First Annual California Photo Festival

First Annual California Photo Festival

With just a little over a week left we are getting excited about the festival and how it will transpire through the week!


We have vineyards in Paso Robles, seascapes from Pismo beach to Morro Bay to Cayucos and more learning experiences than any other festival or show around!

Hal will be doing his Free Webinar on Monday again just in case you missed out this past Monday! It will be a new and useful technique which will be announced on Hal's blog Friday.

And for those of you not registered for the festival yet, check out our Facebook festival page for a great opportunity!

Stay in the know for our silent auction, sponsored raffle, Dinner with Friends and more during the festival week with the Facebook page and Twitter!

Also, visit our Website and Blog often for updates!

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Featured Festival Workshops

HDR Panoramas With Hal Schmitt

Now that you've heard him lecture on setting up and process a Pano HDR, go out into the middle of the day where you get the widest range of light and shoot-to-process an HDR Panorama.

You will see different types of equipment set-ups to aid in being level and smooth for your multiple shots. Hal will also be lecturing on how to complete the stitching process later in the week.

Juan Pons and Bird Photography!

Juan is scheduled to do several sessions of bird photography in the mornings through sunset almost every single day!Juan Pons

Seats are filling up for this but we wanted to make sure you get the "skinny" on his workshops out in the marina as well as on the Morro Bay Beaches.

He will show you how to handle low light situations, fast moving objects as well as framing and getting that awesome shot to publish.

Juan has a few video and blog articles on his DPExperience.com website if you want to get a few pre-festival tips in your pocket so that you're ready to go!

A few of his sessions are full but there are still seats available depending on the day and time. Join in now!

Tim Grey Lectures

You've subscribed to his DDQ, you've read his books, seen him at Photoshop World...Now come experience him here for a full week of learning. Tim is our primary lecturer for the week. There are no pre-sign ups for his sessions but don't forget that while the workshop sessions might be filling up the information that you will be getting from these sessions is priceless. He will be going over techniques in Photoshop CS5 like Masks, selections, retouching tools and ways to enhance your images with a photographers' eye. You won't want to miss out on these incredible sessions through out the week so make sure you schedule him in!

Hal Schmitt

Webinar!!!

Join Hal Monday night with his infamous and highly demanded FREE webinar this Monday September 13th

Hal's MNL link will be announced on his Blog This Friday!

We also have YouTube tutorial videos on various useful subjects like camera techniques, Lightroom, sharpening and image enhancements. Check it out!