2019 training sessions are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. This year we also have some practical sessions with two of the sessions being held on a Saturday. The below table lists our sessions.
Please note that it may be necessary to change this schedule from time to time, so please check this page regularly.
Belmont 16’s Member Presentations Survey Results
If you have any suggestions for additional training activities please contact our Training Co-ordinator, Diane Schofield
2019 Sessions
| 2nd Wednesday | 4th Wednesday | Links and documents | ||
| January |
Basic image editing in your choice of software Roy Killen |
Making better images Scott Fowler A well known NZ photographer |
https://www.scoiwi.com https://www.scottfowlerfineart.com | |
| February | Practical – Painting with Light Bill Chambers |
Getting back your mojo Ben Fewtrell | https://onthreelegs.com | |
| March |
Aerial Photography Phil Whiteman | Film Noir – still images with a story Joerg Lehmann |
http://www.independentgalleriesnewcastle.com/joerg-lehmann/ https://research.calvarymater.org.au/meet-our-researchers/joerglehmann.html http://www.joerglehmann.com | |
| April | Underwater Photography Ian Medcalf & Ian Marriner |
What makes a good monochrome image? Monochrome workflows Roy Killen | ||
| May |
National Digital Portrait Competition Exhibition Colin Woods | Audio Visuals John Alessi | ||
| June | Aperture, ISO, Shutter Speed Bill Chambers | Solving common problems Roy Killen | ||
| Saturday 15 June | Bill Chambers, Group Leader |
Practical Aperture, ISO, Shutter Speed Belmont 16’s club | ||
| July | Basic Flash Techniques Bill Chambers |
Resizing images (down and up) Roy Killen | ||
| August | Analysing & evaluating images Roy Killen | Surfing Photography Scott Harrison | http://www.dailysalt.com.au/ | |
| September |
Creative Thinking & Composite Images Michelle Kennedy | Preserving our heritage – photobooks Diane Schofield | ||
| Saturday 14 September | Excursion – Hunter Wetlands with morning tea | Bird / Nature photography | https://wetlands.org.au | |
| October | Warren’s Journey Warren Marshall |
Lake Macquarie Digital National Competition Roy Killen | www://Newcastle photographycollege.com.au https://lakemacnat.myphotoclub.com.au | |
| November |
Practical – Macro Photography Neville Foster | Jim’s Story Jim Frazier, OAM | http://manninggreatlakes.focusmag.com.au/jim-frazier-3/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJrKtemU0h4 |
Training session documents / info
| TRAINING SESSION TOPIC OR RESOURCE DOCUMENT | DOWNLOADS |
| Resizing images (Extra- Roy Killen – 2018) | Resizing Images |
| Creative Tips and Tricks (Training – 2018 – Jenny Davidson) | Creative Tips and Tricks – PDF |
| How to create a Splatter Brush (Training – 2018 – Jenny Davidson) |
How to make a Splatter Brush – PDF Video Tutorial |
| Toning an Image (Training – 2018 – Jenny Davidson) |
Toning an Image – PDF Sample Image – Barber – jpg Video Tutorial |
| Creating a Blue Moon Behind Tree (Training – 2018 – Jenny Davidson) | Blue Moon – Cutouts using Select Colour Range – PDF Sample Image – Blue Full Moon – jpg Sample Image – Tree – jpg Video Tutorial |
| Daffodil Tutorial (Training – 2018 – Jenny Davidson) | Make a swirling flower – PDF Sample Image – Daffodil – jpg Video Tutorial |
| Creating a Shadow Tutorial (Training – 2018 – Jenny Davidson) | Creating a Realistic Shadow – PDF Sample Image – Background – jpg Sample Image – Boot – png Video Tutorial |
| Resizing Images in Photoshop (Extra – Updated 12th Npvember, 2017 – Roy Killen) | Resizing Images |
| Website Update (Training -September 2017 – Colin Woods) | https://youtu.be/8SnEebbcLDc |
| Establishing a Web Presence (Training -September 2017 – Colin Woods) | Establishing a web presence |
| Image Sharpening(Training -28th June 2017 – Roy Killen) | Sharpening – PDF |
| Blending Modes (Training-14th June 2017 – Roy Killen) | Blending Modes – PDF |
| Using Luminosity Masks(Training -24th May 2017 – Roy Killen) | Luminosity Masks – PDF |
| Understanding and Using Histograms (Training-10th May 2017 – Roy Killen) | Histograms – PDF |
| Astro Photography(Training -26th April 2017 – Stuart Marlin) | Astro Photography – PDF |
| Processing RAW files (Training-24th January 2017 – Roy Killen) | RAW Processing – PDF |
| PhotoPills (SmartPhone App) (Training – Oct 2106 – Paul Carpenter) | PhotoPills – PDF |
| You Be the Judge (Training – August 2016 – Dianne Schofield) | You Be the Judge – PDF |
| Macro and Close-up Photography (Training – 25th May 2016 – Roy Killen) | Macro – PDF |
| Monochrome Conversions (Training-11th May 2016 – Roy Killen) | Monochrome – PDF |
| Perspective Correction (Training – 27th April 2016 – Roy Killen) | Perspective Correction – PDF |
| Choosing a Lens (Training-27th April 2016) | What lens do I need? – PDF |
| Dynamic Range and Exposure (Training – 27th April 2016 – Roy Killen) | Dynamic range – PDF |
| Layers, Masks and Channels (Training-13th April 2016 – Roy Killen) Updated May 2017 | Layers and Masks – PDF |
| Essential Editing Techniques (Training – 9th March 2016 – Roy Killen) | Editing techniques – PDF |
| Exploring Photographic Composition (Training-9th February 2016 – Roy Killen) | Composition – PDF |
| Organising and Protecting Images (Training-27 January 2016 – Roy Killen) | Organising images – PDF |
| Camera Craft (Training-13 January 2016 – Roy Killen) | Basic Camera Craft – PDF |
| Mounting Prints (Training-November, 2015 – Roy Killen) |
Guidelines for cutting mount boards. Template for labelling prints – front Template for labelling prints – back |
| Removing Haze from Images (Extra – Roy Killen) | Dehaze filter – PDF |
| Formatting Hard drives on a Mac Computer (Extra – Roy Killen) | Formatting HDs – PDF |
