photo clubs

ferny · Jan 3, 2007

Wasn't sure where to stick this post. And no, it won't fit there...

How do you find out about your local photography clubs? And any way of making sure it won't just be five old farts in a pub? Because of my car I'm a member of two clubs and they have monthly meetings where we all sit in the pub and get ****ed. So I'd be looking for something local (around Luton) like that where it's not people sitting in a village hall going *puts on silly voice* "now this is from when I went to Africa. You can easily tell I used my lens at f2.8 notice how the colours are vivid... You there at the back with the strange car, wake up".

terri · Jan 3, 2007

Well, I would just run a google search for your area, for starters. Or ask one of the boring old sods if there's anything better than what they're doing, although that might cost you your membership. :mrgreen:

markc · Jan 3, 2007

Or you could try starting one, but that would probably be a bit of work.

terri · Jan 3, 2007

markc said:
Or you could try starting one, but that would probably be a bit of work.

What's that old Groucho Marx line...? "I wouldn't join a club that would have me as a member"?

Or is that one "I've a good mind to join a club, and beat you over the head with it"?

I'm confused.... :lol:

ferny · Jan 3, 2007

markc said:
Or you could try starting one, but that would probably be a bit of work.

But I don't have any slides from Africa so can't start one.

markc · Jan 3, 2007

terri said:
What's that old Groucho Marx line...? "I wouldn't join a club that would have me as a member"?

Or is that one "I've a good mind to join a club, and beat you over the head with it"?

I'm confused....

What does that say about a club you founded yourself?

markc · Jan 3, 2007

ferny said:
But I don't have any slides from Africa so can't start one.

Put a mane on your pet dog Snuffy and shoot him. Everyone will be nodding off anyway, so they won't know the difference.

terri · Jan 3, 2007

markc said:
What does that say about a club you founded yourself?

Exactly! This is for Ferny to ponder.

Oldfireguy · Jan 3, 2007

it won't just be five old farts in a pub?

Don't write those kind of people off. Sometimes they know more than you might think they do.

lostprophet · Jan 3, 2007

try this

http://cameraclubs.photopro.co.uk/Search.asp

ferny · Jan 4, 2007

fredcwdoc said:
it won't just be five old farts in a pub?

Don't write those kind of people off. Sometimes they know more than you might think they do.

You've missed my intentions.

What I meant was I don't want to turn up to a meeting to find it's just five boring men and is always just those five boring blokes. And the reason that no-one else turns up is that, even though they know their onions, it's far more entertaining to go home and count your fingernail collection.

Cheers, lostprophet.

Mohain · Jan 4, 2007

Amersham have got a very good photo soc. Never been tho, but seems to have some talent there. Might just be near enough for you depending which side of Luton you are?

http://www.amershamphotosoc.com/

darich · Jan 4, 2007

i used to be in my local camera club before i moved house.
i left there after a few years because i felt there were a few cliques and it was the same old routine every year.
similar competitions
same site visit (Glasgow Science Centre)
same bird reserve (Isle of May)
same stuff at the digital nights (of which there were too few IMO)

i felt that after a couple of years i wasn't learning anything so stopped going.
Going by the first post it sounds like that club isn't unique!