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It’s Summertime!

And that was the theme for the 3rd Z2 Photo Challenge… although we were a bit worried we might not complete it before summer was over. When it comes down to it though, we get it done!

As always, the challenge is not about technical abilities with a camera or related equipment, but about how you look at things… how you see things.

The photos are below… Enjoy!

Photo by Jessica.

Photo by Justin.

Photo by Kerry.

Photo by Lauren.

Photo by Pete.

Photo by Dawn.

Photo by Cory.

Photo by Deb.

Photo by Dana.

Photo by Eric.

We’re all about branding at Z2, and couldn’t help but find it amusing to see a photo that Pete took in our conference room used in a Photopreneur article about how photographers should brand themselves as experts…

Read the article Brand Yourself as an Expert Photographer.

We’re please to be hosting the June 2009 Milwaukee Strobist Meetup here at Z2.

On Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 we’ll be welcoming the folks from the Milwaukee Strobist on Flickr to the studio to have a meeting, do some shooting, and hopefully, have a good time. :)

Photo by Dustin Diaz

If you are unfamiliar with the strobist techniques, you should check out strobist.blogspot.com. The basic idea is using off-camera flash with your DSLR camera to take your photos to the next level. (Or the next ten levels.) Small, inexpensive speedlights (which typically mount on top of the camera) are used on lightstands, or placed on the ground, or held by an assistant, to get some pretty amazing lighting effects.

You can follow the discussion on Flickr to find out more, or RSVP on Upcoming…

Chrome Engine by Generac. Shooting Chrome is always a challenge. Last week I was given two engines to shoot. The direction was simple: we need a cool shot straight on.

With lots of cleaning, lots of white boards and NO Photoshop work… this is what I came up with. It was a fun one. Oh yeah, there’s also a mirror involved.

Photo by Cory

It took a while… deadlines loomed large, but we managed to get it done. Well, some of us managed to get it done.

Rather than push it off another two weeks, we thought it best to call this one, so we could critique and move on.

So we present to you the second “Z2 Photo Challenge” with the splendid “Self Portrait” as the challenge this time…

Again, keep in mind, not everyone at Z2 is a photographer. The challenge is not about technical abilities, but about how you look at things… how you see things. If people needed technical help, they got it, so no one had an unfair advantage.

The photos are below… Enjoy!

Photo by Cory.

Photo by Justin.

Photo by Kerry.

Photo by Mario.

Photo by Pete.

Cory’s comment on these photos was that they all looked like album covers…