Louisville Photographic Society News
Latest News & EventsThere is a wealth of club information and photographic information on this web site. Please use the menu (left side on desktops and top of screen on cell phones) to find the information on competition entry forms and results, meetings, membership, contacts, and much more.
The December Meeting – Members Choice Slide Show, and November – Annual Book Competition Is Due
The December LPS program will consist of the entries for the "Members Choice Slide Show." Any theme is acceptable, but your slide show of photographs must be restricted to approximately 3 minutes, and should include music. Remember NOT to include your name on any of...
How to resize a photo – Useful for resizing for LPS Digital Competitions
HELPFUL HINT - To double-check the size of a photo (or anything else), right click on the start button, and choose “Explore.” This gives you a “tree” of everything in your computer. Find the photo, right click on it, and choose properties. Using Elements or...
Preparing Your Photos For Competition, incl KSF
TO ENTER THE KY STATE FAIR THROUGH SHOWORKS (This is the only way to enter your photos in the KY State Fair.) Go to the KyStateFair.org page. Click on PARTICIPATE at the top of the page, and then COMPETE. Scroll down the page to the Photography category and click on...
Floral Photography
Several hints were given at our meeting a few years ago on how to take better floral photographs. Thank you to Lynn Shea who was willing to be a teacher as well as a judge! Always use a tripod. Photographing a flower in direct sunlight overexposes all or part of the...
Louisville Clear Sky Chart
It's the astronomer's forecast. But also ideal for checking conditions for night photography. At a glance, it shows when it will be cloudy or clear for up to the next two days. It's a prediction of when Louisville, KY, will have good weather. Sample chart below (click...
Finding Your Metadata
Useful for understanding your photos, mistakes, and photography in general. Note: This may be required for some of our competitions Using Picasa: Find the one with the photo in it for which you need the data, open the folder, and click on the photo. Then right...