Photos by Allen Birnbach, Denver DPA Instructor
November DPA Photo Tips:
Giving Thanks for the Perfect Landscape
NOVEMBER DPA PHOTO TIPS Click here to learn about DPA Photo Tips offered in each newsletter, and on our website, for more inspiration and lessons on technique for making great landscape photographs!
See our three tips below for Beginner, Intemediate, and Advanced photography skill levels.
Additionally, check out our 3-level curriculum descriptions to learn about improving your photographs using digital manipulation, in the DPA workshops.
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DPA Beginner Photo Tip:
Big Skies!
Photo & text by Angilee Wilkerson, Dallas Instructor
Nothing says open space quite like a landscape defined by little more than big sky and continuous ground.
In this image, stratified layers of color transition through various shades of green, yellow and blue, delineating a compositional plane and horizon.
We find a soothing calm in the rendering of earth and sky in minimal content and form, which is interrupted dramatically, however, by the comet-like trail of the cloud.
Click here to read more from Angilee on photographing landscapes with your point-and-shoot camera.
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DPA Intermediate Photo Tip:
Fall Foliage, 2 of 4
Photos & text by Russ Burden, Denver DPA Instructor
It's autumn - the monochromatic green that dominated summer is giving way to nature's magic as the environment is taking on a palette of warm tones and changing colors. For the photographer who loves color, it's a glorious time.
From the grand landscape to a lonely fallen red leaf to a child romping in a pile of freshly raked leaves, there's a plethora of subject matter. Whether your passion lies in photographing nature, people, photo journalism, sports, etc., adding a background of fall color will make your images pop.
Click here to read more from Russ about capturing the true colors of fall foliage.
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DPA Advanced Photo Tip:
A Monumental Camera - Putting the Panasonic TZ3 Through its Paces
Photos & text by Russ Burden, Denver DPA Instructor
Just because you use a point and shoot doesn't mean you can't use a polarizing filter. Compare the differences between the image shot without it and then with it. Simply place the filter in front of the lens and rotate it until the sky and colors are more saturated. It's better if you work with the camera on a tripod to do this.
Click here to read more from Russ on tricks to turn your point-and-shoot camera into a "mini-SLR"!
Click on Tips and Tricks > Landscapes for more inspiration and lessons on technique for taking great landscape photos.
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November DPA Photo Assignment: Giving Thanks for the Perfect Landscape
Photo by Allen Birnbach, Denver DPA Instructor
Snapshooters, amateur photographers, photo enthusiasts and even professionals are encouraged to submit their best images of 'Giving Thanks for the Perfect Landscape.'
There are many things to be thankful for this season: family, friends, and this month - Nature's Best! So this month's assignment is just that. Giving Thanks for the Perfect Landscape.
Send us photographs of your best landscapes or macro shots from nature. What inspires you? Entries should be uploaded by December 10th, 2007. And remember, the winner who is selected will be part of the 12 Assignment images that will be on display in museums, galleries and studios around the country.
To enter or learn more, click on Assignments.
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Instructor Profile: Houston's
Michael Hart is Batting with the Astros
Photos by Michael Hart, Houston DPA Instructor
In 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...
Click here to read more about Michael's experiences photographing for the Houston Astros, and see photos from the games.
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Featured Classroom:
Ray Street Studios, San Diego
by Mark Lapin, The Article Works
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.
Click here to read more about this inspiring workshop venue in San Diego!
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November Student of the Month: Brett Whysel
For 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!
To check out Brett's photos from the Advanced workshop click here
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DPA October Assignment Winner!
This image has many things going for it. I love the placement of the bee. Its corresponding shadow creates a wonderful secondary focal point. Additionally, the background is handled beautifully. The out of focus yellow and green vegetation contributes to the success of the image. The subject is placed along the rule of thirds and the pollen sack it has collected makes the image all the more interesting. Not only is it a great photograph, it fits the assigned topic perfectly.
Will the photographer of this winning image, representing the October assignment "In Your Own Backyard", please come forward...
Thanks to our DPA Denver Instructor Russ Burden, for selecting the October winner!
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DPA's Next Generation: Something to be Thankful For!
When our DPA Instructors have time off from teaching and shooting, quite a few are becoming new parents!
Jennifer Kilberg and Frank Simotics celebrate their first baby, Austin Cooper
September 7, 2007 Atlanta, GA
Joel and Rachel Silverman welcome their daughter, Mira Gabrielle
September 26, 2007 Atlanta, GA
John Bentham and Tracy Adler celebrate the arrival of their first son Luke Dylan
October 21, 2007 New York, NY
Fred and Shauna Greaves celebrate the birth of their twins, David and Charlotte
October 1, 2007 San Diego, CA
Jay Cummings and Mandy Gerth celebrate their first baby boy, Bayliss Robert
November 1, 2007 Philadelphia, PA
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Give us your Feedback
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Students: we hope you enjoyed your digital photography workshop!
Pleake take a few moments to fill out our Post-Workshop survey, located in your Student Log-In area of the Digital Photo Academy website. Then go to > MY SURVEYS > and select the post-workshop survey for your skill level.
Just a minute of your feedback will help DPA to be a better program!
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Contact the Digital Photo Academy
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About DPA
© Tony Schreck
Minneapolis DPA Instructor
The Digital Photo Academy's digital photo workshops are offered monthly in 20 major cities across the country, and in three skill levels:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
© Frank Siteman
Boston DPA Instructor
Our mission is to help digital camera owners at every skill level learn how to better use their cameras and optimize their digital photography experience, no matter what company manufactured their camera.
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