Digital Editing Group
2023-09-18 20:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | 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.
This month we will have a look at tools and techniques in Lightroom and Photoshop for examining and rectifying the tonal composition of your images.

Mid-Week Outing
2023-09-19 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
St Kilda Botanical Gardens
Details sent via mailout on 5 Sep 2023
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Conceptual Photography Special Interest Group
2023-09-20 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

Guest Speaker - Peter Harlow, abstract aerial photographer presents "Altitude"
2023-09-21 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Peter Harlow is an emerging abstract aerial photographer who demonstrates a natural talent for capturing unique, colourful and stunning images. With a background as a pilot, a passion for photography and a desire to push the boundaries of conventional aerial imagery, Peter is always seeking ways to capture fascinating and often mesmerising images.
Peter’s work has been recognised for its fresh and imaginative style and has been acknowledged by his peers for his originality and distinctive style.
The LensCulture Review of January 2023 commented that:
“The aesthetics are remarkable. And I love how I get lost in the shapes that you are eliciting and then can find some footing/grounding in what I ‘know’ or understand. Because your photos elicit so many experiences, it is very effective”.
Whether shooting cityscapes, seascapes or rural areas, Peter’s goal is to showcase the world from a new an exciting perspective. He continues to make stunning aerial images that cause you to pause, consider and reflect on these remarkable images.
Peter’s recent exhibition at the Gasworks Arts Park was a collection of images taken at Weering, Lake Tyrell, Mistic Park, Anderson Inlet and Corio in Victoria.

*Postponed* Introduction to Lightroom Course
2023-09-23 08:30 - 16:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
For registered participants.
Course information:
Introduction to Lightroom Basics

Nature Outing
2023-09-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Nature outing – details to be confirmed

APG Meeting
2023-09-25 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.
Shane will talk about carbon black printing and David will talk about Sabattier effect. Peter is going to talk about a two bath development process for film.

Board Meeting
2023-09-26 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

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2023-09-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Deadpan
Judge: Nathan Larkin
Competition Entry Date: Wednesday 13 September 2023
Club Competitions: https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/members-only/club-competitions/

Portrait Group
2023-10-02 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
2023-10-03 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Fire Services Museum, East Melbourne
Details sent via mailout on 24 Sep 2023.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

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

Photo Discussion Group
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.

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

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/

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

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.

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.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

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!

Second Annual Conceptual Photography Exhibition
2023-10-21 11:00 - 15:00, 2023-10-22 11:00 - 15:00, 2023-10-28 11:00 - 15:00, 2023-10-29 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

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.

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

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/

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

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.”

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
