Free Photography Training

I would like to ask if you could make your club members aware that I am offering some FREE Photography Training for beginners this Sunday in Salisbury, in case they know of someone who may be interested.

This will allow some free training, plus a feel for my training methods and able ask any questions that they may have; before they potentially sign-up for my ‘Digital Photography, An Introduction’ series of workshops.

I have attached an information sheet and would be grateful if you could forward it on please.

Many thanks for your time.
Regards,
Dave Chaplin
eclipsephotographyandtraining@gmail.com
(M) 07900 – 234 – 229

Clive Haynes FRPS & Martin Addison FRPS talk

SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2015

Photoshop for Mood and Expression 

and more
with Clive Haynes FRPS & Martin Addison FRPS

Plus: There will be a special raffle prize at this event worth nearly £800!

1) Photoshop
How to use Photoshop to 'improve' and change the weather and how to make inventive, artistic pictures.

2) Developing Images in Lightroom
How to use Lightroom to improve images using the Develop module and in particular the Local Adjustment tools which in most cases avoid the need to open the image in Photoshop or Elements.

3) 'Foto-Synthesis - On-Screen'
The electronic, up-dated version of Clive Martin’s acclaimed Foto-Synthesis print-talk.

4) Raffle
We will also be holding a raffle to win an eight part web based training series with Emily Hancock FBIPP. Those who attended our event with Emily last March will fully appreciate the value of this prize which is worth £797. Though based on her own equine photography business, the course will benefit anyone wishing to have a career in photography.
http://trainingbarn.co.uk/our-courses/business-equine-photography-8-part-webinar-series/

We meet at:
Woosehill Community Hall
Wokingham
Berkshire RG41 3DA

Members and non-members welcome

FULL DETAILS at:
http://www.rps.org/events/2015/january/11/dig-thames-valley-clive-haynes-frps--martin-addison-frps

TICKET DETAILS at:
http://www.rps.org/special-interest-groups/digital-imaging/digital-imaging-thames-valley/about/tickets-for-events

Pixels to Print Workshops

Andy Beel offering another workshop.
Click HERE to see what he is offering.

Photo Workshops

This is a set of courses run at the Guildhall.

Sharpening Your photos correctly

The RPS had a talk from Mile MacNamee last November and he talked at length about how to sharpen your photos properly.  This article covers most of what he said and is well worth studying and implementing his suggestions. The link is HERE

RPS DI Group Thames Valley Centre: next meeting Sunday 30 January

SUNDAY, 30 JANUARY 2010

Morning: "FAMOUS FOR FIVE MINUTES ... or ten or fifteen!"

This is your chance for all attendees (whether RPS/DIG members or not) to hold the attention of the meeting for 5 to 15 minutes with whatever subject they think will interest the members in the Digital Imaging field. . it's up to you! No need for a prepared talk (unless you want to).  If you have not already indicated your willingness to contribute, please contact Roger Norton with a title and a one sentence description.

Afternoon: "PRINTER TEST PRINTS REVIEW"

An informal discussion lead by Roger Norton and Alan Cross to delve a little deeper into the interpretation of the results from the test prints from Mike McNamee's excellent presentation last September. Please bring your test charts with you or collect them at the meeting if you haven't already done so. If you have made any improvements or changes to your printing set-up, you might like to bring a new test chart for visual comparison. Mike's 'control' print will be available for comparison.

followed by: "YOUR PRINT WORKSHOP"

This informal 'prints around the hall' workshop is designed for you to get feedback on, or simply show off,  your prints. If you can bring your image(s) on a memory stick (ideally JPEG 1024x768 sRGB), we may also be able to arrange projection for group discussion.

For further details on each of these topics, please see our website (www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk).  The meeting will be held at the usual location, Coopers Hill Community Centre, Bracknell, and doors open at 10 am for 10.30. Don't forget your pack lunch.

As usual, we advise booking your place at this meeting. Cost: Season Ticket holders FREE, otherwise £5.00 for members of the RPS Digital Imaging Group; £10.00 for all others. Why not buy a 2011 Season Ticket and pay no more for the whole year? Details via the booking page www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk/Pages/booking.html on our web site.

Doors open at 10 am for 10.30 and free refreshments will be available. Don't forget your pack lunch.
Further information at www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk/

Best wishes from me and the committee for 2011.

Roger Norton

centrecoordinator@rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk

www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk

PDI Sizing

During the meeting on 25th October Richard attempted to explain this process again. I am not sure he got the message across from remarks overheard.  So once again check on the page on our site by clicking on the link below.
I have added some further information and images to clarify the method. Tell me if you do not follow please.


It seems that some members have not found the page that concerns sizing images for our PDIs. Well it is well hidden but it is there.  You can find this and lots of other items that could be useful to you, such as where and when to buy Print Boxes, on the NEWS section.  There are 2 search boxes here.  Select the correct one and put in what you want to know and Google finds the pages for you.
For PDI sizing go HERE

Resizing Images for Projection

There is an article in the May issue if the SPF Newsletter that deals with this topic. It should help to remove some confusion. if any, for you. It was written for Ordinance Survey club members originally.
See it HERE

NOTE this notice is now superceded by two of the PAGB Newsletters nos. 16 and 17. So read these now.

Photoshop Print Size

Have ever noticed that when you click on the Print Size button when
you have the Zoom tool selected that if you measure the screen the
dimensions are wrong?
Well I find this irritating sometimes. It would be nice to get this
correct. Recently on Ben Willmore's site I found out to put right
this Photoshop error. See the related part of his site on
http://www.digitalmastery.com/content/blogcategory/28/70/

First understand that Photoshop assumes that your monitor screen has a
resolution of 72ppi. Well this was the case years ago but now screens
are almost never like this. I found mine to be 91.64ppi for instance.

So how do we correct this?
1. Start by making a new file from File > New. Set the Width and
Height to say 7 inches each and the resolution to 72ppi. Other
settings do not matter. Click OK.

2. Now go to View > Actual Pixels.

3. Now hold up a ruler across the width of the screen and check what
it measures. Say 6.2 inches i.e. wrong.

4. Adjust the percentage setting shown in the lower left so that the
ruler reads correctly. To adjust the percentage just click on it and
type in a new number. Press Shift + Return or Enter. This allows the
percentage to stay highlighted to enable you to change it quickly and
easily.

5. Once you have done this use the percentage and multiply by 72. When
I did this on my screen I got 127%. When multiplied by 72 I got the
answer of 91.64 [i.e. 1.27x72].

6. Now so that all our photos show correctly open up the Units and
Rulers found under Edit > Preferences > Units and Rulers.

7. Set the Screen Resolution to the calculated number [91.64 for me]
and click OK.

8. Now measure the 7 inch square. Is it right? It is possible it
could still be wrong by a large amount. Now try select the Zoom Tool
and from the Options bar click on the Print Size button. Does this
make it correct? It should be right now. Any slight error could be
because of the difficulty of measuring with a ruler on a curved screen
and the thickness of the glass. But it will be much better than before.

9. There is a point to note that Photoshop has another error in that
the View > Print Size gives a different size to the Print Size button
for the Zoom Tool. This has been corrected in CS3 more or less. But
in general the Zoom Tool Print Size is the one to use for most
versions of Photoshop.

Peter Read

The Herd on the Beach

This image can be seen via the Gallery page and it is quite amazing. When you get there you will find that to see the page is pretty obvious. You can zoom in to an incredible degree.
Can you find the green bottle?

See from HERE

If you wish to show your images in this way just send me a disc.
This image is 17MB!
Peter
Since adding this I have added several more. I hope you like them.

Photoshop and Print Size

Have ever noticed that when you click on the Print Size button when you have the Zoom tool selected that if you measure the screen the dimensions are wrong?
Well I find this irritating sometimes. It would be nice to get this correct. Recently on Ben Willmore's site I found out to put right this Photoshop error.

First understand that Photoshop assumes that your monitor screen has a resolution of 72ppi. Well this was the case years ago but now screens are almost never like this. I found mine to be 91.64ppi for instance.

So how do we correct this?

1. Start by making a new file from File > New. Set the Width and Height to say 7 inches each and the resolution to 72ppi. Other settings do not matter. Click OK.

2. Now go to View > Actual Pixels.

3. Now hold up a ruler across the width of the screen and check what it measures. Say 6.2 inches i.e. wrong.

4. Adjust the percentage setting shown in the lower left so that the ruler reads correctly. To adjust the percentage just click on it and type in a new number. Press Shift + Return or Enter. This allows the percentage to stay highlighted to enable you to change it quickly and easily.

5. Once you have done this use the percentage and multiply by 72. When I did this on my screen I got 127%. When multiplied by 72 I got the answer of 91.64 [i.e. 1.27x72].

6. Now so that all our photos show correctly open up the Units and Rulers found under Edit > Preferences > Units and Rulers.

7. Set the Screen Resolution to the calculated number [91.64 for me] and click OK.

8. Now measure the 7 inch square. Is it right? It is possible it could still be wrong by a large amount. Now try select the Zoom Tool and from the Options bar click on the Print Size button. Does this make it correct? It should be right now. Any slight error could be because of the difficulty of measuring with a ruler on a curved screen and the thickness of the glass. But it will be much better than before.

9. There is a point to note that Photoshop has another error in that the View > Print Size gives a different size to the Print Size button for the Zoom Tool. This has been corrected in CS3 more or less. But in general the Zoom Tool Print Size is the one to use for most versions of Photoshop.

Peter Read