The CompactFlash Card for the Photographer who has Everything (Else)

From David Cardinal

The CompactFlash Card for the Photographer who has Everything (Else)

Sandisk 128GB 100MB CompactFlash CardSandisk is now shipping the ultra-fast, ultra-high capacity 128GB 100 MB/s (about 600x)—that’s not a typo, it’s really 128 Gigabytes, bigger than many laptop hard drives were just a couple years ago. You can get it from B&H for $1199. If that is too rich for your blood then our new favorite value champion is the Transcend 16GB 600x CompactFlash Extreme Plus UDMA Card—available from B&H for $79.95. We have one and it benchmarks faster than our 400x cards and is only $20 more. A small price to pay if it gets you the final shot in an amazing action sequence.

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Adobe issues Lightroom 3.4 and ACR 6.4 release candidates

Adobe issues Lightroom 3.4 and ACR 6.4 release candidates


Adobe has released 'Release Candidates' of its Camera RAW 6.4 and Lightroom 3.4 raw processing software. The updates cover 7 additional cameras including Canon's 600D/T3i and 1100D/T3, Olympus's XZ-1 and E-PL2, and Samsung's NX11. They are available from the company's Adobe Labs site and also address a number of issues reported via customer feedback. The company uses the term 'Release Candidate' to denote software that is well tested but not yet the final version. (more)

Carl Heilman - Fall photo tours / workshops

Hello!


We're having a nice spring weekend with temps in the single numbers overnight. I'm heading off to do a 'winter' hike today in the peaks!

We finally got our dates set for the fall workshops and tours. In addition to the 5 day High Peaks workshop / tour the last week in Sep. we have scheduled several 1 and 2 day events in October. The full schedule is on our website at http://www.carlheilman.com/photo-workshops.html

Best regards,
Carl
http://www.carlheilman.com/
http://www.naturepanoramas.com/
Phone / Fax (518)-494-3072
Mon. - Fri Eastern US

Useful Accessories For Night Time Photography

Useful Accessories For Night Time Photography

By Scott Bourne
March 26, 2011 at 2:09 am
URL: http://wp.me/pu7xa-3Zt  

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site site-specific artist installations

This is a reminder that Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site is currently accepting proposals for its 2012 season of site-specific artist installations. Maximum funding is $7,500 per project. The deadline for proposals is June 16, 2011. For guidelines, helpful hints, and FAQs-

DOWNLOAD 2012 ARTIST INSTALLATION GUIDELINES

Control your macro light with the Mike Moats Macro Light Control Kit.

Awesome!
I have been using a setup like this for years, and it is GREAT! Lisa

Control your macro light like a pro with the Mike Moats Macro Light Control Kit.


With this handy combination of tools, you can use and control your light sources to shoot all day long, indoors or out.
The Mike Moats Macro Light Control Kit includes:

Westcott 14" 1-stop Collapsible Diffuser

Westcott 14" Silver/White Collapsible Reflector

Wimberley Plamp Articulating Arm & Clamp

Finding Character in Nature ebook by Mike

List price on these items purchased separately is $89.25, but we are able to bring the Mike Moats Macro Light Control Kit to you at a discounted price of $69.95.

With this Kit, you can either hand hold your diffuser or reflector, or use the Wimberley Plamp to hold one or the other. The Plamp is also great for holding flowers or other objects stationary while shooting.

Keep this compact kit with you in your bag on any shoot, and make the most of your available light!

List price: $89.25
Your Price: $69.95 (save 22%)

IMAGES 2011 CALL FOR ENTRIES

We’ve extended our IMAGES 2011 CALL FOR ENTRIES till midnight April 2nd for the juried photography exhibition. The Fairfield Museum and History Center invites all amateur, professional and student photographers from CT, NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND, MASSACHUSETTS to submit work. It’s easy to submit: visit http://www.fairfieldhs.org/
All entries are submitted online: limit 5 submissions per entrant.

Student fee: $5.00 per image; professional/amateur: $10.00 per image.

The Exhibition runs from May 1-August 28.

Online/Downloadable PDF Flyer: http://fairfieldhs.org/IMAGES_Prospectus.pdf

Please spread the word to interested friends and colleagues!

"EOS Discovery Day" by Canon U.S.A

Photo Connection of Colchester

"EOS Discovery Day" by Canon U.S.A.


Canon EOS Discovery DayThis is a must class for the Canon DSLR user that wants to learn all the features of their camera. Learn how to use your camera when you take it out of the "Automatic" mode along with great compostion, exposure, and more. While this class is definitely geared toward Canon cameras ... there will also be much information for non-Canon shooters. Join us for this event on Saturday, April 16th.

(Details and Registration)

Wildlife of Costa Rica Photo Safari 2012 - Tour Announcement

2012 Wildlife of Costa Rica Photo Safari, January 13 - 25, 2012, are now available.


I've just returned from a brilliant, month-long scouting trip of this incredible country and now present an itinerary that includes only the very best locations for wildlife photography in Costa Rica. The tour highlights include:

* · Our three locations are some of the best places in the world to photograph scarlet macaws, toucans, parrots, four species of monkeys, two species of sloths, coatis, anteaters, brilliantly colored frogs, and much more. In addition, our tour is scheduled to coincide with the best time of year for bird and mammal sightings.

* · We’ll use some of the best private bird blinds (hides) on the planet, offering unparalleled opportunities for photographing over 40 species of birds – at close range.

* · We’ll have exclusive, special permission to photograph behind the scenes at the world’s only sloth orphanage and sanctuary (no other tour group has this opportunity). For a sneak peek of the photo opportunities that our special access will bring, please feel free to check out this adorable video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8b5v4USEWY

For more information on this tour and our other safaris scheduled for 2011 and 2012, please visit:
http://www.suzieszterhas.com/toursWorkshops/

Please contact me if you are interested in this tour. Bookings will be honored on a first-come-first-served basis.  I hope you can join us for a photographic adventure!

Warm wishes,
Suzi
Suzi Eszterhas
http://www.suzieszterhas.com/
+1 831 588-3505 (phone)
PO Box 10165, San Rafael, CA, 94912 USA

Article on Imaginary Realms...

From George Fellner

To My Friends and colleagues:

Here is an article on my Imaginary Realms fine art photography

that was posted today on an art blog:

http://kidinspace.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/george-fellner-photography/

Please feel free to leave your comments on the blog…!

In addition, this is the final weekend for my exhibition at
eo art lab
69 main street, chester, ct
Feb 4 - Mar 27

To those of you who have seen the show…, many thanks!
George Fellner
http://www.georgefellnerphotography.com/

Download 50 Dazzling Photo Effects FilterForge Filters for Photoshop

Download 50 Dazzling Photo Effects FilterForge Filters for Photoshop


Download some awesome photo effects filters for Filter Forge Photoshop plugin.

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The Human Camera

Thanks Wayne for apssing this along!


Stephen Wiltshire DOES NOT Have a handicap - he has a super talent and is a human camera with an incredible "eye for detail" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAfaM_CBvP8&feature=player_embedded

BlueSLR turns your iPhone, iPad into camera remote

BlueSLR turns your iPhone, iPad into camera remote

"BlueSLR is actually a tag-team product comprised of a Bluetooth attachment for your DSLR and an iOS app that runs the show. Plug the attachment—about the size of two USB flash drives—into your compatible camera, install the free app on your iOS device, and you can then control your camera’s shutter, focus, speed, and time with your iPhone or iPad—supposedly, from up to 300 feet away, depending on your iOS device." Read the rest of the article here

Note that at this time it is only available for Nikon cameras, they say that the Canon models will be coming soon.

Superfocus, One Pair of Glasses for All Prescriptions

Superfocus, One Pair of Glasses for All Prescriptions


By Don Chick, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Images ©Don Chick

Imagine one pair of glasses that enabled you to eliminate every other pair of glasses you own! One pair that lets you see through the entire lens, not just a slice on the bottom or a slice in the middle, but the entire lens in the prescription you need at that moment. Enter Superfocus, the glasses that have a revolutionary lens design incorporating every prescription you need into one adjustable lens. With the Superfocus design the entire lens is clear, not just a portion of it.

http://www.ppmag.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.fcgi/864

The Light of Midnight: Photographing the Landscape at Night.

I’m excited to announce the release of my new e-book on night photography, The Light of Midnight: Photographing the Landscape at Night. It's available through my website, http://www.markbowie.com/, as a downloadable .pdf file.

This comprehensive guide is loaded with tips, techniques and strategies for photographing the nocturnal landscape and celestial subjects. It covers equipment, lens selection, focusing in the dark, determining night exposures, processing night images, photographing the landscape in relation to the night sky, and photographing stars, star trails, the moon, meteors, comets, eclipses, the Northern Lights and other phenomena.

$25 93 pages

Ordering

The book can be downloaded directly from my website in minutes. To order, click here and follow the on-screen directions. You can pay by credit card through PayPal, even if you don’t have an existing PayPal account.


If you prefer, I can mail the e-book on CD to you, within the US and Canada. Please mail a check made payable to Mark Bowie for $28 (includes $3 S&H) to:

Mark Bowie
Outdoor Images
61 Howe Rd.
Pittsfield, MA 01201

More Information

For more details, including the Table of Contents, click here.

E-mail: mrbowie@earthlink.net
Phone: 413-442-9125

Thank you and best wishes with your photography — night and day!
Mark

Workshop Bald Eagles + Wood Ducks, May 18-22, 2011

Ken Archer and Nate Chappell are leading a workshop to some of our favorite local areas in Western Washington. Our main subjects will be the numerous Bald Eagles and other species at Hood Canal. In the afternoons and evenings we will photograph Wood Ducks at a local park as well as some Northwest songbirds at feeder setups as well as do photo critique. Every spring the low tides at Hood Canal attract large numbers of Bald Eagles which come to feed on spawning sculpin. It's a great place to get close up flight shots of these birds in a totally natural situation (non-baited). Nate Chappell will be teaching how to handhold a large lens for flight photography, manual exposure techniques, fill flash and much more. The first night we will have a 2-3 hour presentation with question and answer period. Ken Archer is a former first place category winner in Nature's Best Photo Contests and Wyoming Wildlife Photography Contest.


The cost of the workshop is $1,595 and includes all lodging, transportation, guiding, instruction and property use fees. We currently have 2 spots left open out of 6.

To see the details please see http://www.trogontours.net/eagles. To see my eagle gallery from Hood Canal go to http://www.trogontours.net/eaglegallery To see my gallery of Wood Ducks and other species from Lakewood, WA please see http://www.trogontours.net/washingtongallery2

Sat Mar19, biggest Moon Rise since 1993!!

This was taken directly from the Monroe photo meetup group's site
http://www.meetup.com/Monroe-Photography-Group/messages/boards/thread/10565671

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1yalg_Apdw

COOL NASA EXPLANATION OF THE SPECIAL FULL MOON ON YOU TUBE


March 16, 2011: Mark your calendar. On March 19th, a full Moon of rare size and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It's a super "perigee moon"--the biggest in almost 20 years.


"The last full Moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993," says Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC. "I'd say it's worth a look."
Full Moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon's orbit. It is an ellipse with one side (perigee) about 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other (apogee): diagram. Nearby perigee moons are about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser moons that occur on the apogee side of the Moon's orbit.

Above: Perigee moons are as much as 14% wider and 30% brighter than lesser full Moons. [video] "The full Moon of March 19th occurs less than one hour away from perigee--a near-perfect coincidence1 that happens only 18 years or so," adds Chester.

The Moon looks extra-big when it is beaming through foreground objects--a.k.a. "the Moon illusion."

Okay, the Moon is 14% bigger than usual, but can you really tell the difference? It's tricky. There are no rulers floating in the sky to measure lunar diameters. Hanging high overhead with no reference points to provide a sense of scale, one full Moon can seem much like any other.

The best time to look is when the Moon is near the horizon. That is when illusion mixes with reality to produce a truly stunning view. For reasons not fully understood by astronomers or psychologists, low-hanging Moons look unnaturally large when they beam through trees, buildings and other foreground objects.

On March 19th, why not let the "Moon illusion" amplify a full Moon that's extra-big to begin with? The swollen orb rising in the east at sunset may seem so nearby, you can almost reach out and touch it.

Honoring the Copyrights of Composers, too

Honoring the Copyrights of Composers, too

by Carolyn E. Wright

Many photographers use music to enhance their photography. But since music is a work protected by copyright law, make sure that you honor the copyright of the composer, too. http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=27

WingMaster trip

Good morning everyone and we have openings for the WingMaster trip. We are planning the trip for this Saturday, 3/19 with a rain date of 3/26. The cost is $50 per person and if we do not have all 12 slots filled, we will need to increase the fee to cover the session cost of $600.


9-11 a.m.

One open slot

4 People can not go on the 26th

2-4 p.m.

Four open slots

4 People can not go on the 19th

Please get the word out to your friends and camera clubs to see if we can fill these slots.

I just checked the weather and they are saying cloudy right now for Leverett and showers here. I will get in touch with everyone Friday afternoon with the plan for the 19th or 26th.

Thank you,

Debbie
ddonofrio@snet.net
(203) 301-4508 or (203) 558-2372

Thank you so much,

Debbie
Photography by Debbie Donofrio
http://www.debbiedonofriophotography.com/
(203) 558-2372

Five Things You Can Do to Protect Your Online Images

Five Things You Can Do to Protect Your Online Images

"It’s almost a must now for photographers to post their images online.  With the advantages of a broader and more accessible market, the Internet also has the disadvantage that it’s much easier for others to steal your work.  But there are things you can do to protect your photos" http://www.photoattorney.com/?paged=6

Top 10 Misconceptions about Photography and the Law: A Conversation with Attorney Carolyn E. Wright

Top 10 Misconceptions about Photography and the Law: A Conversation with Attorney Carolyn E. Wright


Top 10 Misconceptions about Photography and the Law:
A Conversation with Attorney Carolyn E. Wright
By Martha Blanchfield

"Carolyn Wright is an avid photographer, attorney and author of http://www.photoattorney.com/, a rich resource Web site that covers a wide range of issues and topics of interest to photographers. In her 18 years’ work as an attorney she has worked on hundreds of cases—most of which have been resolved without formal litigation. The most common matter she handles is the unauthorized use of her clients’ photographs."

Read the rest of the informative article here: http://www.wppionline.com/newsletter/November2010/Business-Landscape.aspx

Bobbi Lane workshops

Workshop in CT and there will be two weekend workshops through the CT Photo Media Workshops in Farmington, CT. Both in April-Portrait Lighting Intensive April 2 and 3, and the Flash Class April 30 and May 1.


http://bobbilane.com/workshops.html

Have fun and hope to see you soon!
Bobbi
Bobbi Lane Photography
http://www.bobbilane.com/
www.idmaonline.com/pg/profile/bobbil
203-227-8482
APA, EP, WIPI, SPE

Macro: 7 Tips for Photographing Insects

Macro: 7 Tips for Photographing Insects


ShareShooting macro photographs of insects is a hugely fun and rewarding area of photography and with the winner of this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year being a macro shot, it’s sure to increase in popularity over the near future. The problem for us budding macro photographers is that there are a few tricky elements to getting a good shot of a bug or insect. Hopefully these tips will point you in the right direction.

The Incredible Macro Bug Portraiture of Thomas Shahan

WOW!!!!!!

The Incredible Macro Bug Portraiture of Thomas Shahan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7539598@N04/

47 Amazing Macro Photographs of Flies

47 Amazing Macro Photographs of Flies


By Light Stalking
"ShareMacro photography is always a huge hit here on Light Stalking. The incredible bug portraiture of Thomas Shahan remains one of the biggest all time articles on the site and our tips on photographing bugs was also pretty popular. Today we wanted to share a collection of what can be done with a macro rig and a common house fly. We think you will agree that the results can be pretty impressive!"

You just have to check these out!! http://www.lightstalking.com/photographs-of-flies

April 9th "Through the Lens of Adam Jones" Seminar Register deadline April 3rd

New Haven Camera Club celebrates 100 years!!

As part of this celebration, please join us for an all day seminar.

Please join the New Haven Camera Club as it celebrates its 100 year anniversary with an all day seminar by Adam Jones. Mr. Jones has been shooting professionally for over twenty years. He is a member of the Canon Explorers of Light Program.

New Haven Camera Club

Centennial Celebration Seminar

Please Join Us for: "Through the Lens of Adam Jones"

Presented by: Adam Jones, a Canon Explorer of Light photographer

Saturday, April 9th, 2011 (9AM – 5PM)

Holiday Inn, 201 Washington Ave, easy off Ext 12 from I-91 (Rt5), North Haven CT

Cost: $10.00 (or $22.00 with luncheon*)

April 9th 2011 -- Through The Lens Of Adam Jones -- Registration Form
**Registration Deadline April 3rd

Name: ___________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
City: ___________________________________ State/Zip: _______________________________
Phone Number: (_______) ___________________
E-mail: _______________________@_____________
Enclosed is my check for: $10__ seminar only or $22 __ seminar and lunch*

* Luncheon includes garden salad with house dressing, individual bag of chips, a Wrap (Chicken Caesar, Roast Beef or Turkey) with lettuce, tomatoes and red onion, assorted soda and water, cookies

Make Checks Payable to “New Haven Camera Club” and mail to: Jo-Ann Messina 85 Concord St. New Haven CT 06512

"My general approach for an all day seminar is to present two shows: The day is kicked off with a Nature and Wildlife show. A second show is presented during the afternoon session, featuring Travel destinations. Both shows are presented without music, so audience participation is encouraged during all programs. The program is entitled "Through the Lens of Adam Jones." During the Nature program I discuss strategies and techniques for outstanding nature and wildlife images."

Morning: Nature and Wildlife Show (This program highlights strategies and techniques for outstanding nature and wildlife images)

Afternoon: Travel Show (This program highlights travel from 9 different countries and demonstrates techniques and strategies for great travel images.)

Both shows are presented without music, so audience participation is encouraged during all programs. At least three of the following four programs will also be presented.

1. Taking Control: Covers Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, and Focus; Where to be in control of these variables, and how to use them creatively using side by side image comparisons.

2. Lighting & Composition: Centers on developing your awareness of natural light and learning to use the elements of design to create award winning compositions. Flash will also be discussed.

3. Extending the Limits: Focuses on photo realistic HDR (High Dynamic Range) imaging; Helicon Focus software for unlimited depth of field; Expo Disc for correct white balance in the field; and the use DXO Optics pro for batch converting raw images.

4. Photoshop: Demonstrates Adam’s workflow through Adobe Camera Raw and DXO Optics Pro using raw images. Also includes demo stitching panoramic images, and unlimited depth of field via Helicon Focus.

NEW HAVEN CAMERA CLUB
This season is a special one for our club in that we are celebrating our 100 year anniversary!
Website: http://www.newhavencameraclub.org/ 
Blog : http://www.nhccphotoblog.blogspot.com/

We invite you to attend our meetings on the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7:30 pm at the Bethesda Lutheran Church 450 Whitney Ave. New Haven, CT (¼ mile north Peabody Museum)

A camera club is where the learning of photography begins, continues, and never ends. It is one sure way of improving, enjoying and sharing your hobby. You never belong to the club --- you ARE the club. We are affiliated with: Connecticut Association of Photographers (CAP), New England Camera Club Council (NECCC), and Photographic Society of America (PSA). Email: NHCCWIN@yahoo.com

Adam Jones
This internationally recognized photographer explores the world through his nature, travel, and wildlife images. Jones’s award-winning photography is widely published in magazines, posters, calendars, books, and in national advertising campaigns for clients such as Canon, Ford, Eddie Bauer, Miller Beer and Honda.

Adam is recognized world wide as an outstanding stock photographer with his images represented by Getty Images, Corbis, Visuals Unlimited, Photo Researchers, and Danita Delimont Stock Photography. His work has sold for editorial and commercial uses in over 30 countries.

Adam’s publication credits also include: National Geographic Books, Time, Life Magazine, National Wildlife Federation, Audubon, Sierra Club, Disney and hundreds of textbooks. In 1995 the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest honored Adam by selecting one of his images from over 19, 000 entries, as the winner in the “In Praise of Plants” category. Adam has published seven coffee-table books, with three released in 2004.

In early 2006, Adam was selected to be one of Canon USA’s elite group of photographers, The Explorers of Light. Canon describes the Explorer of Light program as such: The Explorers of Light program is a group of 60 of the World’s best photographers united in their love and passion for photographic excellence. They share a common desire to contribute back to the industry with a willingness to share their vision and passion with others.

Adam is a popular and respected workshop instructor and lecturer. Adam teaches photography workshops around the world helping students reach their full potential in the exciting world of digital photography. He has taught for Canon, Popular Photography & Imaging, Maine Photographic Workshops, Rocky Mountain School of Photography, Great American Photography Workshops and Joe Van Os Photo Safaris. Adam is noted for his enthusiastic down to earth approach and his ability to communicate effectively with all skill levels. Visit Adam's Blog: http://www.adamjonesphoto.com/

Help! I've Been Infringed!

Help! I've Been Infringed!

What to do if you find a photo that you took being used without your permission...
http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=515

The stolen scream

Thanks Wayne for passing this along. The video was very interesting, at least from a viral aspect, but disconcerting with regards to infringement!

Hi Lisa:


You have to post this on your blog. This is a video that is right on target about the subject of intellectual property theft. This is the actual web site for the story: http://www.thestolenscream.com/

Wayne

"A Day in the Field with Adam Jones"

Adam Jones will be presenting "Through the Lens of Adam Jones" at the Holiday Inn in North Haven on April 9th as part of the NHCC centennial celebration. Adam is ALSI offering a workshop on Sunday April 10th (he has a 10 person minimum and we have 7 slots taken and we want to make this a GO!). The registratation deadline is TODAY so please email me at photographer67@comcast.net today (and mail me your check on Saturday). This is a great opportunity to learn firsthand from a Canon Explorer of Light !

"A Day in the Field with Adam Jones"

Workshop Overview: I envision the workshop as very hands on, nuts and bolts photography, with tips and techniques from 30+ years of photography. I'm open to a very full day, from sunrise to sunset if the club members wish to go that long. We will certainly break for lunch and dinner based around our shooting schedules of course. If the group wants a break in the middle of the day, we can do a morning shoot, then break and regroup for an afternoon shoot.

I'll leave it up to your club to offer several shooting locations, and we can visit as many of the locations as we need to fill the day or length of time the club wants. The more varied the locations, the more situations we can address and learn from in the field. I'm also fine with shooting architecture indoors or out, city skylines, zoos, botanical gardens, etc. About the only thing that does not work well for a mixed group is strict wildlife, where many photographers may not have the right equipment for such a specialized shoot.

An all day event -- location(s) of the clubs choice (We were thinking of perhaps Hammassett for sunrise, then breakfast, then heading East to Mystic until Sunset)

I'll cover scenics, depth of field considerations, finding the best compositions, natural light, filters, macro lenses and accessories, full flash and fill flash. Working with me in the field it is very easy for me to grasp each participants skill level and to work with them one on one.

Fee: $75/person, cash or check made payable to Adam Jones, collected by the club program organizer 4 weeks prior to the event -- email me and I will let you know where to mail the check.

# Participants: 10-12

Skill Level: All photographers are welcome, from beginner to advanced.

This internationally recognized photographer explores the world through his nature, travel , and wildlife images. Jones’s award-winning photography is widely published in magazines, posters, calendars, books, and in national advertising campaigns for clients such as Canon, Ford, Eddie Bauer, Miller Beer and Honda. Adam is recognized world wide as an outstanding stock photographer with his images represented by Getty Images, Corbis, Visuals Unlimited, Photo Researchers, and Danita Delimont Stock Photography. His work has sold for editorial and commercial uses in over 30 countries. Adam’s publication credits also include: National Geographic Books, Time, Life Magazine, National Wildlife Federation, Audubon, Sierra Club, Disney and hundreds of textbooks. In 1995 the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest honored Adam by selecting one of his images from over 19, 000 entries, as the winner in the “In Praise of Plants” category. Adam has published seven coffee-table books, with three released in 2004. In early 2006, Adam was selected to be one of Canon USA’s elite group of photographers, The Explorers of Light. Canon describes the Explorer of Light program as such: The Explorers of Light program is a group of 60 of the World’s best photographers united in their love and passion for photographic excellence. They share a common desire to contribute back to the industry with a willingness to share their vision and passion with others. Adam is a popular and respected workshop instructor and lecturer. Adam teaches photography workshops around the world helping students reach their full potential in the exciting world of digital photography. He has taught for Canon, Popular Photography & Imaging, Maine Photographic Workshops, Rocky Mountain School of Photography, Great American Photography Workshops and Joe Van Os Photo Safaris. Adam is noted for his enthusiastic down to earth approach and his ability to communicate effectively with all skill levels.

Email me at nhcc@newhavencameraclub.org if you are interested and I will let you know where to mail the check.

Connecticut Professional Photographers Association Free Trade Show

Free Trade Show

Sunday, March 13, 2011
10:00 - 3:00
Marriott Hartford/Windsor Airport Hotel
28 Day Hill Road, Windsor, CT 06095
map and directions

Connecticut Professional Photographers Association annual convention,
March 11 - 14, 2011 at the Marriott Hartford/Windsor Airport Hotel.

Getting Started in Lightroom 3 Free Webinar

Getting Started in Lightroom 3 - Part 2: Advanced Image Editing, Custom Printer Profiles and Printing

Free Webinar

Two sessions are available:

Thursday, March 10th -- Session One - 1PM Eastern Time (12PM Central, 11AM Mountain, 10AM Pacific) Learn More and Register Here

Session Two - 3PM Eastern Time -- (2PM Central, 1PM Mountain, 12PM Pacific) Learn More and Register Here

In this follow-up to our part I session, we'll pick up where we left off and get into the details of powerful yet easy image editing in Lightroom 3. Covering both global and localized image adjustments we'll go over each of the Develop module panels and show how they each can be used effectively.

Once we have our images looking great, we'll prepare Lightroom 3 for printing, both on a desktop printer and when sending out to a lab. Using the X-Rite ColorMunki, we'll create a custom paper profile for our printer to ensure the most accurate color match when we print. For more detailed information please click on one of the registration links listed above.

Topics Covered
Lightroom Develop Module edits
Global vs. Localized edits
The Lightroom to Photoshop interface
Printing from Lightroom
Preparing images for your lab

Castle Craig Camera Club Facebook Fan Page

On our Castle Craig Camera Club Facebook Fan Page there are 2 new features...


a Welcome page for those that have not yet hit the "like" button (you will see this first and please “like” our page) and

a poll page where you can cast your vote for a monthly question. (I hope you do this soon)

you can visit these pages, as they are located on the left side column on our Facebook Fan page

Go to our Fan page from this link...
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Castle-Craig-Camera-Club/175128652506742?v=wall

Steve Wronker

PS… please pass this on to your club members.
We would love for them to be our friends on facebook.

"When the Mouse is Away" Discount! Tim Grey

"When the Mouse is Away" Discount!


You're probably familiar with the old saying, "When the cat's away, the mice will play". Well, presumably in the context of a employer/employee relationship, the employer is the cat and the employee is the mouse. But in this case, it is the mouse who has gone away. My incredible and amazing assistant, Jeanette, has taken a much deserved (but far too brief) vacation to Hawaii. That means orders placed right now won't be shipped until Monday. To reward you for your patience, I'm offering a special discount off all products in my online store from now until Sunday. Jeanette will be back in the office on Monday, ready to ship your orders. So if you're a little patient, you can save 10% off any purchase.

To take advantage of this special offer, simply enter MOUSE in the Discount Code field during checkout from my online store at www.timgrey.com/store , and a 10% discount will be applied automatically.

Save on all Cafepress merchandise! $25 for $50 Worth of Customized T-shirts and Gifts from CafePress

Save on all Cafepress merchandise!
$25 for $50 Worth of Customized T-shirts and Gifts from CafePress
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Limit 1 per order. Not valid until 3/7/11. Shipping included, sales tax may apply.

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•Personalized T-shirts
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"Through the Lens of Adam Jones" New Haven Camera Club Centennial Celebration Seminar

New Haven Camera Club celebrates 100 years!!

As part of this celebration, please join us for an all day seminar.

Please join the New Haven Camera Club as it celebrates its 100 year anniversary with an all day seminar by Adam Jones. Mr. Jones has been shooting professionally for over twenty years. He is a member of the Canon Explorers of Light Program.

New Haven Camera Club

Centennial Celebration Seminar

Please Join Us for: "Through the Lens of Adam Jones"

Presented by: Adam Jones, a Canon Explorer of Light photographer

Saturday, April 9th, 2011 (9AM – 5PM)

Holiday Inn, Rt5, North Haven CT

Cost: $10.00 (or $22.00 with luncheon*)

April 9th 2011 -- Through The Lens Of Adam Jones -- Registration Form
**Registration Deadline April 3rd

Name: ___________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________


City: ___________________________________ State/Zip: _______________________________

Phone Number: (_______) ___________________

E-mail: _______________________@_____________

Enclosed is my check for: $10__ seminar only or $22 __ seminar and lunch*
* Luncheon includes garden salad with house dressing, individual bag of chips, a Wrap (Chicken Caesar, Roast Beef or Turkey) with lettuce, tomatoes and red onion, assorted soda and water, cookies

Make Checks Payable to “New Haven Camera Club” and mail to: Jo-Ann Messina 85 Concord St. New Haven CT 06512

"My general approach for an all day seminar is to present two shows: The day is kicked off with a Nature and Wildlife show. A second show is presented during the afternoon session, featuring Travel destinations. Both shows are presented without music, so audience participation is encouraged during all programs. The program is entitled "Through the Lens of Adam Jones." During the Nature program I discuss strategies and techniques for outstanding nature and wildlife images."

Morning: Nature and Wildlife Show (This program highlights strategies and techniques for outstanding nature and wildlife images)

Afternoon: Travel Show (This program highlights travel from 9 different countries and demonstrates techniques and strategies for great travel images.)

Both shows are presented without music, so audience participation is encouraged during all programs. At least three of the following four programs will also be presented.

1. Taking Control: Covers Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, and Focus; Where to be in control of these variables, and how to use them creatively using side by side image comparisons.

2. Lighting & Composition: Centers on developing your awareness of natural light and learning to use the elements of design to create award winning compositions. Flash will also be discussed.

3. Extending the Limits: Focuses on photo realistic HDR (High Dynamic Range) imaging; Helicon Focus software for unlimited depth of field; Expo Disc for correct white balance in the field; and the use DXO Optics pro for batch converting raw images.

4. Photoshop: Demonstrates Adam’s workflow through Adobe Camera Raw and DXO Optics Pro using raw images. Also includes demo stitching panoramic images, and unlimited depth of field via Helicon Focus.

NEW HAVEN CAMERA CLUB

This season is a special one for our club in that we are celebrating our 100 year anniversary!
Website: http://www.newhavencameraclub.org/
Blog : http://www.nhccphotoblog.blogspot.com/
We invite you to attend our meetings on the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7:30 pm at the Bethesda Lutheran Church 450 Whitney Ave. New Haven, CT (¼ mile north Peabody Museum)

A camera club is where the learning of photography begins, continues, and never ends. It is one sure way of improving, enjoying and sharing your hobby. You never belong to the club --- you ARE the club. We are affiliated with: Connecticut Association of Photographers (CAP), New England Camera Club Council (NECCC), and Photographic Society of America (PSA). Email: NHCCWIN@yahoo.com

Adam Jones

This internationally recognized photographer explores the world through his nature, travel, and wildlife images. Jones’s award-winning photography is widely published in magazines, posters, calendars, books, and in national advertising campaigns for clients such as Canon, Ford, Eddie Bauer, Miller Beer and Honda.

Adam is recognized world wide as an outstanding stock photographer with his images represented by Getty Images, Corbis, Visuals Unlimited, Photo Researchers, and Danita Delimont Stock Photography. His work has sold for editorial and commercial uses in over 30 countries.

Adam’s publication credits also include: National Geographic Books, Time, Life Magazine, National Wildlife Federation, Audubon, Sierra Club, Disney and hundreds of textbooks. In 1995 the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest honored Adam by selecting one of his images from over 19, 000 entries, as the winner in the “In Praise of Plants” category. Adam has published seven coffee-table books, with three released in 2004.

In early 2006, Adam was selected to be one of Canon USA’s elite group of photographers, The Explorers of Light. Canon describes the Explorer of Light program as such: The Explorers of Light program is a group of 60 of the World’s best photographers united in their love and passion for photographic excellence. They share a common desire to contribute back to the industry with a willingness to share their vision and passion with others.

Adam is a popular and respected workshop instructor and lecturer. Adam teaches photography workshops around the world helping students reach their full potential in the exciting world of digital photography. He has taught for Canon, Popular Photography & Imaging, Maine Photographic Workshops, Rocky Mountain School of Photography, Great American Photography Workshops and Joe Van Os Photo Safaris. Adam is noted for his enthusiastic down to earth approach and his ability to communicate effectively with all skill levels. Visit Adam's Blog: http://www.adamjonesphoto.com/

How to Take Better Pictures

How to Take Better Pictures
© 1973 ~ 2011 Ken Rockwell and KenRockwell.com.

Articles on all sorts of topics...

• Fill-Flash
• F.A.R.T. First for Great Photo (FART is a mnemonic for a creative process)
• What Makes a Great Photo
• Composition
• It's Not About Your Camera
• The Pen and Your Signature
• Getting Perfect Exposures
• How to Get Great Colors
• The Importance of Timing
• Artistic Synthesis
• What is Photography?
• Critical Camera Adjustments
• Eliminating Shutter Lag
• How to Drive Your Camera
• How to Set White Balance (examples)
• Lighting
• Perfect Highlights and Shadows
• Graduated Neutral-Density Filters
• How to Create a Masterpiece
• How to Make Great Photographs (multilingual)
• Why your Camera Does Not Matter (multilingual)
• Assembling a System
• Equipment Acquisition Paralysis
• Simplicity
• Making Sharp Images
• The Death of Photography
• Why Fixed Lenses Take Better Pictures
• LEICA or Not?
• Photography is not a Spectator Sport
• How to Use Ultrawide Lenses
• How to Carry Less
• Portrait Lenses
• Free Full-Frame Digital SLR
• Infrared Photography
• How to Afford Anything
• Dynamic Range
• Lens Sharpness
• How to Learn
• How to Photograph Fireworks
• How Our Eyes See
• How to Use Photoshop
• Histograms
• sRGB vs. Adobe RGB
• What Makes a Great Camera (multilingual)
• Examples of Making Great Travel Photos
• Making Great Photos in Crappy Locations (multilingual)
• A $25 camera vs. a $5,000 Camera
• A $150 vs. a $5,000 Camera
• Is It Worth It?
• What is Art? (multilingual)
• The Seven Levels of Photographers (satire, multilingual)
• Selecting the Sharpest Aperture
• How and Where to Buy Photo Gear
• Why Your Wife Wants You to Buy A Fancy New Camera (for men only)
• Why Pros Share Everything They Know (multilingual)
• Photo Labs

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech.htm

25 Awesome Keyboard Shortcuts for Photoshop That You May Not Know

25 Awesome Keyboard Shortcuts for Photoshop That You May Not Know


Martin Perhiniak on Jan 18th 2011 with 93 comments reddit this This is a list of the most useful default Photoshop keyboard shortcuts that you can use them to speed up your workflow. Some of them are rarely mentioned, some are more common and some are only available in Photoshop CS5. I hope everyone will find some new and useful shortcuts in this article. So let"s get started!

http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/tools/awesome-keyboard-shortcuts-photoshop/