ORGANIZATIONS - LEARNING
NAPP
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
www.photoshopuser.com
Great magazine and read, lots of bang for the buck. Benefits, discounts and really up to date on the industry.
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
Jose Suro - Astrophotography, and fine art nature studies. Jose does incredible work.
We are awaiting a photo to link to his site.
www.throughthelensgallery.com
What can I say about my friends Dick Fortune and Sara Lopez that hasn't been said before and it is exemplified in their exhibit at the Darling National Wildlife Center in Sanibel Island. I once wrote "a photographer is a thief because he steals a precious moment of time". "But like English lore about Robin Hood, he steals that moment for those who might not get the opportunity to see the wonders of our world and shares it with them".
Not only are they disciplined and perfectionists in their work, they are also great stewards of the wilderness, protecting and bringing forth the beauty and the reason for being
to us all. Thank you my friends for the beautiful show.....
"AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHERS EXHIBIT FOCUSES ON SANIBEL'S WILDLIFE"
J.N. “DING”
This unique exhibit features close up and detailed images of Sanibel’s most colorful wildlife residents and will be on display from September 1 through October 31, 2008 in Auditorium A.
The
“We probably have one of the largest libraries of Roseates – everything from take offs and landings, wings up and down, splashing, preening, fighting, portraits, etc. Ding Darling is a photographer’s paradise affording endless opportunities for that perfect “keeper” of an image – the image that photographers dream about.”
Often asked by other photographers and visitors to
1. Isolate your subject from distracting background objects, like cars, telephone poles, branches, etc. A step to the right or left, or kneeling may remove these distractions from competing with your subject.
2. Blur your background if possible by shooting on Aperture Priority (in Canon cameras the AV mode). Open your lens by setting your aperture to the lowest f stop number (f2.8, f4, f5.6), this will put your background out of focus allowing your subject to “pop”.
3. Watch your light source. Try to position yourself with the sun to your back – your shadow will, like a sundial be directed towards your subject.
4. Get out early – before or at sunrise – or late, a couple of hours before sunset. This will provide you with the “sweet light” without those harsh shadows. You will also find the peak of bird activity then.
5. Use a tripod or brace yourself against a firm stationary object. If that’s your car, make sure you turned off the engine so that you don’t pick up vibration.
“Better photography, like anything else, has a learning curve. Our recommendation is to get out and practice, share with other photographers, honestly critique each others works, have fun and enjoy our great outdoors and temperate climate. Digital photography affords experimenting without the expense of film processing and time delays to view your days work.”
Through The Lens Gallery. Nature, Photo Journalism, Awareness
www.throughthelensgallery.com
PROFILE:
A photographer since I was 15, I am known for being fast, efficient, and easy to work with. I enjoy producing portraits reflecting people at their best. I have photographed families, brides, celebrities, and people like you across the country. I started in Owensboro, Kentucky as a portrait and newspaper photographer in 1959 while still in high school. After three years in the army, I did portraits and photographs for publication in Paducah, Kentucky until 1967 when I went to Houston, Texas to photograph for the Paul Linwood Gittings Studio. There I photographed families, weddings, governors, astronauts, and corporate executives all across the southwest. In 1970, after Paul Gittings Sr. retired, I started my own studio in Kentucky in addition to photographing in the Northeast for the Moffit Studio of Chicago. After a few years and many request I moved to San Antonio, Texas. I continue to photograph in Kentucky, Tennessee, the Southwest and even an occasional trip to the Northeast.
Since the beginning, I have been a photographer specializing in portraits and weddings, but that’s not all I do. Through my exclusive portrait clientele I have photographed music concerts, model portfolios, business meetings, and conventions. I have created photographs for annual reports, album covers, books and magazines. I have photographed vintage and new guitars for Gibson, Martin, and Gruhn Guitars. Food shots for restaurants, home interiors and exteriors for builders and decorators, the list goes on and on.
www.billymitchell.com
Kenneth P. Volpe
PPA Certified Professional Photographer
T R A N S P O S U R E
F i n e A r t P h o t o g r a p h y S t u d i o
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Words like "over the top" come close to the work that Kenneth Volpe does. Just when you think you have seen artistry, he can and does take it to a new level.
With almost three decades under the belt, his images in a variety of venues express the artist as well as the technician.
He holds a Masters degree and surprisingly as most photographers get niched into a specific arena, not Ken, he is an explorer and delves into almost every type of photography. Portrait, Model, Fashion, Commercial and Product.
Working both studio and on location he brings new insight into this art form. He too sees "gear" as tools just as a brush is in the hands of the painter. But it's the Renoir's that hang on the walls that Sam the painter, painted. Go to his website and explore.
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Porfirio Solorzano
Lives and freelances out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
With more than 35 years of working experience, he finds new ways of lighting and creating when looking through the viewfinder of a camera.
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Gretchen Alvar
Al Alvarez - Weddings Tampa-Videowww.ambiancetoo.com
Kevin Mills - Eyes http://www.kevinmillsphoto.com
David Mctavish (Canada) www.davidmctavish.com
Keith Shapiro - People - Dance http://www.singularimpressions.com
The Wedding Bureau www.weddingbureau.com
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AUTHOR and PHOTOGRAPHER: Al Jacobson, photographs and writes in the Tampa Bay area on a myriad of subjects. He is from NY and occasionally speaks English, preferring Brooklyn based meta-phonetic syllabication (aka Street English). His high school English teacher, once commented to his parents, "He should try learning a foreign language like English... in a foreign country". He retorted, "Shakespeare doth not a genius make, for he spake in terms reminiscent of a flake". She threw him out of the class.