Green Valley
Photographic Happenings

by Al Crawford


Digital Darkroom Diatribes -- Periodicly Al Crawford sends out a newsletter containing information about workshops and classes.  The newsletters also contain articles about digital photography and about Photoshop.  To subscribe to Digital Darkroom Diatribes click here. to receive furture editions by e-mail.  Click on the link at the beginning of this paragraph to view past editions.
The Green Valley Camera Club -- a club associated with Green Valley Recreation which provides the GVCC with facilities to provide individual instruction and group instruction to the residents of Green Valley.  GVCC has interest groups in travel photography, digital printing, Photoshop, Black & White photography and other things as interest arises.  
The Digital Imaging Group -- The Digital Imaging Group (DIG) of Scottsdale, Arizona, was formed with the goal of staying current with everything related to the Digital Darkroom. Members are a mixture of  Film and Digital photographers.They try to have 2-3 presentations each month. Subjects include tips on improving your digital workflow process, demonstrations of new software and/or Photoshop plug-ins or just favorite tips from members.
Al's Photo Resources -- Dig deep into the many menus and you will find a multitude of links to just about any photographic resource you need.





Featured Website of the Week

Each week or so a website will be featured here. 
      
      PCPhoto -- Ron Stein alerted me to the improved website of PC Photo magazine.  Under the logo of "PC Photo" is a gray "How To" tab.  At the bottom of that page you will find articles on Camera Techniques, Image Processing, Sharing and Websites, Organization  & Storage, Printing, and more How-To.  These are practical articles on how to get the most out of your digital photography.  There is something for the beginner as well as the advanced photographer.

Al Crawford's Handouts and Tutorials

 These links are most of the handouts that Al provides his workshops and classes this past year.  While many can be used as tutorials some are simply outlines of his presentations.  But they may still give you some food for thought.  The most requested is "Resizing Images for Printing" and "Making Collages ... ".  Those without links are future topics that are planned for the near future and will be sent out in Digital Darkroom Diatribes.

  1. Class notes from Photoshop Elements classes
  2. Curves in Photoshop  
    • Download a Plugin for Curves for Photoshop Elements Click Here
  3. Blending Modes in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
  4. Making Collages in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
  5. Resizing Images for Printing Non-destructively
  6. Workflow for Digital Photographers
  7. Al Crawford's Photographic Workflow when Traveling
  8. How Many Pixels Do You Need?
  9. Adobe Lightroom Review (incomplete)
    • The Library Module
    • The Develop Module
    • The Slideshow Module
    • The Print Module
    • The Web Module
  10. What Makes an Editing Technique Non-destructive?
  11. Non-destrictive Editing Techniques
  12. Automate With Actions in Photoshop CS2
  13. File Sizes and File Formats
  14. What's New in Photoshop CS3
    • Smart Filters
    • Black & White Adjustment Layer
    • Adobe Camera Raw 4.0
    • New Photomerge
  15. How to Convert to B&W


Workshop Wanderings Archives -- During the spring of 2007 Al Crawford sent out to the Green Valley Camera Club members a description of the week's workshops plus whatever information came to his mind.  These weekly newsletters are available here for historical reference by date.

Magazine Websites -- in the Workshop Wanderings there has been listed the websites of  twenty plus photographic magazines and publications.  These websites frequently have their print articles online for free reading (and always for subscribers) and they also frequently have tutorials, reviews, and other great information for those interested in photography.  Click on the link here and view these websites.