August 12, 2010

by Gavin Seim: In a few weeks I’ll be loading our the trailer as myself and my family will embark on a month long photo adventure. It’s like nothing I’ve ever done and I’m very excited. The final destination will be Twin Cities MN, where I’ll be teaching my HDR and LR workshops, but the trip itself will be all about photography. I intend to try new things, explore new places and push my skills a bit further.

With that in mind, plus the fact that I plan to embark on these sort of adventures more regularly, I’ve started a new site. Don’t worry, I’m not closing my other projects. But I’ve been planning for some time to make a site for my fine art work. I did that, but with a bit of a twist. Instead of just making another portfolio site, I did what I wanted to do. I made a travelogue and a journal. A book of notes if you will. It’s called f164.

It’s not that I don’t enjoy Pro Photo Show, Seim Effects, or my client blogs. But this is more like a diary where I can share what I learn, show what I’ve made and let me hair down (though my hair is not very long).

While on my trip and beyond there’s likely to be quite a bit of activity on 164. I hope you’ll join in and share our journey. Pro Photo Show will remain active, and some favorite posts from f164 may even make it over here. But if you want to see a bit more  of the emblazoned adventurous photograoher, come on over to f164.

PS. On a side note, I’m pretty proud of the f164 site. I built it all in WordPress, using the Twenty Ten theme and a lot of CSS tweaking.

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July 27, 2010

Summer is moving right along. Come September I’m hitting the road for a month in our new trailer taking a photo tour with my Family. My destination is Twin Cities and when I get there I’ll be doing a 3 day HDR workshop followed by my 1 day LR Power Workshop.

I won’t make this long. You can click below for info on either workshop. Whether you’re local or traveling in, I look forward to seeing some of you there. There’s also talk of some kind of a PPS meetup, so stay tuned… Gav

HDR Workshop 2010

LR Workshop 2010

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June 6, 2010

by Gavin Seim: Dynamic range is something I’m constantly studying. I started using HDR officially in 2007 and have not stopped since, but as I’ve gone forward, I’ve come to understand that it’s more than just this modern style we call HDR. I’ve become a student of light and range in my photography and I enjoy sharing that, because it’s so huge that most photographers are barley scratching the surface of how powerful light dynamics are.

After the success of my Incredible HDR workshop in WA last Fall, I’m ready to roll again. This time I have even more tricks up my sleeve. I’ll be going all the way to Twin Cites MN, right up near my buddy DZ. I must confess I’m a little trepid about planning something so far from home. I’m also excited about the plan. I’m fulfilling a dream here as I’ve been wanting to hit the road for years. This will be the longest road trip I’ve ever taken. I’m just now closing on a brand new 2011 Forest River 21ss travel trailer, and around the beginning of Sept, me and my little family will be loading up and talking a photo tour all the way up to MN. I know my material for this workshop, but after a week and a half on on the road making photos I’m going to be loaded with ideas and ready to spill them.

What’s even more exciting is that this is just the beginning. God willing, I plan to continue these road trips, teaching workshops and seeing new places with my wife and kids. I hope to hit the road again next spring for an even longer trip, build my archive or travel and fine art photos and just hone my skills. Anyways I’m looking forward to seeing some of you there and studying dynamic range together. This three day collaborative workshop from Sept 14-16 2010. All the details and registration info can be found here.

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June 5, 2010

Click To Listen>> Photography Podcast. PPS #69
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Two After the Storm. Mentioned on this episode, Gavin caught this image using his E-PL1 with a 20mm 1.7 lens. The detail and quality would be easily adaptable for a 30-40 inch canvas. Processing was done using LR and the Pickles Preset from Color Fantasies.

Today’s Host... Gavin Seim. This week Gavin look at news, the new rangefinder, Photo CS5, stolen images, education and studying, focus ideas and more.

Podcast #69 forum discussion:

Notable Time Indexes:

  • 00:00 Introductions and news
  • 09:02 Photoshop CS5
  • 19:23 Gavin’s W0rkshops
  • 23:00 Stolen Photo (see notes for link).
  • 32:37 Mastering the Craft.
  • 45:30 Talking about focus.**
  • 105:55 Outtakes.

HDR Workshop in Twin Cities MN.

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June 3, 2010

Photo Walk Logo

by Jarrod Michael Gordon

Scott Kelby and company are at it again, announcing their third annual Worldwide Photo Walk, scheduled for July 24, 2010. If you don’t know what a photo walk is just think of it as a bunch of photographers getting together to photograph a certain location. A few friends and I went on last year’s photo walk and we had a great time. We met other local photographers, professionals and hobbyists, explored a new location and compared our photos over lunch afterward. You can find my photos from last year’s photo walk on my Flickr page. Another benefit of the walk is the opportunity to enter a contest. You don’t have to submit your photos for the contest but if you do your walk leader chooses their favorite image from the photo walk and you win a prize. But, the winner also is entered into a worldwide contest to see who has the greatest photo of the entire photo walk. It’s pretty intense to have the best photo out of THOUSANDS of “photo walkers”. I highly recommend joining a photo walk in your area.

For all the details please refer to the Worldwide Photo Walk website.

For a Q & A from Scott Kelby regarding the walk please visit his blog.

Enjoy!

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