Weekly MCC News #17 – 21-May-2023

You have to get to your images shown in an exhibition in July.  Imagine…

•  taking photos of and around Melbourne with an Instant Camera
• being able to see the photo straight away and share it 
• no long hours processing the images on the computer, just your creativity.

This project was created by MCC member Des Crossley who approached Fujifilm to donate 11 Instax mini70 cameras to MCC and Des kindly donated 4 cameras to the Club.

 It is free to enter and you will be supplied with a loan camera, and Instax film 20 images.

 The first two groups are now full. If you are interested in participating, please register through the link below to join the Waitlist. If there is enough demand, we will offer a third group who would have 1-2 weeks to shoot their film of images.

 Register and further information about this project, including how to use the instant cameras – link here. 

Renée Sterling – Deadpan Photography

Deadpan Photography is deceitfully easy.  The visual rules associated with it are easy to master: wide angle, desaturated colour, etc.  But what requires more effort is figuring out how to use the deadpan aesthetic as a tool to express something definitive and personal. We will look at well-regarded deadpan photographs and see how the aesthetic is used, and, more importantly, why.

 Russell Spence on Intentional Camera Movement (ICM)

Intentional Camera Movement, another tool, style, method, for you to create images with impact. In his presentation, Russell will show some examples from the art and photography world, and talk about how to achieve these looks, in camera. ICM is an abstract style of photography for photographers seeking fresh ways to be creative.

Image credit: Russell Spence – African Elephant Family. (EoY2021.Image of the Year.)

19 May 2023- 28 January 2024

Great photography can hold up a mirror to the world and reflect our innermost thoughts and feelings.

MIRROR: New views on photography showcases over 140 photographs from the State Collection, alongside creative responses from emerging and established Victorian storytellers to tell fascinating tales of Victoria through a contemporary lens.

Displayed in stunning immersive detail, the photos of Rennie Ellis, Viva Gibb, Helmut Newton and more combine with the words, performance and sounds of Alice Skye, Christos Tsiolkas, Jason Tamiru, Walter Kadiki and other storytellers to produce new narratives of Victorian people and places.

Free, no bookings required.

Plans are well underway for this year’s major event on the VAPS calendar – the Annual Convention, which is being held in Colac this year. Members of all affiliated camera clubs are invited to attend. 

All details including the Program and Registrations are available online, refer link.

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MCC does not endorse any competitions/exhibitions that are listed, the content is for informational purposes.