The annual AGM will the first item of the evening. Reports by president, secretary and treasurer will be circulated beforehand and will be available for discussion before the election of committee members and officers.

Regular contributor Chris Atkinson will present on the theme of reflections photography using a smartphone. This should give some inspiration for photos when out and about.
Our usual closing (non competitive) look at member’s photos will be the interpretation of famous photographer’s or artist’s work, showing two original images and the member’s interpretations of those two images. Try looking at the jump photographs by Philippe Halsman, the street photographs of Henri Cartier Bresson or the landscapes of Ansel Adams for example. An alternative might be a reinterpretation of a Constable, a Monet, a Van Gogh or even an abstract piece of artwork.
This meeting is on the second Wednesday of the month,11th December as Christmas approaches.
Our plan is to show two videos on underwater photography. This includes explanations of underwater light, subjects and technical equipment aspects.

A presentation on one of the photography greats, Julia Margaret Cameron has been confirmed. Noted for portraiture and with her photographs dating from the mid 19th century, this should be most informative.

The annual 20 question quiz will be held, subject to timings, with a small prize to the winner. The tea/coffee break will have the added attraction of mince pies.
In our usual non competitive look at member’s photographs, we’ll be looking at landscape photographs.
Justin is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, and an award-winning professional landscape photographer best known for his atmospheric images of East Anglia. He will speak to us in person about the lessons he’s learned as a landscape photographer, with plenty of images to illustrate his talk.

Justin has a new book out titled ‘Discovering Essex’, which complements his recent book about Photographing East Anglia.

Justin has talked to us before and this will be an excellent evening on landscape photography, which we are sure most people will be interested in.
Our final evening segment is our non competitive sharing of member’s photographs on macro and close ups.
This will be a member led session on macro photography where we hope to have at least two set ups where you can try your hand at this interesting discipline and hopefully encourage you to try this yourselves in the field or at home.

You don’t need lots of expensive equipment and we will explain how you can achieve some macro photography with equipment costing between £5 and £15.

Quite often you can photograph something at extreme magnification with a little patience. Sometimes you can get a photograph where it isn’t obvious what the subject matter is.
We will be bringing examples of macro equipment that members can have a look at and try on their own camera or smartphone. A short presentation will precede the practical session with examples using the equipment available.
The public perception of forensic photography.
We are most pleased to welcome one of the country’s leading experts on forensic photography, Nick Marsh, to talk to us. The types of light are of the utmost importance in photographing a crime scene and producing images that can be used in evidence.

This may be off the usual theme of photographic topics, but nonetheless should be an intriguing and most interesting session. As this is a rare opportunity to be informed on this topic, members are encouraged to mention it to friends with an interest in photography.
Aldeburgh Carnival this year is the 80th edition of this three day event. With races, procession, fireworks, kites on the beach and various trader stalls, it’s a great day out for families.

Aldeburgh Photography Group members will be attending the event again. Our purpose is to capture in photographs, the essence of the event. Our photographs are submitted to Aldeburgh Times and other publications. This year, some photographs will be published on Aldeburgh Carnival social media links with their assistance.

As mentioned at the July meeting, we are looking for volunteers to take some photographs at the Carnival. Please contact Stuart if you are able to assist. It should be fun to photograph with plenty of colour and variation in activities. Even if you can only make a couple of hours to capture a particular event, it would be most appreciated.
We are pleased to welcome Steve Hedges (https://www.stevehedgesphotography.co.uk/profile/) who will talk about how to create impact and mood in photography, how to create an image that really has the ‘wow’ factor. He will show a series of before-and-after pictures with the after picture being a big improvement over the before picture.

Steve finds this really emphasises the importance of thinking about what you want to achieve before you hit the shutter release. He will then move on to talk about the thought process behind creating a great picture and the various techniques to help achieve that aim.
This promises to be an interesting session. As usual, members are encouraged to mention the session to friends, who are most welcome.
As mentioned at recent meetings at the Library, it is planned to have a club photoshoot at Orford on June 19th.
Details were announced at the May meeting and will be repeated in the June monthly email to members.
Members are encouraged to take as many photographs as they like of whatever subjects take their fancy. There’s plenty to photograph – Castle, harbour, boats, cottages, Church, village centre etc. Note that the area surrounding the Castle is free to roam, but the Castle is administered by English Heritage, so there will be a cost to enter.

We welcome Ben Nichols to talk about drone photography.

The talk will give details of the types of drones with cameras, highlight the Civil Aviation Authority rules for safe drone use.
Ben will bring some drone equipment with him so members can have a look and ask questions during the mid session coffee/tea break.


Smartphone Photography
Although the session is stated as iPhone, the techniques are equally valid for Google and Android smartphones.
Chris Atkinson’s iPhone session last year was very popular and he’s back with fresh material. He has access to more training videos and this year, they will include information on how to hold the iPhone for sharp photos; the iPhone feature for perfect focus; setting the correct exposure; and two short videos on creative pano photography and on taking stunning silhouettes.
We have members who use the smartphone as their default camera and they produce some outstanding images. If you’d like to find out more, please do get in touch. You don’t need to heft a large DSLR to get something from our meetings.