Dealing with Weather in California

For a long time, there's been no weather in California. Now we have a few seasons; flood, hot, and fire seasons. A student was worried about their camera in the rain last week, and I mentioned an old trick I had developed from living in the midwest during snow and sleet season: take a gallon...

IPPA 16th Annual iPhone Photo Contest

We have students from our photo classes at ARC who will be showing in the Viewpoint Gallery's Cellphone+ photo show, and this is another great opportunity to show off some cell phone photography... Deadline: March 31, 2023 Requirements Entries are open worldwide to photographers using an iPhone or iPad. Photos should not be published previously anywhere. The posts...

Viewpoint Student Lectures: Basics of Matting Your Photographs

GENE KENNEDY & Basics of Matting Your Photographs Thursday, February 16, 2023, 7:00pm- 8:300pm All students and Viewpoint members are invited to attend the Viewpoint Photographic Art Center’s virtual lecture on Zoom. Use the following ID: 858 9383 5284 and Passwcode: 267592 to sign in on your Zoom app. There is no link because there is no advance signup. These free lectures are designed for [click to read full article]

Creative Artist Accelerator Program

I got this email from City of Sacramento's Art Office, and since I know we have a lot of photography students who plan on making this a side business, or who have other creative endeavors they make money from, I thought this is something definitively worth posting! "Designed for BIPOC-founded creative businesses to take their expertise to the next level, this 6-week accelerator program is ideal for people ready to scale and achieve business growth, and provides the resources needed to take your business from...

Buying Used Gear

The holiday season is a great time of year to find deals on equipment. It's also the time that a lot of students who started in the 305 digital class consider upgrading their gear; they've taken a class and have a better idea what they'd like to explore further--if it's architecture, that could be a...

Buying Cameras on Amazon

Should you buy a camera on Amazon? Or should you buy from a more niche site like B&H or Adorama? An article by Henry Phillips at Gear Patrol breaks down a lot of the things you should be considering this holiday season when you go out buying stuff. (Honestly, when it comes to some cheaper...