Fort Worth Institute of Photography: Classes on the works

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Here are only some of the topics that we are working on:

DSLR Video for Beginners
HDR Photography
Photoshop Elements - Beginner
Photoshop Elements - Intermediate
Nikon Capture NX - Beginners
iPhoto Software - Beginners
iPhone Imaging - Beginners
Studio Lighting - Beginners
Indoor Sports - Gymnastics
RAW File Conversion
Event Photography
Close-Up (macro) Photography
Baseball (Sports/Action) Photography
Zoo Workshop
AAA Travel focus - Beginners
AAA Cruise focus - Beginners
AAA Disney focus -Beginners
Canon DSLR - Beginner
Canon DSLR - Intermediate
Nikon DSLR - Beginner
Nikon DSLR - Intermediate
DSLR Flash Beginner

HOT BUY! Canon SLR Essentials Kit

HOT BUY! Nikon SLR Essentials Kit

HOT BUY! Promaster Flash 7500 EDF

Tips for Traveling Light with Photo Gear

Whether it’s a weekend getaway or a two-week trek across the pond, packing right—and light—is critical to making your trek a success. After all, who wants to lug a bunch of superfluous gear around? Here are a few tips to ensure your gear bag is light, well-equipped and ready to travel:

Think it Through: Imagine your trip for a moment. Think about where you’ll be traveling. Do you need to take your DSLR with you or will your compact camera suffice? Do you really need that extra lens or can you do without it? Making a mental checklist of your itinerary can help you decide which items you need and which can be left at home.

Remember the Essentials: Make sure to pack a lens cleaning kit, extra batteries, your charger and extra storage media. These items alone will help you combat the majority of issues that might occur while you’re on holiday.

Choose the Right Bag: Traveling light means choosing the right bag for the situation. Would a backpack style help you get through the airports more easily, or is something with wheels that can also accommodate your other items be more appropriate? We’ve got designs that fit every need and budget here:

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Offloading for Longer Trips: If you’re traveling with your laptop, consider offloading your digital pictures on a regular basis. This technique can serve as protection in case your media card is somehow damaged or fails during your trip. Here’s another great solution—take your card to the local photo retailer and print a set or two before your return trip home. You’ll have one less item on your to-do list and your family will enjoy looking at the photos and reminiscing on the return trip. You can even use the pictures as a mini-scrapbooking project to keep the kids entertained while you travel.

Keep Everything Charged: Dead batteries mean an instant end to picture-taking fun and a battery that dies while you’re shooting might even corrupt your digital camera card. Fortunately, we’ve got a great solution! The PROMASTER GO! Charger is a compact multi-function charger that can charge your DSLR batteries and also serve as a charger or power source for your cell phone or music player.

The One Thing Summer Campers Need to Pack:

If your summer plans include a camping trip or even just a day hike, make sure to pack the one item (other than your camera) that will help you see the sights more vividly. The right binoculars will allow you to fully enjoy the amazing sights nature provides.

Consider our new Infinity EL•X 8x42 ED Binoculars. PROMASTER uses only the finest optical glass in the Infinity EL•X series. Coatings make all of the difference when you want a bright crisp image and PROMASTER has spared no expense here. These glasses feature PROMASTER's EXCLUSIVE TRANSBRIGHT™ 99.3% light transmission coatings for the ultimate in bright, crisp images as well as PROMASTER's EXCLUSIVE REPELLAMAX™ element repellent coatings that aid in keeping your optics free from dust and other environmental elements to ensure you get the maximum viewing enjoyment and capability from your binoculars

In addition to PROMASTER's superior optics and technologically advanced coatings, the Infinity EL•X series binoculars are waterproof, fog proof, and nitrogen filled to make sure that they always perform at an extreme level in extreme conditions.

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Photographing Wild Horses

Photographing wild horses can be an amazing experience—the subject matter is compelling, beautiful and often unpredictable. You don’t need to be an accredited professional photographer to take on such a feat, but you do need to make sure you’ve got a few important facts in your knowledge toolbox. If you’re close to an area where wild horses roam or are planning a travel adventure to a particular location for this purpose, here are just a few things to keep in mind:

Bring a Good Zoom Lens…and a Tripod: It will take a bit of time and patience to get close enough to wild horses to photograph them, so a high-quality zoom lens will quickly become an important ally in making sure you can get close without intruding. The tripod will be important for stability and ensuring your images are as sharp as possible, especially when you’re photographing horses on the move.

Stay on the Traveled Path: Don’t venture off the main roads when traveling to the roaming grounds. Some areas can be damaged from tire tracks and vehicles, and that damage can take many years to repair. While we love the idea of traveling off the beaten path, this isn’t the time to do it.

Your Car is an Asset: Not only will it get you to and from your destination; your car can be the ideal place from which to shoot. Wild horses are often more used to seeing vehicles than people, and this can be a benefit because your car may help you get closer to the horses than you would be able to on foot. Make sure to move slowly and with caution and keep noise to an absolute minimum.

Take Your Time and Find Cover: Once you leave your car, you’ll want to walk slowly and find areas where you can crouch down low or remain behind cover such as trees, large rocks or other objects. Horses aren’t known to have exceptional eyesight but they can be easily startled so patience in your journey closer to them is important. You may also want to wear camouflage clothing to help you blend into your environment.

Remember the Word ‘Wild’: These amazing animals might seem approachable, but even so, remember that they can be unpredictable. Do not put yourself in harm’s way in order to get a few feet closer. They’re likely to keep a particular distance for their own comfort, and if you intrude upon that space, it’s possible they will spook and run, possibly causing a stampede. You don’t want to find yourself in their path if that happens. Always be aware of your distance from the subjects and your surroundings.

Aerial Photography Fun Fact:

Aerial photography is simply defined as taking photographs from an elevated position. Most people associate aerial photography with a photographer in an airplane shooting images, but platforms can include blimps, hot-air balloons, parachutes and helicopters. You can dabble in aerial photography in a variety of ways with a simple compact camera—no private plane required! Try experimenting from the tops of tall buildings or any elevated structure—or take a balloon ride! There’s also a significant group of people who use kites to create some fantastic aerial images And, if you’re interested in shooting from the air, you can contact your local municipal airport to see what options private pilots may provide.

Did you know that the French photographer and balloonist Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, who was also known simply as Nadar, was the first to practice aerial photography over Paris, France in 1858? From his initial creativity came a flood of new techniques to capture a birds-eye view of the world below.