The Liskeard and District Camera Club

The Liskeard and District Camera Club - Upcoming

This page will detail news of interest to members about forthcoming events, future meetings and competition deadlines.

Tuesday 21st February 2012

Club Meeting - 2nd Merit Critique . Subject - Architecture - Part 2 - Projected Images - up to 3 entries - Entries close for Natural History Competition

Tuesday February 28th 2012

Tim Armstrong has arranged three models for a practical session on portraiture. There will be studio lighting and gear. Both rooms will be set up so plenty of opportunity for everyone to have a go.

Tuesday March 6th 2012

Natural History Competition - Haworth Cup (Print) and John Armstrong Salver ( Projected) - Up to 3 Prints & 3 Projected Images - Judge TBA

Thursday 15th March

St Austell Camera Club invite other clubs to a talk by Ian McCarthy on Thursday March 15th, 7.30 at the Cuddra Hall, Holmbush, £2.50 (directions on St Austell club website). Ian was a photographer on the BBC "Frozen Planet" series. Please let George Collings know if you wish to go to make sure there is seating - leave a message for George on their website.

Our Secretary has received a communication from the National Trust which members may be interested in. A transcript appears below

Hello, I work at Lanhydrock House and am contacting you because we are beginning a project which might interest your members and I’d be grateful if you could pass details of the project on to them. Both Lanhydrock House and Cornwall's Regimental Museum are working on inventory photography projects. We'll be digitally photographing the Victorian family's photography collection at Lanhydrock, while the Regimental Museum is photographing their entire collection for a new inventory system. There are over 5000 photographs from the Agar-Robartes family’s collection in the archive at Lanhydrock House, which evoke a real sense of the Victorian period. Recording them all digitally will help with their conservation, make research easier and preserve them for future generations.

Cornwall’s Regimental Museum holds a wealth of military artefacts, each of which need to be photographed for a new inventory system. We'll be working together to recruit and train a dedicated team of volunteers to carry out the specialised photography on the project. The team will have specialist training in using our photography equipment, lights etc, how to take catalogue standard images, to handle the collections to conservation standards, to record the data, and also how to talk to other people about the project, as we hope to carry out some of the work in front of visitors. It’s a great opportunity to get up close and personal with a real slice of history, which most people don’t get the chance to see.

If any of your members are interested in taking part in the project and would like to find out more about this opportunity, please ask them to contact me, the project officer, on dawn.todd@nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01208 265961/265960 and ask for Dawn Todd.

Competition Deadlines

"Dates for you Diary"

Saturday 3rd March 2012

The CPA "Charles Hosken" competition - an individual competition for members of CPA affiliated clubs. Up to 4 digital projected images - open subjects. Latest hand-in is 31st January, results evening Saturday 3rd March at 7.30 at Goonhavern village hall. Clubs are asked to send entries on one CD so if you would like to enter please hand images and entry fee to Janet by mid January. Further details eg image sizing - see Cornwall Photographic Alliance website

Wednesday 7th March 2012

Ross Haxton is organising a coach trip to Focus on Imaging at the NEC on Wednesday 7th March 2012. Meet at 5.30 a.m. at Plymouth Argyle car park. Cost £23. To book or for more information email Ross at haxton423@btinternet.com

Saturday April 28th 2012

At The Redannick Theatre, Truro, 7.30 p.m. - a chance to see the chosen images from the prestigious Bristol International Competition. The Club will be sent tickets for purchase nearer the time. Details again on CPA website. How about going as a group with a meal beforehand?!

Sticky Notes

22nd August 2011

New updated website launched. Your Webmaster - David Carvey has redesigned and built our website from the ground up. Some categories and pages from our previous website have been retained and new pages added. These include

A redesigned "Members Upload" area, with full instructions for the preparation of images and a simple one-click button to bring up your email client to enable you to upload your images or send a message to the Webmaster.
Updated and revised pages detailing Club Officers and Competition and Club Rules have been added.
A new menu system, common throughout all pages has been built allowing for easy navigation of the site.
Redesigned Members Gallery Pages (now renamed as "Members Showcase").
A "Join Our Club" page to inform prospective members about the beneits of joining our club.
Social Network badges added to each page so members can add an entry to their Facebook page, send a Tweet or email a friend with the link for any individual page.
A "Members Area" where members can post their news.
A redesigned "Contact" Page which connects directly with the site, so visitors can easily request information or make an enquiry.
This "Upcoming" page where members can find out about forthcoming events, competition deadlines, rule changes, social events, trips or exhibitions.

More News to follow