Welcome

The club caters for photographers of all skill levels from beginners to highly experienced. You do not need expensive camera equipment to participate in club activities.

We meet at the Valentine Bowling Club at 7.00pm on the second Wednesday of each month. Members can participate in graded print and digital competitions. ZOOM tutorial sessions and hands on workshops occur on the third and fourth Wednesday in each month. Go to About/Help/Contact for more information.

Use the Join Our Club button to set up an account and sign up. Use the About Us button for more information and contacts.

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About our club

Lake Macquarie Camera Club Inc. is an incorporated association that was previously the Belmont 16s Photography Club. We meet at the Valentine Bowling Club on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. Club members are required to join Valentine Bowling Club as social members.

Objectives of the Club

To provide members of the club with opportunities to advance the standard of their pictorial and technical photographic work.

To promote the exchange of information and ideas about photography through the provision of education and training programmes, newsletters, a website, and other means.

To encourage and assist members to participate in photographic competitions both within and beyond the Club.

 
Join our Club Special events All events - mouse over for details
May
8
Wed
2024
7:00 pm May Print Night @ Valentine Bowling Club
May Print Night @ Valentine Bowling Club
May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
May
22
Wed
2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
May 22 @ 11:00 pm
Each month the club publishes a newsletter called The Leading Line You will find all the latest news on a variety of topics including what’s happening on Zoom.   Send your submissions to our Newsletter[...]
Jun
5
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Jun 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Club Committee meets on the first Wednesday night of each month from 7pm to 8pm via Zoom. If you have any issues that you would like the Committee to consider, please contact the Chairperson[...]
Recent Posts Archives

NORTHERN PHOTOGRAPHIC FEDERATION (NPF) – Convention and Competition Updated Program

The NPF weekend will be held next Saturday and Sunday, 27th and 28th August at the Kurri Kurri Bowling Club. As foreshadowed in earlier posts the program for the weekend has changed from my previous post. If you are planning to attend I suggest you check the NPF website to see the revised program – https://npf.myphotoclub.com.au/

 

by Dennis Archibald, August 21, 2022

Last Zoom Workshop for August

Hi Everyone this Wednesday August 24th Colin Stalker will be our presenter for our Zoom presentation starting at 7pm.

Colin is a local landscape photographer and a “YouTube Vlogger” He specialises in seascapes, waterfalls and panoramas.

You should and I recommend looking up his YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/c/ColinStalker

Make sure you use the Zoom link on our webpage and and login from 6.45pm

Colin will be presenting plenty of tips and tricks for landscape compositions, exposure settings and some secret locations.

DON”T MISS THIS ONE!

by Greg Carruthers, August 21, 2022

World Photography Day 2022

Hi Everyone

August 19th  today! is “World Photography Day”. So time to dust off your cameras , time to TAKE SOME PHOTOS Your images must be taken today or over the weekend.  Pick your best and upload to the website( in the members area) before 11.55 pm Monday.

The top 10 entries will receive digital certificates.

The theme for your image must be “MY LOCAL AREA”  eg Lake Mac, Newcastle, Port Stephens etc so judges must be able to recognise this in your composition

Judges will be committee members 

Checkout the World Photography Day website to see other ways you can join in on this event

https://www.worldphotographyday.com/

by Greg Carruthers, August 19, 2022

Belmont 16s Photography Club secures 6th place in the APS Australian Cup.

Special congratulations to Roy Killen for being awarded a Judges Choice award and a Momento Pro voucher.

For full results please download the 2022 APS Australian Cup catalog

by Colin Woods, August 17, 2022

Club 2022 Annual General Meeting(AGM) Reminder

This is a final reminder that our club AGM will be held tonight via Zoom at 7.00pm, immediately prior to the Image Evaluation Workshop. Hope to see you all then.

by Dennis Archibald, August 17, 2022