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Two things...First, sorry, I really did want to post this earlier in the day but "I am a bit behind my time".Second, be sure to read to the very end of this post (you'll be mad if you don't).Now, to the task at hand, announcing the winner.As always, a big thank you to everyone who took the time to participate in this contest, a bunch of people left comments, joined our Flickr group, and uploaded

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This did not start out with the intention of being a blog post, it was much simpler than that, I had a couple of broken lenses and was looking for a place to repair them.I have used this big "pro" services for repair services in the past but was never left with the feeling of being satisfied. I found them to be (rather) expensive, slow, and impersonal.So when a friend shared with me his

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Here are a few food images from our Flickr group and that have been entered into our latest contest.I am blown away with the quality of the images you guys are uploading.You have until this Friday (around noon, September 9th) to get your image in and leave a comment on a blog entry or one of our YouTube videos.All of the contest details can be found here.

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Every few months Groupon offers this great deal, a 16" x 20" gallery wrap from Canvas on Demand for just $45 (it even includes free shipping).There has been more than one post here about why I LOVE Canvas on Demand (and have them all over my house) and why I recommend them so highly (you can read some of those posts here, here, and here).The normal price for a canvas this size is $127, the

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Once again, a huge thank you to Derrick Rice of Union Eleven for capturing these amazing images of Jessica & Martin's ceremony and reception at The Westin Ottawa. Viva always has such a great time working with Derrick, The Westin, and the many other vendors who helped make Jess & Martin's dream day come true... All Seasons Weddings, Flowers Talk, Mikaza, Wedecor, The Cupcake Lounge and

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This is one of those reviews that is difficult for me to write, because I want to make sure you understand what an outstanding piece of work this is, but am fearful it will simply come across as a big David Hobby butt kissing love fest.There is a lot to like about "Lighting in Layers", starting with the price, it's only $159 for a hard copy or $99 for the download.Yes the price is low, but the

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If you've been on the fence about getting Lightroom 3, you can jump off now and get yourself the full version (either Windows or MAC) for just $149 over at Adorama (shipping is free too!).But you won't have long to to think about it because it's a one day sale that ends at midnight tonight (September 1st), so time is (very) limited.Below is a video from Terry White, Lightroom teacher

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Jessica & Martin were married at The Westin Ottawa in what was a truly breathtaking ceremony and a fun, fun, fun reception! Deciding to have their formals taken before the ceremony, Derrick Rice of Union Eleven captured the moment they saw each other for the first time on their wedding day. Want to see more? You're in luck! More of Jess & Martin's amazing images coming soon!

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The upcoming Maine Photographers Coalition Meeting is right around the corner, on Wednesday September 7th to be exact.Not only is it a great opportunity to meet, mingle, and network with other photographers but this meeting will also have two incredible back-to-back programs!Justin and Mary Marantz AND Khara Plicanic of Kabloom Studios.Khara Plicanic: Setting Up a Wickedly Fast WorkflowWould you

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When Viva first started coordinating weddings back in 2006, one of the fabulous couples who took a leap of faith and booked a new to the industry wedding coordinator helped to confirm not only my love of weddings but my love of couples who aren't afraid to do something a little different.While hiring a food truck to feed your guests late night has become a staple for most backyard weddings, back

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We are giving one of our readers a brand new copy of the book we recently reviewed (and loved!) "Food Photography" by Nicole Young.The contest is open to everyone and the rules for participating are pretty easy and consists of just these two little things:1. Leave a comment on any blog post or any one of our YouTube videos.2. Upload an image of food that you shot to our Flickr group.The winner

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It's that time of year again! Time to attend the Ottawa Wedding Palace Bridal Show. Taking place on September 10th and 11th 2011 not only is this Ottawa's premier wedding show, it's home is now one of Ottawa's newest premier venues - the Ottawa Convention Centre.Each year Viva posts a Wedding Show Survival Guide to help make your day an enjoyable and productive one. This year, the Ottawa Wedding

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You know the routine, if it's the weekend I am (most likely) off topic.Those who have followed this blog for very long have read my posts about the military (like here and here) and dogs (here and here), so this week when I read the story about the loss of Navy Seal Jon Tumilson and saw the images from his funeral of when his dog walked up to his casket and laid down I knew right away I wanted

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Before we announce the winner I want to say thank you to everyone who took the time to participate in this contest, a bunch of people left comments, joined our Flickr group, and uploaded some outstanding images. If you haven't checked out the Flickr images you really, really should.The winner of our "Street" image contest was randomly selected from all who entered using a program called "The Hat"

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Before I jump into the review let me say this "please, please, please don't be turned of by the word food!", because "Food Photography: from Snapshots to Great Shots" is a book that is for anyone who owns a camera.Even if you don't "shoot food" you should read this review (and more importantly the book).I love Nicole's writing style, it is both disarming and very engaging. Often I read an

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Today Scott Kelby released a new iPad-only digital magazine called Light It: A How-To Magazine for Studio Lighting and Off-Camera Flash through KelbyTraining.com. The debut issue is free and available now on iTunes in the App Store.Light It is for photographers of all skill-levels who use lighting or want to explore lighting concepts.The free debut issue of Light It features contributions from

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I have gone through some of the images you folks have been uploading to our Flickr Group for our latest book giveaway and they are outstanding.It was hard to whittle it down to just six representative images.So if you haven't yet, head on over to Flickr and take a look, and there is still time for you to upload your own images as well.(clicking on any image will open it larger and in a new

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First:There is a new survey question for you (on the upper right of the blog page) asking "what is your primary shooting mode", so please take just a moment to plug in your answer.And from the last survey, the review of the latest David Hobby/Strobist DVD set "Lighting in Layers" will be posted next week and I promise you, you do not want to miss it.Second:The response from our latest contest

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We are going to give one of our lucky readers a copy of the book we reviewed last week "Chasing the Light: Improving Your Photography with Available Light" by Ibarionex Perello.All you have to do is two little things:1. Leave a comment on any blog post or any one of our YouTube videos.2. Upload a "street" style (photojournalistic) image (no portraits or studio images) to our Flickr group.The

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Sometimes I really look forward to the weekends, because it's when I can go (way) off topic on the blog and talk about anything I want.This past Tuesday I was cleaning up some hard drives and came across several images I had forgotten all about.When my girls were younger I truly "embraced" the magic of childhood, probably a bit bit more than most. Childhood comes but once and I really wanted them

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One of the fun things about writing this blog is publishers send me books all the time to review, some get reviewed and some don't.I have been a big fan of Ibarionex Perello for some time, his was one of the first photography podcasts I listened to when I plunged into photography, so I was excited when the UPS truck rolled up and left his book "Chasing the Light: Improving Your Photography with

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Here it is!! Heather & Duane's big day at Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello thanks to Derrick Rice of Union Eleven. A big thank you also goes out to All Seasons Weddings, Groovy Linen, and the amazing Paul Chacra Entertainment. Not only did they provide the duo for the ceremony and cocktail hour but the band 1945 rocked the reception. Outstanding! Needless to say, the dance floor was packed the

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A couple weeks back we had the pleasure of posting the long exposure tutorial video Scott Kelby filmed for us and today we are sharing a couple samples sent to us from our readers.The first is from Jonathan Brown and the image he shot (and shared) is from the Lantern Festival in Nara Japan.The second shot is closer to home (for me at least) and is from Mark Hensley. Mark shot this at Fort

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The above image, "Little Lady Bug", is from one of our readers (and Flickr group member) Matthew Mendenhall.I love this shot, how it was setup, the composition, and the processing... so basically, everything about it.Matt was kind enough to share the details behind how this image came to be, how it was shot and how it was processed."I started out photographing some wildflowers in my front yard

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The last couple days we have been getting some much needed rain, and one of my favorite things to do is to take my Nikon 60mm f/2.8G AF-S Micro out as soon as the water stops falling and grab a few shots.I like to get real close, have the depth of field real shallow, and here are the results.(click on any image to view larger in a new window)

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