Digital Editing Group
2026-06-15 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-20 20:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
As the level of understanding of digital editing techniques varies enormously among members, we will aim to provide information to members at basic, intermediate and advanced levels in each meeting.
The focus is not on how to capture an image, but on what can be done with it in post-processing after downloading the images to your computer. Topics such as adjusting exposure and saturation, compositing, HDR and special effects will be just some of the areas covered. The digital editing techniques discussed will primarily be applicable to Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, however these techniques are generally transferable to many other digital editing programs.
More detail of the topics to be discussed will be announced in the weeks before the meeting.

Mid-Week Outing
2026-06-16 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Rome Exhibition at the Melbourne Museum.
Details sent via mailout on 2 June 2026.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
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Conceptual Photography Group
2026-06-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-07-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Check the Conceptual Group Home Page for details of each monthly meeting.

2026 Nature Exhibition Opening
2026-06-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Launch event for the 2026 Nature Exhibition Opening.

2026 Nature Exhibition
2026-06-20 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-21 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-27 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-28 11:00 - 15:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Nature Exhibition

APG June Meeting
2026-06-22 19:30 - 22:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Agenda:

Welcome: welcome guests and new members. Apologies.
Show and tell of projects, cameras and all things analogue.
Questions and answers on analogue issues.
Announcements of upcoming workshops, excursions, presenters, activities.
Topics for discussion:

Q+A for exhibition: What can be entered, Issues producing prints, etc.

Selby Markham will host this meeting.

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2026-06-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Via Zoom
Set Subject: Leading Lines
Judge: Forough Yavari ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 10 June 2026
Zoom Link: published in the Newsletter

BUY SWAP SELL Meet & Sausage Sizzle
2026-07-02 18:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Bring in all your unwanted gear priced ready to sell.
Bring cash or the ability for bank transfer.
More information closer to the date.

Portrait Group
2026-07-06 19:00 - 22:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
This is the monthly meeting of the Portrait Group – first Monday of each month. An excellent chance to practice portrait photography skills, learn about studio lighting and grow your portfolio.
The meeting is a practical photography session. We use flash lighting in a studio setting. We will have 2 sets operating and 2-3 models, so there will be ample opportunity to shoot.
Open to all MCC members (and visitors may attend up to 2 sessions).
If you want to shoot, please bring:

your camera (with a standard hot shoe on top for the flash trigger)
$10 for a shooters licence.

Please come along at 7pm to help set up. We start shooting at 8pm, and stop when the models say they’ve had enough (typically 2-3 hours).
Please remember that after the shoot you are required to send some photos back for the models. (See https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/interest-groups/portrait-group/portrait-image-returns/)

Mid-Week Outing
2026-07-07 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Bayside Gallery – Dupain & Adams
Details will be sent via mailout.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
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Print Competition (Club Rooms only)
2026-07-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Reflections (shadows, movement, shades of grey, light, juxtapositions, distortions, puddles, windows)
Judge: Lisa Law ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 8 July 2026

26th Analogue Exhibition Entries Open
2026-07-10 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Photo Discussion Group
2026-07-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The Photo Discussion Group provides a regular forum where you can discuss your passion for photography with like-minded people.
In a friendly, helpful environment, we explore a diverse range of photography topics – what makes competition winning images, creative techniques, how do judges evaluate our work, what tools we use to create the images we love, and how we may progress our skills to a higher level – to name a few.
Whatever your interests – photographic genres, image capture, image processing, printing, PDI, the latest tools, or just looking for tips – you will not be disappointed.

Wine and Cheese Social Event
2026-07-16 19:30 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Join us for a glass of wine and some excellent cheese and crackers prior to our Guest Speaker tonight.

Special Guest Presenter Craig Watson (Watto)
2026-07-16 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Craig “Watto” Watson is a Melbourne-trained photographer whose career spans newspaper, motorsport and fine art photography. After studying at RMIT in the 1980s, he worked with Leader Newspapers and the Herald & Weekly Timesbefore becoming an award-winning photographer with The Weekly Times, capturing life across rural Australia.
Since the mid-1990s, Watto has built a successful freelance career specialising in classic cars, motorsport and major events, with work published internationally and roles at events including the Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games. He later founded Focal Point Darkroom and Gallery in Geelong, creating a hub for photographers and exhibitions.
Now based in Geelong’s arts precinct, Watto focuses on photo restoration, printing and training, while returning to his creative roots with new exhibition work, including distinctive multiple-exposure photography.

Film Developing and Printing Course – Darkroom
2026-07-18 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-19 10:00 - 17:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
This Analogue Photography course is open to MCC members as well to non-members. It is designed for those people who are just starting to process and print film. It can also be taken by those who wish to update their film processing and printing skills. Course participants must be over 18 years old.
The course is divided into two units:

Processing the exposed film – Unit 1
Printing from a set of negatives – Unit 2

This course has been pre-booked and full. For more information and if you are interested in the course please contact the organiser via the course page below:
https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/courses/analogue-photography-basics-course2/

Mid-Week Outing
2026-07-21 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Docklands Walk.
Details will be sent via mailout.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2026-07-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Via Zoom
Set Subject: Reflections (shadows, movement, shades of grey, light, juxtapositions, distortions, puddles, windows)
Judge: Lisa Law ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 8 July 2026
Zoom Link: published in the Newsletter

Open House Melbourne Exhibition Opening Event (Doors open 7.30pm / Formalities 8.00pm)
2026-07-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Salt Printing Workshop (Analogue Group)
2026-07-25 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-26 10:00 - 17:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Book your place on the Salt Printing Workshop coming up in July: The One Day Salt Printing Workshops will take place on the Weekend of July 25th and 26th. Three participants will attend on each day and will learn the basic chemistry involved, how to prepare the solutions, make the sensitised paper, expose and process their prints.They will also be supplied with chemicals to take home. The cost will be ~$12.00.
Andrew first ran the workshop in 2025, it is meticulously prepared and delivered. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn this addictive alternative process.
Please register your interest with Andrew Lang.

Open House Melbourne Exhibition
2026-07-25 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Nature Group Outing
2026-07-26 10:00 - 17:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
TBA
