Jumat, 30 Juni 2006

Cave Photography Basics

The Deming Headlight reports that Carslbad Caverns NP and Carlsbad Caverns-Guadaloupe Moutains Association are offering a one-day workshop on cave photography on July 22nd.

The course will feature "discuss photographer safety, protection of cave resources, lighting, accessories, and basic techniques." Opportunities to practice these techniques will then occur along several parts of the Caverns.

Advance Registration is required.

If you are interested in learning basic techniques to successfully take photographs in caves, the National Park Service and the Carlsbad Caverns�Guadalupe Mountains Association invite you to join photographer Peter Jones on July 22 for "Basics of Cave Photography."


For more information or to register, ontact the Carlsbad Caverns�Guadalupe Mountains Association at 505.785.2486 or via e-mail at hsingleton@ccgma.org or read Caverns gives basics of cave photography

Rabu, 28 Juni 2006

How to Photograph Fireworks

For all of my American friends I thought I would post some tips for photographing fireworks before this rapidly approaching 4th of July. This is the time to dust off your trusty tripod and forget the flash. How to shoot fireworks Also, Photodoto brings us this item about how to shoot fireworks displays. Read: How to shoot fireworks Lastly, Digital Photography School brings us How to Photograph Fireworks Make sure you're in a place where people will not constantly walk in front of you, and good luck and have fun!

Jumat, 16 Juni 2006

Center for Fine Art Photography Contest

The Center for Fine Art Photography is holding a contest you can enter. I expect this is pretty high grade stuff their after. Press release below-

Fort Collins, CO (PRWEB) June 16, 2006—The Center for Fine Art Photography invites U.S. and international photographers working in all mediums of traditional and digital photography to submit their work to its call for entries. The Center also welcomes submissions by those working in the avant garde, in pursuit of experimental works and all schools of thought that include traditional and new processes, mixed techniques, challenging personal, emotional or political statements. All entries are submitted and juried online. Deadline is July 10, 2006.

Juror: Andrew Darlow – photographer and Editor of Imagingbuffet.com, which features interviews, reviews and photography-related streaming audio and pod casts. He was the former Editorial Director at Digital Imaging Techniques magazine.

Awards - The Center for Fine Art Photography’s mission is to promote the art of photography and to provide artists with new venues to exhibit their work. The awards for this exhibition offer numerous exhibition opportunities:

-Best of Show and category awards: People, Places, Things
-Best of Show and Category award winners interviewed by juror Andrew Darlow for publication along with winning images in the Imagingbuffet.com website and pod cast
-One-year portfolio subscription to the Center’s Artists’ ShowCase Online awarded per category
-Featured Artist presentation in Artists’ ShowCase, an eight-page insert in CameraArts magazine
-Director’s Selection award: Special Recognition in the published and online Artists’ ShowCase
-8 additional artists will be included in the print edition of Artists’ ShowCase
-All exhibitors included in the Center’s web gallery section for one year
-Selections for the post-exhibition traveling show to the Denver International Airport’s gallery
-Inclusion in the Center’s 2006 Exhibition Collection CD which is distributed to selected galleries, collectors, design houses and corporations world wide.

Artists whose work is selected for an exhibition have the option of shipping their unframed exhibition work to the Center for museum quality framing. The Center hopes that the substantial shipping-cost savings will encourage more artists to submit their work for exhibition consideration.

Kamis, 15 Juni 2006

How To Make Digital Photos Look Like Lomo Photography

Digital Photography School has another tip for us today on how to create that lomo look in your digital photos.

What is a lomo?

"This is a Russian made camera that was a knock off of another camera. It is poorly made and by Japanese camera standards, a bad picture taker too. As the legend goes, somewhere in the 1990’s a cult following developed and hasn’t stop since."


Here is Digital Photography School's step by step on how to take a digital photo and make it Lomoified.

Senin, 12 Juni 2006

Guide to Seamless Backdrops for Photography

While this short video teaches us how to create a seamless backdrop for eBay purposes, it really has more uses than just eBay.

eBay sellers will learn how to create a seamless backdrop for taking better photographs. Many of the advertisements that you see in magazines and on television are shot against a seamless background. But you can make one yourself for about $5.

Selasa, 06 Juni 2006

Video: Imaging-Resource.com's sneak peek at the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1

The four-thirds digital SLR system got a lot stronger today. At a joint Olympus-Panasonic press conference at PMA2006, Panasonic introduced ... all » the Lumix DMC-L1, incorporating an 18-50mm f/2.8-3.5 image-stabilized Leica zoom lens. We chatted with Suguru Takamatsu of Panasonic's Optical Group (Japan) to get a few more details.

Jumat, 02 Juni 2006

Photo Composition technique - Leading the Eye

Today at the Photodo website they have an article titled: Learning composition: Leading the eye, which is relevant because I just took a photo today that demonstrates this technique while fixing a flat tire on my Subaru.

Photo Composition technique - Leading the Eye

Adobe Photoshop TV Reaches 2 Million Downloads

I Hadn't heard of this before today, but apparently this video is doing quite well.

PRESS RELEASE: Adobe Photoshop TV Reaches 2 Million Downloads in a Single Month Video Podcast Illustrates Popularity of Podcasting as Media Alternative


(Tampa, Florida - June 1, 2006) The producers of the highly trafficked video Podcast, Adobe® Photoshop® TV (www.photoshoptv.com) report today that their weekly presentation has been downloaded over two million times in the month of May 2006, drawing more individual viewers than a typical NHL playoff game broadcast*.

Featuring Dave Cross, Matt Kloskowski and best-selling author Scott Kelby, Photoshop TV is a weekly program that gives viewers tutorials, tips, secrets and new techniques for making the most of Adobe Photoshop software. Along with their educational content, the “Photoshop Guys” have become known for peppering their program with casual and humorous repartee and regularly feature prominent guests from the creative industry.

Following its original launch in October 2005, Adobe Photoshop TV quickly soared to #1 in the iTunes Music Store.

“This truly points to the amazing popularity podcasts have gained,” says Scott Kelby. “It tells us that people are really tapping into new avenues of information and entertainment and that they never grow tired of learning new things. I’m convinced podcasting will continue to increase in popularity and that it has taken its rightful place as an information resource.”

About NAPP
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is an accredited, dynamic trade association and the world’s leading resource for Adobe® Photoshop® training, news, and education. An award-winning team of Photoshop experts, authors, consultants, and trainers lead the association keeping its members on the cutting edge of Adobe Photoshop techniques and technology. With more than 50,000 members in 106 countries, NAPP is the largest graphics and digital imaging association worldwide. Visit http://www.photoshopuser.com/ for more information.

Online:
Adobe Photoshop TV - www.photoshoptv.com National Association of Photoshop Professionals - www.photoshopuser.com

Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

*Source: Media Life Magazine - May 2006