NorthStar Nature Circuit Judging Sessions

On Saturday November 13, 2010 and on Saturday December 112, 2010, we will be judging the images from the 2010 NorthStar Nature Circuit International. The international is an open competition and draws images from photographers worldwide. We have in excess of 500 images presently submitted and expect more before the judging occurs. This is an opportunity to see some great photography and to help the TCACCC provide this service to photographers. Spectators welcome.


You are invited to view this International judging. The competition starts at 9AM each day and would expected to be done by mid-afternoon. The judgings will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Risen Christ in Grant township.

Lutheran Church of the Risen Christ
9050 60th Street North
Stillwater, MN

The church is located on the north frontage raod of state highway 36 about 1.5 miles east of I-694. Take highway 36 east from I-694 to Demontreville Road, exit north (left) on to the frontage road and then immediately east (right) up the frontae road about 1/3 mile. The church is on your left (north side) and has parking in the rear.

Time for something completely different

Check out this serene and beautiful video short called "Urban Landscape". It runs about 4 minutes.

Urban Abstract from Musuta on Vimeo.

MPC - Exhibition Competition

It's not too late for those photographers interested in submitting images for the competition at the Minneapolis Photo Center titled "Urban View/Rural Sight". The submission deadline is November 1st and results will be announced November 18th. Click on the notification below and view the rules of competition at the MPC.

MINNETONKA CAMERA CLUB - EXHIBIT

We just received word the Minnetonka Camera Club will be exhibiting images at the Wimzeez Gifts and Gallery located at 1611 West Wayzata Boulevard, Long Lake, MN. The gallery is one of many stops on the Long Lake Area Art Crawl that takes place from noon Friday November 5th through Saturday the 6th. There will be a number of artists exhibiting photography, woodworking, jewelry, sculpture and more. Click on the image below for a larger view of the location, time and exhibitors.




Remember, if your club wishes to announce any of its activities, or share photos with other camera clubs, please send all information and photos to the council blog for publication. For your convenience there is a button located on the upper left hand side of this blog's front page that will email any information directly to us.

I had the opportunity to attend one of Rikk Flohr's Lightroom classes last night. The price was right, the class size perfect, and the time well spent. I learned a lot and can now spend more time using Lightroom to improve my image management - now that I know a but more about it. I have to say the class was well paced and chock full of useful information delivered in an entertaining and well-managed style. Lightroom is designed for photographers and reasonably priced but it takes a class or two to get a grip on it. Rikk provides excellent help and his many blogs and local classes are a great way to get a leg up on it.

Intro to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom by Rikk Flohr

Rikk Flohr, well known local photographer and teacher, is giving a workshop at the Twin Cities Photography Group Studios. If interested, please check out the group site to make reservations:
Twin Cities Photography Group or email tcphotogroup@yahoo.com - or call 651-528-8431

Location:
Twin Cities Photography Group Studios
2500 University Ave
Suite S8 (Lower level)
St. Paul, MN 55114
Price: $38.00 per person
Oct 25th, 6:30pm to 8:30pm

This class does not require a laptop or any prior knowledge of Lightroom. If you are thinking of buying the product this workshop will help you make a more informed decision. If you just brought the product and want to learn more this is the workshop for you. It is a introduction to the software – note-taking type of session. While students would be welcome to follow along on a laptop containing Lightroom, it is not required. This course is also OS independent. Regardless of whether you are Mac or PC, all of the information will apply and be translatable to your platform. I will be prepared to teach in either Mac or PC depending upon the audience makeup.

Rikk Flohr Biography

Rikk Flohr is a professional photographer and instructor with more than 25 years experience. He teaches Photography and Image Editing at National Conferences like PowerPoint Live, The Presentation Summit, CorelWorld and the CorelDraw User's Conference. He authored a bi-monthly column in CorelDraw Unleashed magazine on Digital Photography and Image Editing. In addition to teaching at Twin Cities area photographic societies, he is a regular presenter at the Lightroom User's Group. Rikk has served twice as Artist in Residence for the National Park Service at Badlands National Park. Currently Rikk is a photography instructor for Worldesigns Photo's Costa Rica tours, teaching photography and image management in the field. His images have appeared on a variety of Twin Cities' media and Midwestern regional magazines.

Rikk's company, Fleeting Glimpse Images provides Digital Imaging Consulting in Photography, Design, and Presentation skills in addition to providing classroom instruction and speaking to large groups. He writes regular columns on his blog and publishes video tutorials on his YouTube™ channel

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Twitter: @rikkflohr

Bruce Dale - 30 Years of BAD Pictures

Bruce Dale has been a professional photographer for 30 years and during that time a prolific shooter for National Geographic magazine. He estimates the magazine has published over 2000 of his images during that time.

There is a short video he produced showcasing some of those images during which he talks about his work. It's called 30 years of bad pictures because as Bruce describes it; tradition at the Geographic was to stamp your initials on each box of images and his initials were "BAD". He caught someone throwing out his images one day while remarking that the images weren't "that bad".

Check out this video it's a great retrospective of his time at the Geographic.

30 Years of BAD Pictures from Bruce Dale on Vimeo.

Peter Wong - Images and Blog

Peter Wong is not only a member of the Crosstown club, but a professional photographer with an interesting specialty; he shoots golf courses. You can check out the images on his gallery and his blog.

You can also view this presentation Peter made to Crosstown in April of this year.

Peter Wong Photography from Mark Karney on Vimeo.

Top Ten Lies Told to Artists

I was talking with Crosstown Camera Club member and professional photographer Peter Wong about marketing and getting paid for art work. He mentioned times when art directors have tried to underpay him for his hard work and use his images on the cheap with various promises. By mere coincidence I came across this prior article on the subject I'll pass on. Click on images below for larger view.

China Photo Workshop

If you have never been to China, but want to go and bring your camera you may want to consider a photo workshop with an experienced guide. Su Zhou is a member of a camera club in Oregon who has been conducting workshops in China for the past 11 years. Click on the images below for more information. Also visit Su Zhou's website and watch a Youtube video about this tour.

Taste of Creativity at the Edina Arts Center

The EAC is sponsoring the "Taste of Creativity" fundraiser for the arts and healthcare. There will be art presentations, a wine tasting with snacks and art for sale. Click on the announcement below for time, location and ticket pricing.

(Click on Map for directions to the Edina Art Center)

Juried show at the Edina Arts Center

The house was packed for the announcement of the winners of the recent juried photography exhibit at the Edina Arts Center.





Cynthia Fleury of the Crosstown Club is shown with her award winning image:


Here Lars Michael of the Crosstown Camera Club poses near his entry into the exhibit.



A little later on Lars was kind enough to strike the pose depicted in his award winning photo although its not clear why he left his clothes on.



And Bill Cooper, the current president of the Crosstown Camera Club, was on hand in support of his excellent images one depicting two gulls in flight and his black and white image "In the Clearing".

Intellectual Property Seminar - Cheap!

Below is a press release the council received from an organization dedicated to helping stock photographers. It announces a seminar that deals with copyright and licensing issues that are important to every photographer who ultimately wishes to sell or license their images. The seminar will be proceeded by a social hour that should be fun for all attendees. And it is only $10.00 for those who register in advance!

(Click the announcement below to see the particulars of this seminar)

The seminar is being held at the Lockridge, Grindal and Nauen law firm in Minneapolis. Being a lawyer I have had to hire a lawyer from time to time. I have hired this firm in the past and can attest to their proficiency in the law.

Photography at the Walker Art Center

You may have missed the opening of Alec Soth's "America" exhibition last month, but the exhibition is still going on at the Walker through January 2, 2011. One of his better known photos was taken in Vasa, Minnesota:

(Click on image for larger view)

The Walker website contains this description of Soth's work and exhibit:


It is definitely worth a look.

ADOBE TV

Adobe has a website titled Adobe TV. It contains a large number of tutorials that cover the basics of all its products including Photoshop and Lightroom. The tutorials are free and divided into chapters so you can pick and choose the ones you wish to view. Each chapter is relatively short in length and covers some particular aspect of the product being discussed. For example, on the website tutorials are offered for Lightroom. Click on it and you are directed to a section containing 21 different tutorials that will introduce you to the entire basics of this program.

If you register with Adobe as a user on this site you can even save favorite episodes into a personal library for later viewing.

Photography Workshop in Ogilvie, Minnesota

Professional photographers Doug Beasley and Sparky Stensaas are putting on a photography workshop in lovely Ogilvie Minnesota. Doug's presentation in the morning is titled "Zen and the Art of Photography". Sparky is a naturalist and photographer and his presentation involves a book signing of his latest work. The fee for the whole day is only $35.00 and is a presentation of the Northern Exposures Photo Club in Mora.

Click on the images below for a registration form and a map to Ogilvie.

Links to related websites are listed below:

Doug Beasley
Sparky Stenaas
Sparky's Photography
Northern Exposures Photo Club

Nikon Photo Contest

Nikon has held an international photo contest very year since 1969. Entries for the current years contest began September 1st and will remain open until November 30th. For more information, to obtain an entry form and instructions, or to view images from past contests visit Nikon USA.

Jeff Morgan announcement

Jeff Morgan, who founded the Judging class for the Camera Council, and was a member of several clubs announces, "Great news! Just accepted the offer to be the new Technique Editor for PhotoPlus Magazine. We will be moving and making our home in Bath, Somerset!" Congratulations, Jeff.