The club meets every first Wednesday of the month, at 7pm, and focuses on enhancing camera skills.
Bubbly owner of Getpix Photographic School in Farrarmere, Paula Rutherford, was recently appointed chairwoman of the club.
It is not only a place where pro photography skills can be developed, but also an opportunity to meet interesting new people who share in the interest.
Each meeting features a guest speaker, who delivers a presentation on a different photography-related topic and also acts as the judge for the evening.
Members submit two of their photographs at each meeting.
There are seven different categories to choose from.
Photographs are then awarded certificates — bronze, silver, gold or a certificate of merit — depending on the judges’ decisions.
Paula explained that after a certain number of gold certificates are obtained, the photographer achieves a star rating out of five.
If three stars are achieved, the photo will be entered in a “Salon”, at which photographs are judged on a prestigious national level.
The club offers outings and workshops for members on various different subjects.
Paula said the club, that first started in Johannesburg, has been in existence for countless years, and committee members Amy and Reg Ansell have been members for at least 50 years.
At this month’s meeting the guest speaker was Theo van der Merwe, Springs Camera Club member and regional director of the Eastern Gauteng Camera Affiliation, who gave a talk about aviation and action photography.
In March, members can look forward to a seminar on flower photography and in April a fabulous one on fashion photography.
Paula also invites members of the public to get creative and enter a 14-day photographic challenge that Getpix has to offer on its Facebook page, with new themes every two weeks.
