Get the Picture

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Come See Our New Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:37:00 +0000

We are so over Blogger.

Come to our new blog, Advertising Photography, the blog. Discover how we pay you money with the Deal Generator. Learn how photography can help your business and improve the image of your brand. Follow trends in advertising, social media & marketing. Get behind the scenes stories and photos from corporate and advertising photo shoots. See demos of product photography, portrait photography, architectural photography techniques.

It's all on the Advertising Photography blog.

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Using Visual Media to Fight Back

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:35:00 +0000

Too often companies ignore their customers, the people who pay their salaries. Wonderful opportunities to improve the business or create a raving fans for the business are lost because the company ignores the most important people, their customers. Customers just want to be respected and treated fairly and that is so easy to do so why do companies blow it so often?

United Airlines is a great example of a company mistreating a customer to avoid dealing with a problem. When they refused to compensate a passenger whose guitar was broken by baggage handlers the passenger created a video about the incident and posted it on youtube. The story went viral putting a negative view of UA in front of tens of millions of people.

Find out more here...

This persons use of social media has become a worldwide sensation and has led to the US government creating legislation to protect airline rights.

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Has Marketing Changed in 50 Years

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:44:00 +0000

Came across a clip about marketing on youtube today. This is a great illustration of why sticking to the fundamentals is always a smart move. No matter what technology is invented the most important tool in the marketing chest is an understanding of your customer. Watch the video for more.

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Brett Gilmour on Chase Jarvis Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:45:00 +0000

Over on Chase Jarvis' blog there is a debate raging about what "pure" photography is. Surf over and have a read through the comments about what constitutes a "real" photograph. Look for my comment and replies to it about 1/3 of the way down the page.

The debate goes to the heart of an age old question, what is real? Whose version of history is correct? Do I see the same blue as you see, my colour blind friend always reminds me that he can't tell which 'blue' thing is the nice one. Whose God or Dog is the best? Is Dog real?

Too often we get caught up in the questions and debate instead of getting to the action of creating. Getting things done is the important part of life. Not many of us are remembered for our philosophical slant on a particular hobby rather we are remembered for what we contributed to this world. So go out and test, experiment, push boundaries and create things.

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Brett Gilmour Backdrop: How-to Create Time Lapse Interior Photography, DIY

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:19:00 +0000

Learn how to DIY with this Backdrop article. Backdrop is our new series of DIY photography articles where we give you a behind the scenes look at how we create photographs.

Our client, Waterfront, wants to show off the pocket doors leading to a bedroom show suite. The 420 sq. ft. condo doesn't have many options for camera placement or lighting so I suggested we create a video to demonstrate the clever dual pocket doors. You can see some of the photographs on their web site.

Step 1 . Establish the camera position
Choose a camera angle the best shows your subject and allows you to come and go without moving the camera.

Step 2. Set up the lighting.
We put Profoto Acute 2 head with a zoom reflector directly above the bed and bounced it off the ceiling using a Manfrotto convertible boom . Another Acute 2 in a 3'x4' softbox lit the kitchen , a 2nd Acute 2 with 3'x4' softbox lit the living room and patio, 1 Lowel DP 1000W tungsten light with colour correcting gel was aimed at the print in the hallway, 1 Lowel 500W tungsten light mounted at floor level lit the edge of the bed and the night stand.

Step 3. Shoot
The camera must be on a solid tripod for this to work. We used a remote control to make sure no vibrations or camera movement was introduced into the images during the shooting. We made exposures with the pocket doors in every combination of closed, open, and partially open. All images were made at the same exposure.

Step 4. Post-Production
Choose your favourite combination of images. Convert them from RAW to your favourtie archive file such as .tiff, .psd, .dng and create your Finals. Next create 72ppi jpeg images sized down to about 400ppi (pixels per inch).

Step 5.Turning Stills Into Motion
Combe a series of still images into a movie. I use Apple's QuickTime Pro. Quicktime creates the movie from a folder of images you select. Set the frame rate to a speed of your choice based on some trial and error. That's it, a series of still images can now be played as a video for presentations or on a website

CAPIC Christams Party and Print Exchange

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:12:00 +0000

The Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications is hosting their Christmas Party and a Print Exchange at the Rose & Crown, Calgary on December 9th at 7 PM. Please join us!

RSVP to prairie@capic.org and I'll see you there.

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Rodeo Prize Winners Announced!

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:04:00 +0000

The top Rodeo prizewinners have been announced.

TORONTO - Friday, January 23, 2008 - The prize winners of the first CAPIC Rodeo Student contest were announced at the Rodeo Awards presentations here Friday evening.

Six students, two from Quebec, one from Ontario and three from Alberta won cash prizes and special packages from sponsors.

Read more here.

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Undoing Limitations

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:15:00 +0000

I want to introduce you to my friend, Jean Hudson, who is part of my brain trust. Jean brings her humour, sensitivity, positivity and behavioural insight to the 8 members of the Calgary Entrepreneurs Peer Group. She has the rare ability of being able to listen before she speaks and to give direct and supportive guidance.

After reading how to remove limitations, listing to Jean on Blog Talk Radio by folling the link at the end of the story.

Undoing Limitations by Jean Hudson

What barriers or roadblocks stand between you and what you want? Bring to mind a goal, any goal. What stops you from reaching it quickly? Perceived limitations.

What will undo any limitation is the awareness that it is our vision, not what we are seeing, that is limited.
Billions of distinct bits of information are being registered by our senses every second. We are aware of only about 2000. What do you choose what to pay attention to? Are you keeping your goal in mind, and paying attention to reality (as experienced by the five senses) or to the mental limitations, the stoppers, the what if’s?

Check it out. Look around the room you are in. How many specific bits of information can you identify? What can you see, hear, smell, taste, touch? Now close your eyes. How much do you recall? When you have remembered all you can, open your eyes and look around. What did you miss? There is too much available information to hold in consciousness. So we filter and sort it, delete, distort and generalize it, pay attention to some and disregard the rest. Consider what does get your attention and focus.

When you think about your goal, are you single-minded? Do you pay conscious attention to desired outcomes, and then take focused action? Do you explore ways to achieve what you want, examine your strengths and excavate your inner resources? Do you look beyond what you may have seen before, study the reality of the situation in depth? Identify what you may have previously missed?

Most ‘limitations’ are simply ideas, thoughts, mental constructs, not necessarily based on sense data (reality). Are you willing to look beyond them? What else is possible? Could you ask others for help in seeing what you are missing?

What will undo any limitation is the awareness that it is our vision, not what we are seeing, that is limited.

Put your name on a goal. Go straight for it. Do not stop at bland or boring. Play full out.
Those who succeed are not any brighter or talented than others. They are simply more willing to look closely at reality, and to move beyond preconceived limitations.

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Better Networking with Your Blackberry

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:21:00 +0000

In 2009 we cut our print/online marketing budget way back and shifted our marketing to in person efforts; networking. Like a many of you I went to these events, met lots of people, gathered loads of business cards and went home.

I had every intention of typing all of the business cards into MS Outlook so I could follow up and develop the relationships I had just started. I actually spent hours typing in all of those contacts after each event. Yes, it took hours. It took so much time that I gave up typing them in and never followed up. My time, money and potentially great relationships were wasted so I looked for a better way.

When I got a new Blackberry Bold, I started using DUB, a contact trader that is similar to Bump for the iPhone. DUB works on both Blackbery and iPhone. DUB allows people to digitally exchange contact information with one click. Based on your proximity to each other it will either wirelessly trade contact cards or send a message with your contact info and a link to create their card. Once they do, your info is saved to their mobile address book and theirs to yours.

DUB aslo automatically updates your address book when a contact updates their contact information. One more great feature is that DUB acts as a backup for your phone. If your phone meets an untimely death or disappears? Just download DUB to your new phone and all your DUB contacts return to your mobile address book and under DUB Contacts.

Awesome, paperless, easy.

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Is Advertising Dead in 2009? Part III

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:13:00 +0000

So is the advertising market dead? I don't think so, just different. Bloated budgets, large productions, and heavy advertising agency involvement have all been scaled way back. But, lots of businesses are still advertising and lots of new businesses are being created as people see needs to fill in the latest "new economy".

Although Q2 and Q3 of this year were really slow we are on track to do as well as last year and maybe better. How? Seeing all of the layoffs and downsizing in the market I realized that I needed to meet the decision makers, I needed to start networking with the top level decision makers. Since January I have been going to networking events and meeting entrepreneurs that are concerned about their business and how to keep it alive.

During the first few months there wasn't much pay off and I wondered if I was on the right track. Developing real relationships takes time so I kept going to networking events and meeting people, after a few months they remembered my name. A few months later I was being introduced by other people. By the beginning of Q3 referral business started coming in and I was able to contribute by helping people in need with my own recommendations.

Once genuine relationships are established it's easier to be a photography consultant and help decision makers plan and execute their marketing. In times of lean budgets and small staffs being a go to resource is invaluable and is helping us turn this into a fantastic year.

Share your ideas, go out and meet people, talk to the person next to you in line. Smile at people and make your business and your city a better place.

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So what's a Purist?

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:57:00 +0000

Over on the Chase Jarvis Blog there is discussion about what is pure in photography. Is it cheating to use photoshop or similar post-production techniques. This discussion has been around in some form or other since I started shooting seriously in the early 80's. Back then it was colour vs black and white film or slide vs polaroid or the use of filters. Check out the Avedon guide print and then the discussion. Here are my thoughts on it:

At the Ansel Adams museum in Jackson Wyoming they have a large, 3'x4' or so, print that Ansel had marked up for his printer. I used to convert a slide to print so I cold mark it up for my printer who then made beautiful cibachromes. The printer hand cut masks for each of the dodge and burn areas and kept them on file for 1 year, after that I had to pay storage fees on the masks. At the time I was considered a Purist because I didn't use coloured filters even though during the printing I manipulated what the camera had captured. As a purist it was permissalbe to use 1a and polarizing filers just not coloured filters. At the time I also refused to use chalk when climbing, wouldn't climb an artificial wall, and if I fell on a route I went all the way to the bottom before trying again.

Thankfully, for the past 10 years all of my masks are digital and are stored on hard drives and backed up on the server and DVD's.

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Is Advertising Dead in 2009? Part II

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:53:00 +0000

From small to large companies, traditional marketing budgets have been significantly eroded. Many companies are simply not advertising. Others have moved away from print advertising as they move deeper into online media. How has your marketing strategy changed over the past year?

We changed our strategy in March 2009 because our clients started freezing budgets and cancelling jobs. Our cash flow was interrupted and we had to cancel our print and online advertising. It was a great opportunity to find a new way to reach our clients and deepen relationships with them. So what did we do to get the message out? We went 'Old School’; we picked up the phone and shook hands.

Like everyone, we are trying to limit spending so traditional photography advertising like paid web promotion, portfolio hosting and postcards have been stopped. Instead of a shot gun approach we are using finely targeted promotion and calling people up to have an in person interview. We are finding out where our customers and prospects go outside of the office and we are meeting them there. We are taking it to the people.

The change in our marketing taught us that my closing ratio is much higher with in-person promotion than it is with web portfolios, direct mail or any other marketing method. With all of the money we save by cutting out direct mail and paid web portfolios we can take a lot of prospects in our local market out to lunch and make a personal connection. We are meeting people and finding out how we can help them.

Some of the best places to meet business people are the many networking events put on by The Calgary Marketing Meet Up, Stuart Crawford's Calgary Entrepreneurs Meet Up and the monthly events held by CAPIC . These events are live, one-on-one advertising opportunities if you arrive prepared to meet people, engage directly with them and listen. Make the most of these events by finding out how you can help people and eventually they will reciprocate and help you. Over time you can build a powerful network of allies that will advertise you to their own networks.

Our result has been the biggest growth ever of our client base. We have done more commercial photography jobs than in any other year. We have significantly increased the size of our network. And we had a lot fun doing it. On the flip side, we have also helped other businesses make connections and accomplish their goals.

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Is Advertising Dead in 2009? Part I

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:38:00 +0000

2009 has been a mixed year, the big clients have really slashed budgets while lots of new clients are booking their first commercial photography with budgets in the thousands. Yesterday, at an advertising agency meeting, one of the principals said that a year ago the agency had 25 staff and this year they are 2 principals and 1 staff. This Creative Director went on to say that in the same building is a publicly listed advertising agency that occupies 2.5 full floors of the office tower. That advertising agency is down to just 10 people on staff. So is the market worse?

I think advertising and the commercial photography market is just different, the landscape has changed. Everyone is trying to shave budgets and look for ways to save money. Businesses still need to advertise so they are looking for discounts, extras, service upgrades and package deals. We can get scared by this or we can seize the opportunity.

The main opportunity for this year has been positioning our photography studio as a trusted marketing consultant to small and mid-sized businesses. With agencies working on smaller budgets and fewer staff on a job we are able to pick up some of the slack and work with clients and the agency to develop ideas and get more involved in the planning and post-production of a shoot. And I love it because we are more involved in the success of our clients.

I learned most of this watching Sesame St., happy 40th cookie monster.

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10 Essential Questions For Networking

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:21:00 +0000

Need better results from your networking? Read this post.

10 Essential Questions For Networking

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Earth Day

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:58:00 +0000

Since 1989 I have been celebrating Earth Day. In 1990 my University room mate and I sold organic cotton t-shirts with hand painted images to celebrate Earth Day. I sold them in the Quad at Bishop's University while wearing a pair of Teva sandals.

20 years later, to mark Earth Day in 2009 I undertook an energy audit of our home and my attached studio. The audit results were favourable for a wood frame house built in 1986. The auditor was surprised to report that our building is very well insulated and has very efficient windows and heating. In our mountain climate cooling is done by mother nature.

The auditor made a list of recommendations for improving our efficiency and we have committed to increasing the building's efficiency by at least 10%, a considerable goal since the house is already in the high efficiency range for it's age and type of construction.

Here is a list of upgrades so far:

replaced incandescent bulbs with CFL's
started washing about 50% of our dishes by hand
use only cold or warm/cold water in the washing machine
connected our electronics to power bars so we can eliminate phantom power consumption
installed solar powered outdoor lighting that turns off after a couple of hours

Here's a list of the big savings

we unplugged our deep freeze
we unplugged an old bar fridge
we installed a high efficiency condensing boiler to heat our water and the entire house
we added insulation to the pipes that carry heat to our radiators
we actively control the passive solar heating of our South facing glass walls
we draft proofed both overhead doors and the double man doors to the studio
we draft proofed all of the exterior doors of the house
we added curtains to our very large windows so we can shut out the sun during the summer and keep in the heat during the winter
we programmed the thermostats in every room according to our use of each room
we added insulation to light switches and electrical outlets to stop drafts
framed and drywalled an unfinished skylight in the studio that let cold air from the attic in while let our heated air out the roof vents

Next Steps

investigating the addition of solar water heaters for our domestic hot water and possibly for our hydronic heating system
investigating the addition of a wind turbine
applying for a permit to sell excess electrical power from the wind turbine back to the energy grid
replacing two 13 litre toilets with 6 litre toilets

The recent issue of Dwell Magazine listed about 50 things we can do to become more efficient in our living. Surprisingly our family and this studio were already doing all but one of the suggestions. Most of the suggestions seem obvious and none of them require drastic lifestyle changes. As we make changes and become more efficient in our use of resources I'll post updates here.

I invite you to post your experiences with improving the efficiency of your home or workspace.

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xPose! Launches

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:36:00 +0000

The successful on-line contest generated great interest last year, attracting entrants from across the country.

See the Call For Entries here: www.capic.org/Contests.html

Copies of the xpose 2008 winners book have been sent to all CAPIC General, Sustaining, Associate and Emerging Talent members.

In addition, the xpose book has been sent to over 1350 advertising agencies, graphic designers and magazines.

Start selecting your entries now! Submitted work can be either published (excluding text) or personal work created from July 2007 to December 31, 2008.

See the current xpose show gallery here www.capic.org/contests/xpose/

Support CAPIC's Copyright Fundraising efforts - buy xpose prints. Some xpose 2008 winners have graciously allowed CAPIC to sell copies of their images to support our efforts to have the copyright act updated.

Those images have a "Buy print" link under the image. www.capic.org/contests/xpose/

No Uncertain Terms

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:55:00 +0000

No Uncertain Terms

"No Uncertain Terms" yielded no uncertain interest January 26, as nearly 200 of our industry's leading professionals braved the bitter winds of Toronto's Front Street, to make their way to Glenn Gould Studio and logged in from around the country via live webinar.

© 2009 Wingo Digital Studio

Jeff Sedlik, PLUS President & CEO and CAPIC President Ewan Nicholson

Countless others attended via our nation-wide webcast allowing viewers from coast to coast to be included in the evening's discussions.

Jeff Sedlik's introduction of the PLUS System was met with much praise and even a bit of giddy excitement. Could standardizing image licensing actually become a reality in Canada? Many related questions were asked of our panel in the second part of the seminar, and, if the spirit at the Glenn Gould Studio was any indication, YES, this is a possibility in Canada!

The BIG ClipUp - The theme is BIG

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:48:00 +0000

February 20, 2009
19:00:00

The Prairie Chapter of CAPIC is hosting an exhibit in conjunction with Exposure 2009 - Calgary/Banff Photography Festival. The BIG ClipUp will be a one-night-only exhibit on Friday, February 20, 2009. All CAPIC Prairie Members are encouraged to participate in the The BIG ClipUp. Although submissions are only open to CAPIC Prairie members, the viewing and judging is open to the public. No admission fee. Cash bar.

The BIG ClipUp is just like the other ClipUps that that CAPIC has had in the past, with one exception. It's bigger! Big exhibition prints will be printed by Hewlett Packard. Start shooting for the theme of 'BIG'.

How to Upload to the CAPIC Prairie ClipUp FTP site:
1. Name your print (important): firstname_lastname_clipup
2. Upload the work in one of the following ways:Simply click the following link Capic Prairie ClipUp FTP and enter the username and password. Click on 'choose file' and select the image you want and hit 'upload' or you can use Fetch or Transmit to upload the file using the login information below.Host: ftp.jgimages.ca username: capic
Please contact prairie@capic.org for the password.

Submission deadline: Friday, February 13, 2009 at 5:00pm MST

One night only at The Marquee Room
at The Uptown
610-8 Ave SW
Calgary, AB

7:00pm-10:00pm

Contact
prairie@capic.org

Brett Featured by Best Selling Author, Michael Oliver

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:56:00 +0000

International sales trainer, best selling author, speaker and consultant, Michael Oliver, recently highlighted me in a marketing campaign for Natural Selling. Read Michael's article lower down in this post.

Michael's sales training helped me see selling as more than a necessary evil of being self-employed. The training helped me fully understand that my photography helps solve problems that businesses have.

Michael showed me that sales calls are an opportunity to ask intelligent questions and then listen to what drives a company, what problems they have and what they want to do about it. Listening to clients allows me to understand and respond to what they need.

As a result I am able to work with clients to develop solutions and deliver successful photography.

Read article here:

Hi Brett,

___________________________________________________

Calgary, Alberta, Canada... Saturday, February 28, 2009...

A place and date you'll remember for a long time.

Why? Because after you, or anyone you know, has participated in
my one-day interactive Natural Selling experiential workshop,
you'll have the communication tools that will rapidly having
growing your business and saying... "What global recession?"

This workshop will also have you harnessing the power to create the outer success and inner fulfillment you're looking for.

Want proof? Read what happened to Brett Gilmour in Calgary immediately after last weekend's short introduction seminar to Natural Selling.
___________________________________________________

It works!

I want to let you know that after seeing your two hour seminar on
Natural Selling in Calgary I put it to work during my next meeting
with a potential customer. During the 45 minute drive to their
office I rehearsed asking Natural Selling questions. I felt
relaxed and more comfortable about the sales call just by getting
into this frame of mind.

Later the same day I received an email from the Marketing
Director saying, "both the CEO and I really like your style of
photography, and look forward to working with you."

Michael, thank you for introducing me to a way of selling that
really is natural. During the sales call I genuinely felt like I was
there to help this company solve a problem rather than trying
to sell them something.

Brett Gilmour
__________________________________________________

Michael and I met at a recent seminar in Calgary, Alberta organized by HUB - Humanity Unites Brilliance. Michael is a faculty member of HUB.

To get the full details about Michael and the seminar, simply click here. To learn more about personal development and giving click here.

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Joe Englander: In the Moment, Buddists of the Himalayas

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:23:00 +0000

Gallery of Photographic Arts
February 5 - 28, 5 - 8 PM

Joe Englander's black and white and colour prints from the Buddhist Himalayan countries of Bhutan, Tibet and Ladakh.

Opening Thursday, Feb. 5, 5:30 - 9 PM
Art Central, 14 100 7th Ave SW
Calgary, AB,

The BIG ClipUp Exhibit - Submission Extension

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:22:00 +0000

The BIG ClipUp Exhibit
Submission extended to February 13th at 5:00 PM MST

The BIG ClipUp One Night Only
February 20, 2009
The Marquee Room at The Uptown
610-8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
7:00pm-10:00pm

We are very excited about this event and want to make sure you take advantage of this opportunity. This is a chance to show your great work to industry buyers and the public at The Marquee Room in The Uptown. Be a part of the Exposure Festival , get creative and have fun.

Hewlett Packard and The Camera Store are printing the exhibition prints for free. Print size is up to a maximum of 44 inches x 30 inches @ 300ppi. How you use it is up to you. You can upload to the FTP Below or take your submissions on disk to The Camera Store.

To Upload files to the CAPIC Prairie ClipUp FTP site:
1. Name your print (important): firstname_lastname_clipup
2. Upload the work in one of the following ways: Use an FTP client like Fetch or Transmit to upload the file using the login information below:
Host: ftp.jgimages.ca
username: capic
password: clipup

EXTENDED deadline: Friday, February 13th, 2009 at 5:00pm MST

THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ILLUSTRATORS IN COMMUNICATIONS We represent the best in photography and illustration in Canada. Through best business practices, our code of ethics, education and marketing, we help our members achieve excellence in their craft and success in the global marketplace. CAPIC is committed to protecting the rights of visual creators in Canada.

Working with Light Up the World

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:54:00 +0000

Recently we turned our attention to the gift of corporate and personal giving. The criteria in choosing a charity to support was that they must create a dramatic impact in the lives of the people they are helping; they must work in a way that is sustainable; they must provide a service that people truly want and the work must relate to vision. While listening to CBC radio I fortunately heard an interview with Dr. Dave Irvine-Halliday.

Dave, was speaking about Light Up the World, a foundation whose vision is to, "work to provide affordable, safe, healthy, efficient, and environmentally responsible renewable energy based solid state lighting solutions to the two billion people worldwide currently without access to proper lighting".

A few months later a chance encounter with Dave and Executive Director, Roselyn Himann, convinced me that LUTW met our criteria for choosing a worthy cause to support. Additional benefits are that LUTW happens to be based in the same city and works in countries that I have spent months travelling in and care very much about.

Our first step in supporting LUTW is to photograph the Board of Directors and staff. We will also photograph the solar powered lights so people can see the simple technology LUTW puts in the field to improve so many lives.

CAPIC Rodeo Deadline Extended

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:19:00 +0000

RODEO CLOSING DATE EXTENDED!
To ease the pressure on students at the end of term the Rodeo closing date has been extended until 11:59 PM (PST) December 17, 2008.
RODEO - DURÉE D'INSCRIPTION PROLONGÉE!
Pour vous faciliter la vie en fin de session, la date limite pour l'inscription au concours Rodéo a été prolongée jusqu'au 17 décembre 2008 à 23h59, heure normale de l'Ouest.
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CAPIC Christmas Party

noreply@blogger.com (Brett Gilmour Photography) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:54:00 +0000

Next up... The Christmas Party.

Rose and Crown
1503 4 Street SW
Calgary, AB

Monday, December 1st, 2008
7:00pm

Settle in with some eggnog or a pint and celebrate the holidays.
Appetizers provided by The Camera Store.

RSVPs are appreciated to prairie@capic.org.

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