Flickr Tutorial

Terry Reinert from Where Art & Engineering Collide blog put together a quick tutorial on how to create a Flickr account, upload your photos, join the Melbourne Photo Walk group, and adding your photos to the group pool for us. Throughout the tutorial he added some hints that are good to know so make sure to check it out.

Flickr Tutorial PDF

A big thanks to Terry for putting this together for us!

Photo Walk Is Almost Here!

Melbourne Florida Group: We are meeting at 10:00 a.m. at the water front in the Historic downtown Cocoa Village. If you need to MapQuest the directions, use 317 Riveredge Blvd, Cocoa, FL 32922 as the end point. If you have a problem, please email me your number and I will contact you immediately. After the walk, we are meeting at Cara Mia, a great Italian restaurant in the Village. We have reservations for 40. Meals range between $8 to $12 dollars. Please confirm; via an email, if you are attending the walk and how many people in your party will attend the restaurant.

Prizes:  Oh man is there a grand prize!!!! Check out this mega prize package (awarded by Scott to the single best overall photo taken that day, from all the Photo Walk locations around the world.

They are:

• The Adobe CS3 Creative Suite Premium Package
• The New Adobe Lightroom 2
• Two full conference passes to the Photoshop World Conference & Expo
• The new Wacom 6×11 Widescreen Tablet
• A $500 Gift Card for Purchases Online or in Store at B&H
• From Mpix – Two 20″x30″ Color Prints/Kodak Professional Portra Endura Paper
• From Peachpit – A $250 book bundle

As always, if you have any questions or just want to shoot an email to say hi, please feel free to do so.

Vanelli

The “Scott Kelby Photowalk” just around the corner! These are a few last minute tips I want to share.

• 1. Make sure your mirror or senor is clean: Take several photos of the sky or something solid. Inspect your photos closely on your computer for “dust bunnies”. Check your manual on how to safely clean your camera.
• 2. Pack your camera bag the night before or sooner: Have a game plan for the type of shots you want to take. Be flexibly, plans can always change. If you take too much equipment, it will weigh you down and you will feel uncomfortable. Not taking the right equipment can make you frustrated. (I’ve included what I’m bringing at the end of this post.)
• 3. Lens cloth: Dust happens! You can pick up an inexpensive lens cloth from a camera shop or even Wal-Mart. Keep it in your bag and when you need it, it’s there.
• 4. Format extra memory cards: Just in case you start to get shutter happy, bring along a few formatted memory cards. Keep them in your case with the label facing you. When you swap them out, turn the card around so you know the card has photos on it. Don’t delete in camera. Wait until you get home!
• 5. A comfortable outfit and shoes: Our photos seem to take on “our” feeling. If we feel relaxed, it will show in the final image!
• 6. Charge your batteries: Make sure you charge your camera and take along extra batteries if you are using a flash. Very important…. make sure you actually put the battery back in your camera before you leave!
• 7. Breath mints or gum: OK, now I know this sounds funny, but bad breath can make you feel self conscious when talking to others. It may stop you from asking questions or teaming up with fellow shooters. Plus, if somebody happens to forget their mints, you can offer them yours and save your eyebrows from melting off!
• 8. Make a connection with others shooters: A big part of a Photowalk is to have fun and to network with other photographers. Talk to your group leader and ask them to post your email for others to contact you.
• 9. Create your Flicker account now: Log onto your city’s home page and find your Photowalk Flicker group. Create your account ahead of time. When you are done with the walk, you can post them quicker.
• 10. An open mind: If I give you a dollar and you give me a dollar, we are left with what we started with, a dollar. But, if I give you an idea and you give me an idea, we both walk away with two ideas. We all have something to bring to the table.

Ok this may not be safe; considering we could be in traffic or walking down busy streets, but I like to my IPod with me. I set my music to the type of mood I’m shooting for. Now, we are going to be with a group of people and one benefit of the Photowalk is to network. There is time on the walk for you to explore on your own. That may be a good time to crank that music!

My gear:

• 17-55 vr
• 105 vr macro
• 70-200
• 50 1.8 (not sure why, but it always seems to tag along)
• (2) SB800 Flashes
• Nikon D200 camera
• Hoodman
• A sling bag that enables me to keep the bag on my shoulder and still get to my camera