| Hello, Wayside Camera Club, Breda speaking. |
| Oh, hello, um, my name's Dan and I'd like to join your club. |
| 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? |
| Oh, yes, thanks. |
| OK, so what's your family name? |
| It's Green, Dan Green. |
| So, can I take your email address? |
| Yes, it's dan1068@market.com. |
| Thanks. |
| And what about your home address? |
| Well, I'm about ten miles away from your club in Peacetown. |
| I live in a house there. |
| OK, so what's the house number and street? |
| It's 52 Marrowfield Street. |
| Is that M-A-R-R-O-W-F-I-E-L-D? |
| That's right. |
| ...and that's Peacetown, you said? |
| So how did you hear about our club? |
| Did you look on the internet? |
| I usually do that, but this time... |
| well, I was talking to a relative the other day and he suggested it. |
| Oh, is he a member too? |
| He belongs to another club, |
| but he'd heard good things about yours. |
| OK. |
| So what do you hope to get from joining? |
| Well, one thing that really interests me is the competitions that you have. |
| I enjoy entering those. |
| Right. |
| Anything else? |
| Well, I also like to socialise with other photographers. |
| That's great. |
| So what type of membership would you like? |
| What are the options? |
| It's £30 a year for full membership |
| or £20 a year if you're an associate. |
| I think I'll go for the full membership, then. |
| That's a good idea |
| because you can't vote in meetings with an associate membership. |
| If I could just find out a bit more about you... |
| OK. |
| So you said you wanted to compete, |
| have you ever won any photography competitions? |
| Not yet, but I have entered three in the past. |
| Oh, that's interesting. |
| So why don't you tell me something about those? |
| Let's start with the first one. |
| Well, the theme was entitled 'Domestic Life'. |
| I see. |
| So it had to be something related to the home? |
| 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. |
| Oh, what did the judges say? |
| That it was too 'busy' as a picture. |
| Aha, so it was the composition of the picture that they criticised? |
| That's right, and once they'd told me that, I could see my mistake. |
| So what was the theme of the second composition? |
| Well, my university was on the coast |
| and that area gets a lot of beautiful sunsets |
| so that was the theme. |
| Oh, sunsets, that's a great theme. |
| Yes. |
| The instructions were to capture the clouds as well, |
| it couldn't just be blue sky and a setting sun. |
| Sure, 'cause they give you all those amazing pinks and purples. |
| 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. |
| I see. |
| So the timing wasn't right. |
| Yes, I took it too soon, basically. |
| And then the third competition I entered was called 'Animal Magic'. |
| Well, that's a difficult subject! |
| I know! |
| I had to take hundreds of shots. |
| I'm sure, because animals move all the time. |
| That's what we had to show, |
| there had to be some movements in the scene. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Thanks, that's great. |