Waverley Camera Club

The committee has been busy planning activities for next year and we have been guided in this by the responses from the survey in terms of set subjects and workshops. A number of these are now confirmed and our first few competition nights will be as follows:

So that you can prepare, other possible set subjects are travel, animals, movement, minimalism, food and low key/hi key. Once judges are organised these will be confirmed. The “creative months” will be May/July/September/November, so there is plenty of time to get creative before they are due in!

Workshops currently being organised are printing, black and white photography, low key/high key lighting (Kayell), travel photography, camera function and maintenance, macro photography, astro-photography and more.

We are also well on the way to securing Mark Galer who will be doing a half day workshop on LightRoom where we are hoping to cover some of the more advanced features. The first weekend in March is the likely date for this event and there will be a small charge which will be subsidised somewhat by the club. An advanced photoshop workshop is also being planned so watch this space.

Vicki Moritz
President, WCC

As a result of the weather forecast next Tuesday night – 95% chance of rain and possible thunderstorms – we will not be doing a beach outing for our evening workshop!

Instead we will “stay in” and learn more about our cameras. We will meet at the Mt Waverley Community Centre at 7:30pm where there will be four areas set up for owners of our most common camera brands – Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus. Owners of any other brands are welcome to join in – perhaps there is a brand you would like to know more about.

Together we will explore the finer points of our cameras – bring your manuals just in case!

Also a reminder that bookings for the EOY Dinner/Presentation night on Tuesday 4th December close on 23rd November. Book online through TryBooking.

Joint meeting with Camberwell Camera Club.

• Monday 12 November 2018
• 7:30pm start
• Rutherford room, St Johns Anglican Church, 552 Burke Road, Camberwell

Our October workshop will be Steve Scalone talking about Mastering the Moment – Use of composition and how it relates to the decisive moment.

Teusday 16 October 2018 7.30pm
Mount Waverley Community Centre main hall

Our guest speaker for the September 2018 workshop is Craig Wetjen – award winning master photographer, educator and author of Men and Their Sheds.

Tuesday 18 September 2018, 7:30pm at the Mount Waverley Community Centre

We are pleased to announce that for our workshop on Tuesday 21 August 2018 we will be in the newly renovated main hall at the Mount Waverley Community Centre.

At 7:30pm we will be holding our Annual General Meeting, members please ensure that you sign in on the night. We aim to keep this as short as possible.

Our main feature of the evening will be a presentation (starting at 8pm) from award-winning fine art landscape photographer Tom Putt.

Our final item of the night is the Swap and Sell. Many items have already been listed via email, but feel free to bring along any other items you no longer need but think other members might.

Our July workshop was shooting Reptiles and Australian Animals thanks to Aussie Wildlife Displays. The guys brought along a shingle back lizard, a blue tongue lizard, two pythons including an albino, a green tree frog, a crocodile, a sugar glider and Elvis the Red tail Black Cockatoo. Although cold and blustery it was a great night with the models behaving themselves most of the time. The Baby Crocodile kept his pose with his mouth open for an amazing amount of time.

Photos from the night can be viewed in the gallery for the night, and below are some wonderful shots taken by members Fred Seeber, Tim Keane and Ken Barnett.

Just a reminder that this months workshop is shooting reptiles, tomorrow night 17th July at 7:30.

We are going to have a light set up so no flashes. Just bring your cameras and lenses. Best lenses are a portrait lens and possibly a macro lens if you have them. Otherwise best lens is the one you have!

Don’t forget we are still in Ashwood Hall.

Our workshop on Tuesday 19 June 2018 will be Creative Inspiration with Vanessa Macaulay.

• Professional Photographer – events, portraits and weddings
• Victorian AIPP President
• AIPP Master of Photography II
• Educator

NOTE: Venue is the portable next to the Mount Waverley Library on Miller Crescent.

Special workshop on colour management with Dr Les Walkling
Tuesday 15th May 2018, 7:30pm – Ashwood Hall