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Free Seminars in LA: Experience the CANON EOS C300 with Vincent Laforet

Jackie Augustine — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:34:03 +0000

Experience the EOS C300 with Vincent Laforet

Presented by: Vincent Laforet

Program: Professional Development Seminars & Workshops

Date: February 08, 2012

Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Fee: Free of charge. Advanced registration required. Visit: usa.canon.com/proworkshops to register

Questions: CanonLiveLearning@cusa.canon.com

Location: Canon Hollywood Professional Technology & Support Center 6060 Sunset Blvd Hollywood, California 90028

Join us for an up-close look at the EOS C300 as Explorer of Light and Möbius Director, Vincent Laforet, explores its capabilities and highlights its potential at the Canon Hollywood Professional Technology and Support Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Mr. Laforet will be joined by Canon technical staff in conducting separate sequences involving dynamic range, ISO, skin tones, and color charts, and will also discuss the background behind the EF lens choices he made while shooting Möbius to create a unique look and stylistic results he was looking for.

EOS C300 cameras and Canon Technical Reps will be available during this event.

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Touch & Try: EOS C300

Presented by: Canon Technical Reps

Program: Professional Development Seminars & Workshops

Date: February 23, 2012

Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Fee: Free of charge. Advanced registration required. Visit: usa.canon.com/proworkshops to register

Location: Canon Hollywood Professional Technology & Support Center 6060 Sunset Blvd Hollywood, California 90028

Questions: CanonLiveLearning@cusa.canon.com

Spend an evening getting hands-on experience with the new EOS C300 at the Canon Hollywood Professional Technology and Support Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Canon technical staff will be on-hand to answer questions and guide you through an opportunity to try the EOS C300 and witness the impressive image quality, dynamic range, ISO, skin tones, and color accuracy results first-hand. EOS C300 cameras will be available during this event.

While these events are free, the room capacity is limited, so please register to attend: www.usa.canon.com/proworkshops.

Polaroid and Impossible Present INSTANT REVOLUTION

Jackie Augustine — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:48:25 +0000

Running at the Impossible Project Space NYC, an Impossible Group Show Features Polaroid Photos by Five Fresh Contemporary Photographers

NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Polaroid and Impossible announce the opening of INSTANT REVOLUTION, the first in an upcoming series of artistic collaborations throughout 2012 celebrating the launch of the Polaroid Classic line, a new product line that celebrates Polaroid’s rich 75-year legacy. Featuring photos captured with the last original Polaroid Spectra film production run from 2008, one of the first products introduced as part of the Polaroid Classic line, five of the world’s most dynamic and contemporary artists contributed to INSTANT REVOLUTION: Gary Baseman, James Franco, Maripol, Mary Ellen Mark and Jennifer Juniper Stratford.

For more than 60 years, the instant image has been a revolutionary aspect of how artists create, consider and define analog photography. The five artists featured in INSTANT REVOLUTION all take different approaches to illustrating their relationship with analog photography:

Gary Baseman “I wanted to use the camera the way I originally used such a device in the 1970s and 80s…to capture an immediate memory. My art is about discovering one’s ‘True Self,’ and Polaroid cameras have been an important tool in assisting in this truth-finding and free expression.”

James Franco “Polaroid images are true singular moments captured in time, they are so dependent on the conditions of the moment…and the look is unbeatable.”

Maripol “When I got my Polaroid camera years ago, my curiosity turned into voyeurism, self-exhibitionism. Behind the camera box, hearing the click, seizing the moment, I got hooked on it.”

Mary Ellen Mark “I really enjoyed going out on the street again. Everyone seemed to love being photographed with this strange object that spat out a print right away and didn’t have a digital image on the back.”

Jennifer Juniper Stratford “I photographed the Hollywood that matters to me. From casting to continuity, everyone had a bit of a giggle and love for Polaroid photography, which made this project so significant to the history of Hollywood and its relationship with Polaroid.”

INSTANT REVOLUTION will be shown at The Impossible Project Space NYC from February 9 to March 23 2012 and on www.the-impossible-project.com.

The Opening Reception will take place on February 9 from 6pm to 9pm in presence of Gary Baseman, Maripol, Mary Ellen Mark and Jennifer Juniper Stratford.

POLAROID and IMPOSSIBLE present
INSTANT REVOLUTION
at The Impossible Project Space NYC
February 9, 2012 – March 23, 2012

Opening Reception:
Thursday February 9, 2012. 6pm-9pm.
RSVP: rsvp@theimpossibleproject.com
Open to the public during open hours
Monday to Friday: 11am to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday: 12pm to 5pm

The Impossible Project Space NYC
425 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10013
T: (212) 219-3254
E: nyc@the-impossible-project.com
www.the-impossible-project.com

About The Polaroid Brand
Across several generations, people regard Polaroid as one of the most trusted, well-respected and recognizable brands when it comes to technology. The history of Polaroid began 75 years ago, with its roots stemming back to Polaroid instant film, cameras and camera accessories – thus was the introduction of the famous Polaroid Classic Border Logo which is still recognized today as a true landmark of photography.

In recent years, Polaroid has expanded its range of products in consumer electronics and photography, such as 3D TVs, tablets, instant cameras and mobile printers, e-book readers, digital high-definition camcorders, waterproof digital cameras and more. People can expect to see new Polaroid products that will deliver the fun, instant gratification and value that the brand has long stood. For more information, visit www.polaroid.com.

Polaroid, Polaroid & Pixel, Polaroid Classic, Polaroid Classic Border Logo and Polaroid Spectra are trademarks of PLR IP Holdings, LLC, used under license.

About Impossible
Impossible has been developing and manufacturing brand new instant film for Vintage Polaroid cameras at the former Polaroid production plant in Enschede, The Netherlands, since 2008. In order to carry instant film production into the 21st century, Impossible had to find new solutions for replacing and upgrading problematic or unavailable components of the original Polaroid film formula.

Impossible films push analog instant photography beyond all traditional limits and offer a broad range of new possibilities, characteristics and results. Impossible prevents millions of perfectly functioning Polaroid cameras from becoming obsolete, changes the world of photography and keeps variety, tangibility and analog creativity and possibilities alive. www.the-impossible-project.com

Portraits of Love Exhibition featuring Photographers John Bentham &Rick Gerrity

Jackie Augustine — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:20 +0000

Portraits of Love: Photographs by John Bentham and Rick Gerrity

February 1 – March 15, 2012

Curated by Hyewon Yi

Opening Reception: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 4pm –7pm

Lecture: Monday, February 27, 2012, 4:40pm – 6:20pm (Campus Center F114)

The Amelie A. Wallace Gallery at SUNY College at Old Westbury is pleased to announce a special

exhibition by two professional photographers, John Bentham and Rick Gerrity.

Portraits of Love is a joint venture by PMDA (Photoimaging Manufacturers and Distributors Association) and the USO* to provide free portraits to families of deployed service members of the US military at holiday time. For the third year of this project, 2011, these New York-based photographers volunteered their time and skill, driving eighteen hours to Gulfport, Mississippi for the two-day shoot. Bentham and Gerrity photographed about forty families, producing over one hundred images. For this exhibition, seventeen individual and group portraits will be presented.

These portraits of children, from toddlers to teenagers, including three images that include parents, remind us of what is absent from so many of these families—the fathers. Dani , a little blonde girl, holds a Daddy Doll that bears a photo of her Marine father printed on the fabric; she takes it everywhere with her and even sleeps with it. Presented with broad smiles and dressed in their best holiday clothes, the children in these pictures deliver a message of love to their fathers (and sometimes mothers) overseas. One serviceman, shown holding his son upside down, was to be deployed to South Korea in a few short weeks. Children photographed with an American flag offer patriotic gestures. Two young mothers left behind are also shown smiling cheerily despite the lack of emotional and practical support that challenges them in the absence of their husbands.

Behind this evidently loving presentation of playful children and faithful spouses is the reminder that large numbers of U.S. military service personnel are stationed overseas. Regardless of one’s view of U.S. foreign policy and the powerful cultural, social, and political impact that U.S. foreign bases have on their host countries, the challenges faced by the families left behind, many living on U.S. military bases waiting for the return of their loved ones, deserves understanding and compassion. Although it is not conspicuous in this project, the shadow of anxiety and tragedy hangs over military families. In addition to combat deaths in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the cost of mutilated bodies and psychological injuries is tremendous. As just one indication, the U.S. Army reported record high suicide fatalities for 2011. This exhibition hopes to raise awareness and promote discussion of such topics.

The photographers employed traditional studio portrait techniques that include full-body, waist-up, and three-quarter profile portraits shot in a temporary studio. John Bentham used mostly dark backgrounds for his sitters, creating a deeper receding space behind each model. Gently directed children show an awareness of Bentham’s camera, through which he captures the vulnerability of the young ones and theawkwardness of the teenagers. Bentham portrays these young individuals with dignity, offering the viewer a naturalness akin to the sensibility of August Sander or Diane Arbus. Employing a white background, Rick Gerrity opted for more lighthearted moments in which the children were free to express playfulness among themselves. The performative aspects of Gerrity’s sitters were brought out by his sense of humor and inventiveness as their poses suggest a lively interaction between sitters and photographer.

John Bentham (b. 1959, Toronto; working in New York since 1991) is an award-winning photographer specializing in documentary and portraiture. His images have been widely reproduced in periodicals andbooks. As his particular interest is in sub-cultures, he has documented a diverse range of subjects,including biker rallies, burlesque dancers, Native American powwows, drag queens, and underground NYC clubs. He was named A Photographer to Watch by Kodak, and in 2009 was awarded one of only twelve coveted slots in the Magnum Photos portfolio review. Bentham has garnered accolades from Nikon, Magnum Photos, Photo District News, and The New York Times. He has exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Paris, Tokyo, and Prague.

Rick Gerrity (b.1954, Newark, NJ; lives and works in New York and New Jersey) has been photographing professionally over the past twenty-five years, specializing in people, products, and locations throughoutthe U.S. and Canada. Gerrity has documented bikers in the tradition of iconic figures Danny Lyon and Hunter S. Thompson. A motorcyclist since age seventeen, Gerrity utilized, to some extent, the participant observer approach to record the lives of the bikers. Gerrity’s twenty-one year-old son, Marine Lance Corporal Ryan Gerrity , is serving his second combat tour in Afghanistan, a connection that makes Gerrity’s participation in this project all the more poignant.

A reception to mark the opening of Portraits of Love will be held between 4:00pm and 7:00pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. The exhibition remains on view through March 15, 2012. Gallery hours are Mondays and Wednesdays between 12pm and 7pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays between 12pm and 4:30pm; and by appointment.

The lecture is scheduled for Monday, February 27, between 4:40pm and 6:20pm in F114 Campus Center. The photographers will discuss their works accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation.

Canon and Gilbert Displays generously donated the printing and mounting of the images.

For further information about Portraits of Love , please contact Gallery Director Hyewon Yi at yih@oldwestbury.edu or 646-421-5863. Please visit our gallery Facebook page or follow us on Twitter.

For directions to the College, see the link here. For a map, please click here

* The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO ) is a private, nonprofit organization that provides morale and recreational services to members of the United States military.

Jump-Starting a Career as a Professional Photographer

Jackie Augustine — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:48:16 +0000

GoingPro Continues to Build Momentum for February 18 Photography Event

A business and marketing necessity for new professional photographers taking place in Las Vegas!

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) January 24, 2012

Since its inception a little over two years ago, GoingPro has helped thousands of people launch careers as professional photographers. What started as a book project from Random House has grown to an estimated 50,000 followers of the GoingPro Blog, 125-150,000 downloads a month of sixty-four different podcasts and their second live bootcamp coming up on February 18 in Las Vegas.

“We’re not teaching photography, but business and marketing,” commented co-founder, Scott Bourne. “Obviously, if you don’t understand how to capture and create outstanding images, knowing the business and marketing side isn’t going to help. However, there are a lot of great photographers who just don’t know how to get it all started. That’s what we’re focusing on with each bootcamp, not to mention all our podcasts and posts,” Bourne went on to comment.

The February 18 program, intentionally set with an affordable price point of just $99.00, will include three speakers for the all day event: Phoenix photographer and icon, Michele Celentano, Scott Bourne and Skip Cohen. These three seasoned professional represent over a hundred cumulative years in photography and there are few challenges they haven’t dealt with throughout their careers.

This incredibly experienced team will cover ideas on marketing, pricing, building a solid business, insurance, social media, community involvement and local networking, just to name a few. Most important of all, they will help attendees figure out how to promote themselves and their work in order to get their second customer.

“Anybody can get their first customer. The trick of building a solid business is getting the second customer and even better, getting the first customer to come back a second time,” said Cohen, GoingPro’s other co-founder. “Photographers know how to focus their camera. Well, we’re going to help them focus on concepts like quality, value, integrity and the ability to exceed customer expectations. Those are the key attributes of any business that bring customers back!” he added.

To register for GoingPro Bootcamp, visit http://goingprobootcamp2.eventbrite.com/ and for more information on the complete concept for aspiring professional photographer visit the GoingPro website or contact Skip Cohen at skip(at)mei500(dot)com or Scott Bourne at scottbourne(at)mac(dot)com.

Photographic Research Organization Co-Locates PRO Spring Merchandising Seminar and Trade Show to Coincide with WPPI 2012

Jackie Augustine — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:36:02 +0000

February 2012 imaging events provides enhanced networking opportunities for
PRO member retailers

Fairfield, CT (January 23, 2012) – Photographic Research Organization, Inc. (PRO) announces today the co-location of its annual PRO Spring Merchandising Seminar and Trade Show with the annual WPPI 2012 Convention and Trade Show next month in Las Vegas, NV.

Taking place at the Tropicana in Las Vegas, NV, from February 23-24th, 2012, the PRO Spring Merchandising Seminar and Trade Show will begin immediately following WPPI 2012, which takes place across the street at the MGM Grand. This allows PRO members to conveniently participate in and get the most out of both imaging events.

“Just as we did last year, beginning our PRO seminar and trade show at the end of WPPI 2012 in Las Vegas, NV, enables PRO members to take advantage of the networking opportunities with professional photographers,” said Jeff Neal, VP, Sales & Marketing, PRO. “It also helps our member’s broaden their business horizons by being able to attend WPPI right before our show begins.”

“The PRO member network includes some of the most knowledgeable and dedicated retailers in North America,” said George Varanakis, Show Director of WPPI and Publisher of Rangefinder. “We’re delighted to know that they think so highly of WPPI that they have chosen to again coincide with WPPI.”

About WPPI
Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI), a division of Nielsen Photo Group, is an organization that serves the educational and business needs of wedding and portrait photographers. WPPI is a professional organization that exists to help member photographers by providing them with exclusive information, programs and professional services to assist with their photographic artistry and business needs. WPPI routinely supplies its members with new benefits and valuable industry information enabling them to succeed in today’s active photo market business. WPPI membership gives photographers the resources they need to succeed and the tools they require to build and develop a strong personal support network.

In 2011, WPPI completed its 31st annual Convention and Trade Show, drawing a record-breaking 16,000 attendees and 330 exhibitors to its convention space in the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. The annual WPPI 2012 Convention and Trade Show is set to take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, from February 16-23, 2012. For more information visit: www.wppionline.com.

About Photographic Research Organization (PRO)
Founded in 1958, Photographic Research Organization, Inc. (PRO) is a national retail cooperative comprised of 233 PRO members and affiliate companies. It is owned and managed by some of the most innovative independent specialty photo retailers in the U.S. and Canada. Known as “imaging experts” in the local markets they serve, member stores offer a full line of traditional and digital photographic cameras, lenses and related equipment and accessories. Additionally, PRO member stores offer on-site film processing and digital imaging services as well as a complete range of supplies designed to enhance the picture-taking experience.

Ski and Snow Vintage Photographs

Jackie Augustine — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:53:09 +0000

Timberline Lodge, 1940s

Los Angeles gallery exhibition of rare photographs from the 1930s-1950s, http://www.duncanmillergallery.com

(PRWEB) January 23, 2012

Duncan Miller Gallery proudly presents vintage photographs from the Ray Atkeson estate. The exhibition will be on display through February 25. This is the first presentation of Atkeson’s rare vintage winterscape photographs in over 40 years.

Ray Atkeson (1907-1990) began photographing the Northwestern U.S. landscape in the 1930s. He became especially well-known for his stunning black & white images of the ski and snow country in the Western states. The early, romantic days of skiing in the West – the 1930-1950s – were a time of glamour and great excitement. Hollywood movie stars in the latest snow fashions shared chair lifts with the originators of “extreme” skiing. Skiers zoomed down the mountains with primitive equipment, relying on enthusiasm and their own brand of skill to take them successfully to the bottom.

Wild Cat Run, Alta, Utah, 1940s

Atkeson’s photographs appear alongside his peers Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Dorothea Lange, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Richard Avedon, Lillian Bassman, Eliot Porter and others in several collections, including Ansel Adam’s This is the American Earth (1960), U.S. Camera’s The Best of 1957 and John Steinbeck’s America and Americans (1960).

A prolific photographer and printer, Atkeson documented these early times with a heavy, large-format 4×5 camera and photographed a rich variety of winter mountain scenery and activity. Many of his alpine photos were taken before the chairlift was invented and required ski stamina and enduring prolonged exposure to harsh winter elements.

“These photos are, at first glance, very high-quality winter landscapes. But what fascinates me is his ability to pull me into the moment, to draw me as the viewer into the scene,” said gallerist Daniel Miller. Atkeson would frequently use a mechanical timer on his large-format camera. This allowed him to ski into, and become a part of, his composition.

”One photo of an ice cave in Mount Rainier is a technical triumph” was written in the 1971 New York Times review of his photography book The Pacific Coast. In 1990, the New York Times wrote that Atkeson was “Considered the dean of Northwest nature photography.”

His published works include nine books, including Ski and Snow Country: The Golden Years of Skiing in the West, 1930s-1950s with text by skiing legend Warren Miller. Atkeson’s work appeared in National Geographic, Time, Readers Digest, Life, Saturday Evening Post and Popular Photography. His image is on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Nov 23, 1957. Atkeson was named Photographer Laureate of Oregon in 1976, his works are in several public institutions.

Duncan Miller Gallery specializes in collectable photographs. The gallery is located in the heart of West Los Angeles at 10959 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034. Gallery hours are Thursday-Saturday, 11-6 pm.

Learn to Photograph New Orleans During Weekend Excursion and Photography Workshops

Jackie Augustine — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:00:35 +0000

PhotoTour Excursions is hosting a New Orleans weekend photography workshop where you learn to take great pictures while experiencing the best of the Big Easy. The New Orleans photo tour lets photographers capture the culture, history and energy of the Crescent City through a series of excursions that pair a photography instructor with a licensed local tour guide.

New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) January 22, 2012

PhotoTour Excursions is hosting a New Orleans weekend photography workshop where you learn to take great pictures while experiencing the best of the Big Easy.

“Our New Orleans photo tour lets you capture the culture, history and energy of the Crescent City through a series of excursions that pair a photography instructor with a licensed local tour guide,” said Lynford Morton, PhotoTour Excursions lead instructor.

The weekend will consist of photo tours that focus on the:

Distinct architecture of the French Quarter;
History and influence of the music throughout the city;
Unmistakable wildlife of the Alligator swamplands;
Picturesque decay of cemetery tombs;
Majesty of historic plantations;
Serenity of the Mississippi River at night; and
Allure of the famed St. Charles Street Cars.

During the excursions, you will experience workshops that develop your skills in:

Architectural Photography;
Night Photography;
Storytelling and Photojournalism;
Landscape & Nature Photography;
People & Street Photography; and
Food Photography.

“You can expect daily lessons, personal assignments, photo coaching during your excursion, and individual critiques,” says Morton. “This is a learning vacation like no other.”

Photography workshops are led by Morton, a New Orleans native and second-generation photographer who founded PhotoTour Excursions in 2009. He has since trained thousands of photographers on his signature excursions.

Learn more about the New Orleans Experience Photo Tour at http://www.phototourdc.com/photographneworleans.

About PhotoTour Excursions
PhotoTour Excursions teaches photography principles during walking workshops.
We are best known for teaching thousands of photographers around Washington, DC’s picturesque neighborhoods, earning a 98 percent approval rating from attendees. In addition, PhotoTour Excursions helps photographers learn, share and grow with:

Free Photo Webinars – an online destination for photography information and inspiration (http://www.freephotowebinars.com)
Photo Mentoring Club – a community that provides ongoing support with monthly lessons, assignments and feedback (http://www.phototourdc.com/mentoringclub)
Shutterbug Excursions – a DC-based Meetup group of photography enthusiasts who gather to shoot & share. (http://www.shutterbugexcursions.com)

PMA advances growth plans for next year, PMA@CES 2013

Jackie Augustine — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:03:03 +0000

January 20, 2012 – Posted By: Gary Pageau - PMANewsline.com

Mark your calendar for 2013 PMA@CES, Jan. 8-11, 2013

After a successful PMA@CES exhibition and conferences in Las Vegas, the leadership of PMA, the Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations, is looking ahead to year full of new programs, events and services.

“This year was one of incredible change in our industry and at PMA,” says 2012-2013 PMA President Allen Showalter, King Photo/Showalter Imaging Group, Harrisonburg, Va. “There seemed to be as much variety in the challenges we faced as there are SKU’s in digital products! As a result, PMA is focused on building our support for all our members with increased communication among members and suppliers.”

Showalter, who returns to PMA presidency after serving in 2008-09, is the association’s first two-term president. Other association officers were elected for the 2012-2013 term: Gabrielle Mullinax, Fullerton Photographics Inc., Fullerton, Calif., was moved to president-elect; Mark Klostermeyer, MCPF, Design Frames LLC, Falls Church, Va., was elected vice president; and Robert L. Hanson, Harold’s Photo Center, Sioux Falls, S.D., is the treasurer. PMA 2010-2012 president Brian Wood, Photovision, Salem, Ore., is a trustee. Jim Esp was elected PMA executive director/secretary.

http://pmanewsline.com/2012/01/20/pma-advances-growth-plans-for-next-year-pmaces-2013/

Canon U.S.A., the Official Digital Camera of the Sundance Film Festival, to Screen Ron Howard’s Latest Production, ‘when you find me,’ and Host the EOS HDSLR Storytelling Speaking Series

Jackie Augustine — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:42:23 +0000

Festival Attendees Can Enter the “Frame Your Imagin8ion” Sweepstakes for a Chance to Win a Canon EOS DSLR Kit

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. & PARK CITY, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions and the Official Digital Camera of The Sundance Film Festival, will screen “when you find me,” produced by two-time Academy Award® winner Ron Howard, and directed by his versatile daughter Bryce Dallas Howard, on January 26 and 27 at 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. at the Holiday Village Cinema. Attendees will be able to view the short film, the final product of “Project Imagin8ion,” the first user-generated photo contest to inspire a Hollywood film.

After receiving nearly 100,000 submissions, the eight winning photos were chosen by Ron Howard, setting the stage for his next production. The film “when you find me”, shot using Canon cameras including the new Cinema EOS System and DSLR cameras and lenses, tells the story of two sisters whose childhood bond is tested by a tragedy they are too young to understand. Alternating between the past and present, the short film is an emotional fable of two people coping with loss in very different ways and what it takes to find peace within yourself and reconciliation with the ones you love. The screening will also include the “Project Imagin8ion Making Of” movie, which provides a behind-the-scenes look at the project’s journey.

“‘when you find me’ is just one example of how the world of storytelling on screen has been drastically changed,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies & Communications Group, Canon U.S.A. “At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, we wanted to tap into the increasing accessibility and usability of digital SLRs with our speaking series and workshop, EOS HDSLR Storytelling.”

The common goal for filmmakers remains to suspend the viewer in a sweeping visual and emotional reality. Canon will present “EOS HDSLR Storytelling: One Tool Endless Potential” at the New Frontier Microcinema, The Yard, on Thursday, January 26 and Friday, January 27 from 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., bringing together speakers Shane Hurlbut, ASC, of Hurlbut Visuals and Patrick Moreau of stillmotion, to highlight how they achieve their vision with varied production crew sizes using Canon EOS equipment.

Festival attendees will also be able to tap into the inspiration of “Project Imagin8ion” with the “Frame Your Imagin8ion” sweepstakes for the chance to win a Canon EOS DSLR kit. Street teams will be dispersed throughout the festival, handing out special “Project Imagin8ion” picture frames to encourage consumers to capture photos that best represent each of the eight movie themes that were featured in the “Project Imagin8ion” contest. Consumers can then upload their photo at the Canon booth (first floor of the Festival Co-op at 608 Main Street) and be entered into the sweepstakes with one winner chosen each day.

The Canon experience at The Sundance Film Festival is coordinated by Canon U.S.A.’s agency of record, Grey NY and Alliance, the entertainment and lifestyle marketing division.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. With more than $45 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), ranked fourth overall in patent holdings in the U.S. in 2010†, and is one of Fortune Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies in 2011. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company’s RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss.

†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.

All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners.

WPPI Announces WPPI U Speakers

Jackie Augustine — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:46:04 +0000

University-style, two-day Photography 101 course for emerging professional photographers takes place during WPPI 2012

Hollywood, CA (January 19, 2012) – Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) announces today its speaker and instructor line-up for WPPI U taking place February 17-18^th at WPPI 2012 in Las Vegas. This university-style, two-day workshop provides the fundamentals of photography to help today’s up-and-coming photographers strengthen their shooting skills and learn how to be successful in their business and marketing practices.

Scheduled to teach at WPPI U are renowned Professional Photographers Sondra Ayers & Jerry Deck, Lindsey Adler, Sal Cincotta, Tony Corbell, Jerry Ghionis, Doug Gordon, Tamara Lackey, Craig Heidemann, Julieanne Kost, Tim Meyer and Sue Bryce.

“WPPI U was an astounding success when first introduced in 2011 and we are thrilled to bring it back this year,” said George Varanakis, WPPI’s Show Director and Publisher. “WPPI U classes and programs are perfect for any photographer entering into a new photography business. Not only will attendees learn some basics of photography from lighting and posing to postproduction of digital images, they will also learn about key business and marketing tools as it relates to running their own business.”

All WPPI 2012 classes, events and trade show will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, from February 16-23, 2012. WPPI U will take place on Friday, February 17^th and Saturday, February 18^th during the WPPI 2012 annual convention.

Featuring 12 guest instructors, WPPI U classes will include topics such as:

Lighting and Posing
Business and Accounting
Marketing
Postproduction (Lightroom and Photoshop)
Social Media
Wedding and Portrait (children and pets)

Each class is two hours and a Portfolio Review and Reception for participants will be hosted at the conclusion of the first day. Attendees will receive a certificate of completion from WPPI and a WPPI U T-shirt. The advance-purchase price for WPPI U is $139 for the two-day program.

WPPI U sponsors include: Nikon, Doug Gordon Workshops, WHCC, Black River Imaging, Adorama, Animoto, ASUKA Book, Song Freedom, B & H Photo, Renaissance Albums, Unique Photo, ProDPI, Buzzworthy Success, Kodak, Sigma, H&H, and Adobe.

For more information about WPPI 2012 and all of its workshops and events, please visit: http://www.wppionline.com/wppi-show.shtml

WPPI is the biggest show in the world for wedding and portrait photographers. Last year, more than 16,000 professional photographers gathered inLas Vegas,NV, to learn from the best and see the latest and greatest products from the hundreds of exhibitors that participate in the trade show.

Popular programs and events like WPPI U, Launch Pad, WPPI Plus, Photographers Ignite! and the Awards Night extravaganza, as well as helpful features like Pre-Board, will make WPPI 2012 the most exciting ever.

Registration for all WPPI 2012 classes, workshops, events and the trade show is open now: http://www.wppionline.com/show/register.shtml . The Full Registration pass is $275 for WPPI members and $399 for non-WPPI members. These rates include one (1) free guest pass, 90 Platform classes to choose from and admission to special evening events and the biggest 3-day trade show for wedding and portrait photographers. For information on class offerings and schedules please visit: http://www.wppionline.com/show/classes.shtml

For more information about WPPI 2012 and all of its workshops and events, please visit: www.wppionline.com .

About WPPI

Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI), a division of Nielsen Photo Group, is an organization that serves the educational and business needs of wedding and portrait photographers. WPPI is a professional organization that exists to help member photographers by providing them with exclusive information, programs and professional services to assist with their photographic artistry and business needs. WPPI routinely supplies its members with new benefits and valuable industry information enabling them to succeed in today’s active photo market business. WPPI membership gives photographers the resources they need to succeed and the tools they require to build and develop a strong personal support network.

In 2011, WPPI completed its 31st annual Convention and Trade Show, drawing a record-breaking 16,000 attendees and 330 exhibitors to its convention space in the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. The annual WPPI 2012 Convention and Trade Show is set to take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, from February 16–23, 2012. For more information visit: www.wppionline.com.