Lithium-ion Batteries — all the info you ever wanted

Peter Smith forwarded some info he was sent after a discussion on camcorder battery life. He thought that this might be of interest to our members. I found that the text was an excerpt from the Wikipedia entry on Lithium-ion batteries so rather than duplicating it here I’ll simply give you the link to theContinue reading “Lithium-ion Batteries — all the info you ever wanted”

Your Complete Guide to Photo Backups

Your Complete Guide to Photo Backups Backing up photos is one of the most critical (ongoing) tasks for photographers, both amateur and professional. The “computer age” has been a blessing, allowing us to store and share huge amounts of digital photos. But that blessing has created the need to protect those delicate digital files, andContinue reading “Your Complete Guide to Photo Backups”

Free 10-Week Photoshop Course

CreativeTechs Tips » Free 10-Week Photoshop Course. I’d like to take a break from our normal tips format to announce something big. In two weeks, CreativeTechs is kicking off a free, 10-week, worldwide, Photoshop course. Jason Hoppe, our Adobe Certified Instructor, has designed a comprehensive course that covers Photoshop CS4 in detail. If you’ve beenContinue reading “Free 10-Week Photoshop Course”

WnSoft PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.6

Wings Platinum is the de-facto standard software for preparing AVs in our club but others use PicturesToExe and seeing this announcement prompted me to publish this, thinking that some of you might like to give the trial version a whirl and see how it compares to Wings. WnSoft PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.6 – Digital SLR BlogContinue reading “WnSoft PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.6”

DIY Photoshop Brushes

DIY Photoshop Brushes One of the most popular searches involving Photoshop on the web is, perhaps not unsurprisingly, for free Photoshop brushes. Photoshop brushes can be used for a range of editing and creative tasks and while it’s fun to find and download great looking brushes it’s also possible to create them yourself and toContinue reading “DIY Photoshop Brushes”

50 amazing Flickr streams

50 amazing Flickr streams by Photocritic Beyond the stuff I’ve been posting in my twitter stream, I haven’t really had much time to post proper blog posts here on this blog recently – and my apologies about that. What I have been doing, however, is browsing Flickr to get some amazing inspiration, ideas, and tipsContinue reading “50 amazing Flickr streams”

PhotographyBB Magazine – Issue 12 is Here!

PhotographyBB Magazine – Issue 12 is Here! VANCOUVER, CANADA – PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the twelfth edition of the PhotographyBB Magazine Online. The PhotographyBB Magazine Online is quickly becoming a leading resource in the future of free information distribution, offering our readers: Digital Photography tips and techniques, DSLR camera function training, and imageContinue reading “PhotographyBB Magazine – Issue 12 is Here!”

ScottCritiques.com

ScottCritiques is a new site on which professional photographer Scott Bourne will critique images. These critiques will be along the lines of our evaluation evenings but probably more in depth. Read the welcoming post linked below and decide if you want to submit some of your own images for critique, or just follow along andContinue reading “ScottCritiques.com”