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Printing Services
As we roll into print competition season, please note that we print images here at the SCV Center for Photography. We have also secured a substantial discount with our local vendor with regards to matting and backing your images. Raul with Frameworks has provided an incredible deal and is listed below. If you have any [...]
Studio Office Space Available
We currently have 1 of our studio offices available for rent. If interested, please call Mel here at the studio for additional details……
Includes: Private Office, internet access, tons of parking, utilities, and studio access time.
Tip of the Week – New Lightroom 3 Beta 2 additions
Adobe has released the update to Lightroom 3 and are calling it Public Beta 2. They have added some new features that are sure to bring those who have been on the fence trying to decide is it Lightroom 3 or Aperture. Here are some of the new features in Lightroom 3 Public Beta 2 [...]
Daylight Savings Time – Let’s Spring Ahead
March 14 is when Daylight Saving time begins – clocks will be set one hour ahead.
Replace and test smoke detector batteries.
Check fire extinguisher gauges and expiration dates.
Check/replace batteries in flashlights and portable radios.
Clean your camera sensor.
Empty your camera bag of all that dirt, dust and crumbs from past trips.
Sign-up for that workshop at SCV Center [...]
Black & White Conversion from SCVPA meeting
Attached is the slide presentation from the Black & White conversion presented by our own David Green Tuesday evening at the SCV Photographers Association meeting. This presentation shows a few different ways to convert an image to Black and White, and why some methods are better than others.
Click here to view the David Green B&W [...]
New Workshop Series added “Child Photography Master Class”
Join well-known child photographer Autumn Hull as we present the Child Photography Master Class. This is a five-day workshop covering absolutely everything you need to know about the business of child photography, including the business plan, marketing, branding, studio lighting, practice sessions, digital workflow, basic and advanced retouching and designing with Photoshop.
The best part is [...]
New workshop Series “The Shoot” just added…
Join local Southern California photographers Joey Carman and William Innes from the WIJC-Series workshop series as they explore everything about “The Shoot”. This mini-series will be held at the SCV Center for Photography in Santa Clarita.
The four evening series will cover everything William and Joey do to prepare, shoot and produce their images. Each three [...]
Tip of the Week: Macro Mode
Remember as a kid discovering the whole new world beneath your feet while playing on the grass? When you got very close to the ground, you could see an entire community of creatures that you never knew existed.
Well, you don’t always need a fancy DSLR to get great Macro shots. These days, you might not [...]
Tip of the Week: Convert to sRGB
It is a good idea to shoot and edit in the widest colorspace available. Typically, this is Adobe RGB 1998. If you set your camera to this color space, shoot in RAW, and have this as your default colorspace in Photoshop or Elements, it will give you the most possible color information in each shot. [...]
Tip of the Week: Depth of Field
When photographing a subject that is somewhat close, a lot of times the subject can appear flat or boring, especially if you have zoomed in to fill the frame.
To add interest to the photography, include an object in the foreground to enhance the sense of depth. This leads the viewer’s eye around and through the scene, [...]
