The Focal Planet Library

Welcome to the Focal Planet Library - a repository of articles written by Planet members for the benefit of all. If you would like to contribute an article, please contact Chris, who will be able to advise on formats, etc.

The articles are split into the following headings, clicking on a heading will jump to that section.

Locations
Equipment
Photographic Techniques
Processing Techniques

The Lazy Photographer
A set of guides to photographic locations in the UK, mostly landscapes. They are only lists of the locations, with grid references and descriptions, no photos. The name was chosen because most of the locations are within half a mile of road access.
The Lazy Photographer 01 - The Lake District
The Lazy Photographer 02 - The Yorkshire Dales
The Lazy Photographer 03 - North Wales
The Lazy Photographer 04 - The Peak District
The Lazy Photographer 05 - The South-East part 1
The Lazy Photographer 05 - The South East part 2
The Lazy Photographer 06 - North-West England
The Lazy Photographer 07 - Isle of Skye
The Lazy Photographer 08 - Western Scotland

Sedona - Arizona's Red Rock Country
Yosemite - the Incomparable Valley

Gigrin Farm, Rhayader, Powys, Mid Wales
Hawk Conservancy Trust, Nr Andover, Hampshire
International Centre for Birds of Prey, Gloucestershire
Libertys Owl, Reptile and Raptor Center , Hampshire
The Barn Owl Centre, Gloucestershire
Tropical Bird Gardens

Infra-red with a Digital Camera

Focal Planet Photgrapher's Toolbox - a series of articles on using Photoshop. Although written for CS4, much of the content will also apply to earlier Photoshop versions;
Part 1 - The Photoshop CS4 Interface
Part 2 - Setting Photoshop up

Chemical Toning in Photoshop
Colour to Black & White Using the Channel Mixer
Correcting Horizons in Photoshop
Creating a frame in Photoshop
Creating Spherical Images in Photoshop
Digital Colour Control Filters in Photoshop
Digital Fisheye in Photoshop
Mono Infrared Simulation in Photoshop
Out From the Frame Effect in Photoshop
Photoshop Serigraphs
Sharpening in Photoshop CS2
Simulating a Neutral-density Graduated Filter in Photoshop
Simulating a Coloured Graduated Filter in Photoshop
Smart Object templates - Photoshop CS2, CS3 & CS4