Tom's subject clearly had a lot of appeal as he had very good attendance for his lively talk.  He has been taking photographs for many years now. Originally he focused mostly on macro photography of flowers, and then expanded to include landscape, architecture and portraits.  Tom shoots with Sony & Leica cameras, but this evening he focused on what can be achieved with a phone.  He began by showing some of his first iPhone images dating back 10 years or so of family, friends, the family pet and holidays.  While he still loves his professional kit – suggesting '... it’s that blokey geeky equipment thing.'  but then he came to recognise the iPhone as a useful tool for recording locations in anticipation of visiting with clients.  Since that realisation, he has further explored the full capabilities of the phone and the editing apps available.  The second half of the talk was an interactive session with the members using their own phones as Tom taught us how we can embellis our images using the many features to be found on the mobiles phones today.  

Tom told us that the real pleasure of photography is that it forces him to slow down and really look. That’s never easy in our rushed world, so a chance to stop, look and see is truly valuable. He hopes the his pictures convey that in some small way.