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Meet Jason Theaker, who has emerged as an inspiration for most of the Landscape Photographers. His Pictures are spectacular in-terms of Light and for the variety of landscapes he has worked on. He feels the photography itself is a meditative experience for him. Jason strongly believes it is the right spirit and attitude which has a better say for any photographer. Here we bring you some answers from him plus a spell bounding landscape collection from his portfolio.

Hi Jason, can you please introduce yourself?

Well my name is Jason Theaker and I like to consider myself as somebody that finds inspiration from all types of creativity. My post school artistic history began with nature photography. I use to spend hours experimenting with visually appealing images of my surrounding countryside, and then develop them in a makeshift darkroom in my attic. I developed my passion for image making towards movement and found increasing interest in animation. It encapsulated some of the key elements I found ingesting from photography; composition, lighting, texture and was technically similar, but it offered more, namely 23 extra frames every second! I first experimented with time-lapse, then continued with a growing interest characters and stories.

Anyway my passion continued for years and I ended up working in animation, first traditional, film, TV, commercials, and then computer games. I eventually had a life event where I needed to move back to my childhood town and a change in jobs had to happen as a result. I managed to get two offers, one for a games animator and one for a lecture. I fancied a change so I took a deep breath and went for it! I’ve been a lecture at Bradford University for 10 years and I’ve run my own business as a landscape photographer and trainer alongside.

What started your interest in nature photography, what inspired you?

I’ve already answered the first part of the question above, but I will try to answer what inspires me. Well, I’ve had a life longer love of nature. I love being outdoors, walking cycling, climbing mountains and swimming in rivers and the sea!

I also loved creativity and the chance of combining them both was the central reason for the move towards landscape photography. There is something about being in nature and working with it to realize ones creativity. It’s a meditative experience, when it’s working that is and if I can transmit some of that feeling through my work I’m contented.

What is your favorite place for nature photography?

I love most location, but ones that take me back to being a child really resonate. So, forest, rivers, sea. That probably covers most places, but significantly it’s where I feel at one with nature. I bet if you analyzed many of the nature photographers you would find elements of their childhood memories driving their passion.

What type of camera, lenses and lighting equipment do you use?

I have a canon 5D Mark II and several L lenses. I won’t bore you with all my kit, but to say that I don’t place its importance above the fact that it’s a tool to use. Too many people think that if you have good equipment you are a good photographer. It’s my view that the passion and feelings need to come first and the kit helps you realize it.

Which photographers have inspired you?

That’s a tough one. To be honest I’m not that kind of person. I find inspiration in text, paintings, and nature, people and photographers ideas. I very rarely single out people as influences because I try to avoid using the same footpaths as others. I think I’m a bit obsessed with being different, I blame my childhood! I’m an identical twin and from birth fought for independence, I think I will leave my psychological health there!

Any tips for aspiring talents?

Feel passionate, never give up, think, read, analyze, reflect, never follow the rules and most importantly have fun!

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MERRIMACK, NH — Looking for a family outing? Your Merrimack Patch community calendar is a great way to see what’s happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. See what’s happening and what might interest you before you make plans.

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Here are a few events happening this week in the Merrimack area:

Featured Event: Photography Meetup (free) …

• When: Monday, May 8th at 6:30 p.m.
• Where: Amherst, NH – 13 Columbia Drive #3
• What: Greater Amherst Photography MeetupWe’ll talk about all things photography and address any questions you may have. Bring your camera if you like. This event is FREE to any and all photography enthusiasts.Register here: Greater Amherst Photography Meetup The Greater Amherst Phot… Learn More

Food for thought: How we can build a climate-resilient food system in NH

• When: Monday, May 8th at 5:30 p.m.
• Where: online
• What: Colleen Stewart, of the NH Food Alliance (a program of the Sustainability Institute at UNH), and will share a presentation about building a climate-resilient food system in New Hampshire. Paige Wilson of the NH Department of Environmental Services and Maureen Prohl and Representa… Learn More

Featured Event: T-Mobile Tuesdays: Fresh Perks Every Week

• When: Tuesday, May 9th at 8:30 a.m.
• What: T-Mobile customers: download the T-Mobile Tuesdays app to get free stuff and great perks from the brands you love, including food, gas, entertainment, and and more. Photo Credit: Courtesy of T-Mobile Learn More

An Evening of Bliss ~ Restorative Yoga w/Reiki, Crystals & Soundbath

• When: Tuesday, May 9th at 7:00 p.m.
• Where: Joyful Yoga NH LLC
• What: An evening that will renew your inner being. Healing touch of Reiki by not just one, but two Reiki Masters, Jeffrey & Joy. Blissful restorative yoga with the softest touch and support of props allowing a gentle release of tension and a guided meditation. With an extra add… Learn More

Featured Event: Peacock Players Presents XANADU THE MUSICAL!

• When: Friday, May 12th at 7:00 p.m.
• Where: 14 Court St
• What: Peacock Players Presents XANADU the musical! This Tony Award-nominated, hilarious, roller skating, musical adventure about following your dreams despite the limitations others set for you, rolls along to the original hit score composed by pop-rock legends, Jeff Lynne and John… Learn More

Fun-filled Field Trips at The Farm

• When: Friday, May 12th at 10:00 a.m.
• Where: Charmingfare Farm
• What: The farm offers tours during Maple Express for Schools & Home Schoolers Your class is invited to come learn about life on the farm and learn about native wildlife living right here in New Hampshire. Included in your Admission Ticket… “Hands-On” Petting AreaTractor Trai… Learn More

Featured Event: Free Intro to Digital Photography class

• When: Saturday, May 13th at 10:00 a.m.
• Where: C1M Photography, LLC
• What: If you love photography but find that the camera often gets in the way, or if you simply want to improve your photography, we have courses and classes that help you take control of your camera and become the photographer that you always wanted to be. Join us for a free class -… Learn More

Featured Event: Recycled Percussion at the Nashua Center for the Arts

• When: Saturday, May 13th at 3:00 p.m.
• Where: Nashua Center for the Arts
• What: Recycled Percussion is simply one of the most unique shows on Earth. These Vegas headliners blend live music, comedy, and raw creativity together to form an unforgettable audience experience that has taken them to all 50 states, over 35 countries, and even broken 5 world recor… Learn More

See more local events, or add your own, on the Merrimack Patch community calendar.

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It’s been a busy month on N-Photo magazine. First, I captured a long exposure of a waterfall before visiting the Cornish coast to capture summer blooms. Then, I photographed the Milky Way core (in the middle of the day) and finished by capturing a blurry image of the Loch Ness monster. And that was all before I photographed a portrait of a person – who doesn’t exist, I might add – and a zebra, riding a unicycle in front of a supermoon… 

If you haven’t already guessed, I didn’t actually photograph any of those increasingly absurd images. Instead, I used an artificial-intelligence image generator: DALL•E 2. This clever browser-based software uses AI to generate images of whatever you type into a search bar. 

• Why not try out the best AI image generators for yourself

Admittedly, it’s not perfect and it struggles to deal with more complicated or abstract requests. However, it’s seemingly appeared out of nowhere and joins a growing list of web-based trends and technologies – such as deepfakes and NFTs – that have the potential to dramatically shift the status quo.

AI is nothing new. Its implementation dates back to the Fifties and today varying forms of AI are used in a variety of industries, including healthcare, cybersecurity and, of course, photography. That’s right, deep-learning AF is AI-driven – and so is Adobe’s proprietary Adobe Sensei. These are all practical and exciting uses of AI, but on the other hand, there’s this whole dystopian idea of AI becoming sentient and inevitably attempting to destroy the world (ahem, The Terminator).

Here’s hoping that a chess computer hellbent on world domination is a little way off yet, but whether or not AI poses a threat to creatives is arguably a different matter. Last September, an AI-generated artwork knowingly won the digital category in the Colorado State Fair’s 2022 Fine Arts competition, which caught plenty of media attention and caused a bit of a ruckus online. And a book published in 2018 called 1 The Road is supposedly the first AI-generated novel ever made.

The question that most interests me, though, is if cheap AI creatives become virtually indistinguishable from human works, where does that leave the creative industry? Photography would surely be affected. And yet, I think it would fare better than many other mediums by its very nature. Most genres of photography revolve around capturing a specific moment in time or a specific person. 

So, we won’t have to say, “Hasta la vista, baby” to proper photography until AIs are given legs. Hopefully…

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Markus Brunetti: Facades III
Yossi Milo Gallery
245 Tenth Avenue
New York
Through May 6

For nearly two decades, artist Markus Brunetti has embarked on the near-Sisyphean task of documenting historic cathedrals, churches, monasteries, and synagogues, throughout Europe. His medium of choice is photography, and, in collaboration with his wife and creative partner Betty Schöner, he documents buildings at a granular level: Each subject is photographed in thousands of shots, one square meter at a time, and then is stitched together in post-production to create monumentally scaled canvases of staggering detail. FACADES III, on view at Yossi Milo Gallery, is the latest installation of this grand project. The images’ meticulous execution is impressive.

In this era of mass—and instant—image production, Brunetti’s project stands out for the relatively glacial pace of the work. The title of each piece indicates the span of time between the first photograph and the final product. For example, Lincoln, The Cathedral Church of St. Mary, on display at Yossi Milo, was scaffolded for approximately three decades, so, as the restoration commenced, the duo photographed only partial areas of the facade over a period of several years.

That same consideration extends to the treatment of seasons, as the stitching together of those many images requires consistency in both lighting, surrounding foliage, and weather conditions. One example is Rocca di Calascio, Santa Maria della Pieta in Abruzzo. “We visited it years ago during spring, when the surrounding meadows were bright green and the mountains in the background were snowless,” Brunetti told AN. “Combined with the slightly pink color of the church’s facade, it was too picturesque, almost like a postcard. To create a coherent overall image and achieve the aesthetic we sought, we had to wait nearly a year for the end of winter before we could return to resume photographing the church.”

Eschewing the singular image favored by the Bechers, another German couple who worked together, the technical challenge of executing architectural photography is equally matched, if not more so, by the editing process in which those thousands of individual images are stitched into a seamless image. This extreme level of detail elevates the textural quality of the duo’s subjects and delivers prints of visual complexity and nuance. “The process of digitally assembling the individual shots is the most time-consuming part of our practice, as we cannot use any automated processes, but have to assemble everything manually, which can take a period of several months,” continued Brunetti. “This is the symbiosis between photography and painting—creating an image by layering and arranging according to our idealized vision. After we’ve made an image that is satisfactory, we’ll print the work in the larger scale and examine it for any faults or discrepancies. We’ll then return to the drawing board to make any necessary changes.”

The result, for the viewer, is transportive. Patinated ceramic pan tiles, masonry detailing, colored marble, gargoyles and all the nooks and crannies—sometimes containing pigeons or creeping moss—of these cultural reliquaries are rendered lifelike, all the more so through the encompassing collage perspectives, which offer views that are not possible in reality.

Seen in person, the large prints are ambitious, visionary, and sure to dazzle.

 Matthew Marani, studying city and regional planning at Pratt Institute, writes about architecture and urban design.

If you’re looking for a high-quality, compact gimbal camera that can go anywhere, look no further than the Feiyu Pocket 3. This innovative camera offers a range of features, making it the ultimate choice for photographers and videographers who need to capture smooth and stable footage in any situation.

One of the standout features of the Feiyu Pocket 3 is its ultra-compact design, which makes it small enough to fit in your pocket. Despite its size, however, the Pocket 3 packs a punch when it comes to performance. It features a 3-axis stabilisation system that ensures your footage is always smooth and steady, even when you’re on the move.

The Pocket 3 also offers 4K/60fps video recording and a 120-degree ultra-wide-angle lens, which allows you to capture stunning footage with incredible clarity and detail. The camera also has a touchscreen display that makes it easy to control, even when you’re on the go.

Other features of the Pocket 3 include built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for seamless connectivity, multiple shooting modes (including time-lapse, slow-motion, and panorama), and up to 270 minutes of battery life. The camera also supports micro SD cards up to 512GB, so you’ll never run out of storage space, check out our recent review of the Lexar Professional 1066x microSDXC UHS-I

One of the unique features of the Pocket 3 is its cordless gimbal, which can be detached from the remote control handle to transform it into a multi-purpose, go-anywhere mountable camera. With magnetic installation, you can unlock more shooting angles than you ever thought possible and control the camera from the handle with the Feiyu App in your hand to achieve the best filming angle.

The Feiyu Pocket 3 is also waterproof, with an IPX8 rating that allows you to take stunning still images and time-lapse photography at depths of over 20 meters. And with the ability to connect directly to your smartphone via Wi-Fi, you can easily download photos or videos in real-time and share them on social media.

Overall, the Feiyu Pocket 3 is the ultimate compact gimbal camera for anyone who needs to capture smooth and stable footage on the go. To learn more about this innovative camera and back the Kickstarter project, visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/feiyutech/feiyu-pocket-3-compact-and-versatile-3-axis-gimbal-camera.

Three-dimensional or 3D photography has become increasingly popular in various businesses in the past few years. 3D rendering creates images that duplicate human vision as closely as possible, producing images with depth that make you feel like you are at the scene of the photo. These pictures can offer a fun way to share memories with family and friends on social media and have great potential for eCommerce product visualization.

3D rendering offers a lot of benefits to online trade or businesses and in many other fields. Here are four main benefits of 3D photography.

1. Improved conversion rates

3D spin photography provides a 360-degree view of an image, which can increase your conversion rate since your users will view the product better. This can be a real turning point, especially if you sell expensive products such as jewelry.

Customers look at every minute detail of a product if they intend to purchase it. You give them the freedom to look at every side of your product when you provide 3D visuals, thus boosting their chance of buying it.

However, it’s essential to hire the best 3D photographers to truly get the best results. You can also take it a step further and hire a 3D product visualization expert like Pterobyt to help you visually communicate your products to customers for improved conversion.

2. It’s cost-effective

3D photography or rendering may sound expensive, but it’s more cost effective than traditional photography. In fact, the global average cost of shooting five products with conventional photography is six times higher than with 3D.

When you take a picture of a product with different colors, standard photography captures every variation and colors. The photos must be edited after the shoot, which may lead to extra charges and the added cost of shipping the product and traveling. When it comes to 3D photography, you only pay for shooting, which saves shipping and traveling costs.

3. Better customer engagement

Before making a purchase, most online shoppers prefer to zoom in and rotate product animations to have a better look. 3D product photography offers an easy way for customers to engage with your products and can make them stay on your website’s product page longer. This boosts the likelihood of them finding more items and shopping for more.

With 3D photography tools and camera hacks, shoppers can also customize products to reflect any possible combination of available colors, patterns, textures, and styles you might have in stock. They have countless options for modifying every type of product into their preferred styles.

4. Reduced product returns

Frequent product returns in your eCommerce business can give you continuous headaches. They can even jeopardize your business if they become excessive. Your customers may also experience a share of the headache since returning products can be inconvenient, especially if the product is needed on a schedule.

3D rendering and visualization can minimize the frequency of product returns by ensuring customers have a perfect look at your product before adding them to their cart. By the time they purchase a product, they will be confident it meets their needs.

Endnote

Using traditional digital photography to create stunning product images can be expensive and time-consuming. 3D photography can help you create photorealistic images for your business with a high chance of putting together attractive ideas at a reduced cost. Generally, 3D photography costs far less and is convenient and more flexible.

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NBCLA’s Heather Navarro and Whitney Ashton strike a pose at Neon WRLD OC, a pop-up photography experience in Orange County.

Neon WRLD OC isn’t just another selfie museum. The pop-up selfie and photography museum is a content creator’s dream, with plenty of Instagrammable neon signs.

Visitors can touch, play and interact inside more than 30 interactive photoshoot rooms at the now-open Orange County pop-up.

The space is over 7,000 square feet and boasts more than 30 interactive rooms where you can pose against different backdrops and even incorporate props into your photos. 

Take off in your pink private jet, sip on a milkshake at the retro diner Milkshakes & Dreams or step into a life-sized Barbie box. 

Tripods are available upon request and if you’re a stickler for good lighting, you can rent a ring light. 

Tickets to the limited-time experience are available for 1 to 2 hour sessions, and private events like birthdays, bachelorette parties and more are available for booking, too.

And if you’d like to take more than a photograph home to commemorate your time at Neon WRLD OC, you can purchase a custom neon sign to be shipped to you, or buy some themed merchandise.

The experience is open Fridays through Sundays from 12 to 6 p.m. Reservations are available online at neonwrldoc.com.

Patriot has launched its new high-performance SD line, the V90 SDXC UHS-II U3 Class 10 SD Card, designed for professional photographers and filmmakers who require high-speed, reliable, and durable storage. The SD card boasts read speeds of up to 300MB/s and write speeds of up to 260MB/s, making it easy to transfer large files quickly. It is available in capacities of 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB, providing ample space for all your image and video content.

The Patriot V90 SDXC UHS-II U3 Class 10 SD Card is built to withstand tough conditions with a waterproof, shockproof, temperature-proof, and dustproof exterior, and an operating temperature range of -25°C to 85°C, ensuring it can operate reliably in extreme temperatures.

Shannon Robb, Marketing Manager at Patriot Memory, said, “These new V90 SDXC UHS-II U3 Class 10 SD cards are crafted to withstand tough weather and extreme temperature fluctuations. They are reinforced to be waterproof, dustproof, temperature-proof and shock and vibration resistant, all while delivering ultra-fast data read and write speeds.”

The Patriot V90 SDXC UHS-II U3 Class 10 SD Card is designed to work with various top-of-the-line cameras from major brands like Sony, Canon, and Nikon, ensuring excellent compatibility across the market. It supports sequential burst-mode shots and complies with SDA 6.1/5.X/4.X/3.X. Additionally, the SD card features flash wear leveling and flash bad block management to ensure data is secure and protected.

The Patriot V90 SDXC UHS-II U3 Class 10 SD Card is backed by Patriot’s 5-year warranty, providing peace of mind for professionals who require a reliable and durable storage medium for capturing crucial 4K videos and high resolution images. For more information check out the Patriot website.