Welcome to our new monthly content driven newsletter. We will have a monthly section on new cameras and gadgets. Free Photoshop and Gimp training videos will be uploaded monthly to grow your skills. With tablets being the new craze we will upload a video review of an Android application every month. If you enjoy the content of this newsletter please share it with your friends and family.

This month we will look at the new Canon Powershot D20 which will replace the D10. 2 videos for Gimp (free photoshop alternative) and an Android application called Photo Mate are uploaded and ready to watch. Just follow the links below.

Our Beginners Photoshop Course is getting a new facelift. All the training videos are brand new and recorded on Photoshop CS5. Lots of new tips and tricks are included on the cd. If you use an earlier version of the software like CS 3 or 4, you will still benefit from this course as all the tools still work the same, it only looks slightly different and CS5 has a few new tricks:)

Click here to view all the course dates for the month of March.

Canon Powershot D20

For the adventurous photographer always having a heavy SLR camera can be difficult. The Canon Powershot D20 is a very nice upgrade from the D10.

For the adventurous photographer always having a heavy SLR camera can be difficult. The Canon Powershot D20 is a very nice upgrade from the D10.

 The D20 is 10 meter water proof and 1,5m shockproof, basicly a go anywhere camera even at -10°C. It has full HD 1080p video. It has an 5x optical zoom with 2 stop image stabilizing. The Digic 4 image processor ensures good quality even in low light conditions. The D20 has a 12.1 mega pixel sensor with a ISO range from 100 – 3200.

The D20 has a 3″ PureColor II TFT LCD screen with LiveView.

One big drawback that I feel would have made this camera perfect is the lack of a manual exposure function. It only has an Smart Auto and Program exposure mode and includes several scene modes.

A nice feature is the built in GPS to tag your location with your image.

Overall it looks to be the perfect replacement to the D10.

Android Appz – Episode 1 – Photo Mate

This month we look at Photo Mate for the Android operating system.

Please click on the thumbnail to watch our review on You Tube or click here.

Gimp Beginners Course Videos

Starting this month we will upload  our complete beginners course for Gimp absolutely free:)

Lesson 00 – Introduction

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In this video we look at setting up Gimp to make it user friendly. To watch this video on You Tube click on the thumbnail above or click here.

Lesson 01 – Levels 

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In this video we learn to use the very powerful tool Levels. To watch this video on You Tube click on the thumbnail above or click here.

Next month we will look at Hue Saturation. 

We offer photography courses and digital training in creative lighting and for Lightroom and Photoshop. Click here to view all the course dates for the month of March.