PHO5539

I just registered for my third photography (night) course at Algonquin College - Photoshop for Photographers/Beginners. I have been looking forward to this course since I first researched the certificate program a couple years ago. I know the extreme basics of most of the things we are going to go over in the course as they were introduced to me in the Basic Digitial Photography course I took in the fall, but I am expecting to get much more out of it this time around as the emphasis will be on the Photoshop work and not the image itself (ie. post production). The course is described as:
"Students learn how to manipulate/enhance digitized photographic images using basic Adobe Photoshop tools. Specific Photoshop tools include: dodging/burning, contrast and brightness control, colour balance, basic masking and special effects filters. Students utilize basic selection tools and demonstrate how they are used to combine parts of one image with another. Basic retouching, photo restoration tools, as well as digital colorizing of digital images are also covered. Students are encouraged to bring some of their images to work on."
It starts on May 5th and runs twice a week (6:30 to 9:30 Tuesdays and Thursdays) until June 23rd. I am hoping there will then be a break between this time and the beginning of the next term so I can travel out east for a week or two without hindering my performance in the next course. Like I said before, I am really looking forward to this course - I hope it lives up to my expectations unlike my current course.

*update - March 17, 2009 @ 2:46pm *
I sent an email to Algonquin College and just received word back from them - apparently there are no courses offered for the Photography Techniques Certificate Program during the second summer term (July/August). I guess I will be taking two months off from school - whatever will I do with all the free time?!

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Featured Photograph

I have added a new feature to the sidebar of this blog (right) - Featured Photograph. I plan on changing this photo every week or so to a different image of mine - possibly new, possibly old, possibly somewhere in between. I hope you enjoy it.

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#288

This little lady lives at the Agricultural Museum here in Ottawa. It quickly becoming one of my favourite museums for a couple of reasons; it is really close by, it has pretty cheap entrance fee ($5 for non members adults, free for members), is pretty short in length (and can therefore be finished in a pretty short amount of time) and has adorable and photogenic animals. When it comes to photography it presents several challenges; animals that move around and are often being protected by mothers, fences and other animal restraints that decrease the quality of photos and several challenging lighting situations. All in all, it is a pretty great place to go to practice my photo skills without getting too discouraged.

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Candlelit

This image was taken almost a year ago at my 24th birthday party. We partook in the 60 minutes where everyone turned off their lights (60 Earth or something like that). It was great. The name of the post however, is a bit of a lie - this image wasn't taken by candlelight but instead with the use of a sad little light beside Jerrica. It was one of the first pictures I ever took of her - she is so photogenic that I really haven't stopped since.

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The Votes are In

So I have ended the voting process for my next signature. Thank you to everyone who voted either here, on one of my other blogs, through Facebook or in person. #8 appears to be the overall winner, which to be honest doesn't surprise me all that much. I will be using either this new signature or my old signature (depending on the degree of interference) in my photographs from now on as well as on my future website (currently under construction).

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