AppFrod Camera Club
Scunthorpe’s friendly photography community, meeting every Friday morning at Connect Church.
Whether you’re picking up a camera for the first time or have years of experience, you’ll find inspiration, friendship and opportunities to grow.
Photography. Friendship. Creativity.
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Results of the October Competition ‘Sense of Place’
On Friday 30th October, members of AppFrod Camera Club gathered at Connect Church to judge the October round of our monthly photography competition, this time on the theme of ‘Sense of Place’. Members were invited to explore how photography can communicate more than simply what a place looks like. The challenge was to create an…
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Affinity Beyond & Before – When does editing an image start?
This Friday, we are going to explore image editing, particularly using the FREE Affinity software. But before we open the software, I want to ask a question: When does editing a photograph actually begin? Is it when we sit down at our computers, or does it begin much earlier, perhaps even before we press the…
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Beyond Recording What We See — Making Photographs with Intention
AppFrod Camera Club | Friday 16 October 2026 How a simple exposure decision transformed an ordinary view into something rather more dramatic. One of the things I particularly enjoy about our Friday morning AppFrod sessions is demonstrating that we don’t need spectacular locations to create interesting photographs. Sometimes we only need to change the way…
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Sense of Place
How the Ascoughs create a sense of place in their Landscape Photography ‘Seeing’ A Sense of Place Learning to Look: From Observation to Photographic Storytelling Module 2 – Foundations: The Secret of Creating a Great Photobook How do we move from photographing something to making photographs about something? I want to share an experience from…
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Results of the September Competition ‘Portrait’
On Friday 25 September, we gathered at Connect Church for the judging of the September round of our monthly photography competition, this time on the theme of ‘Portrait’. Portraiture is one of photography’s oldest traditions, but the twelve entries this month demonstrated just how many different ways there are to photograph a subject. We saw…
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Results of the August Competition ‘Landscape and Natural Hist’
On Friday 28 August, we gathered at Connect Church for the judging of the August round of our monthly photography competition, this time on the theme of ‘Landscape and Natural History’. The theme gave members plenty of scope, from traditional landscapes and our relationship with the environment to wildlife and the natural world, and once…
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August at AppFrod Camera Club
We have three very different photographic mornings coming up at AppFrod Camera Club this August, exploring local history, documenting our own lives, and a landscape beyond what our eyes can see. All meetings are on Fridays at Connect Church, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1NR. We meet from 10.30am for tea, coffee and a chat, start…
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Results of the July Competition ‘Texture’
July Competition: Texture On Friday 7 August, a little later than usual, we gathered to judge the July round of our monthly photography competition. This month we changed the original theme from ‘Moon’ to ‘Texture’, giving members much greater freedom in their choice of subject. Throughout the month, however, the challenge had been about more…
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The Quiet Rituals of A Bowls Match Brumby V Barton
On a warm August Tuesday afternoon AppFrod Camera Club visited Brumby Bowls Club to pick up our cameras and photograph their match against Barrow. The Observers Before the first bowl was delivered, I found another observer, but not one with a camera. Suspended from a thorny branch at the edge of the green, a small…
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A Step Back into the 1920s at Messingham Village Hall
On Saturday evening, Mick Barwick, Bill K. and I packed our cameras and headed to Messingham Village Hall to photograph a very different kind of event. The evening had been organised by Liz to raise money for Breast Cancer Research, bringing together people who share a love of music, dancing and, of course, dressing in…
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Landscape – Our Theme for August at AppFrod Camera Club
Our Monthly Competition for August is Landscape and Natural History (Deadline is 21st August 2026) Often, when we think of landscape or natural history, we think of a scenic view or a photograph of an animal, bird or plant. Mountains glowing at sunrise, a dramatic coastline, a kingfisher in flight or a colourful wildflower are…
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Kites, Wind and Wonder – AppFrod Camera Club Visits the 2026 Winterton Kite Festival
On Saturday, Mick Barwick, David and Julie Smith, Bill Kandola, Andrew Bullen and I travelled to the Winterton Showground to photograph the 2026 Winterton Kite Festival. Under expansive Lincolnshire skies, families from across the United Kingdom gathered to celebrate one of the simplest yet most captivating forms of recreation. The steady breeze that sweeps across…
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This Friday (July 24th) at AppFrod – Different ways of Editing Your Images
This Friday at AppFrod Different Ways of Editing Your Images Friday 24 July at Connect Church For many photographers, “getting it right in camera” is only the beginning of the creative process. Post-production can help us refine an image, strengthen its message and bring it closer to what we imagined when we pressed the shutter….
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Vikings Bring Living History to Scunthorpe Museum
Visitors to North Lincolnshire Museum stepped back more than a thousand years on Saturday as members of the Viking living history group Suðrjórvík transformed the North Lincolnshire museum grounds into a bustling Anglo-Scandinavian encampment. Re-enactors travelled from Grimsby, Lincoln and Yorkshire to demonstrate the skills, crafts and traditions of the Viking Age, giving visitors the…
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‘Moving’ & This Friday (July 17th) at AppFrod – Slowing Down and Exploring Texture
Yesterday, as we moved our equipment from The Pavilion to Connect Church, our current 2026 Photographer of the Year leaders had the chance to hold their trophies for a few moments. Julie quickly reminded us that, with our new scoring system, everyone still has a chance to catch her! It really is all to play…
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July Texture Project in Practice – Members’ Gallery
One of the best things about AppFrod Camera Club is seeing how differently each photographer responds to the same idea, and experiments with new things. This month’s Texture project has encouraged members to look beyond the subject itself and think about how light, shadow, colour and composition can reveal the feel and character of a…
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AppFrod FC v Scunthorpe United
I joined the regular AppFrod Camera Club football photographers—Mick Barwick, David Hornsby, and David and Julie Smith—at Brumby Hall this afternoon to photograph the pre-season friendly between AppFrod and Scunthorpe United. After Scunthorpe’s emphatic 7-1 victory over Brigg Town on Tuesday, the home side might have feared a difficult afternoon. Instead, AppFrod produced a disciplined…
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The Vikings at North Lincolnshire Museum July 18th 2026
Saturday 18th July 2026 A big thank you to Andrew B for sending us the link to this year’s Vikings at Nth Lincolnshire Museum event. Last Year (2025) the event offered a lot of opportunity for creating photography If you’re planning to go along, let us know in the comments below. Entry is Free
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Haxey Feast Steam and Stunt Show July 25-26th 2026
Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 July 2026 A big thank you to Simon F for sending us the link to this year’s Haxey Feast Steam and Stunt Show. If you’re planning to go along, let us know in the comments below. It would be great if AppFrod members could meet up for a wander around…
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Crowle Show July 19th 2026
Crowle Show – Sunday 19 July 2026 A big thank you to Simon F for sending us the link to this year’s Crowle Show. If you’re planning to go along, let us know in the comments below. It would be great if AppFrod members could meet up for a wander around together and perhaps enjoy…
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This Friday at AppFrod – July 10th – Texture 2
Please Note – We need to keep the main door locked after 11am. If you arrive and it is locked please either ring the bell, or walk down the side of the church to the entrance straight into the meeting room. We have been given permission to photograph throughout the church, so this Friday we’ll…
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Federation E-News – July 2026
The latest edition of the Federation E-News is now available and includes news, events and photography from clubs across the federation. If you’re looking for ideas for future photography, competitions or events, it’s well worth a read. You can view the latest edition online below, or open it in a new window. Read the Federation…
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Looking for Inspiration? Two Great Videos on Photographing Texture
As part of our Texture project this month, many of us are beginning to see that texture is about much more than photographing rough surfaces. Texture is one of the most powerful ways of adding atmosphere, depth and a real sense of touch to a photograph. It helps viewers feel as though they could reach…
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July 3rd Meeting Report – Using Flash on HSS to reveal texture
Our meetings this month are all about helping everyone develop their interpretation of Texture ready for this month’s competition. We hope that by gaining creative control over light, you’ll discover how even the most ordinary everyday subjects can be transformed into something extraordinary. Our second meeting at our new venue – Connect Church in Ashby…
