This Week In Birmingham Photography 07-16-2009

MELISSA'S THURSDAY WORKSHOPS
10-11 "Using the CB PhotoCenter Kiosk"- FREE, just show up and learn how to correct images on your media card or CD and send your order directly to our photo lab.
11-12 "Clean Your Camera Sensor". Bring your digital camera and learn how to clean the sensor. A must for digital camera owners.
3-4 "Your New Canon T1i "- Learn all of these features of your Canon T1i camera and how to compose better photographs.
A "One-on-One" workshop on a subject of your choice can be scheduled with Melissa at two or five o'clock. www.camerasbrookwood.com/WorkshopPage/WorkshopSchedule.html

STEVE'S SATURDAY WORKSHOPS
10-12 "Building Your Own Home Studio"
2-4 "How to Operate Your Epson Inkjet Printer". Using our Epson R1900 printer, learn to calibrate and operate your printer, prepare your print, make and evaluate test strips, select the appropriate paper. Bring your candidate images. Take home a 8.5x11 print your final result. The workshop will be tailored to your particular interests
A "One-on-One" workshop on a subject of your choice can be scheduled with Steve between 4 and 6.

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Giottos Portable Light Tent makes digital photography of small products a snap. Lighting is often difficult to get right particularly when photographing small objects. With this easily positioned lights, shadows are simply eliminated. The Giotto light tent is a portable, foldable tent made of nylon with three uniform white sides for optimal distribution of light. Colored background cloths are also provided. There is a unit set up in the store. GIl008 $89.99

PHOTO EXHIBITIONS
Works from a private collection are on display at Jennifer Hunt Gallery. These works include photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Michael Kenna, Andre Kertesz, William Christenberry, Paul Capionigro, Edward Weston and other internationally recognized photographers. This is a wonderful opportunity to view the work of world class photographers plus start or add to your own photography collection. Prices begin at a modest $500. On display through August 15th. www.JenniferHuntGallery.com

"Historic Birmingham", photography from the early 1900's by Birmingham Photographer O.V. Hunt at Four Corners Gallery through August 31. http://www.fourcornersgalleryonline.com

Continuing shows...
..."Alabama Waterways: A Photographic Celebration" through July 18th, Lite Box Gallery at Pepper Place, 716-1665.
... Atlanta: "On The Beach" by Richard Misrach through August 30th, High Museum, Atlanta. www.high.org
... Nashville: "Seeing Ourselves: Photographs of Safe Haven" through August 9th, Frist Center for the Visual Arts.www.fristcenter.org

MEETINGS The Shades Valley Camera Club holds their bi-monthly meeting tonight (Thursday) at 7:00. All meetings are held at the Homewood Public Library, Room 101. You are encouraged to visit and see all the club has to offer everyone with an interest in photography. http://www.shadesvalleycameraclub.com

MAIL-IN REBATE
From Kodak Professional Film- Get $5.00 back by mail when you buy three rolls of 35mm Ektar 100 film or one five roll pro pack of 120 through July 31st. Pick up a rebate form at CAMERAS BROOKWOOD. ORDER PRINTS ONLINE FREE shipping on all print orders placed using our dropbox. Use reference #NL0716. www.cbPhotoLab.com

NOW PLAYING
Remember our new Liquid Image Underwater Video Camera Mask for $99? "Brookwood Steve" has a made a video demo. See it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUR2EuwD1LE

NEWSLETTER SPECIALS
Tundra National Geographic Tripod with Ball Head extends to 60 inches, collapses to 18 inches, weighs pounds. BOG374 $84.95; newsletter special $47.
Canon 60mm f/2.8 Macro EFS USM lens CAN018 $469; newsletter special $399. One only.
Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8 G IF-ED fisheye lens NIK356 $802; newsletter special $687. One only.

We will hold the drawing for the Lowepro camera bag on Saturday, August 1st at noon. Extra prize if the winner is present. "Reply" to enter your name for the drawing. Limit one reply to each newsletter from today through July 23rd.Winner chooses between one of these two bags:
Vertex LOW222 $218: http://products.lowepro.com/product/Vertex-100-AW,2072,16.htm
Reporter LOW088 $184: http://products.lowepro.com/product/Stealth-Reporter-D650-AW,2049,20.htm

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