Nelson Camera Club - Useful Information
Club Business
Click here for list of the club's officers. 
To contact the club, see Contacts. 

The Club's Annual General Meeting is in January.
Click to see the Club's constitution.
Club Competitions
Click for information on the club's  photography competitions 
Click to see results of recent competitions
Click to see when are the next competitions
Click to see rules for Print and Digital competitions
Click for guidance re' Digital Images
Click to see rules and guidelines
                for Annual Competition (revised Jan 2011)
                                             Links and Sources of Information regarding Photography

Links
The Club is affiliated to the PAGB (The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain)     www.pagb-photography-uk.co.uk       
   through the LCPU (The Lancashire & Cheshire Photographic Union):    www.lcpu.org
The PAGB is affiliated to the world-wide organisation Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique(FIAP): www.fiap.net 
   (If you would like to receive the monthly newsletter from the PAGB, request it through rod@creative-camera.co.uk)
The RPS (Royal Photographic Society) site:  www.rps.org  (eg click on a special interest group for portfolios) 
 
Photography
    Use local libraries (reference range in 770's - eg books by John Hedgecoe) and internet search engines (eg www.google.com)
    Examples of good books include          
           Paul Hill - Approaching Photography;  Mark Galer - Foundations for Art & Design - Guide to Creative Photography;
           Susan Sontag - On Photography
    Useful information available in websites such as www.experience-seminars.co.uk, www.redeye.org.uk,
                            http://digital-photography-school.com       www.livingroom.org.au/photolog 
                                 www.silberstudios.tv 
           A website designed for landscape photographers, with free software to guide you regarding light conditions
            in a particular area - eg direction of sun and practicalities at what time (eg dawn): http://photoephemeris.com
    Useful information also in photography magazines
           eg Digital Photo (monthly) and Practical Photography,  both of which use the same website: www.photoanswers.co.uk 
                 British Journal of Photography: www.bjp-online.com
Image editing (in Photoshop)
    Again - use libraries and internet search engines  (key in photoshop tutorials)
      eg www.ephotozine.com (Photoshop instruction & Gallery);  www.alittlephotoshop.com (Stuart Little Photoshop instruction)
    Examples of good books include
       Scott Kelby - The Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers;  Tom Ang -  Advanced Digital Photography

Audio-visual presentations (slideshows)
    Many members use the software PTE (Pictures to Exe) - see the website www.wnsoft.com for updates, forums and advice
           See also www.beckhamdigital.co.uk 

Photographers
    Use local libraries and internet search engines
    Probably the widest range of books in our region is at Manchester Central Reference Library (Arts Section)
           but at present this is closed for major refurbishment - check progress on this in due course at www.manchester.gov.uk 
    Comprehensive website for photographers up to the middle of the 20th century:  www.masters-of-photography.com 
           Try also www.libraryofphotography.com/photographers.html

The rights of photographers -  in an age where on occasions some people object to pics being taken in public
                                  http://www.sirimo.co.uk/2009/05/14/uk-photographers-rights-v2     
                                  http://www.photographyblog.com/articles/know_your_photography_rights 
                and for a useful article by Christine Widdall on Plagiarism in Photography,
                                                    see the LCPU website (www.lcpu.org) under 'Downloads'
Printing of photographs 
    Some members use a Manchester firm called DSCL for prints for club competitions:   www.dscolourlabs.co.uk
     Another reliable firm (eg for photobooks): www.photobox.co.uk
Note for members - guidance updated January 2011

When submitting images for this website
the general guideline for image size is have as small size as possible whilst giving decent quality online - this can be around 100kb for some images, for others up to around say 400kb. 
Specifically, please take these steps in preparing your image(s)
for this purpose In Photoshop:
 Image Size: resolution 72dpi and image size 1024x768px,
 then Save As JPEG quality which indicates size as above and less than 500kb   (remember to Save As a different file name, otherwise you write over your original image; and also give me the image title).  If in doubt have a word with Tony.    




Another note for members!

Please have a think about what sources of information YOU find useful and which could be shared with other members and included on this page in the Club website.
Please pass them to the webmaster (Tony Morris)
at a Club meeting or send email to:
                                 webmaster@nelsoncameraclub.com
.