Not only does the video break down the important new features of the Plus III, but the guys did a serious amount of testing in a shoot with an athletic model, taking full advantage of the Plus III’s four subgroups to control different lighting rigs.

A second test shoot breaks down the use of Auto Relay Mode, documenting a fashion model being photographed beneath a bridge with multiple lights at various distances.

Fstoppers has put together a great page of resources on the Plus III, including their video, photos from both shoots, a written review, and shots of the triggers themselves. Don’t miss this robust review with real world production demonstrations.

You can also see Fstoppers’ full video on YouTube and Vimeo. Awesome job on this comprehensive resource, guys!

Connect 2012 is on April 1-6, 2012 at the Palm Springs Photo Festival, in Palm Springs, California. With 120 instructors about about 700 participants this is a week you will never forget. The festival is the place to meet you peers, spend quality time with world famous photographers who are your personal mentors for the week, and enjoy one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Take a quick listen to this short audio clip of a conversation we had this week with Jeff Dunas, Director of the Palm Springs Photo Festival.

This is a week you can design for yourself. Choose between 1, 2, or 4 day workshops.  These workshops include a list of photographer mentors that read like “who’s who” of the photography world. If you’d like a little more time to relax and just enjoy the atmosphere you can choose a daily registration fee and get access to all these great events and offerings:

• Access to the Open Portfolio Review and Opening Reception, Sunday, April 1
• Admittance to all Sponsored Seminars during the week of the festival
• Our important daily Symposium
• The Evening Presentations at the Palm Springs Art Museum
• Our two Networking Event Parties
• Unlimited access to our Sponsor Headquarters at the Hyatt
• We offer an open-bar and wine tastings at our parties as well as at our Opening Reception.

Evening symposium presentations are held in the beautiful Annenburg Theater Museum at the Palm Springs Art Museum where great photographers show their work and talk about their art.

An extensive slate of seminars is available each day of the festival. Some of these offerings are free and others available for a modest additional fee.  Find out more about Palm Springs Photo Festival Seminars CLICK HERE. Symposiums, Mid-day Lecture Series, Workshops, Networking Events, evening presentations, portfolio reviews… there’s absolutely something for everyone.

You can also register for wonderful dinners each evening for an additional fee where you’ll enjoy wonderful food in beautiful outdoor settings.  This was one of my favorite events at the festival! Get on over to the website for Palm Springs Photo Festival. Just click the link!  And if you want to  get a flavor of what the festival is all about check out the short video below.

PSPF 2012 Trailer from PALM SPRINGS PHOTO FESTIVAL on Vimeo.

X-Rite Photo will be there in the exhibitors area again this year profiling laptops and talking about all the color management solutions available from X-Rite. Stop in and see us. We’ll be enjoying the beautiful California sun and all the great relationships we’ve made over the years at Palm Springs Photo Festival.

For more about color management click on the “Complete Guide to Color Management” tab at the top of this page. There’s a LOT more for you to enjoy and learn at www.xritephoto.com.  Be sure have a look at the Webinar Archive. Remember to follow X-Rite Photo on Facebook and @xritephoto on Twitter.

Calibrating and profiling your monitor is essential for viewing your digital images accurately on any monitor. Stop Guessing. Start Knowing. Get your color workflow under control with color management solutions by X-Rite.

Quick details:
The PocketWizard Plus III Transceiver is the most reliable, feature-packed, easy-to-use solution for remote flash and camera triggering available. The Plus III Transceiver features an impressive 32 channels. Whether you’re a wedding or sports shooter or working in a busy studio, finding a clear channel is never a problem. Selective Quad-Zone Triggering, a feature once reserved for elite photographers, adds four zones enabling photographers to remotely trigger flash and or cameras in groups or individually. For photographers being asked to do more for less, this added flexibility is a huge competitive advantage.

Whether new to remote triggering of camera’s and flashes or a top professional pushing gear to the limits, the Plus III’s reliability, simplicity and performance make it the perfect tool for the job. The Plus III is the new standard of excellence.

Below you’ll find a great video with Mark Wallace taking you through all the important features of the Plus III in just under seven minutes. You can also see the video on Vimeo.

See a video by Joe McNally and a BTS with Gregor Halenda over at PlusIII.PocketWizard.com.

You can also learn more details at the Plus III Quick Guide online.

Visit PlusIII.PocketWizard.com for more information. Sign up for our shipment release list to be notified when our dealers start receiving Plus IIIs.

Topics covered in this workshop will include:

• The monochromatic vision: learning to see the world in black & white
• The craft of digital black & white
• Digital black & white workflow
• Monochromatic conversion in Lightroom
• Nik Silver Efex 2
• Working in Photoshop to perfect your black & white images
• Monochromatic HDR
• Tips & techniques from both Harold Davis and Vincent Versace
• Making fine black & white prints
• Making fine black & white prints with Perfect Resize 7 by onOne Software

In addition, there will be time for individual portfolio reviews (plan to bring no more than six black & white prints or six images in JPEG format on a USB drive).

Workshop fee includes a finger-licking BBQ lunch from Everett & Jones. Vegetarian dishes and salads will also be served.

Who is this workshop for?

If you are interested in black & white photography and would like to take your work to the next level this is a rare opportunity to perfect your technique and be inspired by two legendary photographers and teachers! This workshop is primarily intended for serious amateurs and professionals who already have some experience with digital black & white photography.
Where: MIG Meeting Place, 800 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710

When: Saturday March 10, 2012, 9:30AM

Tuition: The cost of the workshop is $395 including BBQ lunch. Workshop limited to 25 participants.

What to bring: Your camera, tripod (if you have one), six black & white images (prints or JPEGs), a laptop loaded with Photoshop and Nik Silver Efex if you want to follow along with the presentations (free trial versions of software are available for download).

Curriculum
9:30AM – Workshop orientation
10:00 -   Monochromatic vision

11:00 -  Seeing in black & white: photography exercise

11:30 – Portfolio review and feedback (first session)

12:00 – Lunch break (lunch provided by E&J BBQ)

1:00PM – Digital workflow for b&w

1:30 - Monochromatic conversion techniques

2:30 - Advanced conversion tips

3:30 – Monochromatic HDR (Davis)

4:00 – Printing Black & White (Versace)

4:30 – Portfolio review and feedback (second session)

5:00 – Review, wrap-up and Q&A

About Vincent Versace

Vincent Versace is a recipient of the Computerworld Smithsonian Award in Media Arts and Entertainment, the Shellenberg fine art award, a four-time nominee to the Photoshop Hall of Fame, and is the author of the best selling book Welcome to Oz, the first edition of which was chosen as Shutterbug magazine’s best how to book of the year. Versace is a member of the Epson Stylus Pros, a Nikon Legend Behind the Lens, an X-Rite Colorotti, Lexar Elite Photographer, and an American Photo Magazine Mentor Trek and Master Class instructor. Visit his website at www.versacephotography.com

See Vincent Versace on ColorMunki Photo for B&W in this Video



About Harold Davis

Harold Davis is an award-winning professional photographer and widely recognized as one of the leading contemporary photographers.

He is the author of more than 30 books, including Photographing Flowers: Exploring Macro Worlds with Harold Davis (Focal Press), The Photoshop Darkroom 2: Creative Digital Transformations (Focal Press), and The Photoshop Darkroom: Creative Digital Post-Processing (Focal Press).

Harold is the author of the Creative Photography series from Wiley Publishing.

“Harold Davis’s Creative Photography series is a great way to start a photography library”—Daniel Fealko, PhotoFidelity.

The Creative titles include: Creative Landscapes: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley), Creative Lighting: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley), Creative Portraits: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley), Creative Black & White: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley), Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley), Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley), Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley). He’s also written a book on the fundamentals of exposure, Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers (O’Reilly Media).