Answers For 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 [email protected].

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: 1It's 52 Marrowfield Street.

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.

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

DAN: 2I usually do that, but this time, well, I was talking to a relative the other day and he suggested it.

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: 3Well, I also like to socialise with other photographers.

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

DAN: What are the options?

BREDA: 4It's £30 a year for full membership or £20 a year if you're an associate.

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.

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: 5Well, the theme was entitled 'Domestic Life'.

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: 6Yes. The instructions were to capture the clouds as well -- it couldn't just be blue sky and a setting sun.

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: 7I see. So the timing wasn't right.

DAN: Yes -- I took it too soon, basically. 8And then the third competition I entered was called 'Animal Magic'.

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: 9That's what we had to show -- there had to be some movement in the scene. I got a great shot of a fox in the end, but I took it at night and, well,10 I suspected that it was a bit dark, which is what I was told.

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.