Lockdown Locker
Keeping you busy and engaged during lockdown
Things for socially distanced photographers to do
Improve knowledge
Start a Qualifications Panel
Learn new software
Photoshop
Lightroom
Illustrator
InDesign
Learn to retouch
Enter competitions
Write an article
Improve your internet skills
Learn to exploit search engines
Do some table-top photography
Try new lighting techniques out on the kids
Improve your knowledge of Windows and MacOS
Read your camera manual (for the first time?)
Learn to fine art print
Learn to frame pictures
Learn to use fill-in flash
Learn all about fonts
Take an on-line writing course
Test printing papers
Learn to use and understand colour management
Learn to design a book
Learn to mail merge
Make a movie
Research and learn video editing
Shoot and make lighting cards with ideas to try
Improve your business
Redesign your logo and business stationery
Clean up your website
Learn to use Social media
Strengthen your SEO
Start a blog
Learn a language
Set up Skype group working
Clean up your contacts list
Design your own Christmas cards
Go back over old work and critique it
If you teach refresh your tutorials
Make a show reel
Google business listing
Improve your Environment
Tidy your office
Clean up your computer desktop
Catalogue your files better
Improve your paperwork filing
Clean your camera gear
Scan your old negatives
Keep yourself sane
Study an artist
Study a photographer
Study a genre
Record what is happening around you
Go for a walk in a National Trust Garden (they have been made free!)
Help an elderly neighbour
Learn to cook
Set up Skype for your parents
Make digital compositions
Start an image critique group
Plan a trip and research the locations
Try making props
Join Pinterest
Learn to paint or sketch
Really learn to use a Wacom
Start the children off on a photography project
Allocate a 90 minute slot to explore Adobe Stock
Enter Monthly Image Competition
Spreadsheets and Business Analysis
Fine Art Printing Articles
Fine Art Printing (2020)
Repro
FA Repro 2003 (2003) Lens selection and lighting
FA Repro Compilation Article (2008) Compilation article across a range of repro challenges and solutions.
Calibration
Camera Calibration (2006) Advanced camera calibration
X-Rite Passport (2010) Using X-Rite Passport for DNG creation
Macbeth at 40 (2016) Extensive discussion of all calibration tools available
Paper
Paper White (2012) A discussion on paper white, measurement and OBAs
Paper Testing (2010) Aspects of testing printer papers
Selecting a paper (2011) From Epson Print Academy syllabus
Baryta Roundup (2013) Compilation of a Baryta paper data
Rips
GMG RIP (2010) The high accuracy GMG Proofing RIP
Mirage review (2011) Easy to use Epson RIP
EFI Fiery RIP (2013) The EFI RIP including audit and contact proofing ability
Proofing
Proofing (2008) – All aspects of proofing
Mono Printing
ABWRefined (2012) Epson ABW monochrome driver
General Printing
The State of the Art Printing (2020)
Making your Mark (2015)
