FAQ

1. When and where does the club meet?
2. What is the clubs opinion of Digital Photography?
3. Are beginners welcome?
4. Do you need a good camera to be a member?
5. Can anyone join?
6. Do any of your members do weddings or portraits?
7. Does the club have darkroom facilities?
8. Are there any women members?
9. What are your Membership Fees ?
10. Can I try a meeting before I join?
11. Do you have to be a certain standard to enter the competitions?

1. When and where does the club meet?

The club meets on Thursday evenings at 7:00pm to 9:00pm in The Rivermead Community Centre, Fuscia Way, Afon Village, Rogerstone, Gwent. NP10 9LZ. ……Top

2. What is the club’s opinion of Digital Photography?

Gwent Photographic & Digital Imaging Society actively encourages Digital Photography. Many members use scanners to scan negatives, slides or prints and produce prints using inkjet printers. An increasing number now work entirely digitally. There are of course many people who still work conventionally using “wet” processing.All pictures are treated equally in competitions as long as the picture is all your own work. – a good picture is a good picture regardless of the way it was taken. ……Top

3. Are beginners welcome?

We are not taking any new members at present due to an unprecedented interest recently. As soon as vacancies become available we will again start taking new members.

Gwent Photographic & Digital Imaging Society accepts members of ALL standards from complete beginners to professionals. A camera club is an excellent place for novices to learn. We were all beginners once! ……Top

4. Do you need a good camera to be a member?

A better camera does not guarantee a better picture, if a picture is well composed, well exposed and well presented who is to know what equipment was used?……Top

5. Can anyone join?

We are not taking any new members at present due to an unprecedented interest recently. As soon as vacancies become available we will again start taking new members.

YES absolutely! All we ask is an interest in Photography and a desire to share that interest with other like minded people.……Top

6. Do any of your members do weddings or portraits?

Yes, some members do undertake weddings or portraits.……Top

7. Does the club have darkroom facilities?

No.……Top

8. Are there any women members?

While the men currently outnumber the ladies we are always looking at ways of redressing that balance. Some of the best photographers in the club are women and you can see some of their work in the galleries. Please do not be put off.……Top

9. What are your Membership Fees?

Club membership fees for the season 2011 are, Single Subscription £40.……Top

10. Can I try a meeting before I join?

Yes, prospective members can come along for one month as a guest after which you are expected to join. Only fully paid up members can enter the competitions.……Top

11. Do you have to be a certain standard to enter the competitions?

No, but prints should be properly mounted. In the internal competitions the main objective is to appreciate other peoples work, learn from the informed comments from the judges and to have fun.

This year, (2011), we are reintroducing an IMPROVERS section as well as the ADVANCED section. This will allow new members to gauge their abilities. They will be able to submit a panel of ten prints to the selection committee for the club to see their standard and advise accordingly.

 After all, the judging is only one person’s opinion and after a while you get to know that the judge is ALWAYS wrong unless of course your picture has won!……Top