Current Lectures & Presentations

The people listed below are available to give lectures and presentations to your club, workshops, conferences or events.  Please make your booking arrangements directly with them.

Barry CHEESEMAN 
MB: 0419 675 690
Email: info(at)mystiqueofimages.com.au

• ​"Light, Life and Luck"

            How photography changed the photographer's life.

• "Lighting and Pose" - Studio Portraiture

​Dan DEMY-GEROE  EFIAP MAPS PSQA - Brisbane
​Mb:  0433 079 794
Email: dandemy(at)gmail.com

• Documentary Photography: Photojournalism, Social Documentary and Photo Travel (2008) - PowerPoint (30-60 minutes) updated 2022
• What Do Photographic Judges Look For? (2016) - updated 2022 - PowerPoint (45-60 minutes)
• Abstract Photography - History, Techniques and Examples (2022) (new PowerPoint presentation - 30-45 minutes).

Graham HARRIS CF FAPS EFIAP PPSA GPU CR-2 PSQA
Ph.   07 4635 4290
Mb.  0427 929103
Email: graham_harris(at)westnet.com.au

• Photographic Rules [Stifling Creativity or Essential Guidelines]
• Nature Photography Technique

Tryg HELANDER  AAPS PSQA
Ph:  0411 259 980
Email: tryg.helander(at)bigpond.com

• Presentation - Abstract Photography
• Presentation - Conceptual Photography
• Presentation - Understanding White Balance/Custom White Balance
• Presentation - Event Photography
• Presentation - High and Low Key Photography
• Presentation - Portraiture Lighting Ratios
• Presentation - Night sky / Astro Photography
• Presentation - Light Trails Photography
• Presentation - Shooting & Stitching Panoramas/Parallax & Projection Modes
• Presentation - Bracketing and Merging HDR
• Presentation - Basic Aesthetics of Photography
• Presentation - Basic Camera Handling, Getting to Full Manual Use
• Presentation - Understanding Focussing Modes/Use
• Presentation - Use of Filters
• Presentation - Selective Colouration for More Dynamic Images
• Presentation - Understanding Technical Mishaps (as heard from Judges)

Intended as fundraising for clubs;

• 3-hour Workshop - Speedight / Flash Basic Use
• 3-hour Workshop - Advanced Lighting/HSS Practical
• 3-hour Workshop - Low and High Key Practical 
• 3-hour Workshop - Light Painting and Using the Pixel Stick Practical
• 3-hour Workshop - Techniques for Posing and Directing Portraiture Subjects
• 3-hour Workshop - Studio Lighting (Strobe and Continuous, Gels, Gobos, Shaping)
• 6-hour Workshop - Basic Lightroom Course (each participant needs access to a computer with LR)

Presentations may be live or via Zoom, handouts provided. 1-hour usual participation. 
Live presentations require access to projector/computer with Microsoft Powerpoint. 

Workshops require access to projector/computer, 240v power, rooms/restrooms.

Julie GELDARD  AFIAP AAPS
Mb:  0438 320 750
Email: jules(at)vidpicpro.com

• Camera Fundamentals - 4 hour workshop
• Balance between Theory and practical - hands on!
• Take Control of your Camera and move off Auto Settings
• Easy tips to learn how to master Exposure, Settings & Basic Composition tips
• Lift the skills level of club members, increase enthusiasm & competition standard.
• Capturing the Magic of Cultures (street portraiture, candid street  photography and overall  travel photography).

 
Victoria PURDIE  AFIAP AAPS PSQA
Mb: 0413 166 196
Email: vicpurdie(at)gmail.com

• Awesome Reasons to be a Photographer (Approx 30 mins) (Good introduction to run before another presentation)
• Photography Trends, Fads and Cheesy Stuff - PowerPoint presentation - humourous, different & educational (1 hour approx)
• What Judges Look for in an Image - PowerPoint Presentation (Approx 1 hour plus question time)
• Basic Flash Photography - Half Hour with PowerPoint and demonstration of flash related products
• Interesting Random Photography Stuff (Approx 1 hour) Covers all sorts of topics related to photography.  Fun and interesting.
• You Don’t Have to Travel Far to Take Great Photos (approx. 1 hour). 
• The Beginner's Guide to Wedding Photography - PowerPoint Presentation with live narrative and lots of funny stories (1 hour approx)​
• All are in-person presentations - digital Projector and laptop required with MS PowerPoint software.
  
• After Dark: Photographing Cities at Night: (new in 2024) approx 3/4 hour
  
• Mobile Phone Photography/videography" (new in 2024) approx 3/4 hour

 
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Gerard SAIDE
Ph:  07 4639 1348
Mb: 0419 733 019
Email: gerardsaide(at)hotmail.com

• The World's Ten Greatest Photos and What They Tell Us About Humanity.  (2007)
• Seven Little Australians and Then Some. (2010)  (10 Australian images and what they say about our identity)
• Listen With Our Eyes 2011 [Photography as a Language - The Photograph as Literature]
• Social Snacking on the Fridge Door. (2013) How photography is used as therapy

All are live presentations illustrated with PDIs - Projector required.
 
 
Graham HARRIS
Ph:  07 4635 4290
Mb: 0427 929 103
Email: graham_harris(at)westnet.com.au

• Photographic Rules [Stifling Creativity or Essential guidelines]
• Judging Outside Your Comfort Zone.

 
 
Tina DIAL EFIAP/s MAPS PSQA
Ph:  0402 910 828
Email: ottine(at)optusnet.com.au

• Pet photography...studio and action, the dog sports arena. (30/60 mins)
• Japan...street photography and snow monkeys.  (30/60 mins)
• How to create a Photo Book [30/60 min] 
• Entering external competitions, the differences between club and impact judging, and working towards honours.
• Sports Photography (30/60 mins)

Can do other subjects - please ask.  I need a Digital Projector and laptop with MS PowerPoint software (but could bring my own laptop).
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​Warren VEIVERS 
Ph: 07 3206 3760
Mb: 0422 757 729
Email: wavephoto(at)aapt.net.au

PRESENTATIONS​

• What you Can Learn from the Masters [Power Point -40] Created 2008 Updated 2011
• Landscape [Power Point-40] 2007 2011
• Monochrome [Power Point 40] 2007 2011
• Travel Photography or Photo Travel [Power Point 20 - 30] 2008 2011
• Impressionist Photography

The above PowerPoint Presentations could be presented by a reasonably knowledgeable Camera Club officer using a CD provided by myself if necessary.

• Incredible India [Audio Visual - 60 mins] 2007
• British Isles [AV Presentation - 40 mins] 2010
• Western USA, Canada & Alaska [AV Presentation - 40 mins] 2011
• African Selections –[ 2015]  20 -30  minutes approx..
• Creativity and the “What If…?” Question. [2015] Presented to Masters Apprentices Photography Club 15-20 minutes approx..
• Dreamscapes   - 2016      Prepared for a set topic for Caloundra Camera Club.
• Fine Art Photography   - 2015     Prepared for a set topic for Caloundra Camera Club
• History of Photography [up to the digital era]   Prepared for a presentation to an Ipswich Youth Club.
• Introduction to Iceland   [2013]   30-40 minutes approx..
• Images of Australia [2013]   Prepared for presentation at a UPI Convention in Turkey 2013   [5 min autorun or longer if speech added]
• Monochrome and Beyond [2016]    Prepared for presentation at MGPS and Redlands Monochrome Groups and revised for presentation at Gold Coast Photographic Society
• Never let the Truth get in the way of a Great Photograph   [2015]  5-10 minutes approx
• Peru to Antarctica via Patagonia   [2016]   Prepared for presentation to MGPS..
• Train Rides through the Peruvian Countryside   [2016]   short [4/5] min AV presented to Masters Apprentices Photography Club  [Accompanies above presentation]
• On and Off the Street   [2015]  A short presentation on what is, and isn’t, Street Photography.
• North Queensland & Central Australia – images from a trip off the beaten track in 2012. 20-30 mins

PRESENTATIONS ON PHOTOGRAPHERS

• Alfred Eisenstaedt  [2015]-  10mins approx.
• Ansel Adams [2015]- 10-15 mins approx.
• Dorothea  Lange [2015]  15-20 mins approx..
• Fred Hunt – Master of Monochrome  [2015]  20-30 mins approx..
• George Davison   [2015]    10 mins approx.
• Gina Lollobrigida  10 mins approx.
• Oscar Gustave Rejlander  [2015]  10-15 mins approx.
• Pattle aka Julia Margaret Cameron  [2015]    15-20 mins approx..

Several of the above presentations were prepared following requests from photography and other groups. While no guarantees can be given, requests from clubs for presentations on other topics will be considered, provided reasonable time is allowed.


​Sue GORDON AAPS AFIAP PSQA
Mb:  0439 395 670
Ph:  07 3386 0809
Email: sueanddennisgordon(at)yahoo.com.au

• Alternative Processes - An introductory workshop to cyanotype and salt printing. Cost involved to cover supplied materials.
• A Beginners guide to understanding photography - covers the basics of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO
• Creativity - A workshop aimed at drawing out your own creative style.
• Crop Monster - Valid reasons judges tell you to crop
• Meeting Your Muse - Finding inspiration in photography
• Motion Blur 
• Not Everything Turns Out The Way You Want - A look at what can go wrong for everyone to encourage those who think it's just them.
• The Art of Photography - A look at where art and photography collide, and prompt discussion and encourage experimentation.
• Things Judges Say - A look at some of the things judges often say and ways to interpret

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