Local Photography Seminar
The Rick Sammon, one of Canon’s Explorers of Light, is coming to the Plymouth area for a full day seminar on November 20th.
If you look at Rick Sammon’s website, you will see his scheduled visit to the Newport Photo Guild on 10 November 2010, as well as a visit to the Camera Connection in Colchester, CT on 14 November 2010.
Rick Sammon Seminar Saturday, November 20th, 10-3.
Plymouth Plantation in Plymouth, MA
$40 for Plymouth Digital Photography members, $45 for non members.
This is not just a slide show of pretty images. Rick is there to share what he’s learned over his many years as a professional photographer. After Rick “takes” us on a visual journey through the exciting world of digital photography. Rick will share some of his favorite Photoshop CS enhancements.
All level photographers will be inspired from this seminar.
For more info, visit with Rick at www.ricksammon.com Rick will be autographing his books at the event.
This seminar is presented by PDP, Plymouth Digital Photographers, a photo club of 460 members in Plymouth, MA. To join go to www.meetup.com/plymouthPhotographers/ for free PDP membership.
A buffet lunch and free parking are included in the seminar fee.
Please arrive by 9:30 for registration so we can begin promptly at 10am.
O’Reilly Media joins PSRI Sponsors
O’Reilly Media joins the growing list of sponsors who offer discounts for PSRI members. A leading book publisher of technical subjects, including computers, software use, programming, math, science, and photography (still and video), O’Reilly Media leads the field in offereing E-books versions of many of the titles in print. The PSRI discount is 35% off print books and 45% off e-books. Just add the titles you are interested in into your “shopping cart” and enter the discount code when you check out. the discout applies to all their books — and videos, too. PSRI members will receive the discout code by the weekly email notices. A link to O’Reilly Media will be added soon to the PSRI website; in the meantime you can find it here.
O’Reilly Media also provide a number of photography titles to use as door prizes at our Annual Awards Banquet.
HUNT’s Annual Digital Days Sale
Hunt’s Photo and Video is having its big weekend sale 7-8 May 2010, but prices are good until 3 PM on Monday 9 May. If you can’t make it to one of their stores, the sale prices also apply to mail orders, and for this weekend shipping is free. A special phone number is set up for phone orders, 1-800-336-3841. Or, you can call the Providence store at 401-751-5190. There is a sale page on Hunt’s website detailing some of the savings.
30 March 2010 Meeting Cancelled
Due to the amount of flooding, closed streets, and water in people’s homes, the meeting tonight, 30 March 2010, is cancelled. We will try to schedule another evening for hands-s on photography setups.
Topaz DeNoise, Photoshop Plugin Review
Topaz DeNoise Plugin
This is the second in a series of review of Topaz Labs plugins for Photoshop. I’m not a Photoshop expert, and the tools that I use have to be easy to understand and straightforward to use. I have used Topaz DeNoise for about a month now and have found that I can rescue images that I normally would have deleted, but saved for emotional reasons. Now I have more confidence in using high ISO settings and long exposures, knowing that I can correct the image sensor noise these techniques generate.
You can read my full review of Topaz Denoise and see how I’ve used this tool , including a few image examples.
Topaz DeNoise is available individually or as part of a Photoshop Bundle. The price of Topaz DeNoise alone is around $80 and the complete Photoshop Bundle retails for about $180, a savings of $160 off the separately priced plugings. Topaz Labs offers a number of upgrade paths if you choose to purchase an individual plugin, then decide to upgrade to the full Bundle.
Topaz Labs is getting ready to release a new versions of their plugins, and the company policy is to provide free upgrade to a new version to owners of the current version. I will update my DeNoise review when the new version becomes available. Visit the Topaz Labs Web Site for more detail and to purchase your copy. PSRI members be sure to take advantage of your Topaz Labs discount code.
Flat Rate Book Sale — winkflash ;)
Winkflash, a North Kingston prining company, has announced a sale of their hard cover photo books. I’ve built two books using this company and was satisfied with both. The offer is to print a photo book up to 100 pages of your images at the base price normally charged for 20 pages.
You don’t have much time to take advantage of this offer; it’s on until 10 February 2010.
More details at their website.
National Wildlife Federation Photography Contest
February 5, 2010 by gouletd
Filed under All Posts, Competition
Today I received notice of the annual photography contest organized by the National Wildlife Federation. Prizes total $30,000 in three divisions: Professional, Amateur, and Youth. You can enter up to 25 images for a single entry fee of $20, which includes a one year membership if you are not already a member of NWF.
More details here: NWF Photo Contest
PSRI Competition Scores
February 3, 2010 by gouletd
Filed under All Posts, Uncategorized
Scores from the third PSRI competition are now posted.
An Afternoon with Robert O’Toole
December 29, 2009 by gouletd
Filed under All Posts, Presentations
Hosted by Nashoba Valley Photo Club
Sponsored by Sigma and Hunt’s Photo and Video
Saturday, February 6, 2010 1 to 4 PM
Seminar Info: http://nvpcweb.org/NVPC_Seminar.htm
Robert is a BBC/Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition award winner and the American Bald Eagle Foundation Photographer of the Year for 2008. A full time professional photographer and instructor for more than ten years, he has led photography workshop tours, year round, across the U.S. and internationally. He also hosts post production, image optimization workshops and has written tutorial CDs with unique Photoshop techniques. He is based in Florida and California and uses Nikon cameras and Nikon and Sigma lenses.
See Robert’s wonderful images at his website: http://robertotoolephotography.com
Dennis Goulet comments: Robert O’Toole is a skilled photography workshop leader and conducts tours to the best, often unique, locations. His Photoshop skills led to a series of advanced, but simplified, Photoshop techniques available on CD, and he teaches these techniques to workshop participants. The first part of his presentation shows how to make the best images possible in the field and the final part of his program will demonstrate some of these techniques to improve those captured images.
Annual Photographic Conference
November 23, 2009 by gouletd
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NECCC 65th Annual
Photographic Conference
JULY 16, 17 & 18, 2010
The New England Camera Club Council is once again orgainzing its annual conference to include a schedule of professional and local photographers, presenting a variety of topics and skills. This three day event provides incredible value for its low cost; fourteen programs could be taken in if one does not take advantage of the photographic opportunities also made available. Last year, 35 programs were offered, each given three times during the weekend. Read the attachment to learn about the scheduled presenters.
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