Melbourne Camera Club

International Women’s Day Exhibition
2021-03-06 10:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The Melbourne Camera Club is celebrating the upcoming International Women’s Day by curating our fourth annual exhibition of photography from female photographers, to be on display 4 – 25 March 2021 in our heritage listed building in South Melbourne.

Opening Event: International Women’s Day Exhibition
2021-03-04 19:30 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Introduction to Photography Course - February 2021
2021-03-02 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-02-23 19:30 - 21:00
This event is for registered participants only.
Registrations open now: https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/courses/itp/
Please contact Gail Morgan on intro.course@melbournecameraclub.org.au for further information.

Mid-Week Outing
2021-03-02 10:30 - 14:00
Click Scheduled and future Mid-Week Outing details

Introduction to Photography Course - February 2021 Workshop
2021-02-28 09:00 - 12:00

Nature Group Outing
2021-02-27 10:00 - 14:00
Details
Saturday 27 February 2021
10.00am
Red Gum picnic area car park
Red Gum picnic area Road (off Governor Road)
Braeside Park
Braeside

BYO hat, sunscreen, insect repellent and chair and lunch if planning to stay on.

All attendees must follow government guidelines regarding social distancing. The coordinators will record contact details of all attendees.

Analogue night shoot field workshop.
2021-02-26 07:00 - 22:00
This Friday 26 February is a field Workshop on night shooting with Peter Treadrea.
Daylight is now ending at about 8:30pm so it will be a 7:30 start on the steps of Parliament House, Spring Street.
Peter will present a talk at the beginning to set the scene. He has provided notes and a map to suggested locations, all within easy walking distance of Parliament steps.
Peter will talk about exposure control using a few hand held meters and look at the use of a digital camera as a cheap Polaroid.

PDI Competition
2021-02-25 20:00 - 21:30
Set Subjects

Projected Digital Image Competition - Set Subject - Industrial
2021-02-25 20:00, 2021-01-28 20:00 | Via Zoom
The monthly competition for digital projected images.
The images must be uploaded via —- by the previous Thursday

Deliver Prints for International Women’s Day Exhibition
2021-02-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Analogue Photography Group Meeting
2021-02-22 19:30 - 23:00, 2021-01-25 19:30 - 23:00
This is the monthly meeting of the Analogue Photography Group. More details about each month’s events can be found on the Program page. Details of the meeting for this month can be found here.

Guest Speaker - Ian van der Wolde - Ethics in Photography
2021-02-18 20:00 - 21:30
Multi award winning photographer Ian van der Wolde will be speaking to us about “Ethics in Photography” on Thursday 18th February. Ian is a leading Melbourne based commercial photographer who first opened his studio, Altered Images Photography back in 1986.
An Accredited Professional Photographer, Life Member, Master of Photography IV, Honorary Fellow and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography, Ian has in recent decades accumulated numerous industry awards and titles. Ian has been awarded the AIPP Victorian Landscape Photographer of the Year title, not once, but twice in both 2012 & 2017, he also took out the AIPP Victorian Illustrative Photographer of the Year in 2012 giving him 2 category wins that year.
Ian is a past National President of the AIPP and is the current Chair of the AIPP Compliance Committee so is well-versed in the ethics of photography and is well placed to be able to answer all of your questions in this wide-ranging subject.

Conceptual Photography Group - On Zoom
2021-02-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of every month!
The Conceptual Photography Group sends out a monthly email to advise members of what will be discussed at the upcoming meetings.
You can check whether you are registered to receive these emails by logging into the website.
Under the “Members” tab, select “My Profile”. Scroll down past your contact information to “Groups” and make sure there is a tick in the box next to Conceptual Photography Group. Click on “Save” before exiting the page.

*Virtual Meeting* Digital Editing Group
2021-02-15 20:00 - 22:00
Refer to Members email with Zoom details for this virtual meeting.

Digital Editing group meets on the Third Monday of the month from February to November. The aim of the group is to help the members of the group to improve our ability to edit images digitally regardless of the end requirement – be it for Print Comp, PDI Comp, AV, slideshows, books or any other use.
Most meetings with be broken into topics suitable for beginners, intermediate or advanced users.
There is a range of software available but our focus will be on Adobe Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.
We also happy to look at processing issues you might have – email your image to digital.editing@melbournecameraclub.org.au a few days before an upcoming meeting.

Print Competition
2021-02-11 20:00 - 23:00
The monthly competition for printed images

Print Competition
2021-02-11 20:00 - 21:30

Board Meeting
2021-02-10 21:00 - 22:00

Board Meeting
2021-02-10 19:30 - 21:30
The MCC Board meets on the second Wednesday of the month. All Board items must be to secretary@melbournecameraclub.org.auby the previous Wednesday.

Meeting - all Coordinators & Board
2021-02-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Coordinators, leaders and committee chairs – please refer to email invitation to attend the first of the quarterly meetings with the Board.
To be held in the Clubrooms (upstairs Gallery), starting at 7pm.

Photo Discussion Group - meeting cancelled due to clash with Portrait Group
2021-02-08 20:00 - 22:00
The Photo Discussion Group meeting for November has been cancelled due to a clash with the rescheduled Portrait Group meeting. We hope to be able to meet in person in December.

Photo Discussion Group is a photographic discussion group open to all Members.
We have a night of discussion on all things photographic – prints, PDI, cameras books etc. You are may bring prints or photographs on a memory stick or even a computer to show on the large TV.
You are also welcome to just join in the discussion.

Photowalk Community: Melbourne Zoo
2021-02-07 13:00 - 18:00
Our first Photowalk for 2021 will be an afternoon at the Melbourne Zoo. This is a good opportunity to capture animals and their environment.

Note that the exhibits close at 4.30pm and the Zoo closes at 5.00pm.

We will finish with early dinner/drinks at a nearby pub. Note that dinner numbers will be limited due to restaurant capacity – please register your interest to join the dinner before 5pm Saturday 6 February, email: photowalks@melbournecameraclub.org.au

All visitors, friends and members of MCC are welcome.

All attendees must follow government guidelines regarding mask wearing and social distancing. The coordinators will record contact details of all attendees.

Important: Zoo Tickets must be pre-booked
*NOTE*: You will need to buy your own Zoo ticket online as soon as possible otherwise your entry on the day cannot be guaranteed. All tickets (including Zoo members) must be purchased online before you arrive at the Zoo. There are no tickets available to purchase at the gate.

Ticket prices: Adult $38.00 / Senior $34.00 / Concession $29.00
Purchase tickets: https://www.zoo.org.au/melbourne/whats-on/events/entry/

Public transport:
Tram: #58 West Coburg to Toorak runs from William Street in the city, stopping at Stop 26 – Rail Gate Entrance to the Zoo.
Train: Upfield Line to/from Royal Park Station

Car parking:
$2 for a five-hour ticket. Please check that your parking ticket is correctly displayed on your dashboard before leaving your car, as the area is regularly monitored by City of Melbourne parking officers.
Date: Sunday 7 February 2021
Time: 12.45pm for 1pm start
Meeting location: ‘Meerkats Cafe’ inside the Main Gate near the carpark, make your way to the meeting location after entering the zoo
Address: Melbourne Zoo, Elliott Avenue, Parkville
Duration: 4 hours plus dinner (optional)

Follow us online for upcoming events:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/melbournecameraclub
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/melbourne_camera_club/
Meetup https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Melbourne-Camera-Club-Monthly-Photowalk-Group/

Contact: photowalks@melbournecameraclub.org.au

*Virtual Event Only* Member Panel - Shooting for Set Subject
2021-02-04 20:00 - 21:30
Members, refer to the email for Zoom connection details.
If you didn’t receive it please contact the Secretary: secretary@melbournecameraclub.org.au

*Cancelled* Mid-Week Outing
2021-02-02 10:30 - 14:00
This month’s outing is cancelled, due to the Monash Gallery of Art being closed on a Tuesday.
Join us for the March outing, further details to be advised nearer the time.
Click here for further details about the Mid-week Outing Group

Nature Group Outing
2021-01-31 10:00 - 14:00 | Westgate Park
Nature Group Outing to Westgate Park
Sunday 31 January, 10am
The nature group will visit Westgate Park, 4 Wharf Road, Port Melbourne for a meander around the park to look for birds, insects and interesting flora. Meeting point is Pink Lake Car Park. BYO hat, sunscreen, insect repellent and chair and lunch if planning to stay on.

Member Presentations
2021-01-28 20:00 - 21:30
Following the BBQ at 6.30pm will be promotion presentations by Members who were promoted from B Grade to A Grade at the End of Year Awards. Please join us at 8pm in the gallery.
Any queries please contact the Secretary: secretary@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Social BBQ from 6.30pm
2021-01-28 18:30 - 20:00
MCC Members are invited to join the Board to welcome everyone back to the Clubrooms for our annual BBQ on Thursday evening.
Due to Covid restrictions, please BYO everything – food, drinks/glasses, plates & cutlery, and meat for the BBQ.
Following the BBQ will be promotion presentations by Members who were promoted from B Grade to A Grade at the End of Year Awards. Please join us at 8pm in the gallery.
Any queries please contact the Secretary: secretary@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Australia Day Public Holiday
2021-01-26
