IN THIS ISSUE HOT NEWS for David's Fall Digital Workshop - September 26 -30, 2005 Higher Sync Speeds for External Flashes. PDIA $100 Value for DAZ Class - AGAIN! My New Bride - LaDawn Programs Still Available

The big news is that I was married on July 31, 2005 to a beautiful woman by the name of LaDawn. Wow! It's really different when you are on the same side of the wedding preparations as your clients. It was an eye-opening, fun, life learning experience for me, especially as a wedding photographer. I'll share some of the lessons learned in an upcoming article. By the way you can meet LaDawn near the end of this newsletter.

HOT NEWS for David's Fall Digital Workshop - September 26 -30, 2005  

We continue to get "RAVE" reviews for the best priced (only $595) digital workshop being offered anywhere in the country from all who attend. We have made several changes to the 2005 Fall workshop. The biggest request has been to add more photography to the class - the class will now feature two days and one evening of digital photography. On Tuesday evening you are invited to a wine and cheese party at my studio. On Wednesday, John Wright, of EStudioResources, is sponsoring a Pizza Party, and on Thursday, dinner back at the Ziser's with, yours truly, covering the Barbeque chores. We all hope to see you there!

The extended photography learning sessions will include the secrets of great studio lighting executed with simplicity, flare and elegance. We will also cover sensible, sensitive posing - posing that is natural, realistic, and "client friendly". The class will also cover beautiful natural light and window light techniques. The highlight of the lighting and posing will culminate in how to create dramatic, exciting, head-turing images that sell - images that will substantially raise the profile of your studio above the crowd.

A big part of the workshop this fall will be heavy emphasis on increasing your sales to your clients, and substantially increasing your "bottom line." We will also show how to create "vendor buzz" with your fellow vendors in your area, and also build a very strong studio presence in your community. The methods presented in our Fall workshop have added $1000's of dollars of profits for studios that have adopted these techniques and ideas! You will see an increase immediately upon their implementation.

And lastly, The David A. Ziser Fall Workshop is PPA merited this time around. Our class is now part of PPA "Continuing Education" program and all PPA members attending will receive a "Continuing Education" merit. The Ameri-Suites hotel is giving us great rates of only $69/room with a wonderful breakfast included. The week, September 26 - 30, 2005 is a great opportunity for learning, camaraderie, food and fun - and only $595. Call Susan at 800-292- 2994 right away to reserve you seat!

David's New Fall 2005 Workshop info

	Higher Sync Speeds for External Flashes.
Our new digital domain is quite the new fun filled playground for many of us these days. But have any of you longed for the really fast shutter sync speeds of the old leaf shutter Hasselblads of a few years past? A minor "irratation for me as we switched to digital was giving up my 1/500sec sync speed on my trusty Hassy. Even the Nikon D1X offered a 1/500sec sync speed when it came out, but all that has changed with the new gerenations of cameras hitting the market these days. It seems about the fastest we get these days, without turning to the manufactures' dedicated flash units is about 1/250 sec. That may be fine for most jobs, but for a wedding guy like me, it's just too slow on a sunny Saturday afternoon in June. I still need a way to soften the background with a little wider aperture necessitating a higher shutter speed to compensate for the wider aperture. How do you do it with the new cameras on the market? Here is the trick. Check out the image accompanying the workshop announcement. The image was taken at ISO 100 with my Quantum Q-Flash set to full power. The image was taken with my 70-200mm f2.8 IS lens mounted on my Canon 20D. Now here is the big news - the shutter speed was set to 1/400 sec. How did he do that you ask when the Canon only syncs to 1/250 sec. Well, here is the big secret. I synced 2/3's of the image to 1/400 sec. Tha bottom 1/3 received no flash at all since the shutter curtain was covering it. The ratio of the flash exposure to the ambient was about 1 1/2 stops so there is not a great density difference to be seen, and the really "cool" part is that the shutter curtain casts it's soft shadow of the image sensor thereby creating a very soft, well disguised light fall on the image giving the net effect of a gentle, enhancing vignette on the image. We will cover a lot more of these interesting digital techniques at the workshop. Hope to see you there. David's New Fall 2005 Workshop info »

	PDIA $100 Value for DAZ Class - AGAIN!
The Professional Digital Imaging Association has graciously agreed to once again offer a complimentary 1-year membership in PDIA - a $100 value to all attending the DAZ Fall Workshop. This association is a tremendous resource to anyone involved in "digital" today. Their focus is getting the best output possible for the digital photographer. They offer their extremely informative magazine, a great e-newsletter, membership discounts on various items, and a bunch of other great benefits. Please give Susan a call as soon as possible to reserve one of the few seats left. We look forward to seeing you there! For more information on PDIA, see the Quick Links below. David's New Fall 2005 Workshop info »

	My New Bride - LaDawn
What does one say about the love of their life? Well, LaDawn and I have known each other and have been good friends for many years. But sometimes fate, providence, and the will of God can orchestrate different events in a person's life. That's what happened to the both of us. The series of twists and turns of events in our lives eventually brought us together about 4 years ago. The dating started, the feelings grew, and those feelings culminated in us celebrating our wonderful wedding July 31, 2005 amist 240 affirming family and friends. It was a great celebration for all. Yes, there were many photogs present capturing the festivities. We are so far up to over 4000 images with many more to come. We will give you a peek next time around. LaDawn's Bio »

	Programs Still Available
Many of you have been contacting me about convention, day long, and week long Masters Classes in your locale. These programs can be planned in conjunction with your state, regional, and/or local associations or independently. We are happy to talk with you about planning such a program. Please contact LaDawn by e-mail at ladawn@ziser.com for further details.

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