Photo by Bob Baikauskas
Lincoln Hills
Photography Club
May 3rd Photo Enhancement SIG Meeting
The May 3rd meeting will focus on the topic of HDR photography. HDR can cover a wide range of "looks" and it would be interesting to see what type of HDR photos different members prefer. If you have any HDR photos please bring them to the meeting.
I mostly use Photomatix Pro to process my HDR photos. I would like to hear what software others use. If you use Aurora I would appreciate it if you could bring your MAC laptop and give a quick demonstration. Currently Aurora is MAC only and I'm a PC guy.
If you have an interest in HDR photography then this is the meeting to attend. I can demonstrate Photomatix Pro, NIK HDR Efex Pro (a free program), HDR Projects 4 Professionals, Photoshop, and Lightroom plus a couple of others.
As always I would like to see some members who have not been to a Photo Enhancement SIG meeting recently or have never been to one. Bring your questions and if you want you can bring a photo on a flash drive that you would like some help with.
Most of those who attend the Photo Enhancement SIG have some version of Photoshop or Lightroom however owning these software editing programs is not necessary to attend a meeting. I bring my laptop which in addition to Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC it also has loaded the free program RAW Therapee, On1 Photo 10, Photoshop Elements 14, Photomatix Pro (an HDR program), HDR Projects 4 Professionals, the free NIK photo enhancement tools, as well as some others. If you don't own any of these let me know in advance which software program you use and I may be able to show you how to fix your photo using that software.
Something you would like to see presented at a future meeting?
I am always looking for ideas on what members would like to see discussed at our Photo Enhancement SIG meetings. If there is a specific topic you would like to have discussed or a particular photo editing program you would like to learn more about then send me an EMAIL
What's up for the May 3rd Meeting
The next Enhancement SIG meeting will be on Wednesday May 3, 2017 at 8:30AM in the Multi-Purpose room at Orchard Creek. See the top of the page for information regarding this meeting.
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Photo Enhancement SIG
What it's all about
We are a group of photography club members who share an interest in making a good photo better or rescuing failures that are worthy of saving. We also talk about taking a good photo and turning it into a work of art.
We discuss software tools such as Photoshop, Lightroom, Photoshop Elements, Photo 10 as well as other tools such as Photomatix Pro for creating HDR photos and NIK and Topaz as well as other plugins for Photoshop and Lightroom.
We can even show you how you can take a tattered old photo and bring it back to life.
Need help with a photo? Bring it on a flashdrive and our resident experts will help you turn it into what you envision.
The Photo Enhancement SIG meets the first Wednesday of every month at 8:30am in the Multi Media room at Orchard Creek Lodge.
So come and join us. I guarantee you will learn something.
Gary Stephens
Gary gives his thoughts on why we should use post processing software to make our photos look better. Check it out HERE
Why You Should Consider Post Processing your photos?
Check out our Learning Resources Pages to find out more about post processing.
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A Look At Some Of Our Previous Photo Enhancement SIG Meetings
March
2017
In March Jim Moon made a presentation on Photolemur. Photolemur is a program that automatically enhances our photos. I was skeptical but after listening to Jim's presentation I was intrigued. So intrigued I signed up to pre-order the Windows version. For an update on Photolemur you can go to the club's Blog and see some of the latest information about Photolemur. Check it out HERE . For more on Jim's presentation you can look HERE
March
2016
In March we had another full house to hear Allen give a presentation on Smart Objects in Photoshop. He walked us through his workflow which begins in Lightroom where he uses Adobe Camera Raw and other Lightroom tools to make adjustments to his images. Once he is done in Lightroom he opens up the image in Photoshop. In Photoshop he showed us how to convert an image to a Smart Object and went on to explain the advantages for doing so. For more look HERE
February
2016
The Multi-Media room at Orchard Creek was filled to near capacity to hear John Campbell's presentation on Photoshop, his workflow, how he rescued a photo he at first thought about trashing, use of actions, and finally how to use the Adobe utility Configurator to create a personal panel of shortcuts to frequently used tools. He also gave us a brief glimpse into how he creates his signature images. For more on his presentation look HERE
January 2016
Bob's presentation was a discussion on how members can get there own gallery on the club's website. It can be as simple as sending you photo to the club's Photo Editor. For more on his presentation look HERE
November 2015
Pete Henshaw made a presentation to a near standing room only crowd on Lumenzia which is a tool for creating luminosity masks. For two hours Pete wowed those in attendance with his presentation skills and the power of Lumenzia. For more information on his presentation look HERE
October 2015
Vicki White made a well received presentation on iPhoneography. In other words how to take pictures with your iPhone. Many of the things she discussed applies to Android phones as well. For more about her presentation look HERE
August 2015
Ron Parker is one of the Club’s black & white experts and at the August Photo Enhancement SIG he showed us how he works his magic to transform a good color photo into a beautiful black & white photo. For more about his presentation look HERE
