We spent Friday and Saturday at the PhotoExpo in NYC. We attended two seminars, one with James Balog an environmentalist who has been monitoring, recording, and photographing our receding glaciers. We got to see his documentary film “Chasing Ice” which will be released in theaters soon. It is a real eye opener and I would recommend you see it when it is out. We also attended a seminar by Jeniffer Wu a renowned nature photographer. Her seminar was both informative and inspirational. Check out some of her work on the web is beautiful!
As a member of Kelby Training and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) I have watched so many tutorials and seminars that I feel like I know these guys. They sure taught me a lot about Photoshop and photography! Well at the expo I got to meet three of them: Matt Kloskowskia a Photoshop and Lightroom trainer. We are both martial artists and that made meeting him even more special. “RC” Rafael Conception was just as nice as I thought he would be. I have learned a lot about HDR photography from him, he is a master of the craft! I have been wanting to meet Jay Maisel for a long time and I got to meet him today. Jay is one of the top “Street Photographers” in the world. His studio is in NYC and he is out photographing every day. He is really a wonderful person and has the warmest smile you’ll ever see, I think that is why he can go up to strangers and photograph them without getting clobbered. He is a true master and I hope to see him again someday. Jay studied painting at Yale. Google him and take a look at look at his photographs.
