Inner West Photo - What's New

What's New

LAST MEETING - 15th July

Competition: Open and Panorama - thanks to Rod Murphy for judging.

NEXT MEETING - 5th August

Lecture - Nature Photography

John Newton returns as our guest lecturer.

PHOTO GALLERY

Please can we have more contributers.
Two people have now contributed images to the photo gallery this year. There is no shortage of excellent images for the Gallery as seen from our competition nights. Help promote our club by showing off your images in a Gallery Album. Instructions on getting started have been added to the "Photo Gallery" page accessible from the link on the navigation list above.

Getting Out and About - Photographic Exhibitions

Venue: Art Gallery of NSW

Alfred Stieglitz: The Lake George Years, Until 5 September 2010, Rudy Komon gallery, Upper Level
Alfred Stieglitz was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century American art. A true visionary, he was among the first to recognise the power of photography as an artistic and poetic medium.
Featuring over 150 of the finest and most rare photographs Stieglitz ever printed during the most prolific period in his career, the exhibition includes sublime photographs of people, buildings, landscapes and skies.

For more information go to the Art Gallery web site by clicking here.

Venue: Museum of Sydney
Title and link: Up the Cross - Rennie Ellis and Wesley Stacey
Dates: Saturday 20 February to Sunday 8 August, 2010

Venue: Powerhouse Museum
Title: Trainspotting: the Powerhouse Museum Photo Competition 2010
Description: The winning images along with a number of highly commended images from the following categories; Steam trains, Diesel electric or electric trains, Night shot, Railway infrastructure, Trainspotting and Railway workers.
Dates: From Friday 7 May 2010 running through to Sunday 29 August 2010
For more information refer to the web site at Powerhouse Museum

Venue: Australian Centre for Photography

Hijacked 2 - Australia / Germany: Friday 11 June - Saturday 17 July 2010
Hijacked explores the socio-cultural landscapes of Germany and Australia through the diverse talents and perspectives of 32 contemporary photographers.
For more information refer to the web site at Australian Centre for Photography

EXTERNAL COMPETITIONS

There are numerous competition details and entry forms on the Australian Photographic Society Exhibition site.

The Australia Museum is calling for entries in its "Up Close and Spineless Photographic Competition 2010"
The Up Close & Spineless competition challenges amateur and professional photographers to capture spectacular images of invertebrates (animals without a backbone). Judging criteria will be based upon clarity of detail, interesting behaviour, aesthetics and composition. The Australian Museum also encourages participants to seek out unusual and rare species. Go to the web site for how to enter .

PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES

Sydney Community College

SCC has a number of intermediate level courses situated in the Inner West. These include Lighting for Photographers, Documentary Photography, Portraiture and Landscape Photography. In addition they have basic camera craft courses.
Also of potential interest to club members is a series of Photography Talks presented by professional photographers.
For students who have completed the Lighting for Photographers course a studio is available for hire. To find out more details click this link.
They also have on-line courses. For information on these go to On-line course site.

Centre for Continuing Education

CCE has a number of photography courses coming up including, Digital Photography - the Basics, Digital Photography - the Next Step, Making the Most of your D-SLR Camera, Understanding HDR Photography, Studio Portrait Photography, and Portrait Photography Unplugged. There is also a course on Photoshop Elements under the Graphic Arts courses. To find out more details click this link.

Picture Framing

There are at least two course providers for those people wanting to develop their skills in presentation of their prints.
FrameCo have a number of courses for different skill levels as well as being a supplier of materials for framing. Their site includes framing hints. To find out more details click this link.
Sydney Community College at Rozelle is the other course provider. Information on their picture framing course can be found by clicking here.