Las Vegas Vacation

Photos from my room one from sunset one from sunrise

Canon Instant Rebates!

I hate having to snail mail a rebate in, or for that matter even going online to fill out the form can be daunting to me some days. I am sure I am not alone, when I say I love instant rebates. They require you to do nothing, except save money instantly. What's not to love about that. I love Canon cameras, lenses and flashes so... here are some instant savings.

Canon Instant Rebates

Adobe Lightroom 3 for Mac & Windows

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Software for Mac & Windows  is on sale at B&H Photo until November 19th for $149.00 that is an instant savings $150.00.

This is the best $149.00 you will spend on your photography business, Lightroom is an amazing photo editing program.

Adobe Lightroom Product Highlights:

• Photo Organization & Management
• RAW Conversion
• Nondestructive Editing Workflow
• Tethered Shooting
• DSLR Video Support
• Enhanced Noise Reduction
• Film Grain Simulation
• Lens & Perspective Correction
• Printing & Sharing Tools

Winter is Coming... Vermont

If you like a photo, prints are available.
Thank You,
B. Farnum Photography

B&H Photo: Fall Color Photo Contest- Win 1of 3 Cameras!

Grand Prize -   

 Blending the classic feel of an all metal body with the highly popular Micro Four Thirds trend in photography, Olympus presents their E-P3 PEN Digital Camera. This version of the E-P3 includes an ED 14-42mm II R f/3.5-5.6 zoom lens as well, to get you out shooting from day one. Highly desired for many reasons, Micro Four Thirds cameras provide an easily transportable body (this one with the look and feel that only a metal body can bring to hand) along with numerous lens options and the features and functions of a full-sized DSLR camera.

Please note: Winner can choose between the camera or equivalent value in B&H gift cards.

                         

Olympus E-P3 PEN Digital Camera with 14-42mm Lens- $899

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2^nd Prize

This camera puts the power to do more with your photos in the palm of your hand. Not only that, but the E-PL3 promises to do so, without weighing you down. Perhaps you’re a die-hard Micro Four Thirds fan or you’re simply looking for more versatility than a point-and-shoot can provide but without the weight of a DSLR rig. Olympus has heard the call and thus, has expanded their PEN line of cameras.

Please note: Winner can choose between the camera or equivalent value in B&H gift cards.

Olympus E-PL3 Digital Camera with 14-42mm II Lens  -$699

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3rd Prize

This camera starts you out with everything you need to take great photographs, from day one. As the name states, you’ll receive both the E-PM1 camera body and the Micro Four Thirds M.Zuiko MSC Digital ED m14-42mm II zoom lens (black lens). In addition, a number of essential accessories come included as well, such as a lithium-ion battery and battery charger.

Please note: Winner can choose between the camera or equivalent value in B&H gift cards.

Olympus E-PM1 Digital Camera with 14-42mm II Lens -$499

Contest Instructions:

Submit your best photo showcasing fall colors for your chance to win one of the three cameras.
Entry Period: November 4th – November 17th
Voting Period: November 18th – November 27th
Winners Selected: November 28th

+One Entry Per Person+

The contest is open to US. Residents 18 and over. 

Google Plus Photography Page

B. Farnum Photography now has its own page on Google Plus! I think this will be the end of me using Facebook Fan Pages.. We shall see.

Golden Retriever Photographs

Best Uses Photography Editing Software

Photographers are busy editing, uploading, downloading, tweeting, and try to keep up with what the current trends in photography. Here is one tip that always makes the subjects skin look flawless.

Portraits/Wedding

If you are looking for a program that is easy to use, has great skin smoothing and blemishing removing tools look no further than Apple Aperture 3 Software . You can make all the adjustments that you need to give your Bride or Groom the look of a Rock Star.

Using Apple Aperture

New Slideshow Portraits Weddings

You Must Have A Really Nice Camera!

So I have heard this statement over and over again this Summer & Fall. WOW! You must have a really nice, expensive, a lot of Megapixels, or a my favorite a great autofocus. What I want to say, and what I say are entirely different. I just nod smile and continue shooting the events as they unfold before me.

I do have a nice camera a Canon 5D (not a II) and a bunch of Canon L-Series lenses which help me work and photograph the way I want to. What the average photo enthusiast or point & shooter doesn't happen to understand is that I don't merely take a "Snap Shot", I am looking to create a certain look and feel to the images I make. I am not simply pressing the shutter in hopes that I might have a good image, I know when I will have a good image.

So the next time you are at a function where there is a professional photographer at a event that you are attending, please just know that they are there to work.  Everyone's view and perspectives are different. But just knowing a photographer or any artist for that matter is working out their creative vision. Their real focus is going to be on how this will look like to them, the client, and the general population.

Remember This:

Before you take a photo, ask yourself is this something I would want to look at, or better yet hang on my wall for others to see.

Keep Living Your Dreams.

Brian Farnum

B. Farnum Photography

Photography Editing we use at B. Farnum Photography

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Software for Mac Apple 
Aperture 3 Software
Nik¤Software Silver Efex Pro 2 Software