Alyth & Blairgowrie Camera Club
Membership for the full year is £45.00 (By Bank Transfer - Preferred)
Meetings are held Every Tuesday, September to April
at St Catharine’s Hall, George Street, Blairgowrie PH10 6EY.
Starting 18.45 for 19.00 and finishing at 21.00.
WHAT THREE WORDS - absorbing.peachy.thinnest
Take stairs or lift to 1st floor and first door on the right
Parking is available on the streets around the Hall.
Our Email address is info@abccameraclub.com
ABCC - Syllabus from September 2025 - April 2026
(Please note: Tutorial nights not fully confirmed yet).
September 2025
Monthly Project: “Life and / or Death” - 4 Images - Submit by – 14.10.25
2nd Intro Night – This years programme and dates; Tutorial Competition Guidance and Image Sizing.
9th TUTORIAL - Camera Settings, Managing ISO, White Balance, Camera Modes, Do’s and Dont’s.
16th SPEAKER – Ian Sturrock DPAGB Post-editing of Images Photoshop techniques.
23rd PRESENTATIONS-Summer Challenge–Wildlife Reserves, Colour explosion, Waterfalls - 4 Images/subject.
23rd Last hand in Date for DIGITAL IMAGE COMPETITION 4 Images - "Something Local to You"
30th TUTORIAL – Focus, Managing Depth of Field, Steading your Camera.
(Sat/Sun outing member to arrange)
October 2025
Monthly Project: “Geometric” - 4 Images - Submit by – 04.11.25
7th PRESENTATIONS -Summer Challenges–Garden Themes, Motorsport, Amateur Sports - 4 Images/subject.
14th SPEAKER - Kelly Mcintyre My Photographic Journey (to be confirmed)
14th Last in date: Monthly Project: Life and / or Death - or on night - 4 Images
21st DIGITAL IMAGE Competition 4 Images - "Something Local to You”.
28th PRESENTATIONS – “Life and/or Death” September Project - 4 Images.
28th Last hand in Date: for MOUNTED PRINT - "People at Work" Competition 4 Mounted Images.
(Sat/Sun outing member to arrange)
November 2025
Monthly Project: “Arty-Farty” - 4 Images - Submit by – 18.11.25
4th SPEAKER - Andrew Allan – Astrophotography.
4th Last in date: Monthly Project 4 Images : "Geometric" - or on night.
11th TUTORIAL - Background Blur, Photographing moving water, long and double exposures.
18th PRESENTATIONS - "Geometric" – October Project 4 Images.
18th Last in date: Monthly Project: "Arty-Farty" 4 Images - or on night.
25th MOUNTED PRINT Competition – “People at Work” - 4 prints.
Saturday or Sunday November outing with Tom Ryan - Night Street Photography (NSP) Dundee, Group-Any size. (still organising).
Smaller group & Tom Ryan for (NSP) at Edinburgh Fringe in August (Chairperson to arrange in summer break)
(Sat/Sun outing member to arrange)
December 2025
Monthly Project: "Crowds" - 4 Images - Submit by – 02.12.25
2nd PRESENTATION– “Arty Farty” –November Project - 4 Images.
2nd Last in date: Monthly Project: "Crowds" 4 Images - or on night.
9th SPEAKER – Iain Galbraith - Italian Dolomites Trip, How Histograms influence the final shot.
16th Xmas Dinner.
January 2026
Monthly Project: “Light and/or Dark” - 4 Images - Submit by – 10.02.26
6th PRESENTATION – “Crowds”– December Project - 4 Images.
13th TUTORIAL - Frank Horrocks on Macro.
13th Last Hand in Date for CREATIVE SPACE COMPETITION -“Freeze and/or Motion” - 4 Images.
13th Last Hand in Date for KNOCKOUT COMPETITION - "Your Favourites of 2025" - 4 Images.
20th SPEAKER – Michael Gloistein - Landscape and, or Wildlife.
27th TUTORIAL – Putting a Two-minute Slideshow together with music examples by David/Ian.
(Sat/Sun outing member to arrange)
February 2026
Monthly Project: "Water" - 4 Images - Submit by – 10.03.26
3rd SPEAKER – Keith Thorburn CPAGB, EFIAP, LRPS - Camera Trapping – (Via ZOOM).
10th CREATIVE SPACE Competition – “Freeze and/or Motion” - 4 Images.
10th PRESENTATION - Monthly Project "Light and/or Dark" - 4 Images.
17th TUTORIAL – Post Image Editing, Software, HDR explained/example, Adding Value to image.
17th Last in Date "Two Minute Slideshow to Music" .
24th PRESENTATION – "Light and/or Dark – January project 4 - Images.
March 2026
Monthly Project: "Vertical"- 4 Images - Submit by – 07.04.26
3rd PRESENTATIONS – TWO MINUTE SLIDESHOW to MUSIC, "Your Favourites of 2025".
10th KNOCKOUT Competition– “Your Favourites of 2025” (Internally judged) 4 Images.
10th Last in Date: Monthly Project "Water" - 4 Images.
17th SPEAKER – Tim Haynes – Appreciating Nature
24th PRESENTATION – "Water" February project - 4 Images. Last in date: Tues 10.03.26 o
31st The Messer Quiz Night Extravaganza.
(Sat/Sun outing member to arrange)
April 2026
7th SPEAKER – Libby Smith MPAGB, EFIAP, HonPAGB, HonSPF – Monochrome Photography.
14th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & Feedback of years programme and Presentation of Trophies.
21st PRESENTATION - "Vertical" – April project 4 Images. Last in date: Tues 07.04.26 or on night.
28th Free night – Coffee biscuits discussion, members thoughts on the 33 week programme.