Two more sleeps til #WWPW

29 09 2011

Only a few days left before the 4th Worldwide Photowalk!  We still have a few spots open for Saturday, so if you have not already registered, now is the time. Go on, I’ll wait. http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/st-johns-nl-canada-downtown/

Like every year, this will be a full day event for Focal Play’n. For the early birds, we will meet at Cape Spear at 0630. Yes, that’s in the morning on a weekend, we’re crazy! Saturday is supposed to be overcast, so it’s perfect weather for sunrise shots. After the sun is fully up, we’ll head off for breakfast, possibly Bagel Cafe.
For this shoot, better bring a tripod for a sharp shot and a wide lens is handy.
We’ll meet again at 2:00 at the Bascillia for the Official Photowalk, which will clue up at 4:30 at Jungle Jims for dinner and beers.
We’re going to be doing a lot of walking for the official walk, so pack light. No tripods and a minimum number of lens. What you take is up to you, but I’m not carrying your gear. :)
The weather for Saturday is calling for some overcast skies and 30% chance of rain. But Sunday is expected to be worse. The WWPW will go ahead on Saturday regardless of weather. We can not afford to push it off until Sunday only to have worse weather. We only have a two day window.
Finally we we will again at 10:00pm at Cape Spear for a night time photoshoot. If it’s a clear night we can shoot star trails or if its overcast we can practice our light painting.
For the night shoot, a tripod is a must. A cable release or some way of locking your shutter open is handy. Also think about things to light paint with. Sparklers, glow sticks, steel wool and flashlights are great. String is also useful for creative painting.
If you have any questions about equipment, directions or anything else, please let us know.

See you all there on Saturday!

Darrell Strickland
746-2565




Photowalk T-Shirts are available!

24 08 2011

The official World Wide Photowalk T-shirts are available! 100% of the proceeds to towards the Springs of Hope Orphanage in Kenya so there is not reason not to pick one up.

You can get them from the Towner Jones Photography Store at Cafe Press.

Order your now so you’ll have it for the October walk!





New lighting magazine avaiable

24 08 2011

Scott Kelby has just announced the release of a all new digital magazine released for the iPad on photography lighting.

Scott has created a little video to explain it all. Check it out in the itunes store.

 

 





Stunning Street Portraits

5 08 2011

I found this article, 5 Tips For Capturing Great Street Portraits  over on DPS, and thought it would be appropriate with the upcoming World Wide Photowalk coming up. While looking around over there I found this article, 13 Tips for Improving Outdoor Portraits.





4th Annual Worldwide Photowalk Announced

1 08 2011

The 4th Annual Worldwide Photowalk has been announced! You can check out all of the details over at Scotts blog. For a bit of a change of pace, this years walk will take place October 1&2.

Focal Play’n has already registered downtown St. John’s for Saturday the first, but we can move to Sunday weather permitting. You can register for the event here. Better hurry up, space is limited.

I’ll have more details in the days to follow.

Darrell





Save the date(s)

31 07 2011

Keep October 1&2 open for me. I can’t tell you why just yet, but by now you should be able to guess;)





New photo sharing site in town

11 07 2011

There is a new photo sharing site in town called 500 px. Its a free account similar to Flickr, but it is currently geared more towards the professional photographer than just anybody who uploads images of Jennifer Aniston.

I’m going to check it out, after all it is free, but do I really want to manage another social media site?

What do you think? Is 500 px a better site than Flickr? Do we need another social media site? Your answers below.








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