Education & Training Presentation: Chris Langford – Portraiture and Lighting
Chris Langford has provided his presentation on “Portraiture & Lighting”, you can download it by clicking on the link below. nvps_et_portraiture_2015_10_13
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Aurora Photography
The following link provides information extracted from Jim Norman’s November 2014 presentation entitled “Photographing the Northern Lights”. Aurora Photography — Recommended Camera Settings and Technique
Mat Cutting
Requirement from the Rules of Competition All prints must be mounted. Mounting is to consist of Polystyrene or Foam Core Backing Board either 1/8 or 3/16 in thickness. (Please note that 3/16 is required for print submissions to Nature Visions.), and a Mat Board of at least 4 ply thickness (.05 to .06 inches). The
Astrophotography Resources
Here are some links that you may find interesting for Astrophotography. Thanks to Dan Ward for his presentation. Upcoming Events Jupiter – Venus Conjunction – June 30 / July 1 Perseids Meteor Shower – Aug 12 – 13 Total Lunar Eclipse – Sept 28 – fully visible here Other Resources Digital SLR Astrophotography by Michael
Humorous Quotes about Photography
Over the years I’ve heard some funny things said about cameras and photography. Some of them intentionally funny and some… I thought I would share a few. Perhaps you’ve heard some too? Send them in and I’ll add them to the list (webadmin “at” nvps.org). My current favorite quote about photography is: “Amateurs worry about
Mike Whalen’s Presentation on Ten Photographic Techniques That Are Worth Learning
On March 24, 2015 the Member’s Forum was a great presentation from Mike Whalen. He has been generous enough to post a condensed version of his wonderful presentation for NVPS members. Thank’s Mike for your contribution! March 2015 Slide Show – Ten Photographic Techniques – Condensed Version
Chris Langford – “How to Set-up & operate a website for photographers.”
Please find the presentation that Chris provided at NVPS on setting up websites for photographers attached. Website Options & Tips v5
Tips for Travel Photography Satisfaction
As a follow-up to David Heagy’s presentation on Tips for Travel Photography Satisfaction he provided the presentation for easy reference by NVPS members.
E&T: October 14, 2014-Georgette Grossman-Materials from Lightroom Q&A
Following Georgette Grossman and Chris Langford’s Q&A on Lightroom, Georgette provided a PDF on Lightroom Workflows by George Jardine–a guide for handling Lightroom on your laptop while traveling and merging it with your main computer when you return home. She also provided links to her favorite Lightroom resources: Books by Martin Evening (contains EVERYTHING on
Using Levels and Threshold Adjustments to Correct Black Point, White Point, and Midtone Range Values to Neutral Target Values
The goal of this technique is to correct black point and white point values of an image, to 10-10-10, and 245-245-245, so that blacks are truly black and whites are truly white, and also to ensure the neutral midtone areas of the image are actually neutral. Based on your own experiments, you may even want