Melbourne Camera Club

Board Meeting
2021-09-08 19:30 - 21:30, 2021-10-13 19:30 - 21:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | VIC
The MCC Board meets on the second Wednesday of the month. All Board items must be to secretary@melbournecameraclub.org.auby the previous Wednesday.

Print via PDI Competition
2021-09-09 20:00 - 22:30, 2021-10-14 20:00 - 22:30 | VIC

Print Competition
2021-09-09 20:00 - 23:00, 2021-10-14 20:00 - 23:00 | VIC
The monthly competition for printed images

Photo Discussion Group - September meeting cancelled due to lockdown
2021-09-13 20:00 - 22:00 | VIC
Regrettably, due to the continuing COVID lockdown, Photo Discussion Group for September is cancelled.

Photo Discussion Group is a photographic discussion group open to all Members.
We have a night of discussion on all things photographic – prints, PDI, cameras books etc. You are may bring prints or photographs on a memory stick or even a computer to show on the large TV.
You are also welcome to just join in the discussion.

Conceptual Photography Group - On Zoom
2021-09-15 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-10-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of every month!
The Conceptual Photography Group sends out a monthly email to advise members of what will be discussed at the upcoming meetings.
You can check whether you are registered to receive these emails by logging into the website.
Under the “Members” tab, select “My Profile”. Scroll down past your contact information to “Groups” and make sure there is a tick in the box next to Conceptual Photography Group. Click on “Save” before exiting the page.

Guest Speaker - Paul Hoelen: Science and Art of Aerial Photography (Virtual Meeting)
2021-09-16 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC
Born in New Zealand to a Dutch boatbuilder and and American Nun, Paul has managed to put his four passports to good use. After much exploring he eventually chose to base himself in the beautiful, wild island of Tasmania in 1998.

Paul has won numerous accolades and awards for his imagery both nationally and internationally, including three times winner of the AIPP Tasmanian Professional Photographer of the Year, six times AIPP Tasmanian Landscape Photographer Photographer of the Year and two times Overseas Photographer of the Year in NZ. On an industry level he has been awarded AIPP Master of Photography and a Fellow of the NZIPP. He judges regularly at a state, national and international level and writes regularly for several magazines. He is also an industry ambassador for Asukabook in Australia and New Zealand and his fine art work is represented by One Fine Print and the Source Photographica Galleries in Melbourne and Aspen USA. He is also a proud member of the exciting and progressive fine art landscape collaborative The Light Collective.

He has had two solo exhibitions, the wilderness based ‘Touched By Light’ and the multi-genre collage-based ‘Visual Synergy’ – both in Tasmania. Some of his recent work was part of an exhibition of exquisite fine art nudes displayed at Source Photographica in Melbourne – with artists by the likes of Annie Liebowitz, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts and Man Ray. He continues to be represented by the Gallery both in Australia and Overseas. He has also exhibited in several significant group shows such as: ‘Vale of Belvoir’ Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery all of 2011, Head On Landscapes Prize in 2013 & 2016, Island Light Exhibition in Hobart 2015, Tarkine in Motion Exhibition, Salermo Gallery, Sydney 2015 and Long Gallery 2016 and the invitation only Add On Festival in Sydney in 2014, 2015 and 2016. In 2016 he founded a group project entitled ‘Altered Lands’ showing at Customs House in Circular Quay Sydney May – September 2016 exploring mans impact on the natural world from the air. The Light Collective has had three exhibitions so far of its exquisite Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre show at the Depot Gallery and Black Eye Gallery in Sydney and Maud Creative in Brisbane – stay tuned for the next ones!

With a great passion for diversity and travel, some of his projects in recent times have included: running photography workshops in the Tarkine in Tasmania and the remote Pilbarra desert region in West Australia, documentary images from the Indonesian Archepelago, , a ‘steam punk’ themed wedding in Northern California, band photography on the rooftops of New York, and being head photographer for New Zealand’s largest music festival Rhythm & Vines in Gisborne.

https://www.paulhoelen.com/index.html

Digital Editing Group - Guest speaker - Dr Les Walkling (Zoom meeting)
2021-09-20 20:00 - 22:00 | VIC
For September, our guest speaker will be Dr Les Walkling.

The topic for the evening will be editing and printing digital images.

Les is one of the great minds when it comes to photography in Australia and the world. What he doesn’t know probably doesn’t matter anyway. As well as being a great artist, Les uses this vast accumulated knowledge to educate photographers of all levels and provide consulting services to some of the most recognised photographers in Australia. This will be a zoom only meeting.

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Digital Editing group meets on the Third Monday of the month from February to November. The aim of the group is to help the members of the group to improve our ability to edit images digitally regardless of the end requirement – be it for Print Comp, PDI Comp, AV, slideshows, books or any other use.
Most meetings with be broken into topics suitable for beginners, intermediate or advanced users.
There is a range of software available but our focus will be on Adobe Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.
We also happy to look at processing issues you might have – email your image to digital.editing@melbournecameraclub.org.au a few days before an upcoming meeting.

Mid Week Outing - Zoom
2021-09-21 10:30 - 12:00 | VIC
Mid-Week Outings are ZOOMING again.
We know that everyone wants to get out & about and take more photos – but as we can’t, zoom meetings are proving to be a good way to stay in touch and enjoy each other’s company.
The 3rd Tuesday of the month is normally Camberwell Camera Club’s turn, and Joe Hajdu will be there with some images from a time he stayed at the Park Royal Hotel which is unique for its ecologically friendly planning & ambience.
Other presenters will be Anne Shellard with some doggie humor, John Mallett with some images from his travel adventures in Africa, and Marg Huxtable bringing us a bit closer to home with some images from the City of Port Phillip.
(And as zoom meetings look like being with us for a little while I would love to hear from other group members who have some images they would like to share).
There will, of course, be plenty of time for a coffee & to share your latest news and enjoy each other’s company.
The meeting will start at 10.30am on Tuesday 21st Sept.
See mailout for Zoom deails
Jim W.

Click Scheduled and future Mid-Week Outing details

Projected Digital Image Competition - Set Subject - Industrial
2021-09-23 20:00 | Via Zoom
The monthly competition for digital projected images.
The images must be uploaded via —- by the previous Thursday

PDI Competition
2021-09-23 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC
Set Subjects

Friday before the AFL Grand Final
2021-09-24 | VIC

Grace Lock Group - FB Photo share - B&W flowers
2021-09-26 10:00 - 14:00 | RBG Melbourne
Spring has sprung and we’re heading outdoors, but alas not together as planned. As we can’t meet and enjoy the Royal Botanic Gardens together, let’s share photos of flowers within our 10 k’s. But shot in black and white to make it a little more challenging.
Post your photos to the Grace Lock Facebook group for us all to see.
Enjoy

Analogue Photography Group Meeting
2021-09-27 19:30 - 23:00, 2021-10-25 19:30 - 23:00 | VIC
This is the monthly meeting of the Analogue Photography Group. More details about each month’s events can be found on the Program page. Details of the meeting for this month can be found here.

Guest Speaker - Gary Ramage - Conflict Zone Photography
2021-09-30 20:00 - 22:00 | VIC
“Gary Ramage is one of Australia’s leading photojournalists who has more than 31 years experience in the media industry.Gary has documented conflicts all over the world, including Somalia, Bougainville, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Philippines. Gary’s work has been exhibited nationally and his photographs have been acquired by the Australian War Memorial and Australia’s Parliament House for their permanent collections.In 2013/2014 he was appointed as the Australian War Memorial’s Official War Photographer.Gary has won three Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. In 2012 Gary won the Walkley Award for broadcast camera work. In 2015 he was awarded Press Photographer of the Year and Photograph of The Year.In 2019 Gary was selected as a finalist in the Moran Contemporary Photography competition.In 2020, Gary won the Australian War Memorial’s Napier Waller Art Prize Peoples Choice Award.”

Source: https://garyramage.com/

Photowalk Community – Postponed due to Vic Lockdown
2021-10-03 18:00 - 22:30 | VIC
Details and start time / location to be confirmed nearer the event.

Mid-Week Outing
2021-10-05 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Mid-Weekers are Zooming again.
The Melbourne Camera Club Mid-Week Outing, at 10.30a.m. on Tuesday 5th October will be a Zoom Meeting.
We had planned a visit to a fire brigade. This had been arranged by Colin Booth. Colin is a Melbourne Camera Club board member, and also has a distinguished record with the Country Fire Authority, being a Life Member of that organization as well as holding a number of other awards. Hopefully we will be able to make the visit next year, once the fire season has passed.
So there will be plenty of time for a coffee and a catch up with members and friends, along with a further 4 relaxed yet informative presentations from our own group members.
Colin will be showing some images and talking about some of his experiences with the Country Fire Authority.
Sue Rocco will be taking us on some of her past travels, and Michael Brown will also take us on a travel experience as he heads towards Cape York.
And for a bit a balance, Jim O’Donnell will continue to show us how he changes backgrounds for his images using Photoshop.
Each presentation will be around the 10 minutes mark.
Looking forward to see you.
Click Scheduled and future Mid-Week Outing details

Nature Meeting Zoom - Presentation by Peter Bennet
2021-10-06 20:00 - 22:00 | VIC
Zoom meeting with Peter Bennet, Co-ordinator, Birdlife Melbourne Photography Group
For zoom details, contact Nicole at mcc-nature@melbournecameraclub.org.au

MCC Annual General Meeting
2021-10-07 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC

Photo Discussion Group - meeting cancelled due to clash with Portrait Group
2021-10-11 20:00 - 22:00 | VIC
The Photo Discussion Group meeting for November has been cancelled due to a clash with the rescheduled Portrait Group meeting. We hope to be able to meet in person in December.

Photo Discussion Group is a photographic discussion group open to all Members.
We have a night of discussion on all things photographic – prints, PDI, cameras books etc. You are may bring prints or photographs on a memory stick or even a computer to show on the large TV.
You are also welcome to just join in the discussion.

Board Meeting
2021-10-13 19:30 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Introduction to Lightroom Basics - Postponed due to Vic Lockdown
2021-10-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Introduction to Lightroom Basics

Digital Editing Group - Guest speaker Sandra Dann
2021-10-18 20:00 - 22:00 | VIC
For October, our guest speaker will be Sandra Dann. Sandra was recently one of our competition judges in August and provided many insightful comments.
Sandra will be talking about colour theory, and how to use the tools in Photoshop to implement colour theory in your images.

Digital Editing group meets on the Third Monday of the month from February to November. The aim of the group is to help the members of the group to improve our ability to edit images digitally regardless of the end requirement – be it for Print Comp, PDI Comp, AV, slideshows, books or any other use.
Most meetings with be broken into topics suitable for beginners, intermediate or advanced users.
There is a range of software available but our focus will be on Adobe Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.
We also happy to look at processing issues you might have – email your image to digital.editing@melbournecameraclub.org.au a few days before an upcoming meeting.

Mid Week Outing
2021-10-19 10:30 - 12:00 | VIC
Mid-Week Outing – Tuesday 19th October.
Our regular get together will again be by zoom – however I think we all agree that these zoom meeting are good fun, and we are learning so much about our fellow participants thanks to their varied presentations, plus some great photography.
The meeting will start at 10.30 a.m., so make sure that you have your coffee or green tea ready, plus something special to eat.
This meeting, the presentations are so different –
Bert Hoveling will take us to Norfolk Island for the 2019 Jazz Festival.
Annette James will take us cruising Marquesas Islands (that’s in the vicinity of Tahiti for anyone who had to ask, as I did).
And Norman Blaikie will present on Islamic Architecture in Central Asia.
(Below are some images from the upcoming presentations)
And we will start with Jim O’Donnell who will continue his informative presentation on how he changes backgrounds for his images using Photoshop.
A very full program with great variety; and we will ensure that there is plenty of time to chat, bringing everyone up to date on what’s been happening in our lives.
Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday 19th.

Click Scheduled and future Mid-Week Outing details

Guest Speaker - Kris Anderson - Composition, Style and Colour
2021-10-21 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC
About Kris Anderson

Brisbane theatre and performance photographer Kris Anderson has a knack for creating rich storytelling images. A long time performer and musician, Kris primarily photographs advertising and production images for theatre companies, as well as dance images and actor headshots. A Master of Photography with the Australian Institute of Professional Photography, Kris’ illustrative work taps in to dark, emotive themes of everyday life that resonate with everyone.
https://www.lensculture.com/kris-anderson

Grace Lock Group - Sharing tips & tricks
2021-10-22 18:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
This month we are having a BBQ in the MCC courtyard before heading upstairs at 7.30pm to the gallery to share tips and tricks on gear, processing, printing and whatever else you have discvered on your photography journey.
