Photoshop Tutorial – Preparing for a large canvas print to be made.
Hi All, I know many of you have Canvas prints made of their images. I found this website that has plenty of tutorials that you may wish to view. In particular, the one with the above title. The authors have allowed all their tutorials free to download and I am sure you will read the link below
Preparing a large canvas print video is available from this link:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/8bdh9zmdevxv574/Preparing_Images_for_a_Canvas_Wrap.mp4
I also like the section called “Here comes the Judge”
http://www.beckhamdigital.photo/wp-content/pdf/misc/Here%20comes%20the%20judge.pdf
by Brian Harvey, August 30, 2020
Photography Group’s August 2020 Newsletter Published
Another month has passed and with COVID-19, along with Government Directions and Social Distancing, continues to be part of our Club’s normal activities. Our Management Committee continues to monitor the situation liaising with our Presenters and Judges for online meetings using Zoom Conferencing.
The Group’s August Newsletter has been publish and is ready for you to access. From John Alessi’s AV Production Using ProShow Gold Presentation to the August Monthly Competition has provided us all with something different. Our members have continued to be out and about with an outing to Mt. Kembla.
Members are requested to continually check with the Club’s Calendar to review the 2020 Programme for any possible changes due to COVID situation.
by Bruce Shaw, August 30, 2020
Results for competitions in August 2020 Digital
There were 8 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in August 2020 Digital
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
Invisible Women Karen Childs – Best In Section Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
Gotcha Tim Porteous – Merit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
Stormy Day in The Barrel Vivienne Noble – Merit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
Survival Kerry Gilmore – Credit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
Bee On Poppy Susanne Souter – Credit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
WAVE 2 Colin Marshman – Credit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
Seacliff Sunrise Dylan Tate – Credit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
What is my Botanical Name Kathy Pond – Credit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
by Tim Porteous, August 26, 2020
Results for competitions in August 2020 Print – Digital Judging
There were 21 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in August 2020 Print – Digital Judging
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
Moon Valley_ Dawne Harridge – Best In Section A Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Icy Jill Bartlett – Best In Section A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
Fungal World Cheryl Thompson – Best In Section B Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Trouble on the Way Kerry Gilmore – Best In Section B Grade Any Subject Mono Print ![]() |
Sunrise Over The Rocks Vivienne Noble – Merit A Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Me and my Shadow 2 Ann Lamb – Merit B Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Seagull preparing for landing Cheryl Thompson – Merit B Grade Any Subject Mono Print ![]() |
Macquarie Pass Jump Rock Joe Cremona – Credit A Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Khmer monk Ruth Brooks – Credit A Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Industrial_002 Tim Porteous – Credit A Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Rainbow Lorikeet on Cactus Susanne Souter – Credit A Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Afternoon clouds Dawne Harridge – Credit A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
Porter Udiapur Markets Ruth Brooks – Credit A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
Love Nature Elaine Duncan – Credit A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
SAHARA TRECK Colin Marshman – Credit A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
The look Tim Porteous – Credit A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
Lunenburg Fishing Hut Susanne Souter – Credit A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
Autumn Road Alexander Dawson – Credit B Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Nankeen Kestral Raymond Clack – Credit B Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Dead or Alive? Karen Childs – Credit B Grade Any Subject Mono Print ![]() |
Early morning Jim Ollis – Credit B Grade Any Subject Mono Print ![]() |
by Tim Porteous, August 26, 2020
Results for competitions in August 2020 Digital
There were 8 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in August 2020 Digital
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
Invisible Women Karen Childs – Best In Section Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
Gotcha Tim Porteous – Merit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
Stormy Day in The Barrel Vivienne Noble – Merit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
Survival Kerry Gilmore – Credit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
Bee On Poppy Susanne Souter – Credit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
WAVE 2 Colin Marshman – Credit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
Seacliff Sunrise Dylan Tate – Credit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
What is my Botanical Name Kathy Pond – Credit Digital All Grades Any subject Colour / Monochrome ![]() |
by Tim Porteous, August 25, 2020
Results for competitions in August 2020 Print – Digital Judging
There were 21 entries that gained our highest award(s).
Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in August 2020 Print – Digital Judging
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
Moon Valley_ Dawne Harridge – Best In Section A Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Icy Jill Bartlett – Best In Section A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
Fungal World Cheryl Thompson – Best In Section B Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Trouble on the Way Kerry Gilmore – Best In Section B Grade Any Subject Mono Print ![]() |
Sunrise Over The Rocks Vivienne Noble – Merit A Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Me and my Shadow 2 Ann Lamb – Merit B Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Seagull preparing for landing Cheryl Thompson – Merit B Grade Any Subject Mono Print ![]() |
Macquarie Pass Jump Rock Joe Cremona – Credit A Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Khmer monk Ruth Brooks – Credit A Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Industrial_002 Tim Porteous – Credit A Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Rainbow Lorikeet on Cactus Susanne Souter – Credit A Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Afternoon clouds Dawne Harridge – Credit A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
Porter Udiapur Markets Ruth Brooks – Credit A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
Love Nature Elaine Duncan – Credit A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
SAHARA TRECK Colin Marshman – Credit A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
The look Tim Porteous – Credit A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
Lunenburg Fishing Hut Susanne Souter – Credit A Grade Any Subject Monochrome Print ![]() |
Autumn Road Alexander Dawson – Credit B Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Nankeen Kestral Raymond Clack – Credit B Grade Any Subject Colour Print ![]() |
Dead or Alive? Karen Childs – Credit B Grade Any Subject Mono Print ![]() |
Early morning Jim Ollis – Credit B Grade Any Subject Mono Print ![]() |
by Tim Porteous, August 25, 2020
Looking for Inspiration – Look at these images!

Congratulations APS Members! Australia has won the
4 Nations Inter-Country Competition, 2020!
Click above image for the APS Catalogue
The 4 Nations competition is between the Societies of Australian Photographic Society
Canadian Association for Photographic Art, Photographic Society of New Zealand
and Photographic Society of South Africa.
Each Photographic Society submitted 80 images from 80 different photographers
and each image was entered into one of four categories;
Nature 15 Images
Our Country 15 Images
Open Monochrome 15 Images
Open Colour 35 Images
Every year the competition host is rotated among the four societies, this year Australia hosted. The competition was conducted using MyPhotoclub online software, a huge thank you to Colin Woods for his sponsorship of this competition. The judges all remarked upon the ease of using this software.
Our Jury Panel was comprised of international judges with excellent qualifications and experience in judging National and International Competitions. They are themselves current international competitors who have each achieved high international distinctions from worldwide organisations.
The award selections were viewed and discussed by the jury panel via a zoom meeting.
- AWARDS
1 x GOLD for each section
3 x HONOURABLE MENTIONS for each section
Digital Award Certificates will be emailed to the winners.
To maintain the spirit of this competition being a TEAM event (and not an
individual event) individual scores will not be published.
THANK YOU to everyone who submitted images directly by email and to those who entered the 2019 APS National from which APS Member images automatically go into the running for selection. CONGRATULATIONS to you all!
If you would like to represent Australia in the 2021 – 4 Nations competition be sure to get your entry into the 2020 APS National which will open 11th August 2020. More information avaliable on our website. APS National Digital 2020
by Brian Harvey, August 11, 2020