Articles in the Magazine during 2009

Patching
This article deals with the same subject as the May 2007 magazine but uses the tools available in Photoshop Elements.

January 2009 Magazine

Leaning Picture
Sometimes after taking an picture the photographer finds that they didn’t hold the camera straight and the picture leans to one side. The article explains how to correct this.

February 2009 Magazine

Deep Blacks
When browsing through pictures on web sites a common fault seen by the author is an image that has a ‘grey’ appearance and which, in extreme cases, looks more like a painting than a photograph. Why does this happen and how can it be avoided ?

March 2009 Magazine

PC Equipment
Although the subject of computer equipment has been covered before in this series, the computer industry continually introduces faster, better products, so what developments are worthy of note for the photographer.

April 2009 Magazine

Laptops
The popularity of laptop computers has increased considerably in recent years as their price has dropped. How can their limitations be overcome by a photographer ? (and they can be overcome).

May 2009 Magazine

Colour
Successful railway photography depends on getting the colours looking realistic. How should the photographer choose and set up a computer monitor to provide accurate colour ?

June 2009 Magazine

DBS Red
Some modern liveries are difficult to capture correctly on a digital camera. This article explains why the difficulty happens and what can be done to deal with it.

July 2009 Magazine