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2010-04-14T12:37:00.001-06:00

We are so over Blogger.

Come to our new blog, Advertising Photography, the blog. Discover how we pay you money with the Deal Generator. Learn how photography can help your business and improve the image of your brand. Follow trends in advertising, social media & marketing. Get behind the scenes stories and photos from corporate and advertising photo shoots. See demos of product photography, portrait photography, architectural photography techniques.

It's all on the Advertising Photography blog.

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If you would like to reproduce any part of this article written permission is required, contact Brett Gilmour Photography and we'll be happy to provide it along with hi-res imagery for any print or magazine requirements. Brett Gilmour is an advertising and corporate photographer in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is a long standing board member of CAPIC, Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications.

Using Visual Media to Fight Back

2009-12-08T10:35:00.003-07:00

Too often companies ignore their customers, the people who pay their salaries. Wonderful opportunities to improve the business or create a raving fans for the business are lost because the company ignores the most important people, their customers. Customers just want to be respected and treated fairly and that is so easy to do so why do companies blow it so often?

United Airlines is a great example of a company mistreating a customer to avoid dealing with a problem. When they refused to compensate a passenger whose guitar was broken by baggage handlers the passenger created a video about the incident and posted it on youtube. The story went viral putting a negative view of UA in front of tens of millions of people.

Find out more here...

This persons use of social media has become a worldwide sensation and has led to the US government creating legislation to protect airline rights.

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Has Marketing Changed in 50 Years

2009-12-07T10:44:00.001-07:00

Came across a clip about marketing on youtube today. This is a great illustration of why sticking to the fundamentals is always a smart move. No matter what technology is invented the most important tool in the marketing chest is an understanding of your customer. Watch the video for more.

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Brett Gilmour on Chase Jarvis Blog

2009-12-04T10:45:00.001-07:00

Over on Chase Jarvis' blog there is a debate raging about what "pure" photography is. Surf over and have a read through the comments about what constitutes a "real" photograph. Look for my comment and replies to it about 1/3 of the way down the page.

The debate goes to the heart of an age old question, what is real? Whose version of history is correct? Do I see the same blue as you see, my colour blind friend always reminds me that he can't tell which 'blue' thing is the nice one. Whose God or Dog is the best? Is Dog real?

Too often we get caught up in the questions and debate instead of getting to the action of creating. Getting things done is the important part of life. Not many of us are remembered for our philosophical slant on a particular hobby rather we are remembered for what we contributed to this world. So go out and test, experiment, push boundaries and create things.

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Brett Gilmour Backdrop: How-to Create Time Lapse Interior Photography, DIY

2009-12-02T11:19:00.026-07:00

Learn how to DIY with this Backdrop article. Backdrop is our new series of DIY photography articles where we give you a behind the scenes look at how we create photographs.

Our client, Waterfront, wants to show off the pocket doors leading to a bedroom show suite. The 420 sq. ft. condo doesn't have many options for camera placement or lighting so I suggested we create a video to demonstrate the clever dual pocket doors. You can see some of the photographs on their web site.

Step 1 . Establish the camera position
Choose a camera angle the best shows your subject and allows you to come and go without moving the camera.

Step 2. Set up the lighting.
We put Profoto Acute 2 head with a zoom reflector directly above the bed and bounced it off the ceiling using a Manfrotto convertible boom . Another Acute 2 in a 3'x4' softbox lit the kitchen , a 2nd Acute 2 with 3'x4' softbox lit the living room and patio, 1 Lowel DP 1000W tungsten light with colour correcting gel was aimed at the print in the hallway, 1 Lowel 500W tungsten light mounted at floor level lit the edge of the bed and the night stand.

Step 3. Shoot
The camera must be on a solid tripod for this to work. We used a remote control to make sure no vibrations or camera movement was introduced into the images during the shooting. We made exposures with the pocket doors in every combination of closed, open, and partially open. All images were made at the same exposure.

Step 4. Post-Production
Choose your favourite combination of images. Convert them from RAW to your favourtie archive file such as .tiff, .psd, .dng and create your Finals. Next create 72ppi jpeg images sized down to about 400ppi (pixels per inch).

Step 5.Turning Stills Into Motion
Combe a series of still images into a movie. I use Apple's QuickTime Pro. Quicktime creates the movie from a folder of images you select. Set the frame rate to a speed of your choice based on some trial and error. That's it, a series of still images can now be played as a video for presentations or on a website

CAPIC Christams Party and Print Exchange

2009-11-29T23:12:00.000-07:00

The Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications is hosting their Christmas Party and a Print Exchange at the Rose & Crown, Calgary on December 9th at 7 PM. Please join us!

RSVP to prairie@capic.org and I'll see you there.

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Rodeo Prize Winners Announced!

2009-11-28T07:04:00.001-07:00

The top Rodeo prizewinners have been announced.

TORONTO - Friday, January 23, 2008 - The prize winners of the first CAPIC Rodeo Student contest were announced at the Rodeo Awards presentations here Friday evening.

Six students, two from Quebec, one from Ontario and three from Alberta won cash prizes and special packages from sponsors.

Read more here.

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Undoing Limitations

2009-11-27T09:15:00.002-07:00

I want to introduce you to my friend, Jean Hudson, who is part of my brain trust. Jean brings her humour, sensitivity, positivity and behavioural insight to the 8 members of the Calgary Entrepreneurs Peer Group. She has the rare ability of being able to listen before she speaks and to give direct and supportive guidance.

After reading how to remove limitations, listing to Jean on Blog Talk Radio by folling the link at the end of the story.

Undoing Limitations by Jean Hudson

What barriers or roadblocks stand between you and what you want? Bring to mind a goal, any goal. What stops you from reaching it quickly? Perceived limitations.

What will undo any limitation is the awareness that it is our vision, not what we are seeing, that is limited.
Billions of distinct bits of information are being registered by our senses every second. We are aware of only about 2000. What do you choose what to pay attention to? Are you keeping your goal in mind, and paying attention to reality (as experienced by the five senses) or to the mental limitations, the stoppers, the what if’s?

Check it out. Look around the room you are in. How many specific bits of information can you identify? What can you see, hear, smell, taste, touch? Now close your eyes. How much do you recall? When you have remembered all you can, open your eyes and look around. What did you miss? There is too much available information to hold in consciousness. So we filter and sort it, delete, distort and generalize it, pay attention to some and disregard the rest. Consider what does get your attention and focus.

When you think about your goal, are you single-minded? Do you pay conscious attention to desired outcomes, and then take focused action? Do you explore ways to achieve what you want, examine your strengths and excavate your inner resources? Do you look beyond what you may have seen before, study the reality of the situation in depth? Identify what you may have previously missed?

Most ‘limitations’ are simply ideas, thoughts, mental constructs, not necessarily based on sense data (reality). Are you willing to look beyond them? What else is possible? Could you ask others for help in seeing what you are missing?

What will undo any limitation is the awareness that it is our vision, not what we are seeing, that is limited.

Put your name on a goal. Go straight for it. Do not stop at bland or boring. Play full out.
Those who succeed are not any brighter or talented than others. They are simply more willing to look closely at reality, and to move beyond preconceived limitations.

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Better Networking with Your Blackberry

2009-11-23T10:21:00.000-07:00

In 2009 we cut our print/online marketing budget way back and shifted our marketing to in person efforts; networking. Like a many of you I went to these events, met lots of people, gathered loads of business cards and went home.

I had every intention of typing all of the business cards into MS Outlook so I could follow up and develop the relationships I had just started. I actually spent hours typing in all of those contacts after each event. Yes, it took hours. It took so much time that I gave up typing them in and never followed up. My time, money and potentially great relationships were wasted so I looked for a better way.

When I got a new Blackberry Bold, I started using DUB, a contact trader that is similar to Bump for the iPhone. DUB works on both Blackbery and iPhone. DUB allows people to digitally exchange contact information with one click. Based on your proximity to each other it will either wirelessly trade contact cards or send a message with your contact info and a link to create their card. Once they do, your info is saved to their mobile address book and theirs to yours.

DUB aslo automatically updates your address book when a contact updates their contact information. One more great feature is that DUB acts as a backup for your phone. If your phone meets an untimely death or disappears? Just download DUB to your new phone and all your DUB contacts return to your mobile address book and under DUB Contacts.

Awesome, paperless, easy.

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Is Advertising Dead in 2009? Part III

2009-11-20T10:13:00.003-07:00

So is the advertising market dead? I don't think so, just different. Bloated budgets, large productions, and heavy advertising agency involvement have all been scaled way back. But, lots of businesses are still advertising and lots of new businesses are being created as people see needs to fill in the latest "new economy".

Although Q2 and Q3 of this year were really slow we are on track to do as well as last year and maybe better. How? Seeing all of the layoffs and downsizing in the market I realized that I needed to meet the decision makers, I needed to start networking with the top level decision makers. Since January I have been going to networking events and meeting entrepreneurs that are concerned about their business and how to keep it alive.

During the first few months there wasn't much pay off and I wondered if I was on the right track. Developing real relationships takes time so I kept going to networking events and meeting people, after a few months they remembered my name. A few months later I was being introduced by other people. By the beginning of Q3 referral business started coming in and I was able to contribute by helping people in need with my own recommendations.

Once genuine relationships are established it's easier to be a photography consultant and help decision makers plan and execute their marketing. In times of lean budgets and small staffs being a go to resource is invaluable and is helping us turn this into a fantastic year.

Share your ideas, go out and meet people, talk to the person next to you in line. Smile at people and make your business and your city a better place.

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So what's a Purist?

2009-11-19T00:57:00.001-07:00

Over on the Chase Jarvis Blog there is discussion about what is pure in photography. Is it cheating to use photoshop or similar post-production techniques. This discussion has been around in some form or other since I started shooting seriously in the early 80's. Back then it was colour vs black and white film or slide vs polaroid or the use of filters. Check out the Avedon guide print and then the discussion. Here are my thoughts on it:

At the Ansel Adams museum in Jackson Wyoming they have a large, 3'x4' or so, print that Ansel had marked up for his printer. I used to convert a slide to print so I cold mark it up for my printer who then made beautiful cibachromes. The printer hand cut masks for each of the dodge and burn areas and kept them on file for 1 year, after that I had to pay storage fees on the masks. At the time I was considered a Purist because I didn't use coloured filters even though during the printing I manipulated what the camera had captured. As a purist it was permissalbe to use 1a and polarizing filers just not coloured filters. At the time I also refused to use chalk when climbing, wouldn't climb an artificial wall, and if I fell on a route I went all the way to the bottom before trying again.

Thankfully, for the past 10 years all of my masks are digital and are stored on hard drives and backed up on the server and DVD's.

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Is Advertising Dead in 2009? Part II

2009-11-16T12:53:00.000-07:00

From small to large companies, traditional marketing budgets have been significantly eroded. Many companies are simply not advertising. Others have moved away from print advertising as they move deeper into online media. How has your marketing strategy changed over the past year?

We changed our strategy in March 2009 because our clients started freezing budgets and cancelling jobs. Our cash flow was interrupted and we had to cancel our print and online advertising. It was a great opportunity to find a new way to reach our clients and deepen relationships with them. So what did we do to get the message out? We went 'Old School’; we picked up the phone and shook hands.

Like everyone, we are trying to limit spending so traditional photography advertising like paid web promotion, portfolio hosting and postcards have been stopped. Instead of a shot gun approach we are using finely targeted promotion and calling people up to have an in person interview. We are finding out where our customers and prospects go outside of the office and we are meeting them there. We are taking it to the people.

The change in our marketing taught us that my closing ratio is much higher with in-person promotion than it is with web portfolios, direct mail or any other marketing method. With all of the money we save by cutting out direct mail and paid web portfolios we can take a lot of prospects in our local market out to lunch and make a personal connection. We are meeting people and finding out how we can help them.

Some of the best places to meet business people are the many networking events put on by The Calgary Marketing Meet Up, Stuart Crawford's Calgary Entrepreneurs Meet Up and the monthly events held by CAPIC . These events are live, one-on-one advertising opportunities if you arrive prepared to meet people, engage directly with them and listen. Make the most of these events by finding out how you can help people and eventually they will reciprocate and help you. Over time you can build a powerful network of allies that will advertise you to their own networks.

Our result has been the biggest growth ever of our client base. We have done more commercial photography jobs than in any other year. We have significantly increased the size of our network. And we had a lot fun doing it. On the flip side, we have also helped other businesses make connections and accomplish their goals.

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Is Advertising Dead in 2009? Part I

2009-11-10T19:38:00.006-07:00

2009 has been a mixed year, the big clients have really slashed budgets while lots of new clients are booking their first commercial photography with budgets in the thousands. Yesterday, at an advertising agency meeting, one of the principals said that a year ago the agency had 25 staff and this year they are 2 principals and 1 staff. This Creative Director went on to say that in the same building is a publicly listed advertising agency that occupies 2.5 full floors of the office tower. That advertising agency is down to just 10 people on staff. So is the market worse?

I think advertising and the commercial photography market is just different, the landscape has changed. Everyone is trying to shave budgets and look for ways to save money. Businesses still need to advertise so they are looking for discounts, extras, service upgrades and package deals. We can get scared by this or we can seize the opportunity.

The main opportunity for this year has been positioning our photography studio as a trusted marketing consultant to small and mid-sized businesses. With agencies working on smaller budgets and fewer staff on a job we are able to pick up some of the slack and work with clients and the agency to develop ideas and get more involved in the planning and post-production of a shoot. And I love it because we are more involved in the success of our clients.

I learned most of this watching Sesame St., happy 40th cookie monster.

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10 Essential Questions For Networking

2009-07-24T14:21:00.001-06:00

Need better results from your networking? Read this post.

10 Essential Questions For Networking

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Earth Day

2009-04-21T22:58:00.005-06:00

Since 1989 I have been celebrating Earth Day. In 1990 my University room mate and I sold organic cotton t-shirts with hand painted images to celebrate Earth Day. I sold them in the Quad at Bishop's University while wearing a pair of Teva sandals.

20 years later, to mark Earth Day in 2009 I undertook an energy audit of our home and my attached studio. The audit results were favourable for a wood frame house built in 1986. The auditor was surprised to report that our building is very well insulated and has very efficient windows and heating. In our mountain climate cooling is done by mother nature.

The auditor made a list of recommendations for improving our efficiency and we have committed to increasing the building's efficiency by at least 10%, a considerable goal since the house is already in the high efficiency range for it's age and type of construction.

Here is a list of upgrades so far:

replaced incandescent bulbs with CFL's
started washing about 50% of our dishes by hand
use only cold or warm/cold water in the washing machine
connected our electronics to power bars so we can eliminate phantom power consumption
installed solar powered outdoor lighting that turns off after a couple of hours

Here's a list of the big savings

we unplugged our deep freeze
we unplugged an old bar fridge
we installed a high efficiency condensing boiler to heat our water and the entire house
we added insulation to the pipes that carry heat to our radiators
we actively control the passive solar heating of our South facing glass walls
we draft proofed both overhead doors and the double man doors to the studio
we draft proofed all of the exterior doors of the house
we added curtains to our very large windows so we can shut out the sun during the summer and keep in the heat during the winter
we programmed the thermostats in every room according to our use of each room
we added insulation to light switches and electrical outlets to stop drafts
framed and drywalled an unfinished skylight in the studio that let cold air from the attic in while let our heated air out the roof vents

Next Steps

investigating the addition of solar water heaters for our domestic hot water and possibly for our hydronic heating system
investigating the addition of a wind turbine
applying for a permit to sell excess electrical power from the wind turbine back to the energy grid
replacing two 13 litre toilets with 6 litre toilets

The recent issue of Dwell Magazine listed about 50 things we can do to become more efficient in our living. Surprisingly our family and this studio were already doing all but one of the suggestions. Most of the suggestions seem obvious and none of them require drastic lifestyle changes. As we make changes and become more efficient in our use of resources I'll post updates here.

I invite you to post your experiences with improving the efficiency of your home or workspace.

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xPose! Launches

2009-02-14T12:36:00.005-07:00

The successful on-line contest generated great interest last year, attracting entrants from across the country.

See the Call For Entries here: www.capic.org/Contests.html

Copies of the xpose 2008 winners book have been sent to all CAPIC General, Sustaining, Associate and Emerging Talent members.

In addition, the xpose book has been sent to over 1350 advertising agencies, graphic designers and magazines.

Start selecting your entries now! Submitted work can be either published (excluding text) or personal work created from July 2007 to December 31, 2008.

See the current xpose show gallery here www.capic.org/contests/xpose/

Support CAPIC's Copyright Fundraising efforts - buy xpose prints. Some xpose 2008 winners have graciously allowed CAPIC to sell copies of their images to support our efforts to have the copyright act updated.

Those images have a "Buy print" link under the image. www.capic.org/contests/xpose/

No Uncertain Terms

2009-02-13T06:55:00.002-07:00

No Uncertain Terms

"No Uncertain Terms" yielded no uncertain interest January 26, as nearly 200 of our industry's leading professionals braved the bitter winds of Toronto's Front Street, to make their way to Glenn Gould Studio and logged in from around the country via live webinar.

© 2009 Wingo Digital Studio

Jeff Sedlik, PLUS President & CEO and CAPIC President Ewan Nicholson

Countless others attended via our nation-wide webcast allowing viewers from coast to coast to be included in the evening's discussions.

Jeff Sedlik's introduction of the PLUS System was met with much praise and even a bit of giddy excitement. Could standardizing image licensing actually become a reality in Canada? Many related questions were asked of our panel in the second part of the seminar, and, if the spirit at the Glenn Gould Studio was any indication, YES, this is a possibility in Canada!

The BIG ClipUp - The theme is BIG

2009-02-12T07:48:00.000-07:00

February 20, 2009
19:00:00

The Prairie Chapter of CAPIC is hosting an exhibit in conjunction with Exposure 2009 - Calgary/Banff Photography Festival. The BIG ClipUp will be a one-night-only exhibit on Friday, February 20, 2009. All CAPIC Prairie Members are encouraged to participate in the The BIG ClipUp. Although submissions are only open to CAPIC Prairie members, the viewing and judging is open to the public. No admission fee. Cash bar.

The BIG ClipUp is just like the other ClipUps that that CAPIC has had in the past, with one exception. It's bigger! Big exhibition prints will be printed by Hewlett Packard. Start shooting for the theme of 'BIG'.

How to Upload to the CAPIC Prairie ClipUp FTP site:
1. Name your print (important): firstname_lastname_clipup
2. Upload the work in one of the following ways:Simply click the following link Capic Prairie ClipUp FTP and enter the username and password. Click on 'choose file' and select the image you want and hit 'upload' or you can use Fetch or Transmit to upload the file using the login information below.Host: ftp.jgimages.ca username: capic
Please contact prairie@capic.org for the password.

Submission deadline: Friday, February 13, 2009 at 5:00pm MST

One night only at The Marquee Room
at The Uptown
610-8 Ave SW
Calgary, AB

7:00pm-10:00pm

Contact
prairie@capic.org

Brett Featured by Best Selling Author, Michael Oliver

2009-02-10T17:56:00.009-07:00

International sales trainer, best selling author, speaker and consultant, Michael Oliver, recently highlighted me in a marketing campaign for Natural Selling. Read Michael's article lower down in this post.

Michael's sales training helped me see selling as more than a necessary evil of being self-employed. The training helped me fully understand that my photography helps solve problems that businesses have.

Michael showed me that sales calls are an opportunity to ask intelligent questions and then listen to what drives a company, what problems they have and what they want to do about it. Listening to clients allows me to understand and respond to what they need.

As a result I am able to work with clients to develop solutions and deliver successful photography.

Read article here:

Hi Brett,

___________________________________________________

Calgary, Alberta, Canada... Saturday, February 28, 2009...

A place and date you'll remember for a long time.

Why? Because after you, or anyone you know, has participated in
my one-day interactive Natural Selling experiential workshop,
you'll have the communication tools that will rapidly having
growing your business and saying... "What global recession?"

This workshop will also have you harnessing the power to create the outer success and inner fulfillment you're looking for.

Want proof? Read what happened to Brett Gilmour in Calgary immediately after last weekend's short introduction seminar to Natural Selling.
___________________________________________________

It works!

I want to let you know that after seeing your two hour seminar on
Natural Selling in Calgary I put it to work during my next meeting
with a potential customer. During the 45 minute drive to their
office I rehearsed asking Natural Selling questions. I felt
relaxed and more comfortable about the sales call just by getting
into this frame of mind.

Later the same day I received an email from the Marketing
Director saying, "both the CEO and I really like your style of
photography, and look forward to working with you."

Michael, thank you for introducing me to a way of selling that
really is natural. During the sales call I genuinely felt like I was
there to help this company solve a problem rather than trying
to sell them something.

Brett Gilmour
__________________________________________________

Michael and I met at a recent seminar in Calgary, Alberta organized by HUB - Humanity Unites Brilliance. Michael is a faculty member of HUB.

To get the full details about Michael and the seminar, simply click here. To learn more about personal development and giving click here.

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Joe Englander: In the Moment, Buddists of the Himalayas

2009-02-04T22:23:00.002-07:00

Gallery of Photographic Arts
February 5 - 28, 5 - 8 PM

Joe Englander's black and white and colour prints from the Buddhist Himalayan countries of Bhutan, Tibet and Ladakh.

Opening Thursday, Feb. 5, 5:30 - 9 PM
Art Central, 14 100 7th Ave SW
Calgary, AB,

The BIG ClipUp Exhibit - Submission Extension

2009-02-04T18:22:00.009-07:00

The BIG ClipUp Exhibit
Submission extended to February 13th at 5:00 PM MST

The BIG ClipUp One Night Only
February 20, 2009
The Marquee Room at The Uptown
610-8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
7:00pm-10:00pm

We are very excited about this event and want to make sure you take advantage of this opportunity. This is a chance to show your great work to industry buyers and the public at The Marquee Room in The Uptown. Be a part of the Exposure Festival , get creative and have fun.

Hewlett Packard and The Camera Store are printing the exhibition prints for free. Print size is up to a maximum of 44 inches x 30 inches @ 300ppi. How you use it is up to you. You can upload to the FTP Below or take your submissions on disk to The Camera Store.

To Upload files to the CAPIC Prairie ClipUp FTP site:
1. Name your print (important): firstname_lastname_clipup
2. Upload the work in one of the following ways: Use an FTP client like Fetch or Transmit to upload the file using the login information below:
Host: ftp.jgimages.ca
username: capic
password: clipup

EXTENDED deadline: Friday, February 13th, 2009 at 5:00pm MST

THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ILLUSTRATORS IN COMMUNICATIONS We represent the best in photography and illustration in Canada. Through best business practices, our code of ethics, education and marketing, we help our members achieve excellence in their craft and success in the global marketplace. CAPIC is committed to protecting the rights of visual creators in Canada.

Working with Light Up the World

2008-11-21T22:54:00.011-07:00

Recently we turned our attention to the gift of corporate and personal giving. The criteria in choosing a charity to support was that they must create a dramatic impact in the lives of the people they are helping; they must work in a way that is sustainable; they must provide a service that people truly want and the work must relate to vision. While listening to CBC radio I fortunately heard an interview with Dr. Dave Irvine-Halliday.

Dave, was speaking about Light Up the World, a foundation whose vision is to, "work to provide affordable, safe, healthy, efficient, and environmentally responsible renewable energy based solid state lighting solutions to the two billion people worldwide currently without access to proper lighting".

A few months later a chance encounter with Dave and Executive Director, Roselyn Himann, convinced me that LUTW met our criteria for choosing a worthy cause to support. Additional benefits are that LUTW happens to be based in the same city and works in countries that I have spent months travelling in and care very much about.

Our first step in supporting LUTW is to photograph the Board of Directors and staff. We will also photograph the solar powered lights so people can see the simple technology LUTW puts in the field to improve so many lives.

CAPIC Rodeo Deadline Extended

2008-11-21T13:19:00.002-07:00

RODEO CLOSING DATE EXTENDED!
To ease the pressure on students at the end of term the Rodeo closing date has been extended until 11:59 PM (PST) December 17, 2008.
RODEO - DURÉE D'INSCRIPTION PROLONGÉE!
Pour vous faciliter la vie en fin de session, la date limite pour l'inscription au concours Rodéo a été prolongée jusqu'au 17 décembre 2008 à 23h59, heure normale de l'Ouest.
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CAPIC Christmas Party

2008-11-13T08:54:00.004-07:00

Next up... The Christmas Party.

Rose and Crown
1503 4 Street SW
Calgary, AB

Monday, December 1st, 2008
7:00pm

Settle in with some eggnog or a pint and celebrate the holidays.
Appetizers provided by The Camera Store.

RSVPs are appreciated to prairie@capic.org.

Jury Hung at CAPIC ClipUp

2008-11-12T20:56:00.016-07:00

Winning image by Dale Roth

The CAPIC Prairie Chapter recently held their second ever ClipUp Night. Members of the GDC (Graphic Designers of Canada) were also invited to attend and participate in the evenings ClipUp.
The event was held at the newly opened 100 Wines. The evening incorporated a little wine tasting, samples of printing on various mediums, door prizes, and of course, voting for the favorite ClipUp. The theme was 'My House' and CAPIC member Dale Roth of Roth and Ramberg was the winner after a close tie-breaker with second place finisher Greg Gerla, and Mike Morrison rounded out the top three. Those who attended all agreed it was a huge success and that future events with the GDC would be beneficial for everyone.

Sponsors
11x14 ClipUp prints provided by Technicare Inc
Printing samples shown by Quintaro Imaging Inc
Door prizes courtesy of Qunitaro Imaging Inc and 100 Wines
Thanks to everyone who attended.

Annual Client Appreciation BBQ!

2008-08-15T09:30:00.005-06:00

Brett Gilmour Photography will be hosting their first annual client appreciation event later this month.

For everyone who has supported Brett Gilmour Photography over the past ten years, we are holding a thank you BBQ where we invite you to join us for food, libations and good company.

Please join us at 8 Pine Ave in Bragg Creek on August 24th; RSVP to Brett at (403) 540-5530 or email.

Orphan Works update

2008-08-08T14:39:00.007-06:00

The Orphan Works legislation remains a major concern for photographers and other artists around the globe, but there are new hopes that outrage on home turf will urge U.S Congress to amend the controversial bill.

Advertising, editorial and stock photography organizations recently met with Congress to discuss ways in which the bill, said to take away rights of working artists, can be amended to allow all parties involved fair treatment.

The Orphan Works Bill proposes that copyrighted work that is orphaned, meaning that the artist is untraceable after a "diligent search," can be distributed and published freely without permission from the copyright holder.

The Advertising Photographers of America (APA), the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), the Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) and Editorial Photographers (EP), a group of organizations that represents more professional photographers than any other U.S group, have all stated that they will not back the bill the way it is written to date.

The organizations are attempting to work with Congress and legislative staff to produce a bill that is fair to working artists, while still allowing truly orphaned work to be used in non-commercial settings, such as non-profit libraries, museums and archives.

More than 100,000 artists, including illustrators, photographers, graphic artists, cartoonists and more, have used an online resource created by the Illustrators' Partnership to contact their senators, representatives and Judiciary Committee members with their opposition messages.

For more information on the Orphan Works Bill and to find out what you can do to help visit the CAPIC website.

Contest for Young Photogs...

2008-07-17T10:21:00.006-06:00

Climate change is an issue that has gained increasing coverage in the media over the past number of years.

It is a problem that we are all aware of; plaguing people's minds with questions such as 'How can we help?' and 'What can we do to change the detrimental pattern of human behaviour?'

But how would you, as a photographer, visually showcase the effects of climate change on our world?

Plan UK, one of the largest child-centred community development organizations in the world, is once again hosting their Shoot Nations photography competition.

This year's theme, Young People in a Changing Climate, allows young photographers to address the growing issue of climate change by shooting images that represent global warming in their lifetime.

The deadline for entries is July 31, still giving you time to produce and send in your images that best reflect this topic.

The aim of the competition is to get young photographers between the ages of 11 and 24 to think about climate change on three levels: How climate change is affecting your life, Act now - Be the change and Your world in the future.

"Shoot Nations enables the smallest family, community or environmental issue to reach the highest level of global governance," said the contests website, ShootNations.org.

The winning photographs will be presented as a light-box installation at the World Youth Congress, held in Quebec on August 12, and the young photographers will be in attendance to help celebrate International Youth Day 2008.

So get out your camera and start shooting!

For more information about Shoot Nations 2008 or to submit your entry visit http://www.shootnations.org/.

Good luck!

A Thank You Contest

2008-07-14T10:21:00.010-06:00

In our post last month we sent a big thank-you out to all those people who have supported and helped Brett Gilmour Photography over the past 10 years.

We have decided, as a token of our appreciation, to offer a prize for three of our lucky supporters.

We have sent out numerous letters that echo our thank-you posting from late last month, but with an added bonus - an entry ticket.

Once you have received your letter with entry ticket, you can visit www.BrettGilmour.com/contests/camera10th to see if yours is the winning ticket!

Stay tuned for more contests and promotions!

Get Prepared!

2008-07-09T09:54:00.004-06:00

Getting prepared for your photo shoot can be a daunting task, but we have some tips to ensure the process is smooth and painless.

Before meeting with your photographer it is important that you know what you want. By knowing the message and feeling that you want people to take away from the image, you will have a better understanding of what the photographer will need to shoot.

Make a list of products or items that need to be photographed, making sure that you highlight the most important aspects of that product.

Make a note of the type of background or setting you would like to use, the time to shoot, if you need models and if so, are you going to use colleagues or friends or will you need the photographer to supply models? It is also important to have an idea about the type of clothing the models will need to wear to accurately convey your message.

Do you know what location you would like to shoot at? Do you need permission to shoot at that specific locale?

All of these aspects are important to figure out before you meet with your photographer.

Brett Gilmour Photography can help you to create the image that you are looking for by providing you with experience and expertise about what shots and environments are optimal for your project. When working with Gilmour Photography and his experienced staff you are provided with full support encompassing the planning, photography and delivery of print or electronic master images.

In the Studio

2008-06-30T15:03:00.005-06:00

Brett Gilmour Photography recently completed a four-day photo shoot for Chariot Carriers that involved both in-studio shooting as well as location lifestyle photography in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

On studio day one, June 2, we set up a camera to capture our movement as we worked. By setting up a Nikon D300 with a timer that allowed us to shoot a picture every two and a half minutes, we created a series of images that were sewn together to create a moving image. The camera photographed the entire 9-hour day.

Following the shoot we imported the images into iMovie, where we created a Quicktime movie showcasing the set-up of the photo shoot and the shooting that took place that day.

Chariot Carriers, a Calgary-based company that produce and distribute child carriers, hired Brett to shoot their 2009 lifestyle and product catalogue. The shoot involved two and a half days of product photography in the studio and two days of lifestyle photography shot in parks and public spaces around the city.

Below is the time lapse that was created during the first day of studio shooting. We hope it gives you a glimpse into a day in the life of a studio photographer. Enjoy!

First Digital Leica Sold for $38,300

2008-06-27T15:45:00.012-06:00

The first ever Leica digital camera, the Lecia M8, has been sold at auction for 24,000 Euros, just more than $38,300.

The camera, bought by an avid Leica collector from Russia, had an estimated value of somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 Euros and is built in the classic Leica fashion, for robustness and longevity.

The high price of the camera is a reflection of the cult and collector following that the Leica brand possesses.

The money received from the sale of the camera, sold at the 13th Westlicht Photographica Auction, will be donated to the press freedom organization Reporters sans frontières – RSF (Reporters without Borders).

The money will by presented to RSF director, Robert Menard, at the Arles Photo Festival on July 8 by Leica Camera AG CEO, Dr. Andreas Kaufmann.

Not Another #!@$%! Stampede Party!!

2008-06-24T12:24:00.006-06:00

Are you sick and tired of the same old Yee-haw inspired Stampede parties that are in abundance this time of year? Then CAPIC may have the party for you!

Instead of getting lost in the sea of cowboy-themed parties, CAPIC has decided to host a BBQ and movie night party this Stampede season.

The party will take place on July 7 at 6:30pm and will be hosted at Grant Waddell's studio, located at #7, 1410-28 Street NE.

The Camera Store will supply burgers, both of the beef and veggie variety, and there will be popcorn, soft drinks, water and beer for sale.

Admission to the party is free and the movie will begin at 8pm. For more information and to RSVP, email prairie@capic.org.

Grant Waddell's studio:
#7, 1410-28 Street NE
Calgary, Alberta
Ph: 403-804-3105

Clip-up Night a Great Success

2008-06-18T09:03:00.008-06:00

A night aimed at providing photographers and illustrators with a location to display their work boundary-free went off without a hitch and organizers at the event crowned their first ever Prairies "Golden Clip" award winner.

Clip-up night, held at the beginning of June, was put on by the Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications (CAPIC) in an attempt to give artists a fun environment in which to create their work.

"As commercial photographers and illustrators, we tend to let paying work take over our creativity," said an organizer in a statement on the ClipUp website. "We rarely do work simply for ourselves, or simply for the fun of it. ClipUp is a unique and casual photo show that provides our members with a fantastic opportunity to experiment with new techniques and styles."

The event was held as part of an Xchange night series put on by the Prairies chapter of CAPIC and was the first ClipUp event put on by the chapter.

The "Golden Clip" trophy was awarded to John Gaucher for his interpretation of the theme 'Transform'. Greg Gerla received second place with Grant Waddell coming in third.

For more information on the night or to see winning images and other shots from the night visit the ClipUp website here.

Indianapolis Museum Acquires Weegee Collection

2008-06-13T08:57:00.011-06:00

A large collection of photographs taken by renouned photographer Weegee that were found in a yard sale have now been acquired by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, giving the museum's collection a much needed boost.

Weegee, whose real name is Arthur Fellig, is well known for his black and white shots of the streets of New York City, along with his images of celebrities in Los Angeles.

Weegee was given his nickname, named after an Ouiji board, due to his ability to be at the scene of a crime with his camera before police, and he continued to be a celebrated photojournalist up until his death in 1968.

The collection, found in 2003 at a Kentucky yard sale, is the largest collection of Weegee images outside of his estate and includes 210 images and more than 100 documents including items such as letters and newspaper clippings.

The museums' curator of prints, Martin Krause, said in an interview with Photo District News: ""Weegee is such a fascinating figure and character, and straddles the photojournalism and edgy modernism…worlds."

It is thought that the images, sold to the museum after being turned down by them in the past, will give the museum a boost in their otherwise dwindling photography collection.

According to Krause, fans may have to wait until 2010 to see this facinating collection as the images will not go on display until there is a slot in the exhibition schedule.

Carma Takes Home the SAM's Hardware

2008-06-11T10:36:00.004-06:00

The complete list of winners and finalists in all categories has been announced for the 2007 SAM Awards.

Brett Gilmour Photography would like to congratulate our client, Carma Developers. Carma took home the SAM's Community of the Year award for Auburn Bay while New Brighton placed fourth.

Other awards that Carma received were: third place for Show Home Parade of the Year in Auburn Bay and fifth place for Cranston. Valleyview Estates came third in the category for New Community of the Year.

Congratulations Carma, we truly enjoyed working with you and look forward to supporting your success in the future.

For a full list of the winners click here

Value of Licensed Images: Getty Images

2008-06-10T15:22:00.009-06:00

Previously confidential financial documents released by one of the world's leading digital stock agencies indicate that the future of photography lies in rights managed photography by high-end photographers.

Getty Images, owner of Calgary-based iStockPhoto, are preparing for a vote later this month that will allow shareholders to decide if the publicly-held company will be sold to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman. The vote has meant that Getty Images have been releasing documents that indicate sales and trends.

The most recent memo has indicated that sales of low-end photography by hobby-photographers is on the rise. The quantity of these unlicensed low-grade images flooding the market is driving up the cost of rights-managed photography according to Getty's latest memo.

The memo also states that for high-end images buyers, the traditional rights-managed images will be the best option - even if at a higher cost.

10th Anniversary

2008-06-02T09:00:00.002-06:00

In June of this year Brett Gilmour Photography will be celebrating its tenth anniversary.

It's a very exciting occasion for us and we are proud of the progress we have made and the great things we have accomplished over the past ten years.

We are fully aware that the great strides that we have made are not simply attributable to hard work and commitment on our part. We have grown and prospered because we have been fortunate enough to find great clients who have given us their patronage and loyal support along the way.

So this is a thank-you - a thank you to all our clients for choosing us to help create their vision, a thank you for promoting and buying Brett Gilmour Photography and a thank you to everyone who has helped put Brett Gilmour Photography on the map.

The future looks bright and we want to acknowledge the contributions our clients have made to this rosy outlook. We are extremely grateful for their business and look forward to working with them in the future, as well as making connections and relationships with new clients

Clip-up Night Submission Deadline Soon!

2008-05-23T14:56:00.014-06:00

It's not too late to submit your image for the first ever CAPIC Prairies ClipUp night, coming June 2 at 7:30pm to the upper level of the Rose and Crown in Calgary.

The ClipUp event will be held as part of CAPIC's monthly Xchange night and this month's theme is 'Transform'.

You can submit your images either to the CAPIC FTP site, or you can print them yourself and bring them along on the night.

Images uploaded to the FTP site have a submission deadline of May 30th, 2008 at 12 noon. By using the CAPIC FTP site to submit your images, Technicare will provide an 11x14 print for free and will bring it along to the event and clip it up for you.

If you prefer to print your own image, you can bring it with you on the night and a CAPIC member will be near the entrance to the back of the upper level to accept your submission.

You can interpret the 'Transform' theme anyway you like and remember that the submissions are to be anonymous, so make sure you don't tell people which image is yours!

Appetizers will be provided by The Camera Store, a sponsor of the event, but you must buy your own drinks.
RSVPs are appreciated at prairie@capic.org.

You don't have to be in attendance or in Calgary to participate in this event and ClipUp night is open to any member of CAPIC Prairies, including students.

If you win and you do not live in Calgary you will be notified by e-mail and your Golden Clip award will be sent to you.

Let's make the first ClipUp Night a big success and let's see how many prints we can get on display!

How to Upload to the CAPIC Prairie ClipUp FTP site:
1. Name your print (important): firstname_lastname_clipup
2. Upload the work in one of the following ways:Simply click the following link Capic Prairie ClipUp FTP and enter the username and password from below. Click on "choose file" and select the image you want and hit "upload" or you can use Fetch or Transmit to upload the file using the login information below.

Host: http://ftp.jgimages.ca/
Username: capic
Password: clipup

Event address:
Rose and Crown
2nd level
1503 4 Street SW
Calgary, AB

CAPIC Prairies Stepping Up Their Game

2008-05-23T14:31:00.004-06:00

The Prairies chapter of a national organization who promote advocacy for photographers and illustrators has been gaining momentum this year through increased membership and a full calendar of events.

CAPIC, the Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications, encompasses photographers, illustrators and digital artists from throughout Canada and is more than one thousand members strong.

Started in Toronto in 1978 as a not-for-profit group, CAPIC is now split into a number of different chapters, with the Prairies chapter presently boasting around 80 members.

“As visual arts professionals we tend to work in isolation,” said Brett Gilmour, owner of Brett Gilmour Photography and Vice President of Membership for the association. “Through CAPIC we can stay in touch with fellow photographers as well as staying in touch with the industry.”

Brett believes that it is beneficial for visual artists to be a part of CAPIC because the association provides members with a means of communication with other like-minded people, as well as helping them to further their professional careers.

“Through the portfolio gallery that CAPIC runs, clients have been able to find and contact me,” said Brett. “Not only that but if I cannot work a job due to prior commitments, I can refer that client to another member knowing that there is a certain level of professionalism in place.”

Although a national organization, each CAPIC chapter operates autonomously, running their own events and memberships, even providing members with life insurance policies and discounts from numerous industry-related businesses.

The CAPIC Prairies chapter has begun to blossom in the past four years and are now looking to boost membership by hosting a number of different events throughout the year.

“We understand that there has to be a reason to join, something tangible that we can give back to our members,” said Brett.

The Prairies chapter holds a monthly Xchange night, usually on the first Monday of each month, where photographers and illustrators can get together to exchange ideas and where new members can meet mentors. Not only that, but the chapter will be holding an annual Stampede party as well as its first ever Clipup night on June 2, something that is very exciting to members.

“Clip up night is great because it allows members from all over the Prairies to participate because they can submit their work electronically,” said Brett, now in his third term as a board member. “Next month’s theme is ‘Transform.’ People will submit their work to one print house. The images will then be hung without name cards and everyone attending will get two secret votes– with the winner receiving the coveted Clipup trophy.”

Brett hopes that the increase of calendar events will encourage more members to join the association as well as providing them with more outlets in which to connect with other visual artists.

“We are really focused on bringing student members to CAPIC,” said Brett. “We realize that in order to develop the future of CAPIC, we must begin at the grass roots level.”

The future of CAPIC looks strong, with members hoping to unify the association nationally in order to create a stronger front and to raise awareness of the organization and its goals.

New student members can join CAPIC for a nominal fee of $10 annually. For other membership information contact Brett Gilmour at Brett@BrettGilmour.com or (403) 540-5530.

ACT NOW!

2008-05-15T11:56:00.006-06:00

A message from the President and the Copyright Chair of CAPIC

The United States Congress is on the verge of voting on a Bill called the "ORPHAN WORKS BILL''. Lobbyists from the motion picture industry, the internet industry, associations of museums and others are promoting this Bill. This proposed legislation stipulates that any work where the author is not known could be used and commercialized at will if a "reasonably diligent search" has failed to find the author. The scope of this "reasonably diligent search" would be determined by the user/infringer.

This Bill targets all types of work: from professional paintings to family snapshots, artistic work, commercial work, personal and wedding photos, published or non-published, from literary works, to music, to visual arts, to film and works that reside or have ever resided on the internet or have been disseminated by any media.

The Bill may be more damaging to the visual arts and music because this kind of work is more frequently disseminated on the web without due credit or, in some instances, with the artists name removed. This will also have an enormous impact on indigenous people's culture since their work is never attributed to any individual.

Consider an example: How would a person from Arkansas or Nigeria know about this law, that it even exists, that it affects him, that he has to register in an American registry for a fee, to protect his wedding picture or pictures of his children from being used by an American corporation or a non-for-profit-organization that may reflect values that are against his religion or his ethics which could add insult to injury? This is the just one instance of the damage the passage of this bill into law could do.

At the same time this Bill will promote the creation of privately held commercial registries. Private corporations will be able to create registries where all authors will have to register all of their work to protect them from becoming orphaned: ie; for a photographer, every click of the camera, for an illustrator, every sketch. Any work not registered could become orphaned and could be used and/or commercialized by any American entity. It will be the private sector that will decide the cost and the means of registering one's work.

Even if this Bill becomes a law in the United-States it will have a very big impact on creators around the world, on creators like you and me. This Bill, when passed into law, will not make any difference between the works created by an American citizen and the works created by anyone else in the world.
The implication is that EVERY work from everyone in the world would have to be registered in the USA. This will create two different worlds with unfair competition: Only Americans will be able to appropriate most of the world work's, while this practice will stay illegal in the rest of the world. Meanwhile, it may well induce a crash in the price of licensing work everywhere else.

This law violates the international Berne Treaty and the TRIP negotiations (Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property TRIPs UNESCO.)
It may be susceptible to an international lawsuit under international treaties.

Many American creator's associations are against this Bill. They are asking their members to write letters to Congressman and Senators. They are also asking the same from the international community.

When this law is enacted in the US, the same lobbies will ask other governments to do likewise. If we do not voice our concern now it may be difficult to voice it later with credibility when the same law may be presented in one's own country.

We are asking you to take a minute and write a letter and fax it to Washington. Do not think it won't make a difference. It will.

A letter that you could use is available via the link below (In the post below). The link is to the Illustrators' Partnership in the US. We agree with their arguments.

This Bill could be voted on in a few weeks. We urge you to act in the next few days.

Andre Cornellier and Ewan Nicholson
Copyright Chair and President
CAPIC

Sample letter for artists

2008-05-15T11:53:00.002-06:00

Below is a link to a sample letter that you may edit to personalize.

We recommend that you send copies to the four U.S. agencies listed on the web page. Faxing is recommended. (Postal mail can be delayed 2 - 3 weeks due to off-site security screening prior to arrival on Capitol Hill.)

We also urge you to contact your government and urge intervention. Please help spread the word by forwarding this information to every artist that you know. Thank you.

Click here for a SAMPLE LETTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS and the address of where to send your letter.

What to wear for your business portrait

2008-05-14T15:24:00.017-06:00

We know how difficult it can be to decide what to wear when you are going for your business portrait sitting.

Trying to figure out how professional you should look, what colours will look best, whether or not to wear that paisley tie: all of these things can make sitting for a business portrait a daunting task. But it doesn't need to be!

To help you out we have created a handy PDF file that you can download for free that will give you some guidelines to follow so that you can look your best for that business portrait.

Download PDF here

First Ever CAPIC Xchange Night

2008-05-05T16:05:00.007-06:00

You are invited!

CAPIC, The Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications, is hosting an evening at the Rose and Crown on May 5. It's the perfect opportunity to meet photographers and illustrators that create your image.

Xchange night is a venue for Xchanging ideas and information between photographers, illustrators and the public. Coming Xchange Nights include guest speakers and special events.

Xchange Night will be held the first monday of every month, with the exception of long weekends.

Join us at Rose and Crown, 1503 4 Street SW, at 730pm.

Architectural Photographer

2008-05-05T15:53:00.012-06:00

Are Your Images Safe?

How does your photographer protect your valuable images?

Gilmour Photography protects every image from the camera to the archive. The instant the shutter clicks a duplicate RAW image is captured on a back-up drive. Instant back-up means that in the event of data loss, damage or corruption we always have another copy of your images.

Before leaving your shoot the images are backed up in triplicate. Upon arrival at the studio the images are archived in perpetuity in our triple redundant digital vault.

When a hard drive crashes or a disc is damaged we always have another copy. If you lose an image we can send you a replacement the same day across our ftp delivery system.

We protect the images because we care about your business.

Visit my website for more info!

Exposure 2008

2007-11-19T12:15:00.001-07:00

Invitation to Enter:
CAPIC Exhibition at Exposure 2008
‘Be your own Art Director’

Exposure 2008
Attention all CAPIC Prairie Chapter members! CAPIC’s been invited to create an exhibition showcasing our members’ work at Exposure 2008, The Calgary-Banff Photo Festival. The exhibition will be at Exposure 2008’s central location, The Gerry Thomas Gallery, from opening night to the close of the festival (January 27 – February 29, 2008). Check out http://www.exposurecalgarybanff.com/ for details of the last year's event. 2008 will be bigger and better and CAPIC’s going to be a part of it from start to end.

'Be your own Art Director'
This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your talents and connect with a huge audience of art directors, art buyers and future clients. All you have to do is unleash the artist within, be your own art director (with emphasis on art) and produce pieces that are the most artistic possible interpretation of what you do in your daily work. All subjects and genres are welcome – architecture, still life, fashion, portraiture, and more. Just be sure to push yourself far beyond the norm. As for media – the sky’s the limit. The fewer regular prints in standard frames the better: ink, canvas, paint, wood, metal, three-dimensional, backlit and more are all welcome. Big is beautiful. Small is okay too.

Entry is free and open exclusively to members of the CAPIC Prairie Chapter only. You also have the option to offer your artwork for sale.

‘Be your own Art Director’ is a tremendous opportunity to showcase members’ work and bring CAPIC’s message to a wider audience. So that we can make the best show possible and ensure the selected images can be ready in time, the timeline will be:

November 16 – Deadline to sign up for exhibition. As a minimum, we need to know if you’re on board; welcome! If you know how many pieces and how they’ll be created then so much the better. Sign up or ask questions by email to prairie@capic.org.

December 7 - Deadline for digital proofs. Submission will be juried by the gallery prior to acceptance, so we’ll need a digital file showing image(s) you plan to submit along with a description of the intended final treatment. Send digital files and accompanying description to prairie@capic.org

December 14 – Notice of Acceptance – everyone who submitted proofs will be notified of the jury results. If you’re in, then it’s time to start making your art.

January 18 – Deadline for delivery of finished art to The Gerry Thomas Gallery, 602-11 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB

Week of January 18 – Art will be hung.

January 27 – Opening Night show at The Gerry Thomas Gallery, 602-11 Ave SW, Calgary

February 1 to 29 – Exposure 2008

Questions? Can wait to be involved?
Email prairie@capic.org or call 403-680-2867

Thanks,
Michele Ramberg

CAPIC Prairie Chapter
VP Communications

Blog Launch

2007-11-18T12:49:00.001-07:00

Monday, November 19, 2007

Brett Gilmour Photography launches our blog. Watch the blog for news about our studio, highlights from recent shoots, and news important to the photography community.

Brett

Get the Picture

Come See Our New Blog

Using Visual Media to Fight Back

Has Marketing Changed in 50 Years

Brett Gilmour on Chase Jarvis Blog

Brett Gilmour Backdrop: How-to Create Time Lapse Interior Photography, DIY

CAPIC Christams Party and Print Exchange

Rodeo Prize Winners Announced!

Undoing Limitations

Better Networking with Your Blackberry

Is Advertising Dead in 2009? Part III

So what's a Purist?

Is Advertising Dead in 2009? Part II

Is Advertising Dead in 2009? Part I

10 Essential Questions For Networking

Earth Day

xPose! Launches

RECENT NEWS

TOP TECH LINKS

No Uncertain Terms

No Uncertain Terms

The BIG ClipUp - The theme is BIG

February 20, 200919:00:00

Brett Featured by Best Selling Author, Michael Oliver

Joe Englander: In the Moment, Buddists of the Himalayas

The BIG ClipUp Exhibit - Submission Extension

Working with Light Up the World

CAPIC Rodeo Deadline Extended

CAPIC Christmas Party

Jury Hung at CAPIC ClipUp

Annual Client Appreciation BBQ!

Orphan Works update

Contest for Young Photogs...

A Thank You Contest

Get Prepared!

In the Studio

First Digital Leica Sold for $38,300

Not Another #!@$%! Stampede Party!!

Clip-up Night a Great Success

Indianapolis Museum Acquires Weegee Collection

Carma Takes Home the SAM's Hardware

Value of Licensed Images: Getty Images

10th Anniversary

Clip-up Night Submission Deadline Soon!

CAPIC Prairies Stepping Up Their Game

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First Ever CAPIC Xchange Night

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Blog Launch

February 20, 2009
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