Apple Store Announces Free Photo Events

Posted on October 24, 2008 - Filed Under News, Photo | Leave a Comment | 116 views

The Apple Store on Fifth at 59th is hosting a number of free programs during the week of October 20th, 2008.

If you’re in New York City during the week of October 20 for PhotoPlus, you might consider heading over to the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue to catch some exciting photography presentations. Best of all: All of these events are free and open to the public.

 

The week kicks off on Monday, October 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with “Filmmaking for Photographers” presented by Pulitzer-prize winning photographer Vincent Laforet to discuss the creation of his film, The Reverie, shot with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and produced in less than 72 hours with Apple hardware and Final Cut Pro.


From 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on October 20th, the New York chapter of ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) presents “The Business of Fine Art Photography” with Thomas Werner. Werner, the owner of the Thomas Werner Gallery and the director of the B.F.A. photography program at Parsons, will discuss developing relationships with gallery owners and other topics relevant to the business of fine art photography.

Learn about “Effective Web Design and Promotion for Photographers” from liveBooks’ J. Sandifer and photographer Lou Manna on Tuesday, October 21 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Manna will discuss how he developed and utilizes his liveBooks site.

Rodney Smith covers “Developing Artistic Vision and Distinctive Style” in his presentation on Wednesday, October 22 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Printer Patricia Barrett joins Smith on the topic of shooting film in the “digital age” and creating mural-size digital fine art prints.

Datacolor’s Joshua Fine will walk you through the basics of color management for still and video on Wednesday, October 22 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. His “Color Management with Datacolor” presentation will also include a demonstration and a Q&A session.

“Multimedia Photojournalism” is Brian Storm’s focus on Thursday, October 23 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Storm, the president of MediaStorm, will cover multimedia photographic storytelling and how to get that work distributed to multiple markets.

Couture Book’s Dave Luebke will show you how to create layouts in Aperture and export them for final production on Friday, October 24 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. During “Bookmaking in Aperture with Couture Book,” Luebke will also show some of the company’s coffee-table books and discuss book and album design.

“Fashion Photography with Jon Moe” wraps up the week’s events on Saturday, October 25th from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Moe will discuss a variety of fashion photography topics including how to get clients, what equipment you’ll need and how to create a “winning” portfolio.

 

The store is located at 767 Fifth Avenue at 59th Street. Phone: 212-336-1440.

 

 

 

 

 

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