Melbourne Camera Club

Postponed - Bert Hoveling Exhibition
2020-04-04 | Via Zoom
Bert’s Exhibition has been postponed due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

“80 Years Exposure to Photography”
To Celebrate My 80th Birthday – 4th April 1940
Bert Hoveling Ph.D.
EFIAP FAPS ESFIAP HonFAPS SSAPS SSVAPS
Past President – Australian Photographic Society
Past President – Victorian Society of Photographic Societies

Virtual Meeting – MCC Member: Peter Walton – Creating Compelling Compositions
2020-04-02 20:00 - 21:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | VIC
Please refer to EMCC email for login details for this virtual meeting.
I will be giving a presentation at the Melbourne Camera Club on my favourite subject … COMPOSITION
It will be an in-depth look at the things I believe are important for the creation of compelling compositions, some of them influenced by the Fibonacci Sequence.
Peter’s Website
Peter on Facebook

*MCC Clubroom Events are cancelled until 30 September 2020*
2020-04-01, 2020-03-16 | VIC
https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/2020/03/21/announcement-from-mcc-board-15-march-2020/
https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/2020/04/05/announcement-from-mcc-board-1-april-2020/

Reminder - Submit PDI images before midnight (Set Subject: Curves)
2020-03-26 23:00 - 23:30 | VIC
PDI Competition update – April & May 2020
https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/2020/03/21/9376/

Virtual Meeting – PDI Competition Judging: Set Subject – Bridges
2020-03-26 20:00 - 22:00 | VIC
Please refer to EMCC email for login details for this virtual meeting.
Competition Scores
2020 Set Subjects
Feb 2020: People at Work
Mar 2020: Bridge
Apr 2020: Curves
May 2020: High key
Jun 2020: Marine
Jul 2020: Negative Space
Aug 2020: Pattern/s
Sep 2020: Bad Weather
Oct 2020: Selective Focus
Rules
Rules for Monthly Competitions
Entry format & presentation rules
Competition entry rules

Projected Digital Image Competition - Set Subject - Industrial
2020-03-26 20:00 | Via Zoom
The monthly competition for digital projected images.
The images must be uploaded via —- by the previous Thursday

*Cancelled* New Member Meeting
2020-03-26 19:30 - 20:00, 2020-03-19 19:30 - 20:00 | VIC
A chance to meet other members of the club.
Check with Sue Rocco about the current activity.
See: Orientation Evening on 7th April

*Cancelled* Photographic Lighting Group
2020-03-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Via Zoom
Group show and tell (10-15 minutes) where we can show an image or two and talk about how the photographer achieved it using flash or controlling available light.
Tonight we will be looking at controlling natural light with modifiers (cheap) and using flash for fill so please bring along cameras and flash (if you have one).

*Cancelled* Nature Group Meeting
2020-03-24 20:00 - 22:00 | VIC
Speaker to be confirmed

*Cancelled* Analogue Photography Group Meeting
2020-03-23 19:30 - 23:00 | VIC
The Analogue Photography Group meets on the 4th Monday of the month. Members are encouraged to bring along their current work- either completed or in progress. Each meeting will have either a talk, a demonstration or an activity (or all of the above). The APG program can be found on the website.

*Cancelled* Matting Workshop
2020-03-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Via Zoom

*Cancelled* Latow Interclub Judging 2020
2020-03-20 19:30 - 21:30 | VIC
Judging will take place remotely and results will be advised.
Details & PDI Entry

Virtual Meeting – Club Update
2020-03-19 20:00 - 21:00 | VIC
Refer to EMCC email for login details for the virtual meeting.

*Cancelled* Conceptual Photography
2020-03-18 19:30 - 22:00 | VIC
The beginning of our own conceptual photography journey.

How to find common themes in our work, creative outputanalysis & assignment work
Developing visual literacy
Introduce the use of a visual diary
Group participation with photo discussion

Board Meeting
2020-03-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Via Zoom

Cancelled - CCC/MCC Mid-week Outing
2020-03-17 | VIC
This outing has been cancelled due to the covid-19 virus (coronavirus). (14 Mar 2020)

In this outing, we will visit the Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin Airport.
You can take great shots inside aeroplane cockpits, look down on aircraft repair workshops, and pose with a vintage aeroplane. Quite apart from taking close-ups of specific parts of aircraft mechanisms. The Museum also provides a very interesting tableau of the development of civil aviation in Australia – the days of TAA, Ansett, etc.
We plan to meet at 10.30am in the Fight Deck Bar and Grill. Corner of First Ave. and Bundora Pde. It is just north of the air traffic control tower (Melway 87G4). From there it is a short walk to the Aircraft Museum.
Entrance : $10,and $7,- concession.
We plan to return to the Flight Deck Bar and Grill for lunch.
Hope to see you there. Joe Hajdu.
Flight Deck Bar & Grill (Google Maps)
Australian National Aviation Museum (Google Maps)
Australian Aircraft Restoration group
Click here for further details about the Mid-week Outing Group

*Cancelled* Digital Editing Group
2020-03-16 20:00 - 22:00 | VIC
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 . Send a digital image to digital.editing@melbournecameraclub.org.au a few days before an upcoming meeting..
MEETING ONE: Monday February 17th: .Beginner: Preparing entries for PDI Comp
Beginner, Intermediate Advanced A look at available software – subscription, paid and free.

Print Competition
2020-03-12 20:00 - 23:00 | VIC
The monthly competition for printed images

Virtual PDI Competition
2020-03-12 20:00 - 22:00 | VIC
PDI Competitions
Set Subjects
Competition Scores
Rules
Rules for Monthly Competitions
Entry format & presentation rules
Competition entry rules

Board Meeting
2020-03-11 19:30 - 21:30 | VIC
The MCC Board meets on the second Wednesday of the month. All Board items must be to secretary@melbournecameraclub.org.auby the previous Wednesday.

Introduction to Photography - Week 6 -Review of participants’ photographs, discussion, conclusion (lesson)
2020-03-10 19:30 - 21:00 | VIC
Course Outline

Board papers due
2020-03-10 19:00 - 19:30 | VIC
All submissions to the Board must be to secretary@melbournecameraclub.org.au by this date.
Any proposal to go to the Board must use this proforma otherwise it may not be considered.

International Women's Day Exhibition
2020-03-09 10:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-08 10:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-07 10:00 - 16:00 | Via Zoom
The Melbourne Camera Club (MCC) is thrilled to offer for a third year running a major photography exhibition at our South Melbourne club gallery featuring female photography to help celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD).

Photowalk Community – Moomba Festival
2020-03-08 15:15 - 21:30 | Via Zoom
Join us for our March photowalk, we will be visiting the Moomba activities on the Yarra, followed by early dinner/drinks then fireworks (optional). The fireworks is scheduled for 9.30pm (it will run for 5-10 minutes, we will setup around 8.30pm)
We will meet outside Hamer Hall then start with a walk along the Yarra and Alexandra Gardens area, along Swan St bridge, and returning to Fed Square past the water skiing and carnival area.
We welcome all photographers – bring along your favourite camera: digital, film, phone, Polaroid etc.
All visitors, friends and members of the Melbourne Camera Club are welcome.
Casual drinks/dinner will be at a city pub, followed by fireworks from Birrarung Marr.
What to bring:
• Tripod for fireworks
• Spare battery as long exposures can drain batteries quickly
• Warm clothing as we will be waiting around for the fireworks
Date: Sunday 8 March
Time: 3.15pm for 3.30pm start
Meeting location: Outside Hamer Hall, Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Rd – across the bridge from Flinders St Station
Parking: Fed Square car park: $16.00 flat rate for weekend
Public transport is recommended, as the city will be busy with the Moomba festival, International Women’s Day activities, and cricket at the MCG
Duration: 5-6 hours, including dinner and fireworks

Guest Speaker - Alli Harper - A Blueprint for Architecture Photography
2020-03-05 20:00 - 21:30 | VIC
Alli’s Website

Previous Club Night: Guest Speaker – Nick Ghionis – Creative Portraits with an AIPP Master (20 Feb 2020)
Next Club Night: MCC Member – Peter Walton – Creating Compelling Compositions (19 Mar 2020)

Introduction to Photography - Week 5- Travel photography (lesson) and Image Quality – Should you shoot Raw or jpg.(lesson)
2020-03-03 19:30 - 21:00 | VIC
