Heritage Week: Photo Opportunity in Celbridge, Saturday 24th of August.
2019-08-24 10:30 - 12:30 UTC | Co. Kildare
Kildrought House, situated on the Main Street, is the oldest house in Celbridge. The house was built in 1720 by a Dublin upholsterer & tapestry maker Robert Baillie. From 1782 to 1814 the house was known as the Celbridge Academy. It later became a fever hospital, vicarage & a dispensary. It then reverted to a private residence.
The current owner, June Stuart, has given the Camera Club the opportunity to view the beautiful house and gardens this Saturday morning. We will meet at the Slip Hall at 10.15 and walk to the house on the Main Street.
Numbers are limited to 20 in total. 10 in the gardens and 10 in the house at any one time.
There will be a cover charge of €3 per head.

This Monday, the 26th August, our summer outing will be to the Twelfth Lock on the Royal Canal in Castleknock
2019-08-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare
The Twelfth Lock is overlooked by the old Blanchardstown Mill and is book-ended with two bridges. It is a great example of a well maintained lock with a series of pontoons and at least 15 canal barges.
With light closing in early these evenings we won’t have too far to travel. It should take about 20 minutes to reach our destination.
As usual we will meet at the Slip Hall at the gates to Castletown House at 19.30. Everybody welcome, old and new members. Let’s car pool!
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This Monday, the 2nd of September we will have a Studio Lighting Workshop
2019-09-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Co. Kildare
This Monday, the 2nd of September, we will have a Studio Lighting Workshop upstairs in The Abbey Lodge Pub in Celbridge at 8 p.m. It will be given by George and Stuart, of Wire Wool fame.
A big thanks to The Abbey Lodge for giving us the space.
Everybody welcome, bring your camera!
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Bring your best photo to our Opening Night on the 9th of September
2019-09-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Co. Kildare
Our opening night will be an opportunity to meet our friends, old and new. We invite all members to bring along one of their favourite photos. It can be a bare print, a mounted print or a framed print of any size up to A3. Don’t worry – we’ll be able to display all your prints.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided and members are encouraged to bake a cake, make some cookies or bring something tasty.
New members are especially welcome!
Looking forward to seeing you all and your photos on September 9th.

Next Monday, the 16th of September, we have three of our own photographers showing their work
2019-09-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Co. Kildare
Earlier this year Dermot Russell, George Pacini and Stuart Bould were each awarded a Distinction by the Irish Photographic Federation (IPF). They will show us the ten images that they each submitted for their Licentiate panel and maybe some of the images they considered but subsequently rejected!

POTY Round 1 Hand In Night
2019-09-23 20:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This is the hand in night for the 1st round of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this seasons’s competition here).
A River Scene is the theme for this round of the competition for Novice and Intermediate members.
Colour Print is the media to be used for the themed image for Intermediate members.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

Next Monday, the 23rd of September, our guest speaker will be Bernard Geraghty. Bernard specializes in landscape photography from beautiful locations far and near.
2019-09-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Co. Kildare
Bernard has managed to combine his great passions of travel and photography into his business Bernard Geraghty Landscape Tours. You will see wonderful images of Iceland, Italy, Norway, Scotland and Spain to name but a few. I know you will all enjoy Bernard’s quirky relaxed style of presentation!

POTY Round 1 Judging Night
2019-09-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Judging for round 1 of the POTY.
Ita Martin from Malahide Camera Club will be our judge for this round of the competition.

On Monday the 7th of October, our own Colm Kavanagh will show us the series of steps he undertakes to edit an image.
2019-10-07 20:00 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare
Using textures and Photoshop Colm will show how he processes several images, including a couple of images from our summer outing to Lough Owel.

This Monday, the 14th of October, our own Gerry Kerr will show us some of his latest images, pre and post editing. He will talk us through the techniques he uses to enhance his photos.
2019-10-14 20:00 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare
Gerry’s passion in photography is people in their environment and the natural world. He is a Fellow of the Irish Photographic Federation (IPF) and has been a member of the Council of the IPF for more than ten years. He has an EFIAP distinction. This is a distinction of Excellence awarded by the Federation Internationale Art Photographique.

POTY Round 2 Hand In Night
2019-10-21 20:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This is the hand in night for the 2nd round of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this seasons’s competition here).
Self Portrait is the theme for this round of the competition for Novice and Intermediate members.
Monochrome Print is the media to be used for the themed image for Intermediate members.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

On Monday the 21st October John Cuddihy will present a broad selection of his work.
2019-10-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Co. Kildare
John is a retired GP with, as he says himself, a terminal addiction to making the visual image. A long-time member of Kilkenny Photographic Society, John was president of the IPF for several years. He says that he is fascinated by the creative, the unusual and the downright weird in photography. Looking forward to another great evening!

POTY Round 2 Judging Night
2019-11-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Judging for round 2 of the POTY.
Gerry Andrews from Dublin Camera Club will be our judge for this round of the competition.

Next Monday, the 11th of November, we are delighted to have one of our own photographers, Turlough O’Reilly, present a cross section of his wonderful images.
2019-11-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare
Turlough likes all types of photography. His post-processing skills are exceptional and Turlough has been more than generous with his time in helping less experienced members within the club. He is a former Chairman and, although he may not blow his own trumpet, his name can be found on several of our trophies.

On Monday the 18th of November we will have a presentation by Bob Given of the Catchlight Camera Club of Belfast.
2019-11-18 20:00 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare
Bob will present a wonderful selection of his sports photography. He will also display his panel for which he was presented his Master Award of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (MPAGB). This is awarded for an exceptional standard of photography which few photographers can aspire to!

POTY Round 3 Hand In Night
2019-11-25 20:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This is the hand in night for the 3rd round of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this seasons’s competition here).
Diversity is the theme for this round of the competition for Novice and Intermediate members.
Digital Projected Image is the media to be used for the themed image for Intermediate members.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

Next Monday, the 25th of November, we will have a presentation by our own Christine Taylor. She is a former Chairperson and Competition Secretary of the club. Wildlife and sports photography are her passions.
2019-11-25 20:00 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare
Christine is especially known for her wonderful equine sports photography. Regarding wildlife photography, on one of her recent trips to the Saltee Islands, she drew attention to the damage caused by pollution in our coastal waters with her powerful photo of a gannet with orange plastic netting wound around its neck. This photo appeared on the front page of the Irish Times.

POTY Round 3 Judging Night
2019-12-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Judging for round 3 of the POTY.
Patrick Kavanagh from Palmerstown Camera Club will be our judge for this round of the competition.

On Monday the 9th of December we will have a presentation by former Irish Times photographer and picture editor Frank Miller. Frank has won over 20 awards for his work and has been named three times as the AIB/PPAI Photojournalist of the Year.
2019-12-09 20:00 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare

POTY Round 4 Hand In Night
2020-01-06 20:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This is the hand in night for the 4th round of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this seasons’s competition here).
Aging Gracefully is the theme for this round of the competition for Novice and Intermediate members.
Colour Print is the media to be used for the themed image for Intermediate members.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

This Monday, the 6th of January, we will have a presentation by our Audio Visual (AV) Group
2020-01-06 20:00 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare
Our AV Group will show us some of our individual members’ entries and the club’s entry to the Irish Photographic Federation (IPF) Audio Visual Championships 2019. In addition to the National AV Championships the IPF was hosting the 7th International AV competition. The Championships took place last October in Áras Chronáin, the Irish Cultural Centre in Clondalkin.
They will also show us an entry from Italy, the overall winner of the International category.
This will be an opportunity for all of us to see the latest creative works from our Audio Visual Group who have been remarkably successful in both national and international competitions over the years.

POTY Round 4 Judging Night
2020-01-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Judging for round 4 of the POTY.
Elaine Butler from Palmerstown Camera Club will be our judge for this round of the competition.

On the 20th of January our guest speaker will be Paul Moore, an award winning professional photographer from Tullamore
2020-01-20 20:00 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare
It all started with snapshots of his kids on his iPhone. A hobby became a passion and so started a journey from a career in accountancy to life as a professional photographer. Paul will relate his experiences on the path he chose – the pitfalls, the highs the lows. Most importantly, he will share with us his invaluable advice

All That Can Be, the art of John Bermingham. John is a visual artist in the South East working in photography, digital media and compositing, music videos, aerial footage, and animated shorts. He will present a selection of his remarkable work on the 27th of January.
2020-01-27 20:00 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare

Nature Competition Hand In Night
2020-02-03 20:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This is the hand in night for the Nature competition (see details for this seasons’s competition here).
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.

On the 3rd of February, we will have a presentation by club member Tom Ormond. His passion for nature photography has resulted in amazing wildlife encounters.
2020-02-03 20:00 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare
From breaching whales off the south coast of Ireland to mountain hares in the snow on the Cairngorm mountains, from diving kingfishers and ospreys to close encounters with red squirrels, through his obsession with wildlife Tom has seen and captured it all!

Nature Competition Judging Night
2020-02-10 20:00 - 22:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
Judging for the nature competition. Former club member and nature photography enthusiast, Cyrus Sangari, will be our judge for the Nature competition.

On the 17th of February, we will have a presentation by Gerry Andrews. Gerry’s photographs have won numerous national and international awards. His work has been widely published, exhibited in numerous exhibitions and featured on television programmes at home and abroad.
2020-02-17 20:00 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare

This Monday, the 24th of February, we will have a tutorial on two topics: 1) Composition 2) Post Processing of Mono images. Our tutors will be our very own, Colm Kavanagh and Gerry Kerr. A great opportunity to learn from two of our most experienced photographers.
2020-02-24 20:00 - 21:30 | Co. Kildare

POTY Round 5 Hand In Night
2020-03-02 20:00 | Slip Hall Celbridge
This is the hand in night for the 5th round of the Photographer of the Year competition (see details for this seasons’s competition here).
Hustle and Bustle is the theme for this round of the competition for Novice and Intermediate members.
Monochrome Print is the media to be used for the themed image for Intermediate members.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines for submitting images (which can be found here) as otherwise your images may be disqualified.
