Category Archives: Education
Judging guidelines presented by JJ van Heerden
Many years ago JJ van Heerden gave a short presentation at a club meeting, giving some thoughts on how images could be judged. I thought that I had lost the notes he gave us as a handout but someone recently gave me a copy so thought it worth posting here so that it doesn’t getContinue reading “Judging guidelines presented by JJ van Heerden”
Beginners’ talk by Wessel
The informational part of our BWI evening on 3 July was in the form of a talk aimed at beginners by our own Wessel Wessels. This was a very much condensed version of what he would normally present on a weekend workshop. He referred to several resources and has provided to links to them forContinue reading “Beginners’ talk by Wessel”
FREE TRAINING FOR A LIMITED TIME
You may not be aware that LinkedIn bought training company Lynda.com some time ago. I’ve just learned that they are offering their courses free for a “week of learning” until 30 October. There are many photography and art courses so it will be worth using this week to look at any courses that interest you. SeeContinue reading “FREE TRAINING FOR A LIMITED TIME”
The relations between Curves, Colour and Magic
The relations between Curves, Color and Magic from DIY Photography is an interesting article that starts by explaining how additive colour works and goes on to explain how to make use of this with the curves tool in Photoshop or other software to get the best from your images.
Become A Better Photographer In Your Spare Time With These 5 Free Online Courses from Top Universities
The Light Stalking blog published this article listing some free courses that might interest members. It begins, Most of us probably have full time jobs that don’t allow us to spend as much time learning about our beloved photography as we’d like. And, wouldn’t you much rather spend your money on a fast new lensContinue reading “Become A Better Photographer In Your Spare Time With These 5 Free Online Courses from Top Universities”
Discover Lightroom
Discover Lightroom is a new 6½ hour video workshop series that will teach you all you need to know about Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Whether you’ve never used Lightroom before and wonder if you should be using it, or you’re an old hand and want to sharpen your skils, this workshop might be just what youContinue reading “Discover Lightroom”
The Arcanum
The Arcanum is brought to us by Trey Ratcliff of Stuck in Customs and Stuck on Earth fame. It uses the traditional master and apprentice approach to learning creative arts, but adds a twist. No longer do a master and his apprentices have to be together in the same place; The Arcanum uses technology toContinue reading “The Arcanum”
Helderberg Photographic Society 