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Volume 15
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Welcome
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Moorea - French Polynesia
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Welcome to our new subscribers from our recent digital photo classes and the Holland America cruise ships Amsterdam (World Voyage) and Prinsendam (Africa Voyage).
Congratulations to Patti Fahlman who was the first person to guess which person ate into the Ginger Bread House from our last Images issue. It was Joshua, the youngest grandchild. Thanks to all for entering the contest!
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Our Focus - from your editors
This is our first issue of 2008 - a little delayed as we have just returned from visiting 5 continents in less than 3 months! We travelled to the South Seas, New Zealand, Australia and Bali, returned home to Vancouver for just 2 weeks and then cruised from the Caribbean to Madiera to Casablanca and trekked Morocco for 2
weeks. There is certainly something magical about being in the Southern Hemisphere during the cold weather of the North! To get a sneak preview of some of our brand new travel images as they are being posted to our online archives visit our stock photo website www.interfaceimages.com and enter
the search words for Tahiti, Moorea, Samoa and Bali. Our new New Zealand Australia and Morocco photos will be uploaded a bit later.
See below for our Photography Tips for new and enthusiast photographers and local and international photography events. Let us know if you have an event we will try to post it in our next issue.
For Vancouver, BC area photographers and travellers here are upcoming Digital Photography Classes:
Intermediate (Level 2) Digital Photography will be at West Vancouver's Ferry Building Gallery on the evenings of April 17 & 24, call 604-925-7270 to register. The same class will be repeated at the Kerrisdale Comminity Centre on Monday and Tues. evening Apr 28/29, to register call
604-257-8100 These classes are a perfect follow-on to our Level 1/Introductory classes and for enthusiast SLR or Point & Shoot photographers.
Introduction (Level 1) to Digital Photography. David will conduct this class at the Surrey Art Gallery on Sunday May 4, (register call 604-501-5100), and also held at West Vancouver's Ferry Builidng Gallery on the evenings of May 8 and 15 (register 604-925-7270) and at the Kerrisdale
Community Centre on evenings May 12/13 (Register 604-257-8100).
Some of our classes sell out so register early
Anna will conduct a Photo Transfer Workshop on Monday evening April 14 in West Vancouver's Ferry Builidng Gallery (call 604-925-7270 to register). This workshop is perfect for anyone wanting to preserve their memories on fabrics. Both Anna and David will both present FOCUS ON THE GREEK ISLANDS AND TURQUOISE COAST - a Multimedia Travel Presentation at the West Wancouver Library on April 16- 1:30 pm. David will also conduct a seminar on The World of Travel Photography at
the West Vancouver Library on April 23 7pm. The 2 events at the Library are free, registration not required, just show up and have fun.
David will commence a NEW class series at several locations on Lighting and Digital Photography in May.Details of our classes, events and presentations until May is below. For future
events click here
We hope you enjoy this issue. See the new article below from our local newspaper. Our next issue will include some new travel adventures (of course!!)
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your Images editors - David & Anna Smith
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New Photographer Tip:
Point and Shoot versus SLR Cameras? Which camera type to buy?
Point & shoot cameras have built-in color saturation, enhanced contrast, sharpening but limited choices for flash/lens. Image quality is doubtful for 8?x10? and up (unless 8 megapixels or more) and manual options are available only on some P&S cameras. Today's P&S camera have scenes modes -
good for users not wishing to bother with camera setup details such as shutter speed and aperture settings.
Digital SLR's have little or no image processing (toned down on purpose) so you need workflow solutions to produce high quality output. SLR's have more flash/lens options and the larger sensor sizes and more megapixels means files produced are good for image enlargements. Most of today's SLR cameras retain
auto, semiautomatic and manual modes. Many SLR's give you the option to shoot in RAW format a good choie for photgraphers wishing post processing options (eg. colour balance) and greater tonal quality.
Camera manufacturers are now shipping Point and Shoot cameras with new and amazing features - here are some of them
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HIGH ISO/LOW NOISE
- SHORT POWER-ON & SHUTTER LAGTIMES
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SMILE SHUTTER?
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RAW FORMAT
www.digitalcamerareview.com might be a useful and
interesting web site for new camera shoppers. It gives you a real time list of the more popular cameras as rated by site visitors, useful to know whats' hot today. Check that site for new models and then go to www.dpreview.com for honest evaluations and ratings on new camera models. Then
pick your model and shop for best price and service.
Enthusiast Photographer Tip
CORRECTING WHITE BALANCE -
TAHITIAN DANCERS
This image of Tahitian dancers on a stage in Papete Tahiti is both colorful and educational from a digital photography viewpoint. Although taken with a digital SLR camera, there is no reason a point and shoot camera could not capture essentially the same image while using simple image editing tools.
I was too far from the stage to have a camera flash effectively light the subjects so I turned it off. As I was sitting in the audience, my neighbours wouldn't appreciate multiple flashes from my camera! The trick to getting this shot clearly with a very slow shutter speed is to use an image stabilized camera or
lens with a very high ISO camera setting, zoom in and to shoot when the dancers are not moving as much. The very high ISO creates more noise which is visible when I zoom in on say a face to fill the screen or make huge enlargements. I took many photos in continuous mode. I deleted the bad ones later and kept less
than 10% of the shots.
Technical Details: Canon 20D, 200 mm. setting on a Canon 70-200 4.0 L lens. RAW format. ISO 1600. Shutter speed 1/50 sec, F4.0, Image Stabilization ON. Continuous mode ON, Flash OFF. Post Processing: Increase saturation by 10 points and contrast by 5 points and adjusted white balance using Adobe Bridge CS2 by using
white balance correction tool on a white shirt in another similar shot and batch adjusted all images using the "apply previous conversion option". The skin tones became natural and true and the straw skirts went from a purpleish orange tone to their true and vibrant yellow colour in all images. Modest sharpening with the
Unsharp Mask filter completed the processing. Voila!
The colour of light on stage varied tremendously as the dancers moved around to different parts of the stage lit with multiple & unknown types of light sources. My strategy was to shoot in automatic white balance mode and correct for the colour cast created by the stage lights later. The result
was this uncorrected image on the left. Simple color cast adjustment using a simple color balance or tone adjustment tool would work but I chose the White Balance Tool using Adobe Bridge's RAW conversion wizard on multiple images at the same stage location to save time.
< Original uncorrected image
From our Travel - Pacifc Islands Archives
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For details, updates and registration procedures click here
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Apr. 14, 2008
1 Monday. evening classes
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PHOTO TRANSFER WORKSHOP by Anna Smith
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Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
1 eve. course $25 7-9:00pm
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West Van City Hall
604-925-7270
course No. TBA
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Apr. 17/24, 2008
2 Thurs. evening classes
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INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
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Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
2 eve. course $55 7-9:30pm
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West Van City Hall
604-925-7270
course No. 415232
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April 16 , 2008
1 Afternoon presentation
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FOCUS ON THE GREEK ISLANDS AND TURQUOISE COAST - a Multimedia Travel Presentation
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West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine, Drive, West Vancouver, BC
Free Admission 1:30 - 3:00 pm
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West Van Library
www.westvanlib.org/
604-925-7400
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Apr. 21, 2008
1 Mon. evening Travelogue
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TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
1 eve. $25 7-9:30pm
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West Van City Hall
604-925-7270
course No. 472867
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Apr. 23, 2008
1 Wed.. evening presentation
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THE WORLD OF TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
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West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine, Drive, West Vancouver, BC
Free Admission 7:30 -9:00pm
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West Van Library
www.westvanlib.org/
604-925-7400
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Apr 28/29 2008
two consecutive eves. Mon &Tues
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INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
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Kerrisdale Community Centre, Vancouver, BC
2 eve. course $55 7-9:30pm
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604-257-8100
Course No. No. 65522.103KR
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May 4, 2008
1 Sunday daytime class
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INTRO TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Level 1
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Surrey Art Gallery Surrey BC.
Full Day 9:30am-4pm $54
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Surrey Art Gallery
604-501-5100
Course No.599465
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May 8/15, 2008
2 Thurs. evening classes
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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS
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Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
2 eve. course $55 7-9:30pm
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West Van City Hall
604-925-7270
Course No. 471717
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May 12/13, 2008
two consecutive eves. Mon &Tues
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INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
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Kerrisdale Community Centre, Vancouver, BC
2 eve. course $55 7-9:30pm
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604-257-8100
Course No. 65522.102KR
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May 20, 2008
1 evening presentation
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THE DIGITAL WORLD OF TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
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Harbour City Photographic Club, Maffeo Auditorium, 285 Prideaux Street, Nanaimo, B.C. Canada
7-9:00 pm free admission
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Harbour City Photographic Club,
www.harbourcityphoto.com/club.html
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May 22/29, 2008
2 Thurs. evening classes
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LIGHTING AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
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Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
2 eve. course $55 7-9:30pm
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West Van City Hall
604-925-7270
Course 471817
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May 25, 2008
1 Sunday daytime class
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INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY - Level 2
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Surrey Art Gallery Surrey BC. Full Day 9:30am-4pm $54
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Surrey Art Gallery
604-501-5100
Course No. 599583
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May 27, 2008
1 evening presentation
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THE DIGITAL WORLD OF TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
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Pacific Digital Photography Club Port Moody Senior Sec .School Port Moody, BCl
7-9:00 pm free admission
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Pacific Digital Photography Club
www.pdpc.ca
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TRAVEL TALES
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NEW ADDITIONS TO OUR PHOTO ARCHIVES:
from The South Seas
  
A Dancer from Bali Marvellous
Moorea Artisans in Tonga
 
School boys in Christ Church, New Zealand The Sydney Opera House at Night
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Foto Image Works Photographic Seminar - UBC Campus. April 19-20, 2008
This is a great eduational and fun photo seminar put on by fabulous and talented photogs: Wayne Kalbauch, Greg Shurman and Chris Johnson - who willingly share their photography passion & knowledge. Click on the image below to see more information and how to register.
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Harbour City Photography Club Announces LAST Call for Entries for 2008 Photo Salon
The Harbour City Photo Club is reminding Vancouver Island photographers that MIDNIGHT April 30th is the last day for submissions for Vancouver Island's most prestigious photographic competition Photo Salon. ?While we are very impressed with the caliber of submissions received thus far, we still have room for more", said
John Burrage, Harbour City Photography Club?s Vice President. ?Photo Salon gives island photographers the opportunity to exhibit some of their finest images in an international scenario and we want to make sure hat they get their photos in on time?, said John Burrage, the Harbour City Photography Club?s Vice-President. This year Photo Salon
is accepting submissions for an even larger venue. ?We will be utilizing both floors at the Nanaimo Art Gallery on Malaspina Campus which will enable us to showcase twice the volume of finalists? submissions?, Burrage concluded. There are two categories in Photo Salon - theme and open. This year?s theme is Green, which photographers may interpret
as they wish and does not necessarily refer to the colour. In the Open category anything goes. Photographers can enter up to six images, which may be distributed between categories as desired. For more information visiit www.photosalon.ca
Cedar Series Lecture, Spirit in The Grass: the Caribou Chilcotin's Forgotten Landscape with photographer and author Chris Harris.
Chris is an engaging and popular presenter, drawing on his experience photographing in the B.C. wilderness, and offering artistic and technical insights to his work. as an artist, photographer and publisher.All presentations are based on recent and current photographic projects; and are ideally suited for
interested naturalists. Since 1975 Chris has dedicated his professional life as an outdoor guide, educator and photographer, to sharing with others the backcountry of central British Columbia and celebrating its beauty and majesty. He now lives in the South Caribou and his home provides a base for the continued exploration, and expression through
imagery of this unequalled landscape. In Floral Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available in advance from the Administration Office as well as at the door. Members $10 and non-members $15.
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Travel Photography in the Digital Age
Unravel the mysteries of digital photography with Ralph Lee Hopkins and Bob Krist as they explain the nuts and bolts of this exciting technology ? from choosing the right camera to developing your own workflow to strategies for covering your travel destination. Learn the secrets of these
two top nature and travel photographers and get lots of useful, real-world advice to help make the most of the potential of digital photography while avoiding the pitfalls and exploding the the myths that surround the medium. This seminar is intended for amateur to advanced amateur photographers new to digital or considering making the switch
from film to digital capture. Using a slide show/lecture format, Ralph and Bob will help ease your transition into the digital world. Upcoming Seminar Locations: Minneapolis - Sunday, June 1, 2008 and Vancouver, BC - Sunday, June 8, 2008. For more visit http://ngtravelerseminars.com/digital.cfm
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