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.