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Wetpixel Live: GDT Photographer of the Year
Adam Hanlon and Alex Mustard discuss the finalists of the Underwater category in the GDT European Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest 2020. This contest, open to photographers based in Europe or GDT members globally, tends to select images that are photographically and artistically creative. This makes them a great source of inspiration!
Wetpixel Live: EMWL Half Term Report
Wetpixel Live: Shooting for Assignments
Continuing to offer advice based on their experience, Adam and Alex provide some guidance on how to complete an imaging assignment. They discuss their experiences when shooting together during the Bahamas Underwater Photo Week for Alert Diver and the Bahamas Diving Association.
Wetpixel Live: Who Will be Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021?
Adam Hanlon and Alex Mustard discuss the Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest 2021, which is now open for entries. They chat about a new award for images taken “close to home” that the extension of entries to images captured up to 5 years before the deadline. Adam mentions that the Wetpixel/DPG contest series will be running in Spring/Summer 2021.
Wetpixel Live: Multimedia Workflow for Underwater Creators
One half of NewMediaSoup, a dynamic multimedia company and part of the team that produces GoAskErin, Joel Penner kindly shares with Adam Hanlon how he wrangles multiple imaging data streams while on location. He discusses working with underwater, time-lapse and drone footage, along with still images and managing to combine them all into daily highlight reels
Blackmagic Design releases Resolve 17 beta
Blackmagic Design has released a beta of DaVinci Resolve 17. The color page has new HDR grading tools, redesigned primary controls and AI based magic masks. For cutting, there is precision audio trimming and a graphical trimmer. Smart reframe is powered by the DaVinci Neural Engine on cut and edit pages and live effect, title, and transition previews on cut and edit pages.
Wetpixel Live: Erin Quigley on Workflow
Wetpixel Editor Adam Hanlon discusses workflow with GoAskErin creator Erin Quigley on Wetpixel Live. Erin kindly takes us through how she shoots to get the best for the editing process, how she ingests and backs up her images, and then organizes and versions her images.
Call for Entries: UPY 2021
The Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021 contest (UPY 2021) is now open for entries. Offering 13 entry categories, including a new award for images that were captured close et home. In the light of the devastating issues that face the competition’s industry partners, due to COVID-19, UPY 2021 will not be offering prizes. It continues to offer significant kudos to those among the placings.
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