Welcome Back Evening

Dear Members, 

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow evening Tuesday 31st January for a great night of photo displays, digital displays, information and learning.

What’s happening –

• Portfolio exhibition Part II
• Mat cutting display with the opportunity to cut your own mats (If you wish to participate please bring some mat board along with you) 
• Presentation of Set subjects
• Digital display of FCC inter club results
• External competition talk
• Light supper ( Don’t forget your mug)

Matt board available from The Art Scene in West Ryde https://www.artscene.com.au or from most Art supply stores.

Membership fees are due now – Amount due $75 – For banking details please click here

We look forward to welcoming you back and hearing all about your holiday adventures.

Regards

Your Committee 

by Sonia Conn, January 30, 2023

Australian Photographic Society – National Competition 2023

Dear Members,

The APS (Australian Photographic Society) National 2023 Competition is now open to receive entries. Why not give it a try. Click here to learn more.

APS is a “My photo club” user so you can enter online just as you do each month, it’s that easy. Different rules of entry may apply so please read the rules on their home page before submitting images.

Entry – $10 for members and $30 for non members. Members receive some great discounts so joining might be worth looking into. A few of our members are already enjoying many benefits the APS has to offer, such as access to Presentations, Conferences, Multi day events Australia wide, discounts and of course the opportunity to work towards obtaining your honours. For more information click here.

If you have never entered an external competition, this is a great place to start.

Regards

Your Committee.

by Sonia Conn, January 25, 2023

Welcome presentation evening – Membership Fees

Dear Members, 

Your membership fees are due now or before our welcome back evening. Amount due $75 – For banking details please click here

Our welcome back evening is – next Tuesday 31st January

What’s happening –

• Portfolio exhibition Part II
• Mat cutting display with the opportunity to cut your own mats (If you wish to participate please bring some mat board along with you)
• Presentation of Set subjects
• Digital display of FCC inter club results
• Light supper ( Don’t forget your mug)

Matt board available from The Art Scene in West Ryde https://www.artscene.com.au or from most Art supply stores.

We look forward to welcoming you back on 31st January and hearing all about your holiday adventures.

Regards

Your Committee 

by Sonia Conn, January 24, 2023

Lightroom Workshop

Lightroom Workshop

Run by Nilmini De Silva

This workshop is for any member interested in improving their editing skills. 

You DO NOT have to have a Lightroom subscription but you will need to at least have installed the Free Lightroom 7 day trial from Adobe’s Creative cloud Click here This is a great opportunity to try Lightroom should you consider buying.

We recommend you install Lightroom’s free trial no later than Thursday 9th February to allow time for any installation issues that may arise, as we may not be able to help you on the day.

Important to note – There are Only 11 places left, so please act quickly to secure your place by contacting Nil: nilmini@polisplan.com.au or Sonia: sonia.conn@gmail.com 

When: Saturday 11th February

Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm

Where: Hornsby Library (Room 8)

Cost: $10 – $15 per person to cover room charge

What you will need – 

• Laptop or portable PC, Chargers, mouse if you use one
• RAW files if you have them but not essential ( you will be provided a couple on the day to get you started)
• Latest version of Lightroom or (free 7 day Lightroom trial) available via the link above
• Notebook and pen

Don’t forget –

• Charger for Laptop/PC 

This course is suitable for Beginners – Intermediate photographers. You would normally pay around $250+ for a workshop like this so you won’t want to miss it. For more information Click here

We look forward to growing our photography skills with you.

Regards,

Your Committee

by Sonia Conn, January 12, 2023

Welcome Back Evening – Membership fees

Dear Memebrs, 

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas/New Year break and found many opportunities to get out and about with your cameras.

Sadly the silly season is over and we are already in week 2 of January, so it’s time to start thinking about what’s coming up at Club for 2023

Our welcome back evening – Tuesday 31st January

What’s happening –

• Portfolio exhibition Part II
• Mat cutting demonstration – you can also bring some mat board along if you want to give it a try. Available from https://www.artscene.com.au or any art supplies store.
• Presentation of Set subjects
• Digital display of FCC inter club results

Membership Fees –

Membership fees are now due. Please pay before our welcome back evening on 31st January. For banking details Click here

Display night requirements Click here

Updated Calendar Click here

The calendar and Display night requirements are also available on our club home page. We recommend you visit our page regularly to check for any updates.

Lightroom workshop – Saturday 11th Feb

This course is for any member looking to improve their editing skills, whether you have Lightroom or not. More details to follow later this week.

We look forward to welcoming you back on 31st January and hearing about all your holiday adventures.

Warm Regards

Your Committee 

by Sonia Conn, January 10, 2023

HHCC – Merry Christmas – Lightroom workshop

Dear Members,

On behalf of your committee, I’d like to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and Happy, Safe and Healthy holiday season.

We look forward to welcoming you back on Tuesday 31st January 2023, with a night of presentations to kick off the year. Including a mat cutting demonstration, a portfolio exhibition part 2 and a digital presentation of our set subjects for 2023. We look forward to seeing you then.

Upcoming Lightroom workshop – 11th February 2023. If you are interested in participating please let Sonia or Nil know asap. Spaces are limited to 20 members so please be quick to avoid missing a great opportunity to improve your photo editing skills. To view more details please Click Here

During this holiday season, why not explore our beautiful national parks and consider entering the NSW National parks photo competition, open now until 31st January. For more information, follow the link below.

https://nswnationalparksandwildlifeservice.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tjihhkyk-uuldhdiltr-y/

In the meantime, have a joyful Christmas and we will see you in 2023.

Warm Regards
Sonia

by Sonia Conn, December 20, 2022

HHCC – Christmas nibbles

Hi All,

Just a quick reminder to ask that you please bring a plate of something sweet or savory along with you tomorrow evening to our “Image of the year” and “Awards night” to celebrate the festive season with your fellow members. We hope you can join us.

Kind Regards

Sonia Conn

by Sonia Conn, November 18, 2019