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January 2012 Photographer of the Month |
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and the January 2012 Photographer of the Month is . . . Barbara Eads - Congratulations Barbara!!!| 
| I first became truly interested in photography when I was about 22 years
old. Before that I always had a camera, taking pictures of my friends
and family. My first real camera was a Canon AE1. It shot in Shutter
Priority and Automatic. You had to manually focus the lenses. I took
many pictures with it, but didn’t really understand how it worked. When I was pregnant with my first child, I took a photography class at
night, but never finished because of a premature birth. When my first
son was born, I took thousands of photos of him, “poor thing”, but he
loved to be in front of the camera. As my second child came, I didn’t
really have the time to pursue photography, and film and development was
getting expensive. So I bought me a little Minolta camera, and never
touched the canon again. | After my kids grew up, I decided to try oil painting. I did this for a
few years. That’s when I got my first digital camera, a canon 3mg camera
to take pictures to paint from. I took a Photoshop class to help me
compose some pictures for painting. My teacher was a photographer, and
that’s what got me thinking about photography again. I then bought a
Nikon 5700 and soon got hooked. I read many books; browse the Internet,
learning more about photography. After purchasing my first DSLR Canon
20D, I took many classes with Laura at saddleback adult school. Which
brings me here, as I know many of you from those classes. I mostly like
to photograph Nature and Landscapes. Sometimes I try to find ways to
make them more artsy by using Photoshop, Nik software and Topaz Labs, so
I guess that makes me a photographer/digital artist. I print out some
of my work on canvas, and have sold a few pieces at Pierside Gallery in
Huntington Beach.
I’m trying to expand my photography experience
by photographing people, this is not my passion, but as Aaron once said
in class and I quote “ mountains don’t pay the bills.” LOL. But the more
I photograph people, the more I like it.
My favorite
photographers that I follow are Art Wolf and Marc Adamus. They are both
wonderful Nature and Landscape photographers, and they truly inspire me.
My current equipment that I use is a Canon 7D, I have 5 lenses,
they are a canon 17-40 f/4, canon 100 f 2.8 macro, canon 24-105 L,
canon 50 mm 1.8 and my new baby, canon 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS .
I’m
very honored to be picked as Photographer of the Month. Being around
all of you fellow photographers, has helped me grow and inspire me to
continue shooting.
Thanks again.
Barbara Eads |
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Last Updated on Friday, 20 January 2012 13:56 |
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Written by Aaron
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Members, Last night's Holiday Meeting was a huge success, thanks to all the efforts of Steve DiAnda and his committee. They put on a great gathering. You all should be proud of yourselves. The decorations were festive. The photo booth was entertaining (Thank you Otis). The photo slideshow was engaging. The food was overflowing. The photo contest was impressive. And the door prizes were beyond generous. Nicely done!!! We might have started a new tradition for our December meeting. Thanks to our sponsors we had some wonderful door prizes to hand out. Congratulations to all those members who won a gift. Thank you again to Calumet, The Graphic Choice, and Simple Studio Lighting for making the meeting filled with good cheer. The best way we can thank our sponsors for their generosity is with our dollars. So be sure to support them during the holiday season and into the new year. The photo contest really showed off the talents of our members. Thank you to all who participated. Congratulations to Michael Biehl for first place, Brad Zemcik for second place, and Marian Nicholas for third place. From what I saw last night, we should do well in the OC Fair in 2012. Keep up the great work!! As 2011 comes to a close, I would like to thank again all the members of our board for all their hard work, time, and effort. Everyone did a great job and I'm proud of each and every one of you. I also want to thank all the members for promoting our club and helping it to grow. Thank you for participating in the outings and workshops and sharing your art with us on the website and during meetings. It was definitely a great year for our club. Before we know it 2012 will be upon us. I look forward to all the adventures we will share and photographs we will produce in the new year. I invite you to get involved and make this club what you need it to be. Count on pushing your photography to new heights and having fun along the way as we "Focus on the Art & Science of Photography." On behalf of the Board of Directors of the South County Photo Club, I would like to wish every member a Happy Holiday Season. See ya next year! Aaron Wilbert, President SCPC
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Last Updated on Thursday, 08 December 2011 22:49 |
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Ralph Velasco on Travel Photography |
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It is a know fact that for many of us, the majority of the pictures we take are when we go on vacation, and in particular, when we travel. Ralph Velasco's presentation on "Putting the Travel on Travel Photography" gave us valuable information on how to tell a story with our photography and he gave many tips for us to use in our travels. Here's a link to Ralph's website: http://www.RalphVelasco.com. And here's a link to his upcoming Photography Boot Camp.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 03 November 2011 12:50 |
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You Might Be a Photographer If... |
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Written by Nelson Guzman
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Top Ten Reasons You Might Be a Photographer 10. You have nightmares of people using the “P mode,” we won’t even talk about the “green mode.” That’s just too scary. 9. 30,000 family photos neatly categorized in Lightroom. Zero photos of you. 8. When at a car dealership, you translate the price of a car in your head to “Six 5D Mark II’s.” Your last power bill cost two monopods. 7. Touchdown plays are somewhat distracting because you can see the white glass on the sidelines. 6. You are frequently greeted with “What are you taking a picture of?” instead of “Hello.” 5. You’d rather buy the shirt that more closely resembles 18% gray. 4. Your carry-on is heavier than your checked bags. 3. You describe disgusting old dilapidated barns as “beautiful.” 2. Number of lenses > Pairs of shoes you own. 1. You actually believe a wizard could fit in your pocket.
Or perhaps this resembles you: - You’re now on your fifth tripod, and you finally decide it’s time to buy a Gitzo.
- You’re somewhat troubled by the fact that you don’t know how to calculate the shutter speed of your eyes when you blink.
- When performing daily duties, you adjust the angle of your head or change your line of vision for a more interesting composition.
- You look at a desk full of tax returns and wonder how you could photograph the stack.
- You’ve gotten a ticket for an illegal u-turn– to go back for THE shot.
- Your neighbors admit to you that they don’t take pics of their own kids playing outside anymore because they know YOU will be there doing it every chance you get!
- Everyone hands you their cameras at family events and says ”take some photos for me.”
- You pity, and judge, members of the public when you see them using their big, fancy dSLR in… automatic…
- The image taken as a visual memo with your phone has a sophisticated composition.
- The sign “no flash photography” means nothing to you and makes you laugh, because YOU don’t need a flash.
- You no longer need a purse because your lipgloss and ID fit just fine in your camera bag.
- You think in f-stops.
- You will starve yourself and hold your urine just to get that last 30 minutes of the golden-hour of the day!
- You try to go “full manual” with your p&s or phone camera.
- You are driving past “scary” parts of town and can’t wait to use it for a shoot!
- You have finally become oblivious to the odd stares you get when you whip out your camera to take a sweet shot that no one else seems to notice but you.
- You watch a movie and pay more attention to the aperture then what’s happening in the movie.
- While wearing polarizing sunglasses, you rotate your head left and right to assess what impact your circular polarizing filter might have on a potential shot.
- The camera in your hand is more comfortable than the tennis shoes on your feet.
- You wish you had a camera installed in your retina.
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Copyright Protection and Model Release |
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To go along with the talk Jay Stoegbauer gave us regarding copyright laws, here are pertinent documents. One is the Cease and Desist letter Jay passed out. The other two are sample Model Releases. - Cease and Desist - Model Release - Minor Model Release
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 January 2012 14:26 |
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