Southwick Camera Club

Committee Meeting
2025-05-16 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | West Sussex
The next committee meeting will be held at 7pm on Friday 16th May 2025, with thanks to the Arnolds.

Print of the Year Competition
2025-05-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
An opportunity for club members to enter their prints into the annual Print of the Year competition.
Please remember that prints must have been entered into a print competition this season, but the choice is yours. You may wish to get a second opinion on a lower scoring print.
The judge this evening is Ann Healey FRPS DPAGB EFIAP BPE*5.

South Downs Trophy
2025-05-11 19:30 - 22:00 | Thakeham Village Hall, 1 Abingworth Crescent, Thakeham, West Sussex, RH20 3GW, United Kingdom
Storrington Camera Club are this year’s hosts for the South Downs Trophy at Thakeham Village Hall.
Doors open at 7pm.
The judge will be David Eastley LRPS.

SPA Inter-Club PDI Competition
2025-05-10 14:00 - 17:30 | East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Surrey, KT24 5QT, United Kingdom
The Surrey Photographic Association (SPA) are holding the annual Inter-Club PDI competition for affiliated clubs from Surrey and Sussex in East Horsley.
This is a great opportunity to see the best work for fellow clubs in the area.
Doors usually open soon after 1pm. See the SPA website for further details.

Photographic Technique - Set Subject PDI Competition
2025-05-08 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Photographic technique is the final set subject PDI competition for the season.
You can use any photographic technique you wish.
However, for this competition, your image title should include the technique used, in the form “Image Name_photographic technique”. So, the name of your JPEG image file should be in the form “Image Name_photographic technique by nn Authors Name”. For example, Joe Bloggs’ (member number 99) JPEG for an image called “Grasshopper” taken using a macro lens should be named “Grasshopper_macro by 99 Joe Bloggs”.
This judge for this evening will be Cherry Larcombe EFIAP ARPS DPAGB BPE*5.

Maroondah Inter-club Competition
2025-05-01 19:30 - 22:00 | ZOOM
Our annual inter-club competition with the Maroondah Photographic Society, based near Melbourne, Australia, takes place tonight via ZOOM.
Hopefully we will be joined by many of our friends from Australia for the evening.
The judge will be Steve Yates.

Coffee Morning - Southwater Country Park
2025-04-29 10:30 - 14:30 | Southwater Country Park, Cripplegate Lane, Southwater, West Sussex, RH13 9UN, United Kingdom
With the weather hopefully improving, this month we are meeting at Southwater Country Park for our coffee morning.
Why not enjoy a circular walk around the lake and view various water based activities taking part on the lake or enjoy the wildlife in the nature conservation area.
Remember to bring your camera capture that perfect image.
Car park charges will apply – see Park website for further details.

More than just a Bird on a Stick!
2025-04-24 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Bob Webzell ARPS EFIAP will entertain and inform club members with his talk on wildlife found both here and abroad.

Open Print Competition
2025-04-17 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
The final round of the Open Print competition takes place tonight.
The judge will be Gerald Kityakara LRPS.

Committee Meeting
2025-04-11 19:00 - 21:30 | West Sussex
The next Committee Meeting will be held on Friday 11th April 2025.
Sylvia and Steve will be hosting.

Textures and Layers
2025-04-10 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Peter Merrick will explain and demonstrate how he uses textures and layers to enhance his images.

Regnum Crouch PDI Competition
2025-04-04 19:30 - 22:00 | The Woodlands Centre, 10 Woodlands Avenue, Rustington, West Sussex, BN16 3HB, United Kingdom
The Regnum Crouch Shield will be hosted by Littlehampton Camera Club at the Woodlands Centre, Rustington.
Please support this event and see if Southwick Camera Club can retain the Shield for 2025.
Entrance fee is £5.
The judge is Ann Healey FRPS DPAGB FIAP/g BPE4*.

Mobile Phone Competition
2025-04-03 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
An informal evening where members will be able to submit two images taken exclusively on your mobile phone.
Have fun and surprise fellow members with the technology in your pocket!
Post processing and editing of images is allowed, using either software on your phone or your usual editing programs.
The normal submission rules apply and “judging” will be undertaken in house by two members with twisted arms!
Closing date for entries is midnight Friday 28th March.

Open PDI Competition
2025-03-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
The 4th and final round of the Open PDI takes place tonight in the Deall Room.
The judge tonight is Rosemary Wilman HonFRPS ABPE AFIAP APACB.

Coffee Morning - DRNK Coffee House, Lancing Manor
2025-03-25 10:30 - 14:30 | Lancing Manor Leisure Centre, Manor Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 0PH, United Kingdom
The DRNK Coffee House is located at Lancing Manor Leisure Centre with ample parking.
Enjoy a cup of coffee and then perhaps enjoy a short walk up to Lancing Ring afterwards.

Annual Dinner - La Galleria
2025-03-20 19:00 - 21:30 | La Galleria, 22-22B East Street, Shoreham-By-Sea, BN43 5ZE, United Kingdom
This year we are returning to La Galleria in Shoreham for our annual dinner, after a successful evening last time.
All are welcome to attend this social event, including partners or friends.
The table booking is 7pm for 7:30pm.

Waterscapes
2025-03-13 19:30 - 22:00 | ZOOM
The subject for tonight’s ZOOM talk is Waterscapes by Jonathan Genevaux.
Based in Scotland, Jonathan is a professional photographer with a passion for diverse waterscapes and landscapes in the surrounding area and in southwest France.

Far and/or Wide - Set Subject PDI
2025-03-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
The challenge set for the 3rd round of the set subject PDI competition is Far and/or Wide.
Be as creative as you wish. The judge tonight is Stella Michaels BA (Hons) Cert Ed.

Colour, Black & White plus Marmite!
2025-02-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Our speaker in the Deall Room tonight is Steve Yates from Crawley Camera Club and we welcome him back to Southwick Camera Club.
Steve is probably best know for his black and white images, so it will be interesting to see his take on other images.
An evening not to be missed.

Coffee Morning - Shoreham Airport
2025-02-25 10:30 - 14:30 | Hummingbird Cafe, Main Terminal, Cecil Pashley Way, Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5FF, United Kingdom
This month we will be meeting at the Hummingbird Café located in the Main Terminal Building at Brighton City Airport, or more locally known as Shoreham Airport, for perhaps a late breakfast as well as a coffee.
Enjoy the views over the airport and observe the various comings and goings of a working airport.

What Makes a Good Picture
2025-02-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Our own Peter Merrick will giving his expert opinion on what makes a good image.
Always informative and thought provoking, an evening not to be missed.

Worthing Inter-club PDI Competition
2025-02-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Lancing Parish Hall, 96-98 South Street, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8AJ, United Kingdom
Worthing camera club are hosting our annual Inter-club PDI competition at the Lancing Parish Hall tonight.
Club members are welcome to attend.
The judge for this evening is Cherry Larcombe EFIAP ARPS DPAGB BPE*5.

Committee Meeting
2025-02-14 19:00 - 21:30 | West Sussex
The next committee meeting will be held on Friday 14th February.
The meeting will be held at Jan & Dave’s abode.

Open Print Competition
2025-02-13 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Round 3 of the Open Print competition takes place tonight.
Just a reminder that club members can enter up to 3 prints on any subject.
Our judge tonight will be Wayne Grundy ARPS.

Lightroom Classic
2025-02-06 19:30 - 22:00 | ZOOM
Tonight’s speaker is Terry Livesey, award winning commercial photographer and judge from Worcestershire, will be presenting his talk on Lightroom Classic.
During the talk he will cover every aspect of Lightroom Classic for a general understanding from workflow to printing and features of the development module.
Even if you use different software, the basic principles remain the same, so all club members should learn something during the evening.

Open PDI Competition
2025-01-30 19:30 - 22:00 | ZOOM
Round 3 of the Open PDI competition will be held via ZOOM.
Our judge this evening will be Sally Sallett ARPS CPAGB AFIAP BPE3*.

Coffee Morning - Port Kitchen
2025-01-28 10:30 - 14:30 | Port Kitchen, Adur Dock, 104 Albion St., Southwick, BN42 4DP, United Kingdom
Come along for a coffee and a chat to the Port Kitchen, by the lock gates at Shoreham Harbour at 10:30am.
Depending on the weather, there may be an opportunity to explore the local area including the marina and Southwick beach.

Table Top Evening
2025-01-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Bring your cameras, tripods and flash guns along with you tonight for this hands on Club night and have a go at taking photos at various table top set ups in the Deall Room. You can also bring along some small objects of your own to create your own still-life images.
Club members will be on hand to provide hints and tips on camera settings during this practical evening.

Motion Capture
2025-01-16 19:30 - 22:00 | ZOOM
Motion capture is the title of tonight’s talk, via ZOOM, by Surrey based photographer, Eddie Hyde FRPS.
Eddie will present a comprehensive guide to the creative use of shutter speed, which we can enjoy from the comfort of our own homes.

Predominant Colour - Set Subject PDI Competition
2025-01-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Predominant Colour is the set subject for Round 2 of this PDI competition.
No definitions, but remember that the judge, Steve McKie, will need to be satisfied that your images meet this condition.
