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Vol. 5, No. 9 - September 2010
Monthly Features
Cool Gadget, by Evelyn Drake
Impossible Project's First Flush PS 100 Instant Film
Instant film for Polaroid cameras is making a comeback thanks to a company called The Impossible Project. I was really curious why instant film was back in style all of a sudden, so I decided to dig out my old Polaroid camera and give it a shot. I bought a pack of Impossible Project’s First Flush PX 100 instant film and started snapping off a few images. I was instantly reminded of how exciting it was to watch the chemistry work its magic until an image appeared.
Focus on Canadians
Dave Trautrimas: Impossible Architectures
Toronto-based photographer and digital artist Dave Trautrimas is at hundreds of light years away from what you’ve ever seen, though you will most certainly recognized what composes crazy impossible architectures: pieces of kitchen mixers, hole punchers, waffle irons, staplers, vacuum cleaners, coffee machines and other household objects.
Q&A, by Peter K. Burian
What is the best method for upsizing an image?
What is the best noise-reduction software?
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What's on
Compact Tele-Zooms from Olympus
Micro FourThirds continues to demonstrate its advantages in compact design. Witness Olympus’s latest telephoto zooms: the M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300 mm F4.8-6.7 and M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4.0-5.6. Compared to a 35mm film camera, these would give roughly the same field of view coverage as 150-600 mm and 80-300 mm lenses with a Micro Four Thirds camera. >>>
Behind the Scenes of the Atlantic Film Festival
The Viewpoint Gallery, Halifax, presents it’s annual guest exhibition Behind the Scenes from August 31 to October 3, 2010. The exhibition features images captured behind the scenes on film sets by local and international photographers. >>>
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, presents the award-winning images and honourable mentions of the 46th annual edition of the international photography competition Wildlife Photographer of the Year. >>>
Artist Talk With Brent Foster at Pikto
Visual Journalist Brent Foster will be at the Pikto Studio to talk about his work and answer questions on Friday, September 10, 2010 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Brent Foster (b. 1982, Canada) is a photojournalist and multimedia producer who splits his time producing editorial content, and photographing weddings with the same approach as his newspaper, and magazine work. >>>
An Evening With Pro Photographer Jim Zuckerman
The Montreal Camera Club presents legendary photographer and Photoshop instructor Jim Zuckerman in an evening lecture on October 4, 2010 from 7– 9:45pm. The event, open to beginner and advanced photographers, will focus on steps to improve your photography, featuring Zuckerman’s personal portfolio of images. >>>
The 2010 Digital Photo Expo
The Camera Store presents the 2010 Digital Photo Expo Tradeshow from October 1 to 3, 2010 in Calgary, Alta. This year the tradeshow features National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore as the keynote presentation speaker for the event. >>>
More news and blog entries at www.photolife.com
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Monthly 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.
September 2010 Edition
Theme: Fields Deadline: September 25, 2010
Prize: Lowepro Flipside 200 camera bag and Joby Gorillapod SLR-Zoom (approx. retail value: $179)
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.
This month's contest is sponsored by Lowepro
August 2010 Winner - Rooftops
The winner of the August 2010 monthly on-line photo contest is Ann Ruppenstein from Toronto, Ont. We thank all those who participated!
Florence © Ann Ruppenstein
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