Free Online Photo Editors

Free Online Photo Editors

Perhaps you're on vacation and didn't feel like lugging your laptop along with you. But of course you're taking pictures. You can now clean up those photos and even do more advanced image editing from any internet café. A crop of web-based photo editing programs has sprouted up over the past year, mostly based on AJAX or Flash.

The web applications we consider here range from simple photo toucher-uppers all the way up to Photoshop wannabes. But none of them can yet perform the truly advanced functions you'll find in programs like Photoshop or Gimp. We tried out five online photo editors that go beyond the basic rotate and red-eye functions:

• Fauxto
• Picnik
• Picture2Life
• Pixenate
• Snipshot

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E-Petition Update, proposed restrictions regarding photography in public places

E-Petition: response from the Government

The e-petition asking the Prime Minister to "Stop proposed restrictions regarding photography in public places" is on-going. This is a response in advance of the closing date from the Government.

Thank you for signing the petition on the Downing Street website calling for the Prime Minister to stop proposed restrictions on photography in public places.

This petition has already attracted over 60,000 signatures from people who obviously share your concern. Not surprisingly, the idea that the Government might be poised to restrict your ability to take photos has caused some puzzlement and even alarm.

We have therefore decided to respond to this petition before its closing date of August, in order to reassure people.

The Government appreciates that millions of people in this country enjoy photography. So we have checked carefully to see if any Government department was considering any proposal that might possibly lead to the sort of restrictions suggested by this petition. We have been assured this is not the case.

There may be cases where individual schools or other bodies believe it is necessary to have some restrictions on photography, for instance to protect children, but that would be a matter for local decisions.

In fact, Simon Taylor, who started the petition, has since made clear that he was not really referring to Government action or legislation. His main concern appears to be that photographic societies and other organisations may introduce voluntary ID cards for members to help them explain why they are taking photographs. Again, any such scheme would not involve the Government.

We hope this re-assures you and clears up the confusion.

Further information

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Links : Shutter Talk Community

Shuttertalk is a digital photography community with a difference. We bring you the friendliest discussion forums, user contributed articles and reviews, community photo galleries, downloads and resources, plus the latest news from the digital photography world.

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Draft Spring 2008 Programme

Meetings Monday on the dates below at 7:30pm at the HUGH RIPLEY HALL RIPON

Visitors Welcome Fee £2 per night no obligation to join.

January 7th	LECTURE	“Kefalonia” Whitfield Benson Entries for President’s competition
January 14th	EXCHANGE	Berwick or Retford (tbc)
January 21st	COMPETITION	President’s Competition Subject Food, Panel of Three Images Judge: Michael Voice
January 28th	PRACTICAL	Black & White (what makes a good picture and conversion in photoshop) David Morland
February 4th	LECTURE	“Kenya, Tanzania & Zanzibar” Andrew Linscott Entries for Black & White competition
February 11th	HALF TERM – NO MEETING
February 18th	COMPETITION	Black & White (subject: open) Judge: David Morland?
February 25th	LECTURE	Michael Palmer has agreed to do the Natural History Michael has a degree in ornithology and edits the magazine Bird News. His search for quality bird photographs for the magazine led to him taking his own photographs. Michael now photographs natural history in general and is developing an interest in studio photography too.
March 3rd	PRACTICAL	???? Entries for Pictorial competition
March 10th	YPU (Digital)	Presenter: Michael Voice?
March 17th	COMPETITION	Pictorial Subject: Seasons Judge:Walter Sommerville
March 24th	AGM
March 31st	DINNER & PRIZE PRESENTATION

Programme subject to change, check back for latest updates.

Download full 2007/08 Programme

Draft Autumn 2007 Programme

Meetings Monday on the dates below at 7:30pm at the HUGH RIPLEY HALL RIPON

Visitors Welcome Fee £2 per night no obligation to join.

September 24th	LECTURE (WITH NIBBLES)	“Tees Way 199” Richard Jemison & Nigel Whitfield
October 1st	PRACTICAL	Selecting Images & Mounting Prints (mount cutter?) Whitfield Benson Entries for Square Format competition
October 8th	EXCHANGE	The Hague
October 15th	COMPETITION	Square Format (Open) Judge:
October 22nd	PRACTICAL	Portraits Richard Egan (plus model)
October 29th	LECTURE	“Gulf War” Rob Wood
November 5th	COMPETITION	Creative (Open) Judge: Patrick Couzens Entries for Natural History competition
November 12th	PRACTICAL	Photoshop Christmas Cards/Calendars???
November 19th	COMPETITION	Natural History Judge:Brian Newton/Steve Beckett
November 26th	LECTURE	“Press Photography” Malcolm Clarke Entries for Sport & Photojournalism/Portrait comp.
December 3rd	PRACTICAL	Photoshop Andrew Linscott
December 10th	COMPETITION	Sports & Photojournalism/Portrait Judge:
December 17th	PARTY NIGHT (bring a bottle plus £1 towards nibbles)	Quiz? Red stickers - subject: the week that was or Guess the Object
December 24th	NO MEETING
December 31st	NO MEETING

Programme subject to change, check back for latest updates.

Download full 2007/08 Programme

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Unveiled

Adobe unveils the newest versions of the Creative Suite packages, Photoshop CS3 looks version interesting. More Info...

London Eye Photography Competition

As part of its long-running association with the capital’s most popular landmark, Fujifilm is teaming up with the British Airways London Eye as sole sponsor of its online photography competition, currently running as part of its 25 millionth visitor celebrations. As a result of Fujifilm’s sponsorship the winning photograph and selected runner up images will be exhibited on London’s South Bank. More Details on the competition

Official London Eye Site for entries

Cast Shadow in Photoshop

What do you do when a drop shadow isn't realistic enough? Create a cast shadow. When you see an object in a spotlight or a setting sun, you will notice the long shadows that are created behind them, this technique will teach you how to add realism to your images.
Create a case shadow in Photoshop

Summer 2007, Club Events

Events for members only.


July 6th Friday Moth Night
Ripon Racecourse Marina

Come along and see Diane set up her moth trap on the Marina tea and drinks provided on Valiant next morning see the results and take some pictures.


June 16th Elvington Air Museum York

Club day out at Elvington air museum no need to drive meet ant the Marina @ 0800 and share a lift Don’t miss out come along.


August 18th Saturday Moth Night 2 and Barbecue @ The Morlands 8.00 pm

Second chance to see the Moths this time away from the marina and enjoy a social evening with other members of Ripon City Photographic Society

Venue: 83 Whitcliff Lane Ripon (Bring your own Meat and Drink)

Summer 2007, Digital Workshops

Ripon City Photographic Society has many members who have a wealth of experience in digital photography.

You can take advantage of this expertise at our summer digital workshops held in our traditional home of Hugh Ripley Hall.

Beginner or experienced photographer digital Photography is the future and has brought back to the ordinary person the possibility to take, process, print or display their pictures as they want. You are invited to attend our workshops and learn more about digital photography and photo processing. Learn how to improve your skills and increase your knowledge of digital photography.

The price is £2 for members, £5 for non-members and £3 for non-members who bring along their own lap top.

Dates

Monday April 16th
7.30-9.30 pm
Come along to our first session and check it out.
"From Camera to Print"
Introduction to digital photography

If you have your own laptop bring it along and enjoy the reduced rate.


Monday May 14th
7.30-9.30 pm
The second session in our digital workshops.
In this session, by having more than one tutor, we will cater for both beginners and the more experienced.

On this evening we will cover an introduction to photo-processing and, for the more experienced photographer, digital manipulation.

If you have your own laptop bring it along and enjoy the reduced rate.

Monday June 11th
7.30-9.30 pm
The third of our four sessions of digital photography catering for the beginner and for the more experienced. Tonight the programme will cover the following subjects:- colour, highlights and shadows, hue and saturation, brightness and contrast, gradients If you have your own laptop bring it along and enjoy the reduced rate.

Monday July 9th
7.30-9.30 pm
The last in our four monthly summer sessions.
Again we are catering for the beginner and the more experienced digital photographer, with several tutors, this session will cover more aspects of processing your digital photographs.

If you have your own laptop bring it along and enjoy the reduced rate.

Photo Friday

http://www.photofriday.com/


Each week Photo Friday posts a photo assignment. Your mission is the creative interpretation of the week's theme. When you're done, post the picture you took to your website and submit your link to Photo Friday.

Photo Friday is about challenging our participants to be original and creative within the constraints of the week's theme. It's not a competition. Anyone with a camera and a place on the internet to post pictures can participate.

Guardian Travel Photograph Competition

Frame your world
The Guardian looking for pictures that capture the essence of your holiday or travels. Something raw, something moving, something funny. One of our team of distinguished judges will select a winner each week and give their critical verdict.

Enter the competition

Events March-May 2007

12 MARCH 2007: ANNUAL COMPETITION Part 2 JUDGING
It's judging night for the second part of our Annual Competitionwith the 3 categories:
1. Natural History. 2. Record. 3.Portrait

19 MARCH 2007: AGM
Please make sure you come along and share your views and suggestions

APRIL 2007: THE 2ND SHAROW PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
This is a national competition for photographers of all levels of ability.
The charity supported for this year’s competition is Macmillan Cancer Support (Registered Charity Number 261017). The competition is organised by St. John's Church PCC in Sharow, North Yorkshire - a pretty North Yorkshire village set on the outskirts of Ripon, the Cathedral City of the Dales. This competition has become a national event as was evident from the first competition with entries from all over the country – please support this charitable occasion generously.

APRIL 2007: WHEN LIVES COLLIDE: An Exhibition by Paul Wenham-Clarke, LEEDS
This is an exhibition of thought provoking images showing the horror of car crashes and the effect they have on people's lives. These images are very powerful so be warned - they may be upsetting. Open to the public: Wed 4th until Sat 28th April 2007.
The Exhibition Space, Whitehall Waterfront, 2 Riverside Way Leeds LS1 4EH
www.whenlivescollide.co.uk

MAY 2007: UK LANDSCAPE COMPETITION: Top prize of £10,000 for the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2007
www.take-a-view.co.uk

Setup

Set-up a blog for Ripon City Photographic Society webpage to provide an easy way to put news on the website.

Society News March 2007

PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED!!
As you will from the Gallery we have some new pictures. If you haven't put together a selection of your own photos for the website it's time to have a go and show off your photographs to the rest of the world on our website!
Members can send up to 20 images on a cd or via email to rcc@montgomery.me.uk and you can have your own gallery on the Society website. If you need any help preparing and resizing your pictures check out PREPARING YOUR PHOTOS FOR OUR WEBSITE

SEEKING INSPIRATION CREATIVITY AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC SKILLS?
If you have an interest in photography why not come along to our club nights and find out more about traditional film photography and the new digital technology? For the 2006/7 season we have a fantastic line-up of guest speakers, competitions, tutorials, digital techniques and practical nights. Come along and have some fun! For more information contact:

Linda Meller

autumlass@hotmail.com

Useful Links

Ripon City Photographic Society would like to thank the following supporters and commercial sponsers for their support for the 2005/6 season.

www.abacusprinters.co.uk	Let the experts turn your work into print
www.rps.org	The RPS is the foremost photographic society in the world, founded when photography was in its infancy, and a leading force in its advancement ever since.
www.riponinteriors.co.uk	Bathroom of Distinction, Free Design Service, Classic, Modern and Traditional Bathroom Suites Good range of Tiles and Accessories
www.sigma-imaging-uk.com	For all your imaging requirements. From traditional 35mm SLR systems, flashguns, lenses, converters, filters and digital
Members Websites
Andrew Linscott LBIPP LRPS www.andrewlinscott.co.uk	Andrew Linscott is a Ripon Photographer and RCPS Member. Andrew Linscott is a specialist in animal photography and environmental subjects. "I have been taking pictures of animals since I was about 6 years old and now my work is used in magazines and advertising all over the world"
Malcolm Hey FRPS BPE3 www.malcolmhey.co.uk	As well as an RCPS member, Malcolm Hey is a photographer, writer and tour leader specialising in the underwater enviroment. His work has been published worldwide and he is regular contributor to British and International magazines. A British Gas Wildlife Photographer of the Year prizewinner on several occasions, he has won many national and international awards with his underwater images.
Phil Tully www.photothis.co.uk	Phil has been interested in photography for a number of years winning several photography competitions and his love of gardening has also won him a number of 1st, 2nd and third places in the Ripon In Bloom competition, See the Flower section on his website.
Shops & Businesses
Morris Repair Services	Camera Repair Services
Clubs & Societies
YPU Yorkshire Photographic Union	Formed in 1899 the Yorkshire Photographic Union is the oldest regional federation of photographic clubs and societies in the United Kingdom. The Yorkshire Photographic Union are members of the The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain. The Union exists to provide an organisation of camera clubs and photographic societies throughout the region. Clubs vary from the major clubs of the towns and cities, localised clubs at the workplace or specialist clubs such as the Yorkshire Monochrome Group or the YPU Medium Format Group.
Software
http://picasa.google.com	Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organised by date with folder names you will recognize. You can drag and drop to arrange your albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa makes sure your pictures are always organised
GIMPshop	Here's another photo editing package along the lines of Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. Its completely free and can be used on Windows or Apple computers.
Paint.Net	Paint.NET is a free image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.
Magazines & Information
www.ephotozine.com	On line photomagazine - FREE!
www.pentaxuser.co.uk	Pentax User is an exclusive club for Pentax camera owners. Membership is by yearly subscription and includes a quarterly full colour Pentax User magazine that brings you the latest information about Pentax products, plus features, advice, seminar programmes, special offers, competitions, local group news, classified advertisements (free to subscribers) photographic holidays and more.
www.dprevie w.com	Digital camera reviews and news
www.pbase.com	A fantastic way to show your photos to the rest of the world. Have a go at putting up "A photo a day"
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec	A site to recover lost/damaged picture files on CD DVD and memory cards
http://www.forret.com/tools/megapixel.asp	This page helps you estimate the filesize a digital picture will be in various file formats. You just enter the resolution and it will display the filesizes.
www.photographymonthly.com	Photography Monthly Magazine
www.photoshopgurus.com/tutorials	Photoshop tutorials.
www.geograph.co.uk	Photographic mapping of the whole of the UK - Take some photos yourself and join in
The_rules_of_photography explained	What makes a picture interesting? How do you go about taking these pictures? How do you use the things you learned in the last article to your advantage when trying to take a beautiful photograph?
Other
http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/	Well... You really need to take a look for yourself!

How to join

If you're into photography and live in the area, come along to our meetings at Hugh Ripley Hall- Monday evenings at 7:30pm. Beginner or professional - it makes no difference - we look forward to seeing you!

Come along on Mondays (See PROGRAMME) at 7.30 pm upstairs in Hugh Ripley Hall with no obligation to join.

Subscriptions are £25 Full, £20 OAP and £7.50 U16 & Students (payable by 10th October)
Vistors Fee £2 per night

You don’t have to own an expensive camera or be an expert in photography - just enjoy it or want to know more!

Ripon City Photographic Society - Established in 1949.

• The Society exists to further the skills, interests and enjoyment of all types of photography.
• It provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas on photographic techniques, and encourages an appreciation of the artistic and creative side of photography.
• Members of all levels of achievement are encouraged to show and discuss their work.
• No photographic knowledge required - just enjoy viewing photographs and the night out!

For details on membership:

• Contact Andrew Linscott on 01765 692099
• Email Andrew on aelinscott@aol.com
• Come along to one of our meetings. Meetings are held at: Hugh Ripley Hall, Ripon. Monday Evenings Starting at 7:30pm

Competition Rules

Rules For Club Competition Entries

1. Only club members can enter.
   
2. All prints need to be mounted on card / or foam board
3. The minimum print size is 6 x 4 inches
4. The maximum print size is 20 x 16 inches including the size of the mount
5. All entries should carry the TITLE and your MEMBERSHIP NUMBER.
6. Do not identify slides or prints with your name
7. If entering slides place a "spot" on the bottom left hand corner when viewed
8. Slides must not be greater than 2" x 2" square format
9. All images must be the photographer's own work, not previously entered into our competitions
10. Any Digital Images for projection must be in jpeg format at maximum quality, and no more than 1024 pixels wide by 768 pixels high (N.B. If in portrait format, the max. height will be 768 pixels). As images will be judged at a size adjusted to 1024 x 768 pixels, they are best entered at these dimensions. It is advised that sRGB colour space is used.
11. Entries must be in the possession of the Competition Secretary on or before the announced closing dates.