I have all the Cookbook books and if I had the opportunity Id love to sit in on this - thought someone may be interested
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WEBCAST
10 Key Ingredients for Cookin' Digital Pictures

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Rich Sammon

Rick's O'Reilly Book
Face to Face: Rick Sammon's Complete Guide to Photographing People — In this beautifully illustrated book, travel and adventure photographer Rick Sammon introduces the proven techniques he uses to make extraordinary photographs of people around the world. You'll find important tips and strategies for engaging your subject and setting up the shoot, along with techniques for shooting in a variety of conditions indoors and outdoors. Learn more.



In this live webcast, world-renowned photographer Rick Sammon will share his top digital photography tips, including his "10 Key Ingredients for Cookin' Digital Photographs." He'll also discuss his favorite photo philosophies, including: The Camera Looks Both Ways; In Picturing the Subject We Are Also Picturing a Part of Ourselves." You'll get to see Rick's favorite people, landscape and wildlife images from around the world. Some Photoshop talk, too!

Attendance is limited, so register now. We'll send you a reminder before the webcast. And please feel free to share this invitation with others.

Date: Thursday, June 26 at 10am PDT (17:00 GMT)
Cost: Free
Duration: 45 minutes
Meeting link: oreilly.com/go/pictures
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Thanks for the info. I have several of the books and need to take a look at them again. I haven't gone over them in a while.

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I wonder if they'd let me do this at work??? Hehehe. Looks like a great program.

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Oh thanks. I signed up. I have 2 of the Cookbooks. Actually, they are really great books. I had always meant to get another one that I had my eye on but never did. I really like the way the books explain things and show the screen shots of your layers.

I've read his books and they aren't too bad. The main thing I didn't like is that although he talks about engaging the subject and setting the mood... the book uses models to get the point across. In other words, the photos in the book that he uses as examples are "staged"... the models know how to react and display emotion that the average person would not - therefore, the techniques, while valid, aren't necessarily going to show as well as they do in the book. I would have preferred more "real-world" candid every day people rather than a staged paid "model in the studio" tactic. Otherwise.. interesting approach to discussing the subject.