Welcome to Hastings Photography Group

The Hastings Photography Group was formed in 2010 and since then has grown in size and ambition.

It is an incorporated club with an active committee.
The current membership is 48 ( January 2024)

Membership is open to any person ; beginner , intermediate or experienced photographer , who wants to develop their photography skills in a friendly club environment.

If you have any questions or general queries on membership, please email our Secretary : secretary.hastingsphotography@gmail.com

HPG is proudly supported by Donovan Oates Hannaford Legal + Conveyancing

Also find us on Facebook

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About us

We meet on the first and third Tuesday of the month from January to November at 7.00 pm at Emerald Downs Community Centre behind the Lighthouse Plaza Shopping Centre, 100 Ocean Drive, Port Macquarie , NSW OR at 2pm at Laurieton United Service Club in Laurieton – keep an eye on the event calendar for relevant venue information.

Membership Fees are:

Full year membership:   $50.00         July to June

Half year membership:  $25.00         if you join during January – April

If you join in May or June, please pay $50.00 which includes full membership for the following financial year.

You will then be provided additional information about being registered on the HPG website, how to navigate the site and enter competitions.

Members are charged $5.00 per meeting to cover cost of room hire and refreshments at Club Meetings.

About our Photography Group – Presentation

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Coffee Morning — Zebu Bar & Grill — Rydges

by John Shaw, February 7, 2020

Coffee Morning – Cafe 8 — Home Zone

by John Shaw, February 7, 2020

CANCELLED Digital Night — February Competition Results

Results and awards POSTED ON THE WEBSITE

Upload March digital competition images by 5:00pm Wednesday 19th February

Open Colour — Open Mono — Nature

Set Subject: Creative Experimental

 

by John Shaw, February 7, 2020

Workshop — Photo Editing Course — Photoshop Altered Reality —2

Colin will continue with more creative ideas

Venue: HPG Club Room     Cost: $5:00 including refreshments

Bring your laptop with Photoshop, Lightroom and Bridge installed and up-to-date

Bring Notepad to take notes as required

Colin will provide course images via flash drives to load onto your computer for us to work on

 

by John Shaw, February 7, 2020

Club Night — Know your camera settings

Videos — Presentations — Groups — One-to-0ne Help — Q&A

Bring your camera and instruction manual and talk to the experts. It is an opportunity for members to help each other learn how to use the various camera options available to the photographer gain a better understanding of the secrets of the camera menu. This is a new approach to learning in the HPG involving our more experienced photographers.

The session will include short videos, explanations by our experts and hands-on help with your camera settings and includes: Tips for better photography — the Exposure Triangle — Depth of Field — ISO — Histograms and the ‘Blinkies’ — Focus points etc. Some of our experts will be available to explain techniques, answer members’ questions and help them use the camera menus.

 

by John Shaw, February 7, 2020

Committee Meeting

1:30pm Committee Meeting: please contact any member of the committee if you wish to raise any items for consideration

by John Shaw, February 7, 2020

Committee Meeting

by John Shaw, February 1, 2020

Closing Date: 2020 Northern Zone Set Subject

Closing Date: 2020 Northern Zone Set Subject

Digital Set subject: ‘Capturing the Light’    

Max number of entries: 4   Entry cost per image: $1.00  

See Lindie’s notes on our website and enter via Northern Zone website https://northnsw.myphotoclub.com.au/  

Please note: The NZ ‘Set Subject’ category is for individual submissions — and it is your responsibility to upload your images to the NZ website and pay your entry fee in cash to Vice President Stewart — who will pay the total to NZ

 

 

by John Shaw, January 3, 2020

Digital Night —· January Digital Competition

For entries already uploaded to website by 22nd January

Projected Images — Judging — Awards

Upload February digital competition images by 5:00pm Wednesday 19th February

Open Colour — Open Mono — Nature

Set Subject: Landscapes or Seascapes

 

by John Shaw, January 3, 2020

Workshop — Photo Editing Course 1-20

First Workshop of 2020

Photoshop — Creating Altered Reality Images

Colin will show you how to merge an object into a light globe

Venue: HPG Club Room

Cost: $5:00 including refreshments

Bring your laptop with Photoshop, Lightroom and Bridge installed and up-to-date

Bring Notepad to take your own notes

 

by John Shaw, January 3, 2020