Welcome to the Winlaton Camera Club news section.
Here we’ll be regularly posting updates about what’s going on at the club, along with photographs taken by members on our days out.
Latest News
NCPF 2023 Results Evening
Tonight saw us looking at all the PDI winners from the 2022 NCPF Annuals Competition which WCC entered for the first time in many years. We did really well, we came away with several awards... Jen Page came 2nd in the Beginner's section with her image "Sweet Pea"...
An Evening with Mark Bradshaw
An Evening with Mark Bradshaw Tuesday November 22nd This Tuesday we welcomed Mark Bradshaw back to the club along with his fantastic photography! The room was full, we had some great discussion and saw all manner of interesting images which makes up Mark's unique...
Print Competition 1
The results of our first Print Competition of 2022, with an open subject. Tonight we welcomed judge Lynda Golightly to cast her expert eye over our entries and give her verdict – 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, along with five highly commended images.
Calendar Competition Results
Calendar Competition Results Tuesday 8th November This week was the first voting night for the 2024 WCC Calendar! Decided by members, we looked at all entries and decided between ourselves which images should be placed in our calendar for next year. We were voting...
South Tyne Print Competition Results
This week we saw the South Tyne Print Competition Results held at South Shields Photographic Society. A good turnout of members from our club, namely Mandy, Jacqui, Jamie, Gina, Colin, Paul, Lesley, Barry and Vera, we also saw two potential new members attend in...
Activity Night
This was our second activity night of the season, and we decided to try to create some macro and abstract images for one of our upcoming competitions. Great to see everyone attend with their cameras, and we had a few stations dotted around the room for people to...
PDI Competition 1
The results of our first PDI Competition of 2022, with an open subject. Tonight we welcomed judge Peter Walton to cast his expert eye over our submitted images and give his verdict - the usual format of 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed, along with six highly commended.
Nigel Hepplewhite – Guest Speaker
An evening with Inspire an Image, AKA Nigel Hepplewhite. Tuesday 11th October. We had our first guest speaker at the club on Tuesday, and what an evening it was! Nigel Hepplewhite came to show us some of his images, and it was fascinating to see how he had...
STA Selection Night
Selection Evening for the South Tyne Print Competition. Tuesday 4th October. This week we decided which 10 images we would put forward for the South Tyne Print Competition. This is an inter-club competition, held between the 6 clubs in our area, Gateshead, Hexham,...
A Look at Studio Lighting!
Graeme shows us how to set up a studio lighting rig, Tuesday 27th September, 2022. Did you know that the club has it's own Bowen style studio lighting kit? It is available to any member who may need one, or would like to practice a bit of studio work. Graeme, our...