Helpful Resources

The GVR Photography Club provides its members with written, multimedia and human resources to aid in the understanding of the art of photography.

The GVR Photography Club maintains a library of materials that is housed on book shelves that are located across from the Monitors Work Station. Browse through the materials to locate items that may provide information on specific topics.

Special Interest Groups

The Special Interest Groups of the GVR Photography Club are the Club’s most powerful resource on a wide variety of topics. The Club has Special Interest Groups in the following areas, with more being added regularly.

• Beginning Digital Photography
• Photo Show Elements
• dSLR Cameras (Canon, Nikon, Sony and other brands)
• Black & White
• Multimedia

Visit the GVR Photography Club’s Club Events for a complete list.

• Multimedia SIG members go to this link to learn how to make a Camera Stabilizer for $15.00.

Fashion Photography

• Tips on fashion photography can be found here.

Exhibiting Your Work

• TV Display - Have your photos displayed on the TV at the rear of the club facility. Instructions for preparing and submitting photos can be found here.
• Exhibits Throughout Green Valley - Prints may be submitted for display at the Camera Club and throughout Green Valley. Instructions for preparing and submitting prints can be found here.

GVR Photography Club Logo

You can download the logo in various formats from here.

GVR Photo Lab

Software on the machines in the GVR Photo Lab can be found here.

Photography Vendors

(NOTE: This list is provided solely as a reference of popular suppliers of photography equipment. The GVR Photography Club does not endorse, recommend or suggest one is preferred over another, nor is there any relationship between any supplier and the GVR Photography Club.)

• Adorama Photo (new & used equipment)
  https://www.adorama.com
• B and H Photo & Video (new & used equipment)
  https://www.bhphotovideo.com
• K E H (buy/sell used photo equipment)
  https://www.keh.com
• Used Photo Pro (a division of Roberts Camera)
  http://usedphotopro.com

• Get Google Photos here. Picasa is no longer – and has been replaced by Google Photos, an excellent digital photo organizer – it’s totally free! (free Google account is required).
• Download the Open Source photo editor GIMP here.
• Download the Open Source slide show creation program FFDiaporama here.
• Download a copy of Photoscape another powerful free editor.

• Digital Photo Review will provide information on the technical aspects of almost any digital camera
• Learn Photoshop Elements 11 on the Adobe TV Website.
• Visit Adorama’s Digital Photography Classes for free learning experiences.
• Take a free online beginners class at GCF Learn Free. This is an excellent review for the Club’s Ten Week Course.
• 700+ photography and  Photoshop free tutorials at PHLEARN, presented by long-time photo editor Aaron Nace.

• Read Digital Photo Magazine for free, great articles and tips.
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GIMP Tutorials

GIMP is a quality "Open Source" photo editing program. GIMP is as powerful and versatile as any commercial photo editing program, but as with most photo editing programs, it has a rather steep learning curve. The GVR Camera Club hopes to offer some GIMP classes in the future, but you may want to explore GIMP through an excellent Web Resource "GIMP Tutorials", for free.

https://thegimptutorials.com/

Photo Tips Galore

Stop by and visit the site designed by Ed  Major that is full of "Tips and Tricks" to bring  your photography to a new level. The site also features equipment reviews and DSLR Guides. This site is a must visit,

https://phototipsgalore.com

Gene Komaromi -  Educational Chair

By-laws

By-Laws (January 2023)