About
Photography is thriving at the BBC with BBC Club Photography now well established alongside the annual BBC Staff Photography Competition.
The Photography Club is open to both novice and experienced photographers (and anyone in between!) and the group is run in an open style which encourages everybody to contribute and suggest ideas.
We hold an annual end-of-year exhibition where all members get the chance to display at least one photo. Our most recent Exhibition for 2010-11 was held at Acquire Arts in Battersea, and was a huge success!
The Club has a Flickr group which you can join when you are Photography group member. We share our photographs and comment on each others' creations! We also have regular photography competitions which are very easy to enter. You can take a look at what we have been up to, here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/bbcphotoclub/
Aims
To enable staff to meet like-minded people and learn new photographic techniques. To develop our members' creativity and technical abilities. To have fun!
We regularly hold ad hoc outings to take photographs. Recently we have taken low-light pictures along the South Bank, captured architecture at Canary Wharf, worked on flash techniques, taken some nature and wildlife photographs near St James's Park, and held a social event with a photo challenge! We post the best photos to our Flickr group and comment on them.
Training
We offer occasional workshops - covering many different photography topics, as requested by members. These are generally hosted by members of the section to share all of our skills and expertise. There is also the opportunity to get one-to-one advice from some of our more experienced members.
Newsletter
There is a regular newsletter, sent via email on Fridays, which gives a roundup of what we've been up to and suggestions about exhibitions, shoots etc. that you may like to attend - and sharing the successes of our members!
Upcoming Events
June – guided walk looking at street art in East London
July – 2012 Special - Olympic Park and Regents Canal guided photowalk
August – Annual Summer Social
If you have any requests for events/activities please contact the Photography Clubs Event Coordinator – Fiona Ambrose fiona.ambrose@bbc.co.uk
Cost to join - £15
