'Portrait to Print' Saturday 27th April 2019 Whiteparish

The Gallery, Glendale Farm Whiteparish Hampshire

A unique opportunity for those of you new to studio photography and those still a little unsure of their camera controls. This workshop is in association with HPW of Hampshire which is led by Keven Sandall and Keith Woodhouse, will provide a great balance between technical and practical advice on flash and continuous lighting techniques.

Click HERE to get the POSTER

HDR Photography

Some members may have been intrigued by Jeff Morgan's talk about HDR photography on Monday last.
Well there are now instructions on doing just this on our web site under the Sundries tab but click HERE to go there directly.
Have fun.
Peter

Evening Walk about Photography Salisbury 30 April 2014

Meet at The Close Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury at 7.30pm until 9.30pm
Graham Harrison ARPS a professional photographer for the MOD and previously a lecturer at Salisbury College in Photography has agreed to lead an evening shoot around Salisbury. Sunset is at 8.24 pm so this is the ideal time to capture evening photography, late golden hour & when the sky is that magic blue between sunset & dark. The route is a well trodden & tested that Graham used for his students to gain their photographic qualifications & a subject matter is very close to Graham's heart.

This is a free event & open to all levels of photography from absolute beginner to advanced with the RPS Southern Region committee on hand to help out.

It is strongly suggested you bring along a tripod/monopod & a remote if available for your camera. Although we will be walking around the streets it is advisable to wear suitable sturdy shoes.

Finally we hope to finish up somewhere where we can have a drink & talk about your adventure. Remember this event is open to RPS members as well as those, who may be looking to join soon. So just turn up & find us at around 7ish as we start at 7.30pm sharp.

We advise that you bring the following;
Camera Kit
Camera, Memory Cards/Film, Lens cloth
A small torch/head torch
A tripod and release cable or remote trigger (pocket wizard) if you
have one., Flash , Spare batteries for camera and accessories
Notebook and pen
Your camera/flash manual if you're unsure of the various settings,
custom menu's etc.
Personal Kit (From Risk Assessment)
Comfortable walking shoes
Warm/Water proof jacket and trousers (is weather is inclement)

How to capture moving water.

Fall leaves, rushing water: A great combination if you know how to capture it. Four steps and some extra stuff about getting that "silky" water look.

Here's the URL: www.landscapeandstreet.com

Best wishes to all for a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

John aka Skeeter

How to size your images for Digital Projection

PDI Sizing notes can be seen via our site under Sundries > Digital Imaging Course.  There is a link at the bottom of the page. Or go via HERE

Digital Imaging Course

The Aims of the Course

So you want to know how to produce a satisfactory print from your film or digital camera?

The course is aimed primarily for people who want guidance in the control of digital images from the very start. Maybe you have just acquired a digital camera and wish to get successful results from it. Or perhaps you have lots of old prints, negatives or slides and want to know the right way to deal with these in the new world of Digital Imaging. The course will also be useful to people who have been conventional photographers and want to move into the digital domain.
We will not be showing you how to take photographs or how to use a camera be they of the digital or film variety.
This course will show you how to use the Lightroom (formerly a Darkroom!). We will explore how to load photographs into your computer and how to deal with them using Image Manipulating software. We shall be using the Adobe Photoshop Elements [2, 3, 4, 5 and/or 6] to co-ordinate the instructions. This is an interactive course in which you will use supplied images to learn various techniques as outlined in the units. You will then e-mail your results back to us for evaluation. Basic advice on equipment will be given.
The course will consist of an introductory unit and 8 units each covering various aspects of DI. They will be interdependent units so that what you learn in unit 1 will be needed for unit 8 for instance.
The Units
1. Getting Pictures into your computer.
How to save, size, sharpen and print your images. How to e-mail images.
2. The 4 C’s – Cropping, Cleaning, Cloning and Controlling your Image.
3. Essential Picture Correction – the use of Levels for Tonal and Colour Correction.
4. Further Colour Correction Ideas – the use of Colour Variations, Auto Colour Correction, Quick Fix and Hue & Saturation controls
5. Selections. The how and why.
6. Filters, Effects and Painting.
7. Why Layers and Blending Modes? Also putting Words onto your Picture.
8. Having Phun with Photos. Making Cards, Calendars and Montages.



To partake in this course you will need to have the following equipment;
1. A computer with Internet connection – obvious of course! Dial-Up or Broadband is OK. Your computer will need to have Windows 98/ 98SE or 2000 or XP or Vista or even a MAC. You should have a minimum of 16Mb of hard disk space. We think you will need a lot more than this however; say 1000 Mb or 1 Gb of memory.
2. A Printer – photo quality A4 minimum.
3. Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6.
4. Possibly a Scanner. Probably Flatbed scanner is sufficient.
Please take some time to read advice on buying computers, peripherals and software on the LINK below.
By kind permission the U3A (University of the Third Age) has agreed to allow us to run this course. The course is based on one written by us for the U3A.
If you join our course we are sure that you will enjoy it and will learn a lot. It will be great fun too!
The modest charge to take part on this course will go into the Club funds.
Ask Peter Read for further details.