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Digital World
If
you own a digital
camera, this new Mansfield U3A group will try to help you make the best
use of it and also help you to expand your interests in photography.
It
doesn't matter if
you just take family snaps with a pocket point-and-shoot, a
more-advanced compact, bridge or super-zoom, or have a
semi-professional DSLR
because you'll take better pictures if you know how and when to use all
its features, learning from others.
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We meet twice a month on the 2nd Friday
afternoons, discussing camera settings and de-mystifying photographic
jargon, and on the 4th, sharing tips about basic editing of members'
submissions,
You
don't need a computer as we have the use of ten modern ones and we'll
show you how to use them to do anything you want, even if you've not
used one before.
Software
available includes Picasa, an easy-to-use, free photo-management and
editing suite that is on many home computers, Flickr Uploader - for
quick on-line back-up and photo-sharing, Corel Paint Shop Pro
Photo X2 - a powerful tool for advanced editing and the industry leader
- Photoshop Elements.
Please
let me know if you would like to become involved, either as a learner
and/or as a mentor if you have any experience in this field as we will
all learn more, faster, sharing knowledge.
David Ling |
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| Programme for 2011/2012 |
| 13th
May |
Know
your camera - a look at the settings menu |
| 27th May |
Image
storage, archiving and basic editing with Picasa, Subject: 'Birds'
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| 10th June |
Shooting
modes - automatic, programme and speed/aperture priority |
| 17th June |
Red-eye
and blemish removal with Picasa |
| 8th July |
Refreshing
camera settings, controls and Picasa basics. Subject:
'Buildings' |
22nd
July
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More
edits with Picasa
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12th
August
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Introduction
to Paint.net. Subject:
'Out Of Place'
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26th
August
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TBA
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9th
September
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Subject:
'Reflections' |
23rd
September
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14th
October
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Subject:
'Streetwise' |
28th
October
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Subject:
'Sunsets and Fireworks' |
11th
November
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25th
November
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Subject:
'Winter Landscape' |
December
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No
meeting Subject:
'Christmas' |
2012
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13th
January
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Camera
settings for beginners Subject:
'Red' |
27th
January
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Image
storage, archiving and basic editing with Picasa, |
10th
February
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Shooting
modes - automatic, programme and speed/aperture priority
Subject
'Valentine's Day' and 'Night' |
| 24th
February |
Members'
choice |
9th
March
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Members'
choice |
Helpful Links
A 15 Minute Lesson
For The Photography Beginner
Cambridge in Colour - a learning community with many useful tutorials
How to take Better Photos - 25 tips we will be discussing
Photobird - top 5 tips for shooting fireworks
Software freely
available to members of Mansfield U3A at Stanton
Hill Baptist Church
Picasa - free, simple to use, photo editing and
album creation software from Google.
PhotoFiltre
- more advanced than Picasa but also free and useful for edits that
don't need the power of PaintShop Pro. This is a good mid-way point for
adjusting contrast, colours and brightness.
PaintShop Pro Photo X2 - a powerful enthusiasts'
editing suite that may repay the challenge of learning its advanced
features.
Paint.net
- well-reviewed free editing software we will be exploring
PhotoShop Elements - a basic but well-featured
form of Adobe's definitive editing suite for professionals and
enthusiasts. Tutorials here
Other sites you may find useful
Bendigo Leaf
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a simple application which lets you colourise or 'pop' images by having
them first in Greyscale or Sepia or Night Time - the easy way!
CameraSize - help comparing cameras by size. Pocket, bag or in between?
Digital
Photography School - this site is aimed at advanced DSLR users but
has much that's helpful to anyone.
Flickr - on-line photo storage and sharing from
Yahoo. (Used for Recent
Events and other pages on this site.)
Flickr
Uploader - the easiest way to
upload batches of photos to your Flickr albums, called 'sets'. (Flickr Downloader is an equivalent tool for
downloading from them.)
Foto - a highly-rated on-line photo printing service.
Imagenomic Noiseware - free download of
noise-reduction software that's useful for night scenes and when
shooting at high ISO settings.
Luminous Landscape - an analyis of the factors
affecting image quality and the relevance of pixel counts
Paint Shop Pro Photo Tutorials - useful additions
to the program's help facility.
Trusted
Reviews - useful test reports on new and old digital cameras at all
price ranges. How does yours rate? (Also reviews printers, phones and
much else too.)
eBay - new and used cameras to buy or bid for. (Be
sure you research carefully before bidding!)
Recova - a free utility to undo mistaken deletions
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Contact:
David Ling
Phone: 822994
email: dlpruk@aol.com
Meeting venue:
Stanton Hill Baptist Church (Click link for map), Albert St, Skegby,
NG18 1EB
When: 2nd & 4th
Fridays 2.00 - 4.00 (Except as noted above)
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