Photochrome Camera Club

Some tips , hints and procedures on travel photography and image presentations. This presentation will be accompanied by recently photographed images of South China’s Pearl River Delta, featuring HongKong, Macao and Canton.

Accomplished China traveler, Jim Silva will moderate.

Photochrome will be holding its first ever Photoshop Night on Thursday, May 15th. This meeting will be different from any meeting we’ve ever held, with four “acts” going on at the same time! The meeting room will be set up with four work stations, each with an instructor discussing different aspects of this powerful program.
During the evening, members can browse about and spend as much time as they wish at each station.
Here are the subjects being presented:
• Work Flow, with Stacy Boorn. Stacy will demonstrate how she gets her images from camera to computer. Then, she’ll discuss the steps she uses to translate the digital image into a work of art.

• Camera Raw, with Deborah Hall. Deborah will demonstrate the power of Camera Raw. We’ll discover the reasons why this step is so important to the serious digital photographer.

• Dodging and Burning Using Curves, with Connie Louie. Connie will demonstrate this technique, one of several which are preferable to using the Dodge & Burn Tool.

• Cloning, with Alan Heald. Alan will demonstrate several methods which allow a photographer to alter an image by replacing, or modifying, unwanted elements in a photograph.

If you own a laptop, bring it along. If you don’t own one, be sure and bring a pen and a pad of paper, because this evening will be a great way to acquire new skills.
For those of you who shoot film, Photoshop Night would be a great way to gain a new understanding the “digital revolution” in photography.

Mountain Home Lake & Fort Scott
Alice Steele, Leader
Much of the Presidio is restored and just seems to invite the viewer to “Take my picture!” Some parts are more reserved and not quite so well-tended. First, we’ll visit Mountain Home Lake, at the very edge of the Presidio. Enter at 12th Avenue and Lake Streets (find street parking) to seek out an interpretation of this attractive little lake. We’ll spend about an hour there and then head for Fort Scott, an area that’s not-yet prettied up. Enter at the intersection of Storey Road and Lincoln Blvd. A parking lot is at the south side of the intersection on Storey Road. Old buildings, peeling paint. Note: There may be some police practice activity nearby but that is off limits for our photography. If you would like to carpool, email me at sfalice-at-aol.com.