Tips & Tutorials
Photography is like all art forms where there is always something new to learn. With this in mind welcome to our Tips and Tutorial resource.
The aim of this section is to provide information and share knowledge in a variety of formats. Here you will find e-books, videos, articles and blogs all relating to camera and post processing techniques, plus it touches on the creative side.
If you have a specific question or a particular ' tutorial ' you would like covered please use the contact us option to send it in. You may wish to contribute your own tutorial to share with the rest of the membership, this will be welcomed. Above all we hope you, the members, find our Tips and Tutorials a help in your photography development.
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Resources from Previous Club Lectures & Talks
Creating Outstanding Images from your Lifestyle Shoots: It's all in the detail
For Julia Conway's presentation in pdf format click here
For Julia Conway's presentation in pdf format click here
The Night Sky from Chandlers Ford with Dr Lilian Hobbs LRPS
Click here for Lilian's Astrophotography pdf
Click here for Lilian's Astrophotography pdf
Creating Outstanding Images from your Lifestyle Shoots: It's all in the detail
Click here for Julia Conways presentation pdf
Click here for Julia Conways presentation pdf
Creative Photography Links
Scott Kelby
http://scottkelby.com
Valda Bailey
http://www.valdabailey.co.uk
Viveca Koh
http://www.vivecakohphotography.co.uk
Vicki Boulter
http://www.vickiboulter.com/about.html
Shadowhouse Creations
http://shadowhousecreations.blogspot.co.uk
Scott Kelby
http://scottkelby.com
Valda Bailey
http://www.valdabailey.co.uk
Viveca Koh
http://www.vivecakohphotography.co.uk
Vicki Boulter
http://www.vickiboulter.com/about.html
Shadowhouse Creations
http://shadowhousecreations.blogspot.co.uk
Useful Information from Club Members
Windows Tips for Photographers
David Cutler, our IT Guru, has provided us with this invaluable information on how to keep your data safe on your PC
How to Back Up
Preparing your Images for Digital Competition
To help those new to this you may like to start with very basic explanation first. (Please note pixel dimensions mentioned
in this tutorial have now changed. DPI Images should now be 1600 x 1200)
Then for more detailed instructions here's a video on Youtube made by David Cutler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDdIzNvq2Ao
Colour Management - why and how
Click here for pdf provided by Tristram Reed
Photoshop 20 Essential Shortcut Keys
Click here to open pdf with thanks to Gordon Fawley
Photoshop Brightness Layers
Click here to open pdf with thanks to Gordon Fawley
My Approach to Digital Imaging
Notes from Tristram Reeds' presentation, click here to open pdf. Some useful, easy to understand instructions on cropping, layers, selecting, feathering, resizing and sharpening images for digital projection.
David Cutler, our IT Guru, has provided us with this invaluable information on how to keep your data safe on your PC
How to Back Up
Preparing your Images for Digital Competition
To help those new to this you may like to start with very basic explanation first. (Please note pixel dimensions mentioned
in this tutorial have now changed. DPI Images should now be 1600 x 1200)
Then for more detailed instructions here's a video on Youtube made by David Cutler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDdIzNvq2Ao
Colour Management - why and how
Click here for pdf provided by Tristram Reed
Photoshop 20 Essential Shortcut Keys
Click here to open pdf with thanks to Gordon Fawley
Photoshop Brightness Layers
Click here to open pdf with thanks to Gordon Fawley
My Approach to Digital Imaging
Notes from Tristram Reeds' presentation, click here to open pdf. Some useful, easy to understand instructions on cropping, layers, selecting, feathering, resizing and sharpening images for digital projection.
External Websites Recommended by Club Members
Play with an Online Simulator to Learn Camera Settings
Read this PC World article by Dave Johnson and then follow this link to CameraSim - great for beginners
to learn the effects of all the main camera settings.
Photoshop Shortcuts All In One Cheat Sheet
theultralinx.com/2012/07/photoshop-shortcuts-cheat-sheet.html
http://extreme-macro.co.uk
Extreme Macro Photography - Free online guide including techiques, macro lense, lighting equipment, macro stacking , software and more . . . . worth a look even just for the images!
www.dougchinnery.com
There are pro photographers, who are more than happy to share their knowledge. Once such person is Doug Chinnery , a talented photographer across a different number of genres. Doug is also a regular contributor to photography magazines.
www.digital-photography-school.com
Lots of ever changing content, tips & tutorials, equipment reviews and a very active forum
www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html
Depth of field calculator and lots of technical stuff about DOF
Car Spotting and Photography
An interesting article and further links, recommended by one off our website readers who is a young enthusiastic beginner to photograpy. Logan is working towards his Scout Photography Badge and contacted us to thank us for the Tips & Tutorials page which he has found helpful.
We are lucky to have the following local events which have an abundance of car photography opportunities.
Basingtoke Festival of Transport - 08 May 2022
Festival of Transport Popham Airfield - 02 May 2022
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