Nations Photo Lab's "National Family Photo Day" 1st Place Winners Jump For Joy!

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Nations Photo Lab has announced the winners of its first "National Family Photo Day" contest – a contest that will become a tradition with the lab and families around the nation.

Pictured above is the 1st place winning photo, submitted by Jane Wiggins Photography. 

Click here to see the second place winner.

Click here to see the third place winner.

And, click here to learn about the 50 percent off print enlargement sale currently being offered by Nations Photo Lab.

Still not tired of clicking! :-)  Click here to see a quick video that I made at Nations: My Top Tips for Successful Pix.

Explore the light, 
Rick

P.S. Want one more click? Here is a link to the Group Pool on Flickr.

2012 Cuba Digital Photography Workshop/Tour Planned

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Well, I am hoping that Cuba opens up for American soon! When it does, I am all set to lead a digital photography workshop/photo tour. I am hoping for 2012. I have been to Cuba and know the best places to shoot, listen to music . . . and eat :-()

When you are in Old Havana, you feel as though you are on a movie set – cool old cars and wonderful old buildings.


If you are interested in getting on the mailing list for this workshop, shoot me an email at ricksammon@me.com.


You will be placed on the mailing list for my workshops/tour e-newsletter. (Sorry, I can't get back to folks who have specific questions about Cuba right now.)

Explore the light,
Rick

P.S. Trinidad, a five hour drive from Old Havana, will be a stop on the tour.

HDR: Suggestions, Cool Accessory, Free Webinar, Discounts & Randy Van Duinen's HDR Exhibit

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There is a lot of talk on the internet about High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography – mostly about overdone HDR images vs. realistic HDR images.

Well, here's a thought: let the subject suggest the effect. Personally, I think landscapes and seascapes HDR images, such as my Maine lighthouse image, look nice with a realist effect, while some cityscapes, such as my '57 Chevy in Old Havana image, look nice with a more artistic or surrealist look.


Just something to think about. But as always, follow your heart.

If you are serious about HDR, check out the amazing
Promote Systems Promote Control, Remote Control for Digital SLR Cameras

Yes, it's a bit pricey, but it greatly simplifies – and speeds up – taking HDR sequences.

For more on HDR imaging, including discounts on certain HDR plug-ins and program, click here.

Hey, if you have an hour or so, check out my free webinar on Nik Software's HDR Efex Pro.

This just in! My friend, Randy Van Duinen, is having an exhibit of his HDR work. Info on his site.

Explore the light,
Rick


P.S. Usually, movement is an enemy of HDR imaging – but not when it comes to moving water, as illustrated by the image above. That goes for clouds, too.This is an HDR image of the New Croton Dam, one of the location shoots on my Croton Creative Workshops. If you sign up before January 31, you can save $100 using this code; CCW.






Random Find: James Brown

Every once in a while I come across a picture that I simply love - a picture that makes me say, "I wish I had taken that photograph."

Here's one such shot, taken by James Brown.

To enhance his image, James used the Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro from Nik Software.

To see more of his work, click here.

Good work, James.

Explore the light, 
Rick 

P.S. You can save 15% on all Nik Software plug-ins by using this code upon checkout: RSAMMON.