Dik will present some of his magic for our enjoyment...how to make a picture with the depth of HDR from one photo by using NIK software.  He will also show some of his creative methods to enhance your picture.  Come and check out our SIG, Thursday, 12:30

CS Plus, a Sig for those interested in Photoshop, add-on software like but not limited to On One, Nik Topaz and I am sure I am missing so many more.  Even if you don't have Photoshop CS,  elements work with many of them. 

We will be in our 3rd? year or is it 4?   Time flies when you have fun;  Meetings are the first Thursday of the month, 12:30 to 2 pm in the photo club, Starting on October 3rd.  Unfortunately, due to an ankle injury, I won't be available to see Elisa Morris will do a presentation on Photoshop CS 6. 

In November, Shirley Bormann will present on NIk black and white.    More to come after that!

All are welcomed to join.   Especially those  interested in learning, and growing and sharing what we learned in a very friendly environment.  It is lots of fun!   Joyce Seddon

This Thursday, March 7, is a change in the schedule...as I was unable t do it last month, Dik switched with me and then this Thursday I will tackle Nik...my favorite add-on.  It is a lot of fun and very easy to use.

Photoshop CS is now CS etc.

Eleven of our Sig members came together to brainstorm what direction we want our sig to go.  Out of the 11, five work in Elements,  eight work in Photoshop 5 or 6, and Six work in Lightroom.  So obviusly, there is a lot of crossing over. 

On top of that, there is one aperture user, four Nik users, 2 professional portrait users, and three topaz users.   If anything, we are diversified!

So we worked out a schedule, with just a few holes in it, to touch on the interests and needs of our members.   Some of us will want to learn more about the programs we have, others will want to explore the programs available to see what direction they want to go. 

Our schedule for the year is as follows:

Dec 6th:  MartySchwerin-Photo matrix HDR

January, no meeting

Feb 7th, Joyce Seddon, Working with Nik Color Effex 4

March 7th Dik Salsbury-Color Range, Refine Edge, Multiple Selection tools

April 4th:  Available

May 2nd:  Stan Bormann- TBA

June Elise Morris:  Light room Cropping and overview

July-Sept no meeting

Oct 10 Shirley Bormann- TBA


I am so proud of our group for getting so organized!  There are still chairs available in the Sig meetings so come join our group!  The more the merrier!  

I will let you know if Elements can be used with it or if it is only Photoshop. 

For Example, For our December meeting,  Photomatrix works with Lightroom, and Aperature.  It is also a filter plug in for CS2 or higher.  AND it is a "stand alone"  meaning you don't need to start with an Adobe product like Elements, Lightroom or CS first, so everyone should be interested. 

Have a great Thanksgiving!  and see you in December!  

Photoshop Sig is Changing into something NEW

Many of our members, although they love Photoshop, are spending more and more time in other software...software that is available to Element Users as well, such as Nik, On-One, Topaz, Aperture, 

There is a lot of interest in the software out there to help us edit and develop our pictures.  With the increase interest in third-party development plug-ins, we are going to redefine the Photoshop sig into a brand new Sig. It will be one that focuses on these Plug-ins such as Nik, OnOne, and Topaz Software and how they relate to the Adobe products of Elements and CS as well as Aperture, and IPhoto.  Certainly there is something here for everybody!

The first number of meetings we will be reviewing the programs available so if you ever wanted to evaluate some of them for your own use, this is a good time!  The new Sig… Beyond Adobe, the new  Creative tools, will meet the first Thursday of the month, from 12:30 to 2pm.  We will meet in November and December.  All members are welcomed with enthusiasm!

For information, email Joyce Seddon, facilitator at Joyce.mike@cox.net.  Please put the word Sig in the subject line to be sure I spot it!  

We had a great meeting with a lot of keen (am I dating myself)  tips.  Howard will facilitate the Feb meeting (Ground Hog Day)  so we'll have to work on some tip to emphasize shadows!  Whatever Howard has up his sleeve, it will be fun and rewarding for all.  I am playing around with trying to add the notes I gave out as an attachment,  Wish me luck!  Joyce  tips for Photoshop

Happy January!!! Next meeting...Thursday, Jan . 5th, 12:30

We have lots to learn!...well we knew that when we first opened CS5,  but boy do I have a fun and EASY  tips for us all....Thanks to Kelby Training,  some great insider tips for easy success in a whole bunch of situations...everyone will get something out of this that they will be able to use immediately.  I promise!!  I have the video, and will make up info sheets for us.  See you there! Joyce


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