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 7,297 Photographers in more than 240 cities around the world will be participating of the FIRST WORLDWIDE PHOTOWALK.

This week, the biggest Brazilian Newspaper here in USA (ACHEI-USA) published a whole page about me and the Worldwide Photowalk that is going to happen this weekend. As I said, more than 240 cities around the world will be having their Photowalk on August 23, 2008, and I was invited to be the  City Leader of the Fort Lauderdale Photowalk.

Today I just got the confirmation that ezinearticles.com just published 2 more of my articles about Photowalk.

If you would like to read the articles, please click the following links:

Photowalk - The First Step on How to Organize Your Own Photowalk

Photowalk - The Next Step on How to Organize Your Own Photowalk

I hope you enjoy the articles.

Paulo Jordao

A lot of people ask me about Photowalk and what they should bring with them, what kind of clothes to wear and etc.

There are few things that you can do to make your Photowalk Experience 100% stress free.

If you are coming to our Photowalk on August 23, 2008 ( Saturday - 9:00 am) would be good if you could read this new article that I wrote and just got published at E-ZIME (Click Here).

I hope that you enjoy the article, and if you live here in South Florida you could even come to our Fort Lauderdale Photowalk.

I will see you there!!!

As I have promissed… here is the video

I had so much fun on this wedding… Thank you Sirlene and Gustavo.

Click To Play

Today was a great day… I took Ryan to his first Tennis Class in the morning and latter Peggy wanted to have some pictures done so she could send them to her agent in Boston. She wanted some very casual pictures with some kid and a set of clothes from Old Navy (who better for the job than our son RYAN)

Here are few shots… I will post a slide show with more pictures tomorrow. OK?

And here is Peggy’s Website!

Enjoy it!!!

As I was telling you on my other post, I went few days ago to Downtown Fort Lauderdale to check on a nice and interesting route for our Fort Lauderdale PHOTOWALK that will happen on June 22, 2008 (SUNDAY - 10:00am). “Check the pictures that I took, at the end of this post“.

Look our ROUTE of 1.7 miles ( CLICK HERE )

The Riverfront and Las Olas Boulevardare two of the most interesting and diversified places in Fort Lauderdale. There you will find a lot of green areas, new and interesting buildings, old and preserved Fort Lauderdale history and few of the most charming bar and restaurants that you could ever imagine. On top of that, we will have part of our route walking just on the sidewalk of ”the new river” (one of the most important canals of Fort Lauderdale) and the old but working “Train Track” with its elevating bridge.

I want to remind you that our Photowalk is for everyone that enjoy photography (Professionals and Amateurs) and it is FREE. You will have the opportunity of meeting few of the most talented photographers of South Florida and make some new friends too. After that, we will post all pictures on FLIKR ( CLICK HERE )

We are planning to end our Photowalk around a Bar and Restaurant called MANGOS. They have great food and drinks (have you ever tried to shoot after take one or two margaritas? you might even discover a new style) OOOps!!! I am kidding!

But jokes apart… That is what Photowalk is about. Come you too to be part of this unique experience, and bring some friends with you. IT IS FREE!!!

I just got my new Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Autofocus Lens today. I have to confess, I am still nervous of shooting with a lens that is not a zoom lens.

This 50mm lens will be a good choice for my Portrait Sessions, but I am not so sure if that will be a good choice for my Event Photography. I still have to try it in a real event to to be sure how confortable I will be with this new lens.

This Saturday, I will be shooting a Bar Mitzvah and I will have this lens in one of my Canons. I shot some test shots few minutes ago (look the pictures here), and looks that this lens is very sharp. And because is a f/1.4 USM I can shoot even in low light situations.

In a month or so I will be buying the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Autofocus Lens. That wiill be a very good treat to myself.

In few days I will be posting some pictures that I shot with the 50mm. OK?

And don’t forget to save the date JUNE 22, 2008 (SUNDAY 10:00 am) for our Fort Lauderdale Photowalk. OK?

Click Here to read more a bout the Fort Lauderdale Photowalk.

I would like to invite all PHOTOGRAPHERS (professionals, amateurs, enthusiasts, with big or small cameras) to this unique experience that is Photowalk in Fort Lauderdale, FL. I am still looking for a good route (maybe around Las Olas Boulevard - Downtown Fort Lauderdale) and a good date and time (June 21st or 22nd at 10:00 am). I am still accepting suggestions about route and date.

UPDATE ABOUT THE DATE: Most of people are asking me to do it on “SUNDAY - JUNE 22nd at 10:00am”. SO That will be the date. OK? I am still looking about our route. OK?

UPDATE ABOUT THE ROUTE: Click here to check the 1.7 miles around Riverfront and Las Olas Boulevard.

Just in case you don’t know what photowalk is…

Photowalking is the act of walking with a camera for the main purpose of taking pictures of things you may find interesting. (See Wikipedia: Photowalking). It’s really just a way to get out, take some photos of things you find interesting along the way and then share them with others that share your passion. No critiques, just mutual inspiration and maybe at the end, a little coffee, beer, snack, lunch… you name it.

I am already counting with the presence of few professional photographers from Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Palm Beaches. So… If you are an amateur, you might learn few good tricks. And if you are a Professional… there will probably be photographers of differing skill levels and you might be able to learn something, teach something, or just make some new friends.

In conjunction with the walk, I have set up a Fort Lauderdale Photowalk Flickr Group to upload images and discuss the walk (click here to go to the group).

So if you are interested, drop me a comment here on the blog or head on over to the Flickr Group. The more, the merrier.

Let me show you a cool wedding video!!!

Last week I went to a one year birthday of a friend’s son. That was a cool party, with clowns, music, etc…

At the party, I saw Sirlene and Gustavo (I shot their wedding few months ago). My company (Paulo Photography & Video) was responsible for the Photographer and Videographer and I remember how their wedding was fun and that I had a great time shooting it.

I always do the editing of the Pictures and Video myself.

I don’t have their pictures anymore in my computer to show to you, but I was looking into my files here, and I found their Video Highlights. It is a fun and short video showing the best moments of their Wedding.

CLICK HERE to open their Video!

I hope that you like it.

After you watch it, please leave a comment below. OK?

Paulo Jordao