Lucca Amorim – Wildlife and Nature Photographer
“Creating Photographical Solutions”
About Lucca:
Lucca Amorim is a Brazilian born Australian Wildlife/Nature photographer who developed a passion for wildlife and decided to pursue a career linked to wild animals at a young age. Given a chance, he was able to work with skilled conservationists in a marine rescue centre in Chile. Doing so allowed him to understand and learn about animal conservation. Now in Australia and specialising in wildlife photojournalism, he works documenting eco-sociological issues, animal behaviour, conservation stories, and scientific research. He’s also earned numerous awards in Australian including geographic photographer of the year, bird photographer of the year, and Australian photographer of the year.
Topic: Creating Photographical Solutions
The topic will consist of creating narratives through different angles and overcoming challenges in wildlife photography. (This will focus on camera traps and other techniques to capture images ethically with minimal interaction)
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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
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.
Landscape/Seascape Tricks and Traps
- Where/when
- Composition
- Foreground interest
- Slow shutter speeds
by Gary Elliott and Phil Stacey
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.
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.
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.
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.
