The programme for the coming year is outlined below with monthly competitions and activities. Some dates and activities may change from time to time or additional information may be added as it comes to hand during the year, so check back regularly to keep up to date.
Definitions for the set subject competitions are at the bottom of the page so scroll down and make yourself familiar with the specifics for each set subject.
Monthly outings list can be found here:
2009:
January 21 - Welcome - Show & Tell - Slideshows
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
February 4 - Open Competition & Set Subject: "Wish your were here" - Image for a postcard. Judge: Chris Carter
February 18 - Night shots of the city from the Torrens River
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
March 4 - Open Competition & Set Subject: "Photo Journalism" . Judge: Dave Lamplough
New members EDI comp.
March 18 - Portrait Shoot: environmental and natural light
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
April 1 - Open Competition & Set Subject": "Shallow Depth of Field". Judge: Trevor Bower
April 15 - Guest Speaker: Caroline Fisher
April 29 - Workshop: Creating a Montage in Photoshop
Bring an image for "Story Telling Montage" (download full details)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
May 6 - Open competition & Set subject: "Creepy Crawlies". Judge: Fred Bray
May 20 - Studio Visit - Orange Lane Studio (map)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June 3 - Open Competition & Set subject, "Outdoor Portrait". Susie Lipert
June 6 - 8 - Club Photographic Weekend Trip
June 17 - Activity: InkJet City - Abstract Defined
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
July 1 - Open Competition & Set Subject, "Cook Book". Judge: Des Berwick
July 15 - Guest speaker - Craig Ingram
July 29 - Blue Sky Thinking - June long weekend judging.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
August 5 - Open Competition & Set subject, "Abstract". Judge: Howard Speed
August 16 - Sunday Activity - Snapathon - Hanhdorf -Moved to 30 August
August 19 - Activity: Cutting your Matt Board to size
(matt boards can be purchased from the club for $10.00 per full sheet - 80cm X 100cm)
Bring images from Football Outing????
August 30 - Sunday Activity - Snapathon - Hanhdorf -Moved from 16 August
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
September 2 - Open Competition & Set subject, "Mates". Judge: Ron Jackson
September 13 - Sunday Morning - Kath Matthews - 9am Mac’s Creek, Parra Wirra Conservation Park. More details soon.
September 16 - Members Judging:
- Snapathon
- Out of the Hat
- Story Telling Montage
September 30 - Workshop - Enhance your images using Photoshop
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
October 7- Open Competition & Set subject: "Advertising". Judge: Don Smith
October 21 - Activity: Fun with Flash
October 25 - Malcolm Siddal - Garden Island Yatch Club - 9:30am start
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
November 4 - Open Competition & Set subject: "Vintage". Judge: Noel Speechley
plus New Members print comp.
November 10 - ACC v PCC Inter-club Competition - to be held at the ACC club rooms
November 14 - Saturday Morning - Moira - Xmas Pageant. Meet at South Tce and King William Street. The Christmas Pageant starts at 9:30am, so times will be worked out at a later date. Website for the 2009 Xmas Pageant: http://www.cupageant.com.au/WhenandWhere.aspx
November 18 - Annual General Meeting - last week to get entries in for End of Year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
December 2 - End of Year Trophy Presentation. Judge: Lou Marafioti
December 12 - Saturday Afternoon - Xmas Picnic get together. Details to be announced later.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Definitions for Set Subjects:
February 4 - Wish you were here
An image depicting the essence or character of a place at least 50k from the Adelaide CBD. An image suitable for a picture postcard.
March 4 - Photo Journalism.
An image recording an event which tells a story of what has happened, is happening or is about to happen. Viewing of the image should excite or stimulate one or more of the many human emotions.
April 1 - Shallow Depth of Field
An image showing the foreground out of focus, the subject in focus and the background out of focus
May 6 - Creepy Crawlies
An image of living small crawling invertibrates e.g. insects, spiders of worms. Must be terrestrial.
June 3 - Outdoor Portrait.
A human portrait taken outside using available light. The use of flash is NOT permitted.
July 1 - Cook Book
An image of cooked food, prepared and ready to eat, as you might find in a cook book.
August 5 - Abstract
An image showing a pictorial and pleasing arrangement of elements (colours & shapes) which are not recognisable as known objects although they may suggest an object or scene.
September 2 - Mates
An image of a matched pair. A spouse, and animal pair, good friends or companions. Not in a romantic situation.
October 7 - Advertising.
The title of the image is the product we are advertising.The image could be used in an advertising brochure. An advertising campaign shot.
November 4, Vintage
An image depicting one or many aspects of the following: the yeild of grapes, a year or period of origin, length of age, characterised by excellence, maturity and enduring time.
