Celbridge Camera Club

POTY Round 5 Judging
2024-03-25 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Online
Judging for Round 5 of the POTY. Please note that judging will be via Zoom but that it should be possible to view the Zoom call from the Slip Hall.

Tina Claffey - The Macro World
2024-04-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Online
We are delighted to welcome award winning photographer and published author Tina Claffey to the club to give a presentation on macro photography. Tina is a published author of two books of photography showcasing the flora and fauna of the un-spoilt raised bogs and wet woodlands of the Irish midlands.
Tina will present over Zoom and the members can join via Zoom or view the presentation in the Slip Hall.
Not to be missed.

Brendan Burke - Pet Photography
2024-04-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to welcome award winning, Dublin based, photographer Brendan Burke who specialises in owner and dog portraits.
This promises to be a very enjoyable evening.

POTY Round 6 Hand In. Theme: The Human Face
2024-04-22 | Online
For this round, all images are to be submitted as digital images.
This is the closing date for submissions for the Round 6 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here). Digital Images are to be e-mailed to the competition cccinternalcomp@gmail.com not later than 22nd April 2024.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.
The theme is The Human Face.

Richie Hatch - Architecture
2024-04-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to welcome Richie Hatch to the club to speak about his architectural photography. Richie has been a member of Mid-Louth Camera Club for more than 15 years and has won many awards and accolades for his work. He is also a part-time professional architectural photographer.

POTY Round 6 Judging
2024-04-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Online
Judging for Round 6 of the POTY. Please note that judging will be via Zoom but that it should be possible to view the Zoom call from the Slip Hall.

The Great North American Eclipse 2024
2024-05-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Club members Michael Linehan and Frank Butler will give a presentation on a trip they took to Texas to photograph the eclipse of April 8th 2024.

Presentations by club members Christine Taylor and Tony Waldron
2024-05-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Club members Christine Taylor and Tony Waldron will each present a selection of their work.
Christine will show some photographs from her trip to Australia, while Tony will present a selection of his images including landscapes, portraits, macro shots and some composites.

Hand in night for the Club Exhibition
2024-05-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This is the hand in night for the club exhibition.
Printed Images to be handed in to the Slip Hall.
Digital Images are to be e-mailed to the competition cccinternalcomp@gmail.com not later than 13/05/2023.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

Annual General Meeting
2024-05-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Club AGM. We would like to encourage as many members as possible to come along.

Opening of the Annual Exhibition 2024
2024-06-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Celbridge Community Library, St. Patrick's Park, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, W23 VA47, Ireland
Opening of Celbridge Camera Club’s 2024 Annual Exhibition starting promptly at 6:30pm in Celbridge Community Library. Family and friends are welcome.

Welcome back - Quiz and food
2024-09-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
The club will commence the 2024/2025 season with a quiz night and some finger food.
We plan to start at 8pm sharp, so please arrive early so we can arrange people into teams.

Education Plans for the coming year.
2024-09-16 20:00 - 21:30 | Slip Hall
A presentation by the education committee on plans for training, workshops and monthly Assignments for the coming year.

Photography trip to Iceland (our experience)
2024-09-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Hints, tips and plenty of photos from two first hand experiences travelling to Iceland for photography. The first will be by Blanchardstown Camera Club member Mary Greene who organized a group trip to Iceland earlier this year, and the second will be by CCC club members Paul Johnston and Paul Murtagh who did a similar trip on a budget. Not to be missed.

POTY Round 1 Hand In. Theme: Activity
2024-09-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
The theme for this round is Activity.
This is the closing date for submissions for Round 1 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here). Digital Images are to be e-mailed to the competition email address cccinternalcomp@gmail.com not later than 30th September 2024.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

Please note that for Advanced and Intermediate members, while the Colour and Mono Open sections are to be submitted as Prints, digital images are also required in order to facilitate projection on the judging night, and selection for external competitions.

Presentation by Mark Taylor EFIAP/d2, LIPF, M.APS
2024-09-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
We are delighted to welcome Mark Taylor EFIAP/d2, LIPF, M.APS from Malahide Camera Club to take us through his photographic journey so far and to show us a selection of his work. Mark is a very accomplished photographer who has spent the last 10 years or so entering many different FIAP competitions, reaching the penultimate grade (EFIAP/d2), of a 9-level system along the way. He hopes to achieve the final level (/d3) next year. Portraiture is his favourite genre, but he also has a large collection of images from other genres including nature and street.
It promises to be a very entertaining and insightful evening.

Judging for Round 1 of the POTY
2024-10-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This evening we will have judging for round 1 of the POTY. Please be early as there are always a lot of images to get through and we will start on time.
Ger Mulhall from Drogheda Camera Club will be our judge for this round of the competition.

Setting up a business focusing on phototourism
2024-10-14 20:00 - 22:00
Patrick Kavanagh will be presenting on his experience of setting up a photo tourism business in Kerry. Presentation will include photos from the area.

Member presentations by Lilian Harris and Tom Byrne
2024-10-21 20:00 - 21:30 | Slip Hall

POTY Round 2 Hand In. Theme: Macro
2024-10-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
The theme for this round is Macro.
This is the closing date for submissions for Round 2 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here). Digital Images are to be e-mailed to the competition cccinternalcomp@gmail.com not later than 21st October 2024.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

Please note that for Advanced and Intermediate members, while the Colour and Mono Open sections are to be submitted as Prints, digital images are also required in order to facilitate projection on the judging night, and selection for external competitions.

Portrait Workshop, Interacting with your model a practical guide
2024-10-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Slip Hall
Kimm Gonclaves will be providing guidance on what and how interactions between photographer and model should look like for a successful photoshoot. The education committee will be publishing this event as a paid workshop. A great session to help break down those barriers to interacting with your models. (time to be confirmed)

Judging for Round 2 of the POTY
2024-11-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This evening we will have judging for round 2 of the POTY. Please be early as there are always a lot of images to get through and we will start on time.
Katy Swarbrigg from Malahide Camera Club will be our judge for this round of the competition.

Presentation from Seamus Yore
2024-11-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Slip Hall
A member of both Kells and Drogheda Photographic Clubs. Main interests are Landscape, Portrait and Macro photography but like us all will have a go at anything. He enjoys the post-processing of images and has a preference for B/W.

Presentation by Lorraine Morris
2024-11-18 20:00 - 21:30 | Slip Hall
A big welcome to Loraine Morris who will be presenting her work and talking about the journey from taking the photo to finished product (print). Lorraine is a professional photographer, Passionate and obsessed about photographing our beautiful Irish landscape, portraits, nature and street photography. She will be bringing along some her printed work as well.
Should be a great talk.

Presentation by Alan Betson Press Photographer of the Year
2024-11-25 20:00 - 21:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
“Alan Betson won praise for his ability to find the unusual in everyday life and outstanding news photography, with the judges commenting: “The overall Photographer of the Year Award goes to a photographer who showed huge versatility. Their portfolio showcased outstanding news photography as well as a strong eye for quirky daily life images. They are well able to compose images and have a strong sense of design, a keen perceptive eye and the ability to find the unusual in the everyday. The judges were unanimous in their selection”.
Meath Chronicle…Tue 19 Mar 2024, 4:59 PM

POTY Round 3 Hand In. Theme: People and the Coast
2024-11-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
The theme for this round is People and the Coast.
This is the closing date for submissions for Round 3 of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this season’s competition here). Digital Images are to be e-mailed to the competition cccinternalcomp@gmail.com not later than 25th November 2024.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

Please note that for Advanced and Intermediate members, while the Colour and Mono Open sections are to be submitted as Prints, digital images are also required in order to facilitate projection on the judging night, and selection for external competitions.

Judging for round 3 of the POTY
2024-12-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This evening we will have judging for round 3 of the POTY. Please be early as there are always a lot of images to get through and we will start on time.
Sean Baker from Greystones Camera Club will be our judge for this round of the POTY.

Presentation by Julie Corcoran
2024-12-09 20:00 - 21:30

Presentation by Jennifer Willis
2024-12-16 20:00 - 21:00 | Slip Hall
Jennifer Willis was born and educated in Belfast where she graduated with a BSc (Hons.) in Politics & Sociology from Queen’s University.
Her photography comes from within. She is a perfectionist, has a competitive spirit and is constantly seeking to improve.
What you will see is authentic , no pretense.
She tell things like they are, when she commits, she commits.
Jennifer will be bringing us through how she approaches getting the quality photograph that she is renowned for..
See her work at https://jenniferwillisphotography.com/

No meeting on January 6th
2025-01-06 20:00 - 22:00
Due to a Rebecca Storm concert in the Church on January 6th, there will be no camera club meeting.
