A Digital Day with Lewis Kemper sponsored by Canon USA Saturday November 2nd 2013

A Digital Day with Lewis Kemper sponsored by Canon USA Saturday November 2nd 2013

This program is a must for any level photographer working in today's digital world. A full day digital photography seminar with Canon Explorer of Light's Lewis Kemper. 

He will cover topics concerning:

- Getting the most out of your digital camera
- Light and composition
- Expanding the dynamic range of your images
- Use of histogram and highlight
- Custom white balance
- HDR
- Photoshop and Lightroom

Speaker Name: Lewis Kemper
Event name:   A Digital Day with Lewis Kemper sponsored by Canon USA (hosted by the Connecticut Association of Photographers)


Date: Saturday November 2nd 2013
Time:  9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location of event (including the street address, room #, etc): Whitney Center 200 Leeder Hill Drive Hamden, CT 06517-2749 (203) 848-2641

Name of organization hosting: Connecticut Association of Photographers 
Contact name: Rob Macfarlane macfarlane80@cox.net
Organization's website: www.CAPinCT.org

Fee for attendance, FREE with advanced registration, Optional lunch $15

Artie Morris & Denise Ippolito – October 20, 2013 in Salem, CT

Artie Morris & Denise Ippolito – October 20, 2013 in Salem CT The Shooters Gallery Photography Group would like to invite you to some great upcoming events. Our second annual Photography Exhibition at ArtSpace Windham, in Willimantic is FREE and open to the public. There will be more than two hundred of our  member's images on display during the month of August.  Check our events calendar for the gallery hours. We will be holding an opening reception on Saturday, August 10th from 5:00-8:00pm. There will be wine and snacks... and you will have a chance to meet the photographers. We're also very excited to announce our upcoming event on October 20th... please check it out below. We're also very excited about  The Members of the Shooters Gallery Photography Group

"Choosing And Using Lenses For Nature Photography - Birds As Art Style" with Artie Morris Sunday, October 20th - 9:00-10:45am (Sponsored by Canon USA) "A Day With Artie Morris And Denise Ippolito"  Sunday, October 20th - 11:00-4:00  (DETAILS AND REGISTRATION)   Date: Sunday – October 20, 2013 Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm Location: Salem Gardner Lake Firehouse Hall, 429 Old Colchester Road, Salem, CT 06420 Directions: MAP Admission Fee: The Artie Morris presentation from 9:00am until 10:45am is FREE and open to the public… courtesy of Canon U.S.A. The presentation by Artie and Denise from 11:00am until 4:00pm is $40.00 (Lunch & morning coffee included) SCHEDULE: 9:00 to 10:45 – “Choosing and Using Lenses for Nature Photography… Birds As Art Style” – Artie Morris (Sponsored by Canon U.S.A.) 11:00 to 12:00 – “Blooming Ideas” – Denise Ippolito 12:00 to 1:00 – Lunch 1:00 to 2:00 – “Refining Your Photographic Vision” – Artie Morris and Denise Ippolito 2:00 to 2:30 – “Pro Gear Handling Tips” – Artie Morris and Denise Ippolito 2:30 to 2:45 – Break 2:45 to 4:00 – “Creating Pleasing Blurs” – Artie Morris and Denise Ippolito

15 FREE high res textures from Lindsay Adler

I’ve been enjoying my time in Florence and Tuscany so much that I wanted to bring you all a little gift… so this is my present to you! 15 FREE high res textures for use in images! Textures are great for overlaying on your photos and adding that extra depth and grunge, enjoy! 

- See more at: http://blog.lindsayadlerphotography.com/free-textures-italy#sthash.HG8Jy8yG.dpuf

Really Right Stuff photo contest

Closing 27 October 2013! Enter Now!

The theme of this contest is "Fire". Fire is beautiful, fierce, and warm; the word itself invokes feelings of passion, excitement and awe. It devours, warms purifies and commands respect. It is in our sun. It is in our earth. It is in our hearts. Capture the fire around you and send us your shot. The picture we like the best will win a Really Right Stuff TVC-33 Tripod. The closing date is coming up! Enter by October 27 2013. Enter Here!

Digital Silver Imaging October Workshops

Digital Silver Imaging October Workshops

Shooting With Lensbaby Lenses

Learn how to maximize your art by mastering the use of this amazing lens system. Educator, photographer, and artist Stan Godwin will conduct this hands-on workshop. Sign-up early to insure there is a Lensbaby lens to fit your Nikon, Canon or Olympus DSLR. 

Participants also receive a 10% discount on their Lensbaby purchase!
 

When: Saturday, October 19, 10am - 12pm
Location: Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton Street, Belmont, MA 02478
Cost: $55 per person, for more info and sign-up follow this link 

B&W with Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

Working along with the instructor/photographer, Stan Godwin, workshop participants will learn how to use the BEST black & white conversion software available, Nik Silver Efex Pro 2. (a free trial download is available from NIk) Stan will demonstrate how to use SEP2 to get exceptional black & white results both on screen and in print. Participants will also receive a free 11x14 b&w print from DSI!

When: Saturday, October 19, 1pm - 4pm
Location: Digital Silver Imaging, 9 Brighton Street, Belmont, MA 02478
Cost: $85 per person, for more info and sign-up follow this link 

The Golden Hour

The Golden Hour (sometimes referred to as the Magic Hour) is often defined as the first and last hour of sunlight in the day when the special quality of light yields particularly beautiful photographs.

For this Golden Hour calculator website, I have used a more precise definition of the Golden Hour. I have chosen to define the Golden Hour as that period when the sun lies between the horizon and 6 degrees above. This definition of the Golden Hour more accurately accounts for the speed of the transition from day to night around the world at different times of year.

website and app

http://www.golden-hour.com/

John Barclay: Dream-Believe-Create!!!

• We are very happy to announce that well known photographer John Barclay is presenting his very popular educational and inspirational lecture, Dream-Believe-Create!!! You'll want to join us for a special evening as John has received rave reviews from this lecture and he's coming to historic Plymouth, MA! 

  
  

                                           Photo by John Barclay.

  See John's wonderful photography at his website http://johnbarclayphotography.com 

  To read the thoughtful and inspiring words of John Barclay, along with his photography, check out his blog posts here: 

  http://johnbarclayphotography.com/blog/

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           Signups, registration and payments need to be made at our 

                            Photography Events by Amy website.

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  Cost:  $15.75 via paypal or credit card by clicking above link.

  Signing up here does not reserve you a place for this lecture, you may only reserve a place by going to our other website and paying. Hope to see you there!

Already subscribe to the cloud for photoshop?

For those already subscribed to the cloud for Photoshop? you have been transition over the the photographers

The transition for current Photoshop users will be automatic. Here is a quote:

Customers who have already joined a Creative Cloud Single App membership for Photoshop at the $9.99/month level (or corresponding local pricing matching the pricing provided in the question above) will be automatically transitioned to this new program when it ships in a few weeks, with the additional benefits and lower ongoing price. All other Creative Cloud members who meet the qualification requirements may contact Adobe Customer Service once the new offer is shipping in a few weeks, to discuss transitioning their membership to this new offer.

Brad Rickerby "City Lights Project"

Brad Rickerby "City Lights Project"

Wednesday, October 16, 7pm:

This is a don’t miss presentation by highly acclaimed photographer and painter Brad Rickerby. The talk will be about the vision and some of the creative techniques he has used to create the "City Lights Project". He will be showing a sampling of some of his more artsy images as well as more that are straight forward, and also his current fascination with mixing the ghosted forms of people into the chaos.

The Coastal Camera Club meets at 7PM on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Madison Senior Center , Cafe, located at 29 Bradley Drive, Madison , CT 06443. For more information please visit www.coastalcameraclub.org.

Photoshop Photography Program

For CS3+ customers

Order by phone, call 800-585-0774.

Purchase for US $9.99/mo + local taxes

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For a limited time, you can join a special Creative Cloud plan designed exclusively for Photoshop customers focused on photography. It includes access to Photoshop CC and Lightroom 5, plus feature updates and upgrades as they are available, 20GB of cloud storage for file sharing and collaboration, and a Behance ProSite. And it's just US $9.99/month when you sign up for a one-year plan. This is not an introductory price, but you need to join by December 31, 2013. To qualify, you must own Photoshop CS3 or later (Standard or Extended version). Questions? See our FAQ and terms.

Photoshop CC

The industry standard for digital image processing and editing, Photoshop delivers a comprehensive package of professional retouching tools, and is packed with powerful editing features designed to inspire.

Lightro

Adobe Creative Cloud Pushes Past 1 Million Subscribers; Photoshop CC and Lightroom Now Available for $9.99/mo

http://www.photographybay.com/2013/09/19/adobe-creative-cloud-pushes-past-1-million-subscribers-photoshop-cc-and-lightroom-now-available-for-9-99mo/?awt_l=E9xm2&awt_m=I_urt8ucGf62xu

After the Creative Cloud subscription method was implemented many photographers vowed to leave Adobe in the dust and proclaimed that the company would crumble and fall from the decision. Adobe’s prior goal was to reach 1 million subscribers before the end of 2013. It seems that they are ahead of schedule.

Adobe recently announced, limited time deal on Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom for $9.99 is now available from Adobe Creative Cloud. The subscription includes Photoshop CC and Lightroom 5 (and for those that want it also 20 GB of online storage, Behance ProSite (custom site/portfolio hosting) and Access to the online video tutorials in Creative Cloud). You can sign up here for the Adobe Photoshop Photography Program.

If the subscription method just goes against your grain or you are not willing to shell out even $9.99/mo., then there are other options:

• Photoshop CS6 is still available as a perpetual license. So is Lightroom 5.
• Photoshop Elements will get a lot of folks all they really need.
• Corel PaintShop Pro X6 just released as a 64-bit program.
• Software suites like onOne Perfect Suite 8 works as a standalone product in addition to working as a plug-in.

Birds as Art: Photography of Arthur Morris

Birds as Art: Photography of Arthur Morris

Arthur Morris is opening an exhibition at The Museum of American Bird Art that should be particularly interesting to your group.

Birds as Art: The Photography of Arthur Morris will open in Canton on September 29, 2013.   

Here’s some information on Arthur which you may already be familiar with.

Arthur Morris is a free-lance nature photographer and writer specializing in birds. He is widely recognized as the world’s premier bird photographer and as one of the top nature photography educators of his time. In his books and on his web site and blog his record of sharing his photographic and avian knowledge is un-matched. Arthur Morris has been a contract photographer with Canon’s “Explorers of Light” since 1995.  More than 20,000 of Artie’s images have been published in American Birds, Audubon, Birding, Birder’s World, Bird Watcher’s Digest, Duck’s Unlimted, Florida Wildlife and Nature, Living Bird, National Geographic, Natural History, Nature Photographer, Outdoor Photographer, PHOTOgraphic, Ranger Rick, Wildbird, and in counteless other magazines, as well as in hundreds of books and calendars. More than 150 photo-illustrated feature articles by and about him have appeared in a wide variety of publications worldwide.

He will be in Canton teaching a workshop on September 30^th and then hosting a free lecture at Canton High School on Oct 1^st.

I’m looking for the best way to spread the word.    Maybe you could post this to your site? It really is quite exciting to have him in Canton MA for an exhibition and workshops.

Here is a link to his site.  www.birdsasart.com

©Arthur Morris

Sharon Lee, Office Manager

Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon – Connecting People & Nature through Art

Formerly Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center
ph: 781-821-8853 x102  / fax: 781-821-8733

963 Washington St, Canton MA 02021  /  www.massaudubon.org/maba

Adobe Camera Raw 8.2 and DNG Converter 8.2 Now Available

Along with the release of Lightroom 5.2, Adobe also released Adobe Camera Raw 8.2 and DNG Converter 8.2.

Camera Raw 8.2 is made available to Photoshop CC and CS6 users, while Adobe had released DNG Converter 8.2 for customers using versions older than Photoshop CS6.

While Camera Raw 8.2 provides several new features, they are only available to Photoshop CC users. Those using Photoshop CS6, however, do get the new camera support provided in Camera Raw 8.2.

Read about the New Features in Camera Raw 8.2. For example "The Histogram is now interactive. This enables the ability to click and drag on the Histogram to adjust the Blacks, Shadows, Exposure, Highlights, and Whites sliders."

Read about the New Camera Support in Camera Raw 8.2

• Camera Raw 8.2 is available via the update menu in Photoshop CC and Photoshop CS6. DNG Converter 8.2 is available to download from Adobe (Windows | Mac).

Photo Hi-Jinx (photo setup) Workshop

Come join us a Photo Hi-Jinx (photo setup) Workshop

• Saturday, Jan 11, 2013, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
• Sign up here
• Gardner Lake Volunteer Fire Company 429 Old Colchester Rd., Salem, CT, 06420
• 429 Old Colchester Rd, Salem, CT (edit map)
• Price: $70.00/per person

  
  
• Come join us a Photo Hi-Jinx (photo setup) Workshop. smoke, dancing paint, flowers, still life, glass, etc., etc.]. Bring your camera & tripod, Tom and Lisa will help create great images!
  We will be walking around helping you create great images.
  
  Where: Salem, CT, 06420
  When: Sat Jan 11th : 1-5 (come for lunch @12)
  Cost: $70
  
  You will have setups like these (all images from Google Images, we did not take them). 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Topaz Labs is running a sale on Topaz Adjust 50% off

Topaz Adjust and Topaz Clarity are two of my favorite plugins. 

Topaz Labs is running a sale on Topaz Adjust now through September 30 for 50% off regular price, which makes it $24.99. Use the coupon code: septadjust 

Check Adjust out here on the Topaz Labs website.

Top 10 Features in Topaz Adjust

September 16, 2013

Topaz Adjust is the ultimate, compact tool box for what it carries. Inside of the plug-in, options for global photo adjustments include tools that wor…

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Ian Plant Photograph, along with other Dreamscapes photographers

 Ian Plant Photography.

Start Your Journey . . . For  Free!

Twenty photos. Twenty indispensable tips. Simple as that.

Making better nature photographs has never been easier than with Ian's FREE eBook Twenty Indispensable Photo Tips. Many of the ideas and photographs introduced in this eBook are covered in greater depth in Ian's other books and video tutorials; if you like what you see in this book but wish to delve deeper, then check out the other items in this Store. If you are ready to take your photos to new heights, t click on the image to the right to register for your free download. 23 pages, PDF format. Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography.

Save by bundling: buy the entire Dreamscapes eBook collection for only $99.95!  With this money-saving bundle, you get every ebook in the Store at considerable savings. More learning, more money (for you, that is) = more great photos! As a special bonus, you get a free copy of Ian's book Play Fool to Catch Wise, a collection of his ealier blog and magazine writings. (Note: Creative Digital Processing Video Tutorials are not included.). Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography. Critics' Choice! Visual Flow Mastering the Art of Composition by Ian Plant (with George Stocking) Composition is the most important aspect of photography to master. A snapshot shows the world what your camera sees, but when you create a composition, you show the world what you see. Ian's critically acclaimed book unlocks the composition secrets of the great masters for you. 287 pages, PDF format, $24.95. Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography.     New! Landscapes in Lightroom 5 The Essential Step-by-Step Guide by Michael Frye Michael Frye is known both for his masterful technique as a landscape photographer and for his digital darkroom expertise. This ebook presents a multi-media learning experience: not only can you download the original raw files used as examples in the ebook, you also get exclusive access to eight videos. It’s great to read about a tool or technique; it’s even better to watch a demonstration, and then try it yourself on the same image! 87 pages, PDF format + video tutorials, $14.95. Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography.           Master the Digital Darkroom Creative Digital Processing Video Tutorials by Ian Plant Every photograph has a hidden potential which can only be fully unlocked through mastery of the digital darkroom. These fourteen videos present Ian's image processing workflow using Adobe Photoshop, and teach you the tools necessary to bring out the best in all your photographs. Purchase the video set for only $29.95! Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography.         New! Iceland Photo Guide Forever Light: The Landscape Photographer's Guide to Iceland by Sarah Marino and Ron Coscorrosa This the best photo guide to Iceland available, and it will make your own photo adventure in the Land of Fire and Ice be as thrilling as can be. Explore Iceland’s natural wonders with this detailed guide.  96 pages, PDF format, $14.95.  Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography.                   FREE! Namibia Two Photographers, One Vision by Ian Plant and Richard Bernabe Namibia is a land of contrasts and extremes. In this ebook, Ian Plant and Richard Bernabe present their vision of this untouched and primal land, with its towering red dunes and wild animals struggling to survive. 60 pages, PDF format, FREE.  Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography.         Patagonia by Ian Plant The scenery of Patagonia is otherworldly: stunning mountains piercing the heavens, a massive ice field spawning hundreds of glaciers, and deep mountain lakes filled with clean water as blue as the sky.  Ian presents dozens of his favorite photographs from Patagonia in this ebook with detailed descriptions about how each image was made. 120 pages, PDF format, $12. Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography.         Essential Composition A Guide for the Perplexed by Richard BernabeAn ideal resource for beginning and advanced photographers looking to improve their composition skills. Richard's eb explains the basics on light, color, balance, lines, shapes, perspective, patterns, common mistakes, and much more. With easy-to-understand explanations and over 50 beautiful color illustrations and diagrams, this book will have you making better photographs after only the first read. 45 pages, PDF format, $8. Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography.         Essential Light Photography's Lifeblood by Richard Bernabe Essential Light  teaches you all you need to know about natural light—its many moods and characteristics; how its intensity, direction, and color influence the aesthetic quality of your images; and how to make the most of the available natural light during different times of the day. 43 pages, PDF format, $8. Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography.               Bestseller! Chasing the Light by Ian Plant The philosophical and creative concepts explained here by Ian help you unlock your potential as a landscape photographer and make your  landscape photos stand out from the rest. You will learn the fundamentals of scene selection, working with light and color, and advanced composition techniques. Ian's first ebook; the tips within are timeless. 62 pages, PDF format, $8. Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography.       Bundle: Five Landscape Challenges Series Tips for Mastering Common Landscape Scenes by Ian Plant, Joseph Rossbach, and Richard Bernabe Each of the three Five Landscape Challenges book focuses on five different common landscape scenes providing detailed recipes for how to get each shot right, every time!  The bundle includes all three books in this helpful practical series. 162 pages, PDF format, $19.95. Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography.

Click here to visit Ian Plant Photography.

ask better questions

"Prevailing wisdom says there are no stupid questions. But some questions are better than others, lead us to deeper inquiry, raise new, stronger questions, and better address the reason we asked the question in the first place. " http://davidduchemin.com/2013/09/better-questions/

instead of what camera did you use, ask What thought or feeling were you trying to express in this photograph?

instead of what lens did you use, ask Why did you use the lens you did instead of something tighter or wider?

read the whole article here: http://davidduchemin.com/2013/09/better-questions/

ADOBE RELEASES LIGHTROOM 5.2

ADOBE RELEASES LIGHTROOM 5.2
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom.html

See the top new features

Create even better images with new features like the Advanced Healing Brush for removing image defects and Upright for straightening photos. Share your favorites with new video slide shows that blend still shots, videos, and music. 

Advanced Healing Brush

With the new Advanced Healing Brush, you can quickly fix image flaws like dust and lint, or seamlessly erase just about any object. Improved control lets you easily remove things with odd shapes such as threads or splotches.

New camera and lens profile support

The latest release of Lightroom includes support for new lens profiles and 19 new cameras. This update also adds new features like a feather adjustment slider for the Spot Healing tool and more.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

The Lightroom 5.2 full release is now available to Lightroom 5 customers!

Enjoy these enhancements:
1 - A Smoothness adjustment slider has been added to the Detail Panel under Color Noise Reduction
2 - Refinements to the Spot Healing Tool
3 - Smart Preview size has been updated to 2560 pixels on the long edge
4 - Refinements to the Local Adjustment Brush
5 - Added camera and lens support
6 - Bug fixes

Read more on the Lightroom Journal: http://adobe.ly/1aR0pwX.

Acratech Long Lens Tripod Head: The lightest way to use a long lens in the field

Acratech Long Lens Tripod Head: The lightest way to use a long lens in the field

"There is no substitute for the image quality from a pro-quality long lens when shooting wildlife or sports. Their high-quality images and fast focus speed come at a high cost in both dollars and weight, unfortunately. Adding to the weight is the need for specialized tripod heads. Conventional ballheads are seriously painful to use with long lenses, falling off to one side or the other just at the wrong time. Until now, replacement solutions have been both expensive and heavy. Whether you like the traditional Wimberley, the newer Mongoose, the nerdy Really Right Stuff offering, or even the cut downWimberley Sidekick, you’re looking at a minimum of 2 pounds and several hundred dollars (the Sidekick is the cheapest and lightest, but requires that you also bring and use a sturdy ballhead). Enter the new Acratech Long Lens Head."