Based in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland, the club offers a wide range of activities for photographers of all skill levels.
Although most members are now using digital cameras, all forms of photography are encouraged.
Before you explore the rest of our website, why not take a few moments to view some outstanding images, below, taken by some of our members?
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December Facebook Competition Result
Photographers of the month are........ Bruce Harley and Peter Lawson with 13 likes each for their images. Runners up were Bruce McDowall, Martin Ross and Davy Wright with 9 likes and Bob Hosie with 8 likes. Many thanks to all who posted images and also to those who pressed the like button! Bruce's image "Winter Sunset - Bathgate hills Jan 2020"  |
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Peter's image "The Altmore"
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Membership now open to new members
Livingston Camera Club is now open to new members. If you would like to join head to the Information section of the club website where you will find the application form. Once you fill in your form you will be sent details about payment. At the moment we are operating as a Zoom-only club and will be doing so until at least January. The fees are £25 per annum with no weekly fee at the moment. However, when we resume at Crofthead, there will be a £2.50 fee on the door at each meeting. |
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2020-21 Season
The new season is well under way at the moment. The meetings are not what we are used to but are still a good chance to hear great speakers and to meet up with old friends, albeit virtually. We have some great talks lined up for the rest of the season so keep an eye on the programme. |
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Tom Gilland - "Genres, Cameras & Lenses"
Tom has been a member of LCC for many years. He’s a renowned wildlife photographer and a Canon enthusiast. He has recently, and literally, broadened his horizons and has begun taking photographs with a drone. Tom’s presentation tonight will cover a wide range of photographic subjects: something for everyone. Here’s a link to Tom’s website: http://www.tomgilland.co.uk/ .
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Hand-in Competition 3 - Digital 2
This is the hand-in date for the third internal competition of the season. It's a digital image only competition. Images should be submitted to the club's website by midnight on the 18th but can be submitted at any time up to 8 weeks before that. To submit images for the competition login to the Members page on the website and click on "My Images" in the left hand menu. Follow the instructions on the "My Images" page to submit an image for the competition.Full details of the rules for submitting images for internal competitions can be found on the Information page of the website. |
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Robert Harvey - "Small is Beautiful"
You may recall that Robert presented his talk "Wildlife for All Seasons" at one of our earliest Zoom meetings. Now he's back with his talk "Small is Beautiful". Macro photography opens up a fascinating world of wildlife, including many subjects close to home. This talk demonstrates techniques for making striking images of butterflies, dragonflies and other insects, orchids and fungi including composition, depth of field and controlling light, as well as how to find and identify the subject.
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SPF Print Championship - closing date
This is a reminder for the External Competitions Secretary |
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Alan Hewitt - "A Wild Journey - Mirrorless, Portraiture and Context"
Alan is a wildlife photographer, writer and workshop leader based in Northumberland. He is a brand ambassador for FUJIFILM UK – an ‘Official FUJIFILM X Photographer’, and also for specialist camera filter manufacturer, Formatt-Hitech. His appreciation and fascination of wildlife leads him to document and share the natural world we live in. From his favourite local patch, The Farne Islands, to the birds and mammals of the Masai Mara, he is always amazed by our wildlife. He is a strong supporter of wildlife and conservation, internationally and throughout the United Kingdom. He is a member and supporter of several conservation organisations who also benefit from his print sales, photography workshops and writing. Here’s a link to Alan’s website: http://alanhewittphotography.co.uk/. |
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Members' Portfolio Evening
This replaces our planned Studio Night which obviously can no longer happen! We are going for a Portfolio evening instead where members will share a portfolio/panel of three images via Zoom. The aim of this is to try and present images in a slightly different format. The process of producing a portfolio is very straightforward; the hardest thing is identifying images that work well together. Sandra has produced a set of instructions for doing a portfolio in both Lightroom and Photoshop, these include screenshots to help but you may have to magnify the document to see everything on the screenshot. Like everything in photography the ways she has shown are not the only ways to do this and there may well be better ways available on the internet. Each of us can prepare a maximum of two portfolios and we will show them in two rounds. If you wish you can explain why you think the images go together and how you found the process of producing the final set. The instructions for creating a portfolio are available for viewing or downloading on the Documents page of the Members' Information section of the website.
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