Like a lot of clubs Blackburn and District Camera Club have had to stop holding physical meetings due to the virus but we have continued to operate virtually and are holding well attended meetings on Zoom. We have held 3 Speaker meetings so far. Thanks firstly to Jeremy Malley-Smith who acted as sacrificial lamb by […]
Category: Meetings
Meeting April 20
Our guests from Darwen Camera Club ensued that we had a record attendance for a Zoom Meeting and our superb speaker Gary Waidson meant that not only was this the best virtual meeting yet it was one of the best meetings of the year to date. Gary is a wonderful photographer but more than that […]
Drop in
We don’t normally meet on Bank Holidays but made an exception this year because of the lock down. Easter Monday we had a drop in attended by at least half our members and the Wednesday drop ins are also well supported. Drop in meetings have no set programme but the format seem to be selling […]
Monday March 30th
Tonight we held our 1st proper meeting in these unusual times. Over 20 members joined us in our virtual clubroom where we were royally entertained by Jeremy Malley Smith and his talk on Scottish Wildlife. Jeremy not only showed us his photos but gave a lot of background about how the images were captured, the […]
Monday 23 March
Our 1st ever meeting by Video conference was interrupted by the Prime Minister announcing that the country is going into Lock Down. However before that happened we were able to get everybody on-line and chatting. Hopefully with the first trial run now behind us we can move on towards holding meetings with normal content. Next […]
Meeting 16 March
Our speaker understandably declined to join us this evening. Nine people turned up at and much was discussed around the ongoing situation we are dealing with at the moment. We decided that Meetings will be postponed for the foreseeable future. Certainly till the end of April and possibly more. We will keep a close monitor […]
Monday 9th March
This evening we were treated to a presentation by Natasha J Bella followed by a practical portrait shoot. Natasha’s talk ‘The Collaborative Approach’, explained the importance of teamwork which Natasha knows is vital, whenever a photographer works with a model. She showed us pictures from her many shoots giving us the benefit of her experience […]
Meeting 2 March
The first Monday of the month is always a less formal meeting but this week it was a little different. We started with a Special General Meeting to amend the Club Rules and Constitution following discussions at the AGM in January. That was quickly completed and we got on with the real business. […]
Meeting 24 February
Jim Holmes The meeting was a join event with Darwen Camera Club attending as our guests for the evening. This ensured a good turn out for what was one of the best lectures ever held at the club. Jim is a very good speaker and showed us work both old and new, but what made […]
Meeting 17 February
The evil weather following on from storm Dennis was not enough to keep our members away and there was a full attendance to hear Jeremy Malley-Smith give his judges comments and marks. Jeremy is always good to listen to so we all learned a few things and were treated to a sizeable enter of good […]
