During the January Forum, we started the discussion on Restoration of Old Photos.  Initially, we discussed types of scanners and important scanner parameters, such as resolution, color depth, and file format.  We then discussed techniques for improving tonal range, contrast, and exposure correction on old black-and-white or sepia photographs.

During our next Forum in February, we will continue our discussion on the Restoration of Old Photos.  This time the emphasis will be on color photos, negatives, and slides.  We’ll discuss how to remove color cast and improving the color tonal range.  We’ll end our discussion with techniques used to remove dust spots, blemishes, and creases in a photo.

The Digital Photography Forum is held from 6:15 – 7:00 pm on the first Tuesday of the month, before the General Meeting.   We will be meeting in Room I at the Cultural Center.  Hope to see you there. 

                                Tom Zinneman
                                tzinneman@comcast.net

We, Lee Rice and Bob Giacomo, want to introduce ourselves - as we have agreed to be your new PigSIG Leaders for the computer group. As usual, dinners w ill be held the third Tuesday of the month, at one of the many restaurants in the area. We are working with a local restaurant for the February 19th dinner but nothing is definite yet.

We will send an e-mail reminding you of the dinner, the time and the place, no later than one to two weeks prior to the third Tuesday. Please e-mail us as soon as possible letting us know if you are attending, and the number of people. The restaurants require us to provide them, well in advance, with the number of people attending. They need time to prepare for our group and to ensure our needs are met.

It is very important you respond if you are attending as soon as possible. Please send your response to either,

 Bob at pigsig1@comcast.net, or Lee at pigsig@comcast.net.

We are anxious to get started and hope you will attend. We always have a lot of fun and have attended many years. Bob & I look forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting others.

Bob & Lee

The January General Meeting on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 will be held in the Centennial Room at the Port Charlotte Cultural Center, 2280 Aaron Street, Port Charlotte, Florida 33952.

George Whittaker will be presenting a program on CCleaner and PDF Creator, two free programs which may be of interest to you.  A summary of the programs are included below to help you form any questions you may have at the meeting.

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history.

But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!
 
PDF Creator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application.

The meeting will conclude with a period for questions and discussion, followed by the 50/50 drawing and the monthly "Super Duper" Computer drawing.

Reminder: Be sure to read Tom Zinneman's  notice regarding the Digital Photography Forum which precedes the General Meeting.

For our next Forum in January, we will discuss the Restoration of Old Photos.  We will start with a discussion on choosing an appropriate scanning resolution and then discuss several basic techniques to remove dust and mold from the scanned images.  We will also discuss how to improve the tone and contrast, correct exposure, and correct color shifts.

Note: The January Meeting will be on January 08. (The Second Tuesday)

The Digital Photography Forum is held from 6:15 – 7:00 pm on the secondTuesday this month, before the General Meeting.   We will be meeting in Room I at the Cultural Center.  Hope to see you there. 

Tom Zinneman

The Digital Photography Forum is held from 6:15 – 7:00 pm on the first Tuesday of the month, before the General Meeting. We will be meeting in Room I at the Cultural Center. Hope to see you there

  Tom Zinneman

The Digital Photography Forum is held from 6:15 – 7:00 pm on the first Tuesday of the month, before the General Meeting. We will be meeting in Room I at the Cultural Center. Hope to see you there.

Tom Zinneman

tzinneman@comcast.net

The Digital Photography Forum is held from 6:15 – 7:00 pm on the first Tuesday of the month, before the General Meeting.   We will be meeting in Room I at the Cultural Center.  Hope to see you there. 

Tom Zinneman

tzinneman@comcast.net

For the August Forum, John Livernois will do a presentation on using the FastStone Image Viewer. This program is a great program for quickly viewing and comparing images. It is available as a free download from www.faststone.org.

The Digital Photography Forum is held from 6:15 – 7:00 pm on the first Tuesday of the month, before the General Meeting. Hope to see you there.

Tom Zinneman

tzinneman@comcast.net

Because of the proximity of the 4th of July holiday to our regularly scheduled meeting night of July 5, the Board of Directors has decided that there should be no General Meeting in July.

Please enjoy your holiday and plan to attend our next General meeting in August.

Repeat: No General Meeting in July

I have included a link so that you too can revisit the old site and compare it to the website of today.  I think that most things are better, and there is more information about more things and everything is easier to find.  But there are also some shortcomings evident in the the present website.  One of the major ones is the lack of photographs. The Board of Directors, Pictures taken at the General meeting, Pictures of special awards are  all absent on this website.

I have been unable to find a photo gallery program which is both aesthetic and functional.  With the update to the software, I think that the photo solution may be at hand. It will take yet some time to get the photos integrated, and some time to upload the pictures.

In the meantime, take a look at the past, and suggest some of your wishes for tomorrow.