Monday, March 30, 2009

Photography class

A Review: Symphony Orchestra serves eye candy - Peoria Journal Star

A Review: Symphony Orchestra serves eye candy
Peoria Journal Star, IL
By GARY PANETTA Breathtaking landscape photography, a charming guest conductor by the name of Michael Morgan and heaps of American-style music marked the Peoria Symphony Orchestra's last set at the Civic Center Theater on Saturday. ...


Photographer scolds consumerism through graphics - Red and Black

Photographer scolds consumerism through graphics
Red and Black, GA
Lanier said although the landscape photography he took living in Rutledge might be "prettier" than his newer city photos, the more recent images are worth seeing. "I wouldn't say [the city images] aren't enjoyable to look at - they're certainly ...


In Point Lobos, Where Edward Weston Saw the World Anew - New York Times

New York Times

In Point Lobos, Where Edward Weston Saw the World Anew
New York Times, United States
In Point Lobos State Reserve, a photographer tries to capture the same sights that inspired Weston. By RICHARD B. WOODWARD LANDSCAPE photographers are remembered for the places they took pictures of and almost never for the places they lived. ...


Aperture Foundation Announces Publication of JPEGS: Photographs by ... - Art Daily

Aperture Foundation Announces Publication of JPEGS: Photographs by ...
Art Daily, Maine
Taken together, these masterworks create an encyclopedic compendium of contemporary visual culture that also actively engages the history of landscape painting. Jpegs is a testament to the effects of the digital age on the medium of photography. ...

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Underwater photography

LG Complaint Over Kodak Cameras Gets US Review - Bloomberg

LG Complaint Over Kodak Cameras Gets US Review
Bloomberg
He said Rochester, New York-based Kodak, the photography company founded in 1880 by camera pioneer George Eastman, invented the digital camera more than 30 years ago and many companies license the technology. ITC investigations typically take about 15 ...


Community Calendar Classes - Bristol Herald Courier

Bristol Herald Courier

Community Calendar Classes
Bristol Herald Courier, TN
ARTS DEPOT: Abingdon, Depot Square downtown; portrait painting, basic drawing, Plein Air painting, terra cotta clay Easter bunnies, ink and watercolor, basic digital photography, watercolor for children, tapestry weaving and more; register at least ...


The MacReviewCast #204: Digital Photography, The Lounge and ... - Macsimum

The MacReviewCast #204: Digital Photography, The Lounge and ...
Macsimum, TN
By Tim Verpoorten This week we look at Flip Disk, The MacNerdNews, Digital Photography, The Lounge, Freeware plus much more. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make ...

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Photography contest

3DVU Releases Way2Go, Web-to-Mobile GPS Navigation in Full 3D ... - Emediawire (press release)

3DVU Releases Way2Go, Web-to-Mobile GPS Navigation in Full 3D ...
Emediawire (press release), WA
3DVU launches Way2Go, the first and only personalized Web-to-Mobile route planner giving real-time turn-by-turn, GPS tracking, voice and text guidance navigation for PC and mobile phones with full 3D aerial photography and real terrain elevation of ...


Adventure Photographer (New York, New York) - About The Image

Adventure Photographer (New York, New York)
About The Image, NY
He has eight published picture books to his credit among which are THE SAMURAI WAY, Spiritual Adventures with a Warrior Photographer; SACRED LANDS OF THE SOUTHWEST: aerial photography of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico; and AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, ...


Vanderburgh aerial photo deal OK'd, but with 'if's' - Henderson Gleaner

Vanderburgh aerial photo deal OK'd, but with 'if's'
Henderson Gleaner, KY
Arvay said Pictometry is prepared to throw in, at no charge, aerial photographs of Vanderburgh County that it took in 2004, when it was trying to contract with the county. The company values the photography at roughly $112000. ...
Council OKs Pictometry deal Evansville Courier & Press
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Pictometry flyovers to begin soon in Clayton County - Clayton County Register

Clayton County Register

Pictometry flyovers to begin soon in Clayton County
Clayton County Register, IA
The imagery will provide what neither satellite, GPS, mapping nor traditional aerial photography can - detailed views of any feature. It will provide a vital tool for public safety, emergency management, E911, property and appraisal assessment, ...


Sputnik’s-eye views of county for sale - Lebanon Daily News

Sputnik’s-eye views of county for sale
Lebanon Daily News, PA
His company has archives containing thousands of aerial photos of the Lebanon Valley from as early as 1963 available for purchase. (Brad Rhen / Lebanon Daily News) A Toledo-based aerial-photography company is offering area residents vintage photos of ...

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Learning photography

The Cold Facts Of A Melting Arctic - CBS News
To the human eye, the stark Arctic landscape appears frozen in time. But this environment is actually changing. Through time-lapse photography, one can see the landscape disappear … Time-lapse pictures, in some sense, are redefining that term

Couple shares a passion for photography - MyCentralJersey.com
Like most married couples, Gail and Joe Tanski have a lot in common. But they'll be the first ones to tell you that the primary reason they're together is that they share the same passion. The results of that passion — photography — are now

Monday, March 23, 2009

Digital photography review

Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: File handling preferences - Corporate Media News

Corporate Media News

Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: File handling preferences
Corporate Media News, CA
Find out more about multi-user subscription options at http://www.lynda.com/multiuser/ Chris Orwig is a faculty member of Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA. He is a professional freelance photographer, interactive designer, educator, ...


Pirkle Jones, California photographer, dies at 95 - Los Angeles Times

Pirkle Jones, California photographer, dies at 95
Los Angeles Times, CA
"I had professional clients who said, 'What in the world are you doing photographing Panthers?' I'd just sort of shrug my shoulders. I did not make a big speech about it. I did the talking through the photographs."

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Macro photography

Eudora Welty as Photographer - Smithsonian

Eudora Welty as Photographer
Smithsonian
But more than that, they show the photographer's wide-ranging curiosity and unstinting empathy—which would mark her work as a writer, too. Appropriately, another exhibition of Welty's photographs, which opened last fall at the Museum of the City of New ...


The News & Advance has solid showing at VPA awards - Lynchburg News and Advance

Richmond Times Dispatch

The News & Advance has solid showing at VPA awards
Lynchburg News and Advance, VA
The News & Advance photographer Kim Raff also won the best-in-show award for daily photography for her work on the series, drawing comments from the judges that included, “A strong photographer-driven project with enough variety to keep us (and ...
News Virginian earns 12 awards in VPA competition News Virginian
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Recognizing photography as a line art - Times Bulletin

Recognizing photography as a line art
Times Bulletin, OH
In 1959, Ivan Dmitri, a highly regarded portrait and color photographer, approached the "Saturday Review" with an idea to help advance the cause of fine photography. Dmitri showed the editor-in-chief a large portfolio of photographs by skilled ...
New Orleans Museum of Art Announcess The Art of Caring: A Look at ... Art Daily
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Friday, March 20, 2009

Nature photography

Gallery: The Best of the Gadget Lab Flickr Group - Wired
The Gadget Lab Flickr group has been quietly growing, and our readers have been posting some great shots, ranging from plain good pictures (with some geek technique behind them) to hardware hacks to follow-ups of the How To projects here at the Lab

Capturing the miniature elements of nature - Estes Park Trail Gazette
ESTES PARK, Colo. — Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) has beautiful vistas and majestic landscapes. Yet there is a more subtle, delicate, and endless landscape that surrounds us. Discovering it requires a shift in the perspective of the seeker

Photo contest winner - Blue Springs Examiner
Congratulations to Chris Williams, a retired school teacher from Independence, who is the Week 2 winner of The Examiner’s photo contest. Williams used a Nikon D2 camera and macro lens to take this picture called “Winter’s Spear” of a piece of

Alien Skin Software Bokeh - Australian PC World
Alien Skin is great if you or your photographer doesn’t have access to the necessary lenses to achieve a Bokeh effect, or you want to add this effect at the end of a composition. Bokeh is the real-world photographic technique for creating images

India will be big technology innovator in next decade (Comment) - Thaindian.com
Economists have been predicting it, stargazers have been forecasting it, and now the technology trend watchers are saying it - the coming decade is surely going to belong to India. Jason Pontin, the charismatic editor and publisher of MIT’s

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Digital photography book

News photographers' access to Obama-Leno taping is limited - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is hoping to use comedian Jay Leno's late-night show to add a light touch to his work getting the economy on track. But news photographers who cover the White House aren't laughing. The pool of media that

LifeStyle : Picture Perfect - Malaysian Today
What does it take to be a leading celebrity photographer in Malaysia? Is it only about capturing moments on film? How do people respond to a profession such as that? Malaysian Today speaks to Kid Chan, celebrity photographer and owner of KIDCHAN

Bill Shields - WBZ-TV
Bill Shields is a general assignment reporter for WBZ-TV News. He joined the station in July 1980 with an extensive background in reporting, news photography and editing. He was honored with New England Emmy Awards for his work in 1982 and 1987

Photographers' Access Limited to Obama-Leno Taping - First Coast News
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is hoping to use comedian Jay Leno's late-night show to add a light touch to his work getting the economy on track. But news photographers who cover the White House aren't laughing. The pool of media that

Photographers denied access to Obama-Leno taping - Boston Herald
W ASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is hoping to use comedian Jay Leno’s late-night show to add a light touch to his work getting the economy on track. But news photographers who cover the White House aren’t laughing. The small pool of media

Photography basics

Nikon D3X - News.com.au
Features: Camera resolution: 24.5Mp LCD screen size: 3.0" ISO speeds: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 Max shutter speed: 1/8000 Min shutter speed: 30/1 Wired terminals / ports: HDMI Output, USB 2.0 Pros: Double the megapixel count of the D3, rugged body and

Timberland Celebrates Opening of 474 Broadway Store with Nature of a - PR Newswire
STRATHAM, N.H., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Timberland Company today announced an original photography exhibit curated by Brooklyn publisher powerHouse Books, in celebration of the opening of its new 474 Broadway store, in the history-rich

Enjoy sights and sounds of nature at Brant Fest - Abbotsford News
The next few days are busy ones for the Brant Wildlife Festival with a variety of events aimed at rekindling a relationship with the natural world. “The big thing about all the festival events is that they help us to understand our wild spaces a

Georgia briefs - Florida Times-Union
The southbound lanes of U.S. 17 across the Sidney Lanier Bridge in Brunswick will be closed from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday for the Seventh Annual Southeast Georgia Health System Bridge Run. Traffic will be rerouted along U.S. 341. The 5-kilometer run and

Minn. men form unique aerial photography business - KAAL-TV
EAGLE LAKE, Minn. (AP) - Mike Evans' radio-controlled airplanes mix lithium polymer batteries with foam, video goggles with rubber bands, state-of-the-art technology with stuff you can buy just about anywhere. His simple, light craft require almost

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Photography contest

Photos: PictureMe Portrait Studios(R) Give Families a New Reason to - Earthtimes
Author : CPI Corp. ST. LOUIS , March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The schedules of today's families seem to be busier than ever. Juggling work demands, school calendars and extracurricular activities, as well as extended family gatherings and other commitments

Double exposure - North Adams Transcript
WILLIAMSTOWN -- A new documentary showing at Images Cinema this Sunday offers a portrait of two trailblazers for women in photography -- identical twins Kathryn Abbe and Frances McLaughlin. Abbe and McLaughlin built successful careers as

William Shakespeare portrait in Irish home painted from life, say - Times Online
The only surviving portrait of William Shakespeare painted from life has been discovered hanging in an Irish country house, experts claimed yesterday. For perhaps three hundred years the exquisite oil painting has been passed down through the Cobbe

Chatham High School students' creativity in the spotlight - Recorder Community Newspapers
THE CHATHAMS – It will be a festival of film, art and photography for Chatham High School students when they take the stage at the Garden State Film Festival in April. The high school’s video production program, under the direction of Pat La

Monday, March 16, 2009

Digital photography review

Enjoy sights and sounds of nature at Brant Fest - Abbotsford News
The next few days are busy ones for the Brant Wildlife Festival with a variety of events aimed at rekindling a relationship with the natural world. “The big thing about all the festival events is that they help us to understand our wild spaces a

Alien Skin Software Bokeh - Australian PC World
Alien Skin is great if you or your photographer doesn’t have access to the necessary lenses to achieve a Bokeh effect, or you want to add this effect at the end of a composition. Bokeh is the real-world photographic technique for creating images

Oregon Blue Book to debut this week with winning artists - Statesman Journal
The 50th edition of the Oregon Blue Book will be rolled out this week with public recognition at the Capitol for the two amateur photographers whose work was chosen for the front and back covers. Photos taken by Joseph Drew of Coos Bay and Jean

Timberland Celebrates Opening of 474 Broadway Store with Nature of a - PR Newswire
STRATHAM, N.H., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Timberland Company today announced an original photography exhibit curated by Brooklyn publisher powerHouse Books, in celebration of the opening of its new 474 Broadway store, in the history-rich

Coming events - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Loras College Spring Sunday Shootout League -- Loras College will host a Sunday Night Shootout league this spring at the Loras Athletic & Wellness Center. The league runs April 5 through May 3. Games will go between 3-9 p.m. The Sunday Night Shootout

Learning photography

Women’s Day - Daily Times
RAWALPINDI: A photography exhibition was held at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) Rawalpindi on Thursday in connection with International Women’s Day. The exhibition, organised by FJWU in collaboration with ActionAid (a non-governmental

Palo Alto Online's Master Community Calendar - Palo Alto Online
Photographs by Tony Coluzzi through April 4. The show features black images using infrared light photography in landscapes taken both locally and in greater California. Tue.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5; Sun.noon-4 p.m. Call 650-941-7969 or visit www

Irish revival - Western Montana gets back to its roots with help of UM - Missoulian
Jerry Sullivan’s parents left Ireland to start anew. Butte became their future, so when he was growing up, Sullivan wanted nothing to do with the politically tumultuous country across the Atlantic Ocean. He was American. Years later, when Sullivan

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Photography basics

David Horst column: Nature photographer John Van Den Brandt to ... - Appleton Post Crescent

David Horst column: Nature photographer John Van Den Brandt to ...
Appleton Post Crescent,  USA
Van Den Brandt is a nature photographer. Well, actually he's national account manager for a printing company, but he has been able to turn his preoccupation into part of his occupation. The striking quality of his work stretches the term "amateur ...


Remembering Wichita Falls tornado - Houston Chronicle

Remembering Wichita Falls tornado
Houston Chronicle, United States
The exhibit is mainly a photography exhibit, with countless 8x10 black-and-white images displayed at the museum showing the destruction: cars pummeled as if they were made of tin, and frames of houses surrounded by a swirl of debris. ...


Extraordinary wildlife photographer makes an appearance at Rustic ... - Cincinnati.com

Cincinnati.com

Extraordinary wildlife photographer makes an appearance at Rustic ...
Cincinnati.com, OH
Her approach to nature and wildlife photography is to capture the moment as it reveals itself. She does not think about the end use, but rather an opportunity to document a particular event or a rare situation in wildlife and nature. ...


Woodcock to celebrate Earth Week - Wilton Bulletin

Woodcock to celebrate Earth Week
Wilton Bulletin, CT
The highlight of Earth Week will be two events featuring Wilton resident and international documentary photographer, Daryl Hawk: a “Nature Photography Workshop” for children ages nine to 14 and “An Evening Under the Stars,” a Saturday evening wine and ...

Photography jobs

Jacksonville Journal: First Coast residents up for White House jobs - Florida Times-Union
The White House announced 108 regional finalists for its Fellows Program this month, and two are from the First Coast. James O'Harrah of Fernandina Beach and Michael Hillyard of Jacksonville have been selected as possible candidates to spend a year

Mashable’s Guide to Social Media and Web Development Jobs - Mashable.com
Are you seeking a new job? Mashable’s job boards are currently open for business! We at Mashable Mashable reviews firmly believe that one of the lucky recipients of a new job can be you . This week and every week, Mashable will be featuring its

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Photography contest

Paper named 'Newspaper of the Year' - Maine Sunday Telegram
The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Friday was named Newspaper of the Year by the New England Newspaper Association at the group's annual meeting in Boston. The award marks the 18th time in the last 19 years that the Maine Sunday

Claims photographer touched school girls under investigation - Chico Enterprise-Record
WILLOWS -- A photographer for Lifetouch National School Studios, Inc. has been suspended amid allegations he inappropriately touched eight girls he was photographing on March 5. All of the girls are students at Willows Intermediate School and range

Photographer offers gift to military families - Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Joanne Bartone knows firsthand the power of a photograph. "Both of my brothers served in the Vietnam War, and I can vividly recall how my mother and our family cherished their photos while they were away from us," she said. "I understand the power a

Photography studio

A gifted eye for photography: cerebral palsy doesn’t stop 13-year - Naples Daily News
He doesn’t have the hand for it, but patience and that natural eye more than help him make up for it. Matt, 13, was born with ataxic cerebral palsy. Doctors told his parents he might never walk. “I have trouble with my fine motor skills,” says

Friday, March 13, 2009

Portrait photography

Five budget dSLRs for frugal photographers - CNET Asia
Point-and-shoots are fun to bring around on casual occasions such as parties and holidays. But when it comes to serious photography, nothing offers the flexibility of a dSLR. Not only does it allow you to change lenses (for different focal lengths

A tip of the hat to Lincoln - Daily Freeman
No comments posted. A conserved broken glass-plate interpositive of Abraham Lincoln, taken by Alexander Hesler at the Illinois state Capitol in Springfield on June 3, 1860. George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film conserved the

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Photography equipment

YOUNGSTERS TELL THEIR STORIES THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK - Community Newswire

YOUNGSTERS TELL THEIR STORIES THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK
Community Newswire, UK
Artist Andrew Henon, who was project manager and editor for Our Side Of The Story, said: "The project has enabled young people to tell their stories through digital photography. "We worked with four groups of young people including young carers, ...


USA Network Announces Character Project, an Artistic Initiative To ... - MarketWatch (press release)

USA Network Announces Character Project, an Artistic Initiative To ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The artists' work will be showcased in the powerful photography book entitled American Character: A Photographic Journey, published by Chronicle Books. The book will be available beginning March 17 in retailers across the country and internationally, ...

Photography technique

Unlocking mystery of the deep: Florida reef getting a road map - Miami Herald
MIAMI -- Equipped with floating GPS units, side scan sonar and waterproof paper, college students dove 25 feet down into an underwater classroom with a pioneering assignment: create a three-dimensional, interactive map of a reef. When completed, the

Wonder women - Abbotsford News
A killer whale is born in the final scenes of the movie Free Willy 3. Filming the real-life thrills of nature like the live birth and sharing it with a wide audience is what Tsawwassen underwater cinematographer Pauline Heaton loves about her job

Photography contest

dot-art.com Presents Liverpool Encore Exhibition 16th March - 24th - Newswiretoday.com
NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Liverpool, United Kingdom, 03/12/2009 - We are delighted to announce a new group show at dot-art, Queen Avenue, Castle Street; featuring work by 24 local artists . Liverpool Encore celebrates the continuation and strength

Rockport Music hosts Boston's 'First Lady' - Gloucester Daily Times
Rockport Music will celebrate the weekend leading into St. Patrick's Day with a special performance on Saturday by jazz vocalist Rebecca Parris, known as Boston's "First Lady of Jazz." And the audience will be invited to join Parris, her trio, and

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Digital photography book

Everlasting Moments: Camera Ready - SF Weekly

Paste Magazine

Everlasting Moments: Camera Ready
SF Weekly, CA
By John Nova Lomax It looks great, but it's ultimately a missed photo op. By Ella Taylor Lovely to look at but too slow and deliberate to get lost in, Jan Troell's Everlasting Moments is a tribute to still photography filtered through a portrait of ...
A Swedish filmmaker comes back into focus International Herald Tribune
Everlasting Moments Paste Magazine
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ExpoImaging Wins Professional Photographer's Hot One Award for Ray ... - PR Web (press release)

ExpoImaging Wins Professional Photographer's Hot One Award for Ray ...
PR Web (press release), WA
At $199.95, The Ray Flash is an affordable tool ideally suited for fashion, portrait, wedding, and macro photography, as either a main or fill-in light. The Ray Flash allows full use of a camera's TTL functions, and it easily slides over the front of a ...