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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…

We mentioned before that we are sponsoring PhotoCampMilwaukee… It’s coming up soon! Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Bucketworks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin… and now you can register for it.

Visit PhotoCampMilwaukee and register now for the event.. It’s free, and if you love photography, you should be there… We will be!

Z2 Photo is proud to be sponsoring the very first PhotoCampMilwaukee, which will be held Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Bucketworks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

I know that right now you’re asking… What is PhotoCampMilwaukee?

PhotoCampMilwaukee is a BarCamp-like event fully focused on photography. It’s an ad-hoc “un-conference” where people who love photography can get together and teach what they know, and learn what they don’t. It’s about sharing in an open environment. Everyone has experience to share, and getting everyone together in one place, for a full day, seems like a great way to do it.

Take a look at the web site at PhotoCampMilwaukee.org for all the info. Pete will be there (he’s helping organize this thing) and Cory will also be there, hoping to share his insights on how photographers should look at things from different perspectives. Join us…. We hope to see you there.