Today we're excited to be able to provide not one, but two, reports from the Williamstown Camera Club trip to Bright, April 21 & 22, 2012. The first is from Tom Matthews. The second report comes from our president David Male. If members have any photos from the weekend they'd like to include in the gallery, please send them through.
News
Covered in this month's Newsbrief from VAPS
- Ballarat Convetion
- New Category "Motion" for video sub section.
- A call to remove "small prints" limitation from Novice members' competition submissions.
- Easter print exhibition at Bendigo.
- Southern Suburbs Photographic Society celebrates 60 years.
- Caulfield Photographic Society's Beginners Course on offer.
- Skipton Progress Association 7th Annual Photography Show.
- "Art" by Peter Curmudgeon.
Download the VAPS Newsbrief April 2012 as a PDF.
The opening will be on Tuesday 3rd April, commencing at 4pm. It will move progressively between 3 venues in Douglas Pde, Williamstown, starting at Sussi’s Café (no 79-83), The Victoria Inn (65-67) and Prince Albert Hotel (149). Browse between the 3 place to find a familiar face. Or just go straight to the Vic Inn to see the WCC display.
Press release follows.
On Sunday the 18th of March fourteen members travelled along the Western Highway for a 10 o’clock rendezvous at Ballarat’s Sovereign Hill. As we neared Gordon the temperature was dropping, but once we were there it turned out to be a sensational autumn day.
You may not have already heard about Creative Live. An amazing resource for aspiring photographers who are looking to better their skills but don't have a small fortune to spend on workshops.
You've seen courses that cost thousands of dollars and last a day or two, you attend and retain maybe 10-20% of everything you've learnt because the days were so jam-packed with information.
On New Year's Eve I decided to go down to The Strand on the Williamstown foreshore with some friends, overlooking the Yarra River, and try to capture some photos of the fireworks exhibited at various locations within and around the city.
I had even visited The Strand in the afternoon to pick out a good vantage point to set up my tripod that evening. It was a lovely night, and I was well organised, but unfortunately I was beaten to MY spot by a couple of thousand others who decided this was also a good location to welcome in the NY!
We've had some questions about exporting photos for use on the website. In this video you'll see how to export photos using Apple's iPhoto 09, with the steps listed below the video.
On Saturday 25th Feb, the Williamstown Camera Club had its first photo shoot outing for the year. It was not for the faint hearted, with temperatures approaching 40°C, an hours drive north, and a late start and finish. I was pleasantly encouraged by an attendance of 11 hardy souls. As always, the ‘bikey boys’ were there in strength.
Michelle Thompson, one of our own, has been selected as a finalist for the third annual Lens Mist Photographic Awards.
In December 2011 I went trekking for a week in the Snowy Mountains with a group of 6 friends. We hiked every day for distances up to 20 kms – a bit tough on the legs, but abounding with photographic opportunities.
Upcoming
Meeting: Light Painting
It was a much-loved event in 2019 so we're giving it another go. Join us at Altona beach at the end of Millers Road and to the right.
This is a workshop exploring the use of light for painting on our cameras. We'll be looking at using manual mode during this workshop.
Bring a tripod, a wide lens: between 20 and 120mm, a headlamp or torch, a remote trigger, or know your timer settings. It will be quite dark and it will be cold, so ensure you rug up for the evening.
Also dark clothing is best as you might help out with the lighting and the darker your clothing the less you are likely to appear in the shot. There will be a few stations on the night so we can spread out.
Altona Beach
25th May 2021 7:45 pm
VAPS Event: VAPS Convention 2021
The VAPS Convention will be held in Wangaratta this year. Visit the VAPS website for more details (when they become available).
Wangaratta, Victoria
4th June 2021 12:00 pm