MEMBERS

Geelong Camera Club Inc. Member Entitlements:

Photoshop Special Interest Group - Meets the first Monday in the month.
Bring along a laptop with a version of Adobe Photoshop installed.
Please contact Graham Mourney if you are interested.

AV Special Interest Group- Meets the last Monday of each month.
"Audio Visual" (AV) is a planned sequence of overlayed and/or merged images that have a variety of transition
effects between each image. Also known as "Sound Slides", an AV usually includes credit text.

An AV will have a visual storyline or theme that is usually synchronized with music, sound effects, narration or any combination of these. Whilst it utilises certain audio and visual elements commonly found in movies an AV essentially utilises still image photography.

Morning Coffee Group - Meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday morning from 10.00am to Midday.

Dry Mounting Press - A large press is available to assist in preparing prints for display. All mounting tissue
and release paper is to be supplied by the user. Fee of $2.00 per session.

Members Library - Instructional, special interest & general photographic books and magazines are available
for borrowing, in addition to special editions by prominent photographers. Limit 3 books for 2 weeks.
Register to be completed. Honour system applies.

Newsletters - A newsletter is published each month in PDF format and can be downloaded via the club newsletters page! ........ also available in hard copy by request.

Landscape Outings - Periodic visits to coast lines, the Otways wilderness and other places of interest.

After a qualifying Membership period of three months:

Studio - The main hall of the club room is also used as a studio, and we also have our own lighting equipment and
backdrops. Studio facilities are available for hire to members after a 3 month  qualifying period for active members.
Hire fee is $10.00 per session.

Darkroom - A fully equipped darkroom is also available for hire to members. All paper and chemicals are to be supplied by the user. Hire fee is $6.00 per session.

Also available to Members:

"Introduction to Photography" Course - We offer an annual course and this runs for one night per week (usually Tuesdays) for 2 hours, over an eight week period. The Instructors are talented and experienced photographers from the club.

"Photoshop Course" - An annual course and again this is held over an 8 week period on a Tuesday evening for two hours. Again the instructors are club members experienced in Photoshop. This course is restricted to 14 members and has been always held in August /September and is a very sought after course.

Competitions - On the first Wednesday of each month, we hold a club competition that is judged by either a local, Melbourne or country judge.   more > >

Syllabus - Geelong Camera Club Inc. includes a wide variety of activities and guest speakers, as well as field trips and social events. We encourage members families to also participate in club events. more > >

Members are entitled to discounts from participating local businesses :-
Harvey Norman - Waurn Ponds - Sponsors monthly encouragement Awards & Discounts to members.
Cavalier Art Supplies - 1 Wright Place, Geelong - Discounts to members.
Ivory Images - Shop 1 Belmont Walk, 57 Thomson St, Belmont - Sponsors monthly encouragement Awards and Discounts to members.
Easternview Picture Framers - 162 Malop Street, Geelong - Discounts to members.
CCD - Camera Service - 60 Ryrie Street, Geelong - Discounts to members.
Battery World Geelong - 25 West Fyans Street, Newtown - Discounts to members.

More Important Links for Members:

Members should submit their digital projected images directly via the following link :-
Online Competition entry.

Prints and slides are submitted to the Competition Secretary according to the schedule in the :-
Competition rules.

VAPS Model   Release Forms
Includes a number of adult releases, both basic and more elaborate,
(1) underage/minor release,
(1) property release and
(1) unpaid model release.

NOTE: These forms are publicly available on the Internet and have been extracted and presented here as
a fast-track aid.
The Collection is a complete set of release documents on single and seperate pages in a single PDF document.
Use them as written or as a basis in developing your own versions.
There are spaces for your name, company name and logo, as well as the obligitory model details.

Online (DOF) depth of field calculator - Versatile reference tool quickly teaches depth of field control

Online DOF Master hyperfocal Chart - Can print charts of hyperfocal distance for a range of lenses.