Calgary Institute for Photography

Three New events for 2012

2012-01-03T19:51:00.000-08:00

Well the New Year is here and I am finally starting to get some things organized for the CIFP. The following events are now on the agenda.

Sunday Jan. 29 at 2:00 @ U of C. Screening of the documentary "Smash His Camera" This is the story of Paparazzo Photographer, Ron Galella" and is a good insight into this genre back from the 60's through today. Running time is about 1 1/2 hours with discussion to follow. A suggested $5 will help cover the cost of the room rental. You can learn more about Ron at http://www.rongalella.com/ or search for him on Facebook and twitter.

Friday April 13 at 7:00 @ U of C. Glamour Photographer and Author Rolando Gomez will do a presentation on the world of Glamour Photography. More information to follow soon. Tickets are $30 and you can register at the link below.

Saturday April 14 at 10:00 am. Rolando Gomez workshop. Limited to 16 photographers there will be instruction by Rolando on lighting and posing the glamour shoot. Four models will be present and photographers will have time to work with each of them. This workshop tends to fill up fast so register at the link bellow.

So I hope this is the beginning of an exciting year and look forward to seeing you at a future event.

http://www.cifp-online.com/CIFPEvents.htm

You may also call me at 403-289-6225 if you want to pay by cheque.

Renewing the CIFP

2011-09-06T08:48:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I posted to the Blog as I have struggled to figure out the identity of the CIFP. When I started 5 years ago there was a lack of education in the field of photography. In the ensuing years there has been a proliferation of seminars, classes and workshops both locally and around the country. Even the web has become full of webinars, tutorials and products. I felt I was lost in a sea of information and lost what it was that I wanted to focus on.

I am still developing my direction but have made a decision to continue my original mandate which is to develop and promote the photographic community in Calgary and area. This does not mean I won't introduce you to items I find of interest around the world but I will try to search out events in Calgary to give you a heads up on what is happening.

What will change is the way I deliver this information. I will be using this blog to promote and link events instead of services like constant contact which I used previously. I will send out e-mails to those on my mailing list to remind you to check the blog but this will be on a bi-weekly or special announcement basis. The web-site will be redesigned and I will be using it as well to post events and information.

As always you have the option of opting out of my e-mail list and may do so by sending an e-mail to patrick@cifp-online.com with the subject remove and I will take you off the list. I intend to keep this a free service but will be organizing my own events from time to time. I also do invite you to donate to the CIFP if you feel so inclined to help keep it running and growing.

In the future I plan to keep daily posts fairly short with links to events and information. There may be the odd time that I compose a longer article on a topic I think may be of interest to you. I also invite you to submit events, gallery openings, websites or stories that you wish to share.

I thank all of you who have taken the time to read this post and hope I will see you at one of the events that happen in Calgary.

GPS

2009-07-26T18:28:00.001-07:00

Picked up the Jobo PhotoGPS unit. It is a nice piece of equipment. Only improvment would to be a way to lock it to the hot shoe (falls off to easily).

Website Updated

2009-07-17T20:18:00.001-07:00

Well I finally got the website updated and will be filling in some of the to be announced over the next few days. Lots of exciting news to come.

Parish Kohanim Presentation

2009-05-06T11:57:00.001-07:00

We have rescheduled the Parish Kohanim presentation to July 4th. Watch for more details at http://www.cifp-online.com

Parish Kohanim

2009-04-30T07:43:00.000-07:00

Well there is just one week till Parish Kohanim will present and I am loking forward to it. With two different presentations I am sure that we will all learn a lot. If you want to find out more visit www.cifp-online.com

Our Newsletter is now available.

2009-04-08T07:43:00.000-07:00

I just sent out April newsletter and if you are interested in receiving it just visit www.cifp-online.com and click on subscribe. The big highlight from the CIFP point of view is that we will have Parish Kohanim, an Atlanta based commercial and fine art photographer, here on May 9th. He will be doing both a live lighting demonstration and a presentation of his work. It should be very interesting and informative.

2009-02-02T18:59:00.000-08:00

Well I have confirmed our last set of speakers for the Banff International Photographers Symposium. They are Mike and Pam Ayers. So this rounds out our six presenters and this week I will be talking to the hotels in Banff to see what they offer and where we will hold our event. I'll keep you all informed and please contact me if you want more information about the event.

2009-01-07T15:30:00.000-08:00

I have just confirmed 4 of the six speakers for the Banff International Photographers Symposium. Trevor & Faye Yerbury www.yerburyseminars.com/index.html , Martin Grahame-Dunn www.theimagefile.com/web/martingrahamedunn and Juli Cialone www.cialonephoto.com have been confirmed. Two more will be announced shortly. I am negotiations with two hotels in Banff and the location will be finalized soon. So stay tuned as this is looking to be a great event.

Two days in and busy

2009-01-03T17:28:00.000-08:00

Well i am working on the newletter and have been talking to photographers about presentations. I have aproached Bob Kirst and Parish Kohanim and am just waiting to hear back about dates they may be available. Hopefully something positive soon. Watch the blog as this will be the first place new speakers will be announced. Hope everyone is having a good new year so far.

2008-12-29T12:10:00.000-08:00

Well I've been doing a lot of reading, catching up on all the photo magazines I have backlogged. So much inspiration in these images and words. I am looking forward to a great 2009 and excited to have Dave Montizambert coming in. There were a number of articles by him in a variety of magazines and I know he do a great presentatin. It should be a lot of fun.

Starting to refine the CIFP

2008-12-22T15:57:00.000-08:00

Well as we enter the New Year I am finally fondong the time to really concentrate on what I want the CIFP to become. Hopefully this direction will benifit photographers in and around Calgary. As usual, any feed back or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Look forward to seeing and hearing from all of you who are interested.