NYC, NY – B&H Photo Video is pleased to share with photography professionals and enthusiasts the updated Canon double instant savings on lenses and speedlites.

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Sarasota, Florida – In May 2009 Skip Cohen had a vision of a new style educational program for professional photographers. Having spent most of his life in the photographic industry he felt there was a need for something mid-summer to help photographers focus on the importance of business, marketing and technique.

“All of the major shows and conventions are over by mid-April, but professional photographers, whether new or well-seasoned, need help staying focused on every aspect of their growing business. So, we created Skip’s Summer School, a total immersion photography workshop, providing attendees with great content and a solid networking experience, all with a minimal time away from their business,” commented Skip Cohen.

This year’s program raises the bar again, setting a new standard in photographic education. The program, taking place outside Chicago, is August 5-8 and is called, “Hands-on Intensive”. The request for hands-on shooting has been at the top of every feedback survey since the first Summer School.

Attendees will have the opportunity to shoot hands-on with their choice of two of seven different instructors. No program will exceed twenty people, giving each attendee a chance to get to know the instructor and receive the help they need in fine-tuning their skill-set.

This year’s hands-on instructors are Clay Blackmore, Michele Celentano, Tony Corbell, Jerry Ghionis, Kevin Kubota, Bobbi Lane and Roberto Valenzuela. These programs will cover everything from bridal to commercial portraiture to family and children. Each instructor has a slightly different expertise.

Plus, there’s a two day total immersion film-making program that’s been added to this year’s events. The program features Cinestories founders, Jeff Medford and Ross Hockrow. With the ability for still photographers to now easily add video to their skill-set, the program will focus on the key elements and techniques of storytelling, as well as help attendees with the skills they need to create their own video for their websites.

Great marketing programs are included in this year’s venue with industry favorites Melissa Ghionis, Catherine Hall, Scott Bourne and Sal Cincotta. A new program this year is a couples panel featuring Bob and Dawn Davis, Kevin and Clare Kubota and Vicki and Jed Taufer.

“There are more couples working together in photography today than perhaps at any other time in history and it’s not always easy. Vicki Taufer put it best, “It’s difficult when the shoulder you want to cry on is attached to the neck you want to ring!” These three couples have been working together for years, but each of them has a completely different business model. We want to give couples working in photography new ideas on how to work as a team, but stay focused on the personal relationship as well,” said Skip.

A new benefit to this year’s program and Skip’s focus on marketing includes a website review for each attendee prior to the August session. The website reveiws typically run an hour with primary focus on the photographer’s “About” section and galleries.

This year’s sponsors of Skip’s Summer School are also a stellar group and thus far include, Adorama, Cameras for Kids Foundation, The F.I.L.M. Project, GhostRighters, Marathon Press, Nik Software, Photofocus,Profoto, Resource Magazine, RETV, SmugMugPro, SongFreedom, Tamron, WHCC, WPPI and X-rite.

In addition to two days of hands-on programming, the platform programs, a personalized website review and mini-trade show, the program includes two catered lunches with panel program discussions, a special $75 full registration to next year’s WPPI show and an opportunity for each attendee to expand their network and become part of an incredible community.

The complete program schedule, descriptions and registration can be found at http://www.mei500.com. (PRWEB)

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) – Sunset Magazine has recognized a Los Angeles photographer as the “West At Its Best” for his highly detailed photographs of flowers.

The magazine, which reaches nearly 5 million readers, featured the work of David Leaser, a fine art photographer who is using innovative technology, including equipment used by NASA on Mars, to create large scale botanical images with such detail you can literally see the pollen glistening on the stamens. Sunset designated a full page in their October issue to represent Leaser’s work, which he is calling Nightflowers. The work can be viewed at: http://davidleaser.com

To capture the intense detail of these flowers, Leaser literally had to create a new process. “Traditional camera equipment just didn’t work,” Leaser said. “The images just weren’t sharp enough to enlarge to these sizes, which measure about four feet across.” So, after months of trial and error, he developed a process using sophisticated imaging techniques, including panorama technology developed for NASA’s missions to Mars. Some are calling it the dettagli process because of the incredible detail in the images. “When you see these large canvases, you literally get a bees-eye view into the flower. You will see things you normally wouldn’t even notice, like the tiny hairs on an orchid,” Leaser said.

Ann Landi, contributing editor for ARTnews, said, “[David Leaser’s images] seduce us as only an unforgettable work of art can: with an invitation to look, and look again.” And John Mendelsohn, reviewer of contemporary art for ArtNet, writes, “David Leaser’s Nightflowers, a series of striking photographs, confronts us with nature at its most flamboyant. In his images, this photographer creates fantastic, contemporary signs from nature’s own high style. They are highly detailed visual records and an artist’s vision of how he apprehends reality.”

The inspiration for this innovation began in the depths of the Amazon. “I was in the Ecuadorean Amazon shooting landscapes but found myself drawn to the small flowers on the floor of the rainforest. You can see complete ecosystems in these flowers if you look closely enough. When I came back to Los Angeles, I spent months experimenting with technology until I was able to recreate these highly detailed views.

“I have always loved Sunset magazine, and I am really honored they selected my work for this recognition,” Leaser said. “I’ve been working on Nightflowers for more than three years, and I believe they do represent the entrepreneurial spirit of the West, where we are always looking for ways to make things better.”

David Leaser has authored four books, including two photographic monographs. Leaser’s Tropical Gardens of Hawaii and Palm Trees: A Story in Photographs have received critical acclaim; the latter was also featured at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego. For more information on David Leaser, visit http://davidleaser.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/DavidLeaserFineArt

Windsor & Eton, UK (PRWEB UK) – Rhubarb & Custard Photography, Eton today launches a brand new range of photography workshops, courses and masterclasses for all levels of photographer.

Christmas has come early this year for anyone who likes photography! Rhubarb & Custard, an Eton based boutique photo gallery and photography business has completely re-launched its already successful Photography courses, with an amazing array of 1 to 1 lessons and coaching, a 10 Week Beginners Course, Evening Workshops, and Pro-Level Masterclasses.

Offering something to everyone the new roundup of classes are carefully tailored for the total beginner, the keen amateur, right through to the experienced pro.

“The brave new world of digital has launched photography into everyone’s hands, and yet never have people been so confused as to how to make the most out of their cameras.” Says Rhubarb & Custard’s founder and owner, Halid Izzet. “We hope that our expanding range of photography tuition offers the much needed help in telling your pixels from portraits and your SLRs from your HDRs. Our aim is to inspire people to get out and take control of the digital revolution”

Gift Vouchers are sold for all the lessons and courses on offer.

Free Lessons every Saturday – a chance to visit the Gallery, meet some of the team, and find out about the various services on offer while learning a trick or two over a relaxed cup of coffee.

Beginners Sunday Workshops – Levels 1 and 2; Perfect for a concentrated couple of doses of tuition in 1 day each. These single day workshops are great to get familiar with the fundamentals of photography and the workings of their cameras, get students away from using ‘automatic mode’ and gain in confidence in many different areas.

10 Lesson Beginners Course starts at the very beginning and is designed to take students from Fully Automatic to a high level of proficiency in just 10 weeks! With the next course starting on November 1st, students should be well versed in many aspects of photography by Christmas !!

Evening workshops are on a set theme or subject and allow the attendees to get to grips with the details of a particular part of photography, from Portraiture to Landscapes, from software to hardware, the classes allow students to concentrate on one development area at a time. Prices start from just £35 per person for a 2 hour workshop.

1-on-1 Lessons and Coaching start from just £17 per person per hour (based on their 20 x 2 hour lessons package) and are tailored to the students exact requirements and objectives. Depending on the subject classes could be in the Gallery , in the studio, or ‘on location’

Lastly, the [Pro-Level Masterclasses are designed for those who already have a good grasp of photography but wish to take their skills up to a professional level. The devil is in the detail, and these masterclasses really get into the finer points of each of the many subjects covered.

Not only have the workshops and lessons been added to, but the team of tutors has also been expanded to include a number of seasoned professionals. Halid Izzet, founder and owner of Rhubarb & Custard Photo Gallery, heads the team up and runs all the 1 to 1 lessons, as well as several of the group courses. Steve Bishop, chairman of the Windsor Photographic Society heads up the Beginners Workshops and David Newton, seasoned, well respected and well published, runs the majority of the Pro Level Masterclasses. A local team providing a high level of local service.

A few up coming classes are as follows…

Sat 15th Oct free Taster Lesson 10:30am – 1 hour
Sun 16th Oct Level 2 – Intermediate Photography Workshop 10:00am – 6 hours
Wed 19th Oct Creating Movies with your Digital SLR 7:00pm – 2 hours
Thu 20th Oct Adobe Lightroom 3 – Slideshow, Web and Print Module 5:30pm – 2 hours
Sat 22nd Oct free Taster Lesson 10:30am – 1 hour
Sun 23rd Oct Creating Movies with a Digital SLR Pro Masterclass 10:00am – 5 hours
Wed 26th Oct Photography with your iPad / iPhone 7:00pm – 2 hours
Thu 27th Oct Adobe Lightroom 3 – Presets, Plugins and Add-ons 5:30pm – 2 hours
Sat 29th Oct free Taster Lesson 10:30am – 1 hour
Tue 1st Nov Beginners’ 10 Week Photo Course 5:30pm – 1 1/2 hours
Wed 2nd Nov Black & White Photography with Digital 7:00pm – 2 hours
Sat 5th Nov free Taster Lesson

In addition to Photo Lessons and workshops, Rhubarb & Custard also offer

Fine Art Photography Exhibitions and Sales – a constant source of new and exciting work with different photographers exhibited every month,
Portfolio Reviews for up and coming photographers
Photography lessons, workshops and coaching
Family, Wedding, Special Event and even pet photography
Printing and developing of your own photos
Framing & Mounting
Photoshop and Photo re-touching
Photo Restoration of Damaged and Antique Photos
Scanning & Burn to DVD
Commercial and Business photography
Passport Photos

Halid Izzet
Rhubarb & Custard Photo Gallery
4 Eton High Street
Eton
Berks
SL4 6AS
01753 676 404

info(at)rhubarbandcustard(dot)biz

(Photoshop World) Nik Software (http://www.niksoftware.com) announces today its much-anticipated Color Efex Pro 4, the company’s latest version of its popular digital photographic filters for retouching and creative enhancements. Recognized for over a decade as the professional’s choice in photographic filters, the 55 total filters of Color Efex Pro 4 offers a new generation of technologies and features for creating stunning effects.

Color Efex Pro 4 introduces stackable filter combinations, visual presets, filter recipes, and new filters such as Detail Extractor, Vintage Film Efex, and Image Borders. The release also includes a new History Browser, improvements to imaging algorithms, greater performance, and enhanced usability. To watch videos and join special live online preview sessions, visit http://www.niksoftware.com/colorefexpro.

“Creating a new generation of features and technologies for Color Efex Pro 4 was inspired by the professionals who use it,” said Michael J. Slater, President and CEO of Nik Software. “Over 400 professional photographers test and inspire our team through a lively beta group process that ultimately helps us deliver extraordinary products like Color Efex Pro 4.”

“The freedom and power to take control of my images is part of the passion I have for photography,” said Frank Salas, Master Wedding Photographer and Instructor. “Color Efex Pro 4 fuels that passion with a stunning variety of photographic enhancements and incredible new filters that are perfect for my style of photography—it has really taken my images to new heights!”

The latest evolution of Nik Software’s U Point technology in Color Efex Pro 4 provides easy-to-use tools for photographers to fine-tune and stylize their images with precise selective adjustments without complicated selections and layer masks. Filter effects can be added or subtracted from images with incredible precision, using a few clicks of the mouse. Enhancements are automatically blended throughout an image for natural results. Color Efex Pro 4 also takes full advantage of the latest graphics processing units (GPUs) and multi-core processors for responsiveness and fast processing.

KEY NEW FEATURES:

NEW: Filter Combinations—Add multiple filters at once, adjust opacity, and make selective adjustments to get the desired look
NEW: Brand New Filters—Detail Extractor, Dark Contrast, Vintage Film Efex, Natural Image Borders, and much more
NEW: Visual Presets—Each filter contains single-click starting points making it possible to explore creative options quickly
NEW: Style Recipes—Customize and share filter combinations with others, using recipes
NEW: History Browser— Facilitates intuitive comparison of previous edits and different looks
NEW: GPU Processing and Multi-Core Optimization—GPU Processing takes full advantage of the processors found on advanced display adapters providing even faster performance
NEW: Interface, Interaction, and Workflow—Benefit from interface and interaction improvements to filters, zoom controls, shortcut keys, and much more

Pricing and Availability
Color Efex Pro 4 will be available directly from Nik Software (http://www.niksoftware.com), through specialty camera retailers, and through online and national resellers in October 2011. A list of Nik Software resellers may be found at http://www.niksoftware.com/resellers.

Two versions of the software will be available: The Color Efex Pro 4 Complete Edition contains 55 filters with a suggested retail price of $199.95. The Color Efex Pro 4 Select Edition contains 26 filters with a suggested retail price of $99.95. Upgrades to the Complete Edition from any edition of versions 2.0 or 3.0 are $99.95. Customers who purchased Color Efex Pro or a Complete Collection bundle on or after August 7, 2011 are eligible for a free upgrade. Registered customers will be emailed instructions for accessing their free software. To pre-order Color Efex Pro 4, visit http://www.niksoftware.com/colorefexpro.

Color Efex Pro 4 is Windows and Mac compatible and installs as a 32-bit and 64-bit plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 or later, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® 2.6 or later, Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 or later, Apple® Aperture® 2.1.4 or later. For more information about Color Efex Pro 4, including video tutorials, feature lists, and special live online preview sessions, please visit: http://www.niksoftware.com/colorefexpro.

About Nik Software
Nik Software, Inc. develops award-winning desktop and mobile software solutions and technologies for the professional digital imaging and consumer photography markets. Established in 1995, Nik Software has become the recognized leader in digital photographic products and technologies, including its patented U Point® technology and its Snapseed™ mobile product line. In 2011, the company earned the prestigious International TIPA Award for Best Photo Software for its Complete Collection of professional photography products, which includes Color Efex Pro™, HDR Efex Pro™, Sharpener Pro™, Silver Efex Pro™, Viveza®, and Dfine®. In 2011, the company also earned the EISA Award for European Photo Software of the Year 2011-2012 for Silver Efex Pro 2. For more information, visit http://www.niksoftware.com. For videos, screenshots, and other detailed information, download the Color Efex Pro 4 press kit at http://www.niksoftware.com/cep4presskit. (PRWeb)