One of the finest annual photo events comes to Ottawa again starting next Friday, July 25th, 2014:
World Press Photo Exhibition at the Canadian War Museum
The World Press Photo Exhibition features the finest press photography from around the world. Subjects include:
• sports
• people
• peace
• war
• some lovely stories we never hear about
• … and some that make me cry
It’s worth a visit:
Canadian War Museum
July 25th – August 21st, 2014
Free.
You’ll walk away changed.
This week we were very pleased to hear from long-time photo student, Al Garner.
Al won a contest hosted by Darwin Wiggett‘s Oopoomoo!
© Al Garner – Spring Macro Tulip
Darwin is a well known stock photographer and photo educator from Alberta.
I was very excited. Al took his first photo workshop with us many, many years ago. He had some good photos for a beginner but, erm, had lots to learn.
Over the next ten years Al took many of our courses – some twice! Steadily Al gained valuable skills and confidence that helped him create beautiful work.
© Al Garner – self portrait
Al says:
“Hi Folks: Something pretty exciting for me has happened. The website oopoomoo.com, which is run by Darwin Wiggett and Samantha Chrysanthou ran a contest. I submitted a photo and to my surprise and delight it was chosen as one of three winners. The other two shots are amazing so be included with them is really nice.
Al”
See Al’s winning photo and the other two winners at Oopoomoo…
Congratulations Al!
I’m proud of you!
Last week we offered photo tips on better self portraits.
Seems we hit a hot topic!
We also asked you to share YOUR Selfies and we promised we would post one on the blog.
Virginia sent us her Selfie below.
We liked the creative element immediately and, in the end, it was the ‘different’ and fresh perspective that won us over… and won her a three month free membership on our Online Photo Program.
Winning Selfie – © Virginia Fobert
The other entries were strong and fun. We always have a tough time choosing!
Thanks for entering.
And congratulations to Virginia!
Watch for her photo tip on PrimePhotoTips, soon!
Mark Your Calendars!
Our Annual Open House is coming up soon:
Saturday, November 30th.
OttawaStudioWorks.com
160 Preston St, Ottawa.
Details:
Saturday, November 30th, 2013;
3-10pm.
3-4pm Photo craft for kids (while supplies last)
4:30-5:30pm Large format camera demo
6-10 General celebrations and people’s choice award!
We’re exhibiting a selection of student photos this year!
See below for details…
Art Exhibition – Ottawa Studio Works
We’ve had a great year.
Some highlights:
• First Annual Media & Celebrity Photo Contest
• Online Photo Program Celebrates One Year!
• Platform Series launched
• We are soon to introduce the newest photographer at OSW
• Darkroom space in development
• New big camera developments
• Artwork successes
• Photo Classes continue to help students soar!
And this year’s Open House is dedicated to highlighting our student’s work.
That’s where YOU come in!
Student Photos Wanted!
We’d like to feature YOUR work in the main studio and we’re having a juried show.
If your photo is chosen for the exhibition it will be printed and presented by our site sponsors:
• Artopix.ca
• DaveAndrews.ca
• PatrickGordonFraming.ca
You will receive a beautifully matted print of your photo after the show.
Artopix
PatrickGordonFraming
DaveAndrews.ca
Suggested Submission Guidelines:
DEADLINE = November 16th, 2013
• maximum 450 pixels wide (Small web files please!)
• include your name in the filename
• sharp, engaging photos from 2013
• Send your photo submission with “Open House” in the subject line to Harry@HarryNowell.com.
• If chosen we will need a LARGE file size to create your print
Open House: Ottawa Studio Works
We’ll be raising money and food for the West Quebec SPCA.
What else is going on at the Open House?
• Cards and print sales
• Meet our newest in-house photographer
• Meet other photographers and our instructors
• Discounts on courses (available at the Open House only!)
• Ask about our soon-to-be darkroom
Past Open House
Details:
Saturday, November 30th, 2013;
3-10pm.
3-4pm Photo craft for kids (while supplies last)
4:30-5:30pm Large format camera demo
6-10 General celebrations and people’s choice award!
OttawaStudioWorks.com
160 Preston St, Ottawa.
Join us…
In July we launched our 2nd annual photo contest for past students and we were very happy to see the results. Entires were diverse and spoke highly of the hard work (and fun) students have invested in their photo skills.
Photo Contest Winner! © Morina Reece
We selected four winners.
What were our criteria?
We were looking for:
• diversity in the photos
• technical excellence
• something different… There are many, many good photos out there – we wanted something that would catch the eye and make someone smile. We’ve always preached “Do something different.” Each of the winning photos stood above the norm.
Photo Contest Winner – © Eryck B
We’re very proud of all of our students.
Photography is tough. During the last ten years digital camera manufacturers have erroneously preached “EASY.” It’s NOT easy. It takes skill, perseverance, passion and many years of time to develop skills.
All the winners have been involved with our lessons for YEARS!
Alan and Cheryl have separately taken (almost) every course we’ve offered. They have taken a couple of courses more than once. Both are currently enrolled in our Online Photo Program with monthly challenges.
Yesterday Cheryl sent me a note after learning about her win: “I would have never got that photo if it wasn’t for your great teaching ability and getting me out of the box of ho hum photography.”
Eryck started with the Pro Hockey photo workshop and has grown from there reading our photo tips and newsletters, etc.
Photo Contest Winner – © Al Garner
Morina completed our ProProgram last year and has taken many of our courses. She commented about Natural Light Portraits – “Superbly challenging, informative, exciting & very practical!”
Thanks for sticking with us to develop your skills.
The winners all receive a free three month membership of our Online Photo Program.
Congratulations!
Photo Contest Winner © Cheryl Kreis
Photos are easy to make – aim and click. Almost everybody has a camera device and there are trillions of, erm, bad photos out there.
Good photos take time and patience and learning…
How would you:
• make white snow white? (most people produce gray snow)
• make a waterfall turn into a milky smooth masterpiece?
• showing a hint of motion in the water and oars while keeping the boat and background crisp?
Regular photo tips can help!
In this edition of Exposed! we offer some of the most important (and fun) tips.
Photo Tip #201 – Anticipate your subject’s actions.
Photo Contest!!
Last year four lucky (and talented) workshop graduates had their photos featured on our workshop poster and brochures:
Photography Course Poster
This year we are looking for four new photos! You’ll get:
• Bragging rights
• Beatured on the blog and get a chance to promote your photography
• Three free months on our Online Photo Program!
Contest rules:
• Photos must be from graduates of one of our workshops, classes, safaris or programs.
• Photos may be taken anytime in the last year – they do not have to be from a workshop.
• You must have permission from any recognizable person/people in the photo to have their face in our promotions.
• You grant HarryNowell.com the right to use your photo in posters, brochures, websites and other ways to promote what we do. You, the photographer, retain copyright (that’s a good idea!)
• Final photos must be available at 6″x9″ @300dpi, unwatermarked. This is a 14mb uncompressed file.
• We will credit you as the photographer and list your website, if applicable/appropriate, in promotions.
How to submit:
• Please send a maximum of three jpeg photos to Harry@HarryNowell.com.
• Send photos for consideration as 1024×768 pixels at 72 dpi or similar – this is 2mb or less.
We will only be asking the winning photographers for printable files – 6″x9″ @300dpi, un-watermarked.
Deadline for entires?
Monday, July 29th; 9pm.
We’ll be contacting the winners by early August.
We have a come-from-behind winner in the Music Photo Contest linked to the John Rowlands’ Music Exhibition coming up on June 8th.
Jacqueline Barisan of Niagara Falls, Ont, photographed The Wholigans on July 14, 2012 at the Q107 Summer Bash in Toronto, Ontario and sent in the photo to the contest in the last week.
Some quick voting from fans sent this photo quickly to number one spot! Thanks to everyone that entered and voted!
Wholigans © Jacqueline Barisan
On her photo background she says:
“Photography has always been a great passion to me. It wasn’t until 2009 that I decided to pick up the camera again & start shooting.
I shot a lot of wildlife & landscape … A few years back I entered a photo to Canadian Geographic & it was published…. I have had no schooling in this field but always just had a natural eye for it.
I met up with some friends one night in Toronto & was introduced to the promotions guru from radio station Q107. He invited me out to many of their shows & it was then I decided to shoot live music concerts … I feel something different when I photograph bands, I get lost in the moment & feel in control.
Currently, I have been working alongside Canadian Country Artist Chelsea Crites.
Networking, my personality & natural talent has got me this far & I hope one day to make a full time living at it … maybe I’ll get my lucky break soon I keep saying!”
On John Rowlands’ work she adds:
“His pictures tell a story & show his personal connection. There’s a uniqueness to the photos – his own mark …. a true inspiration to me … I would love to learn from him!”
Jacqueline’s photo has won a spot at John Rowlands’ Music photography Exhibition:
June 8th, 2013 from noon to night
Ottawa Studio Works
160 Preston St,
Ottawa, On.
We are collecting donations at the exhibition for the Ottawa Food Bank!
John Rowlands Music Photo Exhibition
This week we announced the John Rowlands’ Music Photography Exhibition at Ottawa Studio Works.
© John Rowlands - Music Photography
Today we’re very happy to announce (and invite you to) Best Music Photo Contest.
Enter your best shots from any music event:
• Crowd shots
• Performers
• Musical Instruments
… anything related to music. We want to see your bet shots!
Vote for your favourite shots. Encourage your friends to vote. You can vote every day!
Music photography contest
The Prize
On May 25th the person with the most votes will get a free print of their photo to be hung at the John Rowlands Music Exhibition.
That’s right, your photo could hang alongside John Rowlands’ portraits of some of the biggest icons of Rock & Roll history!
Music photography contest
Details:
• Visit the Music Photo Contest (based on the Facebook platform)
• Click on the camera symbol (top right)
• Like the page and register
• Upload up to three photos
• Vote like crazy (you can vote every day)
• Encourage your friends to vote, too!
Exhibition Details:
Saturday, June 8th, 2013
noon-9pm (approximately)
Ottawa Studio Works;
160 Preston St., Ottawa
Fine Print
The winning photo will be contacted – a large and suitable digital file will be needed to produce the exhibition photo. To enter you must be the owner of the copyright and have rights to post the photos! We reserve the right to remove photos that do not honour these rights! You authorize Harry Nowell Photography Inc. to use your photo to promote the contest and exhibition – you retain full copyright of your photo.
Enter and vote soon.
Vote often!
Ottawa Photo Contest - 1st place: © Christophe Ledent
It’s been a race down to the wire.
In the public component of the Media and Celebrity Photo Contest the last week has been exciting as the top three photos have flip-flopped in lead of likes on the Facebook platform.
The winner’s photo exhibits along with the media and celebrity photos and gets auctioned off to raise money for the Ottawa Food Bank.
Ottawa Photo Contest - 2nd Place - © Helen Morris
And the photo that landed top spot?
• Christophe Ledent‘s photo of central Ottawa squeaked into the lead.
• Helen Morris came just 8 likes behind with her photo of a foggy winter canal.
Congratulations to all contestants!
Auction and Exhibition this weekend:
We hope you visit the Auction and Exhibition!
Details
Saturday, Feb. 23rd
Ottawa Studio Works, 160 Preson St.
… to see and bid on prints (and other prizes.)
Ottawa Photo Contest - 3rd Place
An Honourable Mention!