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Welcome
 to our sixth Images Newsletter!
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  May/June 2007 Tour to the Greek Islands and Mediterranean Turkey 
 
Santorini                  Ephesus

We in the process of finalizing a photography oriented 3 week tour package for beginner and skilled photographers to the Greek islands and Mediterranean Turkey in May/June 2007 with an experienced world tour operator.  Guest hosts will be David and Anna Smith. Details will be available soon. If your are interested in getting more info send us an email.

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Editor's note: this issue has been delayed due to need to process 1,000's of new travel images for our expanded stock agency network, client needs, sleeping in...you know the drill.

Thanks for the many answers on why David is laughing and where he is per our last newsletter. Some of you were close and some picked the wrong hemisphere. Turkey or Howe Sound it isn't! The Bob Marley t-shirt is not the clue. Hint: the specific location is actually mentioned in this newletter. I am always happy when I take pics.  Try again for a free Tutorial CD for the first correct answer.  Check our last newsletter. Email your answer here 

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Quotes & Stuff

David's Quote of the Day.... 

"Good travel photographers read their camera manual and take lots of pictures ....Excellent travel photographers understand their camera manual and delete their bad pics and plan their next trip before the current one ends! "

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Order our new Tutorial CD "Digital &  Travel Photography - Explained" - presentation content from over 24 hours of instruction for beginner & intermediate photographers plus software!  For info

 Stock Photography

Yes, we sell images to help pay for this frivolity! We have an extensive collection of stock images. Our stock photo portfolio includes life and lifestyle, travel, action, beauty, glamour, fashion;, ideas,  concepts; work, industry, love, and relationships themes. Click here to enter our stock photo galleries.

Photo Buyers? Please contact us to acquire or license images

Browse or purchase our stock images at the following stock photo agencies:                      

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Travel travel-images.com - the world for your eyes - image library Images

 

Stock photography by David+Smith at Alamy

More of Our Image Galleries

Totem Pole Inspiration...from our Ideas & Concepts Gallery

Giving the Bride away  from our Wedding Gallery  

A lazy day in the British Virgin Islands from our Caribbean Gallery 

Sandcastles in Parksville, BC ...from our Action Gallery 

Native Indian at Family Canoe Gathering...from our Canada Gallery 

Vernazza harbor view, Italy from our European Gallery 

Hair fashion and more...from our Glamour Gallery (adults only) 

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June 15  2006 

IN THIS ISSUE:

SUMMER VACATION FOR MOST CAMERA CLUBS   - have a great summer!

CAMERA CLUB PROFILE
 

The Club's monthly critique is usually the last Saturday morning of each month at the Roundhouse Community Centre, Pacific Boulevard and Davie Street, Vancouver. However, times and dates can vary, so please check the web site for exact details. Meetings consist of about a half hour of business (upcoming events, etc...) followed by an informal but very constructive critique lasting approximately one hour. Bring photos and slides you wish to have critiqued. The meeting room will 

be posted on the board in the foyer.

Critiques are free of charge for members. The format is that most people bring one or two photos or slides for the group to critique and offer suggestions (all in a very informal & supportive way). Everyone interested in amateur photography is invited to attend, and is welcome to join the Club to be able to participate in its various activities, including hanging photos in exhibits. There is often a short photo field trip in the Yaletown neighbourhood after the critique.

Note: This is an active camera club with members from across the entire BC Lower Mainland.  Very few clubs meet on Saturday daytime so this may be convenient for some. Guests are always welcome!  Drop in for a visit.

 

2006 “Fishing the West Coast” Photo Project -Invitation to Participate 

 

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site has extended an invitation to participate in their’ 2006 “Fishing the West Coast” Photo Project. They ask for photographs that capture the essence of commercial fishing on Canada’s West Coast. The photographs you submit to the project will be featured in a special exhibit at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery, scheduled to open for the general public in the fall of 2006.  A selection of the photos on exhibit may also be published in a partnering magazine.  At the conclusion of the exhibit, with the permission of the photographers, all the photos will become part of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery’s permanent collection.

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site is located on the Fraser River in Richmond. The 2006 “Fishing the West Coast” Photo Project is one of the Site’s strategies to preserve the knowledge and the memory of the industry as it is today.  Participate, win prizes, and help make a great contribution to the legacy of the West Coast Fishing Industry! Questions? contact: Michelle Willard, tel 604.664.9282, email: michelle.willard@pc.gc.ca

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PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS              

Foto Image Works - June 17-18

Three top Master Photographers (MPA ) from the Professional Photographers of BC ( PPABC ) are holding a two day photographic seminar for amateur and semi-pro photographers at Simon Fraser University on June 17-18.  Join three professional photographers, Greg Shurman, Wayne Kaulbach and Christopher Johnson for two days of interactive, informative instruction on a variety of exciting topics including...Street Photography, Wedding Photography, Portrait Photography, Commercial Photography, Digital Workflow and Photoshop Magic.  Class sizes will be kept small to ensure maximum learning for all. Each of the two days, students will go through three sessions, one with each instructor  Three speakers, two days, six topics. For more info see www.fotoimageworks.com.   Spots still available

Our Digital and Travel Photography Classes

Our next series of our digital and travel photography classes for beginner and advanced photographers are scheduled to start again in September at the Ferry Building Gallery and the Surrey Art Gallery. We are adding an additional class "Hands-on Digital Photography", with an equipment emphasis as well as continuing our "Digital Photography for Beginners", "Intermediate Digital Photography", and "Editing and Sharing Your Digital Images" classes at most locations.  Thank you to all prior class and lecture attendees for their support, enthusiasm and suggestions. To see our current schedule of digital photography classes and course details and how to register (check back often for updates) click here

PRIVATE TUTORING AND ASSISTANCE WITH DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

We are available for private and small group training or custom tutoring sessions at your location, at our Gastown, downtown Vancouver studio or at our digital darkroom studio in West Vancouver, BC.  Need help in learning and using your digital camera?  organizing image workflow? Photoshop techniques? making multimedia slide shows?  Photo planning for a trip?  Help is at hand.  Contact us

Need a Guest Speaker?  Our talks on digital and travel photography include multimedia presentations that inform, entertain and inspire all audiences. Private, travel industry, camera club and association enquiries welcome.   Contact us 

PHOTOGRAPHY EDUCATION PRODUCTS

We have updated our popular Tutorial CD "Digital &  Travel Photography - Explained" to include additional content from our new classes (for a total of 24 hours of instruction) and much more evaluation and free software to help you learn and digital and travel photography. This new CD release, for Mac and PC's is now available. For more information and to order click here

 

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Connecting Photographers

National Photography Conferences and Events  

Several Toronto area camera clubs are working together to host the Canadian Camera Conference 2006 - scheduled for Friday, July 14 - Sunday, July 16, 2006 in downtown Toronto. Join them for "Summer in the City".  For more info click here

They will have notable speakers from Canada and the U.S. presenting a variety of educational and entertaining photography. CCC'06 will be held at 89 Chestnut Street a conference facility operated by the University of Toronto. Located in the heart of the downtown city centre directly behind Nathan Philips Square this former hotel provides great accommodation and meeting areas.

 

PSA Annual Conference.  Baltimore, Maryland  Sept. 3 - 9, 2006

 

Come and enjoy over 45 different speakers, photo tours, instructional and entertaining programs, models to photograph,  special classes on Photoshop, over 500 prints on display, 
 special speakers from Kodak, Fuji, Canon & Freestyle Photographic.

Special Vendor area with Kodak, Canon, B&H PhotoVideo, Hunt's Photo, Freestyle Photographic. The PSA Conference is open to anyone with an interest in photography. You do not have to be a PSA member to attend

 

 

LOCAL EVENTS

  

Harold Ma, previous Chairman of Chung Ai Photographic Society will hold a photo exhibition from July 17th to 30th, 2006 in the Moat Gallery of Vancouver Central Library, 350 West Georgia Street. All the exhibited photos are the winter snow scene of Huangshan, China taken by digital camera early this year. The opening reception is on July 16th, 2006 (Sunday) at 3:30 pm in the Moat Gallery. 

     

           see www.exposure-gallery.com                            see www.apac.bc.ca         

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TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY HINTS AND TIPS

TAKING PHOTOS OF PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW

Local people add color and excitement to travel pictures...an intimidating idea to many of us. Flowers and mountain lakes don't talk back to you but it is people who make the world go round and complete IMHO. Be aware that different cultures react differently to foreigners and photographers. Don't violate cultural taboos on photo taking.  To start: Experiment with people you know, Use telephoto lenses. Try children first ….much easier, few hang-ups. On Location:  Relax, study your site for interesting subjects, get people to be used to you and that you are a photographer with a camera. Shoot around your subject, then move closer & SMILE. Engage in friendly conversation “I love your hat” “you have a beautiful village”  “Can you help me find ---”  After establishing any type of relationship with your subject ask “may I take your picture?” or if there is no common language, point to your camera then your subject with  a “may I?” gesture. If there is a negative response – move on, there are billions of people in the world left to photograph. 

school girl in Selcuk, Turkey

    

This sequence of Waikiki hula dancers started with a simple "peace sign" with one hand as I took the 1st picture from a distance.  Their reaction and desire to pose and be photographed caused a mini stampede - all in a 15 second period.  Smiles everywhere! From the May 1, 2006 Lei Day Festival, Waikiki, Oahu

Using a digital Camera? The BIGGEST icebreaker by far is to show them the picture you took.  Everybody likes to look at themselves
A few tricks.  Let children pose themselves - they’re natural; Say “Touch heads” and you will always get a smile and a laugh. Don’t feel obligated to tip unless your really want to. Want a friend for life? - exchange contact info, send/email photos.

Watch for festivals and special events.  When people get dressed up for parades and cultural festivals, they are really saying "take my picture"  Don't get there just for the parade - get there for setting up and post parade interaction. 

Remember -A memorable photograph is really a moment in time between a photographer and a subject and is an effective  tool to get to know, experience & appreciate people around the world.

Anna Smith with more Selcuk, Turkey school children

PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICES OPTIONS FOR SNAP HAPPY TRAVELLERS

PORTABLE DISK DRIVES Consider purchasing a NiCad battery operated portable disk drive with a memory card slot to move image files from your full cards to portable storage without always needing "mains".  Image by Interface founder David Smith uses an 80 gigabyte Image Tank purchased new on eBay for $US 200 plus $40 shipping/taxes. (arrived next day!) You can't view the images with an Image Tank but more expensive models have image viewing and slide show capabilities.

iPOD  The perfect solution today is to use an iPod (must be a model with photo capability) from Apple with an additional connector to match your camera's USB tether cable to download images as you go. They come in various storage capacities (30 gigabytes or more is recommended) and pretty colours AND you can "jive walk" to your favorites tunes as you go. See www.apple.com

Burn to CD/DVD   This can be viable option but in our recent travels to the Greek Islands and Turkey most camera stores and internet cafes can only burn CD's (about $10/512 megabytes) and not DVD's.  Why bother searching for service providers when you can easily store your images on portable devices as you travel? Suggestion: Before you leave, Google the Internet cafes in your destination to get updates on image storage services available.

LAPTOPS   A heavy to carry option but your can Photoshop your travel images to your hearts content while you travel. Not!  Get out of the hotel room and see the world! 

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Image By Interface - People Pics from our Travel Photography Collection

       

                

from our stock photo gallery

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