Join us in Seattle and online for PIX 2015, a live-streamed expo, conference and interactive photo playground! On October 6th and 7th we’ll be hosting two days of talks, hands-on photo activities, demos and inspiration for your photography at the Seattle Center, home of the Space Needle. Read more
Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
This January and February Luminous-Landscape is once again traveling to Antarctica. This is a trip of a lifetime. If you are a passionate photographer of nature and landscapes then this is a once in a lifetime trip. This is a fly over the Drake Passage which avoids 5 days of sailing in some of the roughest seas in the world. We have assembled without a doubt one of the best line-ups of instructors for a workshop – ever. Now we are adding Michael Reichmann to the list. Michael, the founder of Luminous-Landscape and the Luminous-Endowment will be joining us for both trips.
I’m thrilled that Michael can join us. If you have ever wanted to be part of one of Michael’s workshop then this is the one. With Michael’s involvement with The Endowment now it is hard for him to find the time to do workshops like this. We have only a few spots left on each trip. It’s not too late to be part of an amazing adventure with some amazing photographers and world class instructors.
Kevin Raber, CEO & Publisher of Luminous-Landscape will be having a one man show at the Tarkington Gallery in Indianapolis opening on Friday, September 12, 2014. The Gallery is located at 4000 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. If you are in the area please joint Kevin for an opening reception from 5:30 – 7:30 PM on the evening of the 12th. Kevin will be displaying a selection of large prints he has made from around the globe. Any questions please EMAIL Kevin.
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The Luminous Landscape – What’s New
We’ve just published our review of the Pentax Q7. The Q7 is of course the latest miniature interchangeable lens camera in Pentax’s Q line, and the first to use a larger 12MP 1/1.7 inch BSI CMOS sensor. Despite a larger sensor than its predecessors, the Q7 is fully compatible with all seven of Pentax’s existing Q-mount lenses, and offers a range of fun and useful features designed to appeal to enthusiasts and novices alike. But is it any good? Click through and read our full review to find out.
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Most of the posts I write about are posts about the creative process or the shoots I have done and how I achieved the results I get. You know, the fun stuff! But as photographers,we have to understand that this is a business, like any other business, and a strong knowledge and good practices are key to making it a successful one. Which should be everyone’s ultimate goal. We all want to do this for a living but in order to do that, we must have a sound business in tact.
One resource that EVERY photographer should know about is APA. APA’s mission statement is as follows: ”Our goal is to establish, endorse, and promote professional practices, standards, and ethics in the photographic and advertising community. We seek to mentor, motivate, educate, and inspire in the pursuit of excellence. Our aim is to champion and speak as one common voice for advertising photographers and image makers to the advertising industry in the United States and the World.”
There are many benefits of joining APA but one of the particularly key benefits is they offer an outstanding insurance program. Designed specifically for photographers, they have many packages to choose from that can be tailored fitted for your individual needs.
For instance, if you don’t normally rent $ 100,000 worth of equipment every time you shoot and only need insurance for the occasional Octabank rental, etc, they can customize your insurance plan to fit your specific needs. They even offer insurance for Students! You can click here for more information on their insurance plans.
Once joining APA you receive the APA business manual which includes a stack of helpful forms to help manage your business. This includes estimating guides, business forms which include estimate and invoice forms, model releases, property releases, assistant invoices, guides on copyright protection. I mean, the list is endless and so important to maintain and uphold your work in today’s market! It’s important to always operate your photography business in the most ethical way. APA offers endless help in aiding us photographers to maintain these practices. They even have a Find an Assistant board where you can list yourself to be considered by a professional photographer for possible work opportunities. And what I find really cool is they have an Assistant Basic Training ! A two day workshop includes getting real world answers from actual professional assistants to hands on training. Hone your skills so you can increase your chances at working for that photographer you’ve always dreamed of working for!
APA also offers products discounts on companies such as Agency Access, Apple, Adobe, Dripbook, Livebooks, Photoshelter and BlinkBid. And you get discounted or free admission to all APA events!
And if this isn’t enough, what APA really does is it gives us photographers a sense of community. Come on, you’ve all felt it….it’s one reason you probably kinda’ like blogs like mine: You can feel totally alone out there trying to figure out how to “Make it” or “keep it coming” because there’s so little help or assistance. At least with APA there is a place to get that help!
I was never particularly a strong business woman when I was first starting out. In retrospect, this actually hurt my business. This is why during my two day workshops, day 2 includes a strong business class where we sit down together and learn about marketing, promoting, copyright laws, estimating a job, what to consider when bidding a job, etc etc etc. I don’t want you to make the same mistakes I did in the beginning, so I hammer into my students the importance of understanding the business. It’s also an opportunity to ask me whatever questions that are really pressing for you. And just so you know, we have decided to hold one more workshop for this year at ROOT Studios in NYC. Actually ROOT is in Williamsburg which is just over the bridge from Manhattan and where I proudly call home. Williamsburg is probably one of the hippest neighborhoods in the world (and not just cuz I live here) So come join us November 10 and 11 at ROOT for another Fashion Photography Workshop! And since I LIVE here, I know the best bars in the neighborhood for a nice after-workshop drink! Hope to see you there! xoxo
Most of the posts I write about are posts about the creative process or the shoots I have done and how I achieved the results I get. You know, the fun stuff! But as photographers,we have to understand that this is a business, like any other business, and a strong knowledge and good practices are key to making it a successful one. Which should be everyone’s ultimate goal. We all want to do this for a living but in order to do that, we must have a sound business in tact.
One resource that EVERY photographer should know about is APA. APA’s mission statement is as follows: ”Our goal is to establish, endorse, and promote professional practices, standards, and ethics in the photographic and advertising community. We seek to mentor, motivate, educate, and inspire in the pursuit of excellence. Our aim is to champion and speak as one common voice for advertising photographers and image makers to the advertising industry in the United States and the World.”
There are many benefits of joining APA but one of the particularly key benefits is they offer an outstanding insurance program. Designed specifically for photographers, they have many packages to choose from that can be tailored fitted for your individual needs.
For instance, if you don’t normally rent $ 100,000 worth of equipment every time you shoot and only need insurance for the occasional Octabank rental, etc, they can customize your insurance plan to fit your specific needs. They even offer insurance for Students! You can click here for more information on their insurance plans.
Once joining APA you receive the APA business manual which includes a stack of helpful forms to help manage your business. This includes estimating guides, business forms which include estimate and invoice forms, model releases, property releases, assistant invoices, guides on copyright protection. I mean, the list is endless and so important to maintain and uphold your work in today’s market! It’s important to always operate your photography business in the most ethical way. APA offers endless help in aiding us photographers to maintain these practices. They even have a Find an Assistant board where you can list yourself to be considered by a professional photographer for possible work opportunities. And what I find really cool is they have an Assistant Basic Training ! A two day workshop includes getting real world answers from actual professional assistants to hands on training. Hone your skills so you can increase your chances at working for that photographer you’ve always dreamed of working for!
APA also offers products discounts on companies such as Agency Access, Apple, Adobe, Dripbook, Livebooks, Photoshelter and BlinkBid. And you get discounted or free admission to all APA events!
And if this isn’t enough, what APA really does is it gives us photographers a sense of community. Come on, you’ve all felt it….it’s one reason you probably kinda’ like blogs like mine: You can feel totally alone out there trying to figure out how to “Make it” or “keep it coming” because there’s so little help or assistance. At least with APA there is a place to get that help!
I was never particularly a strong business woman when I was first starting out. In retrospect, this actually hurt my business. This is why during my two day workshops, day 2 includes a strong business class where we sit down together and learn about marketing, promoting, copyright laws, estimating a job, what to consider when bidding a job, etc etc etc. I don’t want you to make the same mistakes I did in the beginning, so I hammer into my students the importance of understanding the business. It’s also an opportunity to ask me whatever questions that are really pressing for you. And just so you know, we have decided to hold one more workshop for this year at ROOT Studios in NYC. Actually ROOT is in Williamsburg which is just over the bridge from Manhattan and where I proudly call home. Williamsburg is probably one of the hippest neighborhoods in the world (and not just cuz I live here) So come join us November 10 and 11 at ROOT for another Fashion Photography Workshop! And since I LIVE here, I know the best bars in the neighborhood for a nice after-workshop drink! Hope to see you there! xoxo
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This week I’ll be running a free 4 day online astronomy landscape workshop discussing Star Trail photography at 9am PST Monday March 26th to Thursday March 29th. Enroll here to receive a link to a larger video feed or watch below.
This is going to be a great event and you’re invited to attend. I’ll be covering tons of great info from gear selection at BorrowLenses.com to Camera Technique to Post-Production. There will be a recording made of the entire session and will be made available for purchase on the InspiredExposure web site. Each video purchase will also include a free copy of my eBook Photographing The 4th Dimension — Time that covers star trail photography and a lot more. I hope you are able to attend and I look forward to sharing a lot of great information with you.
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