We really spoilt for choice at the moment with the amount of cool exhibitions coming up in the world of photography. Below is a list of what’s on in and around the eastern states over the next few months.
Head on Photography Festival
Sydney April 29th to June 5th
This inaugural festival is a collection of exhibitions and events in galleries, cafes and restaurants around Sydney showcasing local and international photography. The festival launches with the announcement of the sought after Head On portraiture prize.
The Sydney Morning Herald exhibition will be presented at the State Library of NSW featuring prints and multimedia of the best published and unpublished work by Herald staff from 2009 to today
This exhibition showcases the winning images from the professional press photography awards. These images are sure to inspire, move you and show you an enlightening perspective on the world.
Hi all, creativeLIVE.com is a world wide creative classroom that has only been around a couple of months but by the looks of the site and its content it’s going to be a real winner amongst creative types like us. There are a host courses covering a fairly wide cross section for photographers, from beginner type introductory courses to something more specific like aperture3 or writing java applications.
Each live presentation/webinar is FREE! Yes FREE, you just have to enroll prior to the start time and watch them live, you can even ask questions at Q&A time. The only time you pay for the online course is if you miss it live and you want to watch the recording.
Take a look around yourself, be sure to check out this very cool Photoshop CS5 video, it introduces us to some cool new features and in addition you get a feel of how the classes are run.
I’m very excited about working with Steven from InkedupTV on the creation of a new promo clip for SPW so keep an eye out, it’s coming soon.Without doubt Steven is one creative dude!
Browsing through some of his most recent work I came across this clip which he had just completed. Enjoy!!
NEW EDGAR “OSOK” HOILL VIDEO!!! Steven catches up with leading photographer of Lowrider Magazine! Without a doubt Edgar Hoill has a natural talent of capturing the raw essence of his subjects. “All my stuff is street, so all my stuff is real. And everything that I shoot is either people I know real close or that I work close with or just stuff I see on the streets.”He also has a sick ass collection of tattoos done by some of the best around the world. Jack Rudy, Horiyoshi III, Ben Grillo, Tattoo Tony just to name a few
For something just a little different, AP Photographer David Guttenfelder captures Afghanistan’s largest-scale military operation since 2001 using a unique lens – his iPhone camera coupled with a Polaroid film filter app.
Some of you may know I have a small obsession with my iPhone camera and iPhone photography applications so I really enjoyed this set of images. In particular image/slide 27, if that was my camera I’d be crying into my lowepro bag!
These images also created a huge stir and heated debate on the online version of PDN magazine One of the questions raised was “Do the images romanticise the war?” due to the washed out colors and soft focus, making them almost dreamy and beautiful looking.
Do you think the style and feel of the these images take away the the fact that they are actually images of war? Let us know your thoughts.
Hot on the heels of the PX3 contest winners, and off-course our world renowned Foto Priority Top 30 …………, Photo District News Magazine (PDN) has announced their Top 30 New and Emerging Photographers To Watch in 2010.
If their portfolios alone don’t blow your socks off, then make sure you read the interviews. Now that’s dedication!
I’ve been searching for a decent tool to create flash websites for a long time now, I am pretty sure I have finally found one! WIX.COM. I had been tossing up the idea of paying a web designer $1000’s of dollars until I discovered WIX.( I can now use that money to buy myself a new lens!)
For photographers who want to create awesome flash online portfolios this might be just the thing for you. WIX is a free website builder that’s really easy tool to use, lots of dragging and dropping with the ability to add your own content, pictures, videos, text, animations, effects and widgets. One of the biggest selling points for me was I no longer have to learn or understand any type of programming or code, which is a huge bonus!
The free version of WIX is suitable for just about anyone however you have the choice to upgrade to Premium for features such as –
- Use your own domain
- Remove Wix ads
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Extra storage
- Google Analytics site stats
- Unlimited pages
- Professional hosting
- Premium support
Take a look at some of the example photographers sites that have been created with WIX, they also have a blog to keep you up to date with latest news and announcements etc.
If you are currently using WIX let us know what you think? Or, if you are using something similar tell us about it using the comments section below.
Here’s a short video I found on youtube on how to build a website in 2mins using WIX
Hey Jose, thanks for the great info! I wish I had known about this service 18 months ago while I was setting up my site.
Let us know once yours is up an running and perhaps share your experiences with using this service.
I, like many others I have spoken to, am yet to master the HD video on my canon 5d mk2 or Canon 7d, so something like this seems to be out of my reach for now. “The story beyond the still” is a HD video contest put on by Canon where photographers have a chance to show off their skills as filmmakers.
Last month the contest kicked off when Canon asked photographer, Vincent Laforet, to interpret a still by telling the story that lived beyond it using the Canon EOS 7D. It was the first chapter of seven, ending with a still photograph of its own for the Vimeo community to then interpret. After 112 entries, Josh Thacker was chosen as the very first winner, the below winning entry was shot using a Canon 7D and 5D Mark II.
Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski the photoshop gurus of ‘Photoshop User TV’ fame, have now added Nikon DSLR‘s to their evangelical repertoire. Great news indeed for Nikon users.
No doubt funded by Nikon, ‘DTOWN TV’ is a weekly show for Nikon DSLR Users, with plenty of camera tips, photo techniques and Nikon Capture info. The production value of the episodes is quite high so it makes for some very addictive viewing, even if you’re a Canon user. Already up to Episode 24 my suggestion is, break out the popcorn and the Nikon and settle in for a nice stint.
Big thank you to Matt Collinson for sending through the lowdown. Enjoy!
I have often argued that for such a small nation Australia has some of the best photographic talent in the world. In all genres, if you look carefully at the who’s who of the influential photographers of our time, there’s bound to be an Australian or two in there, kicking butt on the world stage.
In the field of Documentary / Reportage photography the Australian collective ‘Oculi’ has fast become the go to destination for current local based (and International) content. Featuring the work of 10 local photographers each with their own slant on local events and culture, the Oculi site offers an inspirational narrative on current events as seen through the eyes of our great photographic artists.
One of the most asked questions from aspiring and pro photographers alike is “What are my rights when photographing in public places, especially if photographing people candidly?” In other words, are you able to photograph a couple smooching in Hyde Park, and then use it in your online folio or for other purposes? The answer can often be a complex one, especially when you start considering common courtesy, etiquette and plain old morals.
A big thank you to Glenn Weinnert who found and posted this link on our Shots Flickr Group. It definitely answers a lot of questions.
“Created in response to objections to my Sydney Unposed project, it is written from a photographer’s perspective, with a focus on what rights shooters have (and don’t have) when it comes to candid photographs of people. Please note: as it is not an encyclopaedia on every possible aspect of photographic law, it does not attempt to address issues like anti-terrorist legislation, council photography permits or National Park commercial photo restrictions. The sole purpose of the following is to discuss legal issues which apply to people photography only.” – Andrew Nemeth BSc (Hons) LLB MTeac
…………, Photo District News Magazine (PDN) has announced their Top 30 New and Emerging Photographers To Watch in 2010.
March 2nd, 2010 at 10:05 am
Hey Jose, thanks for the great info! I wish I had known about this service 18 months ago while I was setting up my site.
Let us know once yours is up an running and perhaps share your experiences with using this service.
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:56 pm
will do Dan