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My Articles on Peachpit.com August 24, 2010

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In case you missed them I have some photography articles over at Peachpit.com to promote my book, Canon 7D: From Snapshots to Great Shots. Just click here (it goes to my author page) and click on the “Articles” tab under my bio. :)

And … here are the direct links to each article:

It’s a Keeper August 18, 2010

Posted by Nicole : Photography, iPhone , 4 comments

We all know that it’s not the camera that makes a great photo, it’s the photographer. But for some reason I’m always amazed when I get something I consider to be a “keeper” when using my iPhone. The image above is one of those images … I like this one so much I’ll be printing and hanging this on my wall. :)

I used my iPhone 4 to capture this image and edited it using the Camera+ app (my fave iPhone app). It’s a shot looking straight up at a dome covering the shopping area along the walkway towards Universal Studios, Hollywood (before you go through the gates).

Food Preparation August 17, 2010

Posted by Nicole : Food Photography, Photography , 3 comments

Canon 7D, Canon 70-200mm ƒ/4L IS lens, 1/200 sec at ƒ/4, ISO 100

I had a fun shoot yesterday in the studio … worked with a new model and we got some great images. I’ve had this idea on my plate (no pun intended, lol) for some time now and have been meaning to integrate people with my food images. I’m really happy with the results and will probably be doing more of these in the future.

An iPhone 4 Vacation August 16, 2010

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Last week I went on a “vacation” to California with my friend Dave. We went to Disneyland (which I will never, ever visit again) and Universal Studios. It was fun … if being around thousands of people all day outdoors in too much sun getting nauseous on theme-park rides is your idea of fun. ;) Yeah, okay, so I was happy to come home to my quiet condo and sit in silence all by my lonesome. Thankfully Dave enjoyed himself much more than I did! :)

The cool thing about the trip was that I didn’t bring a camera with me. All of the photos I took were with my iPhone 4 … I was trying to “escape” from work and not make it about photography. It was fun to just use my iPhone for a change and not feel any pressure to get any spectacular photos. Heck, it was just a theme park so the photos would just be shared with friends anyways. Hopefully my next vacation will be someplace beautiful … and relaxing … that I’ll want to bring my camera to (crossing fingers). :)

Announcing: Salt City 50 August 16, 2010

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Re-posted with permission. More details here.

The new project Salt City 50 is a non-profit group that puts on exhibitions of photographic prints. Our first show is coming up very quick, and will be held at the Gallivan Center September 10th in conjunction with Broadway & Opera Under the Stars. This first show is limited to Utah photographers, so this is your shot to have your work beautifully displayed before a large, sophisticated audience.

It works like this:

1. Photographers submit their work ($10 submission fee per photo).
2. Salt City 50 juries the show, has the work printed and mounted, and promotes the exhibition.
3. Photographers may price their prints for purchase. If a piece doesn’t sell, the photographer gets the print.

We have big plans for the future, and it all starts right now.
Deadline for submissions for our first show is 11:59pm Friday, August 20.

The link: http://www.saltcity50.com/