HMAUS Double-Header this Saturday 1/23/10

Join us this Saturday for two free, exciting presentations at ING Direct Cafe at 1958 Kalakaua Avenue.  Scroll down for the full articles.

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This post was written by Warner Kimo Sutton on January 20, 2010

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Learning How to Make Outdoor Portraits

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The Image Makers Workshop’s field trip held this past Sunday at the Queen Liliuokalani Botanical Gardens gave participants a hands-on opportunity to learn how to create memorable outdoor portraits.  The Nishikis, Scott, Cheryl and their daughter Sierra, participated as models for the event.

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This post was written by Moon Doggy on July 22, 2009

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Let's make a portrait

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This post was written by Moon Doggy on July 15, 2009

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Learn how to make memorable outdoor portraits

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This post was written by Moon Doggy on July 10, 2009

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How to Photograph Fireworks

Ken Rockwell wrote a short tutorial on how to shoot fireworks. Just in time for the weekend.

Here is the link:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/fireworks.htm

Ken is a professional photographer and a prolific blogger. Lots of great stuff on his web site. Bookmark worthy.

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This post was written by Moon Doggy on July 3, 2009

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Image Makers Workshop – Outdoor Family Portraits

Expert Terry Takaki will conduct a hands-on workshop on creating memorable outdoor family portraits. Small class size, register early.

Registration and information here.

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This post was written by Moon Doggy on June 25, 2009

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Three Upcoming Pacific New Media Workshops

Here are three upcoming Pacific New Media workshops that are worthwhile attending if you’re interested in learning more about photography and Adobe Photoshop.

  • Photographing Family and Home by Dana Forsberg
  • The Photoshop CS4 Image Therapy Seminar by Michael Ninness
  • Lighting Made Simple: Using Compact Electronic Flash to Achieve Professional Results by Josh Sanseri

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This post was written by Moon Doggy on June 23, 2009

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Bring your bad photos

Bring your poorly exposed photographs to the Image Makers Workshop on Thursday, May 14, and we’ll talk about techniques you can use to make them better. Put your bad photos on a CD or USB thumb drive in JPEG format and we’ll use these examples for learning.

The focus will be on good exposure.

You may also send your images via email. Use this form.

Also at the Image Makers Workshop Terrence Young will demonstrate Final Cut Express. He will show a few of his short videos and explain how he used the software to edit his “footage.”

At 6:30 PM, we’ll have a special tour of Fujifilm Hawaii facilities to learn more about their image processing services. Don’t be late for this!

More information and registration here.

Please register because we will only print enough handouts for the number of people who will be attending.

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This post was written by Moon Doggy on May 10, 2009

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Image Makers Workshop Debuts Next Week

Inaugural meeting for this special interest group next week, Thursday evening, May 14.

Special Tour of Fujifilm Hawaii
Learn about all of their image making services

Getting Good Exposure
Learn how to let go of auto mode on your digital camera
Bring your poorly exposed photographs and we’ll talk about techniques you can use to make them better

Editing Video with Final Cut Express
Turn your video projects into great memories
Terrence Young will give a short talk on Final Cut Express and how he uses it to edit his video projects.

Fujifilm Hawaii will be our host for this meeting. We’ll start with a tour of the Fujifilm facilities at 6:30 PM. You will be able to learn about all the different things that Fuji does for image makers. They do so much more than process film.

The Image Makers Workshop is for those interested in graphic design, video, image creation, photography and visual expression. Meetings are held monthly and the subjects and locations will be announced at the HMAUS web site and by email to HMAUS members.

This event is free and the public is welcome.

More information and registration at:

http://www.hmaus.org/index.php/meetings-workshops/image-makers-workshop/

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This post was written by Moon Doggy on May 7, 2009

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Mac SpringFest 2009!

Mac Springfest 2009

Mark your calendars and plan to spend the day with us on Saturday May 23rd. From 9 – 4pm we are having our semi-annual Fest at the Japanese-American Institute of Management Science, JAIMS 6660 Hawaii Kai Drive. Camera and computer Swapmeet by the Professional Photographers of Hawaii and HMAUS from 9:00 til 3:30.

Place your lunch orders HERE -- Order yours NOW to make sure you’ll get one. Limited quantities except for pre-orders.

Get the a copy of the event flyer HERE.

Free, interesting talks all day long! Neat Door Prizes!   An all star cast!!

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9:00 Opening and coffee. Swapmeet opens!
9:30 Cool Apple Stuff

Joe Zaret, Apple Solutions Consultant will update you what’s new, what’s coming in the Apple product line. Then he’ll demo iLife 09 and iWork 09, just out with cool features that will blow you away. Kelvin Kakugawa, Software Developer, will demo why you really do want an iPhone and tell you about how he developed his iPhone app – now available in the iTunes Store!

10:30 Break and Lucky number

10:45 Zen-tested Tech Time Machine

Hang on tight with local tech personality Peter Kay as he takes you through a whirlwind tour that combines great tech tips and time management how-to’s wrapped around Zen-like wisdom. You’ll walk away with techniques you can put to use immediately as well as ideas that can help make a really positive impact on your life. If you’ve never seen Peter “live” don’t miss this event! http;//yourcomputerminute.com

11:45 Lucky number and pickup Lunch (bento for purchase when you arrive, buy early)

12 Andy Bumatai makes Funny Business

Comedian? TV producer and host? Video Blogger? Entrepeneur? All of the above! And where did the Mac come in? Everywhere! How he did it, how you too can not only enjoy your computer, but also turn your passion into a business. http://andybumatai.com

12:45 Lucky number and break.

Concurrent Afternoon Breakouts

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Session I 1:00 – 2 pm (3 concurrent topics)

Mac 101 Ross Rasmussen This is a class for newbies, switchers and for people who just haven’t had time to really get to know their Mac. We will look around the desktop, explore at the Dock, get an understanding of the System Preferences, learn some shortcuts and, most importantly, try to answer your questions. This is a good class for people who are switching to Macintosh and want to understand their machine a little better. This session is very low key and relaxed.

Cooking fabulous photographs from RAW to rockin’ with Lightroom!
Learn how to cook up wonderful images with Adobe Lightroom with Eugene Villaluz. Adobe Lightroom is a powerful suite of tools which give photographers the ability to process digital images; manage, catalog and archive files; and prepare finished images for presentation. This presentation will use actual shooting projects in a step-by-step reveal showing how to achieve visual impact with photographs.

SNL – Social Networks and Livefeeds – Burt Lum and Ryan Ozawa of Bytemarks Cafe present the why and how services like Facebook, Twitter work and how to protect your privacy.
Alltop <http://alltop.com> is an online magazine rack with more than 580 topics from A to Z. For many, understanding RSS and building feed readers can be confusing and discouraging. MyAlltop <http://my.alltop.com> allows users to customize their own page with a few simple steps. Alltop’s Chief Evangelist, L.P. “Neenz” Faleafine will demonstrate setting up and organizing your own MyAlltop.

Session II 2:15 – 3:15

iPhoto 09 Explore the new features of iPhoto with Ross Rasmussen and learn how to import and organize your photos, edit them, and share them with friends and family. Attendees are encouraged to bring their cameras and learn how to get the photos from the camera into the computer. Bring your laptop, if you have it!

Website or Blog? Yes you can! – Ever thought you could have a website or a blog up in a half hour, for free, without knowing any programming or buying any software? Well yes you can! Kelvin Kakugawa will show you how to create a website in minutes using a web 2.0 application, what blogs are and why you care, and how to create a good looking free Wordpress site. So what do you need webdesigners and programmers for? He’ll show you what else is possible!

BYOCMore than a Point and Shoot Terry Takaki and other PPH photographers. Are you using your pocket camera on Auto all the time? Wonder what those other modes and controls are? Want to now how to set up a shot? Then you’ll want to come to this session. Important – BYOC – Bring Your Own Camera. It’s going to be handson.

3:15 – 4 pm Final Lucky Number Drawings, ICE CREAM and sharing in the cafeteria

Sponsors

Hawaii Macintosh and Apple User’s Society http://www.hmaus.org

Professional Photographers of Hawaii  http://www.pphawaii.org

TAPA Communications  http://www.tapa.com

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Peachpit Press  http://www.peachpit.com and

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This post was written by jomats on April 22, 2009

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