Two Good Hints

It was an event at the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House and Kodak was involved.

The Magic Box

What is this box that garnered such attention…

Come back for a hint tomorrow.

Now that’s how to do a ‘Famous Person’ meet and greet

The UofR Medical Center held the annual Golf Glassic with Pro Jeff Sluman there to visit and work with the golfers.

Now, often these ‘Famous People’ Meet & Greets I’m hired to shoot, usually go like this:
Cattle-line of folks waiting to meet ‘Mr. Famous’, They shake hands and I take a photo, the donor gets to say ‘I really like your work’ and then on to the next person.

Now hey, I don’t want to bust on anybody… just rave about how it went at the URMC.

For anyone that showed up early, Jeff did a clinic, told stories along with Oak Hill pro Craig Harmon.

Then Jeff was at one (very challenging) hole and he’d chat with folks while waiting for the foursome ahead to get off the green, we’d snap a quick shot of the foursome with Jeff and he’d hit a ball with the group… pretty cool seeing a pro at work up that close, and…if you could hit it closer to the pin, you got a gift certificate from the pro shop.
 

Another cool touch, my UofR contact Tom and Jeff worked out that Jeff signed the balls, and no matter if you won against Jeff…the golfer who was closest to the pin on that hole got to keep Jeff’s signed ball.

So, kudos to URMC’s development folks and Jeff, who’s got the personality (and funny stories) to make it all happen!

See more of my photos from the event HERE

Learn with Ken: Cameras, Workflow, Photoshop

Here’s what’s next if you enjoy learning from Ken… These classes are great—you don’t have to leave the office, just use the ‘net and take an hour to update your skills.

Through the Eli Research Audio Educator system, I’m teaching 3 classes:

Digital Camera Class (What to buy, what features matter, how to save money… everything for buying and understanding the important features of digital cameras)
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 **Next Wednesday!
11:00 am ET
Info and signup HERE

(We’ll cover important tips… like taking your lens cap off

Digital Workflow Class (What to do with all of those photos you have! Find them fast, keep it simple and safe with backups, etc)
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
11:00 am ET
Info and signup HERE

Next Step in Photoshop (The distilled tips I have for working on photos)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
1 pm ET
e-mail me for info… it’s not online yet.

•••Discount for Clients•••
I was able to get the Audio Educator folks to give my clients a $20 discount.
Please contact me if you are a client and I’ll send you the code.

Also, the prices are per location—you use a speakerphone for the audio and then watch on the internet… so if you have several people attending, or your whole office, it’s a pretty good deal. And I do a Q&A at the end, so you can ask your questions live.

Please shout with questions!

Great Wedding & Portrait Site

Jess Strickland is an amazing shooter and friends with Gary Fong (she just shot Gary’s wedding).
Check out her site for a few things:
Beautiful presentation
Great shots
Her ’special sauce’ the get the saturated, contrasty look in photos
and she’s just plain nice…
Her site is HERE

Canon Sports Shooting Tips

Canon has done a nice job of giving some tips on shooting sports. I know people always ask me about things like this and it’s a great summary if you need to do that kind of thing. Check it out HERE

I tell young shooters that getting good at sports helps you with all photos, since learning the perfect moment in a game is really no different than the perfect moment when a portrait subject smiles, or an award is given, or news action is happening.

Here are some recent fun sports shots I did for RIT’s team. They are doing a huge banner with the senior photo below.