Love the Website.
I'm learning more and more everyday.
Thanks.
Jill
Monday, June 23, 2008
Free Summer Photo Workshops 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 PM
The Des Plaines Camera Club – Summer 2008
Free Summer Photo Workshops 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 PM
7:00 PM to 9:00 P M at Prairie Lakes Community Center
515 East Thacker Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-391-5711
June – 23 Fred Drury will demonstrate various software/hardware packages used to calibrate and profile your monitor and projectors. Fred teaches at Co llege of DuPage and is a regular contributing author on digital imaging to the PSA Journal.
July – 14 Bailey Donnally will demonstrate his award winning techniques for combining images. His award winning photographs all look so natural that no one can really tell if he used more than one photo to produce these stunning images. Bailey will do this same workshop at PSA in Portland, OR this Fall. Bailey wins prints of the month, prints of the year, tops in PSA Salons around the world. His photographs are a creative work of art.
July – 28 Mark Southard will demonstrate techniques for getting better white balance in your camera and also introduce new techniques for Elements/Photoshop.
Mark teaches in Door county WI, New England, PSA in Portland and in the Chicago area. Mark’s creative images are to die for.
August – 11 Bill Brown who has been a professional photographer since high school, will show his methods for making better selections. Selections can be very time consuming and frustrating for many of us. Bill is one of the leaders and founders of the Elgin, Fox Valley Camera Club and run a Summer instruction program on Tuesday nights. Bill was one of the innovators that started the Panoramic Division in CACCA’s 2008 Salon.
Free Summer Photo Workshops 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 PM
7:00 PM to 9:00 P M at Prairie Lakes Community Center
515 East Thacker Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-391-5711
June – 23 Fred Drury will demonstrate various software/hardware packages used to calibrate and profile your monitor and projectors. Fred teaches at Co llege of DuPage and is a regular contributing author on digital imaging to the PSA Journal.
July – 14 Bailey Donnally will demonstrate his award winning techniques for combining images. His award winning photographs all look so natural that no one can really tell if he used more than one photo to produce these stunning images. Bailey will do this same workshop at PSA in Portland, OR this Fall. Bailey wins prints of the month, prints of the year, tops in PSA Salons around the world. His photographs are a creative work of art.
July – 28 Mark Southard will demonstrate techniques for getting better white balance in your camera and also introduce new techniques for Elements/Photoshop.
Mark teaches in Door county WI, New England, PSA in Portland and in the Chicago area. Mark’s creative images are to die for.
August – 11 Bill Brown who has been a professional photographer since high school, will show his methods for making better selections. Selections can be very time consuming and frustrating for many of us. Bill is one of the leaders and founders of the Elgin, Fox Valley Camera Club and run a Summer instruction program on Tuesday nights. Bill was one of the innovators that started the Panoramic Division in CACCA’s 2008 Salon.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Effe Leven Gallery
Dear Photography Club,
We apologize for contacting you a second time. We recently contacted you as digitalandfilmgallery however we have made some changes prior to our upcoming August grand opening and one of the changes has been to our name. Our name is now Effe Leven Gallery. Also our website is now active at http://www.effelevengallery.com
In addition, we have had lots of contact since our previous email regarding exhibiting in our gallery and are now offering photography club members, students, and hobbyists FREE exhibit space for our grand opening. We are waiving the $125.00 exhibit fee, however, a $25.00 wall maintenance fee is required to cover hole repair and wall repainting expenses. And as is customary, the gallery will receive a sales commission on all work sold through our exhibits.
Each photographer will receive 25 square feet of wall space (5'x5) to exhibit their photography.
Please let your club members know as soon as possible of this free offer as we would like to have them as part of our August grand opening.
Thank You
Effen Leven Gallery
213 W. Institute Place - Fourth Floor Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 473-3189
http://www.effelevengallery.com info@effelevengallery.com
Comments: I went to the website and it looks like a very nice gallery. I submitted a couple of photos....will keep you posted.
We apologize for contacting you a second time. We recently contacted you as digitalandfilmgallery however we have made some changes prior to our upcoming August grand opening and one of the changes has been to our name. Our name is now Effe Leven Gallery. Also our website is now active at http://www.effelevengallery.com
In addition, we have had lots of contact since our previous email regarding exhibiting in our gallery and are now offering photography club members, students, and hobbyists FREE exhibit space for our grand opening. We are waiving the $125.00 exhibit fee, however, a $25.00 wall maintenance fee is required to cover hole repair and wall repainting expenses. And as is customary, the gallery will receive a sales commission on all work sold through our exhibits.
Each photographer will receive 25 square feet of wall space (5'x5) to exhibit their photography.
Please let your club members know as soon as possible of this free offer as we would like to have them as part of our August grand opening.
Thank You
Effen Leven Gallery
213 W. Institute Place - Fourth Floor Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 473-3189
http://www.effelevengallery.com info@effelevengallery.com
Comments: I went to the website and it looks like a very nice gallery. I submitted a couple of photos....will keep you posted.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Photography Contests
Click on the title above to see all the photography contests that are available. Let the club know if you find any of particular interest.....and, as always, watch out for any scams!
Looking to Buy a Digital SLR?
If you are looking to buy a digital single lens reflex camera, but do not want to break out the piggy bank....make the Fort Knox. Then you might want to consider the Canon Rebel Xsi. I started with the Rebel XT and was very happy with its performance. There are some major differences, imporvments, and changes in the Rebel Xsi....so read this review carefully.
I did a quick search and found out that it costs anywhere from about $400 (body only) up to about $1000 with lenses.
Click on the title of the article for a review of the Canon Xsi. DM
I did a quick search and found out that it costs anywhere from about $400 (body only) up to about $1000 with lenses.
Click on the title of the article for a review of the Canon Xsi. DM
Leica M8 Field Test, Iraq
....I will try to make this review as comprehensive as possible with samples of the work I have done with the three M8’s that I have used. This will allow others a detailed look at my experiences with the M8, most of which have been negative. Please keep in mind that there are many other photographers who like the M8.....
Comments:The Reviewer uses the Leica M8 in a difficult environment and reports on how well it does the job. DM
Comments:The Reviewer uses the Leica M8 in a difficult environment and reports on how well it does the job. DM
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Hard at Work
Hard at work at the office of Web Master Vince Sawyer bringing the best the web has to offer to the Wright Camera Club. Equipment shown: Apple MacBook Laptop and of course my Apple iPhone. Thanks to all for your support and well wishes.
Vince Sawyer - Web Master
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Test
Just trying out being a blog author on this blog. I wanted to make sure I set up everything to my satisfaction (and that it actually worked). The blog looks fantastic guys!
Fun Things to Do with Your Photographs: Dumpr
Dumpr is a place to submit your photos if you want to turn them into museum pieces or puzzles. It's online fun ..... create Rubrick's Cubes of your photos...and more. Some of its free...other parts $$$ cost. It's all fun. Dominick Maino
Thanks Dominick!
I would like to thank Dominick for putting together this great blog for the club. This a great addition and tool next to our website. It's amazing how fast this all came together with the help and hard work of the membership. I know our club will achieve great things and our goals. Thanks everyone for the hard work and commitment. Thanks again to Dominick our Blog Master for the great blog. I hope everyone will post comments and articles and lets make this blog a great success like our website.
Fun with stereographic photography
...Stereographic photography (or stereo photography for short) involves taking two slightly different pictures of the same scene so that viewing them in a certain way produces a 3-dimensional image. ...
Comment: I'm not sure if any of the members of the Wright Camera Club do stereo-photography....but here's an explanation that's pretty simple to follow....as an optometrist who specialized in binocular vision I find this topic interesting. The author of this website notes that 10-15% of the population won't see the stereo affect...that's probably because they have some eye coordingation problems....if the eyes do not work well together, stereopsis (AKA 3D vision) is the first to suffer. Take a look and let me know if you've tried producing any stereo photos and how it worked out! Dominick Maino
Comment: I'm not sure if any of the members of the Wright Camera Club do stereo-photography....but here's an explanation that's pretty simple to follow....as an optometrist who specialized in binocular vision I find this topic interesting. The author of this website notes that 10-15% of the population won't see the stereo affect...that's probably because they have some eye coordingation problems....if the eyes do not work well together, stereopsis (AKA 3D vision) is the first to suffer. Take a look and let me know if you've tried producing any stereo photos and how it worked out! Dominick Maino
Videos of Wright Camera Club
I added (on the right) a link for videos of Wright Camera Club members doing "stuff". This first video is of an artist's reception after a concert at St. Bartholomew Church. This exhibition features the work of Mark Southard, Garry Mosebach and myself.
Dominick Maino
Dominick Maino
Monday, June 9, 2008
Music Room at St. Barts
Here' s the music room at St. Barts. It has plenty of room and a storage space.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Become a blog author
Calling all Wright Camera Club members.....please email me that you would like to become a blog author and I will sign you up. This will allow you to post pictures and commentary on the blog...not just comments...
Can Now Post Comment’s in Photo Gallery
We can now add comments for image’s in our photo gallery. What a great way to give each other our thoughts, tips and encouragement on each other’s images. This can be a great forum to learn from each other. You can post comment’s for a photographer’s image’s by clicking on an image in the photographer’s album and click on the post comments link. Also if you see a small white balloon on the lower right side in your image in your photo album that means you have comments for that image and just click on that image to view your comments. To see an example click on the first image in Dominick's photo album.
Thanks Vince
Thanks Vince
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