August 2nd meeting was about staging for photography.  Whether it is food,  or just something you want to take an amazing photo of.  We talked about adding things to the photo to tell a story.   A Lamington looks good on it’s own but if you add the coconut or other ingredients that made that Lamington to the photo it tells a bigger story.  Just like … Continue reading Staging Food Photography

During our scavenger hunt we also had a workshop on basic editing.  We went over some free editing programs that are out on the market.  Then we touched on some very basic things you can do to edit your photos.  From cropping, removing background clutter to using contrast and black and white edits. Along with coming up with the 10 items on the scavenger hunt … Continue reading Basic Editing Competition

The month of June has been very very wet here in Parkes, NSW.   When our 4th Annual Scavenger Hunt date came around on June 7th the rain dampened our desire to roam the streets and tackle the 10 items. We made a group decision to instead take the list home and take 2 weeks to get the photos before our next meeting. Our list: Below … Continue reading 4th Annual Parkes Camera Club Scavenger Hunt 2016

The Parkes Camera Club has been very quiet on this blog for a few months.  That is only because we have been very active in our community taking photos for festivals and preparing for WDACC again this year.  We have done a practical on how to compose your photos which left our members with a take home project of composing our local landmarks.  Members were … Continue reading About Our Town Parkes

After last meeting guest speaker.  Our club’s take home project was to come back in two weeks with photos on the theme “Looking Down”.   These are some of the results from our members.   Continue reading Looking Down Photo Competition