Art Institute Of Atlanta-Decatur Exhibit

           After a few months of preparation, my first solo fine art exhibit is now open at the Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur. I am very excited about this show as it coincides with Atlanta Celebrates Photography month. This exhibit entitled "Shape and Shadow" is sponsored by Canon Explorers Of Light. It is a collection of 20 of my multi-image illustrations of both studio and architectural subjects. I printed all the work myself and had the expertise of Digital Picture here in Atlanta to handle the final image mounting. Big thanks to Steve Inglima of Canon, along with Angus Galloway and Nicole Jacobs of the Art Institute of Atlanta for making all this happen for me. The show will be up for the next two months with a reception set for Friday Oct 28th from 6-9 at the AIA Galley in Decatur. For those of you who are in Atlanta, I hope to see you there.      

             I will also be doing a 3 hour program sponsored by Canon at Professional Photo Resources on digital photography on Thursday the 27th that is open to all, but space is limited and is filling up fast. If you would like to attend the program at PPR, please RSVP them soon. I will do additional programs at AIA for the students and faculty during the show as well. I hope you can find time to visit the exhibition during the next two months. For more info visit the Atlanta Celebrates Photography guide site at   http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/762

       http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/762

Maui Photo Festival 2011

        On thing I do a lot more of these days is teach at photography festivals. Just getting back from a week at the Maui Photo Festival. Always a great time there. Terrie, Beth, and Zane alway put on a great show. This year was no exception. It was held again at the Hyatt Resort in Kaanpali Beach which is beautiful area on the west side of Maui. First day while we had some free time, photographers Eddie Tapp, Jack Reznicki, Jay Fletcher and myself had a snorkeling day. It was documented by Eddie and he has posted it to Vimeo... Pretty Funny...  Take a look by clicking on this link.  

             

                                 http://vimeo.com/28203578   

Having fun with Eddie's Canon D10 waterproof camera.

Opening Night at the Maui Photo Festival 2011.

Attendees shooting Hula Dancers at sunset.

Last year I shot 16 gigs of raw files on these dancers. Tried not to overshoot this time.

Photographer Lewis Caryle set up some nice food sets to practice photographing on. Slipped in a few exposures with the Canon 90mm tilt/shift lens.

I was ready for a nice lunch after this class.

Jack Reznicki demonstrated his lighting techniques on photographing children.

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Every morning, Jack and I would meet for breakfast by the pool, The hungry birds would wait above us in standby until we were finished so they could dive right in.

Sometimes they wouldn't  wait

This one was especially attracted to chocolate muffins

The light was always changing out there...    One minute it would look like this....

Then an hour later it would look like this.....

Any time spent in Maui with friends is a good time..... Aloha....

Webinar With Nik Software & X-Rite

On September 14 I will be doing a webinar sponsored by Nik Software and X-Rite Color Management on problem solving techniques in digital imaging. Register for this free event at:

http://xritephoto.com/ph_learning.aspx?action=webinars&eventid=1015&eventdateid=4806

Topics will include:

• Calibrating and profiling camera, monitor, and printer for complete color management using X-Rite ColorChecker Passport, ColorMunki Display, and ColorMunki Photo
• Using HDR Efex Pro to process multiple exposures
• Working with Viveza 2 to control luminosity and contrast
• Using Silver Efex 2 to create stunning black and white

Selection Tools In Photoshop Part-1

One of Adobe Photoshop's strongest features is the many ways we can make selections. Having so many different approaches to isolating pixels from each other gives us incredible flexibility in image compositing. Here's a quick Photoshop video tip to download on making selections with the Circular Marquee Tool. If you like this tip, I will be posting more of these as I prepare for a bunch of upcoming programs, webinars, and new on-line tutorials. Look forward to any of your feedback. To download the video, click this link.

http://www.divitalephotography.com/selections-1.zip

Photo Illustration... Irish Style...

In Orvieto, Italy, a couple of years back, I met this great Irish guy named Vincent O'Byrne. I attended one of his programs and it was really different and inspiring. Vincent is an advertising photographer based in Dublin, but perhaps he his best known for his Fine Art Fantasy Nudes.

I have just had a look at his recent high quality video production showing how he creates some of his Illustrative images. What I like about these tutorial movies is that he shares his creative process in a way to help to pre-visualize images. Vincent talks about the 'Spark of an Idea' and shows how he develops those ideas into hard copy images. He also shows how he works with his model in a live studio scenario, illustrating how he lights and poses the model for the perfect image. Finally, he takes his captures into Photoshop and composites them with the simplest of techniques. All in all, this is a fabulous production and great value for money running at just over 2 hours. Check out this sample clip on U-tube to get a taste.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP30BqOPTzY

It is available as a digital download at http://www.vincentobyrnebeinspired.com/