Previous events
Himalayan expeditions – Paul Daly
7.30pm, Thursday, 22 July 2010
Tararua Tramping Club, Moncrieff St, Mt Victoria
Paul Daly and Giora Dan are the principal photographers of Nomadic Planet Ltd.
They have been involved in a series of photographic expeditions into the Himalayan area since November 2008, shooting a body of work which focuses on the landscape of the area and the people who live within those landscapes.
Annual print competition
7.30pm, Thursday, 24 June 2010
Tararua Tramping Club, Moncrieff St, Mt Victoria
Our judge this year is Jordyn O’Keeffe, who runs several popular photography courses through Wellington High School’s community education programme, and also does private tuition. Jordyn will briefly critique each image in a constructive way.
Over the moon: the world of astrophotography – John Field
7.30pm, Thursday, 8 July 2010
Tararua Tramping Club, Moncrieff St, Mt Victoria
Recent development in digital cameras has allowed amateurs to take images that rival those taken by professional astronomers.
Modified webcams can be used to take images of the moon and planets, and DSLR cameras can take wide field images of celestial objects.
John Field will talk about the equipment and software needed to take and process images of celestial objects.
Introduction to Lightroom 2.0 – Lisa Wilson
7.30pm, Thursday, 10 June 2010
Tararua Tramping Club, Moncrieff St, Mt Victoria
Lisa Wilson will be giving an introduction to Lightroom 2.0. This will include navigation in Lightroom, setting up a workflow and developing images on it.
She will also give a brief introduction to Photoshop and talk about its basics. There will be a demonstration of these methods on screen based on live images.
To give an idea of what level this session should be pitched at, members are invited to e-mail their ideas on the sort of things they would like Lisa to cover to the Programme Co-ordinator, Esther Song.
Low-light photography – Robert Catto
7.30pm, Thursday, 27 May 2010
Tararua Tramping Club, Moncrieff St, Mt Victoria
A specialist in performing arts and live events photography, Robert Catto will be sharing with us his background as a lighting designer and how he moved into photography.
His work appears in The making of “The lord of the rings”, and the official LOTR Fan Club magazine, the LA Times, OnFilm, D-Photo, to name a few.
Not only will he give us some tips on low light photography, he will also with us his recent photos from the New Zealand Arts Festival.
This session will be very much interactive – so Robert is happy to talk about anything else that interests you.