In Camera Club print competitions it sometimes happens that the printed image and it’s accompanying PDI do not match. Often this is because the mount covers the outer edges of the print and spoils the crop which looks perfect in the PDI. This post aims to show how to use Photoshop to prepare files for printing and PDI so that the desired crop is retained in both Print and PDI. An easy way for a pre-cut mount “to fit and A4 Print”, a slight variation on the easy way, and a cool way as pictured above which works for any shape and size print and aperture, even if you cut this yourself.

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This post is an update to the “Setting Up the Sony a1” post published on 12^th August 2023, builds on the experience of using the camera on an almost daily basis since that time, and was prompted by the issues I experienced during an intensive 10 day safari in Botswana and potential improvements in camera customisation summarised on the 7^th May 2025

Much of this post remains largely the same as in the predecesor post, particularly relating to memory functions 1 & 2 (Portraiture and Action), and most of the button customisations. However, memory function 3 which was previously reserved for Landscape or Creative has been changed to Wildlife

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Creating the classic horror effect of blood from the eye in photoshop. Or in the case above perhaps the biblical blood from a stone.

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It is now a year since I became the proud, and slightly intimidated, owner of the Sony a1, above. (See “My Kit – Cameras and Lenses“). This is a powerful camera designed to be customised to suit the individual workflow of the photographer. Initially this flexibility seems overwhelming, but this post describes how I have configured the camera to suit the way I shoot.

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