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Nik Software Adds Comprehensive Online Webinar Program to its Educational Offerings

Free summer webinars offer information, insights and tips on using Nik Software products

July 14, 2009 — Nik Software announces today its Summer 2009 Webinar schedule. These six free hour-long educational webinars, starting July 14th and continuing through mid-September, will cover a range of photography topics including weddings, wildlife, portraits, landscapes, and fine art while offering basic information, insights and tips on using all Nik Software's award-winning image enhancing products. Additionally, the webinars enable attendees to pose questions to the live educators. Read more

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Get Great Lighting Advice and Have a Chance to Win a Metz Flash!

by jessica on Tue, 2009-03-10 15:15

Don’t miss your chance to get great photo lighting advice from one of the industry’s most respected pros - Will Crockett. This free Lighting Webinar hosted by Bogen Imaging will be Friday, March 13th from 2-3 PM EDT. It will include information on how to create lighting using simple tools and techniques, the difference between TTL, AUTO, and MANUAL exposure modes on the flash, mounting tips, wireless triggering made easy and his favorite light modifiers for making soft light in any location.

Those who participate in the webinar will be automatically entered in a chance to win one of three Metz 58 AF-1 Flashes, each valued at $444. Winners will be announced at the end of the webinar, so you must attend the event in its entirety to be eligible to win. A free recorded version of the webinar will also be available to registered participants within 24 hours of the event. Winners must be US residents. Read more

Holiday Photography Tips

The Holidays are here. It is a time of celebration, of lights, and color. A time for family and friends. And a time for memories. What better way to hold on to a memory than with a photograph? Every moment is unique and even the same scene photographed twice produces a different photograph each time. These are some things to keep in mind when taking holiday photos:

Never hesitate. Better to take one hundred photos and get one good one than to wait for that one incredible moment and miss it. Enjoy the moment even if the photo isn’t perfect. Memories fade over time. A photo – and the memories it evokes - can last forever.

We have all seen that effect we call red eye. Red eye is caused by the way the camera flash strikes the human eye. How can you avoid red eye? Read more