Melbourne Camera Club

Nature Outing
2023-11-26 09:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Nature Outing – Pound Bend Warrandyte

VIGEX Presentation
2023-11-23 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Presentation of PDI images from the VIGEX Competition.

Mid-Week Outing
2023-11-21 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Ian Potter Centre NGV, Fed Square
Details sent via mailout on 8 Nov 2023.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
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Digital Editing Group
2023-11-20 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.
For the last DEG meeting for the year we are going to look at some start to finish editing using Lightroom, Photoshop or both. I will also demonstrate how some of my awarded images from 2023 were created.

*Zoom only* Portrait Interclub Competition Awards Night
2023-11-16 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Conceptual Photography Special Interest Group
2023-11-15 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-10-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Check the Group pages for more information about the Group Meetings

Photo Discussion Group
2023-11-13 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-09 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, EDI, the latest tools, or just looking for tips – you will not be disappointed.

15 Minutes of Fame - Club Members discuss their work
2023-11-09 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Grace Lock Group meeting - Panel of exhibitors
2023-11-08 19:30 - 21:30 | VIC
Tonight we have a panel of members who have held exhibitions this year, either group or solo. They will discuss their projects, approach, challenges, highlights and also take questions. There are sure to be surprises in store as we discover the trials and tribulations as well as the joy, of placing your work on the wall for the general public to behold and enjoy.
The Grace Lock Group focuses on women photographers, supporting conversations on personal projects (eg. the creation of portfolios or new bodies of work), as well as the work of other women photographers. It explores our visual expression in a like-minded group in a non-competitive way. Participants are encouraged to bring along their idea or images for discussion.

Mid-Week Outing & Photowalk Community
2023-11-07 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Werribee Park Mansion outing (Cup Day)
Details sent via mailout on 18 Oct 2023.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
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Portrait Group
2023-11-06 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/)

MCC Lighting Group Meeting
2023-11-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
At this monthly event we will explore combining Constant and Flash/Strobe Lighting together

Guest Speaker: Zo Damage, Analogue Photographer discusses her alternative analogue photographic practice.
2023-11-02 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Melbourne photographer Zo Damage will be discussing her alternative analogue photographic practice.
Damage will outline her processes in creating various works of art that question the tropes and conventions of what defines a photograph. Damage asserts, “My practice is located in the landscape of apparatus-based modes of the medium that explore the materiality of photography. I am excited by the idea of pushing constraints held within the frame to challenge the photographic index – and its purpose as a tool for realistic representation. Even more thrilling is that alternative modes of analogue photography allow me to embrace the photograph as an object, presenting a level of creative freedom and self-expression that, until recently, I did not think possible.”

Second Annual Conceptual Photography Exhibition
2023-10-29 11:00 - 15:00, 2023-10-28 11:00 - 15:00, 2023-10-22 11:00 - 15:00, 2023-10-21 11:00 - 15:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Second Annual Conceptual Photography Exhibition.
Open to the public, free admission

Nature Outing - Ocean Grove
2023-10-29 10:30 - 17:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
A visit to Ocean Grove – meeting at Ocean Grove Nature Reserve 10.30am

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2023-10-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Light Painting
Judge: Michelle Grace Hunder
Competition Entry Date: Wednesday 11 October 2023
Club Competitions: https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/members-only/club-competitions/

Board Meeting
2023-10-24 19:30 - 21:00 | VIC
The MCC Board meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
Any items for the Board should be provided on the standard proposal template – link here
and emailed to secretary@melbournecameraclub.org.au

APG Meeting
2023-10-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras.
Guest speaker: Lee Lira talking about DIY silver gelatin orthochromatic glass dry plate emulsions and ‘cooking up’ emulsions in his garage.

Opening of the Second Annual Conceptual Photography Exhibition
2023-10-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The Conceptual Group of the Melbourne Camera Club announces its second annual exhibition, “Alternative Intelligence” – Is it natural? Is it artificial? Come along and explore to find out.
All members are warmly invited to attend the official opening event, at 8pm on Thursday 18 October. Snacks and refreshments provided. Please join us there and hear some of the photographers talk about their work.
The exhibition continues for the following two weekends:

11:00 AM to 3:00 PM on the following two weekends
Saturday and Sunday, 21 and 22 October, and
Saturday and Sunday, 28 and 29 October

Hope to see you there!

Mid-Week Outing
2023-10-17 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Chesterfield Farm, Scoresby
Details were sent via mailout on 3 Oct 2023.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
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Digital Editing Group
2023-10-16 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 programmes.
Topics for the nights’ discussions:
Enhancements to Lightroom and Camera Raw have just been released so we will have a look at those.
Bridge – useful or out of date?
For the more advanced Photoshop users we will have a look at the transform tools.

Lighting Group
2023-10-13 19:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
We will be looking at using Constant Light (LED Lighting) in the studio

Print Competition (Club rooms only)
2023-10-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Light Painting
Judge: TBA
Competition Entry Date: Wednesday 11 October 2023
Club Competitions: https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/members-only/club-competitions/

**Cancelled** Grace Lock Group meeting
2023-10-11 19:30 - 21:30 | VIC
This month’s meeting has been cancelled.

MCC Annual General Meeting
2023-10-05 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC
