Amersham Photographic Society

UPDATE FOR BUZZ ONLY..... Buzz Pro version 3 is available to download from here . I have downloaded it, checked it for viruses and installed it, and it works fine. This version was the expensive one with lots of additional effects. I only ever used Simplifier One and the rest (if necessary) is bette...

The Pottery Room was packed, with 32 attending this month. LAYER MASKS The beginners lesson built on last month's basic layers tuition with coverage of Adjustment Layers and Layer Masks. It should be noted that whilst the former are an integral part of both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, Layer Ma...

NEWS Permajet have released a new starter version of their Continuous Inking System with smaller bottles at £230. Feedback from members on CIS systems continues to be mixed. The savings can certainly be spectacular but installation can be tricky and there have been inky accidents. Probably worth con...

Good to see many new members amongst the 30-strong audience. NEWS Over the summer three camera launches caught my eye; - The Panasonic GF1 is the latest in what may prove to be a popular new camera format - Micro Four Thirds. This sits between the Single Lens Reflex (SLR) and the compact and combine...

Our last meeting of the season looked at sharpening and also more thoughts on image management software NEWS dpReview have continued their excellent series of group camera tests with Compact Superzooms . If you are thinking of buying a compact or sub-compact camera for the summer you would do well t...

We spent a lot of time this month on Image Browsing and Organising Software. This is covered in some detail below. Apart from this we struggled with U3-enabled USB memory sticks once again. Unless you really want to run programs from your USB stick I would recommend that you uninstall any U3 softwar...

After covering the basics, we continued to focus on printing this evening - mostly Permajet materials and Epson printers. PERMAJET PAPERS Permajet are a well-respected photographic supplier over many years, stretching back to Nova darkroom products, and now mostly digital materials. Their range of p...

NEWS If you are thinking of buying a compact camera there have been a series of reviews of compacts on the excellent dpReview site. These have been grouped into Superzooms, Enthusiast, Premium, Ultra Compact and Budget cameras. See the first five items under the Reviews/Previews topic. Many other in...

AUDIO VISUAL EVENING A very enthusiastic audience viewed a range of Audio-Visuals by club members and others, demonstrating a range of styles from travelogue to high-energy and narrative. During the tutorial session we looked at the two front-running programs used to create audio-visuals; PicturesTo...

This turned out to be a very busy evening with much to discuss and plenty of interesting images to explore. PC HOUSEKEEPING This beginners lesson was a new topic for us covering Windows Explorer, filing systems, security and recommended housekeeping procedures. The freeware mentioned was the backup ...