Welcome to the New Year
The first meeting for 2010 is this Thursday the 28th, it is a members Holiday Show and Tell, come along and let us know what you have been doing over the last two months, bring some images as well. There will be a report on the great day had at Hanging Rock – Australia Day Races, hopefully with plenty of images. Those members and their families that attended had a very pleasant day.
We will have the projected images file name and resize program on the clubs laptop to instruct those that need help with this program, I have heard from a few members of their inability to get it to work.
Don’t forget that entries for the February Competition are due this Thursday as well.
Looking forward to seeing you all, Happy New Year in Photography.
Ballarat Foto Biennale
The Ballarat Foto Biennale is being held from September 4 to October 4. On the weekend of 12 and 13 September VAPS (Victorian Association of Photographic Societies) will be taking a space at the Ballarat School of Mines for all camera club members to use as a drop-in area/meeting point whilst they are in Ballarat for the Biennale. Tea and coffee will be available to all.
An exhibition of prints will be staged on this weekend at the drop-in centre. Clubs have been asked to submit two or three prints (Colour or Monochrome – Open subject) for this exhibition. We have informed VAPS that we will participate. We are waiting on further details, but in the meantime please select one print or two prints from your catalogue that you would like to have considered for selection. Please note that prints must be on a mount size of 16″ x 20″ (no larger or smaller).
When we know more details on when/how we need to submit prints we can work out how we select the three we will submit to represent the club. If it fits in with a regular meeting night we may have a members vote (eg on a 3/2/1 basis) otherwise we may need to appoint a selection committee on a separate night.
Will keep you informed.
In the meantime you may wish to check out the Ballarat Foto Biennale website to see whats on offer.
Bell Street Gallery Easter Exhibition
The Bell Street Gallery Easter Exhibition is running from April 3 until the end of the school holidays at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Torquay. It features well known photographers like Steve Ryan, Barry Sutherland, Rod Hyett, Wendy Mitchell and Kyle Simpson. Why not take some time out to check it out. Kyle Simpson, who judged our last competition, will be in attendance between 12 noon and 2 pm on the 5th, 12 noon and 4 pm on the 10th and 10 am and 2 pm on the 11th of April. See also www.bellstreetgallery.com.au
Anzac Day 2009
Shane Coles is heading to Melbourne on the 25 April to photograph the 2009 Anzac Day parade. He will be driving to Essendon then catching train into the city. If anyone is interested in the day trip let him know via email or on his mobile. He can take 3 passengers in comfort. If you don’t have Shane’s contact details, send us a note via the Contact Us page.
Best of the 2008 Head On
The Best of the 2008 Head On competition will be shown at 12.30 p.m., prior to the VAPS Half Yearly General Meeting at the Melbourne Camera Club on 5th April 2009.
“Head On” is an annual national photographic portrait competition and exhibition representing a diverse cross-section of new and traditional photographic practices.