February Meeting

Hello all and welcome to the New Year 2014.

Our first meeting for 2014 is Wednesday 12th.Feb in the RSL at 7.00pm

Topic for the night - Presentation by Adrian Smith on Lens and Equipment. 

Bring your camera equipment for a practical exercise.

Please be on time for a discussion on:

1. Changes to the rules for capture an idea.
2. Do we want to run a Photographic Competition this year and who is prepared to help?
3. Do we want to run a raffle this year and when?
4. Can we usefully  engage with the High School?
5. Who might attend Yarra Ranges night 19th. Feb? Car pooling?
6. Venue for landscape presentation - suggestions? Murchison Gap?
7. Interest in day/weekend  in April for Autumn colour. Destination?

  

Remember

Outing to Gulf Station Sunday 16th Feb. Meet at 10:00am at Gulf  Station

Please let John know on Wed night  if you are going so we can get  an idea of numbers.

Ballarat National Photographic Exhibition

Art Gallery of Ballarat: supporting local artist image:
Bianca Lai Yin Ho Aboriginal Woman (detail) photographic print

Ballarat National Photographic Exhibition

Saturday 7 December 2013 – Sunday 19 January 2014

The Ballarat National Photographic Exhibition provides a quality art and cultural experience, which raises the profile of photography and encourages visitors to Ballarat. It is well-regarded in Australia’s photographic circles and this year has attracted eight hundred and eighty-five images from ninety-two entrants from as far as Broome in Western Australia. The top one-hundred and sixteen prints have been selected for display.
This is the forty-fifth year that the Ballarat Camera Club has staged the exhibition, which has been held at the Art Gallery of Ballarat since 1997. The Ballarat National Photographic Competition is approved by the Australian Photographic Society and is run in accordance with its recommended practices.


Opening event
Sunday 8 December, 3pm

Guest speaker: Ian Pym; Past exhibition Co-ordinator and ex-member of the Ballarat Camera Club.

RSVP Wednesday 4 December to
artgal@ballarat.vic.gov.au or 03 5320 5858
Art Gallery of Ballarat
40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat

Entry free. Open 10am - 5pm
(closed Christmas and Boxing Days)
artgalleryofballarat.com.au

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of the camera club will be:

Wednesday 13th @ 7.30pm in the RSL hall

This will be the last meeting before our Christmas break up tea, and therefore part of the meeting will be a tidy up of outstanding issues.

This is the last month for "Capture an Idea"

Please bring your SHAGGY print.

Please bring your homework - Black and White

Remember 2 subjects 6 photos

    Colour, Black and white in the camera,and colour conversion to black and white.

On a usb please.

We may also review our FOOD photos.

Please bring all sold/unsold raffle tickets and money.

Please bring ideas for next year, learning as well as outings.

Please bring 3 ideas for Capture an Idea.

Anyone interested in being a delegate to VAPS?

We may also discuss the show and VAPS boards hire etc.

November meeting

Because it is a holiday long weekend for some, we thought it would be an ideal opportunity to get out there with your cameras and take your SHAGGY photos and if you haven't already, either start or finish your Black and White homework. (Details below)

Next meeting of the club will be Wednesday 13th.

This may be the last time John wilI see some members before the Yea Ag Show, so can ALL raffle tickets sold/unsold be returned to him at the meeting together with monies to Ann.

If you cannot make the meeting please ensure that you give your raffle monies and ticket books, sold/unsold, to someone who is attending. Thank you.

BLACK AND WHITE HOMEWORK (From July)
Take photographs of 4 different subjects

You will need to take 2 of each subject

One in Camera Mode - Black & White

An identical photograph of the subject in colour

Convert the colour photograph to black & white with your software.

Bring them along next month on your memory stick so we can all compare.

Please write down the procedures of your conversion.

Judes Suggestions

Still Life Subject (Look for something OLD)

Landscape Midday

Same Landscape at Dusk

If you have a Polarizer give it a try.

Then take another photo without the polarizer of the same subject and let’s see the difference

Yea Art Show 2014

This post requires your immediate attention.
Please reply either positive or negative.
We need your response by Monday 14^th.

At Wednesday night’s meeting a discussion was held around what form the clubs presence at the Arts Carnival should take. The event this year will be bigger than ever and a good chance to promote the club and show off some of your best work.

You will remember that last year we had in the vicinity of 100 prints on display in the ‘Goods Shed’ over the Australia Day weekend. The event will again be held over the Australia Day weekend.

We are looking for ideas of the format for this year and a commitment from members to man the display. We would like to get enough members to volunteer so that each manning stint is only 2 hours.

CAN YOU ASSIST?

What format do you think the display should TAKE?

Please email yeacamera (at) gmail.com  or John C NOW with your offer of assistance (or not) and your ideas. Help the committee make the event one that truly reflects the wishes of the club members.

Some suggestions have been put forward already.

• A collage of daily photos that ‘describe’ the Arts Carnival. (this is a creative idea but would require a fair bit of commitment for members to not only take shots of the events happenings over the week of the event but also to print and display the prints daily).
• Each member provides 10 mounted prints for display. (The prints would have to include a majority that were not used in our Spring Photo Competition or the Yea Show).
• Make prints available for sale.
• Run a workshop on some aspect of photography.  Michaels Cameras have offered to present a subject to our club at some time. Possibly make a small charge to attend. Find someone to do a presentation on photographic software such as Lightroom, Picasa etc
• Accompany presentation with display that showcases the use of software.

Please make the committee’s job hard by giving us so many ideas it will be difficult to decide what to do and have so many helpers it will make manning whatever we do easy.

READ THIS and DECIDE

URGENT HELP URGENT

Your club needs you.

We need some more volunteers to sell raffle tickets outside the supermarket for 2 hour stints between now and the middle of November. If you can help even for just one 2-hour time slot please reply to this email and let John know.  

It’s  only 2 hours so please help the club sell heaps of tickets. The prizes this year are fantastic so the tickets should be easy to sell. Two people per shift makes it more pleasant for all.

September 2013 Meeting

Next meeting of the camera club will be Wednesday 11th September - next week! 

Do we have a night for you?! 

Important details and a lip smacking practical!!

 

The meeting will commence in the RSL Hall 6.30 for 7.00pm prompt start.

The first item will be the judging of the "Capture an Idea " Balloons. Please bring your entry as a print. 

We are sorry but Black and White homework is postponed again because we have a full night schedule.

We also need to finalise a date to go to Flowerdale Estate either the 22nd. or 29th this month.

This will be followed by the postponed 2013 AGM. As previously circulated the President and Treasurer will present their annual reports and financial statement. 

Belowis last year's AGM minutes which will be taken as read to save some time. This does not preclude you from raising any issue with the minutes.

All committee positions both executive and non executive  are up for nomination. There will also be special resolutions to accept the recommendations of the committee to change the constitution as per previously circulated detail and minutes.

This meeting must finish by 7.45pm  when we will move to The Provender Country Bakehouse on High Street.

Judy Hoffmann has kindly liaised with the management to photograph their products and will have set up lights etc in readiness for us.This is a practical session so bring your gear!! We should have fun and produce some mouth watering images.

Minutes of last years AGM

YEA CAMERA CLUB Inc.

Annual General Meeting of the Yea Camera Club Committee was held at Yea RSL Hall on Wednesday, 11 July 2012 at7:45 p.m.

Present: Sarah McMaster, Kim Wyllie, Joy Clayton, John Clayton, Alan Synnott, Andrew Potts, Judy Hoffman, Alan Cole

Apologies: Ann Anstey, Julie Fishlock, Kimm Noonan

Minutes of Previous AGM were circulated and read John moved and Sarah seconded that the previous Minutes as read be accepted. Carried

President's Report Judy presented a Report on the Year 2011/12 activities.

Kim moved that the President's Report be accepted. Seconded Alan S Carried

Treasurers Report:

John had presented a detailed Report on the year's financial transactions. A June 30th balance of $4606 was recorded See John's earlier email.

He commented that the year has seen our bank account decrease by about $1500, that the November Show runs at a loss and that we do have significant photographic "hardware" as assets.

John moved the Treasurer's Report be accepted. Seconded by Kim Carried

All Committee positions were declared vacant and elections for those positions took place-

Election of Office bearers 2012/13:

President: Kim Wylie Nominated by Alan S Seconded by Joy Carried

Vice President: Alan Synnott Nominated by Kim Seconded by Andrew Carried

Secretary: John Clayton Nominated by Judy Seconded by Kim Carried

Treasurer: Ann Anstey Nominated by Kim Seconded by Alan S Carried

General Committee (2 positions):

Judy Nominated by Alan C Seconded by Joy Carried

Andrew Nominated by Judy Seconded by Alan S Carried

General Business

Alan C. distributed the Loddon Shire pamphlet and drew attention to its 2 day photographic workshop.

John commented about an approach from Yea Rotary seeking participation via a display in their January Art Show.  A matter for the new committee.

Alan C. will forward information about "Melbourne, My beautiful City" competition. (NB this is attached to the email with these minutes).