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AYR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY CONTACTS |
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AYR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
OFFICIALS & COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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President. |
Mike Blair |
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Vice President |
Andrew Jarrett |
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Secretary. |
Margaret Beattie, 9 MacInnes Place, Kilmarnock. Phone (01563) 528104 |
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Treasurer. |
Jan Brotherton 8A North Harbour St., Ayr Phone (01292) 886720 |
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Competition Secretary |
Rob Davis, 24 Bellevue Crescent, Ayr Phone (01292) 261804 |
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External Competition Secretary |
Roy Smith
106 Bathurst Drive,
Ayr. |
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House Convenor |
Alastair Swan |
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Committee Member |
Graeme Walker |
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Committee Member |
Rae Gold |
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Anne Gardiner |
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Isabel Wilson |
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Mark McColl |
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Webmaster |
Roy Gibson | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHIC ORGANISATIONS | |||
| Scottish Photographic Circle |
Founded
in 1907 by a group of enthusiastic artists. Most of the best photographers in Scotland have been members at some time or other, and most of the current members are well known as lecturers and judges. |
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| Almost all Camera Clubs and Photographic Societies in Scotland are Members of the S.P.F. It represents their interests within the U.K. and also within Europe. It arranges National Championships for the Clubs and also for their individual Members, and hosts a Major International Salon. | |||
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The Town of East Kilbride, was founded in the early 1950s, and is now a substantial size, with a very vibrant economy. It is situated to the South East of Glasgow. |
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| KILMAURS CAMERA CLUB | This Club must be rated as one of the better clubs in Ayrshire, and there is always a strong rivalry with Ayr P.S. (most of the time fairly good natured). | ||
| Paisley Colour Photographic Club | One of the larger and more important clubs in Scotland. They were initially for Colour Slides only, but since the advent of Digital, some Prints are now being produced. | ||
| MIDLOTHIAN CAMERA CLUB | Quite a go-ahead Club, with some novel ideas. | ||
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| INDIVIDUAL PHOTOGRAPHERS | |||
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A collection of Photographs by Roy Gibson, who is a highly talented photographer, (what else would I say). He is a member of Ayr P.S. and the Scottish Photographic Circle. |
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| Graeme Pollock |
Graeme is a local Ayrshire
Photographer, and member of A.P.S., who has found success over the
past three years winning prestigious photographic competitions.
He specializes in landscapes but also captures people and sports. He
showcases his work through his website and his wife's Physical
Therapy Clinic at 17 Wellington Square, Ayr.
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| Kenny Cruickshank | Another talented Ayr P.S. member. He is a Semi-Pro Photographer, specialising in Wedding, Portrait, Motor Sport and Industrial Photography. | ||
| Mark McColl | Mark is an A.P.S. member, and a very good photographer. He has had his site since 2006, and it is receiving a lot of hits, which comes as no surprise to the rest of the membership. | ||
| di4 | This is a Digital Group which is part of United Photographic Postfolios. 3 of our Members - Anne & Chris Stobbs & Steve Weideger - submit work to this group on a regular basis. There should always be some good new pictures on show. | ||
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Stephen is a member of East Kilbride Camera Club, and has constructed this website for himself. Portraiture is one of his favourite subjects. |
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This site belongs to Tom Bell, another member of the Scottish Photographic Circle and also Cumbernauld C.C. It includes a variety of pictures, many of which have been digitally manipulated, and some stunning landscapes. |
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John has more than one site, and his specialty is Scottish Landscapes. He has Prints available for sale. |
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| PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE SITES | |||
| PHOTO ACTIVE |
One-to-one photography courses in SW Scotland with former Sunday Times travel photographer Philip Dunn. He also has a Blog-site at http://www.philipdunn.blogger.com |
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| JANEE | An interesting, and different site, with lots of info on Graphics as well as Photoshop, and some good Tutorials. | ||
| COMPUTER DARKROOM | This Site is run by Ian Lyons. It is full of very useful information, especially about Photoshop and Epson Printers, although a wide range of subjects are covered. The Tutorials are very thorough. | ||
| IMAGING RESOURCE |
This site has very in-depth reviews of all types of Digital Photographic Equipment, including Cameras, Scanners and Printers. Even better, there are Forum sections where actual users give their opinions, point out omissions by the reviewers, and ask questions. It can take some time to download the pages, because they are very content rich. Some of the reviews will run to 70 pages if printed out. |
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| Advice on Scanning and Scanners. But also good and clear explanations on Pixels, Resolution and other difficult to understand subjects. | |||
| KEN ROCKWELL | Lots of advice on, and reviews of, Cameras and Lenses, plus some very interesting articles. All of which are based on his own experiences, he does not try too hard to remain unbiased. | ||
| FRED MIRANDA | Many "How to do it Articles" and Equipment Review Forums by actual users. Especially good on lenses. | ||
| CLARKVISION | Website by Roger Clark (not Cumnock). Lots of superb pictures and articles. | ||
| IS YOUR COMPUTER COLOUR BLIND? | Check your Monitor Calibration by going to this page. | ||
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alt.graphics.photoshop comp.graphics.apps.photoshop |
If you want to ask any questions about Photoshop, or you want to read answers to other peoples questions, then visit these News Groups. They are inhabited by loads of experts, (including professionals), some semi experts, and some total dumdums. |
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| rec.photo.digital |
A very active News Group for everything about Digital Photography, (Hardware, Software, etc). There are also News Groups for Printers, Scanners and Ps Elements. Posting of Pictures is NOT allowed on any of the above Groups. |
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| U.K. Photographers Rights |
This will provide a downloadable, 2 page, PDF document which explains the legal position for photographers in the U.K. about what they may or may not photograph, and from where. There is also a forum where you may ask questions. The document is written, and the answers are provided by a keen Amateur Photographer, who's day job is a Lecturer in Law at Heriot Watt University. |
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| SOME REALLY VERY USEFUL SITES | |||
| Hector Macdonald & Co |
The "CAMERAHOUSE"
Camera Shop at 62 Bank Street, Kilmarnock. Tel: 01563 521641 & 541239. Well stocked & helpful Photographic dealer, with on site photo processing. |
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| LOXLEY COLOUR |
For all your photo printing needs. A very high quality service from Film or Digital Files, at a very reasonable price. A number of Club Members already use and recommend them. |
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| MICROQUIZ |
This is where you get your digital files converted into mounted slides for projection. |
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| CAVENDISH PHOTOGRAPHY |
This company also produces high quality slides from Digital Files. They can produce Med. Format and 5 x 4 Slides as well as 35mm. 35mm slides will be produced at 8192 x 5464 pixels (45Mp).
They want as BIG a file as you have, and sent on CD or DVD, and prefer PSD, or Tiff rather than Jpeg. They do, of course, also accept files sent via the Internet. |
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| PERMAJET IMAGING SYSTEMS | Makers of specialised and high Quality Printer Papers and Inks. | ||
| EPSON |
Manufacturers of the types of Computer Peripherals that Photographers really need - Printers - Scanners - Paper. Get Updated Drivers and Info here. |
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| EPSON AUSTRALIA |
For Downloads of ICC Profiles for Epson Printers, and Drivers, etc. Also has Colour Management Workflows for Specific Epson Printers, using a variety of Photoshop Versions and Operating Systems. |
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Probably the largest Photographic Retailer in the U.K., and if you need something, they will almost certainly have it. |
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| WAREHOUSE EXPRESS | On Line Shop for almost everything Photographic, including all SLR & DSLR Cameras, and almost all Lenses for them and a vast variety of other Photo Hardware. | ||
| 7 DAY SHOP | On Line Shop, based in the Channel Islands. Very low prices on Paper, Ink, Film, Memory Cards, Batteries and other Photo Consumables & Accessories. Quite reliable, unlike some. | ||
| MY MEMORY | Another Channel Island based On-Line shop, specialising in Camera Memory Cards & all types of Memory Chips and Printer Inks. Some very good prices indeed. Worth comparing with 7 Day Shop. | ||
