Melbourne Camera Club

Mid-Week Outing
2025-07-01 10:30 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Australian Jazz Museum & Performance.
Details will be sent via mailout.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Board Meeting
2025-07-01 19:30 - 21:00 | VIC
Any items for the Board should be provided on the standard proposal template – link here
and emailed to secretary@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Wine & Cheese Social Event
2025-07-03 19:30 - 20:00, 2025-07-31 19:30 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Prior to the guest speaker this Thursday, we will be holding a Wine and Cheese Social Event, from 7.30pm-8pm in the Gallery, please come along to socialise with other members prior to the presentation.

Very Special Guest - Danielle Watson - Extraordinary Landscape Photographer and Educator
2025-07-03 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
From www.daniellewatson.com.au
So, What’s My Story?
Where did it all start? Maybe you didn’t ask, but let’s say you did.
Believe it or not, I began as a professional tennis coach. Yep, my journey into photography actually began with a break from two decades in sports science and biomechanics—a world of endless travel and 50-week work years. After coaching and running around tennis courts worldwide, I was ready for something new.
Enter: a DSLR camera. I figured, “The best camera takes the best photos… right?” So I picked one up from Michael’s Camera Store in Melbourne and signed up for a free intro course. After the class, I snapped a few shots of my 8-week-old kelpie pup, posted them, and—surprise! —my photos went viral and even landed in the Herald Weekly Times. I thought, “Maybe this photography gig isn’t so hard!” I was hooked, enrolling in every course I could find at Michael’s, and even joined a landscape tour along the Great Ocean Road. That was it. Landscape photography had my full attention.

MCC Lighting Group - July 25
2025-07-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
We will be exploring lighting of a model in the studio this month, come and learn about the studio light and working with a model

Photowalk Community – Kensington
2025-07-06 14:00 - 18:00 | VIC
We welcome MCC members and friends to this weekend’s photowalk.
For this month’s outing we will be discovering Historic Kensington.
Join us for a photowalk through the historic suburb of Kensington, where streets and heritage architecture provide a perfect environment for photography.
We will conclude with dinner/drinks at a local Kensington pub. If you would like to stay for dinner, please RSVP before Friday 4 July, 5.00pm: photowalks@melbournecameraclub.org.au
PHOTOWALK DATE: Sunday 6 July

Meeting Time: 2.00pm for 2.15pm start
Meeting location: Kensington Railway Station, on Bellair Street
Duration: 3 hours, plus dinner (optional)

We look forward to you joining us on Sunday 6 July.
Any queries, please contact the Coordinators: photowalks@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Image: Robin Tully
Image: Robin Tully
Image: Robin Tully
Image: Robin Tully
Image: Robin Tully
Image: Robin Tully

Portrait Group
2025-07-07 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/)

Print Drop Off Stories of the City Exhibition
2025-07-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Print Competition (Club Rooms only)
2025-07-10 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Symmetry

Judge: Alan Moyle (link)

Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 9 July 2025

Photo Discussion Group
2025-07-14 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.

Mid-Week Outing
2025-07-15 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Beach Walk
Details will be sent via mailout on 1 July 2025.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

25th Analogue Exhibition entries open
2025-07-16 08:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Conceptual Photography SIG
2025-07-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Check our homepage for the annual plan for 2025,
and the link to all past presentations.
July CPSIG Meeting
Date: Wednesday, 16 July
Time: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Place: MCC Clubrooms
The meeting will be a discussion of your Work in Progress for the 4th Annual Conceptual Photography Exhibition. Two colleagues will be joining us to provide “fresh eyes” and some feedback on our work.
If you are planning to submit work for the exhibition, even if you are only 3/4 sure, please complete the survey linked below.
Please respond by Monday, 7th July, if you can. The survey also contains information about the Exhibition.
You will get a reply by email – please keep this reply in case you wish to edit your answer in future. For example, you can edit your Artist Statement.
The survey is at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdV4gbAyEcCXtG84ErNVT9POJB8_qA3kZMr5bxTNGSuxlbKhA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=111914515720895338058
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
Bob Warfield, Andrew Tan, garrie maguire, Robin Tully, Wayne Harridge — Coordinators of CPSIG.
Coordinators of CPSIG

Member Presentation by Greg Thomas and Andrew Grieg
2025-07-17 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Tonight, we’re pleased to welcome Greg Thomas, the leader of the MCC Lighting Photography Group. Greg will guide us through the MCC studio, showcasing the equipment available to all club members. As we know, photography is all about light—whether you find it or it finds you, understanding how to work with it is key.
We’re also delighted to welcome MCC member Andrew Greig, whose award-winning portraiture and exceptional studio skills have earned him high praise from judges and peers alike.
Tonight, Andrew aims to inspire aspiring portrait photographers by demonstrating how to achieve professional results using accessible and affordable lighting. He’ll walk us through the practical use of different light sources—strobes, speedlights, and modelling lights—highlighting how each can be used creatively to visualize the outcome before pressing the shutter.
Please come along and show your support to these outstanding members of the club

Exhibition Opening Event: Stories of the City
2025-07-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Exhibition: Stories of the City
2025-07-19 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-20 11:00 - 15:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Digital Editing Group
2025-07-21 20:00 - 22:00 | 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.
The topics for discussion this meeting are:

Alternatives to the Adobe Photography bundle;
Lightroom workflow and tools;
Some basics of Photoshop – layers and colour channels; and
A review of the May/June updates to Photoshop.

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2025-07-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Via Zoom
Set Subject: Symmetry

Judge: Alan Moyle (link)

Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 9 July 2025
Zoom Link: published in the Newsletter

Exhibition: Stories of the City & Open House Weekend
2025-07-26 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-27 11:00 - 15:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

*Cancelled* Nature Group Outing
2025-07-27 10:00 - 14:00 | woodlands Historic Park
July Outing: Woodlands Historic Park
Join us this July as we explore Woodlands Historic Park, a beautiful winter woodland just outside Melbourne. The open grassy plains and red gum bushland are home to eastern grey kangaroos and occasional echidnas, as well as a variety of birdlife including red-rumped parrots, eastern rosellas, yellow-rumped thornbills, whistling kites, and the striking scarlet and flame robins, often seen during the cooler months.
While insect activity is low in winter, macro photographers may still find subjects such as dormant insects, mosses, lichens, and tiny fungi. Seasonal fungi like Mycenas, earth stars, puffballs, and bracket fungi can often be spotted along fallen logs and shaded areas
Please remember to bring a chair for lunch and paths may be uneven in places, so sturdy footwear such as sneakers or hiking shoes is recommended. More information will be given in the Nature Group Newsletter on meeting. Please ensure you are signed up to the mailout which will be out shortly.
A rewarding location for those seeking the quiet beauty of nature in winter.
Julie and Jo

Print Pick Up Stories of the City Exhibition (Option 1)
2025-07-27 15:00 - 15:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

APG July Meeting - Special guest Renato Colangelo
2025-07-28 19:30 - 22:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
July 28, 2025 @ 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Show and tell, feedback on printmaking, passion projects, work in progress, sharing of interesting cameras.
Outline 2025 exhibition calendar and process.
Special Guest:
Demonstration by special guest Renato Colangelo
Renato will conduct a demonstration showing his experimental photography using an open shutter in dark places. He will use himself as the subject also using various light sources to paint light into the composition.
Selby Markham will demonstrate how to prepare a mat for exhibition prints.

25th Analogue Exhibition entries close
2025-07-31 17:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Print Pick Up Stories of the City Exhibition (Option 2)
2025-07-31 19:30 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Special Guest Presenter - Andrew Haysom - Digital Artist, Nature Lover, Writer and Educator.
2025-07-31 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Photographer & Artist Andrew Haysom

is a talented Nature Photographer and Artist. Andrew loves capturing the beauty of his natural surroundings, particularly the local birds and wildlife with his ever-ready Camera.

Andrew produces stunning digital artwork from his photographs – creating beautiful, ethereal and often surreal results. His vibrant use of colour paired with his ability to capture such intimate photographs of Australian birds, makes Andrew Haysom a sought after Artist among Bird enthusiasts and Art collectors alike.
Andrew is also an eminent expert of street art and has put Melbourne on the international stage .
Do not miss this opportunity to meet Andrew .

Digital Art and Photography by Andrew Haysom – Street Art Cities
Digital Art and Photography by Andrew Haysom – Digital Art (Patterns)
Andrew Haysom (@andrew_haysom) • Instagram photos and videos
Digital Art and Photography by Andrew Haysom – Photography

Film Developing and Printing Course – Darkroom
2025-08-02 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-03 09:30 - 16:00 | 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/
