photographers:network selection 2009 opening this weekend in Siegen, Germany

I recently received this announcement and wanted to share it (especially with those who may be in the area where this show will be held). Thomas Kellner is a visual artist based in Siegen, Germany. I like his work very much, and I recommend taking a look when you have a chance (his website is linked below).

Since 2004, Kellner has conducted a juried exhibition of selected images from a group of people who he invites to submit work for consideration. The text below is from the exhibition page:

The exhibition photographers:network selection 2009 will take place June 27th till July 5th at studio Thomas Kellner Germany. On Saturday 27th visiting photographers meet at the Museum’s conference room for short lectures and artist’s talks. Sunday June 28th Art Galerie Siegen will present the awardwinning exhibition by Dirk Hanus.

photographers:network selection 2009 presents works by: Tamany Baker, Dietlinde Bamberger, Suzette Bross, Brian Buckley, Jill Cole, Nigel Dickinson, Kathryn Dunlevie, Lucia Ganieva, Meggan Gould, Daniel Handal, Dirk Hanus, Olga Hoffman, Pernille Koldbech Fich, Ferit Kuyas, Liu LiJie Silvia Morara, Susanne Opton, Qiu Jun Song, Qiu Zhen, Inger Lise Rasmussen, Elliot Ross, Toby Smith, Alvaro Villela, Wang XingLiang, Johan Willner,Yunsheng Geng

For more information about the exhibition, visit: https://www.thomaskellner.com/curator/curated-exhibitions/just-2009.html

Free Event On Metadata in NYC 6/22/2009-Registration Required

I just noticed that this event is happening this evening in New York City and I thought I’d share the info. It looks to be an excellent opportunity to learn more about the importance of metadata. I know a number of the presenters and consider them to be true experts in the field.

Presenters include:

David Riecks
Allen Murabayashi
Chris Owyoung
Lou Manna
Garfield Hall

Below is some of the text from the event promo that was sent to me:

getMETAsmart NEW YORK!

June 22 / 4:45 to 9:00pm
School of the Visual Arts Theatre, 333 W. 23rd Street.

Please note that the new SVA theatre is located between 8th and 9th Ave on 23rd at the previous Clearview Cinema, not the amphitheater on the east side.

Register now at www.photometadata.org/getMETAsmart-NYC

This is a free event with reservations accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Register now to ensure your place and in order to be eligible for drawings of valuable software and services from Adobe, Microsoft, Camera Bits and Photoshelter.

Are you meta-smart?
If you create, distribute or use digital photos, you’d better be!

To protect your copyrights … To make money licensing photography … To smooth your workflow … To track image use … To find images you need … To find them again … You need to understand and use photo metadata.

We can help.

The Stock Artists Alliance, partnered with the Library of Congress and supported by industry partners, is on a mission to promote industrywide use of standard photo metadata in every digital image file.

Join us for at this free evening event and learn how to make metadata work for you to better protect your copyrights, support your licensing efforts, smooth your workflow, and better manage your digital assets.

We’ll show you why a meta-smart workflow is so critical, and share best practices, methods, and tips that make it easy to embed metadata.

These events are free but space is limited so reserve your place now!

About The Stock Artists Alliance

The Stock Artists Alliance is the only trade association focused on the business of stock photography. Learn more about SAA at www.stockartistsalliance.org

Update: I just noticed that the event is part of a series that has been occuring in other cities, with the following two remaining:

• Washington D.C. / June 25
• Atlanta / July 21

Black and White Fine Art Inkjet Printing Workshops July 18 and July 25, 2009

I’m very happy to announce that I’ll be conducting two Black and White Fine Art Inkjet Printing workshops in Berkeley Heights, NJ on July 18 and July 25, 2009. Each workshop is identical, and each will run from 10AM-5PM. I’ve done about 15 similar workshops at the same location over the 16 months, but these will focus exclusively on how to produce black and white fine-art prints. I’ll also be showing and discussing the materials and processes I used for my recent show, entitled, GRANDmarks NYC. You can read more about the show here.

This full day lecture and printing workshop will include:

-Suggested inkjet printers for quality black and white printing (emphasis will be on Canon, Epson and HP printers and their standard pigmented multi-gray inksets, though information will be provided about dedicated black and white inkjet printing systems);

-Suggested color management hardware and software for black and white printing, and how to produce, install and use custom printer profiles;

-Tips for selecting inkjet papers for black and white printing;

-Demonstration of a step-by-step black and white printing workflow (Mac OSX will be used, but Windows-specific information will also be covered for those who use Windows XP or Windows Vista);

-Specific Photoshop and Lightroom tips for converting from color to black and white, and what to do and not to do before and after you convert your files,

-Links to and demonstrations of free actions to help optimize black and white print quality.

Many samples of black and white prints will be displayed and discussed, and each attendee who supplies a file will have two prints of one image printed on either an Epson or HP pigment-ink-based printer. Each participant will also receive a binder with course materials and a list of resources and materials, including recommended papers and canvases.

Enrollment is limited to just six participants.

Tuition for either workshop is $224 (plus $25 materials fee). Those who register by June 18 will receive a free 30 minute phone consultation with me after the workshop, as well as a signed 11×14 poster print of the photo: Chrysler Building (pictured below and limited to just 301 prints).

For more info, or to register, visit this page, call 908-790-8820 or email Nancy Ori at nancyori@comcast.net .