Nature Outing
2025-05-25 10:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | sanatarium lake
Sanatorium Lake Macedon Ranges
The May outing of the nature group will be to the Sanatorium Lake in the Macedon Ranges. We are looking forward to the opportunity to photograph a wide variety of fungi species. There was a successful outing there last year in the cooler months and we decided it was definitely worth further investigation.
The different vegetation types will also provide birds and insects, and the lake has the potential for beautiful reflections. Remember to bring chair and sturdy boots and shoes as the area can be quite muddy.
We will meet at 10am at Lions Head Rd, Sanatorium Lake, Hesket

https://maps.app.goo.gl/wGy4HiLTDYjZvNKy7

APG May Meeting
2025-05-26 19:30 - 22:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
May 26, 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.
Presentation by Tara Gilbert
Tara will talk about her project as an artist in residence at the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Police Point Artist in Residency program in 2018 and 2019. Using solargraphic and pinhole techniques, she produced powerful and haunting images to capture a unique and other worldly perspective of Point Nepean.
This solagraphic series tells the story of the Old Quarantine site at Point Nepean in Victoria through use of arcane recording devises. Forming part of a larger creative investigation undertaken to explore some of its layered histories.

Special Guest Presenter - "Foto Creative" Louise Sedgman
2025-05-29 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The Foto Creative

A little about Louise from here website.
Photography has been my daily joy and passion for almost 30 years along with my deep love of horses. I crave knowledge and have spent years learning, evolving and mastering my craft, and while I continue to do so, I love nothing more than sharing my knowledge with other photographers learning theirs.
For me, photography is so much more than just taking a photo. It’s about embracing a moment and creating imagery with depth, feeling and heart. Photography is a never-ending journey that has no bounds, with opportunities that can change someone’s life. It’s powerful, not just for the viewer, but for the image creator as well.
If you’ve ever stood quietly in a place and immersed yourself in the sights, sounds, smells and visual feast surrounding you, and spent time capturing that, you know exactly what I mean. And if you haven’t, let me take you by the hand and show you…It’s glorious and you’ll never see the world around you the same again.
Mark it in your diary as not to be missed.

Photowalk Community – Melbourne CBD Urban Walk
2025-06-01 14:00 - 18:00 | VIC
We welcome MCC members and friends to this weekend’s photowalk.
For this month’s outing we will be exploring the CBD area, laneways and architecture, with opportunities to capture image for the upcoming MCC exhibition: ‘Stories of the City’.
We will conclude with dinner/drinks at a city pub. If you would like to stay for dinner, please RSVP before Friday 30 May, 5.00pm: photowalks@melbournecameraclub.org.au
PHOTOWALK DATE: Sunday 1 June

Meeting Time: 2.00pm for 2.15pm start
Meeting location: The Atrium at Fed Square on Flinders Street
Duration: 3 hours, plus dinner (optional)

We look forward to you joining us on Sunday 1 June.
Any queries, please contact the Coordinators: photowalks@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Portrait Group
2025-06-02 19:00 - 22:30, 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/)

Mid-Week Outing
2025-06-03 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Station & Princes Piers.
Details sent via mailout on 19 May 2025.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Nature Group Zoom Aussie Macro Adventages
2025-06-03 20:00 - 21:00 | VIC
Join us for a special Zoom session with Aussie Macro Adventures, where Bridgette will be talking all things macro, wildlife, and herping. Bridgette is a passionate macro photographer and herpetologist who runs guided nature tours focused on Australia’s unique small creatures.

more information to follow

Wine & Cheese Social Event
2025-06-05 19:30 - 20:00, 2025-07-03 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 Presenter John Gollings
2025-06-05 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
John Gollings is one of Australia’s most respected and revered photographers. He specialises in photography of the built environment, including the documentation of both ancient and modern cities around the world.
John Gollings first picked up a camera at the age of nine, falling in love with the process of photography. He continued snapping, Nikon F in hand, throughout his time at the University of Melbourne, where he formally studied architecture during the 1960s. After graduating with a Masters degree in Architecture, he decided to pursue his self-taught hobby full‑time, stepping into the world of advertising and fashion photography.
For more than 50 years, John has combined his interests in photography and architecture to capture the cultural construction of social spaces, from images of sacred rock art sites and ancient temples to commissioned shots of suburban dream homes and monuments of cultural and corporate architecture.
Through a presentation of over 100 slides covering his whole career from high school photographer, fashion and advertising, cultural projects and architecture you are in for an inspiring experience you will not want to miss.
A very special event you will not want to miss.

MCC Lighting Group
2025-06-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Meeting in the Club Studio we will have a Portrait Session with the Joker

Print Competition (Club Rooms only)
2025-06-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Speed/Motion

Judge: MCC Members

Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 11 June 2025

Workshop: Analogue Portraits
2025-06-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Workshop: Portraits using LED flood lights by Peter T.

Digital Editing Group
2025-06-16 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 programs.
For June I thought we would have a look at “The Art of Black and White”. We will look at how you can transform your colour capture into beautiful black and white images using Lightroom, Photoshop and NIK Silverefex Pro.

Mid-Week Outing
2025-06-17 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Boroondara Cemetery, Kew.
Details sent via mailout on 3 June 2025.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Conceptual Photography SIG
2025-06-18 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.

June CPSIG Meeting
Date: Wednesday, 18 June
Time: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Place: MCC Clubrooms
Please bring along a Moodboard to share and discuss. If it is a digital one, you can email it to us prior to the meeting, or upload it to the WiP folder using the link provided at our meetings (members only).
Your Moodboard can be the one you have worked on for the end-of-year Conceptual Photography Exhibition, or any other Moodboard you have. Even a rough draft will be fine.

Question: What is the difference between a Moodboard and an Artist Statement?
Answer: A Moodboard provides inspiration for what you WILL do. An Artist Statement gives information about what you HAVE done.

Following the Moodboard discussion, we will have a workshop on Artist Statements. Bring a notepad and pen, or a laptop, and we will produce draft Artist Statements for the end-of-year Conceptual Photography Exhibition!
Cheers
Bob Warfield, Andrew Tan, garrie maguire, Wayne Harridge, Robin Tully,
Coordinators of CPSIG

Nature Exhibition Opening Event
2025-06-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Nature Exhibition launch

Nature Exhibition
2025-06-21 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-06-22 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-06-23 11:00 - 15:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

APG June Meeting
2025-06-23 19:30 - 22:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
June 23, 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.
Demonstration: Split Grade Printing by Shane.

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2025-06-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Via Zoom
Set Subject: Speed/Motion

Judge: Heather Prince (link)

Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 11 June 2025
Zoom Link: published in the Newsletter

Film Developing and Printing Course – Darkroom
2025-06-28 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-29 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 – See Below – Unit 1
Printing from a set of negatives – See Below – 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/

Mid-Week Outing
2025-07-01 10:30 - 14:00 | 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

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
