Previous Events – Club Events, Outings & Guest Speakers
Club Outing – Antrim Coast
On a cold and sometimes wet weekend in Antrim, 7 intrepid Offshooters had a great time around this magnificent coast. They travelled the unique stretch of the Bregagh Road near Armoy in County Antrim that has been named locally as ‘The Dark Hedges’ (the Beech trees...
Club Events – Table Top
The theme for the Club Night on March 10th was a 'Table Top' demo night. The aim of the evening was to show members what could be done at home on a 'Table Top'. We had the following 6 stalls set up around the room: Kevin Grace – Water Drops Ken Dobson – Still life –...
Guest Speaker – Peter Gordon
The 55 members who attended the weekly Club meeting on Monday, 4th March were privileged to hear Irish Professional Photographer of the Year (2013), Peter Gordon, deliver a highly informative talk and wonderful image slideshows. Peter is best known to us at Offshoot...
Club Outing – Point to Point
At 12pm on Sunday 3rd March 2 three Offshoot members descended on The Bray Hunt Point to Point in Tinahely; steeplechasing at its best. Not for us large stands and cosy bars. We three braved the rain and the mud until the sun came out. We had full access to the course...
Club Outing – Wicklow with Peter Gordon
At 6:30am on Saturday 22nd February 20 Offshoot members descended on the Upper Lake at Glendalough for a day's practical training with Peter Gordon. Luckily the weather was good and while cold there was no rain. The schedule for the day was a sunrise practical session...
Guest Speaker – Maggy Morrissey
Born and raised in Ireland, photographer and artist Maggy Morrissey is greatly inspired by the beautiful coast of her homeland, but also travels to other locations throughout Europe to make her very recognisable photographs. Her calming, minimalist style, successfully...
Club Event – Model Night 2014
The theme for the Club Night on Feb 3rd was a practical photography evening for portraiture. Organised by Seamus we had 4 members who very kindly brought in various studio light setups. At two of the setups we had models (Nikki & John) and at the other two...
Club Event – Madagascar
For our 2nd meeting of 2014 we had a varied content on offer. Our guest speaker couldnt make it so we had to improvise but all worked out fine on the night. Some members brought in recent images and described how they took and processed the shots. We also had a...
Club Outing – Roller Derby
The National Basketball Arena in Tallaght was the venue for a recent bout for the Dublin Roller Girls. On 14th December Offshooters had front row seats in the 'photographers section' to capture the girls in their bout with Hot Wheel from Leeds. Fast and Furious was...