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#86 Pop Quiz and Prize

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It’s quiz day! The first reasonably close answer will win a 6×9 print of their choice from ChelseaGallery.ca

The question:

It’s photo detective time. How was the following photo taken? It was shot at 100 iso in a fully sunny location. Specifically:

  1. What was the shutter speed used to capture the motion of the swing photo?
  2. What was the approximate aperture?
  3. Where was the camera?

Send answers to Harry@HarryNowell.com Only the winner will be contacted. Answer will be posted next week!

pop 'photo blog' quiz

Need help?
Review the recent Exposed! article “Catching Superman.” Sign up to receive Exposed! at the top of this page.

Need more help?!
Consider the Creative Fundamentals Photo Workshop this September!

Good luck,

Harry

#85 More student photos

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More photos from another student Maureen who shot the sports photography workshop held last weekend in Ottawa’s lightning filled Italian week bike crit!

Check the blog tomorrow. It is quiz day with a prize from ChelseaGallery.ca.

Mo’s photos:

Sports Photo Workshop
Panning corner 4

Sports Photography Workshop
Head to head sprint with Pete from Rent-a-Bike in Black.
Nice work Maureen!

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s quiz!

Harry

#84 Student work

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More photos from one of my student’s from the Sport Photo Workshop at the Italian Week Bike Crit over the weekend. James of James Knox Photography is featured today. Other student photos will be featured tomorrow!

Yesterday, I described the event as some of the most challenging shooting conditions for a photographer – lightning, driving rain, and limited shelter! The students did a fantastic job coping with the adversity!

The photos:

Sport Photo Workshop
Student James Knox catching the motion in corner 4.

Sports Photo Workshop
Student James Knox following the emotion of the sprint in heavy rain. Notice the grimaces, pumped muscles and beautiful but subtle reflection in the road. Well done, James!

Keep checking this week – there will be the pop quiz with a prize from ChelseaGallery.ca.

H

#83 Cycling event was a blast!

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The cycling photo workshop was a blast – literally!

This weekend students photographed the annual Ottawa Italian Week Criterion Cycling event. Racers converged from afar to race for prize money and fame.

Both races had sunshine, driving rain and blasts of thunder & lightning. Students learned about the wild world of fast moving sports photography as well as managing gear (successfully) in wet conditions!

Sports Photo Workshop
HarryNowell.com sports photo workshops

Stay tuned this week for a new pop quiz with a prize from ChelseaGallery.ca.

Harry

#82 Sports photography

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This weekend I am running the sport photography workshop – we will be covering a criterion race in central Ottawa – racers travel many times around 1.2km city course.

Photo students also have the opportunity to borrow available pro level photo equipment from Headshots.

bike photo
It’ll be fun!

Stay tuned for a race report next week.

Also look for a photo quiz next week with a prize from ChelseaGallery.ca

H

#81 Governmental Apologies

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This week Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is issuing an apology on behalf of the Canadian people to survivors of the residential school system that ripped apart many aboriginal communities.

I got a call from a government department that wanted a custom photo course to help a staff member cover the event photographically. ‘T’ had some base photo experience from a hobby perspective and needed a refresher for this task.

We met and spent two hours experimenting with scenarios related to the high profile event. Two hours won’t turn ‘T’ into a working pro but will give her some tools and confidence to get some results for her communications department.

Hiring a pro can be beyond department means. My wife works in communications – she sometimes has to work with frightening photos because the job is given to a well meaning staff with poor photo skills!! Running a custom photo course for a group of staff can help ensure better work related photos cost effectively!

H

#80 Hot, hot, heat.

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The wedding was fun and hot!

We had many friends attend – some with their cameras. Dave Trattles performed the official photojournalistic coverage supported by young children wearing official media passes and disposable point and shoot cameras. They had a blast.

We had a short break and are both back to work. We’ll take a break again this summer.

Back at work, I got another request for a custom course. This time from a government agency who are sending a staff to a high profile event – they are sending her on a refresher course.

A typical week this week – next week there will be a pop quiz with a prize at this photo blog to show off four new files being uploaded to ChelseaGallery.ca this week.

Lake Superior at ChelseaGallery.ca
Lake Superior @ ChelseaGallery.ca

#78 In the Media

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I was in the paper this week. I was interviewed about my relatively new
group – The Working Creatives.

I started Working Creatives as a networking group for people working in a creative field as their primary, full time work. The group has over 100 people from which a different creative mix meets each month to share ideas and learn from presentations. It certainly helps my business.

I am always a little nervous talking with media because they have the final word and could mis-quote or get facts a little wrong. However, I was happy with the story – there was promotion for my business – facts and content were correct.

Media offers a great opportunity for promotion.

#77 Submissions

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A business with many facets (stock, assignment, workshops and fine art) is a good thing
as it evens out any peaks and valleys in the sales department. There is never a low period – always something to do.

On the down side, the less immediate deliverables sometimes get delegated to the low priority end of the work list. My current stock submission has been ALMOST ready to go for a few weeks.

stock photo
Recent stock shoot.

On my Creative Business Seminar I talk about goals for business. Goal setting helps get things done! By June 18th I plan to have it out the door!

H