Yearly Archives: 2024

If you have a lot of photos that need organizing along with culling the keepers, there is a new program Excire Foto. There is a 14 day trial period for…

Follow up on the last post about ISO. Steve Perry is pretty picky but gives an interesting explanation about ISO, how it affects detail and color along with a few…

Find Your Camera’s ISO Limit and Stop Wasting Shots With a Simple Test. Good article on ISO and noise. To read click HERE.

Updated on FCC website are the DPI Competition results for November 2024. Also, the revised CACCA rules have been added. To go to CACCA page click HERE.

The first competition images for the 2024-25 Foresters Camera Club are now posted on the web site and Facebook for your viewing pleasure. Next meeting, Tuesday, October 15, will be…

by Jack Martin I just bought the Apple 16 Pro Iphone and there is alot of choices on formats, both photos and videos. One of the options with the newer…

Tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept 17, 7pm will be the first FCC presentation meeting with the topic of how to improve your black and white images. Don't miss it! For more information…

Look and learn from other photographers. Identify what makes you like their images. Find a subject you feel strongly about. Select the images you like and understand why they are…

Don't forget, Foresters Camera Club's new season starts tonight, 7pm, United Methodist Church, 12101 S Harlem Avenue. After some bumpy times with Covid wreaking havoc on clubs, FCC has survived…

Don't forget, next Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at United Methodist Church, 12101 S Harlem Ave, Palos Heights. 7pm kicks off the new camera club season. Everyone is invited, current members…

A Celebration of Photography, August 19th, 2024 Part of World Photography Week - August 12th - 26th To go to website for this event, click HERE.

Great article from the archives of Nature TTL. Also example of how Library Module in Lr is a great import and organizing tool. If you are not familiar with the…

Camp Sagawau. They are putting more feeder up now and I'm sure the days leading up to the fest would be a good time to go there to shoot some…

There are not many brick and mortar camera stores left in Chicacgo, interesting, you would think the market would be there. Anyway, one of the few left is ProCam in…

Grading Every Camera Maker: 2024 Mid-Year Review | The PetaPixel Podcast. Click HERE to read article.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in DPI color and monochrome are posted on the FCC website and Facebook. As a judge, I found it a challenge to pick the best…

I am organizing a camera meet up for next month (May) in Peru, Illinois. These events are always weather dependent but I am shooting (lol) for the Friday date. Schedule…

Good explanations of the Photoshop Layers Blending Modes. I felt the images were not as helpful but encourage the user to experiment with layers from their photography. To read article…

Last chance to brush up on your skills for capturing the solar eclipse. To read this article in PetaPixel click HERE.

To read this great article from Nature TTL click HERE.

For those who may want to review the information from the presentation at club on Tuesday night, the slides are located on the FCC Website under Tutorials. Just click on…

Total solar eclipse fast approaching. Click HERE to read article from PetaPixel for tips on taking images.

Click HERE to go to Datacolor signup page

Tim Grey has put up one of his webnars on YouTube. Click HERE to watch.

Foresters Camera Club is experimenting with ways to revitalize and increase interest in camera clubs. Many camera clubs in the area have seen enrollment drop or have disbanded altogether. So…

Don't forget FCC club meeting tonight, 7pm.

Successful photographer shows its not always the most expensive gear. Read how he shot with a kit lens, traveled light. Click HERE to read.

Here is some inspiration that can be done close to home. Spring is around the corner, start planning now. To read in PetaPixel click HERE.

To read great article from PetaPixel click HERE.

For all you photographers hung up on the rule of thirds, here is a good Youtube video on Compositional Balance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vah-WrYsM7Q

FCC March presentation will be on Close-up, Macro, and Focus Stacking photography. Good article from PetaPixel on macro. To read click HERE.

I know many of us use YouTube for instruction how to do anything. Like most of us, I learn only the stuff in Photoshop I need at the moment. I…

Article from the Nature TTL blog. A lot of ads but still has good information. To read click HERE.

Tonight, January 16 meeting will be on Zoom. A presentation by John Lubon on how to do a black and white with a splash of color will be given along…

Why Your Wide-Angle Lens Images Are So Boring Good tip on how to improve your wide angle shots. Click HERE to read article from PetaPixel.

Next FCC meeting will be this Tuesday, January 16, 7pm via Zoom and the main topic will be a presentation on B&W with a touch of color by John Lubon.…

Best Kit Lenses of All Time: My Five Favorites. Read good article on kit lenses in PetaPixel. Kit lenses use to get a bad rap but there were some gems…