Speakers & Events

"An evening of some really awful pictures. See how it’s done, including the less obvious ways, and how to cope with the disappointment of returning home with a memory card full of inferior images.”

Website: http://www.pullmanphotography.co.uk/

The most frequently asked question I get is..."Do you manipulate your images?" The answer is hard to give because a camera changes reality, or shows us things our eyes don't see, before our images get anywhere near Photoshop. This talk illustrates my thoughts and why I think the camera is such a highly creative tool.

Website: https://www.carterart.co.uk/

In this talk I will discuss the various photographic techniques that I have been experimenting with, continuing to develop my work and the way that I see things.I will be showing monochrome photographs shot in locations in Venice and the UK, a portrait commission from Tim Andrews (involving a man with Parkinson’sDisease who has been photographed during the last eight years by 370 different photographers), and experimentations with a Holga 120 film camera.
 
I’ll be sharing some new iPhone images, a method of photographic capture that I still greatly enjoy and use regularly, and of course there will be images featuring the texture overlays that I love to work with, including a series of vintage postcards.
 
There will also be a series of colour photos processed in an ‘analogue’ style to replicate shots taken with an old camera, composites capturing the essence of a rainy day in London, and a set of pictures entitled ‘Treasures of the Chateau’, based on beautiful objects discovered in France.

Website: https://vivecakohphotography.photoshelter.com/

"An evening of some really awful pictures. See how it’s done, including the less obvious ways, and how to cope with the disappointment of returning home with a memory card full of inferior images.”

Website: http://www.lwinram.com/

The objective of the talk is to introduce people to a different way of thinking about photography and composition.
 
The first part of the talk covers photography as a visual language and communicating your personal take on the world through your images.
 
In the second part I aim to provide you with an understanding of the psychology behind how people interpret the visual elements within an image; and the impact of your compositional choices on the end image and how the viewer experiences it. This will help you communicate more effectively through your images; ensure your photos say what you want them to say and feel like you want them to feel; and enable you to create images with impact.
 
The talk is based on psychology and is about empowering people to make informed decisions as opposed to worrying about rules and whether to break them.

Website :- https://www.carolinepreecephotography.com/

“The impact of AI on Photography”
AI is rapidly transforming photography, offering powerful new tools for image creation, editing, and organisation, while also raising important questions about authorship, ethics, and the very definition of a photograph. This presentation will explore these exciting advancements and their implications for amateur and professional photographers."
 
As to my photo. The example attached from left to right shows a real model with only the eyes in colour (Photoshop AI masking), A real model with AI-generated Maui tattoos (MidJourney), and an image that I created with only AI inspired by "The Girl with the Pearl Earring”.

“Record Photography” is the photography of inanimate objects including all human-made structures or artefacts including interiors of buildings as in the picture shown. It’s much easier said than done!

I will do the main talk on bird in flight photography - mainly the settings to use on cameras, where to photograph birds, the equipment to use for different types of birds etc.
 
I will tag on a bit at the end about cricket and football photography. I started at Surrey Cricket Club at The Oval taking photos and for over a year got rubbish photos. I eventually worked out how to get good cricket photos. I now spend most of my summer at The Oval taking photos of cricket. I am starting to become a bit of a specialist.
 
I have been a Queens Park Rangers season ticket holder for more than 40 years. I am now official photographer for the Queens Park Rangers fanzine A Kick Up The Rs.
 
I will talk about the type of photograph that fans want to see (and more importantly what the Editor of the Fanzine wants me to take photographs of).
 
Taking photos of cricket and football is absolutely nothing like taking photos of wildlife. 
 
The photo on the talk advert is of a Leucistic Red Kite in Wales. One of only 10 such red kites in the wild.

https://www.philippound.co.uk/PhotoGallery_785993.html

Fred Adams initially specialised in cityscape, architectural, landscape and long exposure photography but he is now focused on street photography (under the working name of Xav Beaumont).
His claim to fame
cover photo of the Photographer's Special print edition of London Time Out magazine (2016)
featured in several national photographic magazines and international street photography publications
two solo exhibitions under (London 2015 & 2016), and
featured in the Gang of Four Street photography exhibition (London 2017)

https://www.pastpictorial.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/xavbeaumont/

This presentation is all about my trips to a large number of European countries and further afield. A lot of my bird photography is done from hides. The presentation covers how i go about finding the hides, the countries that i have visited and of course images taken from those hides but also some landscapes and more opportunistic images taken away from the hides..

https://naturepics.co.uk/

Andrew is an award winning photographer based in London specialising in sport, landscapes and travel photography. His work has been seen in both solo and group exhibitions around England, France, the Czech Republic and Italy.
He has achieved success in a number of photographic competitions, including the Sony World Photography Awards, the World Sports Photographer of the Year and the British Photography Awards

Andrew's talk will also include some nature and landscape images, included to illustrate certain points.

https://andrewmoss.smugmug.com/browse/

This presentation charts my photographic journey through time.
Content focuses on the different style of my photography, why each is important and part of the journey.
Starting with my early Landscape work which became increasingly simplified and abstracts. Then I move fully into the world of abstraction.
Acknowledging that some of my early experiments weren’t overly successful I look at how I used these as learning opportunities to produce work of which I am now incredibly proud.
Each time I represent this lecture I update it with new work so that its’s never exactly the same.

https://www.lindabembridge.me/lectures/

In Search Of …

Multi award winning Bristol-based photographer and actor Bill Ward gives a very personal insight into his unique photographic journey.

He'll discuss his background, and his acting career, before going on to discuss the photographs that he takes and why he takes them.

He'll cover the full range of his work, from his contemporary seascapes, landscapes and cityscapes to his distinctive "Creative Photography" projects (ICM, In-camera Multiple Exposures, and Abstract) - a genre in which he's been a leading practitioner for over a decade.

Expect plenty of unexpected twists and turns, and an awful lot of pictures.

Bill won the inaugural Adobe Prize at the 2015 UK Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards. He won Best Seascape at the 2020 Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards and has had over 20 photographs shortlisted at Outdoor Photographer of the Year.

Website: https://billwardphotography.co.uk/

Photo Art- I would describe myself as a creative digital photographer. When I took early retirement a few years ago, I returned to university to study Art History, to follow a strong interest in Modern Art.

Nowadays I enjoy applying my interest in art to my photographic work which has been ongoing since childhood.

In this Photo Art talk I show the inspiration behind some of my creative photographic artwork, with details of how it is produced. I am always far more interested in turning my photography into art, rather than producing work for competition purposes, although often the two go hand-in hand.

I do greatly enjoy using Photoshop creatively to make my digital art, especially still-life work with layers of texture. Having said that much of my work is simple to create at home and involves few digital skills whatsoever.
 Website: http://www.stanfarrowphotography.co.uk

Nick started his career as a press photographer for The Independent Newspaper helping to shape the papers unique ’sideways glance’ style of news photography before working as an advertising photographer in London and New York shooting for major clients.

Nick is a London-based Street Photographer who has been photographing life in the public realm for over three decades. He is particularly known for his series on London commuters called ‘On The Night Bus’ which was published in 2017. Turpin established the first international collective of street photographers, In-Public, and was a member until 2018.
 
His presentation to OCCC-titled “Art and Commerce” will cover commissioned and personal projects. 


http://www.nickturpin.com

Multi award-winning photographer Ann Healey is renowned for her nature photography and club members will be treated to a plethora of photographs, showing many different species, showcasing the diverse and extensive range of amazing wildlife to be found in the various ecosystems of the country. Prints from the FRPS panel on this subject will be on display on the night.
Ann Healey has spent the last 15 years gaining her distinctions and accreditations, to achieve photographic excellence. She had two images shortlisted in the 2021 Close-up Photographer of the Year and in 2022, was shortlisted in the British Wildlife Photography Awards. Ann is also now an assessor on the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) Natural History Associate & Fellowship Panel.

Ann is a member of Richmond & Twickenham Photographic Society and Molesey Photographic Club. A former President of the Surrey Photographic Association (SPA), Ann is now the Chair of the SPA Exhibitions & Events Sub-Committee, organising the Biennial Exhibition and all Inter-Club Competitions and events.

'Festivals, Variations on a Theme' is about the many ways in which I look at photographing the Theme of Festivals, and the Variations are the creative images achieved by using different techniques and ideas.

Festivals offer great photo opportunities but the results can be disappointing if, as photographers, we feel that we have not conveyed the atmosphere of the day.

Angela Ford is a creative photographer capturing impressions and moods of people and places, embracing different techniques. Her work has been exhibited many times and she is a member of Beckenham Photographic Society and Image in Perigny, in France.

Website: https://www.angelafordimages.com/Angela-Ford


Angela will also bring 10 -12 prints to display during the tea break so that members can see what the print looks like and talk about the images together or ask any questions.

Paul is a keen amateur photographer., longstanding member and former chairman of Guildford Photographic Society, ARPS and judge in the Surrey Photographic Association.
 
Imagine you’re a camera club judge for an evening - but instead of our usual sort of entries, you’re judging some of the iconic photographers of the twentieth century - the likes of Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier Bresson etc and, just like a judge, you have to spread your marks - you can’t give them all 10 out of 10!
This is a highly unusual, and very interactive, camera club evening, intended to tease out some of the differences between all time greats and the stuff we shoot.
paulgraber.smugmug.com

Andy is a professional wildlife and nature photographer.
Andy's talk will cover a range of techniques he has used over the years from photographing small mammals in captivity, bird photography at or near the nest, and also macro photography. 
He'll cover composition, lighting and techniques such as focus stacking, share some of his stunning images, undertaking to send us away inspired and with a few ideas to try ourselves.
He has been photographing wildlife professionally for nearly 30 years and supplies Nature Picture Library with images that are published regularly.
Andy also owns and runs Chiswick Camera Centre and has worked in photographic retail since he left school. This puts him in a good position to answer any questions as he is familiar with most photographic brands on the market.
www.andysands.co.uk

Steve is returning to talk about his recent trip to Montana and North Dakota where he managed to find some real backwater places left abandoned.
Steve lives in Sittingbourne and will be judging our street competition a week before as well.

Pat and Ian in Lockdown - Our own images taken from our archives, processed creatively by each other and presented to show two different versions; with explanations of how we manipulated in our software, with hints and tips along the way

Simon Street holds no fewer than seven Fellowships with the Royal Photographic Society, its highest level of distinction.
Simon will take you through his ‘How-To’ tour of creating and processing People, Travel, Landscape, Abstract and Macro images in monochrome.
The delivery style is 1/3 audience participation and 2/3 presentation. Materials are regularly updated.
Simon’s recently completed ’60 Photographic Rules’ PDF Booklet is offered as a take away.
Closer to home in Surrey in the UK, he is a newly appointed judge and member of both Kingston CC and the Richmond & Twickenham PS.
https://www.simon-street-photos.com/

Inaki tries to capture the spirit of a place – its ‘genius loci’ rather than as a part of the urban landscape. He seeks to see it differently and in sympathy with the architect’s vision. He studies light, materials, angles and planes, extracting abstract images which put together form a cohesive block of work.
 
During this session he will explain some fundamentals in architectural photography, some concepts that he applies in his work and then show his 2 Fellowship panels: the Fellowship from the Irish Photographic Federation, and the Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society. Both are completely different in concept and approach. During his talk he will also discuss important aspects when it comes to panelling bodies of work.
 
This is followed by an audio-visual with over 100 images. After that he proposes a 5-minute comfort break followed by detailed comments on a large number of his favourite images – 50 in total.

https://www.ihlphotography.com/index.html

David Collyer FRPS discusses his documentary photography work, past and current projects, and what drives him to photograph and record the world around him. 

David Collyer FRPS is a South Wales based photographer. As a documentary photographer who works predominantly on long term projects, he returned to shooting film a few years ago, preferring a sixty-year-old Leica and the anticipation of what he’s captured, to the certainty of over-shooting with a modern digital camera. 

His work has been published internationally, and has appeared in magazines and newspapers, as well as the book All in a Day’s Work, documenting hospital staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. The book is in the collection of the British Library and The National Museum of Wales. 
His photo of a shattered theatre practitioner appeared on the front page of The Guardian.

David is a member of the f8 Documentary group of photographers
http://davidcollyerphotography.com/

Glenys is an inspirational speaker. You will come away with lots of ideas and ways to kick start your photography.
She says…
“This session shows how I use Photoshop to create some of my images and covers some of the building blocks like layers, masks and smart objects etc for developing blended images like multiple exposures, using textures, making brushes, abstract composites etc through demonstrating live in Photoshop.
It presumes a general understanding and basic use of the software but can be enjoyed by users new to the software wanting ideas and tips”
https://www.ggcreativeimages.co.uk/about/

A journey from a photography hobby into a career. From shooting pictures at raves to early my early use of social media, becoming a published author and working with brands like Dr Martins and O2. Author of several photography books including 'Hot Shots' that has been translated into fifteen languages and sold 250,000 copies!

Working with the Soviet era Lomo LCA camera gave me a substantial online following in the early days of social media which led to worldwide commissions, book deals and an invitation to the madness of the Lomo Olympics in Japan. My long term projects include a study of the wonderfully eclectic Brighton Swimming Club, Street style montage portraits and Brighton's starling murmuration’s.
https://lomokev.com/portfolio/

The talk is an exploration of how shutter speed is critical in “telling stories” and perhaps far more creative a tool than we all realise.
Subject matter will range from cars, bikes, planes, trains, people, wildlife, water, landscape, astro, fireworks, ICM …… and how the choice of shutter speed for all these subjects is very important in the final image.
https://eddiehydephotography.zenfolio.com/

“There are many events in the natural world that happen either too quickly, or too slowly for the human eye to perceive. Similarly, there are many subjects that are only visible in wavelengths outside the human visual spectrum. This talk will investigate various techniques for illustrating some of these topics”.
https://www.adriandaviesimaging.com/index.html

Short Stories looks at subjects including zoos, street life, total strangers, being a dog, gipsy communities and Pride events, amongst others.

He says, inspired by Shirley Baker, Martin Parr, Roger Mayne and Elliot Erwitt he set out to take pictures of people, streets and life.

I talk about my documentary sensibility and street photography style including engaging with my subjects and adding a personal element through composition and viewpoint.

Philip lives in Oxford and OCCC are lucky to have him travel so far.

He works more and more on portfolios and finds this far more satisfying. He has gained the highest RPS distinction with his evocative series about caged zoo animals.

https://www.philipjoycephotography.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/philipjoycephotography/

The first half he will be looking at some of the history of photography before concentrating on what works and what doesn’t work in black and white.

After the break we will get a live demonstration by Paul, converting colour pictures submitted by our members to mono using several different approaches.

Paul is a keen amateur photographer from Guildford; a long standing member and former chairman of Guildford Photographic Society. He is also a SPA judge.

You can see Paul's work at https://paulgraber.smugmug.com/

Ideas for using texture to enhance your photography- floral and otherwise - including how to create them, and detailed explanations on how to work with them in Photoshop.

Ideas for backgrounds using brushes and colour toning.

How to create a beautiful triptych. Choosing the right images and how best to construct and present them.

An illustrated presentation with prints and pdi's.

You can see Cherry's work at https://www.cherryannette.com/

A presentation looking at 5 distinctly different, well known photographers; how their styles differ from each other, how they go about photographing their subjects, and the end results.

The aim of this presentation is to inspire club members and show how styles can be so different by looking at the work of David Bailey, Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz, Terry Richardson and Steve McCurry.

Members are asked to critique 3 images.

It concludes with working examples taken at the Kitsch Studio and woodland Gardens where Lawrence runs Photography Events and workshops.

You can see his work at https://www.kitsch.co.uk/

Martin is an Adobe Certified Professional and an Adobe Creative Educator.

He has many years of experience teaching post-processing to new and established photographers.

He will cover masking in Lightroom and cropping and resizing in Photoshop

You can learn more at his website https://sproul.photography/home

Capturing the gritty essence of New York City and the characters that inhabit it.

Phil will take us through 25 years of his work documenting the streets, as well as his work on the September 11th terror attacks and the most recent Covid 19 Pandemic.

Phil has featured in MOMA, Vanity Fair, GQ Magazine and the New York Review of Books amongst others.

Visitors can book tickets in advance via Eventbrite using this link.

'Looking Outside the Frame' emphasises that you should take photographs for yourself and not for anyone else.

An alternative title which someone suggested recently is ‘Making the Ordinary, Extraordinary’ which reflects my love of creating images from unlikely subjects.

The aim of this presentation is to explore different ways of seeing photographs, looking at many different techniques designed to make you stand out from the other photographers around you.

Taking a different approach may not win you prizes, but will result in more diverse and interesting images which will give you greater satisfaction.

See Martin's work at https://martinaddison.photography/uk-travel

Visitors can book tickets in advance via Eventbrite using this link.

Creative landscape photographer, David Jenner, will present his unique Night & Day panoramas which take anything up to 100 hours to complete!

He will also focus on many of his other award-winning images from his portfolio with plenty of amusement and heartbreak along the way not to mention an unhealthy obsession with John Craven!

This is a talk like no other - and promises to be a fantastic evening of entertainment you will never forget.

See David's work at https://www.davidjenner.co.uk/

Jerry Webb is a British photographer and designer.

As a PHOTOGRAPHER he is self-taught and often at odds with conventional perceptions, interpreting what he sees using his own individual methods and distinctive style.

He has been published many times and has had exhibitions in London and Sussex.

Jerry has also worked as a freelance DESIGNER for many years - as a graphic, magazine and event designer.

You can see more of his work at https://www.jerry-webb.co.uk/

The talk covers Rene's nature photography travels in winter to Scandinavia and his spring and summer trips to Spain.

Scandinavia in winter is a very special place and he takes you on a journey with bird and landscape photography along the Finnish-Russian border around Kuusamo and to the Varangerfjord.

Spain in spring, summer and autumn is a superb place to be for bird photography. He talks about his most special places in Spain where he photographs birds from hides and hydro hides.

You can see Rene's work here https://www.naturepics.co.uk/

Josh is a young, talented, wild life photographer, twice commended in the internationally prestigious Wildlife Photographer of The Year competition and 2014 Young British Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

He regularly gives talks at the London Natural History Museum - sharing his passion about conservation and understanding of animal behaviour.

We are delighted to welcome Josh back to OCCC.

The talk will be about local wildlife and some of his longer-term projects.

Check out Josh's website https://joshuaburch.co.uk/

Vanda is a renowned landscape photographer who is well known for her ethereal captures but is perhaps less known for a host of other projects she works on that will hopefully inspire you.

"Many times my photographs are a response to the moment in time that I find myself in, however quite often I like to focus on a particular subject.

Over time I realised that only one image is not enough to reflect the way I see and feel about the world around me. So, in recent years I have been focusing on working in projects rather than capturing individual images.

In my presentation I will be discussing my ongoing photographic projects and how they help in developing a personal view."

Check out Vanda's website: https://mylenscapes.uk

The first evening of the new season

An exhibition of members' prints is currently on display at the Miller Centre in Caterham. Open Monday - Saturday, 10am to 1pm.

Members' mini showcase - a chance to share some images from the summer; bring some of your photos