Travel to Beijing China for a once in a lifetime Experience! China Pre-Olympic Photographic Workshop December 26, 2007 to January 12, 2008

Birdsnest Stadium, Beijing, China

The workshop will be conducted in cooperation with the School of Journalism of Renmin University, Beijing China. Renmin University is amongst the top rated universities in China. The photojournalism program of Renmin University has been delegated the duty to train photographers to work with the Olympic Committee photographing Olympic facilities and pre-Olympic events for the Beijing Olympics of 2008.

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Interesting tutorial shows you how to match color between 2 photos or more, so you can make a perfect blend images using your photoshop

If you have ever photographed your weekend outing, family reunion, or a special vacation getaway with your friends or family, you know that outdoor photography can present some very special challenges. This is true even for the most seasoned photographer. Direct sunlight can be harsh. Unwanted objects can interfere with your composition. Proper color rendering can be problematic. And many times, good old Mother Nature is just not feeling cooperative. Perhaps, there’s not much that can be done about Mother Nature, but with some practice and patience you can overcome many of the other challenges you face as an outdoor portrait photographer.

Along my journey as a photographer I’ve learned some outdoor techniques that may benefit those who choose to follow:

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Here is a photo I took last night at a bar. All I had with me was my ultra-compact Casio Exilim EX-Z750. This is a coaster sitting on a metal table under a light (no flash used). I really like how the coaster seems to float in mid-air.

The first thing I did is get out of AUTO mode and selected a best-shot mode for nighttime photos. This slowed my shutter way down. No flash either. At these slow shutter speeds however you need to brace the camera against a sturdy object. In this case I used a nearby wall as I was pointing the camera almost straight down.

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The combination of big swell and king tides, that correspond with the full moons in spring, has literally eroded scarps over two meters high along the beach in several places at Venus Bay, but beaches are dynamic places and seasonal changes are normal. The sand is actually being sweep back and forth along the beach giving the beach is long sweeping shape.

The bigger erosion risk for the beach are blowouts, caused by wind and clearing of vegetation in the dunes behind the beach.