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Saturday
Mar022013

Canon Explorer of Light Eddie Tapp

On Thursday, March 7th, 2013 @ 7:00 pm

South Florida Camera Club is very excited to announce that Photoshop Hall of Fame Inductee and Canon Explorer of LIght Eddie Tapp will be speaking at our awesome photography club at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale!

Eddie Tapp

Eddie Tapp is coming to the South Florida Camera Club to share his powerful, yet easy to follow techniques to help you generate the most practical workflow. Learn new techniques in Lightroom and Photoshop, and take advantage of today's processing enhancement techniques allowing you to maintain the highest possible pixel quality for your images while saving you time.

Portrait and fine art enhancements that are easy and fast to use, masking and creative development techniques that will give you a creative advantage. This seminar will cover valuable methods that you can use right away in your workflow.

Get predictable and professional printing results every time from crafting your methods of calibration, color spaces and simple color management settings.  Eddie will share the fundamentals of todays professional level digital workflow giving you tips to ingest your image content, image selection process and copyright protection.

Improve the quality of your work, get motivated to reach the next level, and advance your art of Crafting Digital to change the way you work and save you valuable time.

Eddie also offers one- to five-day workshops, on-site staff training, one-on-one training, and an “ETime Remote” on-line training program, along with seminars in cities throughout the world and has a series of interactive educational DVDs produced by Software-Cinema.com along with Kelbytraining.com (online training). So, he recently embarked on a project that colleagues have urged him to do for a long time: writing how-to books.  His first two books “Photoshop Workflow Setups” and “Practical Color Management” are available now. Check them out here! AMAZON.COM

Eddie Tapp

M.Photog., MEI, Cr., API

A gifted photographer and artist, Eddie Tapp has become a tireless educator for professional photographers and a prominent figure in the world of digital imaging. His digital imaging seminars have been hosted around the world, and he’s a regular consultant to businesses large and small. Today, he’s recognized as one of the top experts on digital photography and Photoshop in the world.  With a reputation as an authority on workflow, color management,  and Photoshop, he is associated with Adobe Systems along with some of the world’s most prominent photographic manufacturers and distributors.

“The greatest honor in my educational career was being inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame in 2006. The greatest honor in my photographic career was being invited to be an Explorer of Light with Canon USA. And I am proud and blessed with the highest awards from the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) which include the Gerhard Bakker Award, National Award and Directors Award where I am honored with the distinction of Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman, Master of Electronic Imaging, Approved Photographic Instructor and Certified Professional Photographer.”

Lately, Eddie's been very active in educating and consulting studios, agencies, and corporations all over the world, and his list of professional clients is quite impressive: Eastman Kodak, Polaroid, Apple Computer, Dynacolor Graphics, and American Color Lab, among many. Add to that the U.S. Departments of Defense and Energy, other government agencies, and a long, long list of photographic studios. Eddie has been an invited guest at the Microsoft Pro Photo Summit, a gathering of “thought-leaders in the professional digital photography industry.”

No matter who he works for, though, Eddie’s chief aim is to help fellow photographers move gracefully into the digital age, and he’s put together several workshops and seminars for those who want to create beautiful photos entirely with digital equipment.

“Once or twice a year I teach a week-long Photoshop workshop in Hawaii,” in his role as the Director of the Institute of Visual Arts in Maui, he explains. “The objective is to create images that will be put through the entire digital workflow process from capture, process and output then present it all in a very spiritual and beautiful location.

This siminar, workshop and inspirational presentation "Sponsored by Canon"  is an opportunity you do not want to miss!

 

 South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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Thursday
Feb212013

February 2013 Photo Competition Winners

The theme for the February 2013 SFCC photographic competition was “Wildlife” which allowed South Florida Camera Club members to compete with their favorite print they've made out in the wild!

Ed Oest, George Quiroga and Samuel HopkinsComing in first place is George Quiroga! George created his photograph entitled “Godzilla” that he made out in the Everglades.

Coming in second place was Ed Oest with his photograph entitled “Mandril”. Ed made his photo at a wildlife preserve in Limbe, Cameroon. He purposely aligned the two Mandrils using his Nikon D700 with a 80-400mm zoom (at 400 mm). Ed then converted the image to black & white using Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 and added a boarder. 

Coming in third place was Samuel Hopkins with his photograph entitled "A Bug's Life". Samuel made his photo while walking around Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Boynton Beach, Florida when he came up on these giant grasshoppers. Samuel made a series of photos with his canon EOS 60D using a 70-200 mm f.2.8 and focal length of 200 mm. He say's he cropped the origional image a little.

George, Ed and Samuel have each earned points towards the title of "Photographer of the year". George's photograph is being framed by Frame Gallery in Fort Lauderdale, and will hang in Uncommon Gallery throughout the month of March.

Wednesday
Feb202013

Mary Ellen Mark to Speak @ The Lowe Art Museum @ University of Miami

On Thursday, February 28th, 2013 @ 7 pm

South Florida Camera Club will be going to The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami to see Photographer Mary Ellen Mark. If you intend on going you must call the museum to reserve a seat 305-284-3535 and the fee is $10.

photo by Mary Ellen MarkMark Ellen Mark is an American photographer known for her photojournalism, portraiture, and advertising photography. She has had 16 collections of her work published and has been exhibited at galleries and museums worldwide. She has received numerous accolades, including three Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards and three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Mary Ellen is also a contributing photographer to The New Yorker and has published photo-essays and portraits in such publications as Vanity Fair, New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and LIFE. Mary has traveled extensively to make pictures that reflect a high degree of humanism. Today, she is recognized as one of our most respected and influential photographers. Her images of our world's diverse cultures have become landmarks in the field of documentary photography. Her portrayals of Mother Teresa, Indian circuses, and brothels in Bombay were the product of many years of work in India. A photo essay on runaway children in Seattle became the basis of the academy award nominated film STREETWISE, directed and photographed by her husband, Martin Bell.

Mary Ellen was presented with the Cornell Capa Award by the International Center of Photography in 2001. She has also received the Infinity Award for Journalism, an Erna & Victor Hasselblad Foundation Grant, and a Walter Annenberg Grant for her book and exhibition project on AMERICA. Among her other awards are the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, the Matrix Award for outstanding woman in the field of film/photography, and the Dr. Erich Salomon Award for outstanding merits in the field of journalistic photography.

photo by Mary Ellen Mark

She was also presented with honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees from her Alma Mater, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of the Arts; three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts; the Photographer of the Year Award from the Friends of Photography; the World Press Award for Outstanding Body of Work Throughout the Years; the Victor Hasselblad Cover Award; two Robert F. Kennedy Awards; and the Creative Arts Award Citation for Photography at Brandeis University.

Mary Ellen Mark has published seventeen books. View all here: Mary Ellen Mark Book List.

 

Her book, Exposure, is a large retrospective book published by Phaidon Press. It showcases 134 of Mary Ellen's best images, including both iconic and previously unpublished images.
Her most recent book Prom was photographed at high school proms across the United States over four years. Martin Bell also made a film on the same subject. A DVD of the film accompanies the book.
She also acted as the associate producer of the major motion picture, AMERICAN HEART (1992), directed by, Martin Bell.


photo by Mary Ellen MarkMark became a unit photographer on movie sets, shooting production stills for films including Arthur Penn's Alice's Restaurant, Mike Nichols' Catch-22, Carnal Knowledge and Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now among her earliest. For Look magazine, she photographed Federico Fellini shooting his film Satyricon. Mark has since photographed on the sets of more than 100 movies, up through at least director Baz Luhrmann's Australia.Mark is well known for establishing strong relationships with her subjects, as she has spoken about after her experiences in the Home for the Dying in Calcutta, and her project "Street Kids" for LIFE Magazine, which developed into the movie Streetwise.

Aside from her book and magazine work, Mark has photographed advertising campaigns among which are Barnes and Noble, British Levis, Coach Bags, Eileen Fisher, Hasselblad, Heineken, Keds, Mass Mutual, Nissan, and Patek Philippe.

 

 

Lecture @ 7 pm @ Storer Auditorium

5250 University Drive

Coral Gables, Florida 33146

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Reception @ 8 pm @ Lowe Art Museum

1301 Stanford Drive

Coral Gables, Florida 33146

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These building are right next to eachother

 

 

 

Sunday
Jan202013

SFCC Guest Speaker Rick Friedman

On Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00pm 

South Florida Camera Club will be presenting Freelance Photographer Rick Friedman at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Rick Friedman

As photographers, we are challenged to create a beautiful and compelling image everyday for a client or ourselves. In his lecture, Rick discusses his portable location lighting techniques that enable him to capture his award winning imagery. The lecture explores the ways to create interesting artificial lighting, use of natural light, with using reflector, grid equipment, and adding colors to your images on location. Rick will share his problem-solving lighting techniques that he faces every day. As a working magazine photojournalist, his approach is always practical, innovative, and most of the time, fits in his camera bag.

Bio:

Rick Friedman has been a photojournalist for over three decades. Based in Boston, he travels the world for numerous publications, corporations, advertising assignments and film and television productions. His published work appears in Time, Newsweek, U.S. News, The New York Times, USA Today, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Stern, Discover and many other publications. He has produced over 75 book and magazine covers.

Rick has been teaching his “Location Lighting Workshops™” for past ten years and has taught dozens of workshops across the US & UK.

Rick, who is known for his lighting techniques is currently on his 13 city U.S. Location Lighting Workshop Tour. He recently completed a 10 city "Location Lighting workshop Tour" of England, Ireland and Wales sponsored by Canon and the "Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers" Rick also teaches at photographic workshops and lectures at colleges and universities.

Check out Ricks Workshop Page Here: Rick's Workshops! 

Check out the details for Rick's workshops right here in Fort Lauderdale: Workshop Details!

 Rick currently serves on board of directors for the Boston Press Photographers Association. He has won awards from the American Society of Media Photographers, the National Press Photographers Association, and the Boston Press Photographers Association. He has work in the permanent collection of the Newseum in Washington, DC, Harvard University and many private collections.

 Rick currently serves on board of directors for the Boston Press Photographers Association. He has won awards from the American Society of Media Photographers, the National Press Photographers Association, and the Boston Press Photographers Association. He has work in the permanent collection of the Newseum in Washington, DC, Harvard University and many private collections.

The books Hillary Clinton, Infra Structures, and The Gourmet Prescription are a few of his projects. Rick is currently the President of the Boston Press Photographers Association. He has won awards from the American Society of Media Photographers, the National Press Photographers Association, and the Boston Press Photographers Association. He has work in the permanent collection of the Newseum in Washington, DC and has had one man shows at Boston City Hall and the Boston Public Library in addition to having his work displayed in numerous other shows.

"One of the greatest things about being a freelance photojournalist is the great variety of assignments I get to cover and the places I get to go. I could be covering the President one day, spending the following day with a noted scientist or professor (or both) and the following day over seas on a travel story. I truly have the best job in the world". - Rick Friedman.

photos by Rick Friedman

Go see Rick’s work Here http://rickfriedman.com

 

 South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Click here for map

 

 

Sunday
Jan202013

Florida Renaissance Festival 2013

On Sunday February 24th, 2013 at 10:00am

 

South Florida Camera Club will be attending the 21st annual Florida Renaissance Festival at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

photo by Danny Hammontree

Suspended Between Myth and History

This event is perfect for making candid photographs of people dressed in renaissance era costumes. Aim your cameras through the enchanted crafts Village where over one hundred merchants and artisans demonstrate and sell their wares. Click your shutters for glass blowing, hammered pewter, wooden toys, unique pottery, clothing and a wealth of other riches. Photograph Hundreds of Performers, not only on their twelve stages but literally all around you. Fire away at sword fighters, minstrels, magicians, wenches and more. For all the world's a stage. Capture with your cameras Battling Knights, as they mount their steeds, lower their visors, aim their lances and charge at full tilt, thrice daily. And perhaps best of all, Feast on Hearty Food fit for a King! Visit the Pub and toast to the Royal Court with a tankard of ale or cider. Hip! Hip! Huzzah!

photo by Danny Hammontree

If you're attending this event and you can't find our group, you can contact Danny Hammontree at 305-905-4122. I'll be leading up this trip and will be the person to contact :)

Florida Renaissance Festival
Quiet Waters Park
401 S. Powerline Road
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442
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Sunday
Jan202013

February 2013 Photographic Competition

On Thursday, February 21st, 2013 at 7:00pm

South Florida Camera Club will be having our photographic competition for the month. You can find all the rules for the competition by clicking on the “Competition Rules” link in the top left had corner of our website. 

Photo by Danny Hammontree

Theme: Wildlife - Photos of living animals and you can even use your pets :)

The selected winning photograph for each monthly competition will be framed by Frame Gallery and will then be displayed in UNCOMMON Gallery for a month.

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Click here for map

Sunday
Jan202013

Canon Explorer of Light "Artie Morris" Nature Photographer

On Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 at 7:00pm.

South Florida Camera Club will be meeting up with Pines West Camera Club @ the Southwest Focal Point Senior Center in Pembroke Pines to attend a presentation by Canon Explorer of Light nature photographer Artie Morris!

Artie MorrisArthur Morris presents “A Bird Photographer’s Story."

This slide-illustrated lecture will feature hundred’s of Artie’s spectacular images, as he shares the story of his life’s journey from his childhood in Brooklyn, through his 23-year teaching career in New York City, to the realization of his dream of becoming a full time professional nature photographer specializing in birds. As we travel with him to his favorite locations, Artie will be telling us about the birds and other creatures that he photographs and about the equipment and techniques that he uses to create his images. A selection of books and CDs will be available for us to purchase as well!

Artie is a nature photog, teacher, and writer specializing in birds.

  He is widely recognized as one of the world’s premier bird photographers and photographic educators. His images, published the world over, are noted for both their artistic design and their technical excellence. Arthur Morris is an acclaimed freelance nature photographer and writer specializing in avian subjects. Over 6,000 of his images, along with numerous photo-illustrated articles, have been published in such magazines as National Geographic, Natural History Birder's World, and Ranger Rick. His book, “The Art of Bird Photography” is the classic How-to work on the subject. The all-new follow-up, The Art of Bird Photography II (916 pages on CD only) was released in 2006 to rave reviews. Arthur, one of the original “Explorers of Light,” has been a Canon contract photographer for the past seventeen years and continues in that role today.

Canon Explorer of Light Photographer.

Artie has conducted more than 500 slide programs and seminars over the past two decades. He currently travels, photographs, teaches, and speaks his way across North America and the world while leading several BIRDS AS ART/Instructional Photo-Tours and Photo-Cruises each year. This is a presenaation you do not want to miss!

 

Focal Point Senior Center in Pembroke Pines

301 NW 103rd Avenue

Pembroke Pines, FL 33026

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Sunday
Jan202013

ArtServe's 6th Annual "twelve by 12, the collective"

On Thursday, February 7th 2013 from 6:00pm thru 8:00pm.

South Florida Camera Club will be attending ArtServe's 6th Annual "twelve by 12, the collective". The exhibition reception will be starting at 6pm and continue thru 8pm. This is a great opportunity to see the amazing art other artist in our community are making.

Because of the Arty Morris presentation coming up on Tuesday, February 12th we will not be having a regular SFCC meeting this Thursday... We will however be attending a fantastic exhibit going on at ArtServe!

It's ArtServe's 6th Annual "twelve by 12, the collective"! This wildly popular exhibit is intended to strengthen the cultural fabric of Broward County by bringing together artists of all levels in the same format - 12 x 12”.  This exhibition brings together emerging and seasoned artists in one showcase. As the name suggests, each piece on display is framed at twelve by twelve inches, offering spectators a dynamic visual experience!

This awesome exhibit is free to attend! All the artwork will be on sale for those of us looking for something special for ourselves or for someone special as a gift. All pieces are $200 + tax (cash and carry) I look forward to seeing everyone from South Florida Camera Club, and bring friends you think might be interested too :)

 

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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Saturday
Jan192013

SFCC Social & Photographic Get-Together @ The Wreck Bar (Part Two)

Yep!!! We're doing it again! I've received so many request to do this one again from SFCC members that went and from those that missed it... I also had a blast and can't wait to make pore photos!
 
On Friday, January 25th 2103 at 6:00pm South Florida Camera Club will be visiting the home pool of the Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid! (MeduSirena) Mermaid Pod at The The Wreck Bar Located on the first floor of the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel, once known as the Yankee Clipper Hotel.
 
This is more than just a social event to hang out with your fellow South Florida Camera Club friends. It's also an opportunity to photograph real mermaids through under pool glass portholes while they swim by.
 
I've been advised by the mermaids to get there a little early, grab a drink or more, and prepare for a great show! Scroll down below photo for the address :)

 

Photo by Danny Hammontree

The Wrech Bar @ Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel

1140 Seabreeze Boulivard

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316

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Friday
Jan182013

SFCC Social & Photographic Get-Together @ The Wreck Bar

MeduSirena Mermaid Pod at The The Wreck Bar

 

On Friday, January 18th 2103 at 6:00pm South Florida Camera Club will be visiting the home pool of the Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid! (MeduSirena) Mermaid Pod at The The Wreck Bar Located on the first floor of the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel, once known as the Yankee Clipper Hotel.
This is more than just a social event to hang out with your fellow South Florida Camera Club friends. It's also an opportunity to photograph real mermaids through under pool glass portholes while they swim by. 
I've been advised by the mermaids to get there a little early, grab a drink or more, and prepare for a great show!

 

 

Friday
Jan182013

January 2013 Photo Competition Winners

in photo: Tracy McGill, Gene Lambert and Michael Wright

 

The theme for the January 2013 SFCC photographic competition was “Open” which allowed South Florida Camera Club members to bring the favorite print they created, and compete against other photographs of many different genres.
Coming in first place is Gene Lambert! Gene created his photograph entitled “Skull” of his son rowing. Gene says the early morning shoot and the cloudy weather helped him create this glass water effect.
Coming in second place was Tracy McGill with his photograph entitled “Contrast”. Tracy made this photo of the Commercial Pier in Fort Lauderdale early in the morning. Coming in third place was Michael LeRoy Wright with his photograph entitled "Drama, Drama, Drama". Michael made his photo in a small town outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, where there happened to be a downed aeroplane.
Gene, Tracy and Michael have each earned points towards the title of "Photographer of the year". Gene's photograph is being framed by Frame Gallery in Fort Lauderdale, and will hang in Uncommon Gallery throughout the month of February.
The next SFCC photographic competition will take place on Thursday, February 21st and the theme will be “Wildlife”.

 

Thursday
Jan172013

January 2013 Photo Competition

Open CompetitionOn Thursday, January 17th 2013 at 7:00pm we’ll be having our photographic competition for the month. You can find all the rules for the competition by clicking on the “Competition Rules” link in the top left had corner of our website.

Theme: Open - Compete this month using your favorite photograph.

The selected winning photograph for each monthly competition will be framed by Mitch Turk at Frame Gallery and will then be displayed in Michael D. Colanero's UNCOMMON Gallery for a month.

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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Wednesday
Aug012012

De-Mystifing Photoshop

On Thursday, August 2nd at 7:00 pm South Florida Camera Club will be presenting
De-Mystifing Photoshop with Adam Baron... We will be starting the meeting promptly at 7pm so come get a seat early :) After the meeting we will be heading over to Peter Pan Diner for our after meeting get-together...

Our own Adam Baron takes us into the world of photoshop and de-mystifies the use of layers. Adam will deconstruct one of his digital art pieces and show how you too can make your own creative compositions to take your work to the next level. Adam will also answer any questions you may have about photoshop or HDR."

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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Thursday
Jul192012

July’s Photo Competition Winner Adam Baron

Congratulations to Adam Baron for coming in first place in the July 2012 SFCC photo competition with the theme of Light Up The Dark… Congrats also to Jeff Malvin for coming in second and Michael Wright for coming in third! You guys Rock!!!

 

Jeff Malvin, Adam Baron and Michael Wright

Wednesday
Jul112012

Light up the Dark - July 2012 Photographic Competition

On Thursday July 19th, 2012 at 7:00pm we’ll be having our photographic competition for the month. You can find all the rules for the competition by clicking on the “Competition Rules” link in the top left had corner of our website.



Theme: Light up the Dark - Light painting, Fireworks, Burning things, The source of light should be the frame.

The selected winning photograph for each monthly competition will be framed by Frame Gallery and will then be displayed in UNCOMMON Gallery for a month.

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Click here for map