Taken on assignment during 2011 © Bluedog Photography and Client

In this issue:

Bluedog News

What's On

Exhibitions

Photo Tip - Beach Photography Tips

What's New in the World of Apps?

Photo Trivia - A Leica makes 1.9 Million and a Sherman image beats the records and Find the Cat for a bit of Fun!

Product Review - New GorillaPod and Lowepro extends its award winning Fastpack series

Bluedog's Eco Tip and Bluedog's Blog

For Sale

Checking out web sites

Dedication to a Master of the Lens: Mathew Brady

Julie won our Stradbroke Island Tour comp with this great set of images.

Vikki shot this beautiful landscape which won her a Canon 550D - congratulations Vikki!

Jessica captures a surfer 'on top' of the wave!

Augustine's image of the Super Hornets over the brisbane River was picked up by the ABC news and featured on their web site!

Photo Tip: Dive into your Beach Photography this summer

With the announcement of our Cocos Island Tour and summer fast approaching us here based in the southern hemisphere it's time for surf, sand and sun and fun days at the beach!

Beach photography can present many wonderful opportunities and at times be challenging.
Here are a couple of tips to help you take that frustration out of your photography on the beach this summer.

Bluedog's Eco Tip: Photography, Recycling and Fashion Meet

How cool is this for recycling photography gear - designer jewellery. Now we are talking.
Oye Modern specialises in a collection of unique, short-run jewellery by emerging and independent designers from all over the world and are based
right here in Australia. And we love their gear!
For more info and to view this exciting range Click Here Please enable pop-ups for viewing.

Limited edition camera pendant by Darkcloud Silver RRP: AU $490.00

One of a range of focus lens, depth of field and aperture bracelets. RRP: AU $220.00

Old school camera winder pin RRP: AU $140.00

Blackened sterling silver aperture lens camera cuff. RRP: AU $220.00

Checking Out Web Sites
Erik Johansson is a professional photographer and retoucher from Sweden and some of his work is absolutely amazing plus he's a top fellow that really enjoys sharing his knowledge. Fingers crossed he can visit Australia soon!

http://alltelleringet.com/

If you have come across a great web site please send it to us - we'd love to feature it!

What's New in the World of Apps

As you know, all of us here at Bluedog love to travel.
For those hitting the track around Australia check out this new App by fellow Bluedog Newsletter subscriber Susan (Sue) Gough Henly- Australia: Where to Go.

Sue has condensed Australia’s overwhelming opportunities into 175 top sites, more than 2500 photos and videos, plus loads of must-do activities and hidden gems.  The visually rich app gives you the insider low-down on how to explore Australia like a local. Full of curated content (the sort of advice you get from a well-travelled friend), it has as much detail as a guidebook but is in a more compact, interactive, user-friendly format…and is a lot cheaper, too.

Price: $4.99 Apps Store Link Please enable pop-ups for viewing.

Check out Richard Flint's new photography book 'Sea, Sky, Sand and Street' which features over 70 photographs shot in locations around the fabulous English county of Norfolk this summer. Available for the iPad and iPhone for just £3.49. To grab a copy go to http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2432334

Bluedog's Product Reviews 

The Joby GorillaPod Hybrid
Like travelling light? Leave the traditional tripod at home and enjoy stabilisation and precise ballhead positioning in an ultra-portable package. The perfect companion for your mirrorless or electronic viewfinder interchangeable lens camera, the GorillaPod Hybrid is the most versatile, portable tripod for the demanding, active photographer.

Stabilize hybrid cameras weighing up to 1kg on virtually any surface, to capture memories that would have been previously unthinkable. Its rock-solid stabilisation and precise ballhead-enabled positioning allow you to capture professional-quality images without the size and weight of a traditional full-size tripod system. Whether you’re staging a last-second street portrait, shooting time-lapse photos with the need for precise composition control, or recording stable, shake-free video, the GorillaPod Hybrid lets you unleash the power of your hybrid camera.

Features: Flexible, wrappable legs with rubberised ring and foot grips Aluminium ballhead with ±90° tilt and 360° pan Dual-action adjustment knob Slim line quick-release clip with bubble level RRP: $49.99 AUD and available in stores now.

Lowepro extends its award winning Fastpack series
Photographers keeping up with the video movement will be impressed with this new release: The flexible DSLR Video Fastpack™ AW Series.

Built for  multimedia photographers who need to move quickly and efficiently with their gear. Flexible packs provide pros and enthusiasts with a comfortable and protective solution that easily converts from DSLR mode to video mode to capture stills, video and sound.
Features include: audio accessory storage; a tripod/DSLR video rig carrying solution; and a built-in all weather cover.

Model            RRP
150AW            $139.00
250AW            $169.00
350AW            $189.00
Available at Australian retailers in October 2011

Further information Click Here

What's On: Photography Exhibitions:

I Henri Cartier-Bresson: THE MAN, THE IMAGE & THE WORLD
This exhibition showcases over 260 of Cartier-Bresson’s photographs, selected by Cartier-Bresson and long-time friend and publisher Robert Delpire for an exhibition at the Bibliothèque nationale de France Paris in 2003 before Cartier-Bresson’s death in 2004. The exhibition encompasses his portraits as well as his travels through Mexico, Indonesia, Europe, China, Japan, the United States and the Middle East, and presents some of Cartier-Bresson’s most acclaimed images from the breadth of his career alongside a selection of his documentary films. One not to be missed!

Venue/s & Dates:
27th August - 27th November
Queensland Art Gallery - Gallery of Modern Art
Stanley Place, South Bank, Queensland, Australia
Adults $12; Concession $10; Members $9; Children under 12 free; Family (1-2 adults and children aged 13-17) $30

I The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton & Antarctic Photography
This exhibition of remarkable Antarctic photography by George Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley marks the 100th anniversary of Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the South Pole.

Venue/s & Dates:
Till 15th April 2012
Queen's Gallery
Buckingham Palace
London, England

I 2011 ANZANG Nature Photography
The South Australian Museum is proud to own and run the annual ANZANG Nature Photography Competition. ANZANG is focused on the unique natural heritage of the bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and the New Guinea region. The annual photography competition highlights this unique area by encouraging conservation and protection of the region's native flora and fauna. ANZANG was founded by Perth surgeon Dr Stuart Miller in 2003. The South Australian Museum took ownership of the competition in 2009 and Dr Miller remains as ANZANG's patron. The exibition will now be travelling arund Australia. Bluedog tutor Sheryn Ellis was a finalist and her image is in the exhibiton.

Venue/s & Dates:
South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide
Exhibition on now until 20th November 2011
Open Daily 10am - 5pm - Free Entry

I 'Fully Indentured Labour - tha Kanaka series' by Pat Hoffie
Based on turn of the century images sourced from the archives of the John Oxley Library; it is part of the series titled Fully Exploited Labour, one that has been ongoing for the past three decades, that examines changing ideas and values associated with our understanding of ‘work’.

This exhibition has re-worked original images featuring indentured workers from the South Seas in cane and pineapple plantations in Queensland into panoramic proportions.

Venue/s & Dates:
3rd December - 15th January 2012
Queensland Centre for Photography
Corner of Cordelia and Russell Streets, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Open Wed-Sat 10am-5pm; Sunday 11am-3pm; Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

I Brummels: Australia's first gallery of photography
Brummels was the first Australian art gallery dedicated to exhibiting the work of photographers. Opened in 1972 by photographer Rennie Ellis, above a restaurant in South Yarra, the humble exhibition space was the hub of an emerging community of art photographers. Established commercial photographers of the time embraced the opportunity to exhibit photographs of a personal and experimental nature, while a new generation of students, able to study photography in an art school context for the first time, showcased their emerging talents.

MGA's exhibition will pay tribute to this important moment in the history of Australian photography, and allow audiences to reflect on the artistic styles and concerns of the time.

Venue/s & Dates:
22nd October - 22nd January 2012
Monash Gallery of Art, Wheelers Hill, Vic, Australia
21st Feb-22nd April 2012

I Red Light Dark Room: Sex, Lives and Stereotypes
‘A year ago I set out to tell the stories of some of St Kilda’s street sex workers. What I didn’t know then was that getting to know these women, and seeing past the surface of their lives, was going to become my story too.’ Gemma-Rose Turnbull

Gemma-Rose Turnbull graduated from the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, with First Class Honours in Documentary Photography and since then has a string of awards and credits to her name. Another we are looking forward to viewing.

Venue/s & Dates:
29th November - Sunday 18th December
Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane, Australia
Entry Free

I New Photography 2011
This year, MoMA's annual New Photography series expands to feature the work of six artists, with the aim of capturing the diversity and international scope of contemporary photographic work.

Venue/s & Dates:
Till 16th January 2012
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street New York, NY 10019

Photo Trivia

1923 Leica Sells for $1.9 Million After a mere 20 minutes of bidding at Vienna's WestLicht auction house, a vintage Leica O-series camera made history when sold for a record breaking 1.1 million Euros. Pre auction estimates of 350,000-450,000 Euros were smashed. The buyer, from Asia, wishes and remains anonymous. There wer only 25 made of this series in 1923 and the camera was reported to be in full working order. Leica made the camera to test the market before beginning commercial production of cameras under the name of Leica.
Sherman Print becomes World's Most Valuable Did you know in May this year a Cindy Sherman's image “Untitled #96″ from 1981 has become the world’s most valuable photograph after selling for a staggering $3.89 million at a Christie’s auction? The winning bidder was Philippe Segalot, a private advisor to some of the world’s wealthiest art collectors.
A bit of fun...... Can you spot the cat? Thanks Therese for sending this one in - it had a couple of us looking for a while.

For Sale

I Canon 24-105mm f4 L series lens. Contact Sheryn

I Canon 40d. Excellent condition. Complete with box, manuals, leads etc. Includes 2 batteries, EF-S 18-55mm lens, EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens, UV and polarising filters. Price on Application. Call 0421 830 840 Contact Andrew

I Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG HSM Canon - Box tattered, lens brand new.
Normal Price: $ 1,089.00  Special Price: $ 890. Contact Tony Holden

Dedication to a Master of the Lens
Mathew Brady (1822 - 1896)

Our Dedication to a Master of the Lens this issue was written by Nika during her work experience with Bluedog photography this year.

Mathew Brady was an American photographer, who has been referred to by many as the father of photojournalism. He is best known for his documentation of the American Civil War. Brady’s first popular photographs of the Civil War were the First Battle of the Bull Run, during which he only just narrowly avoided capture. He later employed 23 men to photograph scenes from the Civil War and rarely visited the battlefields personally, it has been speculated that this was partly due to the deterioration of Brady’s eyesight in the 1850s.

In 1862, Brady presented an exhibition titled “The Dead of Antietam” in New York. Many of the photographs presented in this exhibition were graphic photos of corpses. These photos gave many Americans the opportunity to see the horrors of the Civil War battlefields. Soon after Brady’s popularity declined as the public lost interest in viewing photos of the war. "My greatest aim has been to advance the art of photography and to make it what I think I have, a great and truthful medium of history."
During his career Brady photographed 18 presidents, including Abraham Lincoln. His portraits of Lincoln have been used for the Lincoln penny and the American five dollar bill. He also photographed most of the well known Union Civil War Generals, Thomas Edison (inventor), Mark Twain (author), King Edward VII of England, and many other important people.

Nobody in the history of photography could claim to have taken more photographs of important historical personalities during the 19th century than Mathew Brady.

Brady produced over seven thousand pictures, many of which were lost or destroyed. Towards the end of his life Brady was quoted to have said "No one will ever know what they cost me; some of them almost cost me my life." Brady died January 1896.

"My greatest aim has been to advance the art of photography and to make it what I think I have, a great and truthful medium of history."Mathew B. Brady