Renewing the CIFP

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

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

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

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

Parish Kohanim

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.

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.

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.