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:

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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.

Color Hue Test

Just for fun check out your ability to recognize color hues here: Xritephoto.

This color test was created by the makers of the Color Munki calibration tool for monitors and other devices.

It's Time for Something Completely Different

A game to play with your mouse (of course when there is nothing otherwise amusing to do) here: Follow the mouse.

Event Photography

Our good friend and professional photographer Alec Johnson recently posted an item on his blog about photographing events. It includes examples of photographs he took at a local rodeo and music festival. He makes some good points about shooting events that are worth reviewing.

You can view his blogpost at:ACJohnsonPhotography.