Welcome to Pennant Hills Photographic Club
PHPC is a medium-sized club of around 40-50 members. Our members range in skill from enthusiastic novices to experienced photographers. The club has a few members who are judges. We also have a number of members who are available as mentors for other members who wish to advance their skills with their equipment and with other aspects of photography. We are large enough to support the growth of members but small enough to be a community, where all members can know each other. The club is here to challenge us to get the best from ourselves and our cameras. Our aims are:
- Helping members improve their photography,
- Supporting learning,
- Encouraging members to share their skills,
- Facilitating fellowship and friendship,
- Providing entertainment and ensuring each member has a good time.
We are a club with a mix of skill levels so that:
- Learners feel comfortable and can be given guidance
- Members are continually encouraged to improve
- Experienced photographers continue to be stimulated and share their skills
- Mentoring and support in learning your camera is offered
Program
Our program runs from the first Monday in February to the first Monday in December each year and meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 7:45 pm. The meeting room is open from 7:20 pm.
An occasional Monday may get skipped due to Public Holidays, so please always check the program before deciding to visit. The occasional 5th Monday will be an evening outing somewhere for some night photography or a visit to a place of photographic interest.
A few day trips throughout the year are organised to get us out and about. This allows to get to know one another outside the meeting room and giving us an opportunity to obtain those various shots we may need for the year’s competition. Sometimes we arrange a weekend away which is usually within about 2 hours drive from Sydney.
In the past, we have been to Jenolan Cabins, Megalong Valley, Maitland, Mudgee and Gulgong, the Central Coast and the Southern Highlands. We may combine with another camera club or join one of their weekends away to make sufficient numbers for booking.
Competitions
Our club has competitions each month in Colour Prints, Monochrome Prints, Small Prints and Projected Images. The points awarded at each competition by a visiting judge are totalled at the end of the year and trophies are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the category. There are some other special competitions that occur during the year, which have trophies awarded, but the main aim is to learn the art and science of photography through a program of friendly competitions with varied topics and lectures and classes provided by visiting lecturers or by club members. We have a combination of Open (i.e. any photo) and Set Subjects, where Set subjects aim to make the photographers think about presenting an image with a clear theme or topic. This also will challenge you to take more than your preferred types of photos.
The other meeting each month is usually a visiting lecturer on some photography related topic.
Membership
To join please download and complete the Membership Form: Download Membership form
Visiting The Club
Visitors to the Club are very welcome. Please refer to the Calendar of Meetings for dates, times and locations. The club usually meets in the Pennant Hills Uniting Church Hall, which is on the corner of Boundary Road and Bellamy Street. Parking is on a grassed block of land opposite the church in Bellamy St., and the entrance we use is facing Bellamy St.