Tech Tips

This section of the site is being reviewed and will be updated with relevant content as it becomes available.

Below is the list of topics that were posted in years past in response to what we called a “Tech Box”. This was a box that was set up at the meeting for members to put the technology related questions in. If you find you still need more information, turn to your search engine of choice, type in what you’re looking for and see what pops up.

Different sharpening techniques for print, email, monitor etc. in Photoshop

There is a great article on this topic at http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/image-sharpening.htm where they explain what sharpening in Photoshop  really does. It also covers sharpening for different outputs such as prints and monitor viewing; email sharpening will be the same as monitor sharpening.

Various How-to’s

Clean your camera – a great online resource for this can be found at http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/. There is a lot involved in cleaning a camera. I strongly recommend that you read through all of the sections of this site before attempting to clean your camera. 

How to read a Histogram and use it to improve a photo

The histogram is probably the most important tool on your camera when learning digital photography. It shows you a graphic display of your exposure. The following is a list of places where you can read up on the histogram, what it means, how to read it, and how to use it to improve your images. I’ve arranged them in order of least to most difficult.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/histograms1.htm

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/expose-right.shtml