Photo Walks Today

Do you want to take sharp photos without slogging through a manual? Then this class is for you. We’ll cover the basics every camera owner needs to know to get the maximum enjoyment from their camera, including camera settings; composition; moving images from camera to computer; removing red-eye; storing images on your computer; printing and sharing them with others.

Where: North Community College at the Whitman Middle School
                 Seattle WA
     When: Monday, Oct 20, 2008
      Time: 6:30 - 9:30 PM
     Price: $45.00

To sign up: via web: http://www.learnatnorth.org
or call: (206) 527-3705 
Class Title: Digital Photography Without Reading The Manual

We had fun yesterday - sun day and I heard lots of shutters snapping. The assignment: take at least ten photos using a least two different camera settings. Plus, take one photo with the flash off and one with the flash on - even though it was a bright sunny day.

During eBay Live 2008 a few eBay photographers (and walkers) gathered for a photowalk through the park.

Here’s one of my favorite photos from the day. It’s the cloud gate - an amazing piece of art that is a must see for visitors.

I’d love to have spent some time there doing a few shots early morning or late evening and turning them into HDR images - this is such an unusual subject.

The eBay Live Photo Walk Friday Morning June 20^th – 8:00 am

Join us on the first eBay Live Photo Walk.

How about the First Unofficial eBay Live Photo Walk? Want to join me on this free tour? I took my students out for a photo walk a few weeks ago and we had a ball! You’ll have  a chance to practice using your camera dials and functions.

What’s a Photo Walk? Wikipedia - describes “Photowalking is the act of walking with a camera for the main purpose of taking pictures of things you may find interesting.” 
More about it at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photowalking

It’s a pretty simple concept, but very effective. For you to become better (at anything, but especially photography) it takes practice. Spending an hour or two once in awhile looking at stuff and clicking the shutter can greatly improve your skills. My idea is that we’ll practice with our cameras and walk off some of those great meals we’re going to have while in Chicago.

I’ve hired a local photographer to guide us through the park and help us get a taste of Chicago. This event is free for you to attend.

Here are the details:

When: June 20^th (Friday Morning)

Time: 8:00 – 9:00 am

Meet:  Millennium Park Chicago

201 E Randolph St

Chicago, IL 60601

“Fountain at Millennium Park” right on the corner of Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue

Google Map:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS278&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=millennium+park&near=Chicago,+IL&fb=1&cid=0,0,15297670980892811026&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=1&ct=image

We’ll walk around the park for about an hour and take photographs. The Millennium tour is a pretty walk which affords lots of rest areas by way of park benches etc.. (But I believe it is something worth seeing as well–these outdoor sculptures are a major source of Chicagoans civic pride.

Visit www.millenniumpark.org for more information about this wonderful park.

Be sure to submit your photos of Millennium Park to our special eBay Photo Walk Flickr group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/ebayphotowalk

The best photo(s) will win an Easy Auction Photography Briefcase.

To return to the convention center there is a Metra (train) that runs from the station on Randolph and Michigan at 9:15 am and returns to McCormick Place at 9:22 – cost $2.15

More information about planning your trip to and from Millennium Park via Chicago Public Transit can be found here:

http://www.transitchicago.com/maps/tripplanner.html

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Bad weather cancels (rain, thunderstorms or tornados)

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http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=chicago

Cindy Shebley

Author Easy Auction Photography

www.clovercityphoto.com