Macro Image takes 1st Place in Print Competition
Very cool to announce that our image “Into the Center” image won 1st place in the Macro division of the SCVPA Print Competition. The image was captured at the Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michigan during this past year.
Tips for Your iPhone Home Button
Today, we have some tips for your iPhone, since so many are using their iPhones to take pictures.
Your iPhone’s home button has a whole bunch of uses that vary depending on your location and how many times you press it in succession. Here’s a look at (practically) all of them.
Single Press
Pressing the [...]
It’s not what you have, but how you use it
I hear so many beginning photographers that come through our workshops talk about how you need to spend thousands of dollars in order to take great pictures. But in reality, the equipment is just the vehicle that helps you create the photograph. Yes, certain cameras have different functions, or handle things better or worse, but [...]
HDR Images with HDR Efex Pro from Nik Software
I have been experimenting with Nik Software’s new HDR Efex Pro. I am really liking the results and the ease of use in using this new software. Nik has also incorporated the U-Point technology that is in many of their other programs, so making local adjustments instead of global adjustments is very easy.
If you are [...]
Shooting Ideas…..
There are times when your photographic creative juices fail you, and you just can not come up with any ideas of what to photograph, but you want to photograph. Here are a few ideas for you to consider:
Your Yard: You may think this is funny, but your yard is a target rich environment. Most of [...]
Special workshop Deal
Special offer:
If you attend our “Tools of the Trade, taking your Photography and business to the Next Level” workshop this Saturday, and you bring a friend, you may qualify for a 25% discount for each of you.
Here’s the catch: one of you has to be a first-timer attending a session at the SCV Center [...]
Award Winning Images
The SCV Center for Photography had a very successful print competition at the Santa Clarita Photography Associations’ Fall event. Karen Carll won a 3rd place for her Geber Daisy, Mel Carll won a 2nd place fro his HDR Pa louse Truck and 3rd place for his HDR Barber Shop. Instructor David Green also had a 2nd [...]
November 2009 Calendar Released
We have just released our November 2009 calendar, and we are offering some new and exciting workshops. We start off with a 3 part Photoshop series that starts from the beginning. This is a great beginning series of classes. Next up is Painting for Photographers taught by Corel Master Painter, Karen Sperling. At the end [...]
October 2009 Calendar Announced
We have just released our exciting October 2009 Workshop Calendar, and have some great workshops you are sure to not want to miss. We have a 4 week workshop on Creative Photography, and an exciting 2 day workshop on Off-Camera Flash along with the Nikon CLS system. So check out the schedule, and don’t forget about all the hot [...]
