s another
Repeat to infinity.........
Never went back. I wanted hands on sessions, I`m sure some do it but this one didn`t. I`ve learn more on here, and made some good friends through photography forums.
I`d never say no though, it`s just a matter of finding a club that`s compatible I suppose. Either that, or wait till the oldies pop their clogs.
the more i ve been getting into photography the more i think about going to a camera club but i wondered what they do. is it all just comparing who has the biggest lens or is it tips and themes . do you have to show your work for critique?
At the one I go to*, mainly we sit in the pub. There is geeky camera chat, not so geeky regular chat and the odd pint. People sometimes bring in their gear or their work for others to see. Occasionally we take photos too!
*not strictly a club actually. It's the Hull Flickr group's monthly meet up.
We did get tea and biscuits at half time though, so it`s not all bad.....
Don't do it. Old men.. old rules... old photography. Avoid. Unless your photography obeys all the old, traditional rules it will be slated by OAPs who simply don't understand it.
Don't do it.
Old men.. old rules... old photography. Avoid. Unless your photography obeys all the old, traditional rules it will be slated by OAPs who simply don't understand it. They'll be gear obsessed people who's idea of talking about photography is talking about equipment and how to use it, not photography. The competitions will always be won by the same kind of photography, so if you want to win, you do what they do.
It would be kinder to yourself if you located the part of your brain that is responsible for creativity, and lobotomised it yourself with cordless drill.
Don't do it. Old men.. old rules... old photography. Avoid. Unless your photography obeys all the old, traditional rules it will be slated by OAPs who simply don't understand it. They'll be gear obsessed people who's idea of talking about photography is talking about equipment and how to use it, not photography. The competitions will always be won by the same kind of photography, so if you want to win, you do what they do.
It would be kinder to yourself if you located the part of your brain that is responsible for creativity, and lobotomised it yourself with cordless drill.
I managed one and a half sessions at my local club.I attended the local club here for a few weeks.
I stopped as soon as I lost the will to live.
Very few new older members either If I am anything to go by...Out of touch, stuck in their own comfort zones and unwilling to embrace change. Then they wonder why there are very few new young members. But they are not alone - most clubs round here are just like that.
Our club meets from Septmeber to April. At the last AGM I asked if there were likely to be any get togethers in the summer months. From the response given by the committee I got the impression that I was lucky not to be thrown out of the club! "Everyone goes on holiday in summer" and "Other clubs don't so why should we" were two of the more sensible answers.
Out of touch, stuck in their own comfort zones and unwilling to embrace change. Then they wonder why there are very few new young members. But they are not alone - most clubs round here are just like that.
You must come to our club.As this is my 1st year at our Club I suggested that in addition to the usual weekend field Trip we try a Thursday evening Foray, Thursday being our Club night during the Winter but Suspended during Spring/Summer, so far it has been the best attended