THIS WEEK AT CAMERAS BROOKWOOD 07/02/2009

MELISSA'S THURSDAY WORKSHOPS

10-11 "Using the CB PhotoCenter Kiosk"- FREE, just show up and learn how to correct images on your media card or CD and send your order directly to our photo lab.
11-12 "Clean Your Camera Sensor". Bring your digital camera. Learn how to clean the sensor.
3-4 "Canon Rebel Workshop"- Learn all of these features of your Canon Rebel camera and how to compose better photographs.
A "One-on-One" workshop on a subject of your choice can be scheduled with Melissa at two or five o'clock. * www.camerasbrookwood.com/WorkshopPage/WorkshopSchedule.html *

NOTICE
CAMERAS BROOKWOOD will be closed Saturday, July 4th. The studio area will not be accessible Friday, July 3rd while we repaint the floor. If you will need studio equipment, call before closing Thursday.

PHOTO EXHIBITIONS
Continuing shows... "Alabama Waterways: A Photographic Celebration" through July 18th, Lite Box Gallery at Pepper Place, 716-1665.
... Atlanta: "On The Beach" by Richard Misrach through August 30th, High Museum, Atlanta. * http://www.high.org *
... Nashville: "Seeing Ourselves: Photographs of Safe Haven" through August 9th, Frist Center for the Visual Arts. * www.fristcenter.org *

LECTURES
"Digital Photography Basics", Birmingham Public Library third floor, noon to 1:00 on Wednesday, July 8th with Richard Manosk.

NEW PRODUCTS
We now stock the Epson R1900 inkjet printer. The printer uses seven Ultrachrome Hi-Gloss inks for vivid prints. Red and Orange ink cartridges expand the range of reproducible colors. The printer automatically switches between Photo and Matte Black inks; accomodates cut-sheet, fine art, and roll fed media; and facilitates Borderfree(r) 8x10, 11x14, and 13x19 prints. Panorama printing to 13x44 with roll paper is possible. EPS031 $549. We stock the inks and a wide range of papers.

PHOTOGRAPHING FIREWORKS by Steve
Steve's "How to Shoot A Fireworks Show" is on You-Tube. It covers equipment, exposure and technique. * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1JPR_yLcc4 *. This, and several other videos, can be accessed from our web site Tutorial Page.

PHOTOGRAPHING FIREWORKS by Paul Franklin (c)July2009
Suggested equipment: SLR, tripod, cable/remote shutter release, wide-angle to moderate telephoto lens (for relatively close displays; use a longer telephoto for more distant fireworks shows.) Shoot at ISO 100 or 200 – as low as possible. Slow is better! Arrive early and select a good location - one which gives an unobstructed view of the fireworks display, as close as possible to the spot from which the fireworks are shot.

Set the camera in MANUAL mode. (1.) Set the aperture to F/16 for ISO 100, F/22 for ISO 200, etc… Set the shutter speed to BULB. Compose the photographs as instructed below. OR… (2.) Close the shutter after capturing several (3, 4, or 5) bursts on a frame. Re-release the shutter. Repeat as necessary. (3.) If you’re shooting film, have additional rolls of film out of the boxes and in your pocket, ready to be loaded during the display. Don’t be fumbling around in your camera bag in the dark…but still, bring along a small flashlight for doing just that.

To compose your pictures (1.) Secure the camera on the tripod. Put the camera in MANUAL FOCUS mode; focus on infinity. (2.) Use the first few bursts of fireworks to compose your frame: Make certain that you are capturing most of the bursts in your frame, and that the bursts are large enough to dominate the frame. Use your zoom and your tripod head to adjust the framing. When all looks to be well, SHOOT! (3.) Place yourself just behind the pentaprism of the camera and “aim” to ensure that the fireworks bursts are continuing to fall in-frame. Make minor adjustments as necessary. (4.) Pause to reevaluate the framing and composition every several frames. (5.) For special effects, try zooming in or out during an exposure. Move the camera -- left, right, up, down, in circles --- during exposure. Try handholding, moving the camera around during the exposures. Experiment.

ORDER PRINTS ONLINE FREE
11x14 poster print from your best fireworks image if submitted using our online dropbox. Use reference #NL0702. * www.cbPhotoLab.com *

NEWSLETTER SPECIALS**
We will hold the drawing for the Lowepro camera bag on July 31st. "Reply" to enter your name for the drawing. Limit one reply to each newsletter from today through July 23rd. The winner gets to choose between a Lowepro Vertex 100 AW camera bag or a Lowepro Stealth Reporter D650 AW camera case. The Vertex backpack style holds a 14 inch laptop. The Stealth Reporter is a very large Messenger-style bag that holds a 17 inch laptop. Both are black, have plenty of space for camera gear and have all weather covers.
Vertex LOW222 $218: * http://products.lowepro.com/product/Vertex-100-AW,2072,16.htm *
Reporter LOW088 $184: * http://products.lowepro.com/product/Stealth-Reporter-D650-AW,2049,20.htm *

Three PhotoVision Photography DVD's:
"Painter 9 Simplified", 4DVD's with eight hours of content, PHV018 $139; newsletter special $19.
"Successful Business Strategies for Professional Photographers", PHV017 $139; newsletter special $29.
"Marketing Management for The Portrait and Wedding Photographer", two DVD set, PHV018 $59; newsletter special $15.

**NOTES
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THANK YOU for your continued interest and support. Comments and suggestions are always appreciated. The team at CAMERAS BROOKWOOD.