Photoshop and Digital camera workshop/tutorial reminder

On Tuesday 8th July there will be a workshop/tutorial on both digital camera basics and on some Photoshop techniques and tools commonly used when processing photographs for printing or entering competitions. The topics will include converting colour to monochrome, using the Curves tool, cropping, and darkening skies.

Upcoming activities at the club

The calendar in the sidebar lets you know what's coming up at the club - all meetings start at 8.00 pm unless otherwise stated.

On Tuesday 24th June, John Hodgson will give an audio visual presentation on his images of China, as well as a tutorial presentation on Close up and Still Life Photography.

On Tuesday 1st July there will be an Interclub competition between EPC and Blackwood Photography Club, in our club rooms. Each club will enter a set of 30 slides, 15 colour and 15 monochrome prints for judging, with each entry getting a score out of 10. The club with the most points at the end is the winner.

On Tuesday 8th July we will have another Photoshop Workshop/Tutorial, which will cover the topics of converting colour to monochrome, using curves, cropping and darkening skies in images.

Sunday Outing 15th June

This Sunday's Club Outing will be at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Meet at 1.30 pm at the Friends Gate, which is around the back, on Plane Tree Drive.

Photographing Orchids Practical Workshop

Tonight (Tuesday 10th June) at our clubrooms we will have the opportunity to photograph orchids using different lighting situations. Members are asked to bring their cameras, flash units, tripods, etc. See you there.

Interclub Competition with West Torrens Camera Club

When: Tuesday June 3rd, 2008
Time: 7.30 pm
Where: "Kandahar", 327 Marion Road, North Plympton.

An interclub competition is where each club provides a set of images (in this case, slides), to be judged and scored by a judge, with the scores tallied up to determine the winning club.

As we will be at the West Torrens Camera Club's meeting place on the night, there will be no EPC meeting in our hall.

Tuesday May 20 Guest Speaker, Richard Harris

Richard Harris will be presenting underwater photography from around the world. He is one of Australia's foremost dive photographers, so this is an evening not to be missed. Friends and relatives of members are most welcome to come along.

Club Outing, Coromandel Valley, Sunday 18th May, 2 pm

Meet in the small shopping centre car park, corner of Main Road and Oakdene Crescent. Taking camera, tripod, etc, walk across Main Road and follow paths along Sturt River Linear Park. The track to the right leads to, and just beyond Winn's Road. Cross Winn's Road and have a look at the historic Winn's Bakery. It will be open from 2-4pm - cost $2 entry fee. The track hits private property just beyond the old bakery. The track to the left also meanders along the Sturt River (really just a babbling brook) until opening out in a park near Shepherd Court. It is all easy walking, but wear good walking shoes/boots and be prepared to photograph small cascades and creek scenes. Allow at least 1 1/2 hours to do both left and right paths and perhaps retire to Rimini's at Blackwood's Magnet Shopping Centre on Coromandel Parade for coffee.

The weather forcast is for a few showers on Sunday, so take a rain jacket just in case.

Depth of Field Calculator

How many of us are able to calculate the exact Depth of Field for all of our lenses at the various apertures and hyperfocal distances when there is no depth of field scale on the lens to use (as is the case now with most new lenses), or even if there is a scale if you are using an older lens?

We know, or should know, that the smaller the aperture and the further we are from our point of focus, the greater is the depth of field. As we get closer to our subject the depth of field becomes more critical. This can be a major factor in macro photography, where you need very small apertures to get the most depth of field. With this, lighting usually becomes another problem.

Using a 50 mm Macro lens set to take 1:1, that is life size on the film plane, and an aperture of f32, then your depth of field can be as small as 3 mm. In portrait photography a focal length lens of between 100 - 150 mm is considered best for natural looking portraits. The depth of field available at say, 3 metres at f11 with a 150 mm lens, is 160 mm using these tables.

The amount of depth of field available becomes difficult to calculate if we are using a zoom lens or a digital camera where depth of field scales are not shown.

This website may help: http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

The list of cameras available is in alphabetical order and the tables for any and all cameras are available using the drop down list, as is the distances in either feet and inches or in metres.

On this web site there is an interactive depth of field calculator where you are able to find out the depth of field available for all lenses of all focal lengths, including digital camera lenses at any chosen aperture. If you are handy there are also instructions on how to make a depth of field calculator which, if made small enough, will fit on a lens cap.

This is an interesting site and well worth a visit.

April Club Outing changed again

The April Club Outing has been changed again - instead of being on Sunday 27th it will be on Friday 25th, Anzac Day. The Anzac Day march will provide ample opportunities for photojournalism. Meet at 8 am outside of the State Library on North Terrace in the city.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

April Outing Deferred to April 27th

The Outing scheduled for this Sunday, April 20th, has been deferred until April 27th. The location will be the Adelaide Hills for autumn colour.

Trade Night Tonight, 15th April

A quick reminder that there is a Trade Night visit to Inkjet City at 7.30 pm tonight.

Inkjet City is located on South Road, opposite Castle Plaza. You can find a map on their website HERE.

See you there.

Great Photographic Challenge, Sunday 30th March

The Great Photographic Challenge is where members meet at a particular location and are given a list of subjects to photograph using the most basic of cameras, which are provided by the club at a cost of $10, to cover film processing. A time limit is given, and cameras are returned to Reg, who will organise processing. When prints are returned the idea is to pick the best ones of each subject, and enter them for judging on April 8. The person who gets the highest total score will win a trophy.

This Sunday we are meeting at 1.30 pm at the rotunda in Elder Park, near the Festival Centre in the city.

Outdoor Photography at Dusk

On Tuesday 18th March we will not be having a meeting in the club rooms, instead we will be meeting at 6.30 pm at the bottom car park of the Hallett Cove Conservation Park.  Even though it looks like being a hot day, it will be cooler on the coast in the evening...

Take your camera, tripod, neutral density and polarising filters to try photographing moving water using slow shutter speeds.

The Great Photographic Challenge postponed

Due to the continuation of the heat wave this weekend the Great Photographic Challenge that was scheduled for Sunday has been postponed.  It will now be held on Sunday 30th March.  Here's hoping we will actually get nice autumn weather then!

Reminder for Tuesday 26 February Meeting

Tonight's meeting will include an interactive discussion and presentation on Photography Basics - what makes a good competition image, covering composition, impact, depth of field, etc.

The second part of the meeting will be the screening of the Commonwealth Challenge entries and judging. The Commonwealth Challenge is an international interclub competition between EPC and clubs from New Zealand and the UK.

Program updates

On Tuesday March 4 there will be a presentation by Murray Billett: "Travels and Trains".

On Tuesday March 18 is Outdoor Photography at Dusk. We will not be meeting in the club rooms but meeting at the bottom car park at 6.30 pm at the Hallett Cove Conservation Park. This is an opportunity for sunset photography as well as photography in soft light. A sturdy tripod is a must for photographing waves and water over rocks using slow shutter speeds.

Here's an article that might give you some ideas:
Twilight Photography Tips - from the digital photography school blog

Club Outing, Sunday 17 February 2008

Every Sunday afternoon in January and February, Henley Square at Henley Beach comes alive with free music, entertainment and fun for the whole family. Activities are organised by the local businesses.

Meet fellow club members at the start of Henley Jetty at 1.00 pm for an afternoon of photographic opportunities and social fun.

Digital Image Competition Guidelines

The first digital image competition (where images are projected, not printed) for 2008 will be on February 19. To help members with the preparation of their images for the competition, with regards to image size and naming of the entries, 2 documents have been prepared and are available to download from the EPC website on the News page.

A new page for the EPC website is currently being worked on, and will contain the rules, definitions, and links to download the entry forms and digital imaging guidelines.

Another good photography blog

Here's another photography blog I've come across recently: All Day I Dream About Photography. Today's post is about photographing stairs, and includes some interesting photos that may inspire you to go out and photograph - this might make a good outing!

EPC website updated

The EPC website has been updated:

The News page has been updated to include links to download competition entry forms.
The Program page has been updated to include a link to download the full program.

Links to AV resources

Last night's AV presentations by Barbara Mullins generated quite a bit of interest in how Audio Visual presentations are made and what software is needed to make them.

Here are a few links to the various software mentioned:
PicturesToExe http://www.wnsoft.com/
ProShow Gold http://www.photodex.com/
Wings HERE
Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Audition http://www.adobe.com/products/audition/

Audio Visual Presentations, Tuesday 22nd January

Barbara Mullins will be presenting some of her Audio Visual work on Tuesday night, and also some internationally award winning AVs. It will be an entertaining evening, not to be missed.

First meeting for 2008, Tuesday 15th January

The first meeting for 2008 will be on Tuesday 15th January, starting at 8 pm. Members are encouraged to bring holiday photos to show or images they have been working on over the holiday break.

Members will also have the opportunity to nominate which grade they would like to enter in the competitions for 2008. This is especially important for those who wish to enter in the digital competitions, which will be trialling a 2 grade system this year.

Keith Seidel will also replay the 2007 End of Year Digital Images Presentation.

Caroline Fisher's Photo Workshop

Caroline Fisher visited our club last year and showed us her Moroccan images. She runs workshops which are very well organised, and only has a small group so that there is plenty of time for one-on-one instruction.

The next photo workshop will be held on Sunday 10th Feb. 2008. It will be a water, dusk, sunset, night workshop (long time exp) @ Hallet Cove beach. Starting at 4pm and finishing at 10pm. Cost : $150.00. For more information email Caroline - her contact details are on her website here.

New Zealand Photography Tour

There's a photography tour to New Zealand in April 2008 led by Geoff Ross. You can go to his website for more information about the tour here. His website has a gallery as well, so have a look around.

Holland International Image Circuit 2008

This reminder email came through, asking to pass this along to club members:

I like to remind you of the closing date of our 6th Holland International Image Circuit 2008 which is January 31st 2008.
Now: Digital or Slides!
You can download the entry form at http://www.hollandcircuit.nl
We are looking forward to seeing your work.

Program Updates and Reminders

Tuesday 27 November: Annual Discussion night - a chance for members to raise questions about the club and it's activities
Tuesday 4 December: Get to Know Your Camera and Flash - bring your camera, flash gun and manuals.
Saturday 8 December: End of Year Exhibition at Mullins Gallery, 260 Portrush Road, Beulah Park. 7.30 pm. Members are asked to bring along a plate of savoury and a plate of sweet for supper, and small raffle prizes.
Tuesday 11 December: Christmas Break-up BBQ at the hall, 6.30 pm.

Two Day Digital Workshop organised by Atkins Technicolour

Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom Essentials - "Hands on" information and inspiration with Jerry Courvoisier. Nov 30 - Dec 1st 2007.

Summary: A hands on “digital workflow” workshop that provides a wealth of information, inspiration and experience in a program that will focus on the technical skills required to become more creative.

Learn to professionally organize develop and process your images with maximum efficiency with two powerful imaging applications. The workshop will teach you to use the features of Lightroom effectively as well as when and how to turn to Photoshop CS3. You will earn how to make intelligent choices for the most efficient use of the new features in CS3.

Jerry Courvoisier will inspire participants and share his personal approach to colour management, digital capture, workflow, harnessing the power of Adobe Camera Raw, effective use of Photoshop CS3, and image archiving.

Topics covered include: Adobe Lightroom essentials, key Adobe Photoshop CS3 features, digital camera tools; Raw file format, successful digital capture, non-destructive image adjustments;
batch processing; sharpening and tips to automate and speed up the workflow. In addition, we will review the soft proof print prep process in Photoshop CS3.

To download the PDF which contains details of the 2 day workshop, go to the Atkins website: http://www.atkins.com.au/ and look under the news items on the home page.

Cost is $300 for the 2 days, and registration is due by Tuesday 27th November.

Jerry has his own website: http://www.jerrycourvoisier.com/

Outing Sunday 25th November - Classic Adelaide Car Rally

The Classic Adelaide Rally will be held over 4 days ending on Sunday 25 November. The following two options are suggested for members to join each other to enjoy some photography of the event.

OPTION 1: Meet at 8am outside the Court House, cnr of Angas and King William Streets, Adelaide. The cars will depart adjacent to the Hilton Hotel commencing at 9am at varying intervals and travel up King William Street. Enjoy a coffee and/or breakfast afterwards in Gouger Street (to be decided on the day)

OPTION 2: Meet at 12:30pm in Hindmarsh Square near the Griffins Head Hotel. The rally cars will commence arriving from 1:30pm travelling from Belair along Unley Road, down Pulteney Street, turning RIGHT into and then down Grenfell Street, turning LEFT into East Terrace. The FINISH line and Podium will be at The Stag Hotel. Enjoy a coffee together afterwards.

See the website www.classicadelaide.com.au for more info including course maps and spectator guides.

Club Outing Sunday 7 October

KYEEMA CONSERVATION PARK

Travel 14kms south from Meadows along Brookman Road pass the Kuitpo Forest before turning left into Woodgate Hill Road. Travel another 500 metres to the western end of the park. Admission is free.

Kyeema is a 347ha Conservation Park located at the southern end of the Kuitpo Forest. It provides a diverse range of habitat for wildlife including over 70 species of birds.

Meet in the car park at 2pm OR meet beforehand at 12-12:30pm for a picnic in the area adjacent to the car park. BYO meal, etc.

Change of venue for Tuesday 25th September

Due to continuing electrical problems at Tonsley Hall, next week's Annual Photojournalism and Photo Essay competitions will be held at Mullins Gallery, 260 Portrush Road, Beulah Park. The meeting will start at the usual time, 8.00 pm, but entries need to be in by 7.45 pm at the latest. Mullins Gallery is our usual venue for the End of Year Exhibition.

Definitions (from the Competition Rules as amended December 2006):
Photo journalism is a record of any event which tells a story of what has happened, is happening, or is about to happen, the sight of which excites or stimulates one of the human emotions. Set up portraits are excluded.
A Photo essay comprises a set of four slides or prints which, when viewed together, tell a story.

Outing Sunday 16th September

This Sunday's outing will be at Cleland Wildlife Park. Meet 12-12.30pm for lunch (BYO) in the BBQ area near the car park, or at 2 pm in the car park.

Meeting Cancelled Tuesday 18th September

Unfortunately, due to major electrical repair work necessary at Tonsley Hall, there will be no meeting for this week, which was to be portraiture with models.

Quiz Night Cancelled

The deadline for booking tables for the quiz night was today. We were hoping for some "last minute" bookings, but unfortunately there weren't enough to warrant the running of the quiz night.

So the quiz night that was to be held on Friday August 31 has been cancelled for this year due to lack of interest.

Program Update - Jennie Groom

We have managed to book Sunday Mail photographer Jennie Groom to come along and talk about her style of photography, for Tuesday September 4. This will replace the "Dare to be Different" topic as written in the program.

She has her own website displaying some of her work.

New updated programs for August to December will be available at the clubrooms tomorrow night.

Program Update

Tuesday 7th August: John Hodgson will show some AV's of Africa, and also an illustrated talk on architectural photography.
Tuesday 28th August: Graphic Arts Supplies will visit the club rooms for a trade night - to show the latest in printing and scanning equipment.

Sunday Outing, 5th August

This Sunday's outing will be around the National Wine Centre on the corner of Hackney and Botanic Roads. Members will meet at 9 am at the wine centre, which offers architectural opportunities. The Botanic Gardens is close by, providing other opportunities for photography.

No Interclub Competition with Blackwood this week

There will be NO Interclub Competition with Blackwood Camera Club on Thursday 19th July, as previously stated in the program. Our website has been updated on the program page, and a new program for the rest of the year will be available shortly.

SAPF Annual Exhibition

The opening of the SAPF Annual Exhibition will be held on Friday 20th July at 7:45pm at Mullins Gallery, 260 Portrush Road, Beulah Park. The doors will be open at 7pm. The exhibition will be open on Saturday and Sunday as well from 10am until 4pm. There will be a screening of the slides on Friday evening and each the afternoons on Saturday & Sunday.

Program Changes

Tuesday 17th July - Presentation by Caroline Fisher, commercial photographer and photography teacher, about the commercial work she does and workshops she runs. This replaces the portraiture practical.

Tuesday 24th July - Photoshop workshop - preparation of images for digital projection competitions. This replaces the trade night.

Tuesday 28th August - Demonstration by Graphic Arts Supplies on colour calibration and printers. This replaces the practical.

Club Outing, Sunday 15th July

Old Government House
Belair National Park
Upper Sturt Road, Belair

Web: http://www.parks.sa.gov.au/belair/index.htm

Opening Hours 1pm to 4pm
Meet at Old Government House at 1pm

Admission:
Belair National Park - $7.50 per car ($6.00 concession)
Old Government House – Gold Coin Donation

Get a group together and enjoy a picnic or BBQ beforehand
BBQ facilities available in the National Park. BYO utensils

NO PHOTOGRAPHY permitted INDOORS of the Old Government House
Photography permitted outside and in the grounds of the House

New Domain Name for EPC Website

The website has finally been transferred to a new hosting server, and we now have a new domain name, so the website is accessable at either http://e-p-c.org.au or www.e-p-c.org.au. Over the next few weeks I'll be notifying sites and search engines of our change of address. Our old address doesn't work any more as I've cancelled the account.

Mike Connell Returns June 19

On Tuesday June 19 Mike Connell from Orange Lane Studios will be back for another informative and inspiring workshop on lighting. This time he will give members some pointers for lighting still life arrangements. Members are encouraged to bring their cameras as well as objects they wish to be photographed.

Club Outing Sunday June 3

The Club outing this Sunday will be at Old Tailem Town, Princes Highway, near Tailem Bend. Meet at Old Tailem Town at 11 am. Admission is $15 per person, which is the group discount price. Bring your own lunch as they only have cold drinks, tea & coffee at the venue, no food.

Old Tailem Town is a pioneer village with lots of old buildings (cottages, shops, a cinema, church, school) cars, trucks, trains etc. They provide ample opportunity for photography, especially Black and White.

Tailem Bend usually has less rain than the Adelaide plains, so hopefully it won't be too wet for photography.

Holland International Image Circuit 2008

Information just received: The Holland International Image Circuit will now include Digital or Slides! Closing date January 31st 2008.

You can download the entry form at http://www.hollandcircuit.nl If you find you can't read the site when you go there, look for the Union Jack at the top right hand side of the screen. Click on that and the site will reload in English.

Hunter Valley Gardens Photography Competition

The APS is pleased to support the inaugural Photography competition being offered by Hunter Valley Gardens.
Hunter Valley Gardens is the biggest display garden in Australia, located in Pokolbin NSW.
The competition will be run in conjunction with their Festival of Flowers and is open to all ages with a ‘flower/garden’ theme.
With great prizes to be won and Ken Duncan as one of the judges, this is a competition worth entering. APS judges who will be working with Ken are Andrea Robinson LAPS and Len Brown AAPS SSAPS.
Please go to this link for more information and the registration form.

Australian Photographic Society - Digital Photography Awards

The Australian Digital Photography Awards will be held in Canberra on the 18th August. As you already know this will be a most exciting competition. It is open to all, not restricted to APS members, and is free.

This is a reminder that the entries close on 17th June so please check out the website www.adpa.org.au for full details, including entry forms. Entries will only be accepted electronically and instructions are to be found on the website. It's not difficult so please take part and make this a great competition.
Judging Finalised: 7th JulyExhibition: 18th August
Reports: 20th August
Catalogue: 20th August
The Exhibition will be held in the Top of the Cross room at the Southern Cross Club, Woden, Canberra on the 18th August 2007 starting at 7 pm. Cost: $10 per person. Food and drinks are available at the Club prior to the exhibition and visitors are invited to move around while the photos are being shown. This exhibition will be held in 2 parts showing the photographs in the Open section first and the Creative/Altered Reality Photographs in the second section.

Website Changes

The current EPC website has been updated on the program page. Plans are underway to move the site to another hosting service, with our own domain name. We will notify you via this blog when the site has been moved.

First Digital Competition Results

Last night there were 95 entries in the first trial of the Digital (projection) competition. Here are the top entries:

By the Seaside, © Peter Cops

Don, © Keith Seidel

It's Still There, © Peter Phillips

Man o' Straw, © Tony Frizell


Surprise, © Raoul Parrot


The Bay, © Raoul Parrot

And the winning image of the night:

Storm Beach, © John Seidel

Digital Competition Rules updated

I've uploaded the updated file to a free file hosting site. You can download the file by clicking on the link below.

EPC Digital.pdf

Edited 15 August: The above link has expired. The new link on our new website: http://www.e-p-c.org.au/files/EPCDigital.pdf

Website problems and Digital Competitions Rules update

At the moment I'm unable to update the website with the update to the Digital Competitions Rules.

The main thing that has been corrected is the reference to the file name for your entries in the competition. An example for May 2007, of an image by Keith Seidel, in the Open section, his third entry, with a title of “Wondering”, would be “1-5-07o Wondering K1S3.jpg”. Have a space between the title and the code but NO spaces within the code digits.

A Pleasant Sunday Outing

A small group of dedicated photographers met at the Mount Barker for the Jazz and Heritage festival. It was an opportunity to see and photograph the Steamranger, as well as Jazz musicians, vintage cars, and various steam engines as well as the local area. The weather was fine although the wind was a bit cold, and the light was good for photography. Overall it was a good day, which was finished off with a light meal and coffee at a local cafe, while listening to an excellent young jazz trio playing outside.

SAPF Camera Club News

This email came from the SAPF:

"Over the past years the number of subscribers to the CC News has decreased and, conversely, the cost of printing and mailing has increased. Because of this the SAPF Management Committee has decided to email the CC News to the clubs and to place the CC News on the SAPF website http://www.sapf.org.au/notice%20board.html. CC News is a PDF file and a copy of Acrobat reader is required to read it. The reader can be downloaded for free from the Adobe website. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html A printed copy of the CC News will still be posted to those club members who have already subscribed for this year."

Outing Sunday May 20

The outing for May will be at the Mount Barker Jazz & Heritage Festival on Sunday May 20. Meet at 11.00 am at the Mount Barker Railway Station.

A copy of the Mount Barker Jazz & Heritage Festival program can be downloaded here.

Program Update for Tuesday June 5

Ron Johnson will be our guest speaker on Tuesday June 5, giving a talk entitled: "Photography - A life's Journey".

2007 Digital Image Competitions

The trial procedures and guidelines have been prepared and is available to download from the EPC site. Our first Digital Image competition, where entries will be projected via a data projector, will be on May 29. This information will also be available on the noticeboard at the club meeting tonight.

SAPF Annual Exhibition 2007

Entry forms are available for the SAPF Annual Exhibition from their website. The closing date for entries is 24 June 2007 and the entries can be sent to PO Box 2204, Kent Town, or dropped in at Mullins Gallery, 260 Portrush Road Beulah Park, on the closing date.

The Exhibition will run from Friday 20th July to Sunday 22nd July 2007 at Mullins Gallery:
Official Opening: 7.45pm Friday 20th July 2007, doors open 7pm
Saturday 21st July: 10am – 4pm
Sunday 22nd July: 10am – 4pm
Slide screenings at 8pm, 10:30am and 1:30pm

Interclub Competition Tuesday May 1

The club will not meet at our club rooms this week as we will be going to Mullins Gallery for the Interclub Competition with Eastern Suburbs Camera Club. Mullins Gallery is located at 260 Portrush Road, Beulah Park. Meet there at 7.30 pm for an 8.00 pm start.

It's their turn to host the competition, which consists of 15 large colour prints, 15 monochrome prints and 25 slides from each club. At the start of each year EPC asks for slides from members to be duplicated for the club set, and this duplicated set is used for the interclub competitions.

Website updated

The EPC website has been updated on the Program page with the dates for May. I've also tweaked the CSS to place the vertical navigation bar so that Firefox displays it correctly. If you have trouble viewing any of the pages, please let me know.

April 24 Presentation/Workshop

On Tuesday April 24 Mike Connell of Orange Lane Studios will be running a workshop on studio lighting at the clubrooms. This is an exciting opportunity to see how one of the masters of commercial photography works. Members may bring along their own cameras to photograph the set ups as well.

2007 Great Photographic Challenge

The Great Photographic Challenge will be held this Sunday, April 22. This is where members are loaned a basic plastic camera, and given a list of subjects to photograph, and a time limit to photograph them in. Everyone has the same camera, so this means that the only difference between photos is according to how the photographer interprets the subject.

Meet at the corner of Edward Street and The Parade at 1.30 pm to collect your camera loaded with film. The cost is $10 to cover film and processing.

Keith Seidel's 2006 End of Year winners

April Program Updates

Tuesday April 10: Open Competition
Tuesday April 17: Practical - Creating and photographing crystals under polarised light. This is instead of the portraiture session previously listed in the program
Sunday April 22: Great Photographic Challenge
Tuesday April 24: Member presentation

There will be no outing on Sunday April 15, the Great Photographic Challenge on April 22 will be the outing for the month. The Great Photographic Challenge is where we go to a specific location - this year it will be Norwood Parade - and be given a list of topics to photograph using a very basic compact camera, supplied by the club. Cost is $10 per photographer to cover film and processing. The cameras are given to Reg at the end of the day to organise the processing of the film, and then prints are given back to the photographers on the following Tuesday. There will be the judging of the prints in May, and the photographer with the most points will be the winner.

Print and Slide Evaluation Night

There will be a print and slide evaluation night at the clubrooms on Tuesday April 3. This is an opportunity for members to show their work in a non-competitive environment and get some constructive feedback from other members, some of whom are judges for camera club competitions. Members who haven't entered in competitions yet can get some good advice and encouragement.

EPC v South Coast Camera Club Interclub Competition Results

Last night we hosted the Interclub competition with South Coast Camera Club and here are the results:
Small Colour Prints: EPC 74, SCCC 48
Large Colour Prints: EPC 87, SCCC 72
Monochrome Prints: EPC 84, SCCC 67
Slides: EPC 218, SCCC 194

So EPC consistently scored higher points in all categories. The judge was John Hodgson, who was excellent as usual.

APSCON 2007

Have you thought about attending APSCON?

APSCON is the annual Convention of the Australian Photographic Society. It is not just for Members. Anyone, with an interest in photography, can attend, regardless of your photographic level.

This year, the location is Albury, NSW. Located at the centre of the Sydney – Melbourne – Adelaide triangle, Albury offers the convenience of fast, easy access by air, road and rail. A location that has big city creature comforts and services without all the big city stress, hassles and costs.

WHAT DOES APSCON INVOLVE?
Apscon is a seven day program comprising of:

• Speakers: International, National and Local Photographers giving presentations that will be entertaining and informative.
• Workshops: A chance to learn / improve on various aspects of photography.
• Field Trips: Grab your camera, board a coach and travel to Mt.Buffalo National Park and/or the Victorian Historic Towns of Yackandandah and Beechworth.
• Dinners: Mingle and meet new friends at the Welcome Cocktail Party or the Official Dinner.
• Social: A night of fun and frivolity at the unique Kinross Woolshed Hotel.
• Slides / Images: Projected for your visual enjoyment.
• Audio Visuals: Be taken on a stunning journey to International destinations.
• Displays: Framed photographs including 350 selected from the APS National Competition, 100 of the best from State Camera Clubs, plus other photographic displays.
• EDI Gallery: Continuous multi-screen showing of Tri-National images [South Africa, New Zealand and Australia]
• Free Time: Time to get out and photograph the local heritage buildings, streetscapes, botanical gardens, nearby wetlands, etc
  OR: a quiet spot with a cappuccino just to re-program.
  
  Programme details and Registration Forms can be downloaded from the APS website:
  www.a-p-s.org.au or write to: APSCON 2007, PO Box 148, Lavington. NSW 2641.

Australian Digital Photography Awards 2007

The Australian Photographic Society is hosting the Australian Digital Photography Awards with entries closing on the 17th June. This competition is open to all Australian residents, not just members of the APS, and there is no entrance fee. You are invited to enter what promises to be a very interesting and prestigious competition. For the competition rules and entry form, please follow this link: www.adpa.org.au.

March Outing Saturday 10th March

The outing for March will be held this Saturday, at Goolwa for the Wooden Boat Festival. Meet at 11 am at Signal Point in Goolwa. For more information on the festival, you can go to their site.

Program Changes and Updates

On Tuesday February 27 EPC Life Member Alb Smith will give a presentation on Photomicrography, ie the photography of crystals. If you haven't seen this before, it is fascinating. Alb is endeavouring to make his presentation in a digital format, which has previously been shown as slides.

The Interclub competition with the West Torrens Camera Club will now be held on Tuesday March 6. Members are reminded to please bring supper as we are hosting the competition.

February outing cancelled

Unfortunately, due to forecast high temperatures for Sunday Feb 4th the proposed Club outing to Henley Square has been cancelled.

Upcoming Outings

Sunday February 4: Henley Square's Rock N Roll afternoon, with music by the Adelaide group "Get Back". Meet at 2pm in Henley Square. If you don't want to photograph the rock n roll, there is always the beach... There should be plenty of photographic opportunities around the area. As per usual the outing will be followed by coffee/drinks at a cafe.

Saturday 10th March: Goolwa for the Wooden Boat Festival, see their website for the program. Meeting time and place to be advised closer to the date.

Outdoor Evening Photography - Tuesday January 30

The club will not be meeting at the club rooms on Tuesday January 30. Instead we will be meeting at 8 pm at Glenelg, in Moseley Square, near the tram stop. The evening will be an opportunity to practice some sunset, twilight, and night photography. If you have your night photography guide, bring that along to get some idea of what aperture and shutter speeds to use. See you there.

Photographic Inspiration

Here's a couple of blogs that are completely different to each other, but each offer photographic inspiration:

Catchy Colors Photoblog
Flakphoto

Digital Lectures at Mullins Gallery

Wednesday 28 February, 7.30 pm: Maureen Albright ARPS DPAGB - "Digital Techniques for Photographers" - Maureen will demonstrate the photoshop techniques she uses in her internationally award winning sequences.

Wednesday 7 March, 7.30 pm: Richard Brown FRPS FIPF EFIAP - will speak about making sound tracks for digital presentations.

Admission to each lecture is $5.

Adelaide AVFest 2007

Conducted by the South Australian Photographic Federation Inc. at Mullins Gallery, 260 Portrush Road, Beulah Park.

Judging Sessions: Friday 2 March at 2 pm and 7 pm; Saturday 3 March at 9.30 am and 2 pm.
The judges from the UK are Robert Albright FRPS (Chair), Maureen Albright ARPS DPAGB and Richard Brown FRPS FIPF EFIAP.

Gala Day: Sunday 4 March at 2 pm, where the prize winning entries will be shown. Admission $5 per session.

Looking for theme ideas?

I've come across the Weekly Shot blog, which is good for ideas and inspiration on what to photograph. They have a weekly theme, which for this week is "Trees", and last week was "Look Up". Joining the group is by invitation only, but there is a link to a sister site called Vazaar, which will eventually be open to everyone. So if you are looking for a challenge to help you improve your photography, check out both sites for ideas.

Blog changes

You might notice a few changes to this blog. I've added a few new links to the list on the side, plus I've converted the template to a new layout version which is easier to customise in blogger.

New Website is Up!

The new EPC website is finally up and running! There are going to be a few more features added, such as a gallery and forum, but the basic information is there. Also some new images will be put up.

Edited to add: I'm so sorry if you get an annoying pop-up screen! I'm not sure how to get rid of this, short of changing hosting sites.

Exploranges launches new photographic field course

Exploranges Bushwalking Tours is running a 4 day photographic course on Kangaroo Island, 3-6 March 2007. If you are interested in more information about this course then you can email them at: bushwalk@internode.on.net

Exploranges Bushwalking Tours
Ph/Fax: 00 61 (0)8 8369 1779
Mobile: 042 999 1779
Web: www.bushwalkingtours.com.au
Postal Address: PO Box 251, Modbury North, South Australia 5092

Progress on the EPC Website

The new look EPC website is just being finished off, and hopefully will be relaunched soon! So watch this space for the announcement and link to the site.

End of Year Exhibition, Saturday 9th December

Our End of Year Exhibition will be held this Saturday, 9th December at Mullins Gallery, 260 Portrush Road, Beulah Park, at 7.30 pm for an 8.00 pm start. The best prints and slides entered in our End of Year Competitions will be shown, and trophies given for the top awards.

Could members bring along raffle prizes and 2 plates of food for supper - one sweet and one savoury.

Commonwealth Challenge Competition

The Commonwealth Challenge was judged last night, Tuesday 5th December 2006, with 20 slides each submitted by EPC, the Christchurch Photographic Society of New Zealand, and the Highcliffe & Infinity Camera Club of the UK. The judge was Steven Wigg.

Our President, Peter Phillips, commented before the competition that, since the English cricket team had just lost the second Ashes Test here in Adelaide today, perhaps the Highcliffe & Infinity club can get some revenge by winning the Commonwealth Challenge. You guessed it, they did.

The final tally was: EPC 142 points, Christchurch 143 points, and Highcliffe 146 points. The top slide, which was the only one scoring a 10, was by Peter Cheung of EPC. Well done Peter.

Seeing and Making Images

An outdoor workshop for EPC members at Carrick Hill in Springfield.
Using exercises proposed by Freeman Patterson, the workshop will endeavour to get you out of the comfort zone of eye-level photography. Bring a small piece of material, a zoom lens and your imagination.
Meet at 10.15 am at the front gates on Sunday 17 September. Phone Keith on 0418 838 504 if you cannot get there.

Photoshop presentation tonight, September 5

Tonight's guest speaker, Melissa Neumann, will give a presentation on some Photoshop tips and tricks as well as resources for those of us who would like to learn more about photoshop and digital photography. She was orginally scheduled for August 22nd, but had the flu. It will be a good night. See you there.

Change in Program for tonight, August 22nd

Unfortunately our guest speaker has the flu and is unable to attend tonight's meeting, which is a pity. Hopefully we'll be able to reschedule her for later in the year. So the topic for tonight will be a surprise!

Program update

Tuesday 22nd August: Melissa Neumann will be giving a presentation on Photoshop tips and tricks and will show some of her work. She has a website which gives some background info and has a gallery. This will be a very interesting evening to attend.

August Program Update

John Hodgson, EFIAP, FAPS, will be giving a presentation called "Better Landscape Photography" on August 1 at the club rooms. Some of his work can be seen here at the Eastern Suburbs Camera Club's website. It will be worth seeing.

Program updates

Outing 23 July: Australasian Rescue Challenge at the Wayville Showgrounds, meet at the atrium, 12.00 noon.
Interclub with Blackwood Camera Club, 25 July at EPC clubrooms - please bring supper.

Pinhole Photography website

I just came across this site today, and thought it might be worthwhile to look around. In today's world where we are becoming more and more digital, it's interesting to look at the most basic form of photography. It contains lots of links to other sites related to pinhole photography. Happy surfing!

Ken Duncan Tour

Ken Duncan will be in SA on a book signing tour, and making audio visual presentations of his photography, including working with Mel Gibson during the filming of The Passion of Christ.

Book Signing: Diamonds Camera, 165-171 Rundle St, Adelaide, Saturday 17th June @ 11:00am - 12:00pm;
Diamonds Cameras, Westfield Marion, Saturday 17th June @ 2:00pm - 3:00pm.
Presentations: Edge Church City (Southside Christian Church), Rose Terrace, Wayville (adjacent to Adelaide Showgrounds), Sunday 18th June @ 9:30am;
Edge Church South (Southside Christian Church), 255 Old South Rd, Rynella, Sunday 18th June @ 6pm.

For more information, call Geoff Doecke on 8326 2823.

AV Club Invitation

The Audio Visual Club has extended an invitation to Edwardstown Photography Club members to a showing of AV's from England, New Zealand and Australia on Thursday June 22, 7.30 pm at Mullins Gallery. Everyone is welcome, there is no charge, and supper will be provided.

The Great Photographic Challenge Results

The Great Photographic Challenge was judged on Tuesday May 30, by a number of our club members (who weren't competitors). Out of the 10 members who participated on the actual challenge day, 6 submitted their best shots of each topic and were given a score out of 10. The results were so close, that the total score for the top 3 competitors were only separated by 2 points!

Congratulations to Bev, who scored 62, to Wally who scored 61.5 , and to Tina who scored 60. Although there was only one trophy, everyone who entered got some enjoyment out of the exercise, and the members who had a go at judging the entries got an appreciation of how hard it is for judges!

Program Updates

Tuesday May 23 - Guest speaker - Jan Forrest of the SA Museum.
Sunday May 28 - club outing to the Adelaide Zoo. Please note the date has been changed from May 21.

Interclub Competition: EPC vs Eastern Suburbs Camera Club

Last night EPC hosted the interclub competition, and both clubs entered a set of 30 slides, plus 15 monochrome prints and 15 large colour prints. Our judge was Michael Meston, who gave thoughtful comments on the work and congratulated everyone on the high standard of entries. It was a tight competition, and the results were:

EPC: Monochrome prints 110 , Large colour prints 125, Slides 184, Total 419
ESCC: Monochrome prints 119 , Large colour prints 125, Slides 175 , Total 419

I don’t remember a night when the interclub competition resulted in a tie!

The top slide was “Beautiful Boy”, by Peter Cheung of EPC, the top monochrome print was “Geelong Pier” by Renee Holmes of ESCC, and the top colour print was “Metallic Steel” by Ros Holmes of ESCC. It would be great if I could show you these winning entries as they are outstanding photographs. Maybe next time.

Strathalbyn Challenge Report

Last Sunday was the Great Photographic Challenge at Strathalbyn, where 10 members were given the use of a basic fixed lens (28 mm) camera loaded with film, and a list of 8 subjects to photograph. The subjects were: railway station, rolling stock, bridge over the Angus River, the old SA Bank building, main street scene, a touch of blue, old church, and photographer’s choice – a photo that says it was taken at Strathalbyn.

As we drove through the hills toward the town there was a light sprinkling of rain, but it cleared by the time we reached Strathalbyn. We weren’t quite sure what the weather would be like as the forecast was for showers. Fortunately the rain held off and all we had to contend with was the ever changing light, from a dull overcast sky to patchy clouds and then bright sunshine later in the afternoon.

A café at the end of the main street was the meeting point to collect our cameras for the challenge. We were given a couple of hours to complete the task, and then return to the café to give Reg the cameras so he could organise processing of the films. All the subjects were fairly close together so easy to get to on foot, or a short car trip. A few of us also took our own cameras to compare photos taken with both.

The challenge was a great success, as it made us think about the subjects and look for interesting ways or angles to photograph them. Everyone had different interpretations of the subjects, and so the judging of the photos on May 30 should be interesting.

May Diary Dates

Tuesday May 2 - Interclub competition with Eastern Suburbs Camera Club at EPC clubrooms - please bring supper.
Saturday May 6 - Photo shoot with models at the Botanic Gardens, 2 pm.
Tuesday May 9 - Set Subject Competition: "Low Angled Light".
Tuesday May 16 - Practical - portraits with models at the club rooms.
Sunday May 21 - Club outing.
Tuesday May 23 - Guest presentation.
Tuesday May 30 - Judging of The Great Photographic Challenge.

An Enchanted Evening at Glenelg

A group of about 10 of us met at 5 pm Tuesday at the Glenelg Jetty, armed with our cameras, both film and digital, and a couple of filters. Reg was looking to get low-angled light shots for the upcoming set subject competition, I wanted to get some shots for a mock tourist brochure I'm doing for a TAFE assignment.

There was no wind, and it was a lovely mild evening. As the sun got lower in the sky, the buildings on the foreshore glowed in the golden light. The sea glimmered. There was a large bank of clouds near the horizon which then temporarily dulled the light as the sun went down behind them. A few minutes later the same clouds turned red, giving everyone a lovely sunset to photograph. The people walking along the jetty, a couple of guys paddling on their surf boards, the odd boat sailing past presented lots of photogenic opportunities. The seagulls weren't as cooperative, though.

A highlight (although it was too dark by that time for me to photograph) was seeing a dolphin swim so close to the shore that you could just about wade out to touch it.

Photo Shoots

Our enthusiastic Practicals Director Reg has organised a photo shoot with models to be held on Saturday 6th May at the Botanic Gardens from 2 pm. Cost is $10 to cover model fees and film and processing for the models' photos.

The Great Photographic Challenge

This is an annual event where club members gather at a specified place and are given a list of 8 subjects to photograph on the day. What's the catch? Members can't use their own equipment, but are given the use of a cheap fixed lens compact camera which is loaded with a roll of 24 exposure film. This is a challenge to see what you can come up with using the most basic of equipment. At the end of the day, all cameras and films are returned to Reg, who will arrange to get the films processed and returned to members at the next meeting. The idea is to choose the best shot of each subject to be entered into a special competition.

This year the event is to be held at Strathalbyn on Sunday April 30. Cost is $10 per member, to cover the cost of film and processing.

On Tuesday May 30 the Great Photographic Challenge will be judged, each photograph will be given a score out of 10, and the person who scores the most points in total will be awarded the Great Photographic Challenge 2006 trophy.

Program Updates

1. The Great Photographic Challenge outing will be held on Sunday 30th April.
2. The practical on Tuesday 18th April will be "Know your camera". Bring your camera and manual! Members will be divided into groups with the same camera brand, to help each other out.
3. Reminder: there will be no meeting on April 25 due to the Anzac Day public holiday.