Welcome to the Badby and District Photo Club website. The club meets at Badby Village Hall and is open to anyone with an interest in photography; our main aims are to promote an appreciation and enjoyment of photography and to increase our knowledge of the photographic craft and art.Barry Boswell (Chair)

Upcoming Events

01 Feb 2012
Club Competition, Natural History, Judge = Tim Newton.
Date: 01 Feb 2012 from 7:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Badby Village Hall
Details: Internal club competition.

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15 Feb 2012
"Lake Light" (monochrome prints) presented by Dave Butcher.
Date: 15 Feb 2012 from 7:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Badby Village Hall
Details: There is a large section of over 30 photographs of the Lake District from his 3rd book "Lake Light". There are also photographs of Utah (including Bryce Canyon and Arches in winter), Colorado, Norway, Oslo, Sweden, Stockholm, Denmark, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Holland, New York, Chicago and Boston. So, a mix of landscapes and cities, as usual, with quite a few winter landscapes as well as cities at night. Mostly 20" x 16" borderless images. Most images were taken on Mamiya 7 cameras using Ilford FP4 Plus 120 film to give 7 x 6 negatives. 84 images, all monochrome split-grade darkroom prints.
http://www.davebutcher.co.uk

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22 Feb 2012
Photo Development Evening (2 of 3), "Photoshop Techniques" presented by Alan Shears.
Date: 22 Feb 2012 from 7:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Badby Village Hall
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29 Feb 2012
"Exploring Macro - Tips & Techniques, a practical talk" presented by Bob Brind-Surch.
Date: 29 Feb 2012 from 7:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Badby Village Hall
Details: "Macro work is a fascinating field of photography which can however seem very baffling and very expensive ! His aim in this talk is to try and dispel both of these myths and to show just how easy and fun it can be."
www.naturesphotos.co.uk

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07 Mar 2012
Interclub Battle (3 of 5) v Dunchurch at home (Wednesday), Judged by Richard Cobby ARPS CPAGB.
Date: 07 Mar 2012 from 7:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Badby Village Hall
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News

28 Nov 2011
2nd Club Competition Results

13 Oct 2011
Badby Challenge 2011
Many thanks to Dunchurch for hosting the competition, and Bob Moore, the judge for the evening.
http://www.badbyphotoclub.org.uk/competitions.aspx?compname=Badby Challenge 2011

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Recent Events

25 Jan 2012
Photo Mounting Workshop with Richard Buttle and DIY Framing
Planning a mount (border weighting), hinge mounts, making a double mount, deep bevel mounts using foam core and tapes and shadow mounts. Exploring “presentation” issues encountered when entering photography for competition, exhibition (mounted / framed pieces) or for direct sales.
http://www.diyframing.com

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18 Jan 2012
"Chris's Big Adventure" presented by Chris Baldwin.
The evening tells of Chris's adventure in joining a professional photoshoot in north central USA last winter, taking in locations in Montana and Minnesota. I will detail the journey, the experience, the effect it had on me but mainly show you the best of my photos.

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