We have some new photo workshops developing:

1. Sport Photo Workshop
August 29, 30, September 2, 2009.
We have secured the opportunity to be official photographers at a fast paced polo competition. Test your field sport photo skills as galloping horses and fast paced action challenge your cameras.

2. Sport Sessions Photo Challenge
June, 2009.
Test yourself as we cover three cycling based sports photography challenges followed by a critique session. We will cover evening bike crit races and techniques of motion.

More details coming soon. Stay tuned! Check our workshops listings.

Yesterday‘s half speed work day still filled up quickly – I am happy to report the skiing was fabulous and the dogs had a ball.

It was a busy week last week – working right through the weekend. This week is looking busy, too. That’s a good thing.

So to make sure the batteries stay charged today is a half speed work day. I will be telemark skiing at Camp Fortune for an hour or two and snowshoeing with two dogs for an hour in the afternoon.

I have learned the hard way that fun time off is essential to any healthy business. I have learned many things the hard way! In that vein we developed the Creative Business Seminar – next session in April – where you’ll find many practical ideas about business that you won’t find in text books.

We presented “Photographing Artwork for Promotion” twice at the Ontario Craft Council‘s conference this weekend. It was well received. A review is coming soon.

But for now I have a very important meeting with my skis and some snow:

Telemark ski photo @ ChelseaGallery.ca shot on Kodak EIR infrared slide film!

Coming up this weekend we will be presenting to the Ontario Crafts Council’s Ottawa Business Development Conference – ‘Building Your Successful Craft Career’

Our session covers photography techniques to document artwork suitable for websites, juried shows and promotion. Techniques presented will involve photography fundamentals and ideas to produce stunning photos without breaking the bank.

With simple photo tools and lights you can achieve beautiful documentary photos. Come and visit this weekend!

Featured below is some work we did for a private collector of the work of Fiore De Henriquez – world renowned portrait sculptress:

Last night we ventured out to Winterlude to photograph the ice sculptures as the second night of Sessions Photo Challenge.

We also covered the National Capital Commission’s 60th anniversary celebrations of NATO. Many decorated veterans attended the ceremony and watched the lighting of a special ice sculpture.

It was a great night. Next week we plan to return to Winterlude. Let us know if you would like to join next week’s challenge.

Below a few photos – all photojournalistically shot – ie hand held with an f1.8 lens between teaching:

After requests by government and organizations for photo instruction for communications departments we are now offering Photography for Communications Professionals as a standard course.

Past clients have included:

• Accreditation Canada
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Canadian Red Cross
• CHF (formerly Canadian Hunger Foundation)
• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
• Service Canada

In this one day session we start by covering some photo fundamentals as well as ideas specific to communications departments. We get practical on the course by pulling out the cameras and covering in the field photo exercises.

Communications employees will learn to:

• take better photos
• evaluate imagery for department or company use
• understand photo concepts when working with photographers

We have run this course for teams and departments – now it is available for individual members of an organization.

March 25th, 2009 – full day workshop
$575

Students met to critique their adventures in the world as working photographers after spending the day shooting the Ottawa 67s as they beat the Erie Otters in the OHL – a feeder league to the NHL.

Big thank-yous to the Ottawa 67s for hosting us and to Vistek Photo for hosting and teaching our group about pro photo gear and showing off their rental photo equipmet!

Students were tired at the end of the shoot. Senses were tingling and camera equipment was on high alert for the afternoon.

Students came with varied backgrounds and for different reasons:

• kids in hockey or figure skating programs
• interest in shooting ‘field’ sports
• ‘love’ hockey
• interested in pursuing photo work

We viewed and critiqued student work this evening. I was impressed!

Thanks to all the students who participated. Look for the pro hockey photography workshop next year. Stay tuned for other workshops and a summer sport workshop this summer. Receive monthly notices and  photo newsletters by subscribing to Exposed! near the top of this page.

Wednesday evening we will be wrapping up the 2nd Annual Pro Hockey Photography Workshop supported by the Ottawa 67s and Vistek Photo. A full report coming soon.

Check these other photo workshops:

Sessions Photo Challenge – February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2009

$250; $75 per evening

Rubbing elbows with a pro

We meet for three nights of shooting challenges taking advantage of Winterlude events and other wonders of Ottawa – indoors or out. Progress to a new level of photography with four sessions designed to help you gain momentum and confidence in your shooting skills. Develop your photo skills by shooting with a pro at your elbow – not in a classroom!

Fourth night is a critique session used to review and solidify photo techniques.

Photo Challenges!!

Night Light Photography – March 28th, April 1st, 2009

$225

Night Light – Ghostly photo of the instructor

Pump up the light – pump up the fun! In this two part workshop we experience the challenge of taming artificial city lights with natural light from the changing night sky. Discover the photo magic of ‘light painting’.  Guaranteed fun!

Iceland Photo Adventure August 6-14, 2009

More workshops

We finished the Natural Light Portrait workshop last week. It was a good group with two students coming from far, far away. Stanley had a 6.5 hour drive for the course.

I was impressed wirh student’s work. On Saturday afternoon they were assigned to create portraits of four groups they had never met – two small families, a couple and a small business owner. By the end of the session student’s faces showed signs of a challenging but rewarding afternoon!

Some students at work:

Coming up soon:

• Hockey Photography Workshop
• Sessions Photo Challenge

He shoots, he scores!

We have just confirmed a deal with Ottawa’s Vistek photo to access some favourable rental rates on select available rental photo gear for our Pro Hockey Photography Workshop coming up next weekend. 

Come live the excitement:

Ottawa 67s hockey!