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nex·us | \ ˈnek-səs \ : CONNECTION, LINK a connected group
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"You get no points for making the image the hard way. You only get points for stopping people in their tracks with great images." ~Dan Burkholder
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In this issue of Nexus, you will find:
- Richard Petronio at Black Box Gallery
- Video of the Month: Keith Carter
- Truth in Photography
- Zoe Hiljemark
- Lume Cube "Behind The Light"
- Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year
- NYC4PA Competition: Abstract
- Image Flow Alt. Process Competition
- Andalusia Spain, Sept. 29 to October 8
- Havana Nude, December 4 to 9
- Workshop Listings
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August NannyHoot
The August NannyHoot will be held on Sunday, August 13. The call officially begins at 10 A.M. and goes until 12 P.M. You can
join anytime after 9:30 A.M. to chat with other photographers.
Anyone can join to view and discuss images, yours and those of others. It is not necessary that you submit any images to participate. You will learn just by listening.
If you would like to participate and are not on the monthly notification list, send a request via email, and I will send you a link to join the call.
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Share Your Success
Each issue of Nexus begins with notices about your exhibitions and any other success you might like to share. Please send notifications, including place, date, time, and information, along with a representative photograph to me via www.wetransfer.com or info@anchellworkshops.com.
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Into the Light, a photo by Richard Petronio, was
selected as part of a juried competition, Vision:
Black and White, for the gallery exhibition at
Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon.
The gallery exhibition will run from August 1 to 20.
Black
Box Gallery
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Keith Carter is one of the most renowned fine art and editorial photographers working today. An internationally respected educator and workshop leader, Keith is the recipient of the Texas Medal of Arts and holds the endowed Walles Chair of Art at Lamar University. He has published 13 books of his expressive images and his photographs are in the permanent collections of the George Eastman House, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. This is Keith’s 21st year teaching for The Workshops.
Inspiration From Keith Carter
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The leader of the boat ‘Mike’ uses a stick to catch the hands of people in the water. © Mikkel Hørlyck
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In the July Nexus I mentioned that Shiftcam had introduced a line of seven professional quality lenses designed for cell phones. While I have never tried their lenses, I have used their ProGrip for iPhones and am very pleased with it.
This month they are having a 30% sale on lens bundles, as you can see in the photo of the complete kit. You can also create your own bundle of 3-5 lenses and receive 25% off.
If the idea of having an extended range of lenses for your cellphone intrigues you, this is a good opportunity to make it happen.
Lens Bundle
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Lume Cube, one of the leading innovators in digital lighting, has a series of short tutorials on how to get the most out of portable lighting units. These include a 60-second video on using magenta and green tint, how to light yourself for a zoom call, and a how-to on food photography.
Watch the blog on food photography then enter the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year competition, below.
Behind the Light
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Photography Competitions
One way to have your work noticed is through entering competitions. There are many more competitions today than ever before. Enter as often as you can to establish yourself as an artist. Of course, winning helps so aspire to be the best.
Remember, you must take a chance to stand a chance.
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© 2023 Xiaodong Yen
Competition Opens: August 8
Art can be serious, but it can also be fun and uplifting. Even if you don't enter, take time to view this unique life-affirming visual record of the universal activity of preparing and sharing food.
Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year was founded in 2011 by Caroline Kenyon with a small team dedicated to the promotion of this important art form. Since then, well over 100,000 entries have been received from almost 100 countries.
Open to professional and non-professional, old and young, the Awards celebrate the very best in food photography and film from around the world.
Pink Lady
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Abstract 0944, 2005. ©2023 Steve Anchell
Minolta Maxxum 7D, Rokkor 105mm lens, 1/4 sec. @ f/22, ISO 100
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DEADLINE: September 10, 2023
Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of visual reality, but instead uses shapes, colors, forms, and gestural marks to achieve its effect.
This call is about images that are not instantly identified as that person, that thing, etc. It doesn't matter if you photograph something abstract or create the abstraction through photographic processes. Macro shots, close-ups of graffiti, fanciful post-processing manipulations or just photographing something at an angle that disguises it - they all work.
The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) invites photographers worldwide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, color, etc.).
Abstract
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Creating Myself, 2022. © Annabel McGannon
Chemigram on fiber based gelatin silver paper.
The Image Flow Photography Center invites artists to submit work to the 7th annual group exhibition of alternative process photography. Cyanotype, platinum-palladium, gum bichromate, van dyke, photogravure, tintype, ambrotype, wet plate collodion, mordançage, transfers and lifts, salt prints, hand-painted, original lumens, and any combination of alternative process photography will be considered.
This national call for entry is open to all artists living or working in the United States and its territories.
Alt Process Exhibition
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Workshops are about practicing your photography in new and exotic locations without distractions.
They're also about meeting new friends who are as passionate as you are about photography and travel. About sharing your photos with your new friends. Talking about photography. Learning new techniques, sharing meals, and building community.
I look forward to meeting and working with you.
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The Alhambra in Granada
September 29 to October 8, 2023
Limited to 8
(3 spaces still available)
Andalusia is an autonomous region of hills, rivers, and farmland bordering Spain’s southern coast. The region has been under Roman, Visigoth, Moorish, and Spanish rule. The architecture and landmarks reflect all of these influences.
On our 10-day photography tour, we will visit and photograph four of the most enchanting cities in Andalusia, Granada, Cordoba, Seville, and Ronda. Our locations will include the Alcázar castle in Seville, Córdoba’s Mezquita Mosque-Cathedral, and Granada’s enchanted Alhambra palace. We will visit a horse ranch in Seville to photograph the famous Andalusian horses. We will visit the bullfighting mecca of Ronda and the famous Roman bridge that connects the two parts of the town across a chasm.
Our time together will include individual and group discussions, inspiring ideas, and great fun. There is no better location to express your creativity than Andalusia, Spain!
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Anna, 2022. © 2023 Steve Anchell
Sony a7RII, FE 24-70mm @ 35mm, 1/30 sec. @ f/4.5, IS0 640
December 4 to 9, 2023
Limited to 6
(1 space still available)
Model Ratio 1:1
Cuba is not only an exotic destination it has one-of-a-kind locations for nude photography. In this fine art nude photography workshop, you will have the opportunity to create unique images inside neoclassic and art deco homes as well as crumbling concrete structures.
The Havana fine art nude photography workshop is for photographers who would like to share time and ideas with a small group of like-minded photographers. All aspects of fine art figure photography, including posing and coaching, will be covered. Personal guidance will be given to photographers who have not previously worked with models.
Co-instructed by Steve Anchell and internationally-exhibited Cuban photographer, Alberto Arcos, there will be at least five three-hour photography sessions. Sessions will take place in homes and other locations in and around Havana.
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