Our monthly meetings take place on the 2nd Wednesday of each month (October to June) at the Burpham Village Hall, Burpham Lane, Burpham, Guildford GU4 7LP between 14.00hrs & 16.00hrs.
The usual meeting format will be a short ‘tutorial’, sometimes with guided ‘hands on’ practice, or presentation, followed by a review of photographs submitted as part of the members gallery or from our ‘photoshoot excursions’. We even find time for a tea break and chat !!
Our presenters include our more experienced club members as well as external sources. We encourage members to contribute to our programmes and we run periodic ‘photo assignments’ as well as an annual ‘fun’ photo competition.
Our current programme is set out below, if you would like further details just contact us, or join us and become part of the group. New members are very welcome.
The first meeting of our 2024/2025 season will take place on Wednesday the 9th October 2024.
Submission date for all galleries for all meetings is the Wednesday before the meeting each month.
u3a Photography Group 2024/2025 Programme
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Please use the following tags to put your photos in the correct gallery.
Please remember that the limitation on submissions to the galleries is 1 per member for the members gallery and 2 per member for the assignment and photoshoot. Absolute final date for submissions is 17:00hrs on the Wednesday before the next meeting (earlier if you can please).
| Gallery | Meeting | Tag |
| Members’ Gallery | December | mem-2024-12 |
| Photoshoot | December | shoot-2024-12 |
| Rotorua Exchange | Submit by 30th Nov. | exch-2024-11 |
Meetings 2024 – 2025
| Date | Agenda | Speaker | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th Oct | Programme for the year | Jonathan | Jonathan |
| “Polar Photography” by Chris | Chris Head | ||
| Members Gallery | Peter | ||
| “Summer Breeze” assignment feedback | Jonathan | ||
| 13th Nov | Peter Merry – ’30 days..’ | Peter Merry | Jonathan |
| Members Gallery | Annette | Jonathan | |
| Photoshoot Gallery | Gachou | ||
| 11th Dec | My Photo Portfolio | Mick | Jonathan |
| Editing with histograms | Chris | ||
| Feb Assignment introduction – Wood | Jonathan | ||
| Members Gallery | John | ||
| Photoshoot Gallery | Jonathan | ||
| Christmas Social | Wendy | ||
| 8th Jan | Fred Barrington – ‘An opportunistic snapper in the UK’ | Fred Barrington | Jonathan |
| Members Gallery | Peter | ||
| Photoshoot Gallery | Jonathan | ||
| 12th Feb | Noise (Photo Project by David Campbell ) | David | Jonathan |
Before and After | Richard | ||
| Members Gallery | Annette | ||
| Photoshoot Gallery | John | ||
| Asignment feedback | Jonathan | ||
| 12th March | My Photography Journey | Len | Michael |
| Right lens for the Right Job | Harry | ||
| Making a photobook | Gachou | ||
| May assignment introduction – Metal | TBC | ||
| Members Gallery | Bob | ||
| Photoshoot Gallery | TBC | ||
| 9th April | Rene de Heer – ‘Blowing hot and cold’ | Rene de Heer | Jonathan |
| Members Gallery | John | ||
| Photoshoot Gallery | Jonathan | ||
| 14th May | Creative & Still Life practical | TBC | Mick |
| Photographing Cars | John/Peter | ||
| Assignment Feedback | Jonathan | ||
| Members Gallery | TBC | ||
| Photoshoot Gallery | TBC | ||
| 11th June | Fun Photo Competition | Jonathan | Jonathan |
| Members Gallery | Jonathan | ||
Photoshoot Gallery | Gachou | ||
| 2025/26 Programme ideas | Jonathan |
Photoshoot Locations and Dates
| Date | Tag for Gallery | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 24th October | shoot-2024-11 | Winkworth Autumn Colour (Gachou) |
| 20th November | shoot-2024-12 | Churt Sculpture Park – (Harry) |
| December | shoot-2025-01 | Self guided, Christmas joy in Surrey |
| 22nd January | shoot-2025-02 | Brooklands ( John & Peter) |
| 20th February | shoot-2025-03 | Mercedes World (Lenny) |
| 21st March | shoot-2025-04 | Spring at Coverwood Lake (TBC) |
| 17th April | shoot-2025-05 | Tilford Country Life Museum (TBC) |
| 22nd May | shoot-2025-06 | London (TBC) |