Years ago, I got a distraught phone call from a wedding client. “The photos look different!” the groom cried.

The photos the clients had printed themselves, as part of their package, were not as nice as the original prints we provided. The couple was exasperated and disappointed in the work their lab had done. They were learning about the complex and confusing world of colour.

In this month’s Exposed! we offer some clarity to the murky world of vivid hues:
Photo Colour, Explained.

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Take photos. Have fun!

sRGB 

Adobe RGB 1998 simulation

I was the kid who liked doing everything… faster. Skiing, running, biking were always better at high speeds in my invincible youth. I still have fun on bikes and skis but it now often includes a camera.

I discovered that giving the illusion of speed or motion in photographs can often be quite easily!

In this edition of Exposed! we learn about equipment needed and the advanced techniques to produce the kind of imagery that has done well for us at HarryNowell.com.

Discover the photo techniques in this month’s photo newsletter:

“Mastering advanced motion techniques“

First, Exposed! went out late last night to most subscribers. You can subscribe at the top of this page – it’s free. This month’s article is:

“Photography Hell in Heaven.”

Second, I came across ANOTHER Iceland adventure blog (Aug 12/08) that recounts about their experiences in “NICEland.” Amy includes photos and stories of their July trip. If you look closely, ahem, you may see me “on vacation.”

H

I got an e-mail from Canadians Luc-Rock and Michelle who found my Iceland blog reports – they are on their way to the Reykjavik marathon in August. They have a new blog to chronicle their Icelandic marathon adventures and are billing it as the Marathon for Gaby.

My photo newsletter, ‘Exposed!’ goes out very soon – a link will be posted tomorrow to:

“Photography Hell in Heaven” – an Icelandic photo story and challenge for those wishing to spark their photo creativity.

Harry

Exposed! photo newsletter went out late last night – New subscribers will receive the newsletter today or tomorrow! Older issues are available for reading on my site.

I recently discovered a website that searches the web for your pictures. It’s like google for your photos. Tineye scans the world wide web for other placements of your photos. Quite amazing and has great applications for working photographers!

The site is new and growing – ie it is in beta format and there is still some growth needed before it is fully comprehensive. You need to register, but give it a whirl!

Harry

It was a busy day yesterday with normal photo work, ski break, judging a city-wide photo contest and posting my Exposed! newsletter. I started at 9am and finished at 2am. A bit too long!

Exposed! newsletter photo:

Exposed! goes out to ~1000 subscribers around the world and is available through blogs, photo sites and, of course, HarryNowell.com. Traditionally ‘Exposed! day’ generates a spike in traffic from readers everywhere.

Read Exposed! and learn about Mary Primary and Scott Secondary.

It includes my photo, above, of the Ice Climbing World Cup in Quebec City a while back. To subscribe to the monthly ‘Exposed!’ and receive it automatically just sign up above, right!

Remember, I took off in the middle of last week to go skiing for two days? Well, Saturday was a pretty full workday and I was busy working at the computer late Sunday night.

Guess who e-mailed me at 10:21 pm and 10:45 pm Sunday eve? Two other self employed entrepreneurs with business questions and ideas. Self employed people have the strangest work hours but I do enjoy the flexibility.

Coming up this week:

• Exposed! Newsetter
• photo contest presentations
• prep for upcoming courses
• uploading of new ChelseaGallery.ca material including the photo, below, from beneath a jumping horse

I got to bed close to midnight…

H

My latest Exposed! Newsletter went out to subscribers late Tuesday night. It will be posted on my newsletter page in about a month. You can subscribe to receive the articles automatically by entering your e-mail at the top of the Exposed! page.

The latest article “:: What is Your Photo Worth? The Business of Photography::” starts:

““I’ve been a photographer for over 30 years. I need a real job to pay the bills.” I gasped as I received this e-mail.

I get enough questions about the business of photography that I developed and present elements of the Creative Business Seminar to college, university and private groups.

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Update on Canada Web Hosting – I had trouble with my host as they set up a new server for some of their hosted websites at Synergy Web Services (I was told it’s the same company). They bungled and I lost database functionality, some e-mails and some data. The errors seem to be fixed – took 4 days to fix all the problems! Currently the two web hosting sites are blaming each other for the problems. I am not very happy! What can I do?

Coming up this weekend I am hosting the Event Photography Workshop – students will be shooting the Ottawa 67s sub NHL pro hockey team. It may be full – awaiting confirmation – please inquire if you are interested.

Next weekend is the Night Light Photography Workshop – a time to experiment with funky low light elements of photography. There are spots available.

Both April sessions of Creative Fundamentals are full. I took the first booking for the fall session last night. That makes me happy!

Tomorrow – I introduce my new point and shoot (blog) camera with tips on buying one.

Thanks for looking!

H