Welcome to the Pennant Hills Photographic Club

We welcome all photographers to join and participate in its events and by sharing knowledge to improve and enhance photographic skills. Our club aims to mentor, support, and educate its members, and to foster skills and passion for photography in a collegiate and enjoyable atmosphere.

Meeting Address only: Uniting Church Hall – 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.

For information on the club please view this link.

To join please download and complete the Membership Form (PDF fillable): Download Membership form

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Autumn Leaf - Omid Mazloomi
Set - Merit - Set Subject Digital - Comp 9 Open and Set - Seasons

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Church in Santiago - Prasad de Silva
Set - Merit - Set Subject Small Print - Comp 5 Open and Set - Architecture

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Wineglass Bay - Janne Ramsay
Second - Set Subject Digital - Comp 7 Special Trophy - ICM

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Red Umbrella - Elaine Holliday
Set - Merit - Set Subject Colour Large Print - Comp 9 Open and Set - Seasons

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Foggy morning - Kate Fujii
Set - Top Shot - Set Subject Small Print - Comp 11 Set Only - My Club

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The Lennox Parramatta - Graeme James
Set - Merit - Set Subject Mono Large Print - Comp 1 Open and Set - Long Exposure

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Propeller - Omid Mazloomi
Set - Merit - Set Subject Digital - Comp 10 Set Only - Photo Rally

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Paramatta Lake - Don Dickins
Set - Merit - Set Subject Mono Large Print - Comp 1 Open and Set - Long Exposure

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Vivid balloons - Judy Ly
Open - Top Shot - Set Subject Small Print - Comp 1 Open and Set - Long Exposure

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Wharf Workshop Red and Yellow - Judy Ly
Set - Merit - Set Subject Small Print - Comp 11 Set Only - My Club

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About Us

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 have a number of members who run the mentoring program for our newer members to learn the capabilities of their camera(s). 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

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May
6
Mon
7:30 pm Comp 04: Open and Set – Architec... @ Uniting Church Hall
Comp 04: Open and Set – Architec... @ Uniting Church Hall
May 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Comp 2404 – Open and Set – Architecture.  Images showing the design of buildings, bridges etc.
May
20
Mon
6:00 pm Outing: State Library – Shot Exh... @ State Library
Outing: State Library – Shot Exh... @ State Library
May 20 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Shot Exhibition Meet 6 pm. Afternoon and night photography prior to and after exhibition.
May
28
Tue
7:30 pm Zoom Presentation: Adam Edwards ...
Zoom Presentation: Adam Edwards ...
May 28 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Zoom presentation with Adam Edwards Buildings within Landscapes, hosted by Hornsby Heights Camera Club
Jun
3
Mon
7:30 pm Presentation: Janne Ramsay and P... @ Uniting Church Hall
Presentation: Janne Ramsay and P... @ Uniting Church Hall
Jun 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Presentation by Janne Ramsay and Phil Weir on Backlighting.
Jun
17
Mon
7:30 pm Comp 05: Open and Set – Backligh... @ Uniting Church Hall
Comp 05: Open and Set – Backligh... @ Uniting Church Hall
Jun 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
An image where all (or most dominant) lighting is behind the main subject.
Recent Posts Archives

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2023

As required by the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 and the Constitution of the Pennant Hills Photographic Club Inc, please note the 2023 AGM will be held at:

7:45 pm, Monday 20 November 2023 at the Uniting Church Hall, Corner of Boundary Road and Bellamy Street, Pennant Hills.

The AGM will be followed by Competition 11 “Our Club”.

AGENDA

  1. Open.
  2. Confirm the Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting.
  3. President’s Report.
  4. Treasurer’s Report.
  5. Election of Committee Members.
  6. General Business.
  7. Date of Next Meeting.
  8. Close.

INVITATION TO STAND FOR THE COMMITTEE

Club Members are welcome to nominate for election as a Committee Member.

To nominate, please contact secretary@phpc.org.au by 11:59 pm, Sunday 12 November 2023. 

If the number of nominations received exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled, a ballot will be held by a show of hands at the AGM.

by Don Munro, 3 November 2023

Canyoning Photography

Pennant Hills Club members are invited to an inspiring presentation on Canyoning Photography presented by the Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club Camera Club. 

Canyoning photography – a unique form of Nature photography – requires fitness, wetsuits, and potentially abseiling down waterfalls whilst carrying your camera gear.  

This presentation tells how three members of the Ryde-Eastwood Camera Club – two experienced canyoning photographers, and a novice in his seventies – prepared for, implemented and succeeded in their aim: to photograph sunbeams coming through the mist of the Rocky Creek Canyon in the Blue Mountains.  Their story and the photographs they captured were recently published in the magazine of The Royal Photographic Society in the UK.

This free presentation takes place at 7:30pm on Monday 9 October at the Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club, 117 Ryedale Road, West Ryde.

We thank the Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club Camera Club for their kind invitation.

by Don Munro, 8 September 2023

Skills Development Night

The Club meeting on Monday 4 September will focus on important skills for successful photographs.  (i) Phil Weir will discuss the best ways to crop photos: bring along some of your own photos to see how they could be improved with alternative formatting. (ii) Chris Kenyon will talk about making better prints.  (iii) If you have questions on how to operate your camera or take better photographs, we’ll provide answers or refer you to members who can help. (iv) Finally, a list of possible competition topics for 2024 will be circulated on the night – come and vote for your preferences.

by Don Munro, 29 August 2023

LIGHTING AND PORTRAIT WORKSHOP – Monday 5 June

All members are invited to the annual Lighting and Portrait workshop to be held this Monday, 5 June at the Church Hall. 

Unlike previous workshops, we’ll focus on professional-looking portraits and fashion shots.  So dress up for this workshop – smart casual, or more – and bring your camera!

There will be four different “studios” with different light setups so you can photograph different styles of portraits. 

Phil Weir will also provide a short demonstration on how to light, pose and shoot a model.

In preparation for the workshop please familiarise yourself with:

If you can’t make it on the night, another way to take professional-looking portraits at home is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfOn-cr-Zuw (18 minutes).

Images from this workshop can be used in the Competition on 17 July, 2023 with the set subject of Portraits.

by Don Munro, 29 May 2023

ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY OUTING, 30 April 2023

The Pennant Hills Photographic Club outing on Architectural Photography – to which members of the Hornsby Heights Camera Club are invited – takes place at Sydney University on Sunday 30 April.  This campus is easy to reach and walk around, and has a large range of architectural styles from neo-gothic sandstone buildings to modernism.  The best light on most buildings is from sunrise (6:30am) to mid-afternoon.

GETTING THERE

There are two main entrances to Sydney University: (i) University Avenue (off Parramatta Road) and (ii) Eastern Avenue (off City Road).

  • Walk: Central Station to University Avenue, off Parramatta Road (25-minute walk)
  • Bus: Central Station to University Avenue, off Parramatta Road (busses every 10 minutes)
  • Bus: Central Station to Eastern Avenue, off City Road (busses every 10 minutes)
  • Car: Parking is limited around Sydney University

WHAT TO DO

Meet up with other members at 8:00am for an early coffee (see below); meet at the campus; or take the Sydney University Self-guided Tour – this 14-point map is at: https://www.google.com/search?q=sydney+uni+self+guided+tour&oq=sydney+uni+self+guided+tour&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l3.5232j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8. 

FOOD AND DRINK

  • 8:00am: Morning coffee at CJ’s, Central Station (Eddy Ave exit). Chris Kenyon, President, PHPC will be there to coordinate.  Cheap and cheerful
  • Lunch: Sounds Sydney Café at the Chau Chak Wing Museum (University Avenue, off Parramatta Road).  Delicious light meals, middle level prices
  • Lunch: Restaurants and cafés, City Road, Newtown. All sorts, many cheap and cheerful (10 minutes’ walk from Sydney University)
  • Lunch: For a “pan-Asian food court” check out Spice Alley, hidden near Kensington St, Chippendale (just off Broadway).

WHAT TO BRING

  • Camera, fully charged batteries
  • Tripod if available.
  • Money for refreshments.

Note: for PHPC members, photos from this outing can be used in the Architecture Competition on 19 June 2023.

by Don Munro, 18 April 2023

Reminder: No Meeting Tonight; Zoom meeting next week

A reminder to all members that, due to the Club Outing to the Hunter Region on the weekend and our special Zoom meeting next week, there is no meeting tonight, 6 March 2023.

The next Club meeting is in ONE week on 13 March. This is a Zoom Meeting where we will hear from an internationally-renowned photographer on how to tell stories through your photography. Zoom details will be provided soon.

by Don Munro, 6 March 2023

NSW National Parks photo competition

Looking for something special to photograph over the Christmas-New Year period?

The NSW National Parks photo competition is an opportunity for photographers to showcase the incredible beauty and diversity of our National Parks and reserves and help tell the story of our important natural places and cultural heritage.

Visit NSW National Parks and reserves between 13 December 2022 and 31 January 2023, snap some photos with your camera or phone and enter them into the competition.

Details can be found at NSW National Parks Photo Competition. 

by Don Munro, 15 December 2022

2023 Calendar

The 2023 Calendar is now on the PHPC website. You can find it by going to “Information About Your Club” and then clicking on “2023 Calendar”.

Janne Ramsay’s notes on Landscape and Arial Photography by Mieke Boynton are also available. From the home page, click on “Resources for Members”.

Happy photographing over the Christmas and New Year break, and we look forward to seeing you again in 2023!

by Don Munro, 8 December 2022

AGM 2022 – Item of General Business

As previously advised, the AGM of the Pennant Hills Photographic Club will take place at 7:45 pm on 21 November 2022 at the Uniting Church Hall. It will be followed by the “My Club” competition.

There will be one item of General Business: That members amend section 47 of the PHPC Constitution so the Club’s financial year ends on 30 September (rather than 30 June).

The Committee recommends this change to improve financial transparency to members. Currently, the financial report provided to members at the AGM in November is based on accounts as at 30 June. This means the financial information is almost five months old. If approved, the financial accounts provided to the AGM each November will be more timely.

For further information, please contact Max Pegler, Treasurer (treasurer@phpc.org.au) or Don Munro, Secretary.

by Don Munro, 7 November 2022

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022

As required by the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 and the Constitution of the Pennant Hills Photographic Club Inc, please note the 2022 AGM will be held at:

  • 7:45 pm, Monday 21 November 2022
  • Uniting Church Hall, Corner of Boundary Road and Bellamy Street, Pennant Hills

The AGM will be followed by Competition 11 “Our Club”.

AGENDA

  1. Open.
  2. Confirm the Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting.
  3. President’s Report.
  4. Treasurer’s Report / Independent Financial Report.
  5. Election of Office-Bearers and Committee Members.
  6. General Business.
  7. Date of Next Meeting.
  8. Close.

INVITATION TO STAND FOR THE COMMITTEE

Club Members are welcome to nominate for election as an Office-Bearer (President, 2 positions of Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary) or Ordinary Member (at least 3 positions).

To nominate, please complete the form (below) and deliver it to Don Munro, Secretary, PHPC or send it to secretary@phpc.org.au by 11:59 pm, Sunday 14 November 2022. 

PositionMember wishing to stand for the Position (signature)Nominee (signature)Seconded (signature)
President   
Vice President   
Treasurer   
Secretary   
Committee Member   


If the number of nominations received exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled, a ballot will be held by a show of hands at the AGM.

by Don Munro, 31 October 2022

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