Useful Websites

Associations 

East Anglian Federation of Photographic Clubs  The East Anglian Federation (EAF) of Photographic Societies was founded in 1910 and has thus been in existence for over 100 years. The EAF is a constituent founder Member of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB), which is the parent organisation for camera clubs and photographic societies throughout the UK. 

The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain – Serving camera clubs and societies through 15 regional federations throughout the UK.

The Royal Photographic Society  The RPS is an educational charity committed to bringing photography to everyone. Founded when photography was in its infancy, today we are a world-leading photographic community. 

Software

Adobe.com Lightroom and Photoshop are the perfect partners for editing and transforming your images. Get them both in the Creative Cloud Photography plan.

Affiniy Photo Award-winning creative software Professional photo editing, page layout, graphic design and illustration – available for Mac, Windows and iPad, subscription free.

FastStone - An image browser, converter and editor that supports all major graphic formats. (windows)

ON1 Photo RAW  photo editor and raw processor

Photomatix Try High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography to capture the scene as you saw it.

Photo Mechanic® is the Fast Media Browser That Helps You View, Organize, Manage, and Export Digital Photos

XnView MP is a versatile and powerful photo viewer, image management, image resizer. XnView is one of the most stable, easy-to-use, and comprehensive photo editors. 

Supplies

https://phopho.co.uk Photography service in Rayleigh 

Cotswold Mounts - mount supplier

DS Colourlabs Ltd -  print lab

SIMLAB -  print lab: provides fast and professional photography printing services. Photo printing, photo mounting, custom photo gifts & photo supplies. 

7dayshop -  great for all types of batteries and printing ink

picstop -  great for all types of memory cards and other accessories

firstcall-photographic -  photographic equipment and accessories, including mounting board.

Photobox -  useful printing and other services

Spectrum -  useful printing and other services

Tutorials, Hints & Tips

Adobe Photoshop tutorials  

Adobe Lightroom tutorials 

Quest Photography - Photography workshops and talks led by Colin Westgate and Tom Peck

Daniel Bridge -  Photography workshops, tuition and talks

Derek Forss -  Landscape photography and education

Mike Browne - over 300 hundred videos on all aspects of photography

National Geographic -  Photography

Serge Ramelli  -   Youtube video tutorials featuring Lightroom, Photoshop and general techniques,

Anthony Morganti - video tutorials featuring Lightroom, Photoshop and general techniques

Ashbourne Camera Club -  Useful hints and tips

Digital Photography School -  A really useful training website

WnSoft.com -   This is the home of Pictures to Exe. At the bottom of the home page is the “help” section which contains training matter. The site is worth viewing for other useful tips and advice.

Craftandvision - This is an American site and the source of many photo e-books (as PDF files) ranging in price between $5 and $10 dollars. Well worth a visit.

Sleeklens -   An interesting article explaining why post production is important

General

Flick n Click - This is the website of club member Tim Whitelock showcasing his interest in Canal art and photography.  Tim offers talks to clubs and organisations and workshops. Details are on the site.‍

Articles and discussions on judging and competitions

Tangotools -  download the PDF file entitled “Download judging tips now”

photographyblog -  how to judge amateur photography

betterphoto -  How to win a photo contest

pentax forums -  read the forum views on "why I hate camera clubs"

Eddy Sethna - download or view this excellent monograph (pdf) by the late Eddy Sethna on judging criteria

If members find others please email the full web address and a brief note of why the site will be useful to others.