A discussion night about the benefits of mirrorless technologies.
Members will give presentations on their mirrorless:
Nikon Z9 – Peter O’Brien
Canon R5 – Roger King
Sony – Rob Clarke
Fuji – Paul Szilard
Olympus – Akos Lumnitzer
Learn how to start capturing videos on our cameras
Commercial documentary photography - controlling the uncontrollable by Nick Rains. Nick Rains is the Principal Instructor for Leica Akademie Australia. He brings thirty five years of broad experience as a professional photographer to his role, and he remains a working photographer, shooting assignments around Australia and the rest of the world. Nick is a Master of Photography with the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) and in 2002 Nick was awarded Australian Geographic magazine’s Photographer of the Year and continues to shoot assignments for the magazine all around Australia. Nick is also a Leica Ambassador for the SL System, as well as the new CL System which works well when he wants to travel light, such as during a recents trip to Africa, Cuba and Myanmar. Post-production is another of Nick’s strengths, he is an acknowledged Photoshop and Lightroom expert and has been involved in teaching advanced courses in these two industry leading applications for the past ten years. Nick is also an ILFORD Master Printer, making fine prints for exhibitions and often takes on consulting roles with inkjet manufacturers.
Jesse Marlow is a Melbourne based photographer. His works are held in public and private collections across Australia, including the National Gallery of Victoria, Australian Parliament House Canberra, Monash Gallery of Art, City of Melbourne and State Library of Victoria.
In 2003, he published his first book of photographs, Centre Bounce: Football from Australia’s Heart, (Hardie Grant Books). Images from Centre Bounce have been exhibited and published extensively, both in Australia and internationally. In 2005, he published a book of street photographs, Wounded, (Sling Shot Press). In 2006, he was selected to participate in the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam. While in 2010, Marlow was one of 45 street photographers from around the world profiled in the book, Street Photography Now (Thames & Hudson). He was awarded the International Street Photographer of the Year Award in 2011, and in 2012 won the Monash Gallery of Art’s Bowness Prize. Marlow released his third monograph, Don’t Just Tell Them, Show Them in 2014. In the same year, he was profiled in the Thames & Hudson book, The World Atlas of Street Photography.
Marlow is a member of both the international street photographers’ collective, UP Photographers and Institute Artists.
This will be a Zoom presentation at the club as Jesse is based in Melbourne.
The night will start with a short video on a topic of interest.
Monochrome is not simply converting and image to greyscale. A good monochrome should have black-blacks and white-white with shades of grey in between.
There are many ways to process a colour image to get the best out of the dynamic range of a mono version.]
We will look at the various methods from the ‘Don’t Do’ to the methods that may suit you best.
It is intended to be interactive so bring queations. And spend time afterwards to talk to others to learn from their experiences.
Jure Kravanja was born in Celje, Slovenia, in 1960. He graduated in Sociology and Pedagogics in 1984. It was only later, in his forties, that he became interested in photography. The hobby quickly progressed into a passion, a way of life.
His work, concentrated mainly on abstract, architectural, and landscape photography, has been seen in publications such as Black & White Magazine, B Beyond and Foto Video; he has also taken part in several Slovenian publications on various subjects.
An established member of Onexposure and other leading online galleries, Kravanja has also exhibited at the New York Photo Festival, and garnered several international FIAP awards. Performing research at the Clinical Psychiatric Center Ljubljana Slovenia, his chief interest now lies in photography as a means of diagnostic and therapeutic treatment.
Landscape/Seascape Tricks and Traps
- Where/when
- Composition
- Foreground interest
- Slow shutter speeds
by Gary Elliott and Phil Stacey
Nick is chief photographer at The Sydney Morning Herald, has specialised in environmental and
meteorological events such as storms and bushfires for 20 years, covering major events such as the 2001
Black Christmas, the 2003 Canberra fires, the 2004 Asian Tsunami and the 2009 Black Saturday, as well as
each storm season and several USA tornado seasons. Day to day he covers news in Sydney for the SMH,
where he has worked for 30+ years.
On Camera Flash is a very convenient way to control light in difficult situations.
The quick and simple way is to use TTL (Through The Lens) which is like the Auto mode for flash.
But if you want to take control and want to ‘balance’ the ambient light with the flash power then this is the training night for you.
We will learn how to exposure for the ambient light and then add the flash power to light the subject as required.
The ambient light will influence how the background can appear. It can be dark, current light level or high key.
So, how do you do this?
Come and see.
ABOUT
The event is in the Gallery Room on the top floor.
The day will start with an Introduction to Photography which covers the fundamentals of photography and is intended to get members to shoot in manual and RAW.
There will be exercises to understand how the camera meters exposure, what is Depth of Field and how to balance flash and the ambient light.
Attendees will need to bring their camera, flash, tripod and manuals.
There will be experts for the major brands who will be able to assist in getting to know the functions of your camera that you are not familiar with or even know about.
Cost is $30 pp and lunch will be BYO or the members cost in the cafeteria. This is due to the many varied dietary requirements that people have these days.
Tea and coffee will be provided in the room.
The Experts also need to register using the Expert Registration option which is at no cost.
JP Stones is a narrative photographer currently based in Mexico. He believes that photography is a
fascinating narrative medium because it lacks a key ingredient that feels essential to storytelling: time. It is
his belief that improving as a Narrative Photographer is often about learning to bring the illusion of time
into images. He describes how storytelling is powerful, but also confusing. How can one photo tell a whole
story?
In his presentation to the club, JP will help us understand how he adapts a story for photography, sharing
his most recent and amazing photos of one of the icons of Mexican history: the Charro – the original
cowboy.
Members Benefits by Geoffrey Rimmington Members Benefit Coordinator
An Introduction/Update on our Corporate Sponsors and Preferred Suppliers, the Benefits that are available to the Members of the Castle Hill Photography Club and what you should know about these Corporate Sponsors and Preferred Suppliers before you purchase your next Camera or other Photographic Equipment.
What Judges are Looking For
We are used to competitions and judges’ commentary.
But what are they actually looking for? Or what we are hoping they are looking for?
A panel, led by Jon Burton, will cover the critical areas of Subject, Composition and Technical.
In MPC, there is a Critique Corner where members can submit images for peer review. This can be a ‘softer’ way for members to get feedback on their images.
The panel are also calling for 1- or more images submitted by members for commentary by the panel.
Bill Ward is a multi award winning British actor and photographer, born and raised in Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, in the UK.. As an actor, Bill has appeared in over 30 TV Shows and Films, and over 50 Plays since
turning professional in 2000. As a photographer, Bill is self taught, and has been taking photographs
since he was 6. Bill has won many awards and commendations, both nationally and internationally,
including the Adobe Prize at UK Landscape Photographer of the Year, and Best Seascape at Scottish
Landscape Photographer of the Year.
Constantly in search of peace and quiet, his photography is a response, and in many ways an antidote, to
the time he spends as an actor working in the public eye. His primary photographic interest is
landscapes, whether natural, urban or industrial. He is specifically drawn to water – and will
be presenting to the club about his experiences shooting water. If this presentation is as good as the one
he delivered in 2023 on Intentional Camera Movement, and Multiple Exposures – this will be one not to be
missed.
Astro Photography is an exciting genre when you capture that Milky Way shot that you have always wanted to get.
Geoff and Keith have been masters of this genre, and they will give an introduction to the timings, locations, techniques and basic post processing.
And the pitfalls and must do to be safe as this is very much a nighttime activity when visibility is very restricted.
Russell is a Photographer working in digital and analogue, based on the Gold Coast – and has photographed
well-known Australians from a wide range of fields, including writers (Tim Winton), sportsmen (Steve
Waugh); politicians (Gough Whitlam). His work has been published in many national magazines and
newspapers, Awards include The Moran Contemporary Photographic prize, Black and White Photographer
of the Year, National Photographic portrait prize, Olive Cotton Exhibition and Walkley Award for Journalism
(best news photograph).
Russell’s works are in collections at The Queensland Art Gallery, Tweed River Art Gallery, Redcliffe Art
Gallery, and The National Portrait Gallery. Russell is an Ambassador for Leica Camera Australia. Russell
will be taking members on a journey telling the story of his Documentary portraiture work.
DigiDirect will give an introduction to printing
At the last SIG meeting, Jon introduced the process for seeking models. The plan is for two models, one for dance and the other a dark-skinned woman in colorful dress.
Look at the Portrait SIG for updates.
An introduction to macro and focus stacking
By Rob Clarke
Due to a communication fail during the handover, the presenter, Graeme Gordon booked a holiday.
Michelle Kennedy will explain the new Interclub category definitions. For those who have looked at the wording of the definitions, you will be surprised to learn that the interpretation of those new categories is much broader than the words suggest. Many of our images would fall into one or even more of the categories. The interpretation is much more liberal than you may think.
As members are needed to submit images to the Competition Committee, this presentation is very timely and helpful. So, please attend.
The definitions can be found here
If time permits, then Michelle can talk about other of her presentations from the bag of excellent talks that she gives.
A night not to be missed!!!
An introduction to basic off camera lighting setups for portraiture and an introduction to various poses for men and women
Graham Cam, the original presenter, is running the Birdlife Australia Photography Competition and is also preparing for an exhibition, and so he felt that he would not be at his best for the presentation.
As Fina Art Printing is a new category in the FCC Interclub, it is fortunate that Neville Thorogood is able to give a presentation on fine art.
Neville will cover his journey in photography and why he moved towards fine art and fine art printing.
Neville is a former member of CHRSLPC and is currently a member of the Wangi Workers Camera Club and also The Entrance CC. It is in these clubs that Neville has been ‘pushing the envelope’ with his remarkable images.
This is a timely presentation given the new FCC Interclub categories.
This will be a Zoom meeting at the RSL where Roy Killen will discuss AI and how it impacts on photographers. Do we ignore it? Do we embrace it? Do we learn from it?
Tuesday 5 November – Pete Farrington – Aviation (Zoom – from the UK) – fee to confirm (May be a donation
to charity)
Peter is an author and photographer specialising in military aviation photography. Within recent months, Peter has retired from the RAF and pursues his passion in photography. Over the years of being a member of the Royal Air Force, Peter was lucky to be in the position to capture many fantastic aircraft up close and personal – from the ground, and from the air.
Peter uses photography to keep the stories of those who serviced and flew aircraft, alive. He is a fantastic story teller, and will use his great images, to take members on a journey into the skies, and the past.
Sports photography can be a very satisfying genre.
There are varying conditions such as indoor and outdoor lighting.
There are many types of sports action. There will be something happening nearby nearly every weekend that you could photograph.
