Useful Websites

These sites may be of interest and help to members. If members find others please provide the full web address to committee (via copy and paste) and a brief note of why the site will be useful to others.

General

East Anglian Federation of Photographic Clubs

The Royal Photographic Society

Woods Lodge Studios  - This is a brand new photographic studio situated near Meadowcroft garden centre.  It is however not obvious from the road.

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.

Tutorials, Hints & Tips

 Adobe- Photoshop tutorials

Adobe  - Lightroom tutorials

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.

infoparrot.com - This site has numerous training tutorials in how to use Lightroom.

Sleeklens -  An interesting article explaining why post production is important 

Supplies

Cotswold Mounts - mount supplier

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

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

speedgraphic - photographic equipment and accessories

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

Photobox - useful printing and other services

Spectrum - useful printing and other services

DS Colourlabs Ltd - print lab

ProAm Imaging - print lab

Articles and discussions on judging and competitions

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

photographyblog - how to judge amateur photography

bestshots - The judging process for a particular competition.

betterphoto - How to win a photo contest

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

Will the Real Landscape Photography Stand Up - Interesting comment re landscape photography

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