Weekly News #42 10November2024 – Melbourne Camera Club

We look forward to this week’s guest speaker on Thursday 14 November – Mark Bloothoofd. With over 30 years of professional experience behind the lens, Mark brings passion and enthusiasm to his photography. For more than 20 years, he has been a judge at Camera Club’s, where he enjoys guiding photographers in developing their creative vision and ‘eye’.

Mark’s career is as varied as it is accomplished, having worked as a press photographer and as a still’s photographer on independent films. For him, photography is more than a profession — it’s a lifelong journey that keeps him curious and inspired, always seeking to capture the world in new ways and helping other photographers as well.

Come along and join us in the clubrooms on Thursday at 8pm.

The recording is available from last week’s presentation by Masa Hoss – it was a very inspiring talk about her artistic process, presentation link here.

Image: Lest We Forget – Rebecca Polonski (Highly Commended – Open B Grade PDI – Oct 2024)

News Updates

MCC Seascape Photography Workshop:
Saturday 16 November

Limited Places Left!!!

In collaboration with Sony Australia and Camera House Croydon, join Sony Digital Imaging Advocate, Dylan Giannakopoulos for an exclusive Melbourne Camera Club Seascape Photography Workshop.

Date: Saturday 16 November
3:00pm – 8:30pm
Duration: 5.5 hours (2x 2hr shoots, 1.5hr allowance for dinner and transport between locations)
Locations: London Bridge and Dragon Head Rock, Mornington Peninsula
Maximum Participants: 12

Cost per person: $85.00

More Information and booking link

End of Year Exhibition 2024

Entries are now closed for the Club’s annual End of Year Competition, thank you to everyone who entered.

There will be a Gallery Exhibition open to the public on the weekend of 7-8 December displaying the EOY Prints, with opening night on Thursday 5 December, which will include a slideshow of the PDI entries.

Roster Assistance

We are seeking volunteers to help out at the exhibition for a 2 hour session during the exhibition weekend, please register through the link below for a time that suits you. Thank you in advance for volunteering.

Sessions are from 11am-1pm or 1pm-3pm
Saturday 7 December / Sunday 8 December

EOY Awards Night

The MCC End of Year Awards will be held on Thursday 12 December. Awards are made for the best work in every section of the End of Year Competition, and there are awards for the most successful Monthly Competition entrant, including Photographer of the Year for both A and B Grade. Following the formal award presentations there will be a social event and time to view at the EOY images in the gallery, all members and family are welcome.

Roster for EOY Exhibition

Celebrating MCC Members

Congratulations to Ralph Domino for his recent success:

1839 Awards 2024 Photographer of the Year Contest: Invited to submit images after being discovered through his social media and website

Celebrating MCC Members page

What’s On

Photo Discussion Group

Monday 11 November, 8:00pm

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.

Guest Speaker: Mark Bloothoofd

Thursday 14 November, 8:00pm

With over 30 years of professional experience behind the lens, Mark brings passion and enthusiasm to his photography. For more than 20 years, he has been a judge at Camera Club’s, where he enjoys guiding photographers in developing their creative vision and ‘eye’.

In person attendance at the Clubrooms is encouraged so attendees can meet with Mark in person.

Link: See weekly news

Digital Editing Group

Monday 18 November, 8:00pm

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 topic for the last DEG meeting for 2024 is colour. There are an enormous number of tools in Lightroom and Camera Raw for adjusting colour. In this meeting, we will try to demystify those colour tools so that you can achieve the results you are looking for. Even if you are going to convert your image to monochrome, colour is important to ensure you achieve greyscale separation in your image.

Mid-Week Outing

Wednesday 20 November, 10:30am

Note that this week’s outing is on a Wednesday, rather than the normal Tuesday.

Our second November outing is to the Newport Railway Museum on Wednesday 20th Nov.

The museum is being opened for us from 11am to 12:30pm

Location: 26 Champion Rd, Newport

Cost: $15 cash

We meet for coffee at Munch N Sip, 177 Ferguson Street, Williamstown. Some of us will be there shortly after 10am.

If you are running late, go straight to the Railway Museum, arriving before 11am

For additional information email the Mid Week Group

MCC Photography Workshops

MCC offers a number of courses and workshops for photographers. Some workshops are open to Members only, and others are open to the general public and members of other clubs.

Introduction to Photography Course

Annually in February and August
Course link, syllabus and information
Open to Members & Non-Members

Seascape Photography Workshop: Limited places available!

Saturday 16 November
In collaboration with Sony Australia and Camera House Croydon, join Sony Digital Imaging Advocate, Dylan Giannakopoulos for an exclusive Melbourne Camera Club Seascape Photography Workshop.
Course link

What’s On Outside MCC

Discounts for MCC Members

MCC Members Offer Railway Hotel, South Melbourne (special offer extended)

Ongoing discounts and special offers for MCC Members – refer to the Resources and Links page in the Members area of the website:

Lucky Straps
Spicers paper products
Photography Studies College (PSC)

Website link

VAPS Information

VAPS NEWSBRIEF

Monthly issues of VAPS Newsbrief are available online, published at the start of each month.

Newsbrief link

Celebrating MCC Members’ Photography Success

If you have any recent competition results or photography exhibitions you would like to share to inspire other members in their photography journey, please email the Newsletter team so the website page can be updated and shared in the Weekly News. Deadline Friday evening.

MCC does not endorse any competitions/exhibitions that are listed, the content is for informational purposes.

See past awardees

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