Kubota Image Tools, provider of photographer-empowering creative imaging tools, workflow-saving solutions and educational offerings for photographers of all levels, today announced details of the 20th iteration of its award-winning Digital Photography Bootcamp and launched an entirely new event to precede Bootcamp, called, SummitUp 2010. The two events will run consecutively starting on November 6 through November 13, 2010. Both are specifically designed to help photographers build the necessary skills to drive their business success while improving the technical and creative abilities that ultimately enable them to reach their artistic and professional goals. To meet the varying needs and educational preferences of photographers, the two events offer differing formats. The Bootcamp is an immersive week-long workshop program while SummitUp was designed as an intensive day and a half program featuring six focused sessions from leaders in the photography industry.
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Nik Software (www.niksoftware.com) today announced HDR Efex Pro, a completely new HDR imaging toolkit designed to help photographers quickly and easily achieve the full spectrum of HDR enhancements from the realistic to artistic.
High dynamic range photography is a process in which multiple exposures are captured, aligned and merged to generate a single image that enables a much wider range of colors, highlights, and shadows. HDR techniques are typically used to enhance landscape, architectural, nighttime, and artistic photography. New HDR Efex Pro overcomes limitations in other software tools with a revolutionary all-in-one approach that enables both realistic and artistic effects to be applied within a single tool.
"HDR is one area of innovation in the evolution of photography and an area that we have been dedicated to from a research perspective for quite some time." said Michael J. Slater, President and CEO of Nik Software. "Our focus with HDR Efex Pro has been to bring innovative and best-in-class technologies to HDR, including our unrivaled tone mapping, our proprietary U Point® technology and powerful ghost reduction, all of which have been developed specifically in response to our customers' requests."
Cathy Sachs, long time Executive Director of the American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP), has told the National Board of her decision to retire at the end of this year. She has held this position for more than 15 years, having previously served on the National Board. During her tenure ASPP has become well respected in the industry as a knowledgeable intermediary for the different groups in the image business, and has been an important contributor to industry forums. The National Board has appointed Jain Lemos, who will assume the responsibility of the Executive Director position as of October 1, 2010, transitioning with Sachs through the end of the year.
Join internationally-renowned wedding photographer David Ziser for a full evening of high-energy education. Captured by the Light Tour 2010 (www.capturedbythelight2010.com) is filling ballrooms across the country and may be coming to city near you. Only $59 with promo code, when pre-registering. $79 at the door. (Click here to get your PPA promo code.)
You will learn...
- 10 amazing new ways to use "exciting lighting" to create dramatic images!
- 10 of the best lens choices and camera settings to produce strikingly beautiful results!
- 10 fast and easy lighting secrets to make people look their absolute best!
- 10 exciting ways to compose your image before firing the shutter... guaranteeing the perfect shot!
- 10 fantastic tips to advance your digital designs to the next level!
- 10 unique post-production software solutions to save you "tons" of time!
- 10 awesome profit building marketing & sales techniques to add to your bottom line!
Registration begins at 5pm. The seminar will run from 6pm-10:30pm with a 30 minute break and mini-tradeshow.
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Bay Photo Lab has chosen Glen A. Clark, Cr. Photog., F/S-PPC, photographer, consultant, presenter, and photography industry executive, to join the Santa Cruz-based company.
An accomplished photographic professional with more than 30 years of photo industry experience, Glen has served in a variety of roles throughout California and across the United States. He has received recognitions for his outstanding support of the industry during the past three decades, most recently honored (along with his wife Robin) by the Professional Photographers of California as their 'Corporate Vendor of the Year.'
"I am thrilled to be working with Bay Photo Lab as the company continues to flourish and grow in today's photography market," Clark says. "Bay Photo is a cutting-edge company and professional digital imaging lab that is a leader in the industry."
"We know that professional photographers want to offer the complete package," said ACI President Mark Lane. "So we knew that a professional, custom frame division was the perfect complement to the professional portrait."
ACI is carrying 70 frame styles in stock along with 19 stock mats. Over 1,000 frame styles will be available for special order. All stock mat choices are acid free and Conservation Glass (99% UV) is also available.
"Everything will be assembled and completely finished," said Lane. "Paper backing, hanging wire, wall guards - everything. We've even developed special packaging for the finished frames."
Lane emphasized that while custom framing isn't always the least expensive, "We will be competitive," he said. "We want to make it great quality so our customers will be proud to sell this to their clients. Because it will be offered through professional photographers, it's a one-stop shop for the consumer, rather than taking the print to a second location for framing."
Framing is online and ready for ordering. It's as easy as choosing the framing catalog in ACI's onPrint PRO ordering software.
"This is just the beginning for our Framing Division" said Craig Monson, ACI's Marketing Manager. "There will be many more matting and framing products and services rolling out over the coming months, and you can see it all unfold online at www.acilab.com. You'll want to check the website often to see all these great new options!"
How hot are you?
Go up against the best photographers on the planet. Join in the fun rivalry with PPA's new online photo contest: the Summer Shootout--exclusively for PPA members. Submit your images from July 1st - September 30th, and you could win cash prizes! Get all the contest details (and enter) at www.PPA.com/shootout.
We'll be giving away thousands of dollars in cash prizes, and it is only $10 to enter your first image--and only $5 dollars for each additional image. As an added bonus, you can also request a critique of your image to see how it would stack up in PPA's International Photographic Competition.
The top 10 winning Apps were selected from among the most frequently used Apps in more than 17,000 images submitted into Adorama's first annual iPhone Photography Contest. The winning Apps, available on the App Store at iTunes, are:
- Photoshop.com Mobile
- CameraBag
- Best Camera
- Photogene
- TiltShift Generator - Fake Miniature
- ShakeItPhoto
- Hipstamatic
- PhotoForge
- Lo-Mob
- Photo fx.
Collages.net's CEO Kevin Casey has launched an initiative to collect used cell phones for Cell Phones For Soldiers. Kevin is an Air Force veteran and former B-52 flier and continuously joins efforts to assist the military and military families.
Cell Phones For Soldiers is a non-profit organization "started by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist with $21 of their own money. Since then, the registered 501c3 non-profit organization has raised almost $2 million in donations and distributed more than 500,000 prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving overseas. The phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone - enough to provide an hour of talk time to soldiers abroad. Through increased fundraising efforts, the Bergquist family hopes to raise more than $9 million in the next five years to fund new programs, such as providing video phones with prepaid service to allow soldiers abroad to see their families on a regular basis."
