Steve Crane

Change to image submission rules

It has been decided to increase the file size permitted for images being submitted to competition and evaluation evenings. The previous limit of 350KB has been increased to 500KB per image. Note however that there will no longer be any leeway allowed and submitted images over 500KB in size will be rejected. As always, referContinue reading “Change to image submission rules”

Lightroom: What is it and When Should You Consider it?

There have been questions posted as comments recently asking about the role of Lightroom in a photographer’s workflow. Many posters who are not currently using Lightroom aren’t sure whether Lightroom it is an alternative to Photoshop or where it fits if you have Photoshop too. I thought it was a good time to look atContinue reading “Lightroom: What is it and When Should You Consider it?”

How to Use Textures to Enhance Your Photographs

Images with textures applied are not something we’ve seen much of in club competitions and I submitted this image Ancient Eyes in November as an experiment to see how it would be received. I was surprised at how well it fared, getting the highest score and winning the open section. Given this interest I thoughtContinue reading “How to Use Textures to Enhance Your Photographs”

Tips on Early Morning Photography

Tips on Early Morning Photography A Digital Photography School guest post by Simon Davidson who is from Stellenbosch. Nice to see local people featuring on prominent blogs. The photograph above comes from Simon’s own web site at http://www.simondavo.com. As all photographers know, there are two times of day when the light is most idealContinue reading “Tips on Early Morning Photography”

Get Pro Results with a Compact Camera

Here’s tip #1: When shooting indoors in low light, you actually can get pro results with your compact camera . . . but you have to make pictures rather than simply take pictures. Rick Sammon: Get Pro Results with a Compact Camera

Programme updated

The programme page has been updated with the programme for the new year. Please look at it now and start working on your competition images. Remember, you don’t have to wait until the day before a competition to submit your images.

A Digital Dog Tag for Your Lost Camera

Recovering your camera after losing it is one of those things that most people don’t really think about until the situation actually arises. If you were to lose your camera today, would anyone be able to return it to you? A Digital Dog Tag for Your Lost Camera

The ISO Advantage

How to use the excellent high-ISO performance of today’s cameras I recently returned from photographing brown bears along the Katmai coast of Alaska. I was leading a workshop for Photo Quest Adventures, and we had more than 20 bears at a time on the beach. I’ve been returning to the same area for more thanContinue reading “The ISO Advantage”

11 Outstanding (Free) Alternatives to Photoshop

I absolutely love Photoshop. It’s by far the best image editor out there but unfortunately you have to pay a premium for it. For those of you who are looking for a cheap alternative to Photoshop, look no further. I have gathered what I think are some great alternatives that will meet most if notContinue reading “11 Outstanding (Free) Alternatives to Photoshop”

Masters of photography | RetroCamera

Something I believe peope should study more is the master of photography, or arthistory in general. I can’t say I’m an expert on the history of photography myself, but I have an interest and have studied arthistory as a student, which included some photography. Visit the article at Masters of photography for some links toContinue reading “Masters of photography | RetroCamera”