Established in 1965, the Williamstown Camera Club brings together residents of Williamstown, Newport, Altona, Laverton, Footscray, and adjacent suburbs. There are 22 meetings per year in which members can develop their photographic skills, socialise with others interested in photography, and engage in friendly competition with the aim of becoming better photographers.
Meetings
The Club meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7:45pm at
Brooklyn Community Hall
2 Cypress Avenue
Brooklyn
See the calendar for meeting dates.
Come along and join us!
Only photograph what you love.
Tim Walker (1970)
1st - A Grade: Set Print - Centre Place © Karl Zeller
2nd - A Grade: Set Print - Shaa in Motion © Neil Anderson
3rd - A Grade: Set Print - Obscure © Arvin Coloma
1st - B Grade: Set Print - The Forge © Cathrin Plunkett
2nd - B Grade: Set Print - Hello I'm Here! © Leo Loque
3rd - B Grade: Set Print - Flash and Blur © Robert Cahill
1st - A Grade: Set Digital - High Rollers © Gilvert Conception
2nd - A Grade: Set Digital - City Trams © Karl Zeller
3rd - A Grade: Set Digital - Move © Arvin Coloma
1st - B Grade: Set Digital - Pick A Card © Robyn Singleton
2nd - B Grade: Set Digital - Lighting Up The Stage © Christine Dennis
3rd - B Grade: Set Digital - Dance Hall Daze © Cathrin Plunkett
1st - A Grade: Open Print - The Watchers © Brett Ferguson
2nd - A Grade: Open Print - Illusion © Jennifer Empey
3rd - A Grade: Open Print - Light Trails © Karl Zeller
1st - B Grade: Open Print - Twilight Melodies © Viet Tran
2nd - B Grade: Open Print - Washing My Emotions © Joseph Meilak
3rd - B Grade: Open Print - Grooming Time © Kathleen Moyses
1st - A Grade: Open Digital - Incoming Tide © Karen Malbon
2nd - A Grade: Open Digital - Here comes the rain © Jennifer Empey
3rd - A Grade: Open Digital - Stephany © Brett Ferguson
1st - B Grade: Open Digital - Night Market Snack Bar © John Coppini
2nd - B Grade: Open Digital - Spotted Pardalote © Phillip Donaldson
3rd - B Grade: Open Digital - Do I Have A Name? © Leo Loque
Our Tuesday night meeting welcomed the annual Paper Bag Challenge. A night where members are presented with a mystery item and are asked to create an image with that item. Over the years members have become wise to the madness and bring along props that may or may not work with the mystery item. It's a great night that tests our abilities to think on the spot and make images with the presented item, props brought in, and found items and locations around us.
This year, it was all about the PEG.
Most have probably already heard of SLR Lounge, they offer a great range of tutorials and editorial for photography.
I recently came across two of their videos from the Lighting 101 course that I think would be extremely valuable to our members, and may be an enticement to take a look at their full course.
These are simple set-ups that will cost you a lot less than getting fancy studio lighting. You can get reflectors pretty cheaply on AliExpress or Ebay. Search for "Collapsable Reflector". Just note that they can both have long lead times on delivery, sometimes up to 60-days so order early! If you're working alone, you may also want to grab a few reflector holders too.
Our judge for this competition was Jean-Philippe Weibel (JP), a member for the Caulfield Photographic Society since 1987. Jean-Philippe has been a judge for CPS, VAPS, and is a Licentiate-accredited member and Vice-President of the APJA.
What a day! The weather was divine. The members showed up and so did all of Williamstown! The good weather brought out people en masse and our original venue was flooded with humans, so a last minute change in venue was required.
Thankfully, our members have better knowledge of Williamstown than I do, David Male directed me to a hidden spot behind Seaworks and it was decided we'd move to there, abandoning our initial venue, Commonwealth Reserve.
I remained for a short time to redirect late-comers while our members explored our new location and found areas they'd like to use for the shoot. Our new location had plenty to offer. At around 3pm we started to work with our location, checking the settings we might require once the models arrived.
Our set subject this round of competition made for some great images, even if people found "Domesticity" a little hard to pronounce. Our judge Lisa Law was intrigued by the subject. Our open images also stood out this round. Our members producing some beautiful work.
Let's explore time lapse photography.
Brooklyn Community HallOur annual Christmas dinner at a location TBA
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