Photography - Helpful Info
(This page contains helpful information about photography in articles, videos, and links to outside websites, supplied by club members. COMMENTS ON ANYTHING IN THIS SECTION ARE WELCOME.)
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+ Website Articles - "25 Top Photoshop Tutorials for Photographers" 
Walter Blitz wanted to share a Photoshop Cafe website page that gives 25 different techniques that you can use in photoshop. It looks like there are some interesting articles, like: "How to Remove Shadows", "How to Use Layer Masks in Photoshop and 7 Layer Masking Tips", "How to Remove Tourists in 3 Clicks".....Click on the button on the right to go to the web page.

                                                         - posted 9/13/20
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+ Website Article - "How to Create Optimized Color-to-B&W Conversions in Photoshop"
Harvey Josephson wanted to share a photo article showing techniques on how to convert color photos to B&W.  Click on the button on the right to go to the web page to see the article.

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+ Website Article - "Is There a Right and Wrong Way to Expose Your Photos?" 
Dan Sudberg wanted to share a photo article - "Is There a Right and Wrong Way to Expose Your Photos?".  An interesting article that shows that sometimes the standard exposure techniques are not suitable for what you intend to show in your photo. Click on the button on the right to go to the web page to see the article.

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+ Video - "Hidden Tricks for Photoshop Brushes and Brush Tools" 
Walter Blitz wanted to share with the club a video describing techniques you can use in PS for handling the Brush Tools.
Click on the button on right to see the video.
                                                        - posted 8/27/20
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+ Video - "Is Photo Editing CHEATING?" 
Harvey Birnbaum has offered up this video on a topic that should be of interest to all of us - is photo editing cheating? He thinks this would be an important topic to be discussed by club members. Click on the button on the right to see this YouTube video which is about 40 minutes long. Take a look...there may be more formal discussions on the topic in the future.
THIS WILL BE A TOPIC FOR A WORKSHOP DISCUSSION on 8/11.
                                                            - posted 6/2/20
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+ Website Article - "Dodge and Burn Portraits in Lightroom"   
Walter Blitz wanted to share an article about how to "dodge" and "burn" when doing portrait post editing. Even if you don't use Lightroom, the article might be interesting and help you understand the concepts involved.  
Click on the button on right to view the photos and article.
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+ Article - "Wild Bird Photography Tips"  
Dan Sudberg recomends this article on that provides tips on how to shoot images of wild birds. Click on the button at right to view this article. Let us know what you think.
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+ Photo Articles for Beginners:
Sandy Flickstein has some website links that she thinks will be very helpful to all photographers, especially to beginners. Click on the associated topic to get to the websites.

-> Learning about Exposure - The Exposure Triangle (website)
-> Digital Photography Tips and Tutorials for Beginners (website)
-> Photography Tips and Tutorials (website)

                                                            - posted by Editor (7/29/18)
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+"Basics of Photography - The Complete Guide":
Click the button on the right to go to lifehacker.com website.
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+ Photo Tips - Article on techniques to take "Photos of Motion":

Click on the button at right to see an article on techniques to show “motion” in photos. Please look it over – it will be helpful in our upcoming 10/13/15 “Speed/Motion” competition. There is also a little quiz with answers on the topic.

                                                                - posted by Editor (9/16/15)
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+ Understanding ISO Settings:
​Click the button on the right to see an article on the basics of how ISO settings, along with shutter speed and aperture, impact the exposure of your photo.
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