Have I got a great deal for you!...

A 6 pack of SanDisk 4GB Ultra compact flash memory cards with a Think Tank Pixel Pocket Rocket case for only $69 with FREE shipping! That is a 50% savings (and even more savings if you include the free shipping).

SanDisk Ultra cards are fast, featuring fast 15/MB/sec Read/Write speeds, that will help reduce the time it takes for your camera to write to the card and to transfer data from your camera to your computer.

They also come with a lifetime limited warranty.

And (this is the part that will impress the heck out of you), these are the cards I use. Blown away, huh?

;)

I shoot fast and these cards keep right up with me and it's true what they say about the transfer speed, fast.

So if you are in the market for cards this is an opportunity to get very good memory cards at an outstanding price.

Reserve your seat at our David Tejada workshop...

This workshop is limited to just 8-10 seats so that each attendee is assured of plenty of personalized attention, so be sure to signup before those precious (and few) seats are gone.


Come join us on the weekend of September 17 & 18 for a two day workshop with small strobe photographer extraordinaire David Tejada.

David is one of the most highly regarded (and sought after) location corporate photographers out there, known for his dramatic and innovative photographic lighting techniques and graphic style.


He shoots both domestic and international assignments for graphic design firms and Fortune 500 companies. With 25 years of annual report photography experience, David is equally at home hovering in a helicopter over a drill rig in the Andes, creating dramatic lighting in a laboratory setting, or shooting a CEO portrait in New York City.

During the workshop David will demonstrate how to control and modify the quality of light produced from a typical shoe mounted flash. You’ll learn how to properly use umbrellas, soft boxes, snoots, grids, silks and bounce techniques. We’ll discuss using a single strobe combined with existing light as well as more complicated multiple light set-ups.

This workshop is designed for the emerging pro or for those contemplating doing so.

This workshop does not show you how to use your camera, you should understand the relationship between shutter speeds and F-stops and what the difference is between f/1.4 and f/22.

Learn more about David Tejada at his website, his blog, the "Small Strobes Big Results" site, or head over at Strobist and see why David Hobby is such a big fan (here and here).

3 day photography seminar... FREE!

Chase Jarvis had done it again over at Creative Live, he has put together a 3 day seminar for this weekend "Food Photography with Penny De Los Santos".

You can spend this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (May 13, 14, 15) with National Geographic photographer Penny De Los Santos learning the principles of food photography, image critiques, business of food photography, studio food photography, lots of shooting, and so much more.

And you and watch it live the entire three days for free (you can register here).

If it is anything like the Zack Arias three day extravaganza it will be worth your time and money (you can see the posts here, here, and here). Like this seminar it was $99 to "pre" buy the video downloads (which I did and have done for this one already) and it truly was the best $99 I have ever spent in the field of photography.

You really need to check out Penny's website as it is not only full of stunning imagery, it's so much more than food photography, she also captures the people and the culture behind the food wonderfully.

So here are the links for the workshop, to register, and to pre-buy the videos.

Here is a short (3 minute) video that will give you more of an insight on Penny and her work, if you would like to see more follow this link to watch an interview with Chase talking with Penny and Foodista.com founder Barnaby Dorfman where they discuss food, food culture, and photography.

Lastly, a big thanks to Miguel for letting me know about this event.

Shoot (and eat) some food...

I wanted to share with you a new (to me) website dedicated to teaching folks how to shoot food called, "Learn Food Photography".

You will find some great resources including a collection of 45 amazing free tips and tutorials to learn (or improve your) food photography.

They are also currently having a contest that includes prizes like a seat in a class taught by food photographer and instructor Ron Goldman and a Think Tank camera bag, so go check it out.

Here are a few more very good, very useful online (and free) food photography resources:

Big and Tasty

Digital Photography School

Food Photography for Bloggers

Learn Food Photography

PixSylAted

Wright Food

And for those photographers who take themselves just a bit too seriously we'll wrap up this post with a (funny) food photography video. Enjoy

I wet my pants watching this...

Not because I am old but because I laughed sooooo darn hard. This is by far the funniest thing I have seen in quite some time.

Wake the kids, get the neighbors, and get ready for a big old belly laugh - way out loud!

If you get this post via email you MUST return to the blog and watch this.

Please come and join me on Tuesday May 10th...

Well, not just me, but a bunch of other photographers too, because that's when stock photography and Lightroom expert Rob Sylvan will be speaking to the Maine Photographers Coalition.

If Rob's name sounds familiar it's because we recently reviewed his new book "Taking Stock: Make money in microstock creating photos that sell".

I am sure some out there are thinking "why should I go, I'm not a stock photographer"... oh contraire, if you're a wedding photographer, a portrait photographer, a commercial photographer, or just "a photographer", you are ALREADY a stock photographer and you very likely have hundreds of stock images just waiting to be discovered on your hard drive that could become another revenue stream for you.

So come meet, mingle, and learn how to create images that can be sold as stock and how to earn an income from images that you already have. Heck, it’s the equivalent of putting on last winters jacket and finding $20 in the pocket - and who doesn’t like found money?

More about Rob, he's a photographer, a trainer, author, and a web developer. He's a NAPP help desk specialist, and instructor for the Perfect picture School of Photography and the host of Peachpit’s Lightroom Resource Center, and the site director and inspector for iStockphoto.

Rob writes the “Under the Loupe” column for Photoshop User Magazine and is the author of “Lightroom for Dummies”, and “Taking Stock”. Check out his Lightroom-focused blog at llightroomers.com (he's a busy, busy guy).

Not only has he been an Stockphoto inspector since 2002, Rob has also made tens of thousands of dollars from his own stock photography. So, no one knows better than he about what it takes to get your photos accepted to stock sites—and what to do to make them sell.

Our Other Special Guest

We will also be joined by StockFood America, an international stock agency with an office right here in Maine. They will share with us what sells and why in this lucrative industry and will offer tips to ensure your success.

As always there will be some great photography related giveaways so be sure to bring a business card to drop into the fishbowl.

The Details:

* 7:30 pm (doors open at 7pm)
* Held at the studio of Stacey Kane - 134 Black Point Road in Scarborough
* PLEASE RSVP via Facebook so we know how many to expect.
* There is a $10 admin fee due at the door

Hope to see you there.

$15 DIY camera stabilizer project...

I love DIY projects and this one is both very useful and VERY inexpensive... and I NEVER would have thought to use a monopod this way.

My friend Mark (A DSLR video zealot) turned me onto a DSLR video site called "CheesyCam" and though it's video based site (and you aren't), this is still a site you will want to bookmark as it's full of great tips, techniques, reviews, and DIY projects that will hold the interest of all us "still" photographers.

This project shows you how to turn a traditional monopod into a camera stabilizer.

Below is a video about this DIY project that you will want to watch and here is the link back to the original post that contains all the information and additional still images that will help you make your own.