Here is a list of useful Links to websites associated with Photography
These are links used by current members and have been mentioned or demonstrated at Club Evenings. If you have any more that you think may be of interest please email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Photoshop Add ins, Filters and scripts
Golden Section plugin; - Website
- This plugin is set as a filter form the Filter menu. With it you can add a layer displaying the following:-
- Draws the Fibonacci sequences: Golden Section, Golden Spiral and Golden Triangles.
- Draws the two common harmonies: Rule of Thirds and Harmonic Triangles.
- Freely adjust the rectangle to any size within the image boundaries.
- Rotate or flip the divisions any way you like
This plugin is provided as a downloadable demo to try with a £22.61 price tag if you decide to buy.
Golden Crop Script - Website
Golden Crop is a script written in Java Script language using Adobe® Photoshop® object model. It was designed to help cropping pictures according to some composition rules. Besides that, you can rotate and extend canvas using (nearly) non-destructive methods.
Topaz Labs Remask 3 - Website
A Better Solution for Masking and Cut outs
Topaz ReMask is a multi-purposeful plug-in specifically engineered to handle the most common masking and extraction tasks facing photographers and designers. Similar to a pair of scissors, ReMask 3 allows users to easily define the edges of an element to be masked / cut out from it's background - which is an important feature in any post-processing workflow because it opens the door to a variety of creative and corrective tasks. This capability allows users to have endless control over every aspect of colour, detail, positioning and size in their images.
Audio Visual
Pictures to Exe Deluxe 7.0 - Website
Photo Slideshow Software. It is always a delight to share pictures and impressions with friends and relatives. But if you want to turn them into something special, consider creating a slideshow. Enhanced by music, animation (Pan/Zoom effects) and comments, it will ensure an absolutely fascinating experience for those who watch it. And PicturesToExe Deluxe provides the user with all the necessary tools to create a great-looking slideshow or documentary quickly and easily. Also PicturesToExe Deluxe allows create impressive wedding slideshows.
ProShow Gold - Website
Unlimited photos & videos Create slideshows with as many photos, videos and songs as you want. Add multiple photos to one slide for fun, multi-layered effects.
Put those video clips to use. ProShow makes working with video just as easy as using photos. Finally something to do with all those clips from your camera or cell phone
VideoStudio Pro X4 - Website
Professional Video Editing Software
New stop motion animation
New flexible workspace
New time-lapse photography
Integrated HD authoring & burning
Beech Brook - Website
Pictures To Exe Presentations - A library of well over 300 International audio/visual slide shows, utilities, demos and tutorials on a variety of topics. All presentations were created by registered owners of PicturesToExe. These are inspirational to watch and give loads of ideas for presentations.
Beckham Digital - Website
This site has loads of Photoshop tutorials and Royalty Free music to download and try.
Incomputech - Website
This has hundreds of free tunes from seconds to hours for use in slideshows.
Image Stacking
This is the process of taking several images of the same subject and incrementally moving the depth of field for each shot. The selected images are then loaded into the software below and the in focus parts of each image are combined to produce an image that is crisp from front to back.
The paid for programs have a 30 day free trial period.
Combine ZP - Website
This is a free version and is very good. It has good reviews.
Zerene Stacker - Website
This is extremely good and easy to use. There is a cost of $89.00 USD but it is well worth it.
Helicon Focus - Website
This is a program that creates one completely focused image from several partially focused images by combining the focused areas. The program is designed for macro photography, microphotography and hyper focal landscape photography and solves the shallow depth-of-field problem. use. There is a cost to this program depending upon which version you purchase.
Printing
ProAm Imaging professional photography prints - Website
Upload your images and receive your A3 prints by return.
DSCL Colour Labs - Website
Look no further than DS Colour Labs for a professional photographic printing service. Whether you're a keen amateur or professional, DSCL in association with Fujifilm bring together the latest technology and know-how to give you the very best results, whether from digital or film.
Others
The Photographer's Ephemeris - Website
The Photographer's Ephemeris (TPE) is a tool to help with the planning of all types of outdoor photography, but particularly landscape and urban scenes.
It is a map-centric sun and moon calculator: see how the light will fall on the land.
Ron Bigelow Photography - Website
This is a really useful site with many articles on aspects of photography and Adobe Photoshop tutorials.
Ken Rockwell - Website
This photographer offers many insights into various aspects of photography and has a great many reviews of Cannon and Nikon cameras and lenses.
