| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: |
Vincent Howells
Tel: 07906091316.
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| Leader: | |
| When: | Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm 3rd Thursday in month |
| Venue: | COWSHACC (1st Clive's Own Welshpool) and Outside Locations, |
We combine monthly meetings at COWSHACC, where we share information and “how to” e.g., Photo editing, camera use / features, together with trips out to photograph the monthly topic.
The Photography Group members aim to develop their artistic and technical ability in photography. Meetings cover practical matters such as use of photo software, equipment, audio visual presentations, practical workshops, photographic outings, members showing their pictures.
Members have a wide range of experience and photo skills and equipment used, the only essential is an interest in photography.
All levels of experience welcome.
During 2025 the photo group enjoyed a number of photo trips covering a number of photo opportunities- the village of Berriew, nature photography at the nature reserve and the Montgomery Canal and an Autumn trip to Lake Vyrnwy.
If you are interested in photography there is no requirement to own an expensive SLR or mirrorless camera. Some of our group produce some fabulous photos with their phone cameras and we are looking to hold a session where all pictures will be exclusively produced with phone cameras.
We also cover the editing of photographs, which offers the opportunity to further enhance your photographs or indeed produce some really innovative artistic edits.
This year we will explore editing with the recent release of CANVA, a superb editing program built on Affinity Softwares much acclaimed photo editing software which has now been made available FREE; so there is no need think that the world of digital photography is an expensive experience.
The group collects a small fee to hire the meeting room. We normally pay about £20 per year, but it depends on the group size and the number of times we hire our meeting room. There are no other charges currently.
*Please note: - the fee covers our room hire charges which includes the use of the audio-visual equipment and any refreshments provided at the meeting. No organiser or member benefits financially from fees for the group.
Digital Photography Programme 2026
| DATE | MEETINGS/ACTIVITIES |
| 19th February 2026 | Members to bring along and show some winter photographs |
| 19th March 2026 | Hints and tips on using a mobile phone to take photographs including linking to a computer. Click here Gallery 5 to see examples of photos taken with a mobile phone. |
| 16th April 2026 | CANCELLED |
| 21st May 2026 | Visit to Newtown to take photographs |
For reasons of insurance you must be a member of the U3A to join our Digital Photography Group.