Useful Links & Information

Covid-19 guidelines (Beacon Centre)

Anyone entering the Beacon Centre should comply with our COVID-19 guidelines. Please:

do not attend if you are feeling unwell
wash your hands or use sanitiser on entering the centre
wear a mask if you can

Social Media

Facebook

Herne Bay Photographic Club – the club’s general Facebook page
HBPC Gallery – our members’ gallery
HBPC Support Group – a closed group for club members to get/share help and advice

Software

Below is a list of links for software you can use for processing your images. If possible always capture your images in RAW as it will allow for better processing.

RAW vs JPG

digital-photography-school.com/raw-vs-jpeg/

Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom

Photoshop allows you to work with different layers, to remove objects, retouch, combine photos, play with colour and effects and much, much more.

Lightroom allows you to make dull-looking shots vibrant, punch up colours, remove distracting objects and straighten skewed shots. You can also catalogue your images and tag them with keywords.

Note: Photoshop and Lightroom are only available on a cloud subscription basis:
www.adobe.com/uk/creativecloud/photography.html

Gimp

A free open source program, designed on the same principles as the Adobe Photoshop.
www.gimp.org/

Darktable

A free open source application, designed on the same principles as the Adobe Lightroom.
www.darktable.org/

Affinity Photo

A very good (and cheap!) alternative to Photoshop which does not require an ongoing subscription.
affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/

ON1 Photo Raw

Another good alternative to Adobe’s products, but also requires a subscription.
www.on1.com/

Adobe Elements

A cut-down version of Photoshop, can be purchased as a one-off piece of software.
www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop-elements.html

Audio Visual software demonstrated at the meeting on Oct. 9th 2018

www.wnsoft.com/en/picturestoexe/
and for music:
www.audacityteam.org/

Technical Help

Mounting Demonstration

A demonstration about cutting mounts for prints by Steve Roberts:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy_JOHxIfb8

Manual Exposure Cheat Sheet

How to expose manually
digital-photography-school.com/manual-exposure-cheat-sheet/

Zone focusing

How to get sharpness in street photography:
digital-photography-school.com/ultimate-guide-to-zone-focusing-for-candid-street-photography/
More technical explanation including hyperfocal distance
www.streethunters.net/blog/2014/09/03/learn-zone-focusing-hyperfocal-distance-street-photography/

Exposure triangle

Exposure triangle Part 1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eVjUrY9a9c
Exposure triangle Part 2
Stops and Exposure Triangle
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCo81YyO2p4
Exposure Triangle and Depth of field Part 3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYvUC20Ibqk

Single Picture Explains How Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO Work In Photography

https://www.boredpanda.com/photography-shutter-speed-aperture-iso-cheat-sheet-chart-fotoblog-hamburg-daniel-peters/

Photography composition basics – truth about the rule of thirds,
symmetry, repetition and rhythm

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF4h9vhtSGA

30 Common Photography problems solved

www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/technique/expert_advice/30-photography-problems-solved-101271

General Help

Aesthetics and Style

How Aesthetic Differs from Style and Why it Matters

Fashion Photography

Fashion Photography Tips for Beginners

Supplies

Pre-cut mountboard

For pre-cut mount board which you either cut the aperture yourself or buy finished. To cut the aperture yourself you need cutter and to finish , you can back the print with card and use mount tape at attach. All available here:
https://www.paperspectrum.co.uk/mounting-products-20-c.asp

Pinnacle Pearl paper

This company sells a useful paper called Pinnacle Pearl for club competitions:
https://www.paperspectrum.co.uk/pinnacle-pearl-photo-paper-295gsm-and-260gsm-4725-p.asp

All sorts of paper

This company supplies anything from basic print paper to fine art. They also provide ICC profiles for you to use with your specific printer:
https://www.permajet.com/