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DPA Offering Father's Day Gift Certificates
June 14, 2010Digital Photo Academy, with small workshops each month in 25 different cities, is now offering gift certificates for Father's Day! This is perfect for dads and grads who are getting new cameras for the holidays or graudation, any brand, or if you are giving a camera to a friend or loved one. Click here to learn how to take advantage of this offer.
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Featured Student of the Month: Marty Grassie!
May 01, 2010SOME GREAT LENSBABY PHOTOS by DPA BOSTON STUDENT MARTI GRASSIE!!
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New Instructor Profile: Bobbie Goodrich
May 01, 2010New Phoenix Instructor Bobbie Goodrich is not only a talented photographer, but highly knowledgable of NIK plugins and processing. Check out some of her images and learn more about her phorog...
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New Venue Profile: Studio R in Seattle
January 31, 2010The brand new Studio R is open for business. Located in the in the middle of the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle (known locally as "the center of the universe"), this 1400 square foot loft features original 100 year old wood floors and expansive windows...
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Washington Photo Safari
November 30, 2009This month DPA's Founder and President had a chance to catch up with an old friend David Luria, an inspiration to photographers and workshop operator everywhere. If you happen to find yourself in Washington DC as a resident or visitor, consider taking one of his terrific workshops that are offered throughout the year!
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DPA September Student of the Month: Georgia Denaxa
October 14, 2009Congratulations to our September Student of the Month: Seattle DPA Student Georgia Denaxa!
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Congratulations to NIK Photo Contest Winner: Carol Blakely!
September 22, 2009Congratulations to NIK Photo Contest Winner: Carol Blakely!
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DPA August Student of the Month: Barbara Hulse
July 31, 2009Congratulations to DPA Student of the Month: Barbara Hulse!
Photoshop 101 Student Barbara Hulse from Digital Photography Academy's Phoenix class taught by David Sanders!
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Trek Tech Trek - 6 Free Cupcakes - $500 Grand Prize - Sunday June 28th
June 28, 2009It's called the Trek-Tech-Trek because it has all been made possible by the makers of Trek-Tech Tripods, the uniquely light-weight, fully integrated tripods with a special, quick mount-demount system (www.trek-tech.com). But there is a lot more to sweeten the deal, starting with 6 free cupcakes by Baked By Melissa (www.bakedbymelissa.com). Her delicious cupcakes are the models for the photo contest that could win you $500!
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DPA Videographer: Nicholas Veronsky
May 28, 2009After 11 years of living the life of a kid in Manhattan, Nicholas Veronsky was forced to change just because his father, NY DPA Instructor Frank Veronsky, picked up and moved him and his family to the country...
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DPA June Student of the Month: Dan Komoda
May 28, 2009Congratulations to NY DPA Advanced Student, Dan Komoda, for being our June Student of the month! His images, shot during the recent Advanced DPA class NY at Night, caught our eye, take a look!
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DPA Phoenix Instructor David Sanders Documents the NCAA Basketball Tournament
May 26, 2009There is so much to covering the greatest basketball event in the world, the NCAA basketball Tournament. It's massive, involving 64 teams as they play around the United States in a three week period with the Final Four playing the third weekend...
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DPA April Student of the Month: Richard Simon
April 30, 2009Congratulations to our DPA NY ADV Student Richard Simon! These great portrait shots were taken during one of John Bentam's recent NYC photo sessions!
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DPA Chicago Instructor Carlos Javier Ortiz Wins Robert F Kennedy Journalism Award
April 30, 2009DPA Chicago Instructor Carlos Javier Ortiz wins the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for his Photo Essay ' Too Young to Die," a story on the gun violence that plagues American urban life...
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DPA HEADQUARTERS: Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Shot by DPA Student Liason Shelby Case
April 29, 2009This Month the DPA Team headed out to Seattle to Join DPA Instructor Wolfgang Kaehler and his Advanced Class at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. DPA Student Liason Shelby Case is not only a hard working tam member of DPA but she is a photographer as well. Check out some of the images that she shot at the Skagit Tulip Festival!...
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Panasonic Announces: FS- & LS-Series LUMIX in Miami
March 26, 2009MIAMI, FL, Panasonic announced the DMC-FS25 as its newest addition to the LUMIX FS-Series of digital cameras. The 12.1 megapixel DMC-FS25 features a 5x optical zoom and a 29mm wide-angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens, a 3.0-inch intelligent LCD and is the top-of-the-line FS-Series model. The LUMIX FS models, a stylish sister-line of the highly-acclaimed LUMIX FX-Series, combine easy operation with a sleek look, enabling both beginner and advanced users to take beautiful digital photos with a camera that slips in a pocket...
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DPA HEADQUARTERS: DIGITAL PHOTO ACADEMY & PANASONIC AT PMA 2009
March 25, 2009This March the DPA team headed to Las Vegas to network with some of Photo Industry's finest....
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Seattle Dpa Instructor Time Grey Featured in April Issue of Digital PhotoPro
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DPA March Student of the Month: Rafael Jimenez
March 23, 2009Rafael Jimenez is a New York City based creative entrepreneur with a passion for photography. Join Rafael as he takes you on a tour of the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany!
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Advanced Model Shoot: From Spanish Vogue to Digital Photo Academy Miami
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INSTRUCTOR PROFILE: Robin Hill
March 19, 2009Robin Hill is an experienced and respected Photographer specializing in Architecture, Design and Fine Art. His Photography is characterized by a strong sense of color and geometry, which combined with a masterful understanding of light and shadow helps to create a sense of drama and excitement...
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DPA HEADQUARTERS: DPA REUNION AT JASPER WHITE'S SUMMER SHACK
February 26, 2009DPA Instructors, Steve Dunwell and Frank Siteman return to original meeting spot, Jasper White's summer shack in Cambridge, MA, with Digital Photo Instructor founder, Richard Rabinowitz...
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JENN'S JOURNEYS: EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN SUDAN
February 26, 2009Join us as Jenn Warren takes us through UNICEF's education efforts in Southern Sudan...
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NEW ADVANCED DPA WORKSHOPS: The All American Pinup
February 25, 2009In the cold weather, our model worked with cold weather apparel, but in Miami, expect a few bikinis and other clothing that fits the sunshine of the sunshine state...
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DPA INSTRUCTOR PROFILE: IAN WINGFIELD
February 24, 2009DPA Phoenix instructor, Ian Wingfield, has shared some images from his 12 year career as a photojournalist. Highlighted this month is Wingfield's book "The Roots of Compassion: Social Entrepeneurs in New York City," shot with photographer Phil Borges...
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DPA February Student of the Month: Michael Malone
February 24, 2009Michael Malone, Boston DPA Student, is a physician who specializes in Urologic Surgery at two of the major teaching hospitals in Boston, Massachusetts. His office practice is in Dedham which is just outside of Boston. As part of Michael's surgical experience he used to take a good number of intraoperative photos which were then used for some of his medical presentations...
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NEW ADVANCED DPA WORKSHOPS: Tulips!
February 24, 2009NEW DPA Advanced Classes: Tulips and Pinups! On March 14th Miami DPA instructor Michael Thoennes will be running a class on the theme All American Pinup, A little Glamour but not too much. On April 18th & 19th Seattle DPA Instructor Wolfgang Kaehler will be instructing a course on shooting the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival...
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JENN'S JOURNEYS: Invisible War
January 29, 2009Jenn is currently in Southern Sudan, shooting for UNHCR. They have been working with a number of organizations to aid the Congolese refugees who have been forced to flee as a result of the violence of the Lord's Resistance Army...
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DPA HEADQUARTERS: Jill Enfield
January 29, 2009In addition to working with 55 Digital Photo Academy Instructors across the country, along with registering and accommodate about 2300 students each year, there are often photo shoots taking place. This month we recognize the beautiful images from Jill Enfield, award-winning photographer and wife of DPA President, Richard Rabinowitz.
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DPA Offers Special Camera Club Events Around the Country
January 29, 2009DPA has been working with camera clubs throughout the country, and announces the winners of the South Shore Camera Club contest!
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DPA Announces Valentine's Day Portrait-Themed Workshops for February 2009!
January 29, 2009This Valentine's Day, skip the chocolates and flowers - your loved ones will appreciate a photo taken by you as a lifelong memory. Join one of DPA's February portrait-themed Advanced workshops and learn how to take wonderful portraits of the people you love!
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DPA January Featured Classroom: White Lodge Gallery/ School of Rock in Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2009A school where kids learn to play classic rock might seem like an unlikely venue for a photography class. But the Paul Green School of Rock, located in downtown Philadelphia, is full of surprises...
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DPA January Instructor Profile: Dana Bowden
January 26, 2009Come with Washington DC DPA Instructor Dana Bowden as he documents the inauguration of Barack Obama.
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DPA January Student of the Month: Mike Murray
January 26, 2009Mike Murray has attended Michael Steinberg's Cleveland DPA Advanced workshop of a state-wide high school gymnast competition, and has shared his photographs and experience.
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DPA January 2009 Student Gallery Winners
January 26, 2009Digital Photo Academy is pleased to announce the January 2009 Student Gallery Winners! Congratulations to Alexandre Guapyassu and Rafael Jimenez!
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Panasonic LUMIX Announces New Additions to FS & LS-Series
January 23, 2009Panasonic LUMIX announces new cameras in their FS- & LS-Series.
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DIGITAL PHOTO ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 2 NEW EXCITING WORKSHOPS FOR 2009!
December 23, 2008Digital Photo Academy announces two new exciting classes for 2009: Understanding Composition & Digital Manipulation!
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DPA HEADQUARTERS: Snowfall in NYC
December 22, 2008There is always something going on at DPA headquarters, even on a quiet day. Just this past week, we have had a lot of winter weather, and have taken some pictures of the beautiful snowfall in NYC.
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DPA Goofing Off
December 22, 2008Despite the hard-work and energy that everyone here at DPA puts out, we still find time to have a little fun!
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DPA December Instructor Profile: Alissa Everett
December 22, 2008New York DPA Instructor Alissa Everett has been spending a lot of time working on various projects, all with one main theme: helping those in need. She is a devoted and passionate photographer, and we managed to get a few moments of her time recently to find out about her latest works.
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Jenn Warren
December 22, 2008DPA Instructor & Venue Director, Jennifer Warren, has just had her UNICEF project in Southern Sudan published online.
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DPA December 2008 Student Gallery Winners
December 22, 2008Digital Photo Academy is pleased to announce the December 2008 Student Gallery Winners! Congratulations to Stephen Deck and Julius Dean!
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DPA December Featured Classroom: Photo District in San Diego, CA
December 22, 2008The San Diego Photo District is a commercial studio space in the Sorrento Valley area, and is shared by six local commercial photographers.
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Live To Eat
December 17, 2008DPA Program Director Amy Jackson and New York DPA Instructor Tiago Nunes have recently published their own cookbook, live to eat, and you can preview some of the book and its images herein.
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DPA December Student of the Month: Nick D'Andrea
December 17, 2008Nick D'Andrea has attended several of John Bentham's New York DPA Advanced workshops, and has shared his photographs and experience with DPA.
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PIKE PLACE MARKET PHOTO WORKSHOP
November 28, 2008Its been just over 100 years since the price of onions became prohibitive in Seattle and people began showing up on the waterfront to buy direct from farmers and fisherman at Pike Place Market. Now locals are joined by millions of tourist from around the country and around the world. Those tourists can be irritating but they make for good portraits....
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Jenn Warren Documents for Safe-Point in India
November 25, 2008Jenn is now in India with Safe-Point, where she is photographing the progress of the company's strategies to curtail the spread of AIDS. The latest step is a new hypodermic needle that self destructs after a single usage so it can not be used on a repeat basis and contaminate its user.
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DPA November Featured Classroom: Ron Gould Studios in Chicago, IL
November 24, 2008Taking a digital photography seminar in the studio of a professional photographer is a little like learning a new language in the country where you plan to speak it. Everything reinforces your learning experience. You’re immersed in the realities, breathing the subject in with the air, And when it comes to the comfort level and enthusiasm of the instructor, there’s probably no place on earth where a photographer feels more at home and on his game than in his own studio.
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DPA November Instructor Profile: Hinda Schuman
November 24, 2008The Pennsylvania Project (www.thepennsylvaniaproject.com), a documentary photography project by Philadelphia DPA Instructor Hinda Schuman and Linda Johnson, consists of photographing in all of the 67 counties of the Commonwealth. The project began in 2001, and has received two grants from The Pennsylvania Arts Council, Project Stream. To date, Hinda and Linda have photographed 36 of the 67 counties, and continue their photographic journey.
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Yes, We Can!
November 21, 2008Check out the Campaign Trail images of President-Elect Barack Obama, taken by photojournalist Darren Hauck, who is also one of our Chicago Instructors. Darren will soon be sharing his expertise in a Street Photography Workshop in Chicago that will provide tips on capturing Chicagoans on the go during holiday season.
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South Shore Camera Club (SSCC) Weekend Workshops
November 21, 2008South Shore Camera Club (SSCC) in Quincy, MA, launched their own Digital Photo Academy workshop weekend, and the winning image will appear in an upcoming issue of Outdoor Photographer.
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Panasonic LUMIX TZ Series Honored
November 21, 2008JD Power & Associates recently honored Panasonic's LUMIX TZ series as top-ranking camera models in a consumer satisfaction study.
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DPA HEADQUARTERS: PDN Photo Plus Expo
November 21, 2008There is always something going on at DPA headquarters, even on a quiet day. But this past month, the activities were heightened as a result of the PDN Photo Plus Expo, the convention that takes place around this time every year and brings in 50,000 photographers from around the country.
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DPA November 2008 Student Gallery Winners
November 20, 2008DPA is pleased to announce the November 2008 Student Gallery Winners! Congratulations to Kiva Ellison and Mark Buonagurio!
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DPA Top 12 Assignment Winners - Gallery Showing Coming in February 2009 Sponsored by Panasonic and Mpix
November 20, 2008Digital Photo Academy is pleased to announce the Top 12 Monthly Assignment Winners from 2007/2008! Inside this article, you may view the scheduled dates and locations that will host the traveling exhibition in 10 of the museums and art galleries where our Digital Photo Academy classes are held around the country in February 2009.
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DPA November Student of the Month: John Winstone
November 10, 2008John Winstone recently took Brian Widdis' Detroit DPA Beginner & Intermediate workshop, and has shared his photographs and experience with DPA.
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DIGITAL PHOTO ACADEMY ADVANCED WORKSHOP: STILL LIFE SHOOT IN PICTURESQUE RESTAURANT IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 2008
October 23, 2008Thanks to Digital Photo Academy Instructor, John Bentham, this coming DPA session on Saturday, November 8th, will be held at A CASA FOX. A CASA FOX, rich with ambience and South American design flourishes, is a great opportunity to photograph appealing detail close up, and of course the meals to be prepared (and consumed) will be presented as artistic still-life photo opportunities as well.
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DPA October Featured Classroom: The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) in Dallas, TX
October 22, 2008In most of the country, the MAC means something you can eat or something for geeks. But if you live in Dallas, the MAC also means the McKinney Avenue Contemporary—an attractive venue where you can enjoy today’s art in all its disciplines, interact with creative people and learn how to create some visual excitement of your own by taking a seminar with the Digital Photo Academy.
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DPA Top 20 Student Gallery Winners
October 22, 2008Digital Photo Academy is pleased to announce the Top 20 DPA Student Gallery winners for 2007/2008, along with the analysis and tips from Seattle DPA Instructor, Ken DeJarlais!
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DPA October Instructor Profile: André Costantini
October 20, 2008Although André shoots all types of assignments, pictured here are a collection of images that focus on the quiet moments that he discovers in his life.
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DPA October Student of the Month: Anthony Germain
October 17, 2008Anthony Germain recently took Anthony Schreck's Minneapolis DPA Advanced workshop, and has shared his photographs and experience with DPA.
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A Private Classical Concert at DPA Headquarters
October 14, 2008We had a real Stradivarius violin here at the DPA headquarters a couple of weeks ago. It came with its owner, Judy Kang, a concert violinist who performs around the world. Judy was invited by Jane Cho, a pianist who is also a great talent.
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DPA September Student of the Month: Eric Frommer
September 22, 2008Eric Frommer took Ken DeJarlais' Seattle DPA Intermediate workshop and Wolfgang Kaehler's Seattle DPA Advanced workshop, and recently shared his photographs and experience with DPA.
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DPA Announces New Curricula and New Classes for 2009!
September 19, 2008DPA has updated the curricula for 2009 on our great classes: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced, and are announcing the *NEW* workshops that will be added to the schedule in January 2009!
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SUNRISE/SUNSET: FOREVER THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S INSPIRATION
September 19, 2008DPA recognizes the many wonderful entries from August's Assignment, "Sunrise, Sunset", and that there is a unique beauty that links photographers from around the world with this awe-inspiring subject.
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DPA September Instructor Profile: Robert Bengtson's "Self Evidence" at Burning Man
September 18, 2008Each year at Burning Man there is a different theme upon which art is created. Incredible art. Hundreds of art installations scattered throughout one of most inhospitable environments you’ll ever encounter. Tens of thousands of art pieces if you count all the costumes and art cars and theme camps that assemble each year. This year’s theme was “The American Dream” and it inspired me to manifest an art installation piece as part of my own participation.
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DPA Instructor & Venue Liaison Jennifer Warren Selected For BEST OF ASMP 2008
September 16, 2008DPA Instructor and Venue Liaison, Jennifer Warren, was prestigiously selected among the top 20 photographers for the Best of ASMP 2008.
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DPA September Featured Classroom: Carousel Studios in Miami, FL
September 16, 2008Life is a carousel, my friends, so come to the Carousel … Studios, that is, where for 10 years, co-founders Tom Gonzalez and wife Mireille Chancy-Gonzalez have made their Miami venue a photographic sweet spot in the Big Orange.
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Panasonic Press Events Announce New Camera Models for 2008
August 22, 2008Panasonic has announced new cameras from the LUMIX line for 2008. Throughout the year, Panasonic has held exciting events, inviting press representatives to test out the new models.
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DPA Program Director Jennifer Warren: On Assignment in Southern Sudan
August 12, 2008DPA's Program Director and Instructor Liaison Jenn Warren has temporarily left us for an assignment in Africa! She is working as a photographer in Southern Sudan for two months with the organization Population Services International (PSI), to document the distribution of long-lasting mosquito nets to remote villages in the country.
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DPA August Featured Classroom: Fastback Creative Books in New York City, NY
August 12, 2008DPA has a new venue in New York City, Fastback Creative Books. With a great location on W 23rd Street, and a beautiful and inspiring interior, DPA has found a great fit with Fastback Creative Books!
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DPA August Student of the Month: Mark Zucker
August 12, 2008Mark Zucker took Chris Michaels' San Diego DPA Advanced workshop in July, and recently shared his photographs and experience with DPA.
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DPA August Instructor Profile: DPA Welcomes NEW San Francisco Instructor Nathan Rapheld
August 12, 2008Nathan Rapheld specializes in photojournalism, documentary photography, multimedia, portraiture, and events, and is our newest addition to the DPA Family.
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DPA Instructor Highlight: Don Werthmann - Scholar in Japan
August 12, 2008Don Werthmann is a digital photographic-artist and has been leading the DPA workshops for Advanced photographers, in Detroit, since June 2007. As a full-time digital imaging instructor at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Don is also a Visiting Scholar at The Japan Center for Michigan Universities, in Hikone, Japan, which offers American students an immersion experience to study digital photography abroad.
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Griffin Museum of Photography Presents the 3rd Annual Focus Awards
August 12, 2008Griffin Museum Presents Third Annual Focus Awards - the May 2008 ceremony honored contributions to the promotion of photography.
Article by Bill Eidson
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DPA July Instructor Profile: Seattle's Jon Canfield Goes to the Moon
July 07, 2008Sometimes opportunities show up in the strangest places. I live in a small town in Eastern Washington state. Not the type of place you’d expect to find anything exotic or cutting edge at all. That’s the case with these photos. Who would have ever thought that NASA would think Eastern Washington resembled the moon?
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DPA July Featured Classroom: The Paul Duda Gallery in Cleveland, OH
July 03, 2008DPA has a new venue in Cleveland, The Paul Duda Gallery. Open for over 18 years in Brecksville, and now with a new location in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland, Digital Photo Academy has found a home in Ohio.
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DPA July Student of the Month: Simon Abrams
July 02, 2008DPA Student Simon Abrams took Andre Costantini's New York DPA Advanced workshop back in December, and recently shared his photographs and experience with DPA.
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DPA June Instructor Profile: DPA Welcomes NEW Chicago Teacher Ron Gould
June 11, 2008Professional photographer Ron Gould joins the Digital Photo Academy in Chicago. Workshops will be held at his studio for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced skill levels. Welcome Ron! Click here to take a look at some of his images from China, where he offers travel photography workshops.
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DPA June Students of the Month: Husband and Wife Team Suzie & Grover Wrenn
June 11, 2008Suzie and Grover Wrenn recently took Russ Burden's DPA Advanced workshop in Denver, in which they completed a class photo essay on photographing water fowl in Littleton, Colorado. Great images, Suzie and Grover!
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DPA Nows Offers Special Camera Club Weekends
June 11, 2008Thanks to the very energetic Len Taubman, who lives in Williamsburg, Virginia, the Digital Photo Academy has launched a new service in photographic teaching: Camera Club Weekends. Len's philosophy on launching a Camera Club can be read on TakeGreatPictures.com and perhaps maybe one day you will also have over 100 fellow photo enthusiasts in your community to meet with on a regular basis, who share your passion for making images.
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DPA June Featured Classroom: Image Mechanics in Los Angeles, CA
June 10, 2008DPA has a new venue in Los Angeles, leading digital capture and full service production space based in Santa Monica. Michael Britt will be joining DPA as a featured instructor of Advanced workshops and Photoshop technique. Welcome, Michael!
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DPA May Student of the Month: Andrew Li from Orlando, Florida
May 15, 2008Congratulations to Andrew Li for winning the Digital Photo Academy Student of the Month! Click here to see Andrew's photos and read his bio.
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DPA May Instructor Profile: Frank Siteman's UPSHOTS - Low Altitude Aerial Photography
May 15, 2008I’ve often thought of how wonderful it would be to have the ability to hover over things; to quietly observe their shapes and patterns, seeing them on new and different levels. Hummingbirds always fascinated me for their ability to actually do this and I was always a little envious of their skills and of the vantage points they could so easily obtain.
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DPA May Featured Classroom: Farmani Gallery Moves to DUMBO, Brooklyn
May 15, 2008The Farmani Gallery has just relocated to the hip new photography center of New York - DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge), from the stylish Robertson Boulevard in a West Hollywood enclave known for art and boutiques. Click here to read more about the photo visionary Hossein Farmani, and his move to Brooklyn.
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DPA After Dark
May 14, 2008All of us at Digital Photo Academy work hard but we have fun doing it. Then there are always the more informal occasions as well. Click here to see some photos of DPA After Dark.
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DPA Offers NEW Gift Certificates for Mother's Day!
April 11, 2008Panasonic today announced that its Digital Photo Academy, a series of nationwide digital photography workshops, is offering a Mother’s Day special so when a course gift certificate is purchased for a mother, when redeemed, the gift giver can attend the same class with Mom at no additional cost. Click here to read more!
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DPA April Special Announcement: Panasonic-LUMIX L10 Presented at PMA Vegas
April 10, 2008This past February, all of us on the Digital Photo Academy Team attended the annual Photo Manufacturer's Association Trade Show in Las Vegas, where the nation's retailers are wowed with all the latest photo equipment. It is a real scene, with acrobatics, musicians, costumed performers and more, all to properly showcase the latest in camera technology. Of course Panasonic had more than their share of impressive announcements.
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DPA April Instructor Profile: Angilee Wilkerson Featured in Photo District News
April 10, 2008DPA Dallas Instructor Angilee Wilkerson was recently featured in PDNedu for her photographic series The Remains.
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DPA April Featured Classroom: Dana Bowden's Lightwave Studio in Washington DC
April 07, 2008Standing on the sidewalk, you look down to the end of a long walkway, and you see the front door of Lightwave Photography Studio. You realize there’s something odd, maybe even intriguing about this place. While part of you considers whether you’ve taken a wrong turn, the other part wants to explore – take a few more steps down the path.
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DPA March Student of the Month: Matthew Wong of Seattle
March 17, 2008Congratulations to Seattle's Dr. Matthew Wong, our March Student of the Month!
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DPA March Assignment Winner: George Nowosad
March 12, 2008Phoenix DPA Instructor David Sanders recently selected George Nowosad as our winner for DPA's February "The Perfect Portrait" Assignment.
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DPA March Instructor Profile: San Francisco's Jessica Lifland
March 12, 2008DPA San Francisco Instructor Jessica Lifland is included in the New York exhibition in support of Operation Smile, the worldwide children's medical charity dedicated to helping improve the health and lives of children and young adults born with cleft lip and palette.
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DPA March Featured Classroom: the Seattle Windermere
March 11, 2008You may refine a lot more than your photo skills by taking a digital photo seminar at the Windermere Living Room in suburban Seattle.
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DPA February Featured Classroom: Chicago's Digital Bootcamp
February 12, 2008Now that the Digital Photo Academy has teamed up with the Digital Bootcamp, amateur photographers can enlist in a kinder, gentler form of basic training that will get their shooting skills up to snuff without forced marches or leather-lunged drill instructors.
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DPA February Instructor Profile: Seattle's Wolfgang Kaehler
February 12, 2008This was Wolfgang's 24th trip to Antarctica and this time he noticed that something was very different. The effects of global warming brought more snow and less pack ice, leaving the wildlife scrambling to find firm, open ground.
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DPA February Students of the Month: Atlanta Friends Candace Bradshaw, Jill Davis & Konda Dizon
February 12, 2008Candace Bradshaw, 29, Jill Davis, 29, and Konda Dizon, 52, are former co-workers, friends and emerging photographers from Rome, Georgia. The three women recently completed a Digital Photo Academy workshop in Atlanta, GA with instructor Joel Silverman. Their enthusiasm and dedication to photography so impressed Joel that he recommended them for a feature article on the photo-enthusiast website TakeGreatPictures.com!
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DPA January Student of the Month: Joe DeHaven
January 10, 2008Congratulations to Phoenix's Joe DeHaven, our January Student of the Month!
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DPA January Featured Classroom: ICEBOX Quality Framing & Gallery
January 10, 2008There's nothing mini in Minneapolis when it comes to the Northrup King Building – all 875,000 square feet of it. A complex of ten interconnected buildings, actually, constructed in 1917, this landmark was built for the fabled seed purveyor Northrup King & Co., who for generations helped fill the Great Plains of the nation's breadbasket. The company moved out in the late 1980s, and its building has since evolved to become the heart of the heartland's art scene – a home to more than 130 artists and arts-related businesses, plus another 30 entrepreneurs and nonprofits...
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DPA January Instructor Profile: Orlando's Milton Heiberg
January 10, 2008Wildlife photographer Milton Heiberg will present his work at the J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR Visitor’s Center from January 1st through February 29th, 2008. This will be an encore exhibit including twenty-three framed prints of the Florida Wildlife show that was hung in the center’s gallery during May and June of 2007.
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DPA December Instructor Profile: Rick Wright
December 19, 2007On Show at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography
Photos by Rick Wright, Philadelphia DPA Instructor
Loaded with intellectual whimsy, poetry and science, Rick Wright's Dada-esque photographs are hardly discernable as photographs. More reminiscent of drawings, Wright resourcefully pursues the extraordinary artfulness of the quotidian and often discarded, found object remnants of day to day. His work, somewhat obtuse, existential and strange, is laced with humor and contemplative complexity.
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DPA December Student of the Month: Arthur Schwartz
December 19, 2007Congratulations to Boston's Arthur Schwartz!
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DPA December Featured Classroom: Miami's Carousel Studios
December 17, 2007Life is a carousel, my friends, so come to the Carousel … Studios, that is, where for 10 years, co-founders Tom Gonzalez and wife Mireille Chancy-Gonzalez have made their Miami venue a photographic sweet spot in the Big Orange.
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DPA Now Offering Gift Certificates!
December 07, 2007Digital Photo Academy, with small workshops each month in 20 different cities, is now offering gift certificates for people to take their pick of which workshop they would like to attend. This is perfect for you if you get a new camera for the holidays, any brand, or if you are giving a camera to a friend or loved one. Click here to learn how to take advantage of this offer.
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DPA November Instructor Profile: Michael Hart
November 16, 2007In September, 1989, a local ad agency hired Michael Hart to do his first assignment for the Houston Astros Major League Baseball team. It was to be a shoot of three of their promising young players, including a future League MVP (the late Ken Caminiti), a fast outfielder named Gerald Young, and a promising young catcher who was finishing his first full season with the club, Craig Biggio.
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DPA November Student of the Month: Brett Whysel
November 16, 2007For our November newsletter, Brett Whysel is the Student of the Month. Brett recently completed the Digital Photo Academy Advanced workshop in New York, NY, and is soon to be featured in an upcoming gallery show in the top arts district of Manhattan, Chelsea!
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DPA November Featured Classroom: Ray Street Studios in San Diego
November 16, 2007High-end professional studio provides stimulating atmosphere for learning photography
Total immersion is often hailed as the most effective way to master a new language or acquire a new skill. When the skill is digital photography, taking a workshop in a professional studio, especially a modern, well-equipped, creatively stimulating environment like the Ray Street Studios, is an excellent way to leverage your hours of instruction and accelerate your learning process.
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DPA October Venue Feature: Working with Artists, Denver
October 03, 2007WORKING WITH ARTISTS: Photography School & Flash, A Working with Artists Space
It's a Colorado Rocky Mountain high – a photographic gallery / school / workshop and artistic agora surrounded by wild nature, in a planned community 10 minutes from downtown Denver. The aptly named Working with Artists is the kind of gathering place you see in movies about funky, bohemian neighborhoods and charismatic, eccentric characters making art, where the streets are all cleaner and cooler than in real life.
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DPA October Student of the Month: Rocco Bocchicchio
October 03, 2007For our October newsletter, Rocco Bocchicchio is the Student of the Month. Rocco recently completed the Digital Photo Academy Advanced workshop in Phoenix, AZ, and is on his way to being a top sports photographer!
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DPA October Instructor Profile: Darren Hauck in Guatemala
October 03, 2007Guatemala Elections
Caught between picture perfect mountains, and traditional Maya culture to many it’s a tourist dream, but to the majority of those who live there it’s a daily struggle between violence and daily living.
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DPA August Assignment Winner!
September 10, 2007Announcing the Digital Photo Academy's first Assignment winner, chosen by the Griffin Museum's Executive Director Paula Tognarelli!
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DPA September Student of the Month: Sheba Wheeler
September 06, 2007For our September newsletter, Sheba Wheeler is the DPA Student of the Month. Sheba recently completed the Digital Photo Academy Intermediate workshop in Denver, CO, and has already enrolled in Instructor Russ Burden's Advanced workshop next month.
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DPA Instructor Dave Gatley on tour with the USO
September 06, 2007It has been only 3 months of Digital Photo Academy classes since the national launch in 20 cities across the country, so only a few dozen of you, in San Diego specifically, have had the pleasure and benefit of attending one of Dave Gatley's DPA workshops. Maybe a few thousand more of you have read Dave's impressive bio on the site, to see that this former Rand Think Tank visionary has quite an interesting background.
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DPA September Venue Feature: The Griffin Museum of Photography
September 06, 2007The Griffin Museum of Photography takes its name, indirectly, from the mythical and majestic beast that blended the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle – the king of the beasts and the king of the birds. The griffin's job was to be "the guardian of the divine," and though the name of Winchester, Massachusetts' Griffin Museum is that of a human photographer, anyone who ventures inside this jewel box of light and shadow will appreciate, instinctively, this special setting for of the few things on Earth touched by divinity, and that is art.
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Chicago DPA Instructor Steve Grubman Goes 'Down Under'
August 01, 2007World-renowned image-maker, and Chicago DPA Photo Instructor, Steve Grubman is a hero to a myriad of art directors, movie producers, and media executives. With his assignment for Paramount Pictures feature film Charlotte's Web, Steve is also a hero to his daughter Erica. Why? Erica was able to accompany her dad and his digital experts Dave Kreutz and Brian Eaves to Australia ...
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DPA Philadelphia: YO!darkroom, by Frank Lovece
August 01, 2007The word is as Philly as a cheesesteak or classic Gamble & Huff soul: "Yo!" It's what fictional favorite son Rocky Balboa always said – and forget an etymology that goes back to military roll calls, or to Jack Kerouac's Sal Paradise saying of his On the Road beat friends, "We called each other 'Yo.'" The word defines Philadelphia as much as "fuhgeddaboutit" defines New York.
So what else to call the quintessential Philadelphia community photo gallery than YO!darkroom?
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DPA August Student of the Month: Darryl Fong
August 01, 2007Congratulations Darryl Fong, August DPA Student of the Month!
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