Member Update

By James Troi - 5th June, 2013 filed in Member Updates

A few updates from last week's meeting and other small items that have come up in the last week or so. Includes information about the book Neil mentioned "Cambodia with Love", photo enlargements, matting and framing.

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David may well be away in Sunny (I hope) Italy, but before he left he found time to send VAPS a report of our trip to the Grampians and you'll find it, among other things in this month's VAPS Newsbrief.

Download the VAPS Newsbrief for June 2013.

Most of May's VAPS NewsBrief deals with the upcoming VAPS Convention. Registration is open until the 15th May for the May 25/26th event at Brighton Grammar School.

• VAPS Convention Information
• Accommodation deals for those attending the convention
• Course and workshop information
• Photographic tours to New York and Norfolk Island
• The Skipton & District Photographic Show (entries close May 10th)
• Some light humour about horse meat in hamburgers

Download a copy of the May 2013 VAPS NewsBrief PDF

For our second competition of the year our set subject was "Triptych".

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For our first competition of the year our set subject was "Emotions/Moods" and we had some great entries.

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Winner: The Juggling Act

By Andrea Sparks - 13th March, 2013 filed in News

Women's Health West recently ran a photo competition with the theme Equity and justice for women in the west: through women's eyes. This is a copy of my acceptance speech.

Wow – thank you to Women's health West for the opportunity to enter their competition and win this lovely prize for my photo of the juggling act.

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In Novembers VAPS Newbrief.

• Calls for a new VP and introduction of the new VAPS committee.
• Message from the new Badges and Awards Director - Fred Everett & former Lin Richards.
• Vale Edith Conway, long standing member of Camberwell Camera Club.
• A letter from 1851 telling of "The Evils of Photography".
• Course and exhibition information.

Download the VAPS Newsbrief November 2012 as a PDF.

Two Minutes with Brad Wilson

By James Troi - 26th October, 2012 filed in Video

Brad Wilson is an amazing animal photographer. I wouldn't call him a typical wildlife photographer because all his animals are "trained" animals.

As he explains in the video the extent of the training is for them not to jump off the set and attack you.

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Queenscliff Sunday Photoshoot Report

By Karen Malbon - 15th October, 2012 filed in Shoot Reports

Good natured ribbing started as soon as the teams were formed in Queenscliff. Team leaders Kris, Phil, Cathy and Tom got their teams in huddles and plans of attack were made.

Each team had to photograph five set subjects within two hours seagull/s, landscape/seascape, macro, architecture and a group self portrait.

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