Kingswood Photographic Society Digital Group Programme 2009

All sessions are at 7.30 p.m. St Barnabas Church hall

Speakers: Tony Poole ARPS, Steve Cox plus guests

Thursday 19.2.2009 Workflow & RAW Conversion and why we should use it

In this session Tony and Steve will cover RAW conversion techniques and tools and show you some advanced photo editing hints and tips to make your images start to pop before you start serious post- production in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.

Thursday 23.4.2009 An Introduction To Layers and Adjustment Layers

An understanding of layers and blending modes is critical for digital darkroom workers. This session is designed to take you from using basic levels and curves layers to using adjustment layers for advanced lighting changes

Thursday 18.6.2009 Digital Darkroom: Retouching The Portrait

Heaven bless the skin we’re in. Here we’re going to walk you through some basic and advanced techniques to improve your portraits.

Thursday 24.9.2009 Successfully Printing Your Image

Printing your image the way you visualize it is critical. The KPS team will walk you some valuable lessons and some do’s and don’ts - so that your images sing rather than whimper

Thursday 19.11.2009 Creating Great Digital Monochromes

The last KPS-DG session of the year focuses on a touchy subject. There are those who tell you “you can’t get a decent digital black and white”. Of course you can - and we’ll show you how to use your darkroom knowledge on the PC or Mac to produce stunning monochromes.