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Win an iPad for World Backup Day and Backblaze
Don’t get caught with a hard drive or computer crash. Set up an online backup solution that is quick and easy to set up and only $5 a month. Download the trial version of Backblaze before April 2nd and enter to win an iPad 3rd Gen.
Love the bleep out of what you do!
An article from guest writer, fashion and fetish photographer, Renee Robyn. Her photography is a reflection of her passion for the craft. Her style is unique. But it’s her attitude that’s going to get her big places. Read on and find out what she believes is the most important aspect of photography.
Spring and Summer Photo Walks in Edmonton 2012
This summer 2012 Her View Photography is leading four photo walks around the city. Anyone can come along, use any kind of camera, and the only cost is a $10 entry fee which will be pooled and given to one of the walkers selected by the group as the grand prize winner. Come along for one or all of them!
Wallpaper May 2012 – beach on Kauai, HI
May 2012 desktop wallpaper. This month I have an image of kayaks on the beach sunset in Kauai, Hawaii. Download the size you need for your desktop, and sign up to get notifications of the next one and other new articles.
Interview with stock photographer Daryl Benson
This week I have something a little different for you other than the usual photography tutorial or “how to” advice. I thought it would be interesting to talk to a working photographer, one whom I’ve personally followed and admired his work for many years. Find out what it’s like to be a stock photographer, and get inside his head a little (I tried to anyway) and get inspired.
Review Forget Mugshots by David Duchemin
Review of new ebook from Craft & Vision by David Duchemin. In this short review hopefully I can give you an idea of whether this ebook is for you and perhaps you’ll want to read more of David’s books after reading it. I highly recommend it and another other of his works!
Wallpaper April 2012 – HDR covered bridge
April 2012 desktop wallpaper, HDR image of covered bridge in Pennsylvania.
Win an iPad for World Backup Day and Backblaze
Don’t get caught with a hard drive or computer crash. Set up an online backup solution that is quick and easy to set up and only $5 a month. Download the trial version of Backblaze before April 2nd and enter to win an iPad 3rd Gen.
Kodak the end of an era – is the iconic yellow box dead?
Forewarning, this article will really appeal to anyone born before about 1975, and is a bit of a rant and reminisce about the seeming impending demise of the once photographic giant, Kodak. For those of you born after 1975, if you’d like to know more about what it was like for your parents growing up, [...]
10 Photography Challenges To Help You Take Better Pictures Without Buying New Gear
Darlene is a professional photographer who offers private photo tutoring along with ongoing photography workshops in Edmonton. Her goal is to help the average person learn how to use their camera, take better photos, and have a lot of fun doing it. Get the full story here.
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This eBook series is all about the way we think and create – it’s about what happens before and during the time the camera comes to our eye and the shutter is pressed. It’s about how we deal with constraints, challenges, and inspiration; it’s about how we light and feed the fire of creativity. Invest in your creativity: jump-start your creative fires and learn to understand, trust, and hone your photographic process.
My HDR software of choice
I use Topaz Adjust and others from the Topaz suite to enhance my HDR images.
About Your Tutor
Born and raised in Edmonton, Darlene has had formal training in photography at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. She enjoys portraits, fine art, and travel photography. She is a seasoned traveler having spent time in Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Peru, Thailand, New Zealand and Australia. Darlene loves exotic locales, exotic food and experiencing different countries directly through the local people and the cultural arts. She also enjoys helping others and is currently promoting her book Visions of Peru to raise funds for the children there. Her vision is to share her artistic talents through teaching “the art of seeing”, and to spread love and tolerance through the experience of truly connecting with and understanding people of different cultures. Darlene offers private photography lessons in Edmonton.
