John Paul Caponigro

John Paul Caponigro's blog has a number of interesting videos of first rate photographers. Rather than repost all of them here, click here to be redirected for a lovely evening or afternoon of inspiration.

Google buys Nik Software

Apparently Google is expanding its holdings. Click here for more information.

Pre-Photoshop - Fashion bubble.....

 

Pre-Photoshop, creativity existed in amazing glory. Enjoy!

Ghostgraphy Workshop

Just in time for Halloween Rikk Flohr and Laurie Hernandez at offering a workshop called Ghostography.  It is a one-day workshop that will teach multiple photo techniques including one that turns captured people into ghosts.

The workshop will be held at the Friction Collective on Washington Avenue in Minneapolis.  The costs is $125.00 for a full date session. 

Go to: Ghostology for more information and to register.

Minnetonka Camera Club presents Brian Peterson

Minnetonka Camera Club presents Brian Peterson, lead photographer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Recently on assignment at the Summer Olympic Games in London, he will be sharing his images and photographic insight.

The program starts at 7:00 pm on September 20th, at the Presbyterian Homes of Minnesota which is located at 5330 Beacon Hill Road in Minnetonka. If you love photography, you will enjoy this talented photographer’s presentation. Come early to get a good seat and join us for this free event.

For more information contact Linda at llmmp@frontiernet.net

For more onrian, see http://www.startribune.com/bios/10645641.html

Pacific Northwest Timelapse

A photographer from Oregon wanted to capture the beauty of the Pacific Northwest with a time lapse sequence.  It took a little over a year and approximately 260,000 images to complete.  Below is the result:

Rollog, MN Labor Day - and the E-M5

I took these at Rollog, MN at the Western Minnesota Steam Thresher Reunion, held every year during the Labor Day weekend. I used the new Olympus Micro Four Thirds OM-D E-M5, and its so-called 'kit lens' the OLYMPUS M.12-50mm F3.5-6.3. The Rollog event is huge, and a great opportunity for photographers. The last time I went to the event it was the opening shoot for my Canon 5D classic and loved the images I got. And I loved the 5D. This time it was the opening shoot for my Olympus E-M5 with equally great images. I love the E-M 5. What camera companies have been able to do since my last trip is nothing less than amazing. I read the camera blogs, I read the forums, I read the reviews. So many wishes, so many complaints by user after user. Yet look at what we have - a tiny little box with an array of glass stuck on the front that captures such amazing light, such beauty. All I can say is WOW - and thank you to Canon, to Nikon, to Olympus, to Sony, to all the guys in the back rooms who design these little beauties. In spite of our demands and our complaints, we love your work. Keep it up.

 

 

 

Register online for Photography-in-the-Park at Fort Snelling State Park!

[registration extended to Sept 7th]

Sign up for the Photography-in-the-Park event being held Saturday, September 15, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. and first session begins at 9 a.m. All sessions will provide ample opportunities for you to take photos, learn about editing your digital photographs in Photoshop, learn about local wildlife and animal behavior as these relate to photography, and learn about the history of Fort Snelling and what Fort Snelling State Park has to offer through it's abundance of wildlife and beautiful scenery right in the middle of the Twin Cities Metro!

Seating is limited for some sessions, so please register by Wednesday, August 29, 2012. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Fort Snelling Camera Club at fsspcameraclub@gmail.com with your questions.

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