Member Participation on The Digital Story
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Photo Assignment Entries
Each month you can participate in a themed photo assignment with other members of The Digital Story audience. The topic for the assignment is revealed in the first podcast of the month. Then, all you have to do is photograph your interpretation of that theme, and send it to us via email.
Title your subject line: Photo Assignment [month, year]. Attach your entry making sure that it is at least 800 pixels wide. Include a sentence or two about why you took the approach you did for the shot. Address your email to:
Each month the best submissions will be published on The Digital Story. You can review past winners by visiting the Photo Assignment section of the site. Enter up to 3 photos for each assignment.
SizzlPix Pick of the Month
Every month the good folks at SizzlPix award a SizzlPix Pick of the Month to one of the participants in the TDS Photo Assignment. That recipient receives a free SizzlPix of the selected image. You have to enter the Photo Assignment to be eligible for the SizzlPix Pick of the Month. If you're selected, we will notify you via email.
Member Photo Gallery
You can share your photos with other virtual camera club participants the Member Photo Gallery. Images are submitted through The Digital Story Flickr public group. In order to participate, first read the instructions we've published.
Then, when you submit a photo to the Flickr public group, it automatically appears in the Member Gallery by the next day. To comment on any of the photos in the Gallery, just click on it, and you will be taken the Flickr page where you can share your thoughts (you must be a Flickr member to comment). Please be kind, considerate, and thoughtful when participating in this group.
Grab Shots
Do you have an interesting candid that you'd like featured on The Digital Story? If so, send the photo with caption to Type "Grab Shot" in the subject line with your name. The photo should be no wider than 1024 pixels. If we choose to feature your Grab Shot, you'll appear on the cover of The Digital Story
You can submit as often as you wish, but please include only one Grab Shot per email. To check out previous Grab Shots, visit the Grab Shots section of the site. Send us your favorite candid shot today!
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Something Rare – Something Cool!
A lot of times I photograph weddings and events with an assistant or second shooter, someone I’m training or a newer photographer wanting some tips. Well my buddy, Matt just happens to be one of my “Padawan learners” and the poor guy had his camera stolen from the beach in Lewes. It just so happened that we were photographing a wedding a week prior and I needed his camera card with the images on it. I did not want to leave him without a card, just in case he wanted to so some shooting on his own, and so I gave him one of my compact flash cards.
Anyway, his camera was found by a guy and his son at a skate park not to far away, and because my camera cards are all labeled with my name and number they were able to contact me and let me know they had found it.
What is rare about this is that most people would have kept a $700 camera and not thought twice, but this gentleman was super cool and called wanting to return it. He mentioned that he would not have been able to do so if my camera card wasn’t labeled with my name and number. I had picked up that little tip from the Digital Story Show, and with his podcast “Inside Pro Tips”
Thank you “good Samaritan”
And thank you Derrick Story!
Will,
That's an awesome story. Thanks so much for sharing it. I've discovered that many times people will go out of their way to help others if they just know who to contact. Once again, your experience proves this true!
Hi Derrick:
Was a student at your Aperture 2 (err 3) Workshop this week. Loved it and learned a bunch. Anyway, just saw that you are holding a workshop in June in Sonoma during the Hot Air Balloon event. Would love to attend but it sounds like it is full. If there is a waiting list, could you add me to it?
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Gary Angelo
angelos@surewest.net
I really enjoyed your article in the Feb, 2010 issue of MacWorld. I have done what you suggested for my photos as a referenced library on an external hard drive. One question - it appears that I have to delete the thumbnail from the library as well as delete the photo itself from my hard drive, is this true?
Thanks.
Derrick,
As a participant in your very first TDS Workshop, I can highly recommend your workshop to fellow TDS listeners. I found the experience to be even more fun and instructive that your podcast review indicated.
I look forward to attending some day.
Carl
Can I please be put on your waiting list for the next available TDS Workshop? Also, do you yet know when/where/etc it will be? Thanks.
June
Derrick,
I'm a GearHead and love the gear review section.
How about a review on a UPS system. Thunderstorms make my dog and I very nervous.
Cordially
Rod303@cox.net
Hi Derrick,
I really enjoyed your podcast about Color Management Made Really Easy. Could you please share what printer you are using? I think that is my problem, but I'm just not sure.
Thanks much,
Sue
Hi Derrick, I would really like to enter one of my favorite photos into the the December assignment. My photo was not taken after the assignment was announced but is one from the recent past. Do you allow this ? Have a Merry Christmas Derrick - jimmy
Hi Derrick
I would be interested in your thoughts on the GoPro series of cameras, subject for podcast?
Cheers
Neil
Derrick... I'm looking for information on any upcoming workshops TDS is staging. Thanks!
Hi Derrick,
When is your next workshop on Aperture 3?
What is the date of the workshop-where you take the class over
to the coast to take pics?
I follow all of your podcasts, posts, etc.
You are so helpful. I am watching now for a couple of reviews that you
will be doing. Epson printer, Canon small flash, and a Canon fisheye lens.
Gerri Francis
Hi Derrick,
Could you give me the dates of upcoming workshops.
I am interested in an Aperture class and the workshop that will shoot on the coast.
Also, I am ordering the IPad II. This will be my first.
Would you get the 3G? I am interested in the GPS as I do not have one in my car. Are there apps that can handle this? What is your advice. It seems, at
most, I would only need the 3G a few minutes at a time--but, to pay the monthly rate for that few minutes-a bit absurd.
Your thoughts, I value. Thanks
Hello David- Do you have a location for the Oct 15-16 2011 Aperture workshop yet. Please advise as I would like to attend. Your pocast is my Favorite except for the intro!! and I always look forward for the next one. You have a unique way of reaching all levels of photographers.
Regard
Dan Catalano
(818) 955--7411
Hi Derrick
I'm interested in your Nov 12 13 workshop. can you send me info where the workshop is.
Brian
514 962 4275
Can you send the Nov 12-13 workshop info please! thanks
When do you need a deposit for the Nov Aperature workshop?
Hi Derrick,
I am interested in the November Aperture workshop. Could you send details?
Jay
Derrick,
Do you ever hold Aperture workshops in NYC? If not, is there anyone here in the city that you recommend? I have taken classes at ICP, but have found that instructors there are wedded to Lightroom.
Thanks!
What a great story! I do off-site shoots often and I leave my camera alone to my shagrin! I should put my name on my camera. This is my next to! Thanks
Jules