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CONTENTPhotography Workshops 6-7Modeling Classes Featured Workshop: Street Photography 8-9March Photo Contest: Green 10-11Member Exhibits: Dorchester Photo Exhibit 12-1360’s Photo Shoot 14-19Photography Tips & Tricks 20-21Event Calendar: 22

Credits

EditorMario-Pierre Gaudreau

PicturesMario-Piere Gaudreau, Kimberly-Mai Therrien, Philippe Caetano

PinkBlitzLilly Babineau

Facade InternationMarc Gagnon

FSpot Members Mario Gaudreau, Kimberly-Mai Therrien, Philippe Caetano

email us at mario.gaudreau@gmail.com

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This Workshops is all about your camera, the basic func-tions and everything you need to know in order to start shooting right away.

Topics covered include Camera Anatomy which explains all the fundamen-tal parts of a DSLR camera; we’ll also go cover some Ba-sic photography terms to get you familiar with photo lingo; Focusing basics to make sure you get sharp images every time; Exposure Basics to get

well lit image. Shooting Ba-sics that covers things such as stances, necessary equipment, how to set up your shot and use the viewfinder correctly; and finally we’ll go over all the Automatic Shooting Modes so you can leave the work-shop and be ready to go out and shoot on your own with-out any further assistance.

There are Five Exercises included with this workshop that you can shoot at your lei-sure which has a total of five

shots on which we will offer an in-depth critique on.

This workshop is designed for those who have very little experience with DSLR cameras but it is also for those who want to brush up on their basics. Some of our more advanced classes do require a strong knowledge of these elements so we strongly suggest it if you think you need a refresher.

Photography Workshops

DSLR Basics

During this workshop we’ll go further in-depth of all crit-ical features of DSLR photog-raphy.

In this one we will explore the camera even further with advanced Camera Anatomy. We will also expand on the photo vocabulary with more Photographer Terms. It will

also explore Focusing Modes so you know which mode to choose from when shooting various subjects. We will go over some more advanced Shooting Techniques. Finally Manual Exposure Control will be introduced. This will include further explanations on Exposure but also it is an introduction to Manual

shooting modes where you can start to let your creativity shine through.

This workshop is necessary step forward from DSLR ba-sics I and will definitely set you up nicely for some more advanced workshops.

DSLR Basics II

Exposure I The Exposure

workshops are designed to teach you how to have total control over the exposure functions of your camera.

First thing covered in this workshop are the elements of basic exposure control which are Light and how it relates to photography and how toto

paint with light. In order to do this we will explain in great detail the relationship of Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO in order to help you get the right shot each and every time. We will also explain how to properly use the camera’s Light Meter and it’s relationship with the Exposure Lock function.It

also goes over exposure control on all automatic and manual shooting modes.This workshop has only two exercises but which will put you to work on a total of seven images.

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Exposure II Exposure II takes the first exposure lessons and expands upon it with advanced exposure functions, exposure in full manual mode, as well as introducing some creative lighting concepts

In this lesson you’ll learn all about Exposure Value. You’ll also learn how to take full advantage of Focusing points in exposure.

The workshop will also

teach you about some of the most popular metering modes. We’ll also define correct exposure and when to follow the rules and when not to. We’ll also explain how to use the histogram, a great tool to help ensure your exposure is where you want it to be. We will help you understand some of the basic concepts of lighting Ratio, in both studio and with natural lighting, and how to use an externallight meter to find it’s

values. As well as a many more things. This lesson has three very fun lessons that will definitely challenge your understanding of exposure. This is an advanced class and basic understanding of the fundamentals is certainly highly encouraged. It covers a lot of information and will last longer than other lessons, with a minimum of two hours

Studio Lighting I Lighting Ratio will be

discussed further than they will be in the Exposure lessons, so a firm understanding of this concept should be understood. We will also discuss the differences between different types of lighting and the

advantages and drawbacks of each will be explained you will have the opportunity to shoot undereach of the ones we will be covering. Finally a basic three point setup will be explained in detail.

This Lesson is an advanced class, a firm understanding of the all the basics and of exposure is highly recommended. Since there is much to learn and shoot, this will be a minimum of a two hour class

Working with models I This workshop is ideal if you ever have an interest in shooting other people.

This Workshop will cover the basics of working with models which includes directing, poses, movement, and what to look for in order to minimize editing time

during postprocessing. We will also teach you how to know your model and how to highlight her strengths.

We will also teach you how different angle affects the overall image and the subject, the ideal field of view, traditional compositions, how to highlighting a model’s features

and dealing with double chins. What clothes towear under what conditions and various kinds of backgrounds.

This is basic workshop that should last about one to two hours.

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March Featured Wokshop

STreet Photography So this April we have a great featured workshop, we’re taking to the streets with street photography.

We are hoping you will join us on a fun adventure and discover new ways of seeing and capturing the city streets. We’ll discuss various ways of capturing the urban landscapes and the people that walk within them. It’s a great opportunity to rediscover the urban terrain you’ve come so familiar with and learn how to capture details you don’t usually take the time to notice. It’s also a great opportunity to learn about certain elements of design you don’t usually use to enhance your images and it’s also a great

way to practice your timing. There are so many creative ways of capturing the same piece of sidewalk, that’s one of the great things about photography, it allows you to capture the world as you see and feel it.

We will also discuss some innocuous ways of shooting pedestrians, this can sometime be quite tricky and we’ll see many different techniques to get up close and personal. However, some photographers don’t like imposing themselves on others and rather shoot far back, and we will cover these techniques as well. We’ll help you find the style of street photography that suits you best.

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STreet PhotographyStreet photography takes a lot of confidence no matter how close or far you are from your subjects, we’ll also discuss what this genre represents and what defines it. And while most of it is completely legal there are also laws and limitations to street photography, and quite a few gray areas, which will be discussed. Finally, on that point, we’ll also discuss general etiquette.

No prior knowledge about photography is necessary but a general knowledge on the basics of exposure is certainly encouraged.

Date: April 25st 2015

Schedule: 13:00 to 17:30

Price: 60$

Position of the sun06:52 — dawn

07:22 — sunrise13:27 — solar noon

19:33 — sunset20:03 — dusk

10 Photo: Mario-Pierre Gaudreau Model: Kimberly-Mai Therrien

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GreenAprilPhoto Contest

The first ever photo contest hosted by Fspot Photo is entitled Green. So we just can’t wait for summer, we’re so eager that we want to see some early green, which is the theme for this month’s photo contest! Indoors, outdoors, or in studio, it doesn’t matter, as long as the main theme of the image is green. Have fun!

Rules:

The images must be taken with a digital device that records EXIF data and must be shot between April 1st and April 20th, all submissions will be verified.

All submissions are to be sent to contest@fspot.com. You are to include your name, email and phone number.

We will upload all the images to our Facebook group where they will be voted on by the public. The top 5 will then move on to be judged by a panel of judges and the winner will then be announced in the next issue. To maintain anonymity, we ask that you do not put your watermark on the images. Submissions should be no larger than 1MB in size.

Composites, HDR and all other entries will be accepted as long as all of the elements of the image submitted have been shot by you. So keep all original images.

The winner will receive one free enlargement of his image of up to 17x22” in size, courtesy of Fspot Photo.

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Member Exhibits

Fspot Members featured during the Fourteenth annual People’s choice photo exhibit

Two of Fspot members have been selected to be the featured artists at the fourteenth annual people’s choice photo exhibit in Dorchester NB.

Mario-Pierre Gaudreau and Kimberly-Mai Therrien of Fspot photo will be putting up some of their recent works, new collections, a few pieces that have featured in their exhibits from last year and also past work that had never been printed as of yet. It will be a good opportunity to see what these have and had been up to in recent years.

The exhibit is the longest and largest photography event of its type in the Maritime Provinces and has had entries as far away as Quebec and from all Maritime Provinces. It was created to give photographers of all levels an opportunity to expose their images in an event. The visitors are invited to anonymously cast

The Exhibit is held in conjunction with the Sandpiper festival which is a three day event which will run July 24th, 25th, and 26th. The three days are packed with tons of other events and activities. ■

Images: Top: Featured Artist Dave McLaughlin with the 2013 Photo Exhibit and Contest Winner

Middle Left: Dave McLaughlin, Photo Exhibit Overall Winner 2011

Middle Right: Jeremy Boorne, 2014 Featured Artist with and Contest Overall Winner, Susan Spence Bottom: Mayor Mel Goodland (center) and 2010 Exhibit Winners

their ballots for their favourite image in each category, secretly deciding the winners. Since there are also no names or watermarks on the images this method of selecting winners avoids public adjudication, making it very fair and also more interesting for everyone by seeing what the general public really likes.

Past featured artists includes Maurice Henri of Moncton, NB; Bobby-Jean MacKinnon of Saint John, NB; David McLaughlin of Salisbury, NB; Jeremy Boorne of Sackville, NB and Lawrence Nicol from Nova Scotia and many more.

The average attendance each year of about 225 visitors/voters or over 3000 total. The organizers have awarded over $2000.00 and 50 certificates of accomplishment over the past 14 years. Admittance is free and all visitors are encouraged to vote.

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60’s Fashion ShootLast February The FSpot featured a 60’s themed style photo shoot. Half a dozen photographers and a dozen model showed up during the day.

The photog-raphers in-cluded Martin Caird of Hunt-er River, PEI; Edward Bow-ron of Shedi-ac Bridge, NB; Mike Walsh of Miramichi, NB;W Shawn Harquail, Luc T h i b o d e a u , and Kevin Bastarche of Moncton, NB; as well as the directors of FSpot Photo Mario-Pierre Gaudreau and Kimberly-Mai T h e r r i e n .

The event was a follow up to last year’s 50s photo shoot, which was also a big hit. The events are set up prior to a local industry night, hosted by other local pho-

tographers. Many photog-raphers and models from different regions already meet up in the evening, which is why FSpot Photo decided to host an event

where they could not only meet but have a chance to shoot together as well.

The event started in the morning, models had a

chance to get professional hair and makeup done by local professionals that work in the industry. The photographers and models shot throughout the day

at various loca-tions around the arts and cul-tural center in Dieppe, in and out of the FSpot Studio. The shoot was fol-lowed by dinner and drinks at the old triangle and then every-one marched down to the industry night together.

With such con-tinued success The FSpot is already looking forward to next year!

Opposite page features pictures taken by some of the photogra-phers.

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Mara Jane Morell by Mario-Pierre Gaudreau

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On this page: Top: Jason Lorrette (photographer) and Candace Bazowski . Middle: Luc Thibodeau shooting his girlfriend, Lindy Jan Coleman. Bottom: Mario-Pierre Gaudreau Photos: Kevin Bastarache Opposite page: Hillary Leblanc by Jason Lorette

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Top left; Mara Jane Morell by Luc Thibodeau;

Top right; Leigh Amelia by Ed Bowron;

Bottom right; Phoebe Hicks by Martin Caird Bottom Left; Mikaela Pitre by Mike Walsh

Opposite page;Candace Bazowski by Kimberly-Mai Ther-rien

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Tips and Tricks

Slow shutter speeds to capture bodies of water or waterfalls is commonly the thought that comes to mind when thinking of an ND filter but the fact is, an ND filter is also quite useful for portrait photography.

I’ve often been asked if there is a way to shoot at wider apertures in studio, which can be particularly challenging with low ceilings, limited space and with powerful strobes. An ND filter is certainly the best viable solution is such cases. I often opt for a circular polarizer to reduce depth of field in studio, which also helps you maintain properties of light, light falloff and all other studio variables without sacrificing image quality. The downside is that sometimes, it gets pretty hard to see through your lens, sometimes shooting almost blind can be challenging but the results are definitely worth it.

The second best use for an ND filter is while shooting portrait outside in

bright sun with strobes. To reduce depth of field and/or underexposing the sunlit background is pretty simple if you have flash units that can do high speed sync but what if you don’t want to use higher speeds or what if you want to shoot with strobes? Again, an ND filter seems like the best solution. Shooting in the bright sun is already particularly challenging by itself, most certainly when it’s high noon which causes pockets of shadows under and within the eyes. Using a reflector can

certainly help to fill up those areas, but then you are left with models that are squinting and tearing up with terrible bloodshot eyes. Again, high speed sync is one solution, but if you want total control over your light, an ND filter is the best solution.

With a powerful strobe, you can have absolute control over direction light, allowing you to underexpose your background to further isolate/

Neutral density filter for Portrait photography

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decontaminate your subject from the background. To do this, simply aim at the sky or background and choose an ND filter that brings it down to -1 to -2 stops (or dial it down manually with a VND).Finally, it’s good to remember that, Focal length affects depth of field, so it’s good to go not just with a faster

lens but with a with longer lens as well, in both these circumstances.

We’re eager to see what you will do with this tips and tricks article, feel free to post your results on the FSpot forum website at http://w w w. f s p otp h ot o. c om / f or u m .

Top picks will be featured on the FSpot photo page.

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Events CalendarWorkshops

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April 23rd - DSLR Basics April 30th- DSLR Basics Hosted at FSpot Studio from 7pm to 9 pm located at 331 acadie Avenue.

Other EventsFspot Photo Street photography featured workshop Photo Contest Friday April 10th - Elizabeth Settle PartyPartnership Party Pink Blitz Saturday April 11th - Model Call 12-4pmSunday April 12th - PinkBlitz shooting for June 2015 8pm - 4pm

Facade International Monday April 6th - Fashionation Audition 6-8pmTuesday April 7th - Fashionation Audition 6-8pmWednesday April 8th - Teen model class, 7-9pmWednesday April15th - Teen model class 7-9pmSaturday April 18th - Fashionation 2015Wednesday April 22th - Teen model class, 7-9pmWednesday April 29th - Teen model class, 7-9pm

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