Vol. 5, No. 2 - February 2010



[ monthly features ]

Cool Gadget—The ColorBalanceCoach disk, by Evelyn Drake
The importance of manual white balance is always stressed by professionals because this is the only guaranteed way to achieve natural and accurate colours. >>>
Q&A, by Peter K. Burian
- Should I pay extra for 8 GB of RAM, instead of 2 GB?
- What is the advantage of the new cameras without a pentaprism and a reflex mirror? >>>
Focus on Canadians—Ryan Pyle
Born in 1978 in Toronto, Canada, Ryan Pyle spent his early years close to home. After obtaining a degree in International Politics from the University of Toronto in 2001, Ryan realized a life-long dream and travelled to China on an exploratory mission. In 2002, hemoved to China permanently and began taking freelance assignments in 2004. >>>




[ what's on ]

Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2010
Featuring some of the world’s best action and adventure sports photography, the Red Bull Illume photography competition is open to all photographers worldwide.
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2010 Anthropographia Competition
Creating new spaces for photojournalism, encouraging the promotion of human rights, exposing social injustice, and underlining the multiple realities of our current world, Founder, Matthieu Rytz and Managing Director of VII Photo, Stephen Mayes, have announced the shortlist results for the 2010 Anthropographia Competition of Photojournalism on Human Rights. 
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Vancouver Art Gallery: 2010 Olympic Games
The Vancouver Art Gallery presents key collections of Canadian and international works for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Willock & Sax in Banff National Park
The Willock & Sax Gallery presents When Water Dreams by Bill Peters and Restoring the Flow by Robert Sandford during the month-long Calgary and Banff Exposure Photography Festival in February. 
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Through The Lens
For more then 13 years, the Whyte Museum has given students, local and international, the opportunity to learn about the creative process of photography, building awareness in the community and encouraging individual experimentation in the medium of visual arts. >>>


An Evening of Photographic Art
The Oakville, Hamilton, Trillium and Latow photography clubs of Canada are presenting an audio-visual and photographic prints exhibition at the Burlington Art Center on February 13, 2010.
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PMA 2010 International Convention and Trade Show
In its 86th year, the annual PMA International Convention and Trade Show has landed in California at the Anaheim Convention Center, USA, from February 19 to 23, 2010.
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Exposure 2010
Exposure is an annual Calgary, Banff and Canmore photography festival, which features Canadian and international photography work in various galleries throughout the three cities. It runs from January 30 to February 28, 2010. 
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[ monthly on-line photo contest ]

Each month, Photo Life Newsletter subscribers have the opportunity to win terrific prizes by entering our on-line photo contest. It's easy and it's free! Just check the themes and follow the instructions to send your winning shots.

February 2010 edition:
Theme: Still Life
Deadline: February 25, 2010
Prize: Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR digital compact camera (approx. retail value:
$399)


Instructions:
Submit a maximum of 3 images per theme (
JPEG format only; image width from 400 to 2000 pixels; files must not exceed 1 MB). Indicate the name of the theme in the "subject line". Indicate your name, mailing address, and telephone number in the e-mail. Indicate the title of the image as the name of the file. Send your entries to newslettercontest@photolife.com.
Note: This contest is open to Canadian residents only, excluding those residing in the province of Quebec.

This month's contest is sponsored by Fujifilm. For more information on Fujifilm products, visit www.fujifilm.ca.

January 2010 Winner -
Warm Interiors

The winner of the January 2010 monthly on-line photo contest is Mike Prevost from Owen Sound, Ont.

We thank all those who participated.



© Mike Prevost





[ Photo Life - February/March 2010 ]


Image International 2009: The Champions Announced!
Photoshop at Your Fingertips: 10 More Keyboard Shortcuts
Photo 101: How to Reduce File SIze
Backup!! Better Be Safe Than Sorry
Powerful Plug-ins for Your Image-Editing Software
Destination: The Lure of the Antarctica


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