Melbourne Camera Club

Photo Discussion Group
2023-05-08 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, EDI, the latest tools, or just looking for tips – you will not be disappointed.

Grace Lock Group meeting - feedback and LR processing demos
2023-05-10 19:30 - 21:30 | VIC
Bring along any images or projects you would like to discuss or receive feedback on.
Members of the group will demonstrate LR processing of particular images.
The Grace Lock Group focuses on women photographers, supporting conversations on personal projects (eg. the creation of portfolios or new bodies of work), as well as the work of other women photographers. It explores our visual expression in a like-minded group in a non-competitive way. Participants are encouraged to bring along their idea or images for discussion.

Print Competition (Club rooms only)
2023-05-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Environmental Portrait
Judge: Craig Wetjen
Competition Entry Date: Wednesday 10 May 2023
Club Competitions: https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/members-only/club-competitions/

Digital Editing Group
2023-05-15 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 programmes.
Topics for the nights’ discussions are:
What’s new in Lightroom and Photoshop including a detailed look at the new Denoise feature;
Transforming autumn colours in Photoshop;
and stitching drone images with PTGui and Photoshop/Lightroom.

Mid-Week Outing
2023-05-16 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
CCC ‘Light Years’ Exhibition & Saunter – Hawthorn
Details sent via mailout on 1 May 2023
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Conceptual Photography Special Interest Group
2023-05-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-06-21 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

New Members Induction
2023-05-18 19:00 - 19:45 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Meeting in the downstairs Studio. Come along and learn more about what the club has to offer and have your membership queries answered. Then head upstairs for the guest speaker event.

Guest Speaker - Steve Day, Photographer of the Year, will present on Fine Art Architecture Photography
2023-05-18 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Presentation: Fine Art Architecture Photography
Steve Day is a Melbourne based self-taught fine art photographer who is recognised for his striking
black and white architectural photography.
Recently, Steve was awarded Australian Photography Magazine Black and White Photographer of the
Year 2022. The judging panel described him as demonstrating a wonderful understanding of shape,
form and texture, along with a keen eye for concealing and revealing details.
Steve expertly applies tone and shade to illustrate the buildings in the right places to create maximum
impact and alleviate any distractions. He also uses long exposure techniques to conceive his vision of
moody and minimalist images that emphasise the form and structure whilst highlighting the features of
architecture and cityscapes. His images depict isolation and a sense of solitude and perhaps suggest a
yearning for the inner self to be alone and at peace.
Steve’s photography has gained numerous major international awards that include the MonoVisions
Photography Awards, ND Awards, Prix de la Photographie Paris, Visions International Photo Awards,
and the Centre for Contemporary Photography Salon Melbourne.
Steve’s work has been published in the B&W Minimalism Magazine, Chiiz Magazine, Long Exposure
Magazine, and Eye Photo Magazine. Furthermore, his work has been exhibited in Melbourne,
Hyderabad, New York, Athens, and Paris.
Steve is also represented by influx Gallery Notting Hill, UK, Artoui in Munich Germany and bluethumb.
Join Steve as he demonstrates his workflow process and learn how he creates his award-winning
architectural images, that he is so passionate about.

APG May meeting
2023-05-22 19:30 - 22:30 | VIC
how and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting camera.
Dry mounting demonstration by Barrie Bunning. This is prep for the exhibition.

Board Meeting
2023-05-23 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-06-27 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)
2023-05-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Environmental Portrait
Judge: Lisa Law
Competition Entry Date: Wednesday 10 May 2023
Club Competitions: https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/members-only/club-competitions/

Nature Exhibition Opening
2023-05-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Nature Exhibition
2023-05-27 11:00 - 15:00, 2023-05-28 11:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-03 11:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-04 11:00 - 15:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Club Members: Renée Sterling on Deadpan Photography, Russell Spence on ICM
2023-06-01 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Renée Sterling on Deadpan Photography
Deadpan Photography is deceitfully easy. The visual rules associated with it are easy to master: wide angle, desaturated colour, etc. But what requires more effort is figuring out how to use the deadpan aesthetic as a tool to express something definitive and personal. We will look at well-regarded deadpan photographs and see how the aesthetic is used, and, more importantly, why.
Russell Spence on Intentional Camera Movement (ICM)
Intentional Camera Movement, another tool, style, method, for you to create images with impact. In his presentation, Russell will show some examples from the art and photography world, and talk about how to achieve these looks, in camera. ICM is an abstract style of photography for photographers seeking fresh ways to be creative.

Portrait Group
2023-06-05 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
2023-06-06 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Richmond Streetscape
Details sent on 14th May via mailout.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Print Competition (Club rooms only)
2023-06-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: ICM (Intentional Camera Movement)
Judge: Vicki Moritz
Competition Entry Date: Wednesday 7 June 2023
Club Competitions: https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/members-only/club-competitions/

Public Holiday
2023-06-12 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Grace Lock Group - Alternative processes presentation
2023-06-14 19:30 - 21:30 | VIC
Santina Velo has booked the downstairs studio and darkroom and will take us through her experimentation with alternative processes. Her cyanotype and cyanolumens in the IWD exhibition were very beautiful and had us all intrigued. Santina will conduct a hands on workshop including her learnings and workflow. This is sure to get our creative juices going.
See some samples of Santina’s cyanotypes here
The Grace Lock Group focuses on women photographers, supporting conversations on personal projects (eg. the creation of portfolios or new bodies of work), as well as the work of other women photographers. It explores our visual expression in a like-minded group in a non-competitive way. Participants are encouraged to bring along their idea or images for discussion.

Guest Speaker on ZOOM Only: Sandra Dann -Photoshop Educator, Creative Coach, Digital Artist & Creator
2023-06-15 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Sandra Dann – Photoshop Educator, Creative Coach, Digital Artist and Creator will present the topic Unleashing the Potential: Starting Your Composite Journey

Where did it start?
Photographing for composite imagery – the do’s and don’ts
Getting your stash library organised
Basic Skills needed to start the journey
Breaking down the layers of composite images – the thought process and skills using Photoshop

Sandra Dann is an award winning Creative Digital Artist, Educator and Photographer who
has won many Gold, Silver and Bronze awards in Photographic Competitions.
Sandra’s Compositing skills and artistic vision explore a world of imagination, colour and
whimsy.
What inspires Sandra is being creative, teaching and motivating others to find inspiration and
their “inner creative”.

Australian Photographic Prize – All your questions answered!
2023-06-16 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
This Friday, 16 June at 8pm, Robyn Campbell and members of the APP team will be presenting and answering all questions about the forthcoming Australian Photographic Prize by Zoom. The session is open to all clubs. This competition is open to all photographers and includes print and digital sections.
The event will be hosted at Photography Studies College in South Melbourne. There is the opportunity to attend live judging – always a huge amount of value as you can see and hear the judges critiquing each image. Additionally, there is a trade show and the inevitable after party and awards night!
The event runs from 21-23 July but entries are open right now, closing on 3 July! There are some amazing prizes too!
Link:
Meeting ID: 889 8120 6522
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Digital Editing Group
2023-06-19 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 will be making photobooks.
The club annually holds a photobook competition. Ian Bock coordinates the competition and is very well versed in the making of photobooks. Tonight Ian will share some of that expertise using the software of Photobookshop.com.au. While this software is proprietary to this company, other photobook printers use similar programs.

Mid-Week Outing
2023-06-20 10:30 - 14:00 | VIC
Carnegie Sky-Rail Walk.
Details sent via mailout on 6 Jun 2023.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2023-06-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: ICM (Intentional Camera Movement)
Judge: Karen Waller
Competition Entry Date: Wednesday 7 June 2023
Club Competitions: https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/members-only/club-competitions/

APG June meeting
2023-06-26 19:30 - 22:30 | VIC
Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras.
Books that inspire. Biography, technique or technical books that have inspired you to try something new.
