Melbourne Camera Club

Exhibition 'Women of Melbourne Camera Club'
2022-05-28 10:30 - 15:00, 2022-05-22 10:30 - 15:00, 2022-05-21 10:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Exhibition: “Women of Melbourne Camera Club”
The Exhibition celebrating the work of the female members of the Melbourne Camera Club will be exhibited at our Clubrooms over two weekends in May:
– Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May
– Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 May
Open 10.30am-3pm at Melbourne Camera Club Gallery

**Zoom only** PDI Competition
2022-05-26 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC
Zoom details will be sent to members a couple days in advance of the event.

Club Competitions
PDI Upload
Set Subjects
Note: Entries for this PDI competition are due midnight of the print competition, two weeks prior.

Projected Digital Image Competition - Set Subject - Industrial
2022-05-26 20:00, 2022-04-28 20:00 | Via Zoom
The monthly competition for digital projected images.
The images must be uploaded via —- by the previous Thursday

APG monthly meeting
2022-05-23 19:30 - 23:00 | VIC
Monthly club meeting

Nature Outing
2022-05-22 10:00 - 14:00 | VIC
Outing to Mount Macedon. For more information contact mcc-nature@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Exhibition Opening: Women of Melbourne Camera Club with Guest Speaker Tracey McIrvine
2022-05-19 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC
All members are invited to attend the opening of the exhibition Women of Melbourne Camera Club, showcasing the work of the female members of the club: past and present. The theme of the exhibition is : “Inspired by the women in my life”.
The exhibition will be opened by Tracey McIrvine, Visual Arts Manager, Gasworks Arts Park

Conceptual Photography Group
2022-05-18 19:30 - 21:30 | VIC

Mid-Week Outing
2022-05-18 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Note: This outing is on a Wednesday
2021 Walkley Awards – Geelong
Details sent via mailout on 4 May 2022
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Scheduled and future Mid-Week Outing details

Digital Editing Group
2022-05-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
For the October meeting we have the following organised:
For those new to Lightroom, demystifying some of the tools you will use;
Intermediate: How to combine exposure bracketing and focus stacking to generate a single image (Lightroom and Photoshop); and
Advanced photoshop: What is “Blend if” and how is it used.
Finally if time permits, we can look at start to finish processing by the professionals.

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.

Photowalk Community partnering with APS Photowalk - Repair, Recover, Renew
2022-05-14 08:00 - 17:00 | VIC
In a world impacted by significant events through Climate Change, COVID and Natural Disasters; Nature and people show an incredible capacity to repair, recover or renew.
We will be participating in this initiative as a club entry, hence are encouraging our members to focus on the positive and capture the optimism of the future: show us how nature and/or people are moving forward so this a wonderful opportunity to capture and showcase the emotions that come with repair, recovery or renewal.
Your images may reflect an emergence from the impact of COVID lock-downs and the joy of people rediscovering their lives and livelihoods. You may capture the beauty and strength of nature as it recovers from the ravages of fire or floods or other natural disasters or the efforts of communities to renew what once was. You are not limited by these examples; you are only limited by your imagination. The emotional impact of your image/s are the key to success on this APS Photo walk Day.
Images must be captured on the day and metadata must be included.

We will choose 20 images from MCC members and upload as per the schedule below..

Schedule
13 May 6.30pm AEST Introductory Zoom Session for all entrants.Surprise Special Guest will speak about the topic and give tips for capturing great images14 May APS Photo Walk Day28 May – All images to be uploaded by 28 May29 May – 12 June Judging of images24 June 6.30pm AEST Awards Night with Special Guests Surprise Special Guest and Libby Jeffery

Print Competition
2022-05-12 20:00 - 23:00 | VIC
The monthly competition for printed images

Print Competition (In club rooms only)
2022-05-12 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC
Club Competitions
Print Upload
PDI Upload
Set Subjects

Change to Competition Entry Submission Date starting July 2022
The submission date for the electronic versions of both Print and PDI entries are to be changed to the Wednesday night before the Print Competition, at 11:59pm.
This will allow the stewards time to identify potential duplicate images prior to the Print Competition night and prior to images being sent to the judge for PDI.
If a member puts up a print image that has not been submitted electronically the night before, then it will be moved to the Image Critique section.
We believe this will make the competitions fairer for all entrants.
Competition Committee

Board Meeting
2022-05-11 19:30 - 21:30 | 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.

Photo Discussion Group
2022-05-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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.

Mother's Day
2022-05-08 | VIC

Club Night: Guest Speaker – Michael Silver, Magnet Galleries (Hybrid Meeting)
2022-05-05 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC
Michael Silver, owner of Magnet Galleries will be talking about the creation of the gallery, curating an exhibition and the effort required to mount the forthcoming World Press Photo exhibition.
Magnet Galleries is a social enterprise drawing together people with an interest in and passion for photography, to share their knowledge, experience and aspirations. We believe in opportunities that allow our community to gain new insights and continue developing expertise.

Magnet Galleries is not-for-profit and registered charity. Our core purpose is to preserve and celebrate Australian and world photography, encouraging excellence among established and emerging photographers. We seek to expand the horizons of local photographers by developing collaborations with local and international photographic institutions.
Please join us in person at the Clubrooms or on Zoom for this event.
Zoom details will be emailed to members a couple of days before the event.

Mid-Week Outing
2022-05-03 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Photo 2022 Melbourne
Details sent via mailout on 23 Apr 2022
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Scheduled and future Mid-Week Outing details

Portrait Group
2022-05-02 19:00 - 23:00 | 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 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/)
Due to changes in government and MCC COVID-19 policy, our restrictions are somewhat relaxed, However, we strongly recommend wearing a mask, especially when socialising between taking shots.

Introduction to Lightroom Basics
2022-04-30 08:30 - 16:00 | VIC

PDI Competition - Zoom Only
2022-04-28 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC
Club Competitions
PDI Upload
Set Subjects

Change to Competition Entry Submission Date starting July 2022
The submission date for the electronic versions of both Print and PDI entries are to be changed to the Wednesday night before the Print Competition, at 11:59pm.
This will allow the stewards time to identify potential duplicate images prior to the Print Competition night and prior to images being sent to the judge for PDI.
If a member puts up a print image that has not been submitted electronically the night before, then it will be moved to the Image Critique section.
We believe this will make the competitions fairer for all entrants.
Competition Committee

Photographic Lighting Group - Product Photography
2022-04-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
This Wednesday, 27th of APRIL at 19:30, The Lighting Group will be covering product photography.
We’ll be exploring mini-sets for products on e-commerce stores.
Bring your camera & lenses and an additional item please: Your favourite wine bottle, an old pair of hiking boots you want to sell on gumtree or any item you’ll like to photograph. Let’s keep it practical in size, so no vintage cars, as cool as that would be, unless you have the toy box version!
Thanks and see you Wednesday evening.
Erik Sawaya

Mid-Week Outing
2022-04-27 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Note: This outing is on Wednesday, 27th April
Jells Park, Wheelers Hill
Details have been sent via mailout on 8 Apr 2022 @ 9pm & 13 Apr 2022 @ 11am
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Scheduled and future Mid-Week Outing details

APG monthly meeting
2022-04-25 19:30 - 23:00 | VIC
Monthly group meeting – Pin-hole day prints. Theory and practice of pin hole photography. Commercial pin hole cameras.

Public Holiday – ANZAC Day
2022-04-25 | VIC

World Pinhole Photography Day
2022-04-24 10:00 - 16:00 | VIC
The club will be holding a workshop to celebrate World Pinhole Photography Day. This is a free event that is open to the public.

Nature Outing
2022-04-24 10:00 - 14:00 | VIC
Nature outing, Sunday 24 April at 10am – details to be advised

Grace Lock Meeting - Image sharing
2022-04-22 18:30 - 21:30 | VIC
An optional dinner at the Railway Hotel at 6.30pm followed by a meeting at the club rooms at 7.30pm.
A focus of this meeting will be sharing of images that we may want to enter in the coming all female exhibition as well as discussing how to prepare prints for exhibition and competition. Any other issues that the group wishes to discuss.
All welcome
