Technical Talk

Links to technical articles, notes from talks, equipment reviews etc.
How to create your own website using Photoshop Notes for Photoshop CS users by Phil
Making Selections in Photoshop From presentation by Tony (46 Kbytes)
Using Camera Raw From presentation by Ben (90.5 Kbytes)
Phils' Travel Tips From members night 16/4/08
Adhesive Matboard Mounting Detailed notes from Louise on how she mounts prints onto self-adhesive foam-core backing.
Colour Management for Photographers Notes by Tony on why you need it and how to do it (or some of it).
Glamour Retouching A Photoshop tutorial by Warren
The Kodak DCS Story A history of Kodak digital imaging from 1987 to 2004 (PDF, about 4mb)
Simple Lens Testing Notes from the recent lens testing night
LCD Monitor Test Images A series of test images, and instructions on how to use them to adjust/calibrate your monitor.  Aimed specifically at LCD monitors - don't know how applicable they are to CRT types.
Depth-of-Field Notes Phil's very thorough document which was the basis of his presentation on 30/9/09.
Depth-of-Field Self-Test The short self-test that accompanied the above.
Image resizing for the new projector Notes from Tony about how to make the best of our new projector in 2011
GeoTagging - cautionary notes Some notes about possible dangers of uploading  geotagged images to social networking sites.
"Rethinking Talent" - an essay by Alain Briot A thought-provoking essay about the value of talent vs work ethic and other attributes, as applied to photography. Could equally well be applied to most things in life.
Triptych notes Notes from the presentation by Michelle on 16th Feb
More Geo-Tagging Notes Notes from presentation by Gerard on 3rd March
Making Books with Blurb Notes from presentation by Greg Bell on 19/10/2011