PRINTING ON THE WEB |
DS Colour labs
Inexpensive, high quality colour & mono printing on sizes from 5" x 3.5" (16p) 18" x 12" (£1.25). They use the Fuji Frontier Digital Lab system, a chemical process not inkjet. A fast turn-around, delivery usually within 2 days of upload. They offer a limited range of papers: gloss, luster and pearl (metalic finish). To get the best results you should download their colour profiles to apply to your images in Photoshop/Elements/Lightroom etc but you can stick with sRGB if
you prefer. Great for colour but exceptional for mono work and their Luster paper for mono is a good choice. |
Moo.com
Great quality, low priced, digitally printed business cards, greetings cards etc. Check out their Mini Cards, 100 cards for around £10 with a different image printed on each card. At also images to be imported directly from your Flickr pool. |
Blurb.com
Make your own photo book. Good quality and prices. Free online tools to help you build your book. Can take images directly from your Flickr pool (if high enough resolution). Speak to Andy Linden or Dave Mason, they have both made several Blurb books. |
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HOW TO's |
How to do studio on a budget
The Piers Guide (on AWPS)
A wealth of helpful advice and links to get you started. |
How to do focus layering in Photoshop
YouTube video link
Essential viewing if you enjoy close up, macro photography. |
Digital Workflow
Very informative presentation from Croydon Camera Club written by Mike Farley LRPS. View online or download the pdf. |
Adobe TV
Comprehensive tutorial videos for Photoshop Elements 9/8/7, Photoshop CS and Lightroom |
Neutral Density (ND) Filters
What they are and how to use them |
Mono competition images
A quick visual guide to explain the definition of MONO in club print and DPI competitions. |
Resizing images for DPI competitions
A guide to resizing images in Photoshop CS and PS Elements. |
How to prepare your images for DPI competitions (more in depth)
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