Coming in October

Lecture Series

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Byron Sands
Certified Professional Photographer

Sunday, October 21, 2012
3:00-5:00pm
Holiday Inn Downtown
Hawley Street
Binghamton, NY

Attendance is FREE for PPSNYS members; $25 for non-members!Please RSVP to PPSNYS Headquarters at (518) 434-9500 orheadquarters@ppsnys.com

Program Overview:
Everything You Need to Know in Today's Digital World

Byron Sands has found that many photographers do not understand the controls of their digital camera, how it is actually constructed and are often not sure how it relates to their film camera from bygone days.  Digital image/file formats are often difficult for non-techies to grasp.  While he will present a lot of technical information, he explains it in terms that don't require one to be an engineer.

Camera basics will be discussed including capture modes, lens, shutter, aperture, ISO and the interrelationship between them.  Other topics include digital lenses and digital sensors - how they work, what "field of view crop" means and why that matters to you; color spaces, white balance, and color temperature and how they apply to your images and battery technologies.  And finally, we will discuss digital image formats and what you need to know about them to preserve your images.  Questions will be welcome!

You will come away with an understanding of how your digital camera actually works and how to apply that knowledge to capturing the images you desire.

Biography

Byron was born in Arkansas but grew up in North Africa and Europe. Moving to Morocco at age 3, then Greece and then Germany, he returned to the US in time to graduate high school in Arizona and went on to earn the BA degree from the University of Arizona. He later earned the technology diploma from the Albuquerque Technical Institute and received graduate training at the University of New Mexico and the Harvard University School of Business Executive Program. Byron also earned the Professional Photography Certificate of the New York Institute of Photography.

Byron spent over 3 decades in technology and digital imaging, working in research and development for the world’s largest technology companies: Hewlett-Packard, Compaq and IBM. Byron began his career in digital imaging in 1977 when he joined IBM Research & Development in Boulder, CO and retired from Hewlett-Packard Office of Strategy and Technology as a Distinguished Technologist 32 years later.

Byron led engineering teams in the early 80’s that pioneered digital high speed inkjet scanner/duplicators, in the late 80’s that pioneered laser printers, in the early 90’s that pioneered low power, high speed modems and cell phone connectivity in laptop computers, and in the later 90’s that brought digital multimedia into the personal computer. Byron holds patents in the area of digital communications. Byron was appointed Distinguished Technologist by Hewlett-Packard in 2006 and retired from HP in 2009. Through his technology career, Byron held roles of Chief Technology Officer, Vice President of Engineering and Director of Advanced Technology.

Byron moved his studio from the hills above Monterey Bay to Hallstead in northeast Pennsylvania in 2009 – west coast to east coast. Endless Mountains Studios is focused on high school seniors and family portraiture.

Byron has active professional memberships in PPA, Senior Portrait Artists and NAPP. At the state and local levels, Byron is a member of Texas PPA, PPSNYS, PPAofPA, STPPNY and Northeast Pennsylvania Professional Photographers. Past memberships include PP California, PP Greater Bay Area and the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers and British Professional Photographers Associates. Byron is a Certified Professional Photographer and is a PA Certification Liaison to the Professional Photographic Certification Commission.