Bedford Camera Club

Bedford Camera Club Weekly sessions at Scott Lower School at 7:30pm on Tuesdays.

We are a friendly club, blending our vast knowledge of traditional photography skills with smartphone and AI-editing approaches to create inspirational images in both digital & print. We are a friendly club, blending our vast knowledge of traditional photography skills with smartphone and AI approaches to create inspirational images in both digital and print. Our weekly sessions take place at Scot

t Lower School at 7:30pm on Tuesday evenings.

* Open to anyone interested in improving their photography skills
* Mixed abilities, styles and interests
* Competitions designed to provide an opportunity for feedback on images
* Engaging speakers ranging from technical skills to creative storytelling
* Club nights to learn from each other
*A great place to make friends

Bedford Camera Club is affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) through the East Anglian Federation (EAF) of Photographic Societies.

A recent Image of the Week - "Damselfly" taken by Martin Harris - demonstrating real technical excellence. Fantastic d...
10/06/2026

A recent Image of the Week - "Damselfly" taken by Martin Harris - demonstrating real technical excellence. Fantastic detail!

And thanks to the damselfly for its patience in posing!

In 1906, 18 intrepid photographers came together to form Bedford Camera Club. They would cart their large wooden camera...
09/06/2026

In 1906, 18 intrepid photographers came together to form Bedford Camera Club. They would cart their large wooden cameras and tripods around Bedford and take photos of local scenes like the one below - the Three Fyshes pub in Turvey.

This was daily life back then, but now from a time gone by. To mark the 120th anniversary of Bedford Camera Club, we are working on the 120 Project. The project replicates the above, but will capture everyday life in Bedford and surrounding villages in 2026.

To find out more and contact us about the project, please visit https://bedfordcameraclub.co.uk/120-project

With summer rapidly approaching, we're moving into Carnival season. Our latest Image of the Week captures the colour an...
28/05/2026

With summer rapidly approaching, we're moving into Carnival season. Our latest Image of the Week captures the colour and maelstrom of the carnival.

"Carnival Time" by Neil Gribben really draws you in and creates a celebratory atmosphere.

Congratulations Neil.

A recent Image of the Week from Moira McAneny. We love this cute portrayal of an inquisitive visitor and the focus is j...
12/05/2026

A recent Image of the Week from Moira McAneny. We love this cute portrayal of an inquisitive visitor and the focus is just right.

Congratulations Moira on your "Harvest Mouse" shot.

For more great "Images of the Week", head over to our website https://bedfordcameraclub.co.uk/image-of-the-week. The competition is open to all members.

A very topical Image of the Week from Ian Cooper, after Banksy installed his artwork just over a week ago. What a great...
07/05/2026

A very topical Image of the Week from Ian Cooper, after Banksy installed his artwork just over a week ago. What a great photo opportunity as no-one knows how long it will be there for and such a high level of public interest!

Congrats Ian on "Athena and the Banksy"

For more info on how the installation got there see: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cvgzek98xdlo

Club member Dr Ioannis Toutoungi recently gave us a presentation and hands-on training to develop our flash photography ...
22/04/2026

Club member Dr Ioannis Toutoungi recently gave us a presentation and hands-on training to develop our flash photography skills. He demonstrated how a scene can be dramatically changed through a clever approach to lighting.

Ioannis' subsequent picture from Tommy's Half Marathon demonstrates this perfectly. Two flashes to the right and one on the left enhance the vibrant colours of the finish line, whilst keeping the cloud definition behind. It's a different way to capture a photo and a great portait of the winner (who incidentally asked for a copy!).

As a club we really appreciate the time and experimentation that went into this. It's an excellent way to hone and develop our photography skills.

Come along to our Tuesday club night to find out more!

Last week's Image of the Week comes from Ann Jarvis. Entitled "The Chain Gang", it works really well in monochrome.Cong...
14/04/2026

Last week's Image of the Week comes from Ann Jarvis. Entitled "The Chain Gang", it works really well in monochrome.

Congratulations Ann!

Tonight's Club Night features a talk by Michael Berkeley Photography on Sport and Music Photography. Join us for a 7:30...
14/04/2026

Tonight's Club Night features a talk by Michael Berkeley Photography on Sport and Music Photography. Join us for a 7:30pm start at Scott Primary School in Bedford.

We can't wait!

This recent image of the week - "An Orchestra of Avocets" - perfectly captures the environment of the birds and their al...
09/04/2026

This recent image of the week - "An Orchestra of Avocets" - perfectly captures the environment of the birds and their almost perfect reflections in the water. The symmetry of the photo is spot on too.

Congratulations to Ian Cooper who took the winning shot.

For more photographic inspiration, please visit our website at www.bedfordcameraclub.co.uk and check out some of our other winning images and competition entries.

This atmospheric PDI from John Gough was one of the highest scoring PDIs (20 points) in this week's 3 Way Inter-Club Com...
27/03/2026

This atmospheric PDI from John Gough was one of the highest scoring PDIs (20 points) in this week's 3 Way Inter-Club Competition with Ampthill & District and Biggleswade camera clubs.

The judge praised the element of mystery and story-telling in the image. What do you think the story is? What is the man in the glasses seeing?

Congratulations John!

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Held At Scott Lower School, Hawk Drive, Brickhill
Bedford
MK417JA

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7:30pm - 10pm

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