The Classifieds are quick announcements sandwiched into a long blog post for photographers during the Coronavirus scare.
We’re rounding up some important news that we haven’t seen anywhere else into a single long blog post. It’s your briefing on a bunch of stuff you may find interesting. All of these are from photography companies. You can see the entire list below. Want to be featured? Send your event/offering with a description and links to chrisgampat[at]thephoblographer[dot]com. We will only feature free things right now.
April 14th: Selling Your Fine Art Photography
American Photographic Artists have a webinar on this on April 14th.
Trupo Insurance Company’s Newest Feature for Freelancers
We just launched The Freelance Mutual Aid Circle, a place where you can find everything from up-to-date information on the CARES Act, to financial relief funds, mutual aid networks, webinars, mental health directories, and other helpful tips. We wanted to give you a simple way to list what you need and what you can give, so please add to the list with your own resources, events, readings, and more.
Hasselblad Is Trying to Spark Creativity at Home
Hasselblad launched the social media campaign #InspiredWithHasselblad, which creates a space to learn from Hasselblad photographers who are finding ways to harness their creativity from home, sharing their inspiration and tips that fuel their artistic energy. Get inspired by Günther Egger’s painterly floral images, Olle Broksten’s tips on how to utilize household items to create your own home studio or Donald Michael Chamber’s use of ambient light to turn family portraits into cinematic scenes.
Photographers can share their own work taken with Hasselblad by using the hashtag #InspiredWithHasselblad on Instagram and we will highlight creators from our community each week in our channels. Check it out here.
Fujifilm’s Students of Storytelling Contest
FUJIFILM North America Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the Fujifilm “Students of Storytelling” contest. This program will allow full or part-time college students in the US who are interested in photography to enter to win up to $3,000 worth of FUJIFILM gear.
The submission period will be from April 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020. Once the submission phase starts, you can enter by going to this website and follow the steps to complete the entry form. The judging phase will begin on June 1, 2020 and end on June 15, 2020. Winners will be selected and provided with the FUJIFILM X Series and GFX System gear, along with a dedicated hashtag for posting their story images and video as they are created, from June 15, 2020 to August 31, 2020.
Free Streaming of the Nikon School Online Curriculum for the Month of April
Nikon School Online provides photographers with convenient and easy-to-follow instructional videos that can be accessed anywhere, anytime. Whether a beginner looking to step up from smartphone photography or a passionate enthusiast looking to enhance their skill set, creators will be excited to explore Nikon School’s entire online curriculum directly from their living room! Taught by prominent professional photographers, the courses span a variety of topics so storytellers can find their passions, learning everything from video capture and macro photography to landscapes and portraiture.
Nikon School Online Curriculum – Stream Every Class for Free:
- Creator’s Mindset: Creating Video Content with Z 50 with Kitty Peters
- Photographing Children and Pets with Tamara Lackey
- Getting Started with Your Nikon DSLR
- Hands-on with SB-5000 Speedlight with Joe McNally
- Fundamentals of Photography with Reed Hoffmann
- Environmental Portraiture with Joey Terrill
- The Art of Making Music Videos with Chris Hershman
- Beyond the Fundamentals of Photography with Reed Hoffman
- Discovering Macro Photography with Joey Terrill
- Exploring Dynamic Landscape Photography with Taylor Glenn
To access the courses, and for more information, please visit The Nikon School Online.
The Coronavirus Hub
The American Photographic Artists have created a hub for the CoronaVirus and all the information photographers should check out.
MOAB Has a Webinar!
SIGMA
Sigma is hosting live Q&As on Facebook and Instagram weekly. Held on Tuesday at 2pm ET
Sigma’s #sigmashotathome Photo Contest can be found on Facebook or Instagram.
We’re also sharing some educational content from the Sigma pros/ambassadors as well (more to come):
MPB
What questions do you have about photo and video gear? While we’re stuck at home, we want to give you the answers. Introducing #askmpbanything: ask us anything you want to know about kit, and our team will answer as many questions as we can. What’s the best way to clean a lens? Can you recommend any budget Canon EF portrait lenses? From tips to recommendations, we’re excited to answer your kit questions.
Click here to send us a question or share it on social media using the #askmpbanything hashtag. Stay tuned to our social media channels for answers!
LUMECUBE
Take a look at Lumecube’s ultimate streaming giveaway.