Olney Camera Club

WALKABOUT: Kathy Brown's Garden & Stevington Windmill
2025-07-16 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | Stevington, Park Road, Stevington, MK43 7QD, United Kingdom
Meet in Stevington. For those that enjoy flower photography, Kathy Brown’s Garden is a delight. There is a £10 entrance fee. For those less inclined to flora, the windmill in Stevington is another option. Either way, we will meet up at The Royal George later to share what we have taken. Kempston club are likely to join us for this walk.

SOCIAL: Olney Photographic Walk with Dan Evans
2025-08-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Olney Market Place, Olney Market Place, Olney, MK46 4AJ, United Kingdom
For all levels from enthusiasts with tripods to beginners with smartphones. Dan will escort us around some photographic highlights of Olney, with the focus on seeing and capturing impactful images. It is about aesthetics rather than technology and kit. Maximum 8.
For those that would like to, we will convene afterwards in The Bull.

SOCIAL: Open Mic Night
2025-09-17 19:00 - 21:00 | The Swan Inn & Bistro, 12 High Street, Olney, MK46 4AA, United Kingdom
Don’t worry – no music involved. But like an informal Open Mic night, come along and use your 15 minure slot for anything photography based. You can show a You Tube video, bring an image in for critique or advice, show a slide show from a recent trip of project, talk about a technique, photographer or style you live, set us a quiz – or indeed anything that takes your fancy.

SOCIAL: AGM
2025-10-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-21 19:00 - 21:00 | The Swan Inn & Bistro, 12 High Street, Olney, MK46 4AA, United Kingdom
If you have ideas for next year’s programme, themes for the competition, how we do things, or are just nosy about our finances and processes, please do come along to the AGM.

SOCIAL: New Member Evening
2025-11-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-18 19:30 - 21:30 | The Swan Inn & Bistro, 12 High Street, Olney, MK46 4AA, United Kingdom
An informal evening to encourage new members to come along and meet us, and to give the opportunity to any member who has joined in the year to let us know what they have enjoyed, what they would like more of, and to feedback on the club.

SOCIAL: Fish & Chip Supper & Awards Ceremony
2026-01-22 19:00 - 22:00 | The Bell & Bear, High Stree, Emberton, MK46 5DH, United Kingdom
Kick off the year with a social occasion and dinner.
Note this on a Thursday (not our usual Wednesday) to coincide with the chippy van at The Bell & Bear, Emberton.

PROJECT: Portrait Pairs
2026-02-18 19:30 - 21:30 | The Swan Inn & Bistro, 12 High Street, Olney, MK46 4AA, United Kingdom
Last month we set the challenge to pair up and take portraits of each other, so each participant gets to be both a model and a photographer. This evening we get to see the results. Should make for an interesting and fun evening.
Rules
There aren’t any hard or fast rules. You just need to take a photo of the person you were paired with. It can be in or outdoors, posed or natural. It is a portrait challenge though, so we would like to see their face.
Useful Resources
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/portrait-photography-tips
8 Portrait Photography Tips Every Photographer Should Know

SOCIAL: Towcester Selection Night
2026-03-18 19:30 - 21:30 | The Swan Inn & Bistro, 12 High Street, Olney, MK46 4AA, United Kingdom
A look at our images from 2025 (plus possibly some that we are submitting for this month’s competition) with a view to selecting our final twenty.

SOCIAL: Competition Dissection
2026-04-15 19:30 - 22:00 | The Swan Inn & Bistro, 12 High Street, Olney, MK46 4AA, United Kingdom
We will revisit some of images from earlier competitions and dissect the judges comments. The evening is informal but may consist of a mixture of show and tell….if you’ve reworked your image to reflect the judges comments; defend and deny…if you want to give the back story to your image and why you may not agree with the judge; general discussion; any member who doesn’t like competitions can submit images on the themes for member comments.

PROJECT: One Subject, Ten Photos
2026-05-20 19:30 - 22:00 | The Swan Inn & Bistro, 12 High Street, Olney, MK46 4AA, United Kingdom
Choose an object, any simple, everyday object. The challenge is then to take 10 completely different photographs of the item. Project to be carried out in your own time.
We’ll then come together to share our results.

SOCIAL: Scavenger Hunt
2026-06-17 19:00 - 22:30 | Turvey, Three Fyshes Car Park, Bridge St, Turvey, MK43 8ER, United Kingdom
Meet over at Turvey for a mobile phone based, ten image, scavenger hunt. Meet in The Three Fyshes after for a show and tell. 7pm start.

SOCIAL: Olney Photographic Walk with Dan Evans
2026-07-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Olney Market Place, Olney Market Place, Olney, MK46 4AJ, United Kingdom
Following on the positive feedback from Dan’s last walk, we will repeat the experience in a location of Dan’s choosing. About an hour and a half, finishing off at a pub to discuss results.
Venue to be confirmed

SOCIAL: Alphabetti Spaghetti
2026-09-16 19:30 - 22:30 | The Swan Inn & Bistro, 12 High Street, Olney, MK46 4AA, United Kingdom
During your summer break, task yourself with finding letters in your surroundings and taking photos. We don’t mean literally, but find an object, plant, building etc in the shape of a letter. Bring your best ones to the social for sharing. Click on the link for some inspiration.
