Get Published, Win Prizes, and Support a Children's Village!
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"Real Colors of My Life" is the title of a great photo book that will soon come out and that could feature one of your photos! No matter whether you're shooting mainly in color or in black & white, we want that image that really shows the true colors of your life!
By participating, you don't only get the chance to be one of the 30 photographers who'll make it into the book, you can also win some great prizes - how does a photography workshop in Tuscany sound to you? Or an Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom license? nik Complete Collection, anyone?
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By participating or buying the book, you can also support the HOPE FOR CHILDREN organization and their Children's Village in Chile, "Las Mariposas"! You may submit your artwork until January 31st. Find all the details here.
Expert Advice
Using Spyder3 on Small Screens
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Notebook computers are getting smaller and smaller. Although they're currently not extremely powerful, these so called "netbooks" have become quite popular recently. And although you probably won't find yourself doing any heavy digital imaging work on yours, you still might want to calibrate its screen.
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While the small size of netbooks obviously offers an advantage in matters of mobility, their limited screen size can be a bit of a problem; at a typical resolution of 800 x 600 pixels, some things might get cut off. In the case of the Spyder3 application window, this will probably be the "next" button. The solution to this problem is a very simple one: Just hit "Enter" on your keyboard, instead of using the mouse to click on the button. It's that easy.
Photoshop® Tip of the Month
Download a Free Tool for Artificial Vignetting
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Datacolor has developed a free Photoshop (requires CS3 or later) action which allows you to add artificial vignetting to your images. This effect is normally unintended and undesired, but can sometimes be introduced purposely for a great creative effect: the image's colors will desaturate, a nice grain occurs and dark edges draw the attention to the center of the frame. The free download and instructions on how to use it are available here.
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Featured Photographer
Sally Gall
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Sally Gall was born in 1956 in Washington, D.C. and after attending Reed College and receiving a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1978 she settled in Houston, Texas. New York City became her permanent home in 1987.
Until recently, Sally has always worked in black and white photography with nature as her subject. She completed an extensive series of Diana camera images of European formal gardens in the mid-1980s and then switched to the Hasselblad - maintaining the square format but altering the focus and technical quality of her work significantly.
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Sally Gall
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In addition to her personal work, Sally Gall has taught extensively in workshops in the US and abroad, and also carries out editorial assignments for numerous publications.
Sally Gall is known as a sensual interpreter of nature who combines impressive printing skills with a rigorous but romantic vision. Her work both describes and interprets the visible world more as we might experience it than as it is. For more than twenty five years she has maintained her interest in landscape - but has emphasized different aspects through various series. Most recently Sally has started working also in color.
Find more information on Sally, visit her homepage at http://www.sallygall.com or our Friends with Vision page.
Events
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WPPI 2009
This year, the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International Expo in connection with Range Finder magazine is centered around the theme "A World of Photo". The WPPI '09 expo features 350 leading manufacturers and exhibitors as well as photography training at virtually every level of today's photographic and digital imaging workflow, for aspiring to seasoned pros.
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