NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

Clacton Amateur Operatic Society's 'Beauty and The Beast'.

29th December, our final workshop assignment for 2004 was to photograph the Amateur Operatic Society's latest production, the pantomime, 'Beauty and The Beast' at the Westcliff Theatre.
The location team were Cliff, Ivan, Mel and Mike who managed to obtain an excellent photographic record for the Society.
Taking good photographs in a situation where the the lighting is constantly changing in both colour and intensity is particularly challenging, but having worked with the CAOS group on several previous occasions we are now able to produce a good selection of images for their archives.

NEPW Photography Exhibition.

28th December to 4th January 2005. Several members of the Workshop are displaying a selection of mounted and framed prints at the Westcliff theatre.
The prints will be on sale to members of the public.

NEPW Annual Christmas Dinner Greetings'.

16th December, we held our annual Christmas Dinner at Clacton Golf Club. Mike and Margaret were presented with gifts in appreciation of their work for the group.

Clacton Amateur Dramatic Society's 'Season's Greetings'.

24th November, At the request of the society, some members were at the Westcliff Theatre to record the CADS production of, 'Season's Greetings'. we have previously worked with Clacton Amateur Operatic Society on several occasions, but this is the first time that we have worked with the drama group.

Best of Tendring Photo Competition Prizewinners Reception.

22nd November, A reception and prizegiving ceremony was held in for the winners of the competitiion in the Connaught room at Clacton Town Hall. The prizes were presented by Mary Bragg, the Vice Chairman of Tendring Council, and by judges and sponsors of the competition. This year saw a record number of submissions to the competition with 396 prints entered in the various categories.The judges were impressed by the high standard of the images and had a difficult task in determining the winning photographs.

NEPW Visit Jessops, Colchester.

15th November, A group of members spent the evening at Jessops Photographic Store in Colchester. We were made welcome by the staff and were shown some of the latest cameras and equipment. Some members gave into temptation and purchased cameras and other items.

Judging of Best of Tendring Photo Competition.

8th November, Judging of the entries to the 2004 Best of Tendring competition took place at Clacton Town Hall today This year saw a record number of submissions to the competition with 396 prints entered in the various categories. The judges were impressed by the high standard of the images and had a hard task in determining the winning photographs. Watch this Website for details of winners and their entries. The prizes will be awarded at a ceremony in the Chairman's Parlour in Clacton Town hall on 22nd of November.

Barbie & Russell Lindsay Visit NEPW

2nd November, Barbie Lindsay, from Ipswich camera Club, accompanied by husband Russell, gave an entertaining and informative talk on various aspects of Photography. Barbie's work is mainly digital, and she displayed many of her images, which varied from straight prints to creative imagery and also some really 'way out' digitally manipulated offerings. Barbie also showed some of her more traditional film based Photographs.

Visit by Tom Castleton.

14th September, We had a return visit by Tom Castleton. Tom, who is an old favourite of the workshop, gave an iteresting and light-hearted talk on how to light and photograph glassware and pottery. He interspersed his talk with jokes, anecdotes and even a short burst on the piano!!

Visit to Wivenhoe Park.

17th August, We spent the evening on locatuion wok at Wivenhoe Park where, despite the poor lighting conditions, we were able to take some interesting pictures of the area

NEPW Exhibition at the Tendring Show.

9th August, Almost all members were able to exhibit a selection of their work at the Tendring Show near lawford. There were a wide range of images, ranging from landscapes, seascapes, portraiture, wildlife, architecture, close-up and abstract. Both digital and the more traditional film images were displayed and they drew appreciative comments from visitors.

Location Evening at Dedham.

27th July, Members met outside Dedham Church for an evening of location work. The members ptroduced photographs covering a wide range of subjects including pictures of the village centre, wild flowers, architectural images, the church & graveyard. We even obtained some photos of a traditional village cricket match.

Village Portrait Project.

The workshop has initiated a project to photograph some of the villages in Tendring. The members will work in small groups of 4/5 and each group will concentrate on a particular village. It is hoped that we will be able to include the people of the village as well as the architecture and surroundings. The project will be ongoing during the Summer and final prints will be mounted for exibition in the individual villages from mid October. The locations include Thorpe le Soken, Brightlingsea, Holland/Great Holland, Kirby le Soken and Mannigtree & Mistley. If the project is successful, further villages may be included in the project at a later date.

Location Portraiture in Castle Park, Colchester.

NEPW Visit Lawford House.

8th June, We were invited to visit Lawford House, near Manningtree to take photographs of the house and gardens. The members were able to wander around the grounds and produced some excellent images of the flowers the lake and water fowl, including some Black Swans.

Clacton Amateur Operatic Society's 'HELLO DOLLY'.

16th May, Four members of the group were at the Westcliff Theatre to record the Clacton Amateur Operatic Society's production of 'Hello Dolly' . We have photographed many of their past shows and have ben asked to record all their future shows. The members find the work quite challenging due to the varying lighting set ups used during the shows.

Available Light & Environmental Portrait Evening.

20th April, This evening members worked in small groups, in Clacton town centre to experiment with low light photography and some manged to take some outdoor portraits and shots of people in town.

Travel Photographer of the Year 2004 Competition

The Travel Photographer of the Year competition (TPOTY) was launched in 2003 and is rapidly establishing itself as THE international photography competition. It is supported by many major names in the Photographic and Travel industries and is judged by such luminaries as Charlie Waite and Nick Mears. TPOTY challenges photographers young and old, amateur and professional to compete for a £60,000 prize package. Age range in last year's competition was from 6 to 88.The winners gallery can be seen at

Visit from Jessops Photographic Store, Colchester.

15th April, Manager and staff from Jessops, Colchester, visited us for the evening. They demonstrated several of the latest Digital cameras and and other items. They had a selection of photographs taken with the various cameras for comparison. It was interesting to observe how the images varied in quality and colour through the range. The evening was a 'hands on' event with members able to examine and try out the cameras for themselves.

Launch of Best of Tendring Competition.

14th February, several members attended the lanching ceremony at the Town Hall of the 2004 Best of Tendring photo competition. Which will run until October.

Best of Tendring Photography Competition.

NEPW are again organising the very popular BEST of TENDRING PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION It will start on 14th February and will run until October. Sponsors are again DFDS Seaways, ICI Imagedata, Colchester Co-Op and many others. This year there are six categories and three age groups.