RPS SE Region, March 2022 Newsletter

RPS SE REGION NEWSLETTER March 2022

Last chance to join this workshop in such a great venue on MARCH 12TH Astro Photography at Herstmonceux Observatory workshop Click here to see details of the

Limited to 20 people in this most famous setting

RPS SE REGION NEWSLETTER March 2022

Welcome to the March Newsletter from the SE region. It is a li?le short, but read on, as there will be another email later in the month.

The 2021/2022 AGM is planned for Sunday, 13th March, at 1030 online. This is going to be a low key affair as we only had the 2020/2021 AGM last September.

Although there will be no outside speakers, this is an opportunity to hear about the plans for the SE and make your voice heard.

We will be presenNng our thoughts, plans for 2022 and a plea: • Helping the RPS with their strategy of Photography for Everyone • How we plan to conNnue online workshops • We are desperately short of volunteers to help us carry on the work in the region • Finally, if you wish to bring anything up under AOB, please email me.

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Celia Henderson courses I wrote last month that we have been busy puSng together a significant number of new courses for all you Celia fans out there. Unfortunately we have not quite finalised the web site, but we do have a list of all the courses and their dates.

You will be able to pick and choose a number of courses to suit your requirements in terms of level, Nming and genre.

• All the courses start on a Tuesday and finish on a Thursday • All courses consist of 2 workshops which are 90 minutes duraNon each As soon as the web sites are available, there will a short email to give you the links. We are also intending to send the same informaNon to all previous a?endees of Celia’s courses outside the SE region.

Following this shorNsh newsle?er is a summary of all the courses.

Joe Houghton Courses Our BiteSize courses have been so successful that Joe would like to provide a similar offering around Lightroom. We are therefore doing a pilot in March and hope to offer a number of courses, similar to Celia, across a range of Lightroom topics.

We need you Don’t forget if you have any ideas for the region or want to help contact me at southeast@rps.org John Gough RPS SE Organiser

Combined RPS SE & DIG SE event programme - March 1st, 2022 (Status of event correct as of 25/02/22) Presenting your Work 3 with Joe Houghton First date of event is 11/03/2022 Total number of workshops: 3

Click for access on RPS website (sold out) Another chance to develop your skills creating panels with this highly-rated 3-session workshop! No previous experience necessary.

Astro Photography at Herstmonceux Observatory First date of event is 12/03/2022 Total number of workshops: 1

Click for access on RPS website (places) This course will be teaching practical aspects of night sky photography through lectures and demonstrations. John Fox will give an introduction to imaging the night sky and the Milky Way using a normal camera (any sort) and tripod.

2022 AGM First date of event is 13/03/2022 Total number of workshops: 1

Click for access on RPS website (places) This years AGM is a short event designed to get us back on the normal timescale. As the last AGM was only last September this event is designed to give the members information on the future programme, strategy, our financial position and an appeal for volunteeers.

Flowers and Photoshop for the Creative Photographer series 7/part 3 First date of event is 13/03/2022 Total number of workshops: 9

Click for access on RPS website (places) Using prepared examples and “Recipe Cards”, CH LRPS, a Flower photography fanatic and distance teaching specialist, has adapted her face to face workshops to work in a Zoom based distance teaching environment. Following 6 successful courses, this is the 7th series and the last part.

We are re-thinking how we present Photoshop courses. Future courses will be shorter, but with the ability to pick and choose multiple courses depending your needs and ability.

Combined RPS SE & DIG SE event programme - March 1st, 2022 (Status of event correct as of 25/02/22) ByteSize6: Photoshop Filters repeat no. 2 First date of event is 15/03/2022 Total number of workshops: 2

Click for access on RPS website (sold out) This short 2 workshop course is aimed at both beginners and advanced photoshop users. The vast range of filters in Photoshop can be overwhelming, which ones to use, and why? These two mini workshops will demystify this amazing and creative set of tools to show you how they can be used to create wonderful textures from scratch, sharpen your images, be used in combination to apply image enhancements and creativity. The objective of these workshops is to show you how to use them with Smart Objects and best practices for their use.

BiteSize Lightroom pilot with Joe Houghton First date of event is 18/03/2022 Total number of workshops: 1

No link available, this event is still being planned Joe is trialling this workshop as a precursor to launching a number of short sharp workshops on Lightroom. More news on future courses next month.

More Brushes, Patterns and Textures in Photoshop (Level 2) with Celia Henderson, series 3 First date of event is 24/03/2022 Total number of workshops: 6

Click for access on RPS website (sold out) This is a repeat of the 6 workshop course by Celia. It looks in depth how to incorporate the use of brushes, textures and patterns into your images. There will be a project set by Celia which will discussed at the final workshop date.

How to publish a Photobook in Lightroom with Joe Houghton First date of event is 22/04/2022 Total number of workshops: 1

Click for access on RPS website (places) How to publish a Photobook in Lightroom with Joe Houghton

All BiteSize Courses by level Level Intro Intro Intro Intro Intro Intro Intro Intro Intro Intro Intro Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced

Final Title on website and plan Ge(ng Started: Discover the Tools and Panels Essen9al Skills: Introduc9on to Layers and Selec9ons Pa>erns: Pa>erns, Stamp tool and Textures Colours: Colours, Adjustment Layers and Masks Layer Styles and Effects: Create shadows, borders, gradient overlays and lots more …

Brushes: Overview of preset Brushes and explore Kyle Webster brushes Filters: Wonderful world of Filters Gradients: Overview of all the gradient tools Blend Modes and textures: Blending, colours and textures Text and typography: Incorporate text and images Affinity: For new Affinity users Smart Objects: Ul9mate tool for working non-destruc9vely Ac9ons: Automate repe99ve tasks and get crea9ve Selec9ons: In depth overview of selec9on tools Transforming: selec9ons, layers and images Adobe Camera Raw: RAW processing in Photoshop Layouts, Templates and Guides: Collages, poster publica9on layouts Filters: Delve deeper into the world of Filters Channels: Overview and The Advanced stuff Graphics Tablet/pens and paths: The mighty pen tool Blend Modes and textures: Brush se(ngs and Layer Blend Modes Brushes: The Colour Mixer Brush The Healing Tools: Clone, Patch and Heal Brushes: Make your own brushes Text and typography: Very Crea9ve Text Effects Colours: Advanced Photoshop skills which adjust colour Focus Stacking and Panoramas: Layer alignment, blends and s9tching Affinity: For the Photoshop User Libraries: Store and create re-usable assets Composi9ng: Let's get started with Composites Composi9ng: Let's do something more with Composites Graphics Tablet/pens and paths: Learn to love your pen and tablet Artboards and Layer Comps: for crea9ng mul9ple designs Selec9ons: Advanced methods and tools Blend Modes and textures: Advanced Textures Layer Masks: A lot more than conceal and reveal …

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