Gainesville Photography Club

Check out Jennifer Wu's podcast. She's one of Canon's Explorers of Light. Her work is exceptional and I highly recommend a listen. Her podcast this week is regarding night photography. Much of her work has been featured in magazines and workshops. She also discusses the camera equipment and software she uses to refine her images. I've been lucky enough to attend her workshops and I can say first-hand that applying her techniques will result in spectacular imagery!

I'd love to do some night shooting in the area without local night pollution. If anyone is interested, please feel free to contact me and perhaps we can plan an outing. I'm sure some of the other members would like to do some as well!

The Digital Photography School is a terriffic online resource for learning how to use your digital camera. At the DPS site you will find photography tips and toutorials, camera and equipment reviews, and easy and usefull post production tips and toutorials. It's so good you won't believe it's FREE, and you can stay up to date with DPS by signing up for a  free weekly email newsletter.

Enroll at the Digital Photography School by going to:

  http://digital-photography-school.com. 

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The Gainesville Photography Club will have it's monthly meeting at 7 PM, Monday, September 21st  at the Civitan Regional Blood Center, 1221 NW 13th St., Gainesville (see the map on the Meetings page).  The theme for September is "Nature" (see "themes" page). You can also bring color and monochrome photos in the General category.

OK, this software is not for everyone but gets a 5 star rating. Inkscape is an Open Source (freeware) vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Fireworks, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. It has many vector graphics editing tools enabling you to create web graphics, technical diagrams, icons, creative art posters, logos, maps, and illustrations. Inkscape supports layers, charts & graphs, shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns, and object grouping. Tutorials and sample galleries are available from the project website.

I came across a web site with free utilities you may like (eg, screen capture, picture resizer, etc) at http://bluefive.pair.com/free_computer_software.htm .

There's also free software from Belarc Advisor. It runs a PC audit on your computer and stores it on your hard disk as an .html file. It can be opened in any browser. So, why do this? If your machine ever fails that audit file provides essential information to getting it running again. This software is widely used by some large organizations, for instance NASA. Find it at http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html .

Video and PDF tutorials give you an overview of how to use PS Elements at  www.adobe.com/designcenter/photoshopelements/articles/tutorial_index.html. If you're new to Elements, watch the series of "Getting Started" videos. Whether you're a new or experienced Elements user, check out the tutorials in the Learn More section. Also find explanations of basic terms and tasks at  www.adobe.com/designcenter/photoshopelements/articles/concept_index.html .

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The Gainesville Photography Club will have it's monthly meeting at 7 PM, Monday, August 17th at the Civitan Regional Blood Center, 1221 NW 13th St., Gainesville (see the map on the Meetings page).  The theme for August is "Seascapes" (see "themes" page). You can also bring color and monochrome photos in the General category. There will be a short business meeting followed by a program presentation not yet determined.  After the program we will share our best theme photos.  Guests are always welcome at club meetings and can show up to 8 digital pictures.  Your work will not be judged, but will be critiqued if you ask for it.