Link of the week

As a photography fan I'm inspired and intrigued by the work of other photographers and never tire of looking at photography either online, in books, photography magazines and of course exhibitions. So a new feature of this blog is to share a link to a particular photography related website, gallery or video that I've stumbled across and hope you will also find inspiring, educational, interesting and fun!

So to kick things off I would like to showcase 'Framed' which is website that features a series of in-depth, behind the scene videos of photographers at work.

www.framedshow.com

Paul Farris (Learn Photography)

Studio lighting course

Here's a couple of shots from this weekends Studio Lighting Course. Many thanks to Dwarek, Thomas, Shane and Tina plus extra thanks to Mel for being an excellent model.

Our nest studio workshop is on Saturday 30th April - for more details visit the Learn Photography website.

Photo Social

What is Photo Social?

Held at the Ship Inn (Southbank, Brisbane) on Friday April 1st, this FREE event welcomes anyone with an interest in photography who want to meet, learn more about their cameras and swap tips and ideas from like-minded photographers

Why not join our event on Facebook

Head On Photo Festival 2011

Head On Photo Festival (5 MAY – 11 JUNE 2011) is Sydney’s major innovative showcase for Australian and international photography, reflecting a vibrant, diverse cross-section of new and traditional photographic practices covering all genres. Head On aims to present good photography regardless of the celebrity of either the subject or photographer.

Events for 2011 will include indoor and outdoor exhibitions, screenings, workshops, a seminar as well as some special events. Venues include public and commercial galleries, cafes, parklands and the streets of Sydney itself.

With the launch of the inaugural Head On Photo Festival in May 2010, the vibrant and cosmopolitan global city of Sydney finally gained a photography festival. Sydney is now firmly placed on the global photography scene alongside Perth, Brisbane, Canberra and Ballarat who all have established festivals.

www.headon.com.au

Vivian Maier

Little is know about Vivian Maier (1926-2009), a private person who lived and worked as a nanny and during her lifetime took over 100,000 photographs on the streets of Chicago. These photos had never been seen by anyone until author John Maloof acquired a dusty box of negatives from an auction whilst researching a history book on Chicago's NW Side.

Many now say she may rank among the greatest street photographers of the 20th century.

Nikon-Walkley Press Photo Exhibition

The Nikon-Walkley Press Photo Exhibition opened this week at the Brisbane Powerhouse and will continue to travel around the country with Newcastle being the next stop in May.

Featuring the finest in Australian journalism, the Walkley Awards showcases more than 100 photographs from the finalists in the areas of sport, portraiture, photographic essay and daily life in the city and regionally.

The 2010 Nikon-Walkley Award finalists will run from the 1st to the 27th February (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and Sat-Sun 10am-4pm) and is one not to be missed.

www.brisbanepowerhouse.org.

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Canon announce new DSLR's, lenses and flash units.

A feast on goodies have been announced from Canon today following the last weeks sales conference in Sydney. First to be unveiled where two new DSLR's, the entry-level EOS 1100D and the eagerly anticipated EOS 600D.

The EOS 1100D is built around the latest Digic 4 processor and features a 12.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor, extended ISO range, 9-point Auto Focus, a 2.7" TFT LCD display as well as the ability to shoot HD (1280x720p) movies. Designed as the perfect stepping stone for users of compact cameras, the 1100D will be the camera of choice for first-time DSLR users.

The EOS 600D sits in the upper levels of the Canon DSLR range and boasts some interesting new features including Scene Intelligent Auto plus a selection of five creative filters including a 'Fish eye lens effect'. A tilt and swivel 3" LCD is also included as well as an 18 Megapixel CMOS sensor (as seen in the 550D), Full HD (1920x1080p) movie recording and the ability to remotely control flash units using the built in flash (very nice!)

As well as adding some more Compact cameras to their extensive range, Canon also announced the production of its 60 millionth EF lens (first introduced in 1987) along with the launch of updated versions of both its 500mm and 600mm f4L IS USM pro lenses and the news that an EF200-400mm f4L IS pro lens will be available later in the year featuring a built in 1.4x teleconverter. 

And finally Canon also announced the 320EX and 270EXII speedlite flash units. The 320EX will feature a video light as well as the option of being controlled wirelessly by the EOS 600D or similar controllers. The 270EXII will replace the 270EX with the addition of a wireless slave mode.

For more info visit the Canon website

Abstracts

Whilst looking through some archived images today I came across two I would like to share. The first was taken four years ago as a test shot for a commission from Nokia who had given me the brief to supply some 'abstract' style images of unusual and distinctive flowers, plants and suchlike. The picture was actually taken in the garden section of my local Bunnings who had a great selection of plants and they were only too happy to let me snap away at my leisure.

The second image is more recent and is a warped and distorted view of the Iconic Brisbane Story Bridge. The original shot was a panoramic taken whilst I was giving some one-to-one photography tuition and has since been the subject of some major tweeking via Photoshop CS5.

The original image is featured on the home page of the Learn Photography website.