One-Tank Trip for April 18/20
(c) By Jim Fox
School is in for those with some extra time
on their hands and are eager to improve their day-trip and vacation photos.
Nikon is offering free online photography
classes for this month for what would normally cost up to $150 in total with more
than seven hours of instruction time.
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| A picturesque spot is Peggy’s Cove, N.S. with lobster traps and colourful houses on the rocky shore. (Jim Fox) |
“Nikon wants to
help you make the most of this uncertain time – that’s why we’re providing all
of our online courses free,” the company said about its school initiative.
Its mission is to
“empower creators” in these “uncertain times and we can do that by helping them
stay inspired, engaged and growing,” it added.
From now through
April 30, Nikon is offering the streaming of its classes led by professional photographers.
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- Starting with Exploring
Dynamic Landscape Photography, instructor Taylor Glenn shows how to make a
picture, not just take one.
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| A fiddler on Canada Day at the iconic lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove, N.S. (Jim Fox) |
He gives tips and
techniques for crafting a beautiful landscape photograph that will “transform
your photography, no matter what type or brand of camera.”
- Discovering Macro
Photography features Joey Terrill on “the techniques and secrets for making
amazing photos of objects large and small.”
You can learn the
different way of seeing and of engaging your mind that you’ll use to create
beautiful macro photos, he said.
- Photographing
Children and Pets is great for Facebook fans to “learn the secrets to taking
portraits that will be cherished for a lifetime.
Nikon Ambassador
Tamara Lackey shows how to get genuine expressions from children and pets and how
to create poses that look and feel natural, softly blurring the backgrounds, setting
the camera and learning about lenses.
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| An up-close photo of a Golden Birdwing butterfly at the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory. (Barbara Fox) |
- Other topics are Beyond
the Fundamentals of Photography; the Art of Making Music Videos;
Environmental Portraiture; Hands-on with the SB-5000
Speedlight; Getting Started with Your Nikon DSLR; Creator’s Mindset; and Creating
Video Content with Z 50.
Nikon, through its
website, also offers live streaming events and the “Best of Nikon Live” to watch,
learn and be inspired.
“Nikon Live brings
you all the excitement, education and inspiration of live photography and
videography presentations from some of the world’s greatest photographers,” it
says.
It allows viewers
to tune in and watch hours of presentations by professional photographers and
Nikon Ambassadors.
These are from the
Nikon Live archive, with each compilation
covering a different theme.
For more
information: nikonevents.com/us/live/nikon-school-online
Go virtual
Media companies are
coming up with virtual experiences to distract from today’s headlines.
With the
cancellation of the Spring Cottage Life shows in Toronto, Ottawa and Edmonton, Blue
Ant Media offers a cable channel alternative.
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| Blue Ant Media offers a TV alternative to the cancelled Spring Cottage Life shows. |
On now are free
previews for Cottage Life TV, Makeful, BBC Earth, Love Nature, Smithsonian
Channel Canada and more, said Jakki Roussel, senior publicist with Blue Ant
Media.
“These inspiring,
gripping and feel-good TV shows entertain and distract you from the news,” she
added.
The shows include natural
wonders, animal behaviour, do-it-yourself home decor themes, ghost stories and
more.
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