Call for Work: Epson 2016 International Pano Awards

Calling all panorama photographers! Only two weeks left for early-bird entries into the 2016 Epson International Pano Awards. This years prize pool is the largest ever with over $60,000 worth of cash and prizes to be awarded.

Phantoms of the Morning, Barycz Valley (c) Mateusz Piesiak
2015 Major Amateur Winner

Early-bird entries close July 10, 2016. Final deadline is July 24, 2016. For more details on submitting work and all the rules, go to the website here.

Iconic Fashion Photographer for the New York Times Dies

Legendary New York Times street-fashion photographer Bill Cunningham passed away yesterday. He was 87. Known for his keen fashion sense and ascetic lifestyle, he began taking assignments for the New York Times in the 1970's.

Dressed in his trademark blue jacket, khaki pants and black sneakers, he rode his bike through virtually every corner of New York, looking for fashionable people to capture with his camera. His photo essays were must see's for anyone interested in the art of fashion and street photography.

To read more check out the New York Times here and here.

Fojo: The latest mashup of digital and analogue

If you were ever wondering how you could make analogue prints from images on your smart phone (and you were, weren't you?), then wonder no more. The Enfojer is here!

The Enfojer, along with the accompanying app, Fojer, allows you to make old-school B&W prints right from the screen on your phone.



The Enfojer kit. Includes everything you need to make analogue B&W prints.

Everything you need to experience the joy of darkroom printing is included in the "Luxury Kit". The enlarger, safe light, trays, tongs, chemistry and paper.

The safe light. Probably the coolest one we've ever seen.
And we've seen a lot!

The phone app allows you to manipulate your image and then with the light from the screen, project the image onto the photographic paper. The paper is then processed just as any traditional B&W image would be. You can even make prints from negatives up to 6x6. Totally cool...

The Enfojer is made in Croatia with world-wide shipping currently included in the price. The project was funded through an Indiegogo campaign and the first units are now shipping. To find out more about the Enfojer, visit their website here.

Tim Grey Seminar: Optimzing Photographs with Lightroom and Photoshop

The Capital City Camera Club in association with the J.C. Raulston Arboretum will host an all-day workshop with Tim Grey: Optimizing Photographs with Lightroom and Photoshop.

Sign up now for a full-day of learning on July 16, 2016 for making the most of your photographs with the powerful combination of Lightroom and Photoshop. If you would like to feel more confident in your ability to effectively manage, optimize, and share your photographic images, you won't want to miss this full-day seminar presented by this renowned author and educator.

Understanding Lightroom

This seminar will go beyond the simple mechanics of applying adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop. Instead, Tim will provide you with his perspective for approaching the process of optimizing photographs in order to achieve your vision.

If you would like to learn to truly make the most of your photographic images, you won't want to miss this full day seminar that will be full of tips and tricks for working with Lightroom and Photoshop to optimize your photographs.

To learn more about the workshop and to sign up, go to the Raulson Arboretum website here.

To learn more about Tim Grey and his work, go here.

Call for Work: Greenhill Center for NC Art

The Greenhill Center for NC Art is excited to announce 7Squared, an inclusive community exhibition inviting NC artists of all ages and stages to submit an original piece of artwork, but there is a stipulation: it must be 7”x7” square! There is no fee to submit and the work must be lightweight enough to be hung by a magnet. The work will be on display for one week only, July 7 – 13. For all the guidelines and to learn more go here.



Meditation #5, (c) Ray Pfeiffer

The image above is a square so I could exhibit it if I wanted too. You should select a square image to exhibit also. Click the link right here and get started!

The Athenaeum now has a page with exhibit listings. Go to our Calls for Work page and check it out!