tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27282528166781178452023-11-29T04:26:06.933-08:00Joyful Photography tipsgarapanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04945556378060992476noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-56553802218795203892012-01-19T09:01:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.605-07:00How Much Of A Master Photographer Are You?How Much Of A Master Photographer Are You? One very cool feature of our upcoming PhotoPro Expo is the "LIVE" juried print judging taking place on Thursday, February 2, 2012. I entered my first print judging way back in 1978 - I was just a babe back then :~) But, what a thrill it was to watch the images being judged and hear the judges comments.  It is one of the best learning Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-70774173529288935072012-01-19T09:00:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.606-07:00Top 10 Most Viewed Posts For 2011Good Morning Everybody, With all the rushing around yesterday (Thursday) I forgot to see if this post went up. Soooo…. how about we get it up today. –David ________________________________________________________ As you know the first day from a big is always the busiest and that sure is true around here today.  Like I mentioned yesterday, we are “pedal to the medal” doing the last major Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-12000099383459670062012-01-18T15:01:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.606-07:00"Into The Light" "Into The Light" © David A. Ziser I made this image during a flight home from New York a few years ago. We had to travel through Detroit which has completed a brand new airport - and, boy, is it a cool airport. Walking through the long corridor connecting two of the terminals was a kick and kind of reminiscent of the walk to the United terminal at O'Hare airport. I managed to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-39674401427138959682012-01-18T15:00:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.606-07:00100 Year Memory; Recover Data From Anything; My Interview With B&H; and MoreGood Late Afternoon Everybody, We wrapped up the Imaging USA Convention yesterday making our rounds through the tradeshow one more time. In addition to all the frame and album manufactures, processing labs, my favorite booths to visit are the photo dealers like Midwest Photo Exchange and Dury's.  I've been a friend of both companies for many years and they both always have a great deal or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-6812588381399547852012-01-17T04:02:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.606-07:00"Hobbit's Hidden Treasure" "Hobbit's Hidden Treasure" ©David A. Ziser I captured this image while visiting Multnomah Falls a few years ago. It still remains one of my favorite images from that wonderful trip to the Columbia River Valley near Portland, Oregon.  This image was also featured in a Technique Tuesday I did where I was discussing extremely slow hand-held shutter speeds. How slow – how Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-72799880869337610982012-01-17T04:01:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.606-07:0024 Hours Only! $129 For All Three Days, The Best Deal EVER on PhotoPro Expo!Hey gang, I just got word that we are very close to selling out the room block at the Marriott Hotel for our upcoming PhotoPro Expo happing in two weeks. PhotoPro Expo is now officially the largest convention and tradeshow in the Midwest. If you are a photographer, aspiring or pro, and want to have a great time learning from the top trainers, you need to be at this show. Our tradeshow is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-13962123259574344302012-01-17T04:00:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.607-07:00Technique Tuesday: Top 10 Hits of 2011 Good Morning Everybody, I’m a little light on my report from Imaging USA today.  I was in meetings most of the day and attended the tradeshow late in the day.  I plan to be there all day today so I hope to have more to report tomorrow. At the beginning of a new year many sites will report top 10 lists on about everything.  Hey, DigitalProTalk is no different ;~)  This is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-53228240703096396412012-01-16T07:01:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.607-07:00"Sunrise Over The Big Easy" "Sunrise Over The Big Easy" © David A. Ziser This was the view from our hotel room window early Saturday morning. The sunrise gave us very strong and very vibrant colors in it’s earliest moments.  We are on the 19th floor of the hotel and with our room being in a corner of the hotel floor plan, I thought that including the left wall of the hotel in the composition worked Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-80245186187604165452012-01-16T07:00:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.607-07:00Quick Hit Monday: Imaging USA Update; I’m In Polish; 5 Questions; and Great Portrait Tips!Good Morning Everybody, We’ve been enjoying the last few days in the Big Easy and especially some great sunrises. It’s always a good time when your in New Orleans and the home team is in the playoffs. Alas, even though the Saints lost, it was still a blast to be cheering with the local fans who are about the most excitable and energetic group of sports fans you can hang with.  The last Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-32594335736434548142012-01-13T04:01:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.607-07:00"Man of the Year""Man of the Year" ©David A. Ziser Is this a great example of leading lines or what!  Look at how all the structure in the ceiling lead you right to our subject.  Look too how the line of the railing brings your eye directly to the subject. I still remember making this image years ago, back in my film days.  I was a huge fan of the 40nn Distagon lens on my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-2343650575514590632012-01-13T04:00:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.607-07:00Lightroom 4 – A Few of My Favorite ThingsGood Morning Everybody, LaDawn and I were up well before the crack of dawn this morning working to get everything packed for Imaging USA Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. Our plane leaves shortly after nine o'clock this morning so I went to get this blog post up before we head out the door. As you all know, Adobe launched the Lightroom 4 Public Beta this past Tuesday. I quickly downloaded Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-1272164901018311702012-01-12T11:01:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.608-07:00"Beauty All Around" "Beauty All Around" © David A. Ziser This is one of my favorite “fisheye” images made a few years ago. I love the "dramatics" of this image created with my Nikon D1x which I owned a few years ago before I made the Canon switch. The camera was fitted with Nikon's Fisheye lens - see fisheye lens article below - exposure was made with the naturally occurring Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-80048083975190516312012-01-12T11:00:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.608-07:00Make BIG Money Being A Shoot and Burn Photographer – Part 2Good Afternoon Everybody, I can’t believe that as I write today’s post, we are packing again. Early tomorrow we head to New Orleans for the big Imaging USA Convention.  It will be great to catch up with friends we haven’t seen in a long time, explore the trade show for the latest, greatest new software and photography equipment, listen to a few new speaker presentations and taste that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-72481918815830059352012-01-11T16:31:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.608-07:00"Saving Grace” "Saving Grace" ©David A. Ziser This is one of my favorite images from a recent outdoor senior portrait session. I love the direct gaze of the young lady right back into the camera. She looks quietly strong and confident as she makes eye contact with the viewer. The style of the clothing, the colors, the white jacket, the soft, out of focus background all enhance the final Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-60334253204710666282012-01-11T15:00:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.608-07:00Today It’s All About Lightroom 4!Good Afternoon Everybody, Lightroom 4 is introducing some very cool new features. Much better integration with video is one of those features. The other is the new Book module which let's you design albums and picture books effortlessly. But, it's understanding how these two features can work together that open up a whole slew of new possibilities for the wedding/portrait photographer. Hit the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-64278283839012656462012-01-10T13:17:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.609-07:00Technique Tuesday : News Update!Good Afternoon Everybody, I can’t believe it’s this late in the day.  I’ve been tracking down all the news on the Lightroom 4 release and have been in meetings all day.  Instead of running the Technique Tuesday episode I was planning on running – it was going to be the first in a series – I’m postponing it till next week. So you say, “What about this week’s Technique Tuesday???” My Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-2280519099932943952012-01-10T07:43:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.609-07:00HOT NEWS! Lightroom 4 Beta Just Released!Hey gang, just a quick note.  Right now I’m watching Matt Kloskowski and Adobe’s Lightroom 4 product manager [link] “LIVE'” discussing Lightroom 4.  The show repeats at 12, 2, & 4 today.  Definitely worth the watch! I’m in the process of downloading the beta right now [link] – pretty big download – 411MB – but I can’t wait to fire it up.  New features include great new Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-67603019405722143522012-01-09T08:01:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.609-07:00"A Cold Winter's Morn” "A Cold Winter's Morn” ©David A. Ziser We were up early every morning during our trip to Orlando.  Each morning we got to watch the sunrise.  Most were beautiful but somewhat uneventful but a few were simply spectacular and others were almost surreal like you see in the image above. It was Sunday morning the the fog had been rolling in over the last two mornings. SundayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-13661399408984146332012-01-09T08:00:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.609-07:00Quick Hit Monday: All The Latest News; Lots Of Inspiration: and Photoshop Freebies!Good Afternoon Everybody, I'm back home today and sticking around for about 4 days before we head off to New Orleans for the big Imaging USA Convention on Friday.  It was kind of nice to come back to all the Christmas decorations still decorating our home. Heck, I even caught a whiff of the pine scent still lingering from the main Christmas tree.  Alas, the job of taking it all down Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-14739972392418997942012-01-06T08:01:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.609-07:00"A Majestic View" "A Majestic View" © David A. Ziser This image was made at the St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica in Covington, Kentucky. It is one of the most beautiful sanctuaries in the region. When photographing a Catholic service, I always check beforehand with the priest asking permission to take a few shots from this location - it's never been a problem but it's a simple, courteous questionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-86933257805264704562012-01-06T08:00:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.610-07:00Business Day Thursday On Friday: Make BIG Money Being A Shoot and Burn Photographer!Good Afternoon Everybody, It has been quite a week.  Even though we’ve been in Orlando for the week, we certainly didn’t see much of the mouse. It was great to visit the gang over at Kelby Training and appear on the GRID on Wednesday. A quick update, my latest video is in production right now and should be on line before you know it.  It’s all about composition – never pointed my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-56881338910725855312012-01-05T14:01:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.610-07:00"Beach Walk" "Beach Walk" © David A. Ziser I made this image after a recent photo shoot with a client. We were just heading back to the car and the last evening glow was just starting to leave the scene. I made this as one of the last exposures of our visit to the beach. I love the line the rail gives to the composition leading right to the sea. The textures of the weathered walkway Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-17131336198443773852012-01-05T14:00:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.610-07:00Business Day Thursday: Do You Really Need A Professional Wedding Photographer These Days?Good Afternoon Everybody, Sorry for the very late post.  I’m up to my eyeballs working on all the last minute details of our fabulous PhotoPro Expo convention coming up in only four weeks.  I’ve been working the phones since  8:30 a.m. this morning, non-stop, hence the very late post. Our Expo Trade-show is about sold out with nearly 60 vendors setting up shop in nearly 100 boothsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-82338894926396174172012-01-04T07:01:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.611-07:00Just Breezin' By The Bridge "Just Breezin' By The Bridge" ©David A. Ziser I made this image at a seminar a few years ago.  We captured many great images during that shooting session but this one with the wide-angle lens is one of my favorites. The setting sun and the wide angle view certainly adds to the dramatic feeling of the photograph.  But also look at my composition. Look at the bride's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728252816678117845.post-80108338088722143642012-01-04T07:00:00.000-08:002012-05-15T06:43:29.611-07:00Learning From The Top Guns; and I’m On “I Do Weddings” Webcast & the Grid Today.Good Morning Everybody, Brrrr...! Whoever said Florida was sunny and warn hasn't spent much time down here in January.  All the kids going to Disney were wearing heavy winter coats, hats and scarves and the visitors from Canada commented that they know cold... but here in Florida???  All joking aside, even Florida (35F) caught the cold snap that hammered the Midwest these last few Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0