Training Materials & Resources

A presentation on making sure your photos have IMPACT! by Larry Petterborg.
Photo Intention Deficit Disorder (PIDD)

Compositing - Expand Your Creative Space

An introductory presentation covering the training classes that will be offered starting in May 2017.
PPC Pre-Meeting Training Roll-out

Presentation on printing your photographs by Dennis Fritsche - August 18, 2016.

Photoshop Advanced Training by Bud Barlow - May 30, 2015, covering Advanced Selections, Masking, Smart Objects, Composite Images, and Camera Raw Filter.

Files used in the Advanced Photoshop class

Photoshop Basic Training by Bud Barlow - April 25, 2015, using PS CC 2014. Covers PS preferences, workflow, shortcuts, simple image adjustments and selections, noise reduction and sharpening, layers and masks, resizing and printing. Audience: Relatively inexperienced users of Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements), or those with some experience who want to “fill in some gaps”.

Lightroom Training - Overview, Library, Basic Editing - February 7, 2015

Lightroom Training - Develop Module - February 28, 2015

Color, the Brain, and Monitor Calibration

This is a handout from Hal’s 8/4/14 presentation: Imagination, Photoshop, & Compositing.

Also, we have video of Hal‘s presentation. Warning: This is a large file and may load very slowly.

Larry Petterborg has created a beautiful presentation on Flower Photography. Here it is in two formats:

• PowerPoint
• Adobe

This is a description of Bud Barlow’s creation of the Best of Show image from the “Take Five” contest: Producing a Creative Photo.

From the Ocober 2013 club meeting:

From the May 2013 Snapshots! session: Six Ways to Improve Your Images by John Lehman, and Think Like a Professional by Marea Downey.

Download and view Priscilla Derr Killion’s presentation to the club on Tabletop Photography: Constructed Images.

James shared about his experiences on a rafting trip in the Grand Canyon: Grand Canyon and also gave us some valuable tips on making star trail photographs: Star Trails.

James also put together a beautiful slideshow of his images from the trip. Warning: the show is an executable file which will download to your desktop before it runs, and it is a very large file - so expect long download times. The show is well worth the wait!

James Stover taught the use of High Dynamic Range (HDR) techniques to photograph outdoor displays of Christmas lights.

Christmas Light Photography

For the November 2012 “Snapshots!” presentation, Dan Leffel discussed landscape composition.

Landscape Composition

Dennis Fritsche taught lightroom techniques for the September 2012 “Snapshots!” session.

The PPC Training Event for Spring 2012 was the “Gearing Up” Workshop. Materials from the different stations is found at the following links.

If you are uncertain how to resize your images in order to enter them in a photoclub contest, please check one of these tutorials.

Larry Petterborg presented a slideshow with valuable tips on taking nature photographs according to GSCCC standards.

Nature Photography

John Lehman shared with the club some great advice on working with models and tips on lighting for outdoor model shoots. He has made his presentation available.

From How to Wow!

Following his presentation on Monday, Aug. 26, 2011, Ron provided some printed instructions to help folks who wanted to try some of his methods for turning photographic images into art.

Creating Art

Dennis Fristche gave a presentation on how to build slideshows from your images. This is a good way to exhibit your photography - at the PPC end-of-year party, for example.

Making a Slideshow

For some instructions and advice on preparing print images for competition, please read these documents ...

... or view this video.

The February 2012 speaker, Eric Schoondergang, gave a presentation on Printing Black and White images. He has graciously provided copies of his materials - a slideshow and accompanying notes.

The Dallas Camera Club has created some video training on how to resize images for Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Lightroom users. Links to these training materials are provided here with the permission of the DCC.

A complete lighting equipment set is available for members to rent. Additional information and a Rental Agreement is available in a downloadable Light Rental Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The availability of the lighting equipment set can be viewed directly on a Google calendar ("busy" is used to indicate the lighting equipment set has been rented or reserved).

Some of the setups used during the Tabletop Photography Workshop can be checked out for club members to work with at home. Contact Cindy Vaillancourt for more details and to make arrangments.

A ColorMunki Photo is available for members to rent. The ColorMunki Photo can be used to color-calibrate monitors, printers and projectors. A LensAlign MKII is also available for members to rent. The LensAlign MKII can be used to check the accuracy of your camera’s autofocus system. Additional information and a Calibration Equipment Rental Agreement is available in a downloadable Portable Document Format (PDF) file. Rental inquiries should be addressed to the Calibration Equipment Rental Officer.