APG monthly meeting
2022-10-24 19:30 - 23:00, 2022-11-28 19:30 - 23:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | VIC
Monthly club meeting

Board Meeting
2022-10-25 19:30 - 21:30 | VIC

PDI Competition - Zoom Only
2022-10-27 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

Zeitgeist Conceptual Exhibition
2022-10-29 10:30 - 15:00, 2022-10-30 10:30 - 15:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Photowalk Community – Arriba Melbourne Mexican Festival
2022-10-30 14:00 - 18:00 | VIC
Our second community photowalk for October will be photographing Mexican Culture and its Heritage at the Arriba Melbourne Mexican Festival.
Time and weather permitting we can also walk around the surrounding streets of Flagstaff Gardens for any interesting street and architectural photography.
Food and Drinks will be available at the festival so we will not be arranging a dinner after the Photowalk.
Here is a link to the event: www.melbournemexicanfestival.com.au
Free event, no tickets required.
All visitors, friends and members of the Melbourne Camera Club are welcome.
Date: Sunday, 30 October
Time: 2.00pm
Meeting location: Outside Flagstaff Station (Corner LaTrobe and William Streets)
Any queries, please contact the Coordinators: photowalks@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Public Holiday – Melbourne Cup
2022-11-01 | VIC

Cancelled - Mid-Week Outing
2022-11-01 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
This outing has been cancelled (Mon 31 Oct 2022, 13:30).
Dog Show at Bulla
Details were sent via mailout on 18 Oct 2022
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Scheduled and future Mid-Week Outing details

Club Night: Guest Speaker – Paul Dodd – Clubrooms & Hybrid Meeting
2022-11-03 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC
This evening MCC Member Paul Dodd will speak on Artificial Intelligence in photography – is it beneficial or the “evil” that many people think that it is?

What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
What is it useful for?
How is it used in photography today?
What applications use AI and how do they work?
What are the ethical considerations around the use of AI in photography?

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.

Mat cutting workshop
2022-11-05 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Come along to learn how to cut mats to display your photographs for exhibition or for home.
Please RSVP to newmembergroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Portrait Group
2022-11-07 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.

Club Night – VIGEX Slideshow and selection of Best Prints
2022-11-10 20:00 - 22:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The VIGEX Print Exhibition ends on 30 October in Geelong.
The VIGEX team will bring a display of work to Melbourne CC as has been done for the last few years. This will include a small set of the best images, as well as the slideshow which includes all awards and the Australian acceptances.
http://www.vigex.org.au

Photo Discussion Group
2022-11-14 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.

Mid-Week Outing
2022-11-15 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Scienceworks, Spotswood
Details sent via mailout on 31 Oct 2022
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Scheduled and future Mid-Week Outing details

Conceptual Photography Group
2022-11-16 19:30 - 21:30 | VIC

Club Night: Guest Speaker (TBC) – Clubrooms & Hybrid Meeting
2022-11-17 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Accidentally Wes Anderson
Presenter: Paul Dodd
Wes Anderson is the creator and director of movies such as “The Royal Tenenbaums”, “The Life Aquatic”, “The Darjeeling Limited”, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The French Dispatch”. Working exclusively with cinematographer Robert Yeoman, Anderson has created a unique style and aesthetic.
In tonight’s presentation we’ll look at Wes Anderson’s style and extract the key elements of it to see how this aesthetic can be applied to our photography. Hopefully you’ll join the discussion and participate as this session is designed to be interactive.
After last time’s somewhat heavy topic of AI in photography, this one will be light-hearted and fun!
Please join us in person at the Clubrooms or on Zoom for this event.
Zoom details will be emailed to members in the weekly newsletter on the Sunday night of this week.

Photographic Exhibition – Displaced Ukraine
2022-11-19 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-11-20 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-11-26 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-11-27 11:00 - 16:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Upcoming Exhibition – Displaced Ukraine
The exhibition shows the history of past times and today’s tragic days of Ukranian displacement in Victoria, as a result of a full-scale Russian invasion in the images by Ukrainian, Russian and Australian photographers.

Photographic Exhibition Opening - Displaced Ukraine: 2pm
2022-11-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Digital Editing Group
2022-11-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
For the November meeting, I had hoped to tailor the meeting to address specific issues raised by the members, or even to edit some of your photos. To date there have been no responses to my email of 24 October so here is what we will be doing:

Adobe have released their latest versions of Lightroom and Photoshop which include some really exciting updates to masking selections using AI. We will have a look at a couple of videos covering these changes.
Do you shoot portraits and would like to retouch the skin but have looked at Youtube videos of frequency separation and just found that all too hard, well Scott Kelby has produced a series of videos on simple retouching techniques so we will have a look at some of those. Bring a notepad so you can remember these simple tips.
Finally we will have a look at start to finish editing. This time instead of a video it will be a live demonstration.

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.

Club Night: Weddings, Parties, Anything – Clubrooms & Hybrid Meeting
2022-11-24 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC
Weddings, Parties, Anything
Shooting events this festive season – a guide and some tales and anecdotes.

We are often considered to be “the photographer” in the family, group or company – and as such, we’re usually the ones asked to take a few photographs at a friend’s or family member’s wedding, at a family event or at work’s Christmas party. Tonight’s talk from MCC members covers the how to (or how not to) and stories and anecdotes from shooting these events. If you feel like contributing, bring your best stories (or horror stories) from shooting events, and feel free to bring some images.
Please join us in person at the Clubrooms or on Zoom for this event.
Zoom details will be emailed to members in the weekly newsletter on the Sunday night of this week.

Nature Outing
2022-11-27 10:00 - 14:00 | VIC
Nature outing – details to be confirmed

Board Meeting
2022-11-28 19:30 - 21:00 | VIC
The MCC Board meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
Any items for the Board should be sent to secretary@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Lighting Group
2022-11-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Lighting Group will meet at MCC studio at 7.30pm.

EOY PDI Competition Slideshow & EOY Print Exhibition Opening
2022-12-01 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC

End of Year Exhibition
2022-12-03 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
