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Welcome to the Otley Camera Club blog, where you can keep up to date with everything happening in and around the club.
Here you will find posts covering a wide range of activities, including club nights, competitions, outings and our involvement in the local community. It’s a great way to see what the club has been doing and the photography our members are producing.
You can use the options below to filter posts by category, including Out and About, Community, Competitions and Club Nights, making it easy to explore the areas that interest you most.
What’s On This Week: Peter Lau – Wheeling on the Wilder Side of Life
This Thursday, Otley Camera Club welcomes Peter Lau for an inspiring evening of wildlife photography, personal stories and the power of reconnecting with nature. Peter was a British fire officer whose life changed dramatically following a mountain biking accident in 2014, which left him paralysed and reliant on a wheelchair. Despite the challenges, photography helped Peter rediscover his passion for the natural world. Today, he captures stunning wildlife images and uses his e
2 days ago
A Varied Evening of Photography at Otley Camera Club
Thursday’s meeting offered members a little bit of everything, with an inspiring talk followed by three practical photography sessions. We began the evening with a fantastic presentation from our own member Max Malisan, who shared stories and photographs from his trip to the Masai Mara last year. It was a superb talk, combining some amazing photography with fascinating facts and memorable stories from his experiences. It was a wonderful opportunity to see Max’s images and hea
2 days ago
What’s On This Week – Max Malisan & Creative Photography
This Thursday we’re looking forward to an evening with a bit of everything, combining inspiration, photography stories and a chance to get creative ourselves. We’ll start the evening with Max Malisan, who will share his photography, stories and experiences. Max has a fantastic collection of images to talk about, including photographs from his visit to the Masai Mara last year, giving members the chance to hear about his experiences as well as see his photography. Then, in the
Oct 2
What’s On This Week – Little People, Big Stories
This Thursday, our own member Richard Sells will be sharing his Miniature World project, which uses 1:87 scale model figures to create small scenes and stories in the real world. The talk will look behind the scenes at how the photographs are made, from coming up with the initial idea through to choosing the location, arranging the tiny figures and working out the lighting and composition. With the figures only around 2cm tall, it can involve a surprising amount of problem-so
Sep 27
TWO WEEKS OF CREATIVE PRACTICALS
The last two weeks at Otley Camera Club have been all about getting creative and putting photography into practice. Last week, members headed out around Otley for a photography scavenger hunt. Working in groups, they were given a series of themes to capture – from movement, shadows and reflections to architecture, colour and detail. Each group also had to come up with their own themes and challenge another group! The results show just how differently our members approached th
Sep 25
📸 Photo of the Month - August
And the winner is… Claire Wilson-Sharp! 🎉📸 A huge congratulations to Claire, whose fantastic damselfly photograph has been chosen as this month's Photo of the Month by Emily Waring. Photo of the Month is a fun little competition we run for members through our Facebook group, giving everyone the chance to share a photograph each month and see what our members think. It's all about getting involved, sharing our photography and enjoying a bit of friendly competition! As always
Sep 21
What’s On This Week – Capture the Feeling
This Thursday we're getting creative with a practical evening that challenges us to think about photography in a slightly different way. Welcome to Capture the Feeling! We'll work in small groups, with each group given an emotion or feeling to capture in a photograph. But there's a twist – you don't have to photograph a person to show an emotion. Could you communicate happiness through colour? Excitement through movement? Calm through composition? Frustration through an every
Sep 20
Behind the Lens: Photographing the Mayor Mash-Up
On Saturday night, David and Karen swapped their usual camera club surroundings for the dance floor as they photographed the Mayor Mash-Up at Otley Common. The 90s-themed night, promoted by Otley Mayor Mick Bradley, brought DJs, dancing and plenty of energy to the Common. For a photographer, though, an event like this presents a very different challenge to photographing in more controlled conditions. Working with difficult conditions The combination of very low light, coloure
Sep 13
What’s On This Week – Practical Scavenger Hunt
This Thursday we're swapping the clubhouse for the streets of Otley as we head out and about for a fun and creative photography scavenger hunt! We'll split into small groups before heading off around Otley with a list of photographic challenges to complete. The aim is to find and photograph different themes and ideas – perhaps glass, reflections, silhouettes, movement and plenty more. The challenges are designed to make us look at familiar places in a different way and encour
Sep 12
A Truly Inspiring Evening with Carolyn Mendelsohn
Last night we were delighted to welcome award-winning portrait photographer Carolyn Mendelsohn to Otley Camera Club for her talk, Portraits, Projects and Personal Stories – and, quite simply, wow! From the moment Carolyn began, the whole club was captivated. Of course, Carolyn's portraits are technically and creatively exceptional, and it was fascinating to hear about how she approaches her work. But one of the strongest messages from the evening was that, for Carolyn, the te
Sep 11
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