Events

This month we will not be holding a formal meeting; instead, we will be out and about putting our camera skills to good use at the Aldeburgh Carnival.  The three-day event, with the theme ‘country and eastern’ starts on Saturday 15 August and concludes with a spectacular lantern and firework display on Monday 17 August.  During this time the town comes alive with a variety of events including a 10k run, fun rides, giant kites, duck and egg boat races, RNLI demonstrations, swimming competitions and a carnival parade.   Our members, in ‘Press’ vests, will be there to capture the fun at all the events.  Please stop us and say hello, or ask us about our friendly club and we may even take your photo!  Most images will be uploaded onto our website (www.aldeburghphotographygroup.org.uk) and the carnival committee will select a number for the town pages.

Images from the 2025 carnival

After the excitement of photographing the various events at the carnival last month, we are back on Wednesday 16 September at our usual venue, the Aldeburgh Library and at the usual time of 7.30 pm. 

This month we are very pleased to welcome again Simon Reid.  Earlier this year Simon gave a very interesting talk on his life as a motorsport photographer.  This time Simon will lead a discussion and give practical instruction on how to explore and develop the creative skills of editing images on smartphones and tablets mainly using the free app… SnapSeed (from Google).

Simon has been working as a freelance photograher and has been editing his own photos, or working as a photo retoucher for over two decades.  Digital photography is often considered a two part process; capturing images and then editing them.  He will also briefly discuss composition and exposure options while taking photos.  Finally he will give a practical demonstration of how, even on your phone, you can edit photos to fit a creative or artistic aesthetic and will include a comparison between SnapSeed and Lightroom or Photoshop.

Courtesy of Simon Reid