A new creative opportunity opened this year to students in Years 6-12 with the launch of Photography Club. Meetings are every Monday afternoon in the art studios from 3:00pm-4:00pm. Ten camera kits are available for hire and students are welcome to bring their own cameras. Camera kits include a DSLR camera, battery charger, SD card, tripod, camera bag, and copy of hardcover book Photography: The Ultimate Guide. Students are being coached through camera functions, lighting, action photography, composition, and editing. Participation in the Photography Club contributes towards colour awards, as well as the students’ choice of service hours or a line award.

Students in the club are expected to participate in 5 hours of photography per term outside of the weekly editing workshops. Key on-campus photography opportunities include dance rehearsals, cattle show team meetings, visiting Friends of the Farm, inter-house competitions, special chapel services, band/chorale rehearsals, musical rehearsals, and home games for Saturday sport. Key off-campus photography opportunities include TAS sport and away games, equestrian practices at home, equestrian events, cattle show events, weekends away/travel, landscapes, pets, and still-life.

Exhibition opportunities will be provided on-campus as well as encouraged via key photography competitions. Competitions include the Little Darlings Portrait Prize, Brisbane Portrait Prize, Marburg Show, Ipswich Show, Ipswich Art Awards, Crikey Magazine Photography Awards, and Brookfield Show. 

Please have a look at the Student Experiences page on NEST to begin your journey as a photographer. Expressions of interest have closed for Term 1, but we hope to see you in Term 2!