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#915 What’s going on in photo? Check out new Photo Facebook Page

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I’ve had a presence on Facebook for a while – it’s been a mix of personal and photo fun.

A short while ago we put up our Photo Facebook page dedicated to photography.

Facebook Photo Page

Facebook Photo Page

What will you find there?
All kinds of photo related material – our regular photo tips and little nuggets from the photo world…

Recently posted links to:
• World Press Photo of the Year winning photo
• Photo Tips on: exposure, aperture choice, snowy weather shooting, compositional tips
• Photo News from working photographers
• Interview of Fine Art photog, Louis Helbig’s CBC interview on his Sunken Villages exhibition
• National Geographic Photo of the Day – NYC fun
• Announcements on upcoming photo classes and events
• Photojournalism Pictures of the Year – 2012 National Nominees

Like the page to get alerts for all the fun!

#908 – New Perspectives Photo Newsletter + Critique Option!

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Our photo newsletter hits the airwaves today and with it comes a new option based on the successes of our Online Photo Program – a photo critique!

New Perspectives
Photos are supposed to depict what we see but they cannot show three dimensions.

That’s a problem!

But there are ways to show depth perspective within a photo – and this week we offer photo tips to help you create better photos with depth – read the whole article.

Photo Perspective - tips

Photo Perspective - tips on depth

New option – photo critique!
This month we are drawing from the successes of our online photo program – people like the program’s video lessons, notes, feedback from the group but they LOVE the group video critique of member’s photos:

Preview an Online Program critique session from the Online Program’s “Closer” challenge. Directs to YouTube…

So, as an introductory offer we are will critique your newsletter homework through a group critique video for $5. See the newsletter for details.

#888 Tips for Better Holiday Photos

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Ok, I know I said the blog was taking some time off but we wanted to give you a link to our latest Exposed! photo newsletter:

Better Holiday Photos
or it could be called:
Avoiding Photo Disasters at family celebrations
or
Learn from Harry’s Mistakes!

The newsletter:

“At our little boy’s first birthday party I took some of the worst photos I’ve ever taken.

You see, my wife had asked if I could “just take a few photos as the birthday cake came out” while extended family sang Happy Birthday.

No problem!

It was a disaster! (photo below is from another shoot…)

better holiday pictures

Photographing better family photos!

This month’s edition of the Exposed! photo newsletter offers photo tips to help you manage your festive duties, take better photos and avoid common pitfalls…”

Read the rest of the newsletter!

#827 – Photography Newsletter on the Blog – Do Something Differently!

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For our Exposed! photo newsletter this month we explore ways to help you stand out from the masses.

I have seen many people embrace photography, develop their creativity and find a new outlet for fun.

With more people, come more challenges. But more than ever people are shooting more of the same things.

One particular challenge is separating yourself and your work from the everyone else’s. Below we explore ways to create some buzz for the work you produce.

In this edition of Exposed! We challenge you to do something differently!

Read the whole article…

exposed photo newsletter

Doing golf shots differently - this shot sold well because it's different than most other golf shots!

#815 Photo Tips and Upcoming Photography Classes

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We’ve started posting random tips on Facebook and Twitter.

Some recent tips:

Photo Tip #322 – Skip “8 frames per sec” in favour of one well timed click. With practice you’ll have better success (and fewer oopses!)

Photo Tip #27 – For better photos keep your subject AWAY from the middle of the picture!

Photo Tip #718 – Fill the frame with fun – Get close to your subject. Now get CLOSER!

Photo class

Photo class in central Ottawa

Photography Classes

Our fall photo class line-up is developing nicely. We have already posted:

• Urban Compositions – city landscapes

• On Location Lighting with Blair Gable

• Creative Fundamentals – our most popular course

• Authorship of Photographs with Quinton Gordon

• Photography for Communications Professionals

• Online Photo Program continues with more photo adventures

Ottawa photography class

Creative Fundamentals Class

Coming soon to the workshops page:

Adventures in Lightroom – master more of Adobe’s landmark editing software

Creative Business Series – a group of seminars to help you succeed with your creative business!

Fall Colours Workshop – Capture the majesty of the fall forest fireworks

Book Binding for Artists and Photographers – learn to make your own album

Photographing Ferraris and jets in the studio – yep, we’re working on it. Stay tuned!

 

#808 Photo Newsletter – Photo Adventures Close to Home

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In this month’s photo newsletter we explore photo adventures close to home. You DON’T need to go to exotic places to get amazing results!

Read the article. Submit your best photo from the homework challenge – we’ll be posting a reader’s photo on the blog.

“Top Summer Photo Adventures”

Local photo adventures
Night photo shot from our driveway!

 

#195 Cold weather shooting

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The temperature has plummeted where we work – just north of Ottawa in Chelsea, Quebec – to depths I haven’t seen in a few years. Without wind chill Environment Canada has projected lows down to -40C this week! Celsius or farenheit does not make much difference at that level.

Cold weather shoooting

At these temperatures it is still possible to be active and comfortable outside shooting. It takes some extra planning and proper use of insulating layers. Read Warm Photos from Winter’s Cold for some cool weather shooting tips.

There is no sign of warm weather coming – take photos, stay warm!

Harry