Dean W. Ginther will make a presentation on composition.If you are at the right place at the right time and know how to operate your camera proficiently, then the challenge of taking a good picture is largely one of selecting the optimum focus, exposure, and composition. Modern cameras generally are proficient at selecting proper focus and exposure, but composition is entirely a function of the judgement of the photographer. Assuming proper focus and exposure, composition makes the difference between a ho-hum photograph and a good or great photograph. While prudent cropping can improve the composition of a photograph, most post processing can’t significantly improve a poorly composed photograph. This session is appropriate for both experienced and novice photographers. No knowledge of Photoshop or any other post processing software is needed. The session will be devoted to reviewing the elements of good composition, including a video by Hudson Henry, and then applying that information to review of a variety of photographs. A handout will be provided. Adobe Photoshop is the big brother of Elements. It has become the standard for image editors. Photoshop CS6 is the last version that could be purchased. Photoshop CC is the new version that you buy through a subscription. CC stands for Creative Cloud. Improvements to CC are downloaded from the internet as they become available. For more details please check out www.adobe.com. Currently there is a special subscription price for a photographers package of Lightroom and Photoshop.
We meet on the first Thursday of the month from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Photography Studio.
This SIG explores how to use Photoshop CS-CC. Most of the discussions will be using CS6 or CC with some items that would apply to some previous versions.
A typical meeting consists of questions and answers about using CS-CC to develop your images to match how you want the image to appear. A member often presents some aspect or use of Photoshop. We have had presentations on the liquefy filter, writing actions, using NIK Silver Efx Pro and others. We often close with members explaining how they developed their original image to achieve their vision by showing the layers in the psd or tiff file that was used to build the final image. The meeting format is flexible and may change from time to time.
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