Melbourne Camera Club

Photo Discussion Group
2026-05-11 20:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | 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.

Print Competition (Club Rooms only)
2026-05-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Taken below the knees
Judge: Alan Moyle ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 13 May 2026

Digital Editing Group
2026-05-18 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-06-15 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.
More detail of the topics to be discussed will be announced in the weeks before the meeting.

Mid-Week Outing
2026-05-19 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Bunjil Place, Narre Warren
Details will be sent via mailout.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Conceptual Photography Group
2026-05-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-06-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Check the Conceptual Group Home Page for details of each monthly meeting.

Film Developing and Printing Course – Darkroom
2026-05-23 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-24 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-13 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-14 10:00 - 17:00 | 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/

APG May Meeting
2026-05-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Agenda:

Welcome: welcome guests and new members. Apologies.
Show and tell of projects, cameras and all things analogue.
Questions and answers on analogue issues.
Announcements of upcoming workshops, excursions, presenters, activities.
Topics for discussion:

Using unusual photo processes, techniques or tools to make your art.

Max Sharples will host this meeting.

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2026-05-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Via Zoom
Set Subject: Taken below the knees
Judge: Alan Moyle ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 13 May 2026
Zoom Link: published in the Newsletter

VAPS Convention 2026 | Rich River Golf Club, Moama
2026-05-29 - 2026-05-31 | VIC
All MCC members are welcome to attend the VAPS Convention – tickets and full program will be released mid-February with registrations opening 1 March.

https://www.vaps.org.au/

2026 CONVENTION

Next year’s Convention and Exhibition of the Interclub Competition entries will be at Tatalia Function Centre, Rich River Golf Club, Moama over the weekend 29th to 31st May.

Please put in your diary and on your club’s calendar. Perhaps, make it one of your club’s outings/ weekends away.

The historic Port of Echuca is just 10 minutes away and there are many other photographic opportunities in the area.

Also, plenty of accommodation on site and in the general area.

Details of presenters etc will be advised as they come to hand and the full program will be released mid-February with registrations opening 1 March.

Looking forward to seeing you at this event, our 72nd.

Joseph Maher – Convention Coordinator
convention@vaps.org.au

Nature Group Outing
2026-05-31 10:00 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
TBA

Portrait Group
2026-06-01 19:00 - 22:30, 2026-07-06 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/)

Mid-Week Outing
2026-06-02 10:30 - 14:00, 2026-07-07 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Details will be sent via mailout.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Print Competition (Club Rooms only)
2026-06-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Leading Lines
Judge: Forough Yavari ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 10 June 2026

Astro Photography Workshop with Levin Barret
2026-06-13 13:00 - 2026-06-14 01:00 | Toboorac Brewery, Vic, Australia
Astro Landscape Photography Workshop – 13th – 14th June 2026

We’re excited to offer members a rare opportunity to take part in a hands-on Astro Landscape Photography Workshop led by Levin Barrett.
This is a full afternoon and night experience, beginning with formal training from 1–5pm at the Tooborac Brewery with an early dinner (theory, composition, camera settings, star trails, Milky Way shooting and post-processing), followed by an on-location night shoot near Tooborac. You’ll put everything into practice under real night-sky conditions, from star trails through to Milky Way core photography in the early hours.
This workshop is ideal for photographers with a moderate level of experience who are comfortable with manual camera control and want to step into astro photography in a supportive, small-group environment. Numbers are limited to 10 participants to ensure plenty of individual guidance.
The session is weather-dependent, with flexibility built in to maximise our chances of clear skies. Even if conditions prevent the night shoot, the afternoon training alone is extremely valuable.
If you’ve ever wanted to photograph the night sky properly — this is your chance.
Spots are limited.

Mid-Week Outing
2026-06-16 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Footscray via Metro Tunnel
Details will be sent via mailout.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

2026 Nature Exhibition Opening
2026-06-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Launch event for the 2026 Nature Exhibition Opening.

2026 Nature Exhibition
2026-06-20 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-21 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-27 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-28 11:00 - 15:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Nature Exhibition

APG June Meeting
2026-06-22 19:30 - 22:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Agenda:

Welcome: welcome guests and new members. Apologies.
Show and tell of projects, cameras and all things analogue.
Questions and answers on analogue issues.
Announcements of upcoming workshops, excursions, presenters, activities.
Topics for discussion:

Q+A for exhibition: What can be entered, Issues producing prints, etc.

Selby Markham will host this meeting.

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2026-06-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Via Zoom
Set Subject: Leading Lines
Judge: Forough Yavari ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 10 June 2026
Zoom Link: published in the Newsletter

Print Competition (Club Rooms only)
2026-07-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Reflections (shadows, movement, shades of grey, light, juxtapositions, distortions, puddles, windows)
Judge: Lisa Law ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 8 July 2026
