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

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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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Club Night — Mirrorless Cameras and Future Direction for HPG —Discussion

Mirrorless Cameras—latest developments

Pro and Cons — what should you buy — Q&A

Speakers will discuss and demonstrate the features of their mirrorless cameras. If you already have one, please bring it to the meeting

 

 

by John Shaw, July 31, 2019

Committee Meeting

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

by John Shaw, July 31, 2019

Workshop — Photo Editing Course — Session 3

Workshop — Photo Editing Course — Session 3

Adobe Camera RAW continued — more advanced features

Convenor: Colin     Venue: HPG Club Room     Cost: $5:00

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

 

 

by John Shaw, July 31, 2019

Workshop — Photo Editing Course — Session 2

Introduction to Adobe Camera RAW

Convenor: Colin     Venue: HPG Club Room     Cost: $5:00

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

 

by John Shaw, July 31, 2019

August Digital Night

For entries already uploaded to website by 17th July

Projected Images — Judging — Awards

Upload September digital competition images by 5:00pm 21st August

Open Colour — Open Mono — Nature     Set Subject: Fast speed motion blur Link

 

by John Shaw, July 8, 2019

Field Trip — Kart Racing

Six-hour Enduro race with three drivers in each team

It is understood this will be a no-cost event for visitors

Follow-up to the ‘Capturing Fast Objects’ Workshop on 20th July — and a chance to take some ’fast-speed/blur’ shots for the September Set Subject

See August newsletter  — How to get there.

 

by John Shaw, July 8, 2019

AGM and Guest Speakers

AGM Reports from President and Treasurer

Election of 2019—2020 Committee

Lucky door prize: $48 Annual Subscription for 2019/2020

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The AGM normally takes less than 10 minutes, and followed by  a Guest Speaker presentation

Ken and Cheryl of Canvas Momentz will talk about developments and printer technology

Image file preparation, cropping, re-sizing  — home versus professional printing, Q&A

 

by John Shaw, July 8, 2019

Workshop — Photo-Editing Course —Session 1,

Setting up Preferences, Tools, and basic editing

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

Bring your laptop with Photoshop — Lightroom — Bridge programs loaded and up-to-date

This is the first of a series of progressive hands-on photo-editing workshops which will take you from the absolute basics to more advanced levels

Aimed at absolute beginners and as a refresher for more experienced Photoshop users — you will always learn something     (see article page 2 July Newsletter)

 

by John Shaw, July 8, 2019

Coffee Morning — Port City Bowling Club

by John Shaw, July 8, 2019

Coffee Morning — Zebu Bar and Grill, Rydges

by John Shaw, July 8, 2019