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Monday 21st May is our next meeting night.

We are privileged to have David Jenkins /Nomad Photography along to continue on from what he talked about last year with an evolution from his "find a photo obsession" theme.

He will share some of his "Passion Projects" that he has worked on over the years, ( including landscape, sport, documentary and portrait projects ) and the things they have taught him along the way.

The meeting will start at 7.30 in the Pittwater RSL Auditorium


"Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase".
Percy W. Harris (and thanks to Robyn for the list)

Digital Image Titling

PLEASE ensure your digital images are TITLED and include your FULL NAME as per the instructions on our website.
Use only lower case characters with no spaces. Use underscore in place of spaces.
eg:  the_shearers_ben_jones.jpg

All digital images are to be sent to [email protected] no later than 8.00pm on Sunday night (the day before the competition).

Karen Burgess

As mentioned at our last meeting, please see the attached promotional flyer for Karen's latest exhibition
"Patterns of Construction".

Avalon Beach Historical Society

Geoff Searl, President of the Avalon Beach Historical Society, has asked me to invite anyone who is interested to come along and see their 9th Historic Photographic Exhibition.
Their portfolio of historic images is as good as any you would see in a museum and many are held excusively by the Society.

National Photographic Portrait Prize

The National Photographic Portrait Prize is an annual event intended to promote the very best in contemporary photographic portraiture by both professional and aspiring Australian photographers.
The exhibition of 43 portraits will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery from 24th March until 17th June.
For more information follow the link.
www.portrait.gov.au

Photographing the Milky Way

It is coming around to the time of year to get out at night for some astral photography and the Milky Way.
To get you started, have a look at the attached link from Aaron Dowling which gives a complete run down on how to get the best from your images.
www.aarondowlingphotography.com/photograph-milky-way/
Also for information on how to edit your images using luminosity masks Aaron has put together tutorials using his ADP PRO c3 Luminosity Mask Panel.
For more information follow the link
www.adppro.com/edit-milky-way/

Evening Atelier with Peter Eastway

Peter Eastway is running a series of interactive evenings of photography, inspiration and dialogue.
There are 5 evenings spread out over 5 months with each evening containing completely different material.
The cost is $9.95 per session and they will be held at Dee Why RSL Club.
For more information go to www.betterphotography.com

Sydney Harbour International & Sydney International Exhibition of Photography

The Sydney International Exhibition of Photography with a closing date of 27th August 2018 is a digital photographic competition which grows every year and is entered by photographers from around the world.
It is a wonderful way to gauge your work on a world stage and to support an Australian initiative.
Len Brown, who many of you know, as he has been a welcome judge at our club many times, is the Chairperson for the exhibitions.Please follow the link for more details  www.siep.org.au

Head On Photo Festival

Over $60,000 in cash and product.
The 8th Annual Head On Photo Festival is on from the 5th to the 20th May.
Festival launch weekend from Friday 4th May.
This is a perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in a diverse and often controversial photographic festival and broaden your outlook.
I find spending a weekend in the city and wandering around participating galleries and finding obscure installations helps to rejuvenate the creative senses.
For more information and to submit some of your own work follow the link.
www.headon.com.au

Adam Williams Tutorials

For those wishing to improve their image making skills and learn from an awarded professional, Adam has 24 free tips on how to make your photographs truly awesome.
Go to his website to find out more.
www.australianphotographer.com

Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize

The winner for the Moran Contemporary Photographic prize has been announced.
First prize went to James Bugg for his image titled ,"Zach".
The Moran Contemporary Photographic prize has categories for adults and school students.
The prize celebrates images of day to day life in Australia whether it be on the beach, mowing the lawn or tucking in to a Chiko Roll.
Check out what it is all about at   www.moranprizes.com.au
Facebook
Not a member of our Facebook page yet? You are encouraged to join - this is the place to get lots of tips, advice and help, to see what other members are up to and  be able to stay in touch between meetings.
Just follow this link.
 www.facebook.com/groups/pittcameraclub/

Canon Light Awards Live is back

Feel up to a challenge?
The Canon Light Awards Live challenge is a fun way to get the creative juices flowing.
For information, go to
www.canon.com.au/lightawards

Seeing in 6's

Now is the time to get your creative hats on and think about our mini portfolio style of competition
" Seeing in 6's ".
As discussed , you will be presenting 6 prints on a board no bigger than 500mm x 500mm in size that are cohesive or tell a story.
They can be either monochrome or colour or a mix of both and can be different sizes.
You can submit 2 sets of prints and critique night will be Monday August 13.
We will have "Seeing in 6's " books at each meeting for you to peruse for inspiration.
For any more information speak to Peter, Bill, Brian or Mark at any meeting.

Nisi Filters for Smartphones

If, like myself, you recognise your smartphone as being a legitimate photographic tool, NiSi have announced a new square filter kit for smartphones  - the Proseries P1.
The kit includes a phone clip, GND8 (0.9) 3 stop graduated filter, polarizer, pouch and holder.
The kit is available for pre-order from NiSi Filters Australia for $59.
Find out more at
www.nisifilters.com.au

Waves and Water Exhibition

Australia's love of the beach is the subject of an exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Surfers, swimmers and sunbathers are the stars of a sprawling project collecting images from the 1880's to today, focussing on both traditional and contemporary beach culture and a myriad of esteemed Australian photographers including Max Dupain, Harold Cazneaux and Roger Scott.
Waves and Water is set to run until 24th June 2018.
For more details follow the link
www.anmm.gov.au

Les Walkling, Mike Langford and Jackie Ranken in the Daintree.

Daintree photography workshop 8th to 15 August 2018 promises to be an experience like no other.
3 extremely talented people leading a workshop in a world class venue , The Daintree Rainforest Observatory.
Not a cheap workshop however I have listened to all 3 lecturing over the years and find they are all worthy of praise.
This is one for serious thought if you want to take your photography to the next level and beyond.
Follow the link for more information.
www.swiftpage4.com/speasapage.aspx?X=2W14EH0EIRTO6EHK00ZMW3

Macphun Luminar

Not comfortable with investing in Photoshop or Lightroom editing software ?
Macphun Luminar is an alternative editing software package that will open raw files and the new version has supposedly overcome the slowness of older versions.
For more information visit
www.macphun.com/luminar

Momento

Don't forget - Momento offer a 30% discount to our financial members off their first order then all subsequent orders will receive an automatic 10% discount.
Hop over to ​http://www.momentopro.com.au/ to sign up.

Trekabout Newsletter from Mark Rayner

Alan Purnell has forwarded the following information for an informative newsletter he receives from Mark Rayner.
It may be worth subscribing to as there are many useful bits and pieces for all levels of photographers.

madmimi.com/p/c8240c?fe=1&pact=122989-144863160-9360452662-047871d4059a8ef3c835115c59a426f8996e6c5d

                      Other bits and pieces which should be of interest.


Sydney International Exhibition of Photography  www.siep.org.au   entries close 27 August 2108

Len Metcalf  lensschool.com

Adam Williams ( for inspiration and workshops)  www.australianphotographer.com

Luke Tscharke, (for great astrophotography tips and workshops)  luketscharke.com

Pamela Pauline ( local fine art photographic artist ) www.pamelapauline.com

Peter Coulson  (inspiration for fashion photography, great studio lighting and workshops) www.peter-coulson.com.au

Greg Benz Photography for tutorials and newsletter  www.gregbenzphotography.com   

Alfonso Calero  www.photographytravel.net    ( for travel photography workshops and one of our upcoming judges)

Leonie Barton  leoniebarton.com  (great for creative inspiration)

Mark Galer, Adobe Ambassador  www.markgaler.com

Photoshop Cafe ( loads of free tutorials )  photoshopcafe.com

Phlearn (easy to follow tutorials, many of them are free, you don't have to subscribe ) www.phlearn.com

www.beckhamdigital.com.au  (go to more , then newsletter) for some awesome tuitions. Thanks Alan for this one!

For a different perspective and inspiring photography, have a look at Erika Zolli Photography  www.erikazolli.it

Just click on the links or google any of the above for more information.


Other items of interest are also being posted directly to our Facebook page, so please like us and share with your friends.
If you have any items of interest that you would like to share with your fellow members please email Bill at [email protected].