Fashion Photographer, Guillermo Velez - STUDIO Workshop JUNE 18th , BEACH Workshop JUNE 19th (two separate workshops)

6/15/11  Update:  For those that want to know ...  Yes,  I will be there helping my friend, the beautiful and talented photographer  Tracy Wright Covo ,  to  asst.  Guillermo  at the Workshop.  

On both workshops.

 

6/2/2011  Update:  It was reveiled to me today  the  Pictures of the Confirmed Models  for the Workshop  ... and who will be asst.  and doing Makeup.

Here is the  info:

Note:  Studio workshop will have 3 Models ... and the next day Beach/Swimsuit will have 2 Models

The Below  Model information tells you which days the Models will be there.

Also has the  Stylist  and MakeUp  artist info.

One of the goals for the day should be,  to add to your portfolio. :)

Guillermo Velez will have  TWO(2)  Separate  Workshops in Hawaii.

1)  STUDIO Workshop on  JUNE 18th  SATURDAY

2)  BEACH Workshop on JUNE 19th  SUNDAY

Just got a  new Flyer  for  the  6/19/11 SUNDAY  new added BEACH Lighting Workshop

Interesting,   there is now a second separate workshop on SUNDAY, a   Beach / Swim   Workshop.   Nice !
I am just saying ...  it's Hawaii after all  :).


The STUDIO Lighting Workshop is still on JUNE 18th SATURDAY  ... it is a Separate Workshop

Ross Hamamura
The Tourist of Light
www.RDHphoto.net



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4/24/11 Update on the Workshop ... above/side are two flyers I will be printing (at Costco, luster :) ... ) and bringing to the Monday 4/25/11 EOH (Eyes of Hawaii Photography Club meeting, at KCC) ... for those that want to see a print of the Model Guillermo Valez will be bringing with him.
Pics of her are in the two(2) flyers.

* When I get pics and info on the Local Hawaii Model that will be the "other" model at the workshop ... I will post it. :)




* Note: on the Bottom/Right of the PDF there is a BUY NOW button that will allow you to pay via charge card.

Click on the link to register and reserve your spot (PDF)http://www.gvphotos.com/WORKSHOP2011.pdf

Another way to make payment and register is by going to his website and click under workshops for the PDF there. www.GVphotos.com

Or, you can email him: info@GVphotos.com

Those of you that have been wanting a Studio Lighting workshop/shoot with "Real" Models? Well, this is it.


Hope this helps,
Ross Hamamura
The Tourist of Light
http://www.rdhphoto.net/








(from past blog)

Fashion Phototographer Guillermo Velez is having a workshop in Honolulu, Hawaii on 6/18/11 10am - 6pm
Complete with two(2) Models (one Guillermo will bring with him, the other from Honolulu) and a Make Up Artist.
With Studio Lighting gear provided by Hawaii Photo Rental.
* Location is most likely going to be 1013 Integrated

4/15/11 update: here is some pics of the main Model he will be bringing with him for the Workshop.

Look at the flyer and his web Link to get more info ...
* This should be interesting !!!

All you have to do is look at Guillermo's site http://www.gvphotos.com/ to know it should be on another level of what might have been done before.

Those of you that have been wanting a Studio Lighting workshop/shoot with "Real" Models? Well, this is it.



Hope this helps,
Ross Hamamura
The Tourist of Light
http://www.rdhphoto.net/

Most Flashes fired by one person, Guinness World Record attempt

So, I got this email from Radio Poppers. :)   (below)

And you might be asking ... why post it ?

Well, the funny thing is   ...  in the past week  another High School (Moanaloa High has purchased already, for there lighting class, both the RP JrX and the LP160 flashes) and a  local photog  has asked me about the Radio Poppers.

Being a proud owner of both  Radio Popper JrX and the LP160  Flash  (also own the RP PX TTL triggers)   ... I can tell you , from experiance  ... that this combo will  have  "NO Problem"  triggering  Every Time. :)

AND it's not a very expensive combo.

Now if  MPE  can  just develope a   LumoPRO  LP160  that the Radio Popper JrX  can control the "Power Level"  remotely  ...  that , would be really Cool.
Hint:  they told me they are working on it  :)

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Attempt "The most flashes fired by one person to create a photograph" In less then 72 hours at After Dark Cincinnati, photographer Jason Groupp will be attempting the world record for "The most flashes fired by one person to create a photograph." How many flashes? Well that is top secret. But we can tell you the flashes used will be LumoPro LP 160s provided by Midwest Photo Exchange, and to ensure every flash fires, each one will be triggered with the RadioPopper JrX. Attendees of After Dark Cincinnati will be able to purchase World Record Edition RadioPopper JrX Receivers with custom "World Record Edition" badging in gold leaf. It is a public event with tons of activities so come be a part of all the action on Sunday, May 8th. Following the world record excitement there will be a shindig with live music and the official awarding of the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS certificate. Check out all the details here. See you there!

Update, on 6/18/11 Guillermo Velez Lighting Workshop Honolulu, Hawaii

4/24/11   Update  on the Workshop  ...  above/side are two flyers  I will be printing (at Costco, luster :) ... )  and bringing to the  Monday  4/25/11  EOH (Eyes of Hawaii Photography Club meeting, at KCC) ... for those that want to see a print of the  Model     Guillermo Valez will be bringing with him.
Pics of her  are in the two(2) flyers.

* When I get  pics and info on the   Local  Hawaii Model that will be the  "other" model at the workshop  ...  I will post it. :)  




* Note: on the Bottom/Right of the PDF there is a  BUY NOW  button that will allow you to pay via charge card.

Click on the link to register and reserve your spot  (PDF)
http://www.gvphotos.com/WORKSHOP2011.pdf

Another way to make payment and register is by going to his website and click under workshops for the PDF there.  www.GVphotos.com

Or, you can email him:  info@GVphotos.com

Those of you that have been wanting a Studio Lighting workshop/shoot with "Real" Models? Well, this is it.


Hope this helps,
Ross Hamamura
The Tourist of Light
http://www.rdhphoto.net/








   (from past blog)

Fashion Phototographer Guillermo Velez is having a workshop in Honolulu, Hawaii on 6/18/11 10am - 6pm
Complete with two(2) Models (one Guillermo will bring with him, the other from Honolulu) and a Make Up Artist.
With Studio Lighting gear provided by Hawaii Photo Rental.
* Location is most likely going to be 1013 Integrated

4/15/11 update: here is some pics of the main Model he will be bringing with him for the Workshop.

Look at the flyer and his web Link to get more info ...
* This should be interesting !!!

All you have to do is look at Guillermo's site http://www.gvphotos.com/ to know it should be on another level of what might have been done before.

Those of you that have been wanting a Studio Lighting workshop/shoot with "Real" Models? Well, this is it.



Hope this helps,
Ross Hamamura
The Tourist of Light
http://www.rdhphoto.net/

Nikon D700, blueSLR remote trigger and geolocation system

Yes, I plan on finally buying a iPhone  ...  when the  iPhone v5  ships sometime in June 2011.

So, what is cool about the  BlueSLR    http://usd.blueslr.com/   ... is that  when paired with a  iPhone and D700  it  will allow you to trigger a D700 at aprox 200 feet , AND tag your RAW D700 files in camera with GPS information.  for aprox.  $149.00  .. and a free iPhone app.  (you need to run both)

As soon as I get a iPhone 5  ... this will be my next purchase  :).

Here's a link to Rob Golbraith's  review:
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-11133-11212

IF, you are like me ...    whenever I have my D700  I have my Mobile phone (which will be a iPhone 5)   ...  so, with this combo, which I will already have with me + blueSLR ...
All my older remote triggers will go the way of the Dinosaur (and film) ... PLUS, I will have GPS geolocation tagging on my D700 (D800) files.


p.s.  for the iPhone  ... I am also going to get a  "Light Meter" app  ... how cool is that !

Hope this helps,
Ross Hamamura
The Tourist of Light
http://www.rdhphoto.net/

WeTransfer.com for Large 2gig file SENDs .. for FREE

This Large File Send/Transfer site is too good to not share. :)
WeTransfer.com   https://wetransfer.com/

It allows you to SEND/TRANSFER  to someone  Large  files up to 2gig FREE ... Yes, that's 2 gig!
I am a heavy user of YouSendIt.com   ...  but, it's crazy not to try/USE this.

Don't even mind there Advertising model they are using  ... Hey, if they can provide a  Great Service (for FREE)  AND  make some money ,  More Power to Them !

If you need to provide  large files (ZIP)  to your customers  FAST  (and easy)  ...  you got to love this (and the web).  :)   ...  Oh,  did I mention it's for FREE !


4/24/11   Have been using this for  a  few  over  1 gig ZIP file transfers ...  and so far, it is working like a charm !
When you are going over 1 gig , it does take a while  (even when using a cable web connect)  ... so, if you have to sent to more than one(1) email address ... Make sure you list them ALL :).

Too bad on this FREE  service  ... it does not  store a  email Address list for you , (or a group send list) ... or I did not easily see it.   ... but, it is FREE ! :)   

* What is COOL  though  ... when your  client downloads the file ... you are sent a email letting you know.   Nice !


Hope this helps someone,
Ross Hamamura
The Tourist of Light
http://www.rdhphoto.net/

Guillermo Velez Studio Lighting Workshop 6/18/11

Fashion Phototographer  Guillermo Velez  is having a workshop in Honolulu, Hawaii  on 6/18/11  10am - 6pm
Complete with two(2) Models (one Guillermo will bring with him, the other from Honolulu) and a Make Up Artist.
With Studio Lighting gear provided by Hawaii Photo Rental.
* Location is most likely going to be 1013 Integrated

4/15/11  update:   here is some pics of  the main Model he  will be bringing with him  for the Workshop.

Look at the flyer and his web Link  to get more info  ...   
* This should be interesting !!!

All you have to do is look at  Guillermo's site  http://www.gvphotos.com/   to know it should be on another level of what might have been done before.

Those of you that have been wanting a  Studio Lighting workshop/shoot with "Real" Models?   Well, this is it.



Hope this helps,
Ross Hamamura
The Tourist of Light
http://www.rdhphoto.net/

Virus via email attachment ZIP ... bude.exe

I got a "different" kind of email from what I "thought" was  DHL-USA.

It said it was to tracking information for a package sent to me.

Being that I do use DHL  ... I thought nothing of it. 

But, it was strange that it was in a ZIP file   (many business owners don't know how to handle a ZIP).

Now, the RED flag  should have been ... there was a  exe file inside ... bude.exe

What was interesing was that it installed itself at this path

AppData\Roaming\Ixatce\bude.exe

and was Hidden on the  files Running List in  Win7 PRO.

Well, I  knew it was trouble when it tried to go outside my  Firewall to the Internet.

Short story  ...  I reported the virus   ...  my AntiVirus on a Quick scan did not detect it!

After I reported the  issue ... a UPdate was done ... and when I scanned it "then" caught it.

It seems to look for  User info and Passwords ... and probably  sends it back.

I noticed my  IE  had no UserNames  stored.       So, I would have to re-type everything.

What is interesting is ...  I did not notice it was running ... and  a scan did not catch it at first.

Started getting  "more"  SPAM  after I  went thru a site  asking survey questions in order to get a  Free or Discounted iPad  ... I know , I know ... what a mistake. :)  ... I should know better.

Beware,

Hope this helps,

Ross Hamamura

The Tourist of Light

http://www.rdhphoto.net/

Composition

Loved this post on composition by Alain Briot LINK:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/composition_top_15.shtml

15 Thoughts on Composition

by Alain Briot

It is one of those things you read, that expresses better what you feel.
and helps you clarify for yourself what you are doing.
* I never believed that a Great photograph ever really represented what is real.
It's how you saw it  ... Show that.

Also loved this statement about composition:
"transforming the natural chaos into an organized image.

– It involves creating order out of chaos"

Ross Hamamura
"The Tourist of Light"
http://www.rdhphoto.net/




FROM THE ARTICAL:
"Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."
Albert Einstein

1 - Composition is the strongest way of seeing
– This is Edward Weston's definition of composition. – It is still my favorite definition of composition.


2 - Composition is not just the placement of objects in the frame

– Composition also involves using color, contrast and light .

– Composition includes post processing in the raw converter and in Photoshop.


3 - The goal of composition is to express your vision and your emotional response to the scene

– The goal of Fine Art Composition is not to create a documentary representation of the scene.

– Nor is it to create a photograph that is only technically perfect .

– The goal is to create an image that is superior, both expressively and technically.



4 - What the camera captures is objective. What the artist sees and feels is subjective

– Take stock of your emotional response to the scene in front of you.

– Record those emotions in writing or in audio.

– Use light, color, contrast, composition and cropping to reproduce these emotions visually.

– Work on this both in the field and in the studio.


5 - Think first about light

– A photograph is only as good as the light you use.

– The subject is less important than the light that illuminates this subject.

– The best subject in bad light does not make for a good photograph.


6 - Use foreground-background relationships

– Find a great foreground and place it in front of a great background.

– Make sure your foreground is large enough to play an important role in the composition.


7 - Contrast opposites elements

– Human beings think and see in terms of opposites .

– Therefore this is something everyone can relate to.

Opposite examples include:

- Static / moving

- Young / old

- Large / small

- Organic / man made


8 - Composing a photograph is not about redoing what someone else has done before

– If tempted to redo an image you have seen, just buy the postcard, the book or the poster.

– You cannot be someone else, therefore you cannot take the same photographs as someone else.

– You will waste time trying to do so.

– Instead, start to create your own images right away.


9 - Being inspired by and redoing someone else's work are two different things

– You can certainly be inspired by the work of other photographers.

– We have all been inspired by the work of other artists and photographers.

– This is an inherent aspect of the artistic process.


10 - No amount of technology can make up for a lack of inspiration

– Cameras and other gears are technical.

– Inspiration is artistic.

– The two exist on different planes.

– Achieving a Personal style in Fine Art means working as an artist not just as a technician.


11 - People, not cameras, compose photographs

– Certainly, a camera is a necessity.

– However, your camera cannot compose a photograph anymore than your car can drive itself.


12 - "Correct" is whatever works when the goal is to create fine art

– There is no such thing as Other right thing in art.

– What is Art ? is a question to which there are many answers.

– We therefore have to answer this question for ourselves.

– We are also bound to disagree with others because fine art is a polarized activity.


13 - Straight fine art prints are a myth

– All fine art prints are a modification of the image recorded by the camera.

– The composition of the image you started in the field is continued in the studio .

– This is done through image optimization because colors, contrast, borders, image format, etc. are all part of composition.


14 - The "right" color balance is the strongest way of seeing color

– There is no such thing as the "right" color balance in Fine Art.

– This is because color is one of the ways you express your emotional response to the scene.

– For this reason, the "right" color balance for a specific image will differ from one photographer to the next.


15 - The finest compositions are those you never saw until you created them

– Recreating a composition you saw before is easy.

– Creating a brand new composition, one you have never seen before, is difficult.

– This is because doing so requires transforming the natural chaos into an organized image.

– It involves creating order out of chaos, as Elliott Porter said.


AGAIN this is from:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/composition_top_15.shtml

15 Thoughts on Composition
by Alain Briot