USYD PhotoSoc

“The road less travelled” Sydney Students Photography Conference 2011

Sydney University Photosoc and UTS Exposure have joined forces to bring you the 2nd Annual Sydney Students Photography Conference. Last year’s inaugural conference was a major success, with respected photographers Jon Lewis and North Sullivan headlining as guest speakers. The event attracted a diverse audience of photography enthusiasts, ranging from local University students to both aspiring and professional photographers. Following the theme of ‘photo-journey’, this year’s guest speakers – including renowned landscape photographer Tim Poulton and fashion photographer Amanda Austin (of frankie magazine) – will offer an insight into their experience ...

UPA Pre-conference Photo Journey Challenge/Race

Usyd & UTS students! Ever caught yourself being thankful that you don't go to that OTHER university? You may be a disgruntled Usyd student having to deal with the eyesore of the Jenga tower, blocking the morning Spring sunlight over the otherwise-perfect Camperdown campus. Or, you could be from UTS scoffing at the snobbery of 'those sydney uni snobs'. Admit it, you probably have. This 8th of October, Sydney Uni Photosoc and UTS Exposure invite you to settle the rivalry between the two universities once and for all!

Pinhole Camera @ VERGE Photos

The photos from the Pinhole Camera Play @ VERGE are developed and scanned in. The event was a lot of fun for us and we hope that you had some fun as well. For your enjoyment, here are some of the photos that were taken by participants. There are more photos to be uploaded to keep an eye out. Check out the full story for more photos!

Pinhole Camera Play @ VERGE Festival

VERGE 2011… Each year the University Students Union runs a weeklong festival called Verge, which provides students, staff, and local artists with a creative platform for art, music, and performance. PhotoSoc has been a frequent collaborator with the Verge directors, and this year will be no exception. This year, the Verge Festival runs from the 31st of August to the 9th of September. During weekdays, creative workshops will be held during lunch hours (or ‘Funch’ as it shall be referred to henceforth!). On Tuesday the 30th of August, from 1-3pm, PhotoSoc will be ...

Week 4 – Next Photosoc Lunch & General Meeting

Howdy members, A quick and serious post this time. Our next lunch will be on this Wednesday, 1pm at Isabel Fidler and it’ll be a special one because…it’s also a General Meeting! This means 2 things: 1. We’ll be making some additions and changes to the constitution, specifically our Annual General Meeting (the big one where the executive board turns over) will from now on be held in May each year, and also that any resigning executive will have to give at least two weeks notice before resignation. 2. Ever wanted to play a more ...

The Mystery Envelope Challenge is FINALLY here!

A toy soldier, colouring pencil, playing card, balloon, and a favourite. 5 random items, and an infinite amount of photographic possibilities limited only by your imagination. How will YOU win the Mystery Envelope Challenge? ;)

Photosoc Welcome-Back-To-Uni Lunch!

Hope y'all had a great winter holidays. To kick off the new semester, we'll be having a welcome back lunch for everyone. For those of you who were with us last semester, you know the drill - come on down to Isabel Fidler at Manning for some delicious Parma pizza. As for those of you who recently signed up during Re O-Week, here's your opportunity to mingle about with like-minded photobugs and meet some new people! Food and drinks are absolutely FREE for PhotoSoc 2011' members, and of course, you can rock up and become a member at the lunch itself if you haven't yet.

PhotoSoc General Meeting and Final Lunch

With the end of Semester fast approaching, there is one final and very important lunch planned for Thursday the 2nd of June, 2pm Isabelle Fidler Room; Manning Building. This lunch will be one to formally wrap things up for the semester, as well as a chance for you to socialize with your fellow photographers before exam chaos.

Lighting Demonstration and Model Shoot

So a lighting demonstrations for members who want to learn more about artificially manipulating light, from simple solutions such as reflectors, to using multiple flashes off camera.

The second half will allow members to take photos and practice lighting arrangements as well as conducting a photoshoot!

Join the 2011 PhotoSoc Journal Team!

Hey all you photosocer's,

For those of you with us last year you might remember it was the year PhotoSoc published its first ever PhotoSoc Members Journal. Well it is a new year and we are back to do it all over again and we need YOU, our members, to help us make it happen.