2025

7.00 pm Wednesday 26 November, 2025

André Vroon is a professional, Wellington based, photographer specialising in imagery of the built environment – primarily commercial, residential, industrial and community spaces. He works for a diverse range of clients that includes architects, builders, interior designers, product suppliers and property developers. His work (including a few personal projects) has been featured in magazines including HOME, Defign, Adventure, Wilderness, Australian Photography and D-Photo.

André will be talking about:
Example images

• How he got into photography in general
• Why architectural photography?
• An overview and demo of specialised gear used
• A few pointers on technique
• A case study of one of his recent projects
• Time for questions
• Some personal work (if time allows)

7.00 pm Wednesday 29 October, 2025

Glen Innes and Mike Drain will be critiquing images supplied by club members to help us further improve our images.

7.00 pm Wednesday 24 September, 2025

Caelyn Daughney is a photographer just setting out on her journey. She is based in Wellington but pursues travel, wildlife, and nature photography. She is in her first year of study at Massey University after taking a gap year or travel. During her gap year Caelyn travelled across Canada and Iceland. She also made some stops in England, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Aotearoa. For the meeting she will present her photographic adventures. 

7.00 pm Wednesday 27 August, 2025

Mike Drain (one of our club members) will be talking on Rapid-Burst Wildlife Photography.

7.00 pm Wednesday 30 July, 2025

Te Papa’s science collections by Jean-Claude Stahl.

Jean-Claude Stahl is an Imaging Specialist at Te Papa, where he worked since 1986. He trained as a biologist in France and took part in seabird research first on the French sub Antarctic Crozet and Kerguelen Islands, and then here on the Auckland, Snares and Solander islands. He completed a doctorate in animal ecology before settling in New Zealand, and is now involved in photographing the plant and animal specimens of Te Papa’s science collections. He specializes in macro and microphotography, and many of his images are published on Te papa’s Collections Online web pages.

Te Papa houses over two million plant and animal specimens collected since the opening of the Colonial Museum in 1865. Few of those specimens are exhibited, as many are too small or large, too fragile, too pickled, unspectacular or a challenge to sufferers of arachno- and other phobias. Digital photography of these collections has started to make those collections accessible online, and provide images for scientific or popular publications, exhibitions and other various museum products. In this talk, Jean-Claude will cover some of the photographic challenges to deal with subject sizes ranging from amoeba to blue whales, and illustrate the range of assignments and collections that make his job a rather privileged one.

10:15 am Saturday 19 July – Walkabout

Paul Stapp will be leading us on a Walkabout. Please see below  for more information.

The walkabout has the topic Abandoned and Derelict. Meeting on the corner of Willis and Manners Street (opposite St. George Hotel) at 10.15am  on Saturday 19 July. The walk will follow a route up to the Terrace viewing Dixon Street Flats and the Boyd Wilson Flats. Then down to Te Aro flat with the aim of getting to Tory Street. A few surprises and hopefully finding things. 

7.00 pm Wednesday 25 June, 2025

On Wednesday, 25 June 2025 at 7.00 pm, Peter Allen will be speaking on a variety of photographic topics including fly fishing, landscapes, a light show, people planes and boats, rockhounding and prosthetics.

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. A Photographic journey”

See you all at the Johnsonville Community, Centre Frankmoore Road, Johnsonville, in room 5.

Workshop – 14 June 2025

Saturday 14 June 2025 workshop on settings and  techniques and some practical exercises. This will be led by Glen and Greg with help from participants. The venue is one of the meeting rooms at the Johnsonville Library 34 Moorefield Road from 1pm to 3pm.

7.00 pm Wednesday 28 May, 2025

Our speaker on the Wednesday night is Colin Mc Diarmid who has been a photographer for a long time in NZ and around the world. Initially with the Military which is what he will be presenting – mainly publicity work, but often in some extreme situations.

I was born in Southland, New Zealand. Growing up a sheep farmer’s son until flying off to join the Air Force.

Becoming a photographer for the Military was a dream come true, doing things I would never have imagined. 

7.00 pm Wednesday 30 April, 2025

Alastair McAra will talk on Colour Management – from Capture to Output

After a previous life studying and working in Science, Alastair found a love of photography while living in Turkey.

He graduated from his photography studies in 2001, and has since has worked in many parts of the photographic industry. He provides one-on-one training and consulting services to private professional and amateur photographers.

An overview of managing colour in the photographic workflow. This is an area often ignored, leading to problems that can easily be avoided.

He will answer questions on the topic and anything related

Photographic Walkabout on Saturday , 5 April 2025

A Photography walkabout to be held on Saturday, 5 April 2025; CBD and Waterfront – wet or fine:

Meet outside Trax Bar and Café inside Wellington Railway Station at 10.30am. If you have any questions please contact Paul on 027 2313593.

7.00 pm Wednesday 26 March, 2025

Simon Woolf who many will be aware of via Woolf Photography, a well-known Wellington photography business, will be our speaker. However, Simon enjoys and participates in many areas of Photography. He has exhibited, lectured, and judged in New Zealand and internationally. Simon achieved the first Fellowship of The Photography Society of NZ with a Digital Camera submission in 2001.

He will be talking generally about his career as a photographer and some of the different photographic assignments he has completed over the years. As usual, this meeting will be held in the Johnsonville Community Hub 1/33 Johnsonville Rd, Johnsonville.

7.00 pm Wednesday 26 February, 2025

Caroline Ludford who is now President of the PSNZ and will be talking to us about what that means, and what it can do for us. She will also be presenting some of her own photography. As usual, this meeting will be held in the Johnsonville Community Hub 1/33 Johnsonville Rd, Johnsonville.

Caroline Ludford was born in the UK and moved to New Zealand in 2006 with her husband to join the NZ Police in Auckland. She has had a varied career including the Forensic Photography Unit but retired 7 years ago.

7.00 pm Wednesday 29 January, 2025

The JCC AGM will be on Wednesday 29 January.

11 am Saturday 7 December, 2024

There will be a Christmas Photography Wander on Saturday 7 December at Makara Beach settlement. Suggested arrival time is 11 am at the car park at the end of Makara Road. There is a cafe. Suggested lunch time at 1pm at the cafe, but bring water and snacks.

RSVP: Paul Stapp by text 027 231 3593 or paulstapp8@gmail.

(This is required for the numbers and booking table(s).)

7.00 pm Wednesday 27 November, 2024

Glen Innes will be talking on “Keith Walter, Photographer, Mentor and Friend”.

Keith is an extremely talented photographer with a particular passion for the landscapes of Central Otago and the Mackenzie Country. He is a Fellow of the Photographic Society of New Zealand, which he was awarded in 2012 and has published two books about the landscape of the Mackenzie and the environmental threats it faces.

I first met Keith in Fairlie in 2008 when he ran a photography course organised by the local community centre.  Since then, he has become my photographic mentor and a staunch friend.  I continue to be in awe of the creative talent, skill and craftsmanship he brings to his work. I am pleased to be able to share some of his work with you.

Keith Walter with his daughter Natasha Moore and Glen Innes at the launch of his book “The Mackenzie Through My Eyes” at Burkes Pass in 2014. 

7.00 pm Wednesday 30 October, 2024

Peter Fisher will be talking on Campbell Island and South Georgia.

As a member of the Met Office he spent a year on the most remote of all, volcanic, Raoul Island setting up and monitoring the Weather station.

7.00 pm Wednesday 25 September, 2024

Eva Petro on “On my creative approach to photography”.

Workshop Saturday, 21 September 2024

This is a “heads up” for a Monochrome Workshop starting about 10 am at Te Papa. Please set the date in your calendar and more information will be posted on this soon. Postponed.

7.00 pm Wednesday 28 August, 2024

This month we are lucky enough to have Mary Livingston LPSNZ, present her photographs from her Shipping Forecast tour. Mary is a retired marine scientist based in Wellington since 1976. Over the last 10+ years she has become a fanatical amateur photographer, particularly of the sea and its associated weather phenomena in New Zealand. The comparisons and contrasts between the coastlines of NZ and the UK is an ongoing project of the heart.

Here is her introduction to the presentation and how she gained her inspiration for the amazing journey.

As a child I, listened to the UK met-office Shipping Forecast every night before drifting off to sleep in the comfort of my warm cosy bed, knowing that my little island and ‘those in peril on the sea’ were being looked after. It seems that I was not alone. I found this recently on the internet. “Thousands use the day’s last [Shipping] forecast as a lullaby. Adding to its hypnotic, soporific effect is the fact that it is read out at a deliberately slow pace, to allow seafarers and others to make notes. The strange place-names and the weird jargon give the Shipping Forecast a magical shine. And perhaps they give the thousands tucked away safe in their beds pause to think about those out at sea at that very moment, in the dark, listening to the same bulletin.” It is a profound memory and impacted my life in many ways, including my career. I have always dreamed of exploring the areas listed in the Shipping Forecast. This presentation is about how I realised that dream during a 3 month trip to the British Isles in 2023 that took me from Portland more or less anti-clockwise to the Faeroes. I loved every minute. I hope you do too

7.00 pm Wednesday 31 July, 2024

Patrick Flanagan will give a presentation on his approach to Street Photography and Photojournalism.

(See details below for Wednesday 29 May, 2024.)

He offered several key tips for those who want to explore protest photography in particular:-

• I search for the unusual, whether it be a protester’s dress or behaviour, or the passion they display for their cause.
• If I choose to embed myself in a protest march, I select a wide-angle lens (24mm -35mm) and shoot from a low position.  (a small collapsible stool to sit ‘low’ on is a vital part of my kit).
• For other shots where people may be assembling for a protest, I favour a telephoto lens (200mm -600mm).
• I shoot in JPG format rather than RAW for smaller files and more rapid saving of images to the memory card when burst mode is being used.
• I also shoot in slow burst mode (say, 2-3 images per second) to try and capture the peak of the action in what can be a fast-paced environment.  I tend to shoot in shutter priority at 1/250 sec with the ISO set to auto.  While I shoot in colour, I convert the great majority of my images to black and white, to eliminate any unnecessary (and distracting) colourful elements in the image.
• In reviewing a shoot, I will take several passes through my images to identify those that are worth further post-processing.  As I generally shoot wide, I often have to crop in to find the image that tells the story I want to convey.  Mostly it is about cropping to exclude elements that aren’t essential.
• My current camera is a fixed-lens mirrorless bridge camera with a very wide range of focal lengths (24mm – 600mm).  This meets my needs very well.  It is light and quiet and I don’t have to worry about changing lenses.
• Two cautionary notes:- Some protest organisations may be suspicious of strangers and will try to video you and your activity.  Also if you are shooting in a hostile environment (e.g. Parliamentary occupation of early 2022) have an exit strategy in mind or go with a mate to help watch your back!

7.00 pm Wednesday 26 June, 2024

Peter Fisher, who works with the MetService, will give a presentation on his experiences with nature and the weather on some remote islands.  Pete has been lucky enough to travel to New Zealand’s more remote islands to record weather conditions. This included year-long stints in our most remote outposts, Raoul and Campbell Islands.  Recently he was able to return to Campbell Island, 39 years after first setting foot there and was able to see first-hand how nature is taking the island back over.   If that wasn’t enough, he recently returned from an amazing trip to South Georgia, to honour the legacy of Sir Ernest Shackleton, marking the centenary year of his Quest Expedition.  This pushed him into digitising and restoring his original Campbell Island shots to show and weave them into the more recent images. He will show some images of the sub-Antarctic, talk about the digitising process and about his experience, tips and tricks for his photography.  

7.00 pm Wednesday 12 June, 2024

Toyah Heatley, FPSNS AFIAP, will provide her feedback and results of the Club’s second salon, a projected image competition.

7.00 pm Wednesday 29 May, 2024

Patrick Flanagan will give a presentation on his approach to Street Photography and Photojournalism.

Patrick’s images have garnered awards in the New Zealand Photojournalism Competition, which is a nationwide competition run each year by New Brighton Photographic Society:

• in 2020, one of his images was awarded Third Place overall (plus three other Acceptances) in the ‘Street Photography and/or Social Commentary’ section;
• in 2022, two of his images were awarded Honours (plus one other Acceptance) in the ‘Street Photography and/or Social Commentary’ section.

Entrants can submit a maximum of four images within each section of the Photojournalism Competition each year. (The sole other section is ‘Sport and/or Action’.) Patrick has submitted images to this competition in 2020 and 2022 only.

Among his photo-journalistic images, he will present a selection of those which he captured during (and within) the riot that took place at New Zealand Parliament on the afternoon of 02 March 2022.

Information on the Japan tour

7.00 pm Wednesday 24th April, 2024

Images of speaker and others mentioned

Keith Harrison will be talking on “his travel experiences in Japan” in the Community Collective Hub,  1/33 Johnsonville Road, Johnsonville,.

Keith is the current president of the Porirua Photography Club and is a very accomplished photographer. Keith has some wonderful insights into a more westernized modern oriental culture. Also attending will be Jim Embury who is organizing another trip to Tokyo and its environs this year, which may be of interest to Johnsonville members, and Gary Jones, their immediate past president.

7.00 pm Wednesday 27th March, 2024

Helen Westerbeke will be talking on ‘365 ways to improve your photography’.

Helen Westerbeke has been interested in photography since childhood and studied bursary photography at school. Giving it away for 20 odd years when life got in the way, she didn’t pick up an SLR again until 2009 in a new digital world. She re-learnt the craft again through night classes, workshops and camera clubs. Photography is her passion; Helen shoots every single day and enjoys all genres but is most interested in creative and documentary. Helen is a Fellow of the Photographic Society of New Zealand and together with her Mother Marg who is an Associate, runs Stop Time Photography.

She will be talking to us on ’ 365 ways to improve your photography’ a project that she has been working on for 14 years, that has helped her reach the highest honours of the Photographic Society of NZ.

7.00 pm Wednesday 28th February, 2024

Mark Fisher will be talking on “Then and Now” photography with a focus on Johnsonville.

7.00 pm Wednesday 31st January, 2024

For our first meeting on Wednesday, 31^st January, there will not be an outside speaker but instead all that attend are encouraged to be involved in sharing and talking about 2 (or 3) of photos from their holidays and a quick explanation of what and why the photo(s) were taken.

Those that wish to share will have a 3 minute slot to show and tell us about the photo(s) they took with the possibility of a one minute slot for some quick questions.

If you do not have 2 (or 3) photos to share, still come along and find out what others have been up to with their photography.

The best way to do this is to bring your images on a USB stick and Greg will display them while you talk about them.

The other option is to send your photos to Greg via email.

7.00 pm Wednesday 29th November, 2023

I started in around 1973 with a very heavy SLR (film) and no auto anything – manual exposure, manual focus. My images were ‘taken” not “made” but people said I had a good eye.

Bought my first digital camera in 2001 and even read the manual – could not understand what “degrees kelvin” were so ignored that – subsequently learned that it is all about white balance and when shooting jpeg was basically impossible to make corrections.

I was President of Waikanae Camera Club 2007 and 2008 – the club became Kapiti Coast Photographic Society in 2008.

I chaired the 2010 Central Regional Convention and Salon.

Joined PSNZ Council in 2008, became Vice President in 2010 and President in 2012. Amongst other things, with help from Bruce Girdwood,  I introduced the Judge Training Programme.

The images I am talking about this evening were all previsualized – made, not taken!

7.00 pm Wednesday 25th October, 2023

Our speaker for Wednesday 25th October is Geoff Marshall on Travel Photography.

7.00 pm Wednesday 27th September, 2023

Our speaker for Wednesday 27th September is Greg Turner on Camera Settings.

7.00 pm Wednesday 30th August, 2023

Our speaker for Wednesday 30th August is Pete Lang talking on Old St Paul’s.

Old St Paul’s more than meets the eye. 

I am a life member of the Porirua Photography Club.

I am currently involved with two PPC special interest groups and help will some of the clubs photography field trips. Wandering with Geoff and Photoshop Elements are the special interest groups.

My main camera is a 2013 Canon 70D. I have a couple of zoom lens, a Tamron 16 to 300 and a Canon EF18 – 55. I also have two prime lens both Canon. One is a nifty 50, the other is EF24. I carry a zoom and a prime lens in my camera bag. Both the primes have 2.8 capability for low light.

I also use a Rollie twin lens reflex.

I am mainly interested in documentary and landscape photography.

The photo shoot at Old St Paul’s came out of both the PPC special interest groups.

The slide show contains images from all the special interest group members that attended the photo shoot. Several other activities have come out of this shoot.

Old St Paul’s is a living project that continues to give.

7.00 pm Wednesday 26th July, 2023

Our speaker for Wednesday 26th July is Kevin Cook on Abstract and Cell Phone Photography.

“Having been introduced to the world of photography at an early age by my father, I have since remained an avid fan throughout my life.

Over the years I have travelled extensively, my knowledge and experience increasing along the way. I have also developed a keen interest in image manipulation. Learning from my own experience and from that of others, photography for me is never just a hobby – it is a part of my life and I wouldn’t be without it. In fact, I am NEVER without my camera – It’s part of my phone these days!”

1.00 to 5.00 pm Workshop Saturday, 15 July, 2023.

“Then and now” photographs provide an interesting perspectives of historical changes in fashions, cars, streets, buildings and people. An opportunity for photographing some of Johnsonville’s changes is planned for Saturday, 15^th July, meeting at the Collective Community Hub at 1pm. Do bring your camera, tripod and any other equipment that you think you may need to take some photos.

Please note that if it is wet, still come along and we will have a question and answer time on anything photographic.

Old photographs taken of Johnsonville’s main street will be provided. They have been provided by the Onslow Historical Society and make for some fascinating comparisons with today’s Johnsonville.

Technical background information

Rephotography is the art of repeat photography of the same site, with a time lag between the two images; a “then and now” view. Some are casual, usually taken from the same viewpoint but without regard to season, lens coverage or framing. Some are very precise and involve a careful study of the original image. The practice is used in science (e.g. tracking erosion, glaciers, and ecology) and in social investigation (e.g. noting changes in places, participants, activities, functions, or processes).

Some resources

The Craft of “Then and Now” Photography – a very detailed description of digitising and processing the historical photo; aligning relationships between objects to help determine where the shot is taken from; taking and processing the modern image; and assembling, aligning and correcting the final image. https://www.fourmilab.ch/images/lignieres_then_and_now/craft.html

How to Make a Historical “Then-and-Now” Picture and Animated Gif – choosing the historical area and image; taking the modern image; and merging the two pictures as well as animating them showing the changes.

https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-make-a-then-and-now-photo–cms-32718

How to Create a Then and Now Photograph – processing to create an old-looking version of a modern shot.  https://www.befunky.com/learn/then-and-now-photography/

A Walk Down Johnsonville Road. Photographs from 1966-1969 by John B. Turner.

https://www.photographyaotearoa.org.nz/exhibi􀆟ons/a-walk-down-johnsonville-road#exhibition

Click on the image to enlarge.

7.00 pm Wednesday 28th June, 2023

Our speaker for Wednesday, 28 June 2023 is Tawhai Moss on Bird Photography.

Tawhai Moss is a wildlife photographer with a passion for birds. Tawhai’s interest in wildlife photography began with a trip to South America and an entry-level mirror-less camera. Tawhai spends hours hiking Aotearoa New Zealand’s great walks, national and regional parks, and crawling around in the sand on the beach in search of birds. These days, Tawhai combines his love of bird photography with wit and occasional social commentary by including bird ‘facts’ in his Instagram posts.

7.00 pm Wednesday 31st May, 2023

Our speaker for Wednesday, 31 May is Grant Sheehan.

Wellington’s Grant Sheehan is a very accomplished travel photographer having twice won the Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year. He has worked in many places including Africa, Central America and Antarctica. Grant is also a publisher (Phantom House Books) and has several books to his name, including In Memory of Travel, Ghosts in the Landscape, and the children’s Lucy Goes to the Lighthouse. His photographs also provide a refreshing perspective on different parts of New Zealand – from the wharf at Tolaga Bay, to The Lost Highway, and the West Coast’s Denniston Mine.

Further details can be found at grantsheehangallery.com

All are welcome.

1.30 pm Saturday 27th May, 2023

Alan Knowles will give a talk on his photography exhibition, Authors (portrait photography), currently at Waitohi Johnsonville Library. The talk will be held at the Waitohi Johnsonville Library 34 Moorefield Road Johnsonville at 1.30pm on Saturday afternoon 27 May 2023.

Meet on the upper landing at the exhibition. Alan will talk about the exhibition and the background and back stories. Afterwards we can have a drink at Common Ground Café.

You are most welcome to bring family and friends if you so wish.

7.00 pm Wednesday 26th April, 2023

On club night, 26 April, James Gilberd will lead a talk on Black and White monochrome photography. James is a full time professional photographer and photography is his passion. He established Photospace Gallery in Courtenay Place. His main personal interest in photography has been street photography and the urban landscape in colour and black and white. His talk will be on black and white monochrome photography.

ANZAC Walk in Johnsonville – 25 April 2023

There is a photo walk on ANZAC Day 25 April 2023 locally at Johnsonville. The Johnsonville Parade is assembling at 9.20 am from the Johnsonville KFC. The Parade leaves at 9.30 am, and a Service will commence at 10.00 am at the Salvation Army Johnsonville Road. In the past, keen club members have turned up and photographed the parade and the ANZAC service. All are welcome.

7.00 pm Wednesday 29th March 2023

Jane Dunn is a senior constable with the NZ Police and undertakes the serious work of forensic photography. However she also has a passion on the lighter side to capture police dogs and puppies in training.

She will talk about both her work in forensic photography, and her photography of dogs and particularly the police dogs.

City Camera Walk on Saturday 25 March

Please assemble at 10.30am at the bottom steps of St Mary of the Angels Church, 17 Boulcott Street.

The walk will include inner city and Terrace parks finishing at St Peter’s on Willis Street.

There will be some uphill walking to Kelburn Park and return to Willis Street. 

It is recommended that you wear Sturdy footwear and bring water and snacks. 

Paul Stapp will be your guide for the morning.

Workshop on Portrait Photography on Saturday, 11 March 2023

The workshop on Portrait photography (studio and natural lights) will be run by Alan Raga. This will be held at the Johnsonville Community Collective Hub at 1/33 Johnsonville Rd, Johnsonville from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Please Note:    1. You may bring a friend but there is a cost of $10 for non-club members.

2. Bring your camera, tripod and flash unit (if you have one) and camera trigger mechanism (if you have one) as there will be some hands on exercise.

7.00 pm Wednesday 22nd February 2023

Debbie Rawson will be talking on “My journey in photography”.

Our February club meeting has Debbie Rawson from Pariwhero Gallery (Red Rocks) as our guest speaker. While Debbie may be better known as a musician, she has been pursuing the visual arts since she was 12, when her father gave her a Box Brownie for Christmas.

She graduated from The Photo School in 2007 and completed a post-graduate diploma in Photography and Applied Art at Te Auaha in 2019.

Visit her gallery website at pariwherogallery.co.nz to see some of her work and that of other talented artists she has on display. Her gallery is located at 174 Owhiro Bay Parade and is open at weekends and public holidays from 12- 4 pm weather permitting and by appointment at any time.

I found her work intriguing and I am sure we will all enjoy her presentation.

If you have friends interested in photography, do invite them to join us on Wednesday, 22 February at 7 pm.

7.00 pm Wednesday 25th January 2023

Welcome to an exciting new year of photography with the Johnsonville Camera Club.

This will be combined with our Annual General Meeting where we will approve the accounts, receive  President’s and Treasurer’s Reports, elect officers and committee and determine the fees for 2023.

Please bring along on a memory stick three images that you have taken over the holiday period that you like and be prepared to talk about them briefly.  How you took them, what you like about them etc.

10.30 am Saturday 10th December 2022

For our end of year JCC function, you, your family and friends are invited to come to Zealandia (assemble inside the building) for a walk around Zealandia and then a shared open-air picnic lunch around 12.30 pm.

As some of our members are “Zealandia members” we may all be able to get in for half price and so it is important to meet inside the main entrance at 10.30 am. That does not stop you from coming later on if you so wish.

We will go ahead with this activity wet or fine. Please pack warm clothes and wear sturdy footwear such as sneakers.  

It would be good if we can get an indication of who may be coming and so would appreciate an email indicating this before Saturday, 10 December jvillecameraclub@gmail.com .

7.00 pm Wednesday 30th November 2022

Judy Siers from the Onslow Historical Society will be speaking to us on “How photographers in New Zealand have recorded the history of their communities”. Judy will illustrate her talk with some of the historic images the society holds.

This meeting will be held at the Onslow Historical Society Club rooms at 86 Khandallah Road, Khandallah and NOT at the Collective Hub. We will start the meeting with the viewing and voting on the three November challenges before Judy speaks.

7.00 pm Wednesday 26th October 2022

Bring your camera along as we will be doing some practical hands-on work in place of our speaker.

Also, you will have a further chance to expand your photo book library as the remaining unsold books will be on display.

7.00 pm Wednesday 28th September 2022

For our next club meeting on Wednesday, 28 September, members have all been encouraged to prepare and share on some aspect of photography they have discovered for themselves or on some photographic work that they have been working on.

Those speaking will spend 5 to 7 minutes sharing their experience, with images included.

Feel free to come to the meeting as all are welcome and there is no charge.

7.00 pm Wednesday 31st August 2022 – Gábor Tóth

The Foothills Route : the history of the Wellington Urban Motorway and its photographic documentation, 1966 – 1976

One of the largest and most complex works of infrastructure development in Wellington’s history, this talk uncovers the history of the Wellington motorway, the thinking behind its origin and the controversy surrounding its construction. The talk is based around a set of photographs commissioned by the Ministry of Works documenting the building of motorway over a 10 year period.

About Gábor Tóth

I was born and grew up in Wellington to migrant parents who arrived in New Zealand as refugees following the 1956 Hungarian revolution. I attended Wellington College, Massey and Victoria Universities and lived in London for four years working for The Independent (the then-broadsheet newspaper) as photo and negative librarian as well as liaising between journalists and news photographers. Following post-graduate studies, I worked for Radio New Zealand in their research unit, then began working for the Wellington City Archives in 1997. After four years I transferred within the City Council to become the Local and NZ History Specialist for the Wellington City Libraries where I also look after ‘special’ collections such as rare books, manuscripts, photographs  and heritage database development.

7.00 pm Wednesday 27th July 2022

Workshop Saturday 23 July from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Gareth Reeve has kindly agreed to take a workshop on flash in photography by hosting a hands-on workshop on Saturday 23 July  on the same subject at the Collective Community Hub.    It will run from 2 pm to 5 pm.

If coming please bring your camera, flash and tripod plus and flash modifiers like gels/diffusers/umbrellas etc.  Also any light stands.  Don’t  worry if you haven’t got all of this sort of gear as we can share what we have around the group.

Please advise whether or not you are able to attend so we can get an appreciation of numbers by sending an email to Glen or call him on 021 898 412.

7.00 pm Wednesday 29th June 2022

Gareth will be talking about his photographic journey in becoming a professional photographer. He will also cover the use of flash in photography and how one can move into this field without the expense of setting up a full studio arrangement.

Gareth has been a working photographer in Wellington, New Zealand for nearly a decade. He always had an interest in the arts such as painting, sketching and even dabbled in small amounts of photography as a child.

While working for a bank in his early 20s, Gareth quickly rediscovered a passion for photography, spending much of his free time learning the intricacies of photography and eventually cast off his corporate job to become a full time portrait photographer, contracting his services to the family business “Duo Family Photography”.

With the constant stream of portrait work being his main bread and butter, Gareth was also able to take on additional projects which allowed different creative outlets, such as fashion, events, real estate and film.

Gareth has since taken his photography more in the direction of video and film, but the principles and joy of the process remain the same.

For an example of his work look at: https://500px.com/p/gdreeve?view=photos

7.00 pm Wednesday 25 May 2022

Bob Zuur to Speak at Johnsonville Camera Club This Wednesday

The Johnsonville Camera Club is pleased to welcome Paekakariki based photographer, Bob Zuur, as its guest speaker at its regular monthly meeting this Wednesday.  Bob will speak on portrait photography using examples of his own work to illustrate various techniques used in portraiture, such as the effect of lens choice and tips for shooting into the light.   He will also talk about some of the recent projects he has been involved with.  

Johnsonville Camera Club meets monthly at 7 pm on the last Wednesday of the month at the Collective Community Hub, 33 Johnsonville Road.  Visitors are always very welcome.  The club also conducts regular workshops, competitions and meetups.

Bob Zuur has been passionate about photography since his early teens when he photographed for his student newspaper.  He went on to study marine biology and worked for central and local government and conservation groups in New Zealand and Antarctica.  In 2018 he turned professional and is currently the regional coordinator for the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography.

While lockdowns limited his professional work,  he busied himself on some personal projects including Bubbles of Paekakariki, a study of family bubbles during the Covid lockdown and Dogs of Paekakariki, taken of dogs and their walkers during the Level 4 lockdown in 2021.

Black & White Workshop on Saturday 14 May 2022

For details, please see below the “POSTPONED” Black & White Workshop by Mark Berger that was originally going to happen on the 12 March 2022. This will be held at the Johnsonville Community Collective Hub at 1/33 Johnsonville Rd, Johnsonville from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Please Note: For club members, this is free for non-club members there will be a charge of $10 to attend this workshop.

7:00 pm Wednesday 27 April 2022

Some club members are going to share and talk about their photojournalism and documentary photos that they have taken.

We will also be viewing and voting on the monthly challenge images.

7:00 pm Wednesday 30 March 2022

We are fortunate to have Simon Woolf as our guest speaker at our March monthly meeting at the Johnsonville Community Collective Hub starting at 7 pm. Simon will be talking about cellphone photography, a genre he has embraced with enthusiasm in recent times. We are looking forward to an entertaining and informative presentation.

Black & White Workshop on Saturday 12 March 2022

POSTPONED

Title: Why Black and White?

Presenter: Mark Berger, black and white photography fan-boy and member of Wellington Photographic Society and Karori Camera Club.

Mark’s presentation will include:

 * Why black and white photography is relevant

 * What makes a strong black and white image? See below.

 * How to set up your camera

 * Quality of light and how to respond

 * Visualising the scene

 * Use of software for b&w conversion and enhancement

 * Resources

 There will be an opportunity for some hands on work.

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7:00 pm Wednesday 23 February 2022

Johnsonville Camera Club Meeting of 23 February 2022 will feature photobooks.

As a photographer, do you sometimes feel that you should be sharing your photographs in a more permanent way than fleeting appearances on social media?

At our next meeting on 23 February, Glen Innes will share his experience of producing over 30 photobooks and provide some tips and tricks in devising your own publication.

Members will have the hands-on experience of devising their own page layout for one of Glen’s latest books.

The Johnsonville Camera Club always welcomes visitors and potential new members.   See you there! 

PS.  The venue requirements for the Covid Red Traffic Light setting requires you to show vaccine certificates, be masked, hand sanitise and practice social distancing.  

7:00 pm Wednesday 24 November 2021

Toya Heatley APSNZ on Bird Photography

I came from a family where as far as I can remember there has always been a high importance placed on being creative. Crafts and hobbies, painting and writing were all things that were not only encouraged but indeed there was always a role model to follow.

When I first started playing with photography, I found that seeing a picture and capturing that image in the camera were not as easy as first thought – so I sought learning. The more I learned, the more I explored – I joined local camera clubs and the Photographic Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) and haven’t looked back.

One of the highlights of my journey with photography was being the principal photographer for the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Exhibition which opened in Wellington in 2012, travelled to Christchurch and Auckland before returning to be exhibited at Bowen House in Parliament Buildings in 2013. A more recent highlight has been achieving my Associateship with the Photographic Society of New Zealand in 2018.

7:00 pm Wednesday 17 November 2021

Feedback on the 4th internal competition – Digital

7:00 pm Wednesday 27 October 2021

Deb Anthony is leading a practical session on macro and closeup on 27^th October. Please bring  your camera, appropriate lens/es, tripod and flash. If you have something interesting you want to bring to photograph, please do so….anything is useful.

Workshop – Saturday 16 October at 10:30 am

Calling all Johnsonville Camera Club members and other interested people.

Come and join your fellow club members for a pet photography session at the Petone Foreshore this Saturday 16 October from 10.30 am. It will be an ideal opportunity to put into practice some of Suzie Whelan’s helpful tips about dog photography from last month’s club night. The foreshore is a favourite for dog walkers so we shouldn’t be short of canine models and their owners.

Details are as follows:-

Meet me at the car park on the foreshore at the end of Tory Street, Petone at 10.30 am. There is a memorial at that spot.

Choice of lenses is over to you but 70mm to 100mm often work well for portraits. Longer zoom lenses also have their place.

I suggest we finish at about 12.30 pm and then find a nice cafe for a coffee and something to eat.

The long-range forecast for Saturday looks good, but if the weather turns nasty I will email everyone with alternative arrangements on Friday night. To get some idea of numbers please reply to this email or ring Glen on 021 898 412.

I look forward to seeing you there!

7:30 pm Tuesday 12 October – Interclub Competition

At Moera Hall, 105 Randwick Crescent, Moera, Lower Hutt 5010 They will aim to start proceedings at 7.30pm and to allow for physical distancing, and asked that we keep your members attending to 10. If you have not indicated to Glen that you are attending, please do so as there is a limit of 10 members per club.

7:00 pm Wednesday 6 October 2021

Feedback on the 3rd internal competition – PRINT

7:00 pm Wednesday 29 September 2021

Susie Whelan on Pet Photography.

“I am a portrait photographer specialising in anything with “eyes”.  I love to photograph families, children and dogs, preferably altogether! – A bit of a sucker for a challenge.  I am a fully accredited member of NZIPP and I have attained the level of Master of Photography with Distinction.  I am also a member of PSNZ and Associate (APSNZ).”

7:00 pm Wednesday 25 August 2021 POSTPONED

Deb Anthony is leading a practical session on macro and closeup on 25^th August. Please bring  your camera, appropriate lens/es, tripod and flash. If you have something interesting you want to bring to photograph, please do so….anything is useful.

Saturday 7 August – Workshop on Sport Photography by Glen Innes

You are invited to meet up at Kawakawa Eatery (469 Adelaide Road in the Berhampore shopping area) at 9.30 am for a coffee and a quick briefing before heading off to Wakefield Park to photograph some soccer action. From there it is planned to head to the National Hockey Stadium for some hockey photos.

If it’s wet (the long range forecast is good) there will be some indoor venues as a backup.

If you haven’t, please let Glen know via jvillecameraclub@gmail.com.

It is hoped that we will finish around 3 pm. So bring some lunch or we could meet back at a cafe for lunch.

Also, the ideal accessory for sports photography is a monopod. The problem with tripods is their bulk and they can keep you rather fixed in one spot. If you bring one choose a spot where you won’t interfere with spectators on the side-lines.

You are all welcome to bring friends along but for non-club members there is a cost of $10.

7:00 pm Wednesday 28 July 2021

At the heart of photography, is the subject. And behind great photographs tends to be a photographer with great knowledge or love for the subject. Cosplay photography adds an extra challenge, as it introduces a person, someone who knows what they want to look like, something that’s very different, other worldly from what you normally shoot, it may even require some fantastical Photoshop skills to make it ‘just right’….

Cosplay, also known as costume play, is a fun way for people to express their love for their favourite characters from films, books, comics, and more.

Our July guest speaker is Dave Roberts, a keen Cosplay photographer. He says cosplay provides an opportunity for taking interesting, character-driven, story-rich photos. It’s also a chance to get creative and use your imagination. Come and learn more about a genre you might not be at all familiar with. You’ll find out just what’s involved and learn how to add more heart to your photography.

7:00 pm Wednesday 30 June 2021

We are holding a “Share and Learn” session where a number of club members will be sharing. (Ideally talking for about 10 minutes and showing about ten images.)

The aim is that the speaking members will have about ten minutes each to share some images with the evening audience. Potentially, they may be illustrating a new genre they have been exploring, or a new technique they have mastered. They may use the images to explain how they were taken and what they like about them, as well as any issues in capturing them etc.

There could also be video.

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm WORKSHOP Saturday 12 June 2021

Following the very successful Food Photography workshop held earlier this year, our upcoming one takes the theme of “Revisiting the Basics”.  The workshop will be held at the Johnsonville Community Hub, 33 Johnsonville Road, Johnsonville from 1 pm to 5 pm on Saturday 12 June 2021.

During the afternoon we will review the fundamentals of photographic techniques and camera operation in a way that offers some new insights for even the most experienced of our members. 

Bring your cameras because we want to underpin the theory with practical exercises you can undertake on the day. 

There is no charge for club members but you may invite other photographers that you think will enjoy the event for a nominal charge of $10.

7:00 pm Wednesday 26 May 2021

Glen Butler is an award winning and widely published photographer and filmmaker from Wellington New Zealand; specialising in panoramic, time-lapse, landscape and astrophotography. A passion for adventure takes him to all corners of Aotearoa in his quest to capture the more remote and often unseen raw natural beauty this country has to offer.

7:00 pm Wednesday 28 April 2021

We have been fortunate enough to secure Helen Westerbeke as our speaker for our 28 April meeting at our new venue at the Community Hub.  Helen will be speaking about Street Photography. An extremely talented photographer and engaging and enthusiastic speaker, Helen is a Fellow of the Photographic Society of New Zealand and is currently President of the Hutt Camera Club. This promises to be an excellent night so do come along and if you can, bring along a guest who might be interested in joining our club.

7:00 pm Wednesday 21 April 2021

Come and find out the results of our first internal competition.

7:00 pm Wednesday 31 March 2021

ALL members are encouraged to bring 2 to 4 photos and talk about them in terms of how they were taken or some of the pitfalls they encountered or how the image could have been improved if they did ……..

7:00 pm Wednesday 24 February 2021

Speaker – Brett Jennings on Shelly Bay

Brett will share some images and talk about Shelly Bay.

7:00 pm Wednesday 25 November 2020

Speakers – Wayne Kelsall & Angelos Anastasiadis on their visit to Chatham Islands

Wayne Kelsall and Angelos Anastasiadis will be talking about their experience and sharing some of their images of their visit to the Chatham Islands in September 2020.

Also, George Lazaridis of Wellington Photographic Supplies will be informing us about some of the photographic equipment they have in their store.

7:00 pm Wednesday 28 October 2020 Speaker – James Gilberd

He established Photospace Gallery in 1998 – at the time the only specialist photography gallery in New Zealand. He runs it in conjunction with Gilberd Marriott Gallery (est. 2008) and with his professional photography work. Photography courses and workshops are also part of this setup; see www.photocourse.nz

Elinchrom Brand Ambassador. As of October 2019 He proudly took on the role of Wellington Brand Ambassador for Elinchrom and and fitted out his studio with a new set of four Elinchrom ELC Pro HD flash units and accessories, which he joys using.


Photography continues to be his passion as well as his day job.

His main personal photographic interest has been street photography and the urban landscape. Though he has been shooting digitally since 1999, he still shoots film for some projects, both colour and black & white, and he still enjoys working in the darkroom (at least on personal projects). James also curated the J B Turner photography exhibition of Johnsonville at Waitohi Johnsonville.”

1 August 2020

Craig Phillips will present a workshop on digital blending process and if there is time, how to produce a triptych.

WHERE: This workshop will be held in the Johnsonville Community Centre.

There will be a limit of15 people that can attend. Contact the club President
Angelos Anastadiadis at jvillecameraclub@gmail.com

PREREQUISITES:

1.     Must have a laptop or tablet which has software that processes your photos.

2.     Must bring your camera.

3.     Must be able to download photo(s) to your laptop or tablet on the day.

June 2020

Adrian Heke has agreed to talk to the club on 24 June at our monthly meeting.

Adrian Heke is a freelance professional photographer from Wellington. He has worked with staff from Wellington Free Ambulance over different shifts to put together an exhibition, prints and publication.  He has photographed work in action and can talk about emotion and documenting a work environment on the front lines.

He is also a free lance photographer able to discuss a variety of work assignment.”

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Wednesday 29 January 2020 – Club meeting

Lindsay Keats and Craig Robertson will attend our first meeting of the year to present a selection of Lindsay’s photography and speak about the Fujifilm range of photographic equipment.

Starting at 7pm at the Johnsonville Community Centre.

FEBRUARY 2020 WORKSHOP

Announcing The Creative Process for a Winning Photograph Workshop hosted by Bernie Velasco on Saturday 15 February at 1:00 pm at the Johnsonville Community Centre, 3 Frankmore Ave Johnsonville.

Past Club Member and photography expert Bernie Velasco will lead a workshop on The Creative Process for a Winning Photograph.

Bernie will utilize some of his most awarded photographs to help you learn how to create your own stunning and award winning photos, go beyond just entering competitions and learn how to impress the judges with your images.

This workshop is free entry for Johnsonville Camera Club members and $10.00 for non-members.

April 13 Workshop : Adobe Lightroom

Local Photography and Adobe Lightroom expert, Dave Roberts will present Lightroom to you in an accessible and very easy to understand format. Dave will show you how to access and use all of Lightroom’s important tools, when and when not to use them, with super easy to understand step by step instructions anyone can follow.

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