| IN THIS EDITION: This Week at the Club KCPA Recommended Competitions Club Subscriptions Survey Results Upcoming PDI Competitions Upcoming Meetings |
| THIS WEEK AT THE CLUB Annual General Meeting 7:45pm, 12th September Come along to the Annual General Meeting to have your say. |
| KCPA RECOMMENDED COMPETITIONS Click the button below to see a a list of competitions compiled by the KCPA. |
| CLUB SUBSCRIPTIONS We hope you will all be joining us again this season. To renew your membership, follow the link below to our website. If you are not able pay online, please speak to Brian the treasurer at your earliest convenience. Members must be paid up by the 1st of October 2024. |
| SURVEY RESULTS Thank you to everyone who participated in our survey, we really appreciate hearing what you’ve thought of the season. Here are some of the results that we gathered: What are your favourite elements? More than 60% of you said: hearing from judges, viewing others’ images, external speakers, members talks and group discussions, outings and catching up with people. Competitions 63% rated competitions an 8 or more out of 10, with another 33% giving between 4 and 7. Nearly 80% of participants thought the amount of competitions we have is just right, while the same percentage also said that core PDI competitions were their favourite. External Speakers 26% of people rated external speakers an 8 or more out 10 with the remainder giving between 4 and 7. Just under 50% of people thought we have just the right amount of speakers while just over 35% thought we have too many. The favourite subjects for speakers to discuss was street photography as well as technical skills and post-production. Internal Speakers 72% of the feedback rated our internal speakers an 8 or more out of 10, with no one scoring them lower than a 5. Over 2/3’s of you thought we don’t have enough internal speakers or club discussions. Viewing members’ images, hearing about personal journeys and stories as well as technical skills and post-production tutorials were the preferred topics. Outings 72% of us rated our outings an 8 or more out of 10; with more than half of that figure scoring them a 10. 2/3’s thought we have the right amount of outings while the other third thought there wasn’t enough. Having a common theme, going somewhere new, chatting with members and viewing what others saw were all popular answers to ‘what do you like about outings?’ Nearly half or participants liked the idea of a Thursday – once every two months – being an outing while the same percentage wanted it to less frequent or not at all. |
| UPCOMING PDI COMPETITIONS Here are the competitions that are currently open on PhotoEntry: Colour PDI Round 1, 19th September The Submission deadline is the 17th of September. A maximum of 3 images can be submitted. Mono PDI Round 1, 24th October The Submission deadline is the 22nd of October. A maximum of 3 images can be submitted. Mike Gleave Nature Cup, 7th November The Submission deadline is the 5th of November. A maximum of 4 images can be submitted. Colour PDI Round 2, 21st November The Submission deadline is the 17th of November. A maximum of 3 images can be submitted. |
| UPCOMING MEETINGS Colour PDI Competition, Round 1 19th September The competition is open to submissions on PhotoEntry. It will be Judged by Darren Pullman. Improving Mobile Phone Photography 26th September Presented by our own Clive Williams. |