Member News No. 3 - May 2024

Issue No. 3

Welcome to your latest email update for members of Cliq Photiq. We hope that you're enjoying the nicer weather and are feeling inspired to get out with your cameras! 

In this update we have a new article for you to read, dates for our next Zoom meetings, a photo assignment, a featured member and more.

As always, we remain at the ready to help however we can. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any questions, comments or ideas.

With all our best,
Nat and Ruth Coalson


Cliq Members Zoom meet-ups

Please join us online for an informal group meeting where we can get acquainted, share ideas and images, and discuss things to come! Please RSVP so we have an idea of how many will attend. 

Wednesday 29th May

Wednesday 19th June

All starting at 7:00 pm (1900 hrs) British Summer Time

Zoom meetings run approximately 45–60 minutes

Nat Coalson's Personal Meeting Room


Member Article: The Importance of Design in Photography

In our next article, Nat provides an introduction to the concept of photographic design. This is a topic which we will cover in much more depth over the coming months. This short piece will get you started thinking about it.

Read the article here


Assignment: Kitchen / Garage Still Life

Here's a great exercise building on the basic idea of designing photographs.

Spend some time in your kitchen and/or garage, finding interesting things to photograph: utensils, cookware, tools, storage containers, etc. Create multiple arrangements with the objects, concentrating on the strength of the compositions and the use of lighting and depth of field. The images can be representational or abstract—it's up to you.

Make various photos and process them to share in one of our upcoming Zoom meetings.


 Featured Member – Peter Lovelock

This month, check out the photography of Peter Lovelock, who lives near Photiq in Leamington Spa and is also a Volunteer Associate at the gallery.

See Peter’s images and profile


Call for Entries: Street Photography

Submissions for our first major group exhibition of 2024 opens today, 8th May. All photographers everywhere are invited to enter images for a chance to be included in the exhibition.

Cliq members get 15% off entry fees. When you go to the website, be sure to Log In (using the icon at the upper right of the screen) and your discount will be automatically applied.

Enter the exhibition here


Your input and news items needed

Do you have any news to share with the Cliq? This could be anything related to your photography.

We are very keen to have ongoing communication and involvement with and between our members and greatly value your feedback and contributions.

Featured Member

Please get in touch if you would like to have your work highlighted on our website and social media programmes. We want to share great photography with the world!


Tell a friend

If you know other photographers who you think might benefit from membership in Cliq Photiq, please refer them! You can direct them to the main Membership page on our website. Again, membership is open to photographers living anywhere in the world.

As always, if there are any questions or concerns we are more than happy to address them personally, so please also feel free to share our group email cliq@photiq.uk as well as our gallery phone number 01926 833212.

Until next time… thanks and happy Cliquing !

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