I’m thrilled to once again be joining the talented, hard-working folks at Momenta to help people learn all about recording audio and adding it to their still images for more impact, as well as shooting and editing video.

It’s sure to be an amazing trip, as we’ll be working with NGOs in country. Each trip participant will actually get to produce work for an individually assigned NGO/non-profit, getting access to some incredible work that is being done in one of the poorest nations in the world. What an amazing experience!

There are still slots available, and people can sign up here.

I hope I’ll see you in India!

It was a long day of shooting, starting with a 9 a.m. official portrait of the Head of Delegation, followed by his official welcome video. Then it was on to interior pics of the offices as well as photos from a working lunch. Whew!

Looks like they’ll probably start doing a regular weekly video address starting in September. Check their website soon for some of our stuff!

I have partnered up with Jamie Rose and John C. Anderson, founders and co-owners of Momenta Workshops, to start this business, and we’re teaming up with really talented people. We’ll be providing services both to corporations, non-profits and government organizations as well as private clients.

Stay tuned for more details as they unfold!

So all this week I can be found sitting in Training Room A at Future Media Concepts in the Farragut corridor of the city.

My goal, after completing the course, is to sit for (and hopefully pass) the Apple Pro Certification Level 1 so that I will officially be an Apple Certified Pro in Final Cut Pro.

Two days in and I’ve already almost completely filled my notepad with notes. Yikes!

My husband and I traveled to Vietnam in 2008 and fell in love with the Delta region. The quiet, sleepy life along the river, still traveled in many cases by single-rower longboats, juxtaposes with the constant whir of Saigon, where the motorbike is king.

I’m excited to help aspiring photographers learn how to move beyond taking snapshots as we delve into life along the Mekong.

Stay tuned for more exciting news…

If you’ve ever walked into a room and the light was just ugly ugly ugly and no matter what you did the exposure just wasn’t coming out right, or if, like me, you’re not so hot with setting your own custom white balance, man is this thing for you.

It’s basically a filter that snaps onto the front of your lens. You’ll have to set a custom white balance, but if you’re not sure how to do that on your camera they offer very easy-to-follow tutorials for just about every camera out there.

I am telling you, I just tried this out in my dining room, taking a picture of a plant using the “tungsten” white balance setting and then using the Expo Disc custom setting.

Check out the results for yourself.

I heart you, Expo Disc people! No more spending HOURS in post-production trying to fix color issues! Man, if only I had had this thing when I worked at The Gazette and was always shooting in those horribly ugly high school gyms…

picture taken using tungsten white balance on my d3

picture taken using the Expo Disc custom white balance–neutrals are NEUTRAL, not yellow! hooray!

The Washington, D.C. stop included a press conference at the National Press Club, a rally at Freedom Plaza, and later a meeting on the National Mall.

Here are some images from the event.

While his images are sometimes tough to look at, they show the important truth of the situation in the country. Too often we Americans like our news (and news images) cleaned up for us, or we only want to see positive images. Sadly, this often leaves us with a skewed and undeveloped understanding of the world.

Gary is now selling his book in an effort to raise money for the many aid organizations on the ground working to rebuild and restore Haiti.

You can purchase his book here. I strongly encourage everyone to consider buying a copy, if for no other reason than to do something to help rebuild a nation that was devastated on Jan. 12.