Best Photos & Contest Winners of the 3rd Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk

Winning Photos & Prizes

by bmoore

Winners & Voting

Congratulations to the eleven lucky (and talented) people who have been selected by Scott Kelby as the Grand Prize and Honorable Mention winners of the Worldwide Photo Walk!

You can see the gallery here – http://worldwidephotowalk.com/bestphotos

You can also start voting for the People’s Choice Award here –http://worldwidephotowalk.com/peoples-choice

Prizes

If you’re a leader or winner of a local Photo Walk, you know that you’ll be getting your choice of Scott Kelby’s Photoshop CS5 Book for Digital Photographers or Lightroom 3 Book for Digital Photographers.  Next month, we’ll be sending out coupon codes via email for the Kelby Training Bookstore. This will let you choose which book you want and order it completely free of charge (no shipping charges or anything from us).  You should receive your code somewhere around the second or third week of the month.

Best Photos & Contest Winners:

2010 Best in Show & Grand Prize Winner

Photo By Rhys
South Wharf, VIC Australia – July 24, 2010

Submission Deadline Extension of Worldwide Photowalk Contest

by moore

Because we had so many people still trying to get their images in by the deadline on Saturday, we’ve decided to extend the deadline to the end of Tuesday, August 3rd!  We’ll post a countdown on the front page so everyone knows, down to the second, how much time is left before the entries are closed.

We’re working on making these changes right now, so you may not see the correct deadline immediately. But, rest assured, we’ll have everything changed as quickly as we can  

source: http://worldwidephotowalk.com/

 

Making Photographic History For The 3rd Year in a Row!

by Scott Kelby


Another amazing walk is in the record books. Over one thousands cities around the world coming together as one big community to share our passion for photography and people. What an incredibly fun day!
I still am amazed after I return from leading my walk (this year, in Tarpon Springs, Florida at their famous Sponge Docks, part of a wonderful Greek community that has blossomed in the Tarpon Springs area), when I sit back and watch all the reports and photos coming in from every part of the world. It just simply boggles my mind, and puts a huge smile on my face to know that we all shared in something really special on Saturday. Millions of photos were made that day that never would have been made, and lots of new friends were made along the way, which is what it’s really all about. (Photo below, taken during the walk, by Jose Ramos).


Catch My Free Online Class Just For Photo Walk Participants
I’m doing a FREE online class about photography and my Lightroom 3 editing workflow, and everyone that participated in the walk is invited (look for the details in your email by tomorrow).
Don’t worry; if you can’t make the workshop at 10:00 am, we’ll repost the entire session for free so you can watch it when you want (but we’ll be taking your questions live during the live webcast).

Here are some of the shots (above) I took during the walk, and I’ll be going over my editing of those very images during the Webcast on Wednesday. Hope you can make it.
This, I Didn’t See Coming
I was blessed with a really great group of people, and the heat didn’t totally kill us because we had a decent cloud cover most of the time. The people of Tarpon Springs couldn’t have been more accommodating—leading us to points of interest, posing for us, inviting us in their historical buildings and shops to take photos—-it really was a wonderful experience. But this, I didn’t see coming.

Yup, that’s about a 10 foot Albino Boa Constrictor snake my photo walkers are photographing above. There was a small aquarium near the end of my walk route, and one of the snake handlers at the aquarium had this puppy outside in the back parking lot sunning himself, and he invited us to take some shots.

Here he is again (above), thinking he’s found a mate in a coiled up water hose.

Here’s one of my walkers above using a Gorilla Pod rig to shoot some HDR shots during the walk. The area we shot in had lots of rusty old boats, and old buildings and such, so it was an HDR shooter’s paradise.

I have no idea what she was shooting (above), but it must have been worth it. Maybe it was a baby Albino snake.

That’s one of our many tables at the incredible Hellas Greek Restaurant, our walk ending spot, where we had authentic Greek food that totally rocked! (photo above by Jose Ramos).
Send Me Your Group Shots and Video Links
Tomorrow I’ll be posting group shots and videos from all around the world, so if you haven’t already sent me your group shot (or video link), just post it here on the blog, and I’ll download the image and post it tomorrow.
Link to the Group flickr Pool
Want to see some of the amazing photos pouring in from all over the world—check out the flickr group pool right here. (Also, if you were a part of walk, don’t forget to post some of your shots to your local flickr group page).
On Twitter search for Hashtag #WWPW
It’s wild to see all the comments posted during live photo walks from every corner of the globe.

• My thanks to everyone who attended my walk in Tarpon Springs, and who participated in other walks around the world. I really had a lot of fun, and I hope you did, too!
• A big, big thanks to all the volunteers who organized and led walks around the world (We couldn’t have done it without you). A special thanks to the walk leaders in China (last year, we didn’t have a single walk in China).
• Also, a thanks to my book Publisher Peachpit Press, for their major support of this event, also to Adorama, our Platinum Sponsor, and to all the sponsors who pitched in to make this a very special day for photographers around the globe.

Only One More Day!

Only One More Day!

by bmoore

 

Tomorrow is the last day to submit contest images! If you haven’t already, log in to the Worldwide Photo Walk website, and you’ll see instructions on uploading your best image from the photo walk. If you haven’t made your pick yet, be sure to check out these Lightroom tutorial videos from RC that will help you narrow it down to your best shot.

After that, leaders will have one week to choose the winning image from their walk. All of those winning images will then be posted in the People’s Choice gallery where you can vote for the shot you think is the best. The People’s Choice winner will receive a $750 Adorama gift card and a 1-year Kelby Training Online subscription.

While that’s going on, Scott will also be narrowing all of the winning images down to the best of the best to select the top 11 images from the whole event. Those will be the 10 Honorable Mentions (who will receive a $250 Adorama gift card) and the Grand Prize Winner (who will receive a $1000 Adorama gift card and a 1-year Kelby Training Online subscription).

Free Lightroom 3 Webinar for the Worldwide Photowalkers

by bmoore

 

If you took part in the World Wide Photo Walk, tune in today to a special free, live online workshop from 10:00-11:00 am EDT featuring Scott Kelby on post processing the images from your walk using Adobe’s new Lightroom 3. To access the webcast, just click here and sign in with your Photo Walk site username and password.

Scott wanted a fun way to reconnect after the walk, and you’ll see exactly how he edited the images he took during his walk, and the workflow he uses to make the process quick and easy. If you don’t have Lightroom 3 yet, you can download a free trial version from Adobe at this link right here. Also, you should have gotten an email with a code for a 15% discount off a new purchase of Lightroom 3!

Scott will be taking your questions live during workshop, along with a few of “The Photoshop Guys” here at NAPP HQ to help out as well, so it should be a lot of fun.

If you can’t tune in live, the webcast will be made available for viewing online as soon as we can get it posted!

Source: http://worldwidephotowalk.com/

Uploading Contest Images (Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk)

by bmoore

 

Photo Walk contest submissions will open on Sunday, July 25 and close July 31.
Here’s a short two-step walkthrough for submitting your best image to the Photo Walk contest.
Step 1) Go to WorldwidePhotoWalk.com and log in (look at the top right corner of the page)

Once you’re logged in, you’ll automatically go to your Photo Walk page.
Step 2) Once there, you’ll see a section called “Upload Your Photo” below the Meeting Location & Time (not today or tomorrow, but it’ll show up on Sunday):

Just follow the on-screen instructions and you’ll be good to go!

Each walker is allowed to submit one image to the contest.  The deadline to submit is July 31.  If you change your mind on which image you want to enter, you can change it up until the deadline.

After that, walk leaders will have till August 7 to choose the winning image from their walk.  They won’t be able to make a selection until after the submission process is finished.

All of those winning images will then be posted in the People’s Choice gallery where everyone can vote for their favorite shot during the following week.

Then, on August 14, we’ll announce the Grand Prize, Honorable Mentions, and People’s Choice winners.

So where does Flickr play into all of this?  Since this is a social event, we want you all to be able to share your images with the world! The contest we do here doesn’t really lend itself to that, so we’re suggesting that you share your shots on Flickr.

We’ve set up an official Worldwide Photo Walk Flickr group where anyone who takes part in the Photo Walk can share up to five images per day.  Your leader may have set up a Flickr group just for your location too.

Are you required to submit an image to the contest, or to share photos on Flickr? Absolutely not. If you just want to have fun taking pictures with fellow photographers and making new friends, then we’re all for that!

Hope that answers the questions a number of you had about this.  Happy Shooting!  

source: worldwidephotowalk.com

How To Leave A Walk

by bmoore

 

If you can’t make it to the Photo Walk you’ve signed up for, it’s very quick and easy to un-signup.

Step 1) Go to WorldwidePhotoWalk.com and log in

Once you’re logged in, you’ll see your Photo Walk page.

Step 2) Just above the map, you’ll see a button that says “Leave This Walk.” Just click that, and it will un-register you for that walk. If there’s a waiting list, the next person on it will automatically be moved up to the main list.

If you see the Join This Walk button instead, you’re either not logged in or are on the wrong Photo Walk page.

Your leader can not remove you from the walk.  It’s something you have to do yourself.  If you’re unable to participate, please take a minute (literally) to unregister yourself so someone else can have the chance to participate.

If you wish to change walks, you’ll need to leave the walk you’re currently registered for, then you can join a different one.nbb

souce:http://worldwidephotowalk.com/

Post-Walk Goodness!

by bmoore

 

There are a couple of great things happening after the walk I wanted to tell you all about -

First off, Scott Kelby is hosting an exclusive Lightroom® 3 training Webcast for all 30,700+ registered photo walk participants on Wednesday, July 28 at 10:00am EDT USA! Scott will also be joined by Matt Kloskowski, Dave Cross, and RC Concepcion. During this exclusive Webcast, Scott will take viewers through his Lightroom 3 workflow using the photos he took during his Photo Walk. This live Webcast is only available to registered Photo Walk participants.

And secondly, Adobe is extending a 15% discount to Photo Walk participants! Registered participants will receive a unique code via the email address you provided at registration from us to be used for 15% off the purchase of Lightroom 3 the week of July 26th. Watch for your email, or check back here. I’ll post when it goes out on this blog.

source:worldwidephotowalk.com

Only 3 Days Away! Scott Kelby's 3rd Annual Worldwide Photo Walk

If you can’t make it – Make sure you sign in to the Photo Walk site then go to your walk page. You can remove yourself from a walk by clicking the button just above the map:

We’re only three days away from the big day!  There are over 1,100 photo walks taking place and over 28,000 people participating! Couple of things to address real quick…
Please do this so that the next person on the waiting list can take part in the walk.
Submitting contest images - All images for the contest will be submitted on this website, not through Flickr or any other website.  Each walker will be able to submit one image, their best from the day.  We’ll have a more detailed walkthrough of this later in the week.
This doesn’t mean that you can’t upload images to Flickr though.  You can share your photos with the official Worldwide Photo Walk group, and with people from your own group if your leader has set one up. You will need a Flickr account to share images here, so if you don’t already have one you can sign up for free here. Just remember… Sharing images on Flickr is for fun and being social, not for the contest.
That should help a lot of you out who’ve been asking about these things.  Happy photo walking!

source: http://worldwidephotowalk.com/

SCOTT KELBY'S Best of 2009 Awards

My “Best of 2009” Picks

source: http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2010/archives/7869

Hi everybody—-welcome to 2010. I’m back after a wild weekend shooting a College Bowl game and an NFL game (more on those tomorrow), but to kick off the New Year, I present my first ever “Best of 2009 Awards.”

It’s important to note right up front that I didn’t say “Best photography gear” or “Best Photoshop stuff” (though both of those are represented). Instead, this is just my favorite “bestest” stuff from 2009, (including things like songs, movies, travel stuff, food, etc.) presented in no particular order. Hope it starts off your New Year right! (By the way; make sure you read my disclaimers at the end of the list).

Best Photoshop plug-in update of 2009: Nik Software’s Viveza 2

My most-used plug-in of 2009: Topaz Adjust

My most-used plug-in on landscapes: Nik Software’s Color FX Pro

My Biggest goof of 2009: leaving all my camera gear in my hotel room in New York, the day I left for Italy

Biggest surprise of 2009: That the Nikon D5000 is a pretty darn good camera

Best new lens of 2009: Nikon 50mm f/1.4

Best candidate for replacement in 2010: Nikon 85mm 1/4

The Best five photographers you might not have heard of (not in any particular order):

1. Patrik Giardino (link) Note: I want to be him when I grow up.
2. Robert Seale (link)
3. Manuel Libres Librodo Jr. (link);
4. Costas Stergiou (link)
5. Stephan Cooper (link)

Best photo App for iPhone: Best Camera

Best iPhone App for working photographers: Photo Assist
…and it keeps getting better.

Best iPhone News App: USA Today. They did it right!

My favorite iPhone game of 2009: Flight Control
It’ll get you hooked!

Best travel App for iPhone: TripIt
If you do a decent amount of travel, you will fall deeply in love with TripIt.

Best coach seats in the sky: United’s Economy Plus

Would be best if they flew more routes: JetBlue
Roomy seats, but their in-seat TV and service put them over the top—they just need more routes.

Best reason to fly Delta: Go-Go high-speed Wi-fi Internet
Now that they’ve merged with Northwest, if they can just get the Northwest jets to have Go-Go, we’d be set!

Best way I’ve found to keep on top of everything happening in our Industry: Alltop.com
It’s better than any RSS reader.

Best all-around blog: Seth Godin’s Blog (link).
He’s my favorite writer of business books, and his blog rocks!

Best Football blog: ProFootballTalk.com (link).
I love Mike Florio. Lots of folks hate them, and are terribly mean to him, but they go there everyday just the same.

Best deal on a printer: The Epson 1900

Best printer for serious black and white: Epson 2880

Best HDR software: It’s still Photomatix.

Best Apple thingy I really love besides my iPhone: AppleTV
Ask anyone who has one.

Best thing I can’t believe is free: Google Earth

Best steak of 2009: Keens steakhouse, New York City (link)
The steaks are awesome, but the “old New York” atmosphere puts it over the top

Best gift idea of 2009: 16×22” framed prints shipped direct from MPIX.com

Best iPhone Movie Theater App: OneTap Movies

Best iPhone App to use during the Movie: Run Pee
It tells you when you can go to the restroom during a movie, and not miss any important parts. It’s does more than just that, too!

Best way to send large files: YouSendIt.com (link)

Best way to not be in the moment: Tweet what you’re doing

Best business book of 2009: Tribes by Seth Godin

Another that comes really close: “What would Google Do,” by Jeff Jarvis

Best real quality lighting deal: Elinchrom’s BXRI strobes

Best thing to put in front of your flash: A Lastolite EZBox Hot Shoe softbox

Best romantic comedy I saw in 2009: Love Actually

Or maybe it was this one: Maid of Honor
I know it came out in 2008, but I didn’t see it until 2009.

Best guy movie of 2009: Tropic Thunder
The Hangover was great, too, but Topic Thunder actually had good acting. Kinda.

Best song I used to not like, but bought after hearing it in the movie “I love you man” and now I actually really like it: Limelight by Rush (iTunes link)

Best old song I added to my iPod: Ebony Eyes by Bob Welch
I know—I can’t explain it, but I heard it in a store in the mall one day, and I was like, “Hey, that song wasn’t all that bad.” (Come on, sing with me: “Have you see that girl in the corner…I want to break her out of her chains…”). See, it kind of gets under your skin, doesn’t it? Here’s the link to it on iTunes (this is the best version–from his album “French Kiss.” Ooh La La!

Best really old song I added to my iPod: Tossin’ and Turnin’ by Bobby Lewis (iTunes Link)

Best old soul song I added: Work to Do by the Isley Brothers (iTunes Link)

Best classic rock song I added: Mississippi Queen by Mountain (iTunes Link)

Best new song: Rock That Body by Black Eyed Peas (iTunes Link)
F to the E-R, G-I-E!

Best new song I love that I would never have guessed was sung by her: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy by Queen Latifah (iTunes Link)

Best song I bought after hearing it on my son’s iPod: Go Figure by Everlife (iTunes Link)

Best song that I have no idea who turned me onto it: Welcome Home by Coheed & Cambria (iTunes Link)

Best inexpensive gift for the guitar player in your life: Custom guitar picks from claytoncustom.com

Best shoot thru umbrella: David Ziser’s Zumbrella

Best paper for printing: Epson’s Exhibition Fiber

Best new restaurant: Ocean Prime (link)
They’re popping up all over.

Best thing Apple did for their MacBook Pro: Giving us the option to have a non-glossy screen
Yes I ordered with a non-glossy screen. I got it—I love it.

Best new fangled way to print your images: Printing on aluminum for a high-definition look (from ImageWizards). Link.

Most under-rated photographer of 2009: Dan Steinhardt

Best way to start a fight since the whole Mac vs. PC thing: Mention HDR

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS:

(1) I could be totally wrong about any of these—they’re just my opinions

(2) Some of these things could have actually come out in 2008, or even 2007. I’m old and lose track of time easily.

(3) If you disagree with any of my picks, that’s OK.

(4) If some of my picks make you seething mad, and you want to post mean comments to me, remember, you can start your own blog today, for free, and by this afternoon you can post your own list (don’t worry—everybody will be agree with all your picks). Here’s a good place to start (link).

Well, that’s it gang. I’m always on the lookout for great anything (songs, movies photo gears, iPhone Apps, restaurants, etc.), so if you have something I missed on my list, just let me know.

3rd Annual Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk

Currimao, Ilocos Philippines (Coastline)

Walk Organizer

Jose III Orosa, M.D. Contact Leader

 

Meeting Location & Time

Pangil Beach Resort, Currimao, Ilocos Norte, Philippines (04:00pm - 04:30pm)
, Currimao, Ilocos- Philippines
After the walk, meet at: Playa Tropical Beach Resort, Currimao, Ilocos Norte

This Location has room for 11 more
(The limit is 50 signups)

 Who's Attending

1. james ragus
2. Neil Ratuita
3. Alaric Yanos
4. Raffy Pasalo
5. Bryan Rapadas
6. EDWIN TANGONAN
7. Paulo Manuel
8. mark louie chan
9. Gem Paula Lucero
10. Nitson Itliong
11. william rei udarbe
12. Anthony Ramos
13. Marianne Ferina Albano
14. Fernand Pascua
15. Marie Joy Lazaro
16. Ronald Macatulad
17. tracy lamug
18. marco leo magno
19. Godwinn Vicente
20. Lorna Macatulad
21. Joseph Andie Lamug
22. michael ong
23. Maria Cristina Bugaoisan
24. Robert Garcia
25. Robert Francis Luzod
26. Edward Bulusan
27. Landell Galiza
28. JENNEL SAGUN
29. edwin antonio
30. joseph reginaldo
31. marc lawrence reginaldo
32. Gina Meneses
33. daniel victoria
34. rosario garcia
35. Rosemarie Razon
36. Ana Rizza Florendo
37. Renato Marinas
38. john philip papa
39. Dante Ramos
40. Eric Nagal
41. Anna Ylagan
42. bryan juarez
43. christian sampayan
44. chris marc buquing
45. isidro madamba III
46. Nicole Rudio
47. renz castro
48. sterling miguel
49. ashley rapacon
50. modesty cuanang

Photo Walk Description

Note: The Official Worldwide Photo Walk Date is July 24th, 2010

In this photowalk, we are exploring the majestic sunset of Currimao beach famous for its coral formations, the fisherfolks as they get their catch for the day, the bancas formation at the fort and the quiet community of this coastline. We are starting at pangil beach resort as the sun goes down, try out our low light photography and as we walk along the coastline, you can try every possible subjects along the way. Play with colors of the sky as the sun sets and bounces its golden to magenta hues to the sky. Try out your low light photography as the waves hit the various coral stones along the way. Discover the simplicity and the beauty of the rural life.
I am Dr. Jose B. Orosa III from Batac City, Ilocos Norte, president of The Ilocandia Photographic Society (TIPS), and I will be your leader in this photowalk. We will chase light in this golden hour as it interacts with the elements of water, sand, people and other elements. Please wear your most comfortable footwear and shorts. Bring water and flashlight – you might want to try out light painting as well! Are you up for the challenge?

visit 
http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/currimao-ilocos-philippines-coastline/ for more info and to sign up