Weekly MCC News # 37 – 02-October-2022

Financial Members are reminded that 132nd Annual General Meeting of the members of the Melbourne Camera Club will be held at the Clubrooms and via Zoom on Thursday 6 October 2022 at 8:00pm. Zoom details will be emailed to financial members 2 days prior to the AGM.

Image: Spiral buds – Kaye Linsdell (Best – Set Subject B Grade Print – 08 Sep 2022)

News Updates

Photographic Assistance – Charity Event

PanKind, The Australian Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, need some photographic assistance for an event on Sunday 16 October – one or two good all-round photographers for 4 hours to cover their event with a full brief. As they are a charity they have a max budget of $250 total and filing of digital images is required 48 hours after the event.

If you can help them out please get in touch with Kristjan Porm, Marketing & Communications Manager, email: kristjan@pankind.org.au

Event details

MCC’s Introduction to Lightroom Basics Course – this Saturday! A few places still available!

The next Introduction to Lightroom Course will be held on Saturday 8 October, starting at 8.30am

This workshop covers the Library and Develop Modules.

Format: 1-day workshop where participants will follow along with an instructor using LR on their laptop. Workshop is limited to 20 participants. The objective is to introduce Lightroom Classic to photographers who have never used Lightroom to process images before.

Course information

What’s On This Week

Portrait Group

Monday 3 October, 7pm

Mid Week Outing Group

Tuesday 4 October, 10.30am: Australian Jazz Museum *Please note that the tour starts at 10:30am, so please arrive a few minutes early (Museum opens at 10am)

MCC Annual General Meeting

Thursday 6 October, 8pm – Clubrooms and on Zoom. Zoom details will be emailed to financial members a couple of days in advance.

Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens

Sunday 9 October, 2.30pm for 2.45pm start. Meeting Location: Outside Jardin Tan Café, near Melbourne Observatory, Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne

What’s On Outside MCC

APS Photo Book Awards 2022 – Closes this week!

Entries are now open for the APS Photo Book Awards 2022.

Entry is free and is open to all Australian Photographic Society and Australian camera club members.

The closing date for receipt of entries is 7 October 2022.

For further information, visit the APS website:

Link to APS Photobook Awards

Diamond Valley Photographic Society (DVPS) Exhibition

Title: Lens.Life.Vision

The general public is cordially invited to this exhibition and is presented by the Diamond Valley Photographic Society. The works displayed are significant personal stories captured by each member reflecting a diverse range of experiences and photographic genres for your enjoyment. The Society is an extremely talented group of local enthusiastic photographers sharing their work and their passion for the Art of Photography.

Venue: Montsalvat, Barn Gallery, 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham 3095
Dates: Tuesday 20 September 2022 to Monday 17 October 2022
Viewing during Montsalvat hours: Thursday to Sunday 10am-4pm

APS Live Event
Expert Photographer: Lisa Kurtz

The next 60 years of photography is going to be a wild ride! Strap yourselves in for an engaging and informative discussion around the future of photography.

Date: Wednesday 26 October
Time: 7.30pm, via Zoom
Tickets: $5 APS Members / $10 Non-APS Members

VAPS Newsbrief

All monthly issues of VAPS Newsbrief are available online.

Newsbrief link

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