Wayside Camera Club membership form

BREDA:   Hello, Wayside Camera Club, Breda speaking.

DAN:   Oh, hello, um, my name’s Dan and I’d like to join your club.

BREDA:   That’s great, Dan. We have an application form- would you like to complete it over the phone, then you can ask any questions you might have?

DAN:   Oh, yes, thanks.

BREDA:   OK, so what’s your family name?

DAN:   It’s Green- Dan Green.

BREDA:   So – can I take your email address?

DAN:   Yes, it’s dan1068@market.com.

BREDA:   Thanks. And what about your home address?

DAN:   Well, I’m about ten miles away from your club in Peacetown. I live in a house there.

BREDA:   OK, so what’s the house number and street?

DAN:   It’s 52 Marrowfield Street. Q1

BREDA:   Is that M-A double R-O-W-F-l-E-L-D?

DAN:   That’s right.

BREDA:   … and that’s Peacetown, you said?

DAN:   Uhuh.

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BREDA:   So how did you hear about our club? Did you look on the internet?

DAN:   I usually do that, but this time, well, I was talking to a relative the other day and he suggested it. Q2

BREDA:   Oh, is he a member too?

DAN:   He belongs to another club – but he’d heard good things about yours.

BREDA:   OK. So what do you hope to get from joining?

DAN:   Well, one thing that really interests me is the competitions that you have. I enjoy entering those.

BREDA:   Right. Anything else?

DAN:   Well, I also like to socialise with other photographers. Q3

BREDA:   That’s great. So what type of membership would you like?

DAN:   What are the options?

BREDA:   It’s £30 a year for full membership or £20 a year if you’re an associate. Q4

DAN:   I think I’ll go for the full membership, then.

BREDA:   That’s a good idea because you can’t vote in meetings with an associate membership.

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BREDA:   If I could just find out a bit more about you …

DAN:   OK.

BREDA:   So you said you wanted to compete- have you ever won any photography competitions?

DAN:   Not yet, but I have entered three in the past.

BREDA:   Oh, that’s interesting. So why don’t you tell me something about those? Let’s start with the first one.

DAN:   Well, the theme was entitled ‘Domestic Life’. Q5

BREDA:   I see – so it had to be something related to the home?

DAN:   Yeah. I chose to take a photo of a family sitting round the dinner table having a meal, and, urn, I didn’t win, but I did get some feedback.

BREDA:   Oh, what did the judges say?

DAN:   That it was too ‘busy’ as a picture.

BREDA:   Aha – so it was the composition of the picture that they criticised?

DAN:   That’s right – and once they’d told me that, I could see my mistake.

BREDA:   So what was the theme of the second competition?

DAN:   Well, my university was on the coast and that area gets a lot of beautiful sunsets so that was the theme.

BREDA:   Oh, sunsets, that’s a great theme.

DAN:   Yes. The instructions were to capture the clouds as well – it couldn’t just be blue sky and a setting sun. Q6

BREDA:   Sure, cause they give you all those amazing pinks and purples.

DAN:   Yeah – and I thought I’d done that well, but the feedback was that I should have waited a bit longer to get the shot.

BREDA:   I see. So the timing wasn’t right. Q7

DAN:   Yes – I took it too soon, basically. And then the third competition I entered was called ‘Animal Magic’. Q8

BREDA:   Well, that’s a difficult subject!

DAN:   I know! I had to take hundreds of shots.

BREDA:   I’m sure – because animals move all the time.

DAN:   That’s what we had to show – there had to be some movement in the scene. Q9 I got a great shot of a fox in the end, but I took it at night and, well, I suspected that it was a bit dark, which is what I was told. Q10

BREDA:   Well Dan – you seem to be really keen and we’d be delighted to have you in our club. I’m sure we can help with all those areas that you’ve outlined.

DAN:   Thanks, that’s great.