Good meeting of the Portrait Group last night. It was interesting to see others photographs taken of the same subject at the same time. I also showed some posing guides I’d found in Pinterest ; I’ve added them here as PDFs for your convenience:
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NIK Collection and Adobe CC October 2017 Update
As Adobe release the most recent update to Creative Cloud this inevitably raises the level of anxiety for those of us who make extensive use of the Google NIK Collection. Previous updates have caused some [but not all] people problems which have included no longer being able to use this set of Photoshop plug-ins. Several Club members have successfully updated Adobe CC but encountered some problems so I was asked to test out the update process.
The general approach I’ve taken is:
- Audit what you’ve got in terms of system, file locations and settings – do you know where everything is so you can check what has changed
- Test what you’ve got – are you sure everything is working
- Backup what you’ve got – in case things go wrong
- Perform the update
- Check file locations – this seems to be an issue with the NIK Collection and Adobe CC updates
- Test what you’ve got – is it all still working
- If NIK Collection isn’t working then troubleshoot by searching internet forums
- If all else fails restore your backup!
The attached PDF Adobe CC 17 October 2017 Update sets out the detailed testing I’ve carried following the above approach. Please don’t be put off by the length of the document as much of it is a check list to allow you to do your own pre & post update testing.
The bottom line is that I have been able to successfully update Adobe CC and continue to use the NIK Collection in both Photoshop 2018 CC and from Lightroom Classic CC.
Good luck with updating
Kind Regards
Richard Ryder
New PAGB Competition: Masters of Print
There is a new competition organised by The PAGB to encourage photographers to enter print competitions.
Timetable & Rules:
1. The Rules
The Rules of the Event are shown separately here: Flyer Aug 17
2. Organiser
The Chairman of the Organising Committee is Rod Wheelans MPAGB MFIAP Hon PAGB. Email: rod@creative-camera.co.uk
3. Entries
The closing date for on-line entries is Saturday 21st October.
After on-line entry: Prints may be posted to
Rod Wheelans, 43 Lovers Walk, DUMFRIES, DG1 1LR to arrive by 25th October at the latest.
Prints may be handed in at The Inter-Club Print Championship (Blackburn) on 29th October.
Prints must be received by the Organiser before the judging date.
4. Judging
Judging of the Competition and selection of the Exhibition will be on Monday 30th and/or Tuesday 31st October.
5. Exhibition
The Exhibition will be in London between Monday 4th (pm) – Friday 15th (am) December 2017. Other Exhibition venues and dates are under discussion.
All venue details and further information will be announced.