JAMES HODGINS PHOTOGRAPHY

I just finished writing an article for www.shootsmarter.com on underwater photography. It should come out later this month.   Here is a small blurb that I think might be useful for some of you looking to take underwater images during your winter vacations.

“There are few things to look for when selecting an underwater housing for your P&S camera. Of course you can go out and buy a housing for your DSLR and someday I will write about that too, but for this smarticle i’m sticking with the point & shooters. When selecting a housing you want to make sure that you will have access to ALL of your features. Some housings (usually the cheaper ones) will only give limted access to your controls, like turning the camera on/off and exposure compensation while only shooting in Program mode. The dedicated housings Nikon for Nikon, Canon for Canon usually give you full capabilites of your camera (except for CF/SD card changing while underwater). For my A710 I have the model WP-DC6. ”

Camera is set to ISO 400
Camera mode is set to AV aperature priority with the lens wide open (mine is F4)
Create an Evaluative White Balance for each scene
Use Macro function for closeups”

Here is an image right out of camera.

With a little contrast boost, saturation boost, and sharpen
you can reveal the true beauty of your image with a few simple clicks.

Check back on this blog for a link to the full shootsmarter tutorial.

Sunday August 16 to Thursday August 20

For the 4th year in a row I am teaching at the Niagara School Of Imaging this summer.  These classes book up fast so if your thinking of attending I would contact Rick or Ian very soon.  In the past Rob and I have joint NoBs ventures with NSI, but this year each of us is instructing our own class.    I’m focusing more on weddings, portraits and lighting techniques, and Rob is focusing more on Armadillo Photography, which is the latest craze here in Northern Ontario .

We had an awesome class last year, and we created some kick butt images.  I am working on getting the same wedding model, along with a bunch more.  We will be doing some location shooting, and we  (if all goes well) will also have a Trash The Dress Session in St. Catherines.

For more information goto http://www.niagaraschool.com.  Also if you don’t want to attend my class, check out the other classes as there are loads of awesome instructors.

A few of last years images

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Sleeping Children Around The World

It’s that time of year again where NoBS Members, family, and friends rally together to support SCAW – Sleeping Children Around The World.  It’s only a $10 donation, and we hand
deliver the cheque directly to SCAW in January. 

Read more at www.scaw.org

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I am now a featured columnist on www.shootsmarter.com  (you can see my  name on the left hand column) which is owned by our good friend Will Crocket.  Every month I will have a new article on Flash, Studio, Weddings, Marketing, Photoshop, anything that has to do with our photography.  If you’re serious about your photography business, and you are not signed up with Shootsmarter.com you shoulde be.

For those of you who have been following the hodgeblog, I am testing out a new automatic feature from my newsletter.  Hopefully, every Monday you will receive an update from the hodgeblog.  This will keep you informed of what’s happening, specials, and new promotions.  This post here, is just a test, to see if it’s going to work.  Cheers

James

I know, I know it’s only October, and I’m the first one to grumble when I walk through the malls and see the Xmas displays in early November, but I figure I would put this out there now so you have time to get them done and in your hands for Christmas. These bags are exclusive for our current clients. Photos can be displayed on both sides of the bag (2 different photos) and can be ordered in different sizes.