Oct
10
Tue
Training Night – DSLR to Mirrorless @ Castle Hill RSL
Oct 10 @ 7:30 pm

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

Oct
24
Tue
Training Night – Video Fundamentals @ Castle Hill RSL
Oct 24 @ 7:30 pm

Learn how to start capturing videos on our cameras

Feb
13
Tue
Training Night – Monochrome @ Castle Hill RSL
Feb 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Training Night - Monochrome @ Castle Hill RSL | Castle Hill | New South Wales | Australia

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.

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Mar
12
Tue
Training Night – Landscape/Seascape @ Castle Hill RSL
Mar 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Training Night - Landscape/Seascape @ Castle Hill RSL | Castle Hill | New South Wales | Australia

Landscape/Seascape Tricks and Traps

  • Where/when
  • Composition
  • Foreground interest
  • Slow shutter speeds

by Gary Elliott and Phil Stacey

Apr
9
Tue
Training – On Camera Flash @ Castle Hill RSL
Apr 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Training - On Camera Flash @ Castle Hill RSL | Castle Hill | New South Wales | Australia

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.

Apr
21
Sun
Get To Know Your Camera Day @ Castle Hill RSL
Apr 21 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Get To Know Your Camera Day @ Castle Hill RSL | Castle Hill | New South Wales | Australia

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.

May
14
Tue
Training – What Judges Look For and Evaluations @ Castle Hill RSL
May 14 @ 7:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Training - What Judges Look For and Evaluations @ Castle Hill RSL | Castle Hill | New South Wales | Australia

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.

Jun
11
Tue
Training – Astro Photography @ Castle Hill RSL
Jun 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Training - Astro Photography @ Castle Hill RSL | Castle Hill | New South Wales | Australia

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.

Jul
9
Tue
Training – Printing @ Castle Hill RSL
Jul 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

DigiDirect will give an introduction to printing

 

Aug
13
Tue
Training – Macro/Stacking @ Castle Hill RSL
Aug 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

An introduction to macro and focus stacking

By Rob Clarke

Sep
10
Tue
Training – Portrait Lighting @ Castle Hill RSL
Sep 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

An introduction to basic off camera lighting setups for portraiture and an introduction to various poses for men and women

Oct
8
Tue
Training – Roy Killen on AI @ Castle Hill RSL
Oct 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

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?

Nov
12
Tue
Training – Sports Action @ Castle Hill RSL
Nov 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

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.