Waverley Camera Club

If you are a novice and want to learn how to get more out of your camera and you have Monday nights free read on.

The course will run for 9 consecutive Monday nights (even on Public Holidays) and will be held at Wadham House in Mt. Waverley from 7:30 – 9:30pm. Topics covered will include: Camera Controls, Basic Camera Operation, Composition, Lighting, The mode dial, Exposure, Metering and Exposure Compensation. Classes will be limited to 6 students to allow for maximum interaction between pupils and teachers.

You will need to bring your camera with you every week which must be an SLR rather than a compact point and shoot camera. (If you’re unsure whether your camera is an SLR or not email me the make and model and I’ll let you know)

There will be 4 terms this year and they will run as follows:
Term 1: Monday 30th January – 26th March
Term 2: Monday 23rd April – 18th June
Term 3: Monday 16th July – 10th September
Term 4: Monday 8th October – 3rd December

As well as the 9 Monday night lessons each term will also include 2 night shoots on a different night.

The cost is $225 and includes membership to Waverley Camera Club for 2012. As a member of Waverley Camera Club you are also entitled to go to all club events including workshops and outings.

To register, or if you have any questions, please email me: beginnersclass@waverleycameraclub.org and state which term you want to do. Places for 2011 filled fast so to avoid disappointment act early as places are allocated on a first in best dressed system.

Hi Folks,

I am very happy to announce that the November workshop on the 15th will star two of our recent and very well received judges Andrew & Fiona Harrison.

Fiona and Andrew run Passion8 Photography (http://www.passion8photo.com.au/) and have very kindly agreed to pay a second visit to our club for a workshop evening.

The workshop will be on Posing & Lighting. It will be free for members which is a massive bonus as the Harrisons are much in demand as speakers.

I have absolutely no doubt that the evening will be hugely entertaining and highly educational so please clear a space in your diary and make sure you attend. Bring something on which to take notes, these guys are Masters in Photography and we will all have a fantastic opportunity to learn from them.

See you at 7:30pm on Tuesday the 15th of November at Wadham House.

Cheers,
Pete

The topic for this years President’s Trophy is:

• The End of the Line

As you all should know this is my last year as President so you should get some decent topics from next year.

You can enter up to four images and the deadline is Friday the 2nd of December.

The main aim of this competition is to have fun and enjoy your photography. The winner will not necessarily be the most technically proficient image so don’t be thinking you’re not good enough to have your name on the most prestigious of all the end of year trophies. Get out there and have a go.

Cheers,
Pete

Tomorrow night won’t be a panorama workshop as originally planned, instead we will be staging an exhibition (a rather large exhibition it must be said) at Wadham House to showcase the work of one of our members.

What I thought we could do to compliment that is to turn it into a wine and cheese evening. So the plan is: doors will open at 6:30, if I could have a few people to help me set up that’d be nice.

If you are coming then perhaps you could bring something to share with others in the way of food or drink.

Please come along, I think it will be a good night.

Cheers,
Pete

Hi All,

On Tuesday night we are to be graced with a presentation by the well renowned photographer Ian Rolfe.
Ian is much in demand as a speaker (you’ll know why once you have seen him) and we are lucky to have him before he goes jetting
off around the world for the rest of the year. His speciality is landscape photography and you can check some of it out here:

Ian Rolfe Photography

Please come and see what he has to say at Wadham House, 7.30pm for an 8pm start or just come for free coffee, tea and biscuits.

Pete