How to take good pictures with a digital camera

Perhaps you or someone you know got a new camera this holiday season and wants to know how to take full advantage of its features. Perhaps you have had a camera for a while and you've just not gotten the results you want. This month's meeting will address the basics of taking good pictures with any digital camera by better understanding proper focus, exposure, and composition.

This Thursday Charles Burkett will lead the first Digital Photo Special Interest Group meeting of the new year.

When: Thursday, February 19, 2009
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Where: Maple Heights Branch of the Cuyahoga County Library
5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights, Ohio 44137-1291
Off Libby Road between Broadway & Lee

October Meeting of Digital Photo SIG: Flickr University

How would you like to study photography at university that features teachers and students from all over the world, in your free time, at no cost to you? The online photosharing site Flickr.com offers these benefits. It occurred to me that through my participation in Flickr, I've gotten my questions answered, met talented photographers, and learned about cool techniques like bokeh, high dynamic range photography, and the Orton effect.

At the October meeting of the Digital Photography Special Interest Group, the topic will be Flickr University: Using Flickr to Improve Your Photography. You will learn how to use Flickr to:

• Take better pictures with your camera
• Get answers to your photographic questions
• Do special effects like the Orton Effect (I will demonstrate how to create this effect using Adobe Photoshop Elements)

Speaker:
Charles Burkett, SIG Leader

When:
Thursday, October 16th, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Maple Heights Branch of the Cuyahoga County Library
5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights, Ohio 44137-1291
Off Libby Road between Broadway & Lee

Cost:
Free and open to the public