Owen Biddle
Photo School
July Photo Newsletter
The High Art of Travel Photography
photo by Owen Biddle
Dear Photographers,
Whether you're planning a trip to explore a new place, or staying local, the mind set of a travel photographer will open your eyes and provide opportunities for all kinds of picture-taking: landscape, street, food, people, architecture, stop action. In responding to "place" with a fresh vision we discover all manner of images to capture.
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Night Photography
photo by Owen Biddle
One of the joys of exploring a place via photography is venturing out with your camera after sunset. We can discover an entirely transformed world as the store lights, shop windows, car lights switch on. This workshop will go over technical tips for getting the most out of your night photography.
Tuesday, June 18 7:00 - 8:30
Second Session: Share your work from the intervening week
Tuesday, June 25 7:00 - 8:00
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Photo Field Trips
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Freezing Time on Forbidden Drive
This field trip is an opportunity to develop your skills for freezing and blurring motion in your photography. Forbidden Drive in Fairmount Park is a favorite stretch for bikers, joggers, and even an occasional horseback rider - all excellent subjects for practicing the capture of motion.
Sunday, 6/23 10:00 - 12:00
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Come practice your skills for catching dogs in action.
Saturday, 6/29 10:30 - 11:30
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​DSLR and Mirrorless Fundamentals Tutorials
Below are descriptions of the basic units of our curriculum available to students ranging from beginner to advanced. Most units are five lessons and include a set of assignments designed to give practice in targeted skills with opportunities to get feedback from the instructor so that you learn from your experiences.
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Just give a call and we can set up individual sessions to keep you moving forward with your photography.
Call (610)-626-7854 for details.
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Fundamentals 1: Camera Operations is for students who are just starting out, or want a good review of the basic camera functions.
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Fundamentals 2: Applications is for students who have some comfort with the camera and want to start applying their skills to expand their photographic range.
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Fundamentals 3: Composition takes photography beyond the subject, and encourages you to see the artistic and compositional opportunities in everyday life. Here is a chance for your right brain to come out and play!
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Fundamentals 4: Lighting Across the Genres is for students who are ready for the next critical step: lighting. Explore sophisticated means of controlling both natural and artificial light for portraits, landscape and still life to get just the mood and effects you want.
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Advanced Photography - Using self-generated assignments and in-depth critiques we will help you move forward in your work.
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May Photo Contest:
Photography of the Young
First Place Winner
Lia Wheeler
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photo by Lia Wheeler
A beautiful self portrait
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Second Place Winner
Nancy Karafel
photo by Nancy Karafel
A youngster in Mexico
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Third Place Winner
Eloise Bocella
photo by Eloise Bocella
Two "young" camels!
June Photo Contest
Studies in Motion
It's your chance to show off your freezing and/or panning skills. To enter simply email your photo to : owenbiddlephotography@gmail.com
The winning photos will be featured in our next Photo Newsletter.
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Not a photo but....
this sketch by Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917) shows his fascination with capturing the dynamic form of a bolting horse.
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Sunday, 7/21 2:00 - 3:30
These are very friendly, relaxed get-togethers at my apartment in Lansdowne. Photographers of all levels are welcome to share pictures, get photography tips, and discuss camera equipment. You can also get ideas for entering photography contests, submitting to photography magazines and having photo shows. Feedback from the group provides encouragement and inspiration to go out and take more pictures. These informal photography critiques offer an excellent opportunity to start identifying themes in your work and to get ideas for new directions. Group size is limited, so if you can come an RSVP is required by email or call (610) 626-7854. Cost is $10.
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Photographer of the Month
Walter Iooss
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A renowned sports photographer from Sports Illustrated shows us how this genre goes far beyond documenting. With his original perspectives, amazing technical skills, unbelievable timing and unerring eye, he brings us one stunning image after another.
Click on thumbnails to see full images.
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