Gavin Seim

March 12, 2009

The Incredible HDR. Three Day Workshop In WA:

Gavin Seim: I write a lot about HDR photography here on Pro Photo Show. It’s an often misunderstood animal, that when used correctly is incredibly powerful.

This has been in the works for some time, but it’s finally official. My 3 day HDR workshop will be held in Fall of 2009 in Central WA, we’re going to cover everything from basic HDR landscapes to using HDR for amazing people pictures.

This is a small workshop limited to about 15 participants. Seats are first come first serve. You can learn more over on KungFu Photo.

March 9, 2009

Gavin Seim, news, ProPhotoShow, Review

Leica… Welcome To The Master Race?

by Gavin Seim: I’ve given thought what I would say about Leica. I was even told I should not write about this. In the end decided that I would give my honest thoughts on this brand.

Let me first say that I’ve never owned a Leica personally. I’m fairly confident they make a good camera and I confess I have felt the draw of owning a Leica. Their fairly small, high end and retro. I’ve felt that voice that says “If you own me, you’ll be way cooler than you are now”. So while at PMA 09 I decided to stop by and give Leica the chance to convince me why I should pay more for one of their cameras.

I was escorted to the Leica PR guy who was more than a little defensive about the my question, which was essentially this. Why Leica? Why should we photographers spend 6k on a rangefinder body and 4k for a 50mm lens? Understand I don’t mind saving and paying thru the nose for gear that’s worth it. I wanted Leica to show me why theirs was.

March 9, 2009

ProPhotoShow

Seim Effects Editing Tools Spring Sale:

Spring is nearly here and our sister site Seim Effects has just launched some great deals to kick things off. Check out the site for 20-25% any of their effects.

SE has lots of fans all over the world. Their Lightroom Presets and Photoshop actions work great and they have great service to go along with it.

If you’re not wanting to lay out the moolah, you should also check the freebies section of their site with all kinds of zero dollar goodies.

www.seimeffects.com

March 5, 2009

Cool Gadgets, Gavin Seim, Review

Album. Simple Portable Digital Folio – PMA 09:

This is called Album. While I know there’s loads of portable viewers, this one caught my eye. A $200 unit, with a 7″ screen, available in a few different colors with more to come. It has 4GB built in storage and reads from SD cards as well as a usb connection.

It’s very simply with three main nav buttons, a removable leather cover, and a built in 2.5 hr battery. The images on the 800×600 screen look clear, and I would feel trendy handing this to a client at a wedding consultation for them to browse some images. The leather cover can also be used as a stand to make it sit like a digital frame.

It appears these are currently selling direct from the manufacturer. There’s only a few colors now but they say more to come. Here’s their website.

March 4, 2009

ProPhotoShow

Loads Of New Canon Powershots – PMA 09:

by Gavin & Sondra Seim: We don’t usually write too much about consumer cams, but the new Canon poweshots are pretty cool and we though we’d post a few up. No G11 this time around however.

Most of these are not available till Mar-May of this year. My favorite is the SD 1200 and 780 series. Not pro cams, but for a pocket unit it feels so good in the hand, plus has viewfinder. You can find more details on the PowerShot section of Canon USA. We’ll try to update later with more details.

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