Bangor Camera Club - My local camera club meet on a Friday night at 2000 Hrs during the months of September to May at the club premises located at Kingsland, Ward Avenue, Ballyholme, Bangor.

Stans Studio - Check out your Monitor calibration at this location.

Steves Digicams - The web site to go to for your camera, printer, scanner and accessory reviews.

Dcviews - The goal of this Web site is to provide you with up-to-date and complete information on digital cameras and support you with practical tutorials on digital photography.

Imaging Resource -The Imaging Resource offers the most comprehensive, informative, and factually accurate digital camera information available anywhere. Here you will find the latest digital camera, scanner and printer reviews as well as an exclusive Comparometer image comparison database and unique Camera Finder.

PC Photo Review - This site strives to be the single best resource to consumers and prosumers considering or using digital cameras and imaging photo software.

Consumables - Check out this site for your photographic and computer consumables.

Lyson - Photographic inkjet products.

Scantips - Scanning fundamentals and other basic scanning information for photos and documents.

Adobe Photoshop Basics - This is the main page for the Adobe Photoshop Basics Online Course. Here you'll find an outline of every lesson and every page in the course. The lessons are intended to be worked through in the order presented, and at your own pace.

Robouk Tutorials - Photoshop tutorials ranging from beginner to advanced.

Computer Darkroom - On this site you will find instructive feature articles, tutorials, reviews and technical discussions relating to digital image processing. The feature articles and tutorials cover a broad range of topics including: Film Scanning, Photoshop, Colour Management, Monitor Calibration, and Printing with Epson Inkjet Printers.

Photo Resources - "Excellence is in the details"...the best of the net... in tools and information for your photographic needs...from beginners to the professional.

Photoshop - This has to be one of the best sites I have come across yet for photoshop news, tips and tutorials. PS. Don't forget to check out the links pages as there are some terrific links available here.

Retouch Pro - Is a resource for anyone, professional or hobbyist, who is interested in photo restoration, retouching, and manipulation. Although most of the info is aimed at digital work, it is by no means limited to computer efforts.

Megapixel.net - The monthly digital still camera web magazine.

Digital Camera Tips

1. Try to minimize using the LCD while taking photos. Turning the LCD on uses up a lot of power and you will be out of batteries before you realize it.
   
2. Don't use digital zoom. All Digital Zoom does is reduce the number of effective pixels in your photo. This reduces details and lowers the effective resolution. If you need to zoom, rely on optical zoom and/or external lenses if they are available for your camera.
   
3. If you use a Smart Media card and have trouble with your computer recognizing the card even if it is inserted properly try replacing the card reader. Smart Media cards sometimes have trouble connecting with the computer. You may try using a camera with Compact Flash cards instead. General experience is that CF cards are more reliable when it comes to connecting with the computer.
   
4. If you are using auto-focus: Give the camera time to set the focus properly. Most cameras have a 2 position shutter release. If you press it half way the auto-focus sets. Pressing it the rest of the way actually takes the picture. If you press the shutter too fast some digital cameras will go ahead and take the picture even if the servo motor hasn't had enough time to set the focus properly. The result.... an out of focus picture! The best thing to do is to press the button half way and hold it there for a second until the focus is set. Only then should you press the button the rest of the way.