Topic is printing photos with some emphasis on the model printer the club has.

Speaker:  Andrew Merefield

Andrew Merefield is a graduate of the Queensland College of Art with nearly 40 years of experience in photography and printing. For almost 25 years, he has run Elite Studio, a photography studio that has covered many portrait genres, which now specialises in retro pinup photography, Vintage glamour, and boudoir photography.

In 2020, Elite Studio became the first photography studio in the southern hemisphere to become an official partner studio for Retro Lovely Magazine, a renowned pinup magazine in the US. Printing photographic images is another part of Andrew’s interests he has printed images for professional photographers using various technologies and media. His experience ranges from enlarging large-format film transparencies onto Cibachrome prints and running a specialist black-and-white film laboratory to the latest digital printing.

His expertise in printing has helped many photographers achieve the best results for their competition and exhibition images. Andrew loves to share the knowledge he has gained from others over the years. He is committed to fostering an understanding and a love of photography in the community. Through interactive workshops, he shares his expertise, encouraging participants to explore new perspectives, experiment with techniques, and push their creative boundaries. His hands-on approach ensures personalised attention, making his workshops vibrant hubs of inspiration and collaboration.

Andrew has been actively involved in progressing professional photography through many years of service with the Professional Photographers Association of Queensland (PPAQ).