citifari - new york photo tours photo tours new york city http://citifari.com Wed, 22 May 2013 08:16:39 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:16:39 +0000 hourly 1 3600 SnapPages.com tripadvisor excellence citifari citifari
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Thanks for sending us your good words, they mean a ton to us.

-- the citifari team

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2013/05/22/tripadvisor-excellence#comments 0 Citifari on ABC citifari citifari Enjoy the video on ABC’s website (starting at 1:00):
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We are proud to announce that citifari has also been featured on ABC New York as one of the tour recommended by a resident while visiting the city. The TV report has been made by Matt Kozar from Flushing, Queens and broadcasted on ABC New York metro Eyewitness News program.
Enjoy the video on ABC’s website (starting at 1:00):
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/html5/video?id=8942181&pid=8942438§ion=news/lifestyle#


]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2013/03/23/citifari-on-abc#comments 0 Citifari on CBS citifari citifari Great tours do more than show you landmarks. They help you understand a city by providing context, detailing history, and sharing [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2013/03/23/citifari-on-cbs Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:22:13 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2013/03/23/citifari-on-cbs
The beginning of the year 2013 has been full of good surprises! Citifari has been featured by CBS as one of the 7 best New York City tours. Here is an extract that perfectly reflects our philosophy : «Great tours do more than show you landmarks. They help you understand a city by providing context, detailing history, and sharing insidery secrets. They get you off the bus and out walking around. The seven tour companies that follow do all that, and so much more».
Read Jessica Allen's full article here : http://newyork.cbslocal.com/top-lists/7-best-tours-for-nyc-visitors-residents/

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2013/03/23/citifari-on-cbs#comments 0 GroupMe Experiences citifari citifari Experiences — an easy way to discover, plan, and pay for awesome things with your friends, new from GroupMe. Thanks to Experiences by GroupMe, groups of friends will [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/12/12/groupme-experiences Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:41:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2012/12/12/groupme-experiences
Starting today, Citifari photo tours will be offered by Experiences — an easy way to discover, plan, and pay for awesome things with your friends, new from GroupMe. Thanks to Experiences by GroupMe, groups of friends will be able to book a joint photo workshop experience in New York.

GroupMe was founded by Jared Hecht (previously Tumblr) and Steve Martocci (previously Gilt Groupe). GroupMe is now part of the Skype / Microsoft family. Experiences is their newest project, helping friends get together better in the real world.

Connect with your friends and book your Citifari experience today on Experiences.

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/12/12/groupme-experiences#comments 0 Looking for the Harvest Moon citifari citifari http://citifari.com/blog/2012/10/11/looking-for-the-harvest-moon Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:58:52 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2012/10/11/looking-for-the-harvest-moon http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/harvest-moon-2)


Harriet asked citifari a unique request: a photo tour to capture the Harvest Moon. Native from Texas, Harriet would travel to NYC just to capture that moon. She has been dreaming of that shot all of her life. At citifari, we like new challenges, we wanted to unique on Saturday evening. We met Harriett and her friend for a downtown walk chasing the moon. As the moon rises east, we started from the piers, then we went to the Brooklyn Bridge and we finished our special tour with capturing the moon over the Manhattan skyline from Brooklyn Bridge Park.



The exercise was not easy. As the moon was rising up over the buildings; we had to be at the right place at the right time! We spent a lot of time discussing about the itinerary. What was the best place to photograph the Harvest Moon? At what time was the moon at its zenith? Through our calculations, we also noticed that the moon could be perfectly aligned with the Brooklyn Bridge.

Even if the sky was overcast on September 29th, Jean-François, the guide for the evening taught the group how to take great pictures of the cloudy sky.
Strong of these explanations Harriet and her friend came back the next evening to finally capture the moon ex-clouds!
We thank Jean-François for his precious advices and Harriet for proposing the Harvest Moon Photo Tour. For sure we will be there next year to cover this great event! 



about Harriet: Harriet is a retired school teacher from Texas with a passion for photography. You will find more of Harriet's work on pbase.

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/10/11/looking-for-the-harvest-moon#comments 0 A winning picture citifari citifari Armagan is a 43 year old independent marketing manager whose hobbies include photography, windsurfing, and writing. With her husband (a very famous news programmer on Turkish TV) they are very curious about large cities outside of Istambul. This year she decided to come and “live” New York for a full [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/10/03/a-winning-picture Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:50:53 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2012/10/03/a-winning-picture Armagan is a 43 year old independent marketing manager whose hobbies include photography, windsurfing, and writing. With her husband (a very famous news programmer on Turkish TV) they are very curious about large cities outside of Istambul. This year she decided to come and “live” New York for a full month. Based in Queens and Armagan visited everything walking and taking subways. She also took a marketing seminar at NYU.

As Armagan was planning their trip from Turkey, her number one priority when coming to NY was to take pictures. She researched “photo tours in NY” including on twitter.


Citifari always responded to me. We established real and nice communication…  Always helpful and responsive…  I bought a first tour on the Internet after I went, I bought them all. Their Night photo tour was my first experience of citifari. I had never photographed at night and I didn’t have tripod. Luckily, Citifari had some for me… I shoot with a Canon 550D and with the Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 and Sigma 50-150mm f2.8 lenses.
I went to the night tour with a sweet team of other photographers.  I didn’t think about learning new skills. I just always thought “taking photos equals taking photos”. My plan was to see new places and visit… But, now I have added and learnt new techniques about taking photos and how to use my camera better…  Citifari is valuable and very reliable… Thank you very much…

When I came back, GFK, the leading market research agency in Turkey announced a photo contest about “Change” on social networks. I sent an email with two of my pictures. They selected the one I took with Citifari to be published on their calendar 2013. This calendar and my picture will be at millions of GFK’s customers in Turkey, this is really a big deal.

I plan to do more of these photo visits. New places, new trips, new experience… Now I realize that taking pictures means continual personal improvement, I feel strong about an exhibition in Istanbul…
Armagan Portakal

 


Join us in wishing Armagan good luck with her photography, check Armagan’s photo portal here: http://armaganportakal.com/1/kategori/38/pencere.html and like Armagan... come experience our photo tours, this could change your life!




]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/10/03/a-winning-picture#comments 1 Snap your FNO '12: Winners citifari citifari http://citifari.com/blog/2012/09/20/snap-your-fno-12-winners Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:49:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2012/09/20/snap-your-fno-12-winners
#1,  Igee Okafor. The 18-year old Nigerian-born Igee is the big winner of the Snap Your FNO contest. The oldest of 4, growing up, Igee has been exposed to many fields of art and has developed many passions. Igee loves fashion and clothes and enjoys photography, modeling, singing, dancing and musical theatre. You can see his pictures and other fun stuff at http://igwedinmaimezieuzo.tumblr.com/. Igee enjoys putting outfits together and experimenting. His personal style is really versatile, mostly Brad Goreski inspired. "Life is all about passions and that's the beauty of it, there are plenty of things to be passionate about!". Igee leaves with a large Col Cashmere ($179 retail value), a citifari NYC Landmarks photo tours for four people ($200) and a pair of Cano Longo ($99) footwear by Marlandia.

#2, Kearah Armonie, from Brooklyn, is an aspiring writer, visionary director, and wardrobe stylist. She is currently working on her first film entitled Don't believe the hype: the story of the modern day Bohemian. The film is a documentary that will showcase the lives of young artists and challenge certain stereotypes we face. You can learn more about Kearah on her blog: kearmonie.blogspot.com/. Kearah wins a Col Cashmere, a citifari NYC Landmarks photo tours for two and a pair of Exclusive Eco Collection footwear by Marlandia.

#3, Liva Judic, now London based, from Paris via Madagascar and many other places, is a modern day nomad running a communications agency called Merrybubbles out of London.  Liva loves to take photos of people, places and objects with character. You can join her Merrybubbles conversation on Twitter, check Liva's Overblog social hub and read her daily newspaper in the main European languages, The Merrybubbles Daily. Liva wins a Col Cashmere, a citifari NYC Landmarks photo tour and a pair of Crusada footwear by Marlandia.

We would like to thank all the participants who sent us their pictures, the finalists who were selected in the Top 12 and the judges whose work made all this competition feasible.

About the sponsors:
citifari (www.citifari.com) offers photo tours in New York City. Its professional photographers and guides have diligently scouted the most unique vantage points for many of the city's famous. During the citifari walking tour, they share with you these privileged corners of NYC along with various, must-have, techniques so you can shoot your own stunning photographs.

LeColCashmere’s (www.lecolcashmere.com) is the vanguard purveyor of urban cashmere accessories. Its signature cashmere tube scarf was initially produced in 2009 and very quickly met with incredible success. Designed with a Parisian mindset and inspired by New York's fashion edge, Le Col is the latest trend in luxurious cashmere for the Fall and Winter seasons.

Marlandia (www.marlandiashop.com) empowers women in Rio de Janeiro's favelas as the exclusive U.S. ambassador and distributor for Retalhos Cariocas, a progressive Brazilian fashion house that trains women in the favelas to transform flip-flops, bags, and apparel with eco-fabrics into gladiators, booties, wrap shoes and more. With Marlandia's support, Retalhos Cariocas has gained worldwide acclaim for transforming waste into fashion in every sense.




The details about the competition, the finalists and the public's vote can be found on Snap Your FNO's facebook page at www.facebook.com/snapyourfno

The announcement and the live twitter feed with links to all the photos can be found here at www.citifari.com/snapyourfno

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/09/20/snap-your-fno-12-winners#comments 0 Snap Your FNO 2012 citifari citifari
New York – September 5, 2012. Citifari is proud to announce its participation to Snap Your FNO contest. The contest is organized for Fashion’s Night Out yearly event in New York. This year, citifari joins fashion brands LeColCashmere and Marlandia to deliver this unique photo contest.
 
Over [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/09/05/snap-your-fno-2012 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:38:44 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2012/09/05/snap-your-fno-2012
New York – September 5, 2012. Citifari is proud to announce its participation to Snap Your FNO contest. The contest is organized for Fashion’s Night Out yearly event in New York. This year, citifari joins fashion brands LeColCashmere and Marlandia to deliver this unique photo contest.
 
Over FNO’s night on September 8th, participants will tweet their pictures with #snapfno.  The best pictures will be selected by a jury composed of photographers and fashionistas and the 3 best pictures will win many prizes from the sponsors.
 
For more information, rules, terms and conditions about the Snap Your FNO please check www.facebook.com/snapyourfno
 
About the sponsors:
citifari (www.citifari.com) offers photo tours in New York City.  Its professional photographers and guides have diligently scouted the most unique vantage points for many of the city's famous. During the citifari walking tour, they share with you these privileged corners of NYC along with various, must-have, techniques so you can shoot your own stunning photographs.
 
LeColCashmere (www.lecolcashmere.com) is the vanguard purveyor of urban cashmere accessories. Its signature cashmere tube scarf was initially produced in 2009 and very quickly met with incredible success. Designed with a Parisian mindset and inspired by New York's fashion edge, Le Col is the latest trend in luxurious cashmere for the Fall and Winter seasons.
 
Marlandia (www.marlandiashop.com) empowers women in Rio de Janeiro's favelas as the exclusive U.S. ambassador and distributor for Retalhos Cariocas, a progressive Brazilian fashion house that trains women in the favelas to transform flip-flops, bags, and apparel with eco-fabrics into gladiators, booties, wrap shoes and more. With Marlandia's support, Retalhos Cariocas has gained worldwide acclaim for transforming waste into fashion in every sense.

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/09/05/snap-your-fno-2012#comments 0 Terry reviews citifari citifari citifari
I have lived and worked around the City for over 15 years, I now live in Atlanta, Ga but travel here for business a lot. Just bought a Canon T3 and a couple of lenses [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/05/07/terry-reviews-citifari Mon, 07 May 2012 20:31:08 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2012/05/07/terry-reviews-citifari
I have lived and worked around the City for over 15 years, I now live in Atlanta, Ga but travel here for business a lot. Just bought a Canon T3 and a couple of lenses (10-22, 70-300, etc.) and I am reading and experimenting every chance I get to learn photography more. While here I thought I would do one of the cheesy double decker bus tours since the last time I did one was in the late 90's to at least be able to capture some of the more decent shots. I wasn’t excited about having to sit in traffic or shooting from the moving bus. On a chance I googled photography tours and Citifari popped up. I did the afternoon landmark tour and the night tour and it far exceeded what I was hoping for. The sites were great but for an old New Yorker that had seen all of them many times the specific selections that were chosen to demonstrate a new composition, exposure or technique were awesome. Every portrait I will take going forward I will think about the Library Lion. What a great way to associate very technical settings with a memorable experience. The added benefit is the random discussions with a real photographer as you walked from site to site. Louis is young, laid back and very easy to discuss topics with, unlike many of the pretentious photographers that you meet out there. I only wish I had found it earlier in the week I would have taken the Central Park tour as well.

Here is a link to my pictures: http://on.fb.me/KFuNqF

Thanks Terry! If you too you have something to say about your experience with citifari, do not hesitate to send it to us or to write a review on the many sites where we are already featured:We look forward to hearing back from you soon.

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/05/07/terry-reviews-citifari#comments 0 citifari now on metromarks.com citifari citifari www.metromarks.com) has you covered. 

With metromarks app, you can find a city’s weather, local news, movie times, events, blogs, maps of every kind, attractions, [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/04/28/citifari-now-on-metromarks-com Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:38:35 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2012/04/28/citifari-now-on-metromarks-com www.metromarks.com) has you covered. 

With metromarks app, you can find a city’s weather, local news, movie times, events, blogs, maps of every kind, attractions, restaurants, hotels and shopping deals in seconds - without even touching your keyboard! Yes this is the promise for a great app.

Why are we saying that? This week, metromarks selected citifari as their photo tours providers in New York City. And as a result, citifari is featured in the New York attractions together with TimeOut and tripadvisor.

Check metromarks's app, available on iphone or android, and tell us what you think!

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/04/28/citifari-now-on-metromarks-com#comments 0 Citifari adds New York by Night photo tour citifari citifari This addition to the citifari family of tours starts close to the UN Headquarters, goes through 42nd street, including the Chrysler Building and Grand Central and then heads towards Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall. We also review techniques [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/03/14/citifari-adds-new-york-by-night-photo-tour Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:01:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2012/03/14/citifari-adds-new-york-by-night-photo-tour This addition to the citifari family of tours starts close to the UN Headquarters, goes through 42nd street, including the Chrysler Building and Grand Central and then heads towards Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall. We also review techniques such as zooming, light painting and of course long exposures.

While you are about to take our Landmarks or our Central Park tour, we wanted to offer you the opportunity to book our night tour for the exclusive price of $50 instead of $80. If you are interested use the promotional code CITIFARER or follow the link here:  http://night.eventbrite.com/?discount=CITIFARER.

You can read more about this tour on our website: http://www.citifari.com/nightphototour.htm or check our gallery of pictures for this new tour: gallery.

Note that a tripod (available for hire) is required for this tour.

-- the citifari team

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/03/14/citifari-adds-new-york-by-night-photo-tour#comments 0 Citifari Receives 2011 Best of Manhattan Award citifari citifari
U.S. Commerce Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement

NEW YORK, NY, October 21, 2011 -- Citifari has been selected for the 2011 Best of Manhattan Award in the Tours category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/01/21/citifari-receives-2011-best-of-manhattan-award Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:42:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2012/01/21/citifari-receives-2011-best-of-manhattan-award
U.S. Commerce Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement

NEW YORK, NY, October 21, 2011 -- Citifari has been selected for the 2011 Best of Manhattan Award in the Tours category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2011 USCA Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.

About U.S. Commerce Association (USCA)

U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) is a New York City based organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of USCA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising.

The USCA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs across America.

SOURCE: U.S. Commerce Association

CONTACT:
U.S. Commerce Association
Email: PublicRelations@uscaaward.com
URL: http://www.uscaaward.com

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]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/01/21/citifari-receives-2011-best-of-manhattan-award#comments 0 The Camera Bag citifari citifari The camera bag is an important part of any photographer's gear, often met with dissatisfaction... until you find the right bag.

Stuffing your camera here, your ipad there, your filters, different objectives, remote control, flash, papers and unstuffing all that into another bag, taking two bags, check list to make sure I did not [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/01/03/the-camera-bag Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:03:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2012/01/03/the-camera-bag The camera bag is an important part of any photographer's gear, often met with dissatisfaction... until you find the right bag.

Stuffing your camera here, your ipad there, your filters, different objectives, remote control, flash, papers and unstuffing all that into another bag, taking two bags, check list to make sure I did not forget anything, ... this is the life of the photographer. As many of us, I have my photography job (at www.citifari.com, we do photo tours of new york city), my personal projects, a few gigs here and there and travels for pleasure. I believe my wife was annoyed to see me spending too much time packing and unpacking rather than working, that she decided to find a solution. She did her due diligence and purchased the Union Street bag from ONA... whaaaaa what a bag!

When she gave it to me I was really skeptical. For a while, I had looked for a solution to carry my equipment and had concluded that the needs of the photographers are too diverse to fit in one bag. I was so happy to be wrong. The Union Street from ONA is so versatile, it fits the dress code during an event or on travel. I can fit the ipad inside the bag for transport or in the pocket outside with easy access during a citifari photo tour. I can modify the placements of the pads inside the bag depending on whether i take my flash or my 24-105! I can fit so much stuff, it's not even funny. And everything is padded at the right place to prevent from shocks and falls. My back used to hurt after a few hours with just my camera and an additional lens in the sling bag, with the ONA, I can carry more for the whole day and be perfectly fine. And when I want to travel light, the bag is not a burden, it seems to retract itself to a messenger type bag!

Enough to say that I love the bag and if it weren't my wife who offered it to me, I would sleep with it instead!

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2012/01/03/the-camera-bag#comments 0 the citifari hoodies citifari citifari
By the way, we got our [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2011/11/03/the-citifari-hoodies Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:54:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/11/03/the-citifari-hoodies
By the way, we got our hoodies at ooshirts. Design your own t-shirt at ooShirts.com!





]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2011/11/03/the-citifari-hoodies#comments 0 Autrement partners with citifari citifari citifari
Autrement (www.autrementnewyork.com) is a French tour operator, part of the transunivers ( http://citifari.com/blog/2011/10/19/autrement-partners-with-citifari Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:00:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/10/19/autrement-partners-with-citifari
Autrement (www.autrementnewyork.com) is a French tour operator, part of the transunivers (www.transunivers.fr) group, sending more than 10,000 travellers all over the world for 30 years.

citifari tours are fully part of Autrement New York program and participants will take the tour at the beginning of their week-long vacations. The tourists will discover New York through citifari's lens with the Landmark tour and will be able to get intimate with their cameras functions.

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2011/10/19/autrement-partners-with-citifari#comments 0 Open House New York Photo Tour with citifari citifari citifari
For this year's, citifari organized a unique photo tour that would focus on those places that we don't have access to and that could offer great [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2011/10/17/open-house-new-york-photo-tour-with-citifari Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:18:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/10/17/open-house-new-york-photo-tour-with-citifari
For this year's, citifari organized a unique photo tour that would focus on those places that we don't have access to and that could offer great photo opportunities. The key to a successful day is preparation. We put a schedule together that would cover unique opportunities to learn about, explore and photograph NYC’s built environment. Down to 5 places for the day, we were ready to start at 9am with our cameras, full loads of batteries and memory cards.

We met the courageous ones at 9am at 505 Fifth Avenue. The building was constructed in 2005 by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF). Its lobby was accessible for OHNY and welcomed us with its space odyssey look. The 26-story, glass-clad building’s entrance lobby was designed in collaboration with artist James Turrell. The dynamic design turns the space into a three-dimensional light sculpture that continuously transforms itself over the course of the day.

Through the day OHNY staff was helpful to get us the information we needed regarding the spaces, the events and tours that were being organized specifically for the weekend or simply providing guidance and orientation. Our day would take us through an eclectic mix made of a residential building, architect bureau, a fashion incubator, an NGO and a museum. The commonality for all these places was the welcoming atmosphere and the enthusiasm of the participants to describe us the place they love to work or live in.

Specifically, after the 505 Fifth, we visited:
• the Ford Foundation,
• the Japan Society,
• CFDA Fashion Incubator, and
• Dattner Architects.

We had to significantly reduce our already lighten agenda to enjoy all the tours and photo opportunities at each of the places. Also our lunch in Korea-town took much longer than planned as we were reviewing each other's pictures and relaxing after the walks through the City.

There is not one specific high point in the day. We enjoyed each and every place. The 505 Fifth for its unique spacey atmosphere; the Ford Foundation for its interior gardens and for its conservation of original carpentry and furniture; the Japan Society both for the organization of the space reminding of Japanese gardens and the current exhibit (Fiber Futures: Japan's Textile Pioneers); CDFA for the unique concept of fashion incubator but also for the space that provides a versatile environment to 8 carefully selected designers or Dattner for the passion of the architect that was leading our tour and the details in each of their projects.
OHNY was the opportunity to learn more about New York, its history, its future and the mechanisms at play but also to take great photos and have a good time with friends. Next year, citifari will offer its photo tours for the 10th anniversary of OHNY, don't forget to register!

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2011/10/17/open-house-new-york-photo-tour-with-citifari#comments 0 World Photography Organization in New York - Opening citifari citifari
Starting yesterday, a series of events, workshop and photo classes will be held at the museum and for a month until November 12.

The space is amazing and very well arranged to receive very different types of photography [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2011/10/14/world-photography-organization-in-new-york-opening Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:07:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/10/14/world-photography-organization-in-new-york-opening
Starting yesterday, a series of events, workshop and photo classes will be held at the museum and for a month until November 12.

The space is amazing and very well arranged to receive very different types of photography styles, in various formats and differing subjects. The juxtaposition and the arrangements are interesting to analyze.

From fine arts to war photography by Instagram, the exhibit gives a taste of everything you could look for in a photographer (maybe with the exception of wedding photography). The exhibit is also the opportunity to display the winners of the Sony World Photography Awards in each of the 10 categories.

While there were a lot of talented photographers, we noticed in particular:


While spacious, the ground floor was crowded and wined.

After this opening we went to check the other openings on the street. Of note, Barbara Takenaga at the DC Moore Gallery.

If you get the chance, go check the Chelsea Art Museum before November 12.

Tomorrow: Open House New York, hope to come back with more pictures this time!

]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2011/10/14/world-photography-organization-in-new-york-opening#comments 0 Open House New York (OHNY) citifari citifari
Feel free to join us for the day or parts of it.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

  • 9am 505 fifth (42nd) http://citifari.com/blog/2011/10/12/open-house-new-york-ohny Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:23:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/10/12/open-house-new-york-ohny
    Feel free to join us for the day or parts of it.

    TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:


    If you need to reach us (and check where we are at) - 262 726 1201 or by email at info@citifari.com

    ]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2011/10/12/open-house-new-york-ohny#comments 0 Snap Your FNO: Winners citifari citifari http://citifari.com/blog/2011/09/12/snap-your-fno-winners Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:16:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/09/12/snap-your-fno-winners
    #1, Stephanie Keel, from New York, is an agent at Bella Agency in Soho. Three of the pictures she submitted during Fashion Night Out last Thursday ended in the Top 12 for the public vote. Please join us to congratulate Stephanie’s unique performance. Stephanie wins a Grand Col Cashmere
    (retail value $179), a citifari NYC photo tour for her and up to 3 of her friends ($200 value), a $100 Gift Certificate for K2o jewelry and 1 personal session of portrait photography with Charles Roussel!

    #2, Emily Kate Hargrove, from DC, is a Blogger, Image Consultant, Personal Stylist and Shopper. Emily writes the blog Capital Style where she discusses the latest fashion trends, music, art and her "Kindred Spirits" series, in which she tries to bring attention to new artistic "voices" and others following their dreams in the artistic realm. Emily wins a Col Cashmere (retail value $109), a citifari NYC photo tour for her and a friend, a $75 Gift certificate for K2o jewelry and one picture taken at an event covered by Charles Roussel and printed!

    #3, Rozeppelin, a New-York based Model, Make-up Artist, Spokes Model, Host and Dancer, wins a Col Cashmere
    (retail value $109), a citifari NYC photo tour, a $50 Gift certificate for K2o jewelry. Check out her fan page on facebook at NessRosZeppelinMUAModel.

    We would like to thank all the participants who sent us their pictures, the finalists who were selected in the Top 12 and the judges whose work made all this competition feasible.

    About the sponsors:
    citifari (www.citifari.com) offers photo tours in New York City. Its professional photographers and guides have diligently scouted the most unique vantage points for many of the city's famous. During the citifari walking tour, they share with you these privileged corners of NYC along with various, must-have, techniques so you can shoot your own stunning photographs.

    LeColCashmere’s (www.lecolcashmere.com) is the vanguard purveyor of urban cashmere accessories. Its signature cashmere tube scarf was initially produced in 2009 and very quickly met with incredible success. Designed with a Parisian mindset and inspired by New York's fashion edge, Le Col is the latest trend in luxurious cashmere for the Fall and Winter seasons.

    k2o (www.k2obyKarenKo.com) is created by one of New York’s most provocative designers, Karen Ko. Karen's passion for jewelry began early in her childhood, growing up in her family's fine jewelry business. Each k2o piece is designed for the stylishly daring woman with an independent edge.

    Charles Roussel (www.charlesroussel.com) grew up in Paris then moved to NY in 2007 where he graduated with a Masters in Communication Arts. After having worked in advertising, he started his career as a free-lance photographer. Charles Roussel has been published internationally for his work in photo-journalism, advertising or for covering musical events.

    ]]>     http://citifari.com/blog/2011/09/12/snap-your-fno-winners#comments 0     Snap Your FNO citifari citifari LeColCashmere and k2obyKarenKo and photographer Charles Roussel to deliver this unique photo [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2011/09/06/snap-your-fno Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:22:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/09/06/snap-your-fno LeColCashmere and k2obyKarenKo and photographer Charles Roussel to deliver this unique photo contest.

    Over FNO’s night on September 8th, participants will tweet their pictures with #snapfno. The best pictures will be selected by a jury composed of photographers and fashionistas and the 3 best pictures will win many prizes from the sponsors.

    For more information, rules, terms and conditions about the Snap Your FNO please check www.facebook.com/snapyourfno

    About the sponsors:
    citifari (www.citifari.com) offers photo tours in New York City. Its professional photographers and guides have diligently scouted the most unique vantage points for many of the city's famous. During the citifari walking tour, they share with you these privileged corners of NYC along with various, must-have, techniques so you can shoot your own stunning photographs.

    LeColCashmere’s (www.lecolcashmere.com) is the vanguard purveyor of urban cashmere accessories. Its signature cashmere tube scarf was initially produced in 2009 and very quickly met with incredible success. Designed with a Parisian mindset and inspired by New York's fashion edge, Le Col is the latest trend in luxurious cashmere for the Fall and Winter seasons.

    k2o (www.k2obyKarenKo.com) is created by one of New York’s most provocative designers, Karen Ko. Karen's passion for jewelry began early in her childhood, growing up in her family's fine jewelry business. Each k2o piece is designed for the stylishly daring woman with an independent edge.

    Charles Roussel (www.charlesroussel.com) grew up in Paris then moved to NY in 2007 where he graduated with a Masters in Communication Arts. After having worked in advertising, he started his career as a free-lance photographer. Charles Roussel has been published internationally for his work in photo-journalism, advertising or for covering musical events.

    ]]>     http://citifari.com/blog/2011/09/06/snap-your-fno#comments 0     Partnership with Bons Plans citifari citifari www.bons-plans-voyage-new-york.com. Bons Plans New York is a French blog gathering the best deals for tourists as [...]]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2011/09/04/partnership-with-bons-plans Sun, 04 Sep 2011 11:32:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/09/04/partnership-with-bons-plans www.bons-plans-voyage-new-york.com. Bons Plans New York is a French blog gathering the best deals for tourists as they plan to visit New York, its founder, Alexandre Vendé is constantly looking for unique activities to enjoy New York and make the best of this unique trip.

    To sign up for your discounted tour use the discount code BONSPLANS when you book your tour or go to http://citifari.eventbrite.com/?discount=BONSPLANS.

    Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to photograph some of New York’s most unique landmarks with a citifari guide.

    ]]>     http://citifari.com/blog/2011/09/04/partnership-with-bons-plans#comments 0     State of Mind Featuring Spiritual Workout citifari citifari http://citifari.com/blog/2011/08/24/state-of-mind-featuring-spiritual-workout Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:38:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/08/24/state-of-mind-featuring-spiritual-workout
    First, you might want to ask yourself, What is my intention (or what are my intentions)? What am I hoping to achieve? What would I like to walk away with? Intentions matter in no small part because they help us with the decisions we make moment-by-moment, hour-by-hour, day-by-day. Some examples of intentions might be:
    • To take a handful of really good pictures
    • To spend time away from the people with whom I am traveling
    • To learn more about my camera
    • To try something different
    • To meet like-minded people
    • To enhance my skills
    • etc...

    You can see, by the way, that there is no limit to how many intentions one can have but being clear about what they are always makes everything better. Thus, an intention to take a handful of really good pictures might help you to not concern yourself with making sure you get every single possible shot known to man and beast. And an intention to enhance your skills might help you focus them on what you are doing vs. what others are doing. And on and on...

    Second, I would probably suggest that with an intention or two (or more) in place that you take a quick inventory of the beliefs you have about your intentions. For example, a belief that “I am a terrible photographer” would not align very well with an intention to take really good pictures. Now, maybe it is too large a task to turn such a belief around on the spot so if that is the case, a simple statement like “Up until now I have been a terrible photographer” will open the space energetically for new possibilities. You can feel that as you read it, yes?

    Finally (for now!), I would encourage you to look at your photography experience through the lens of choices abound. Everything is a choice and nobody is there because they have to be. When we look closely at the choices we make, we always learn something about ourselves and what we value. This is a generally more contemplative question that may not deliver an immediate answer. But it could also be nice to have it ruminating while you are out taking pictures. For example: “My choice to be out today shows me how much I value my creative side” or “My choice to be out today shows me that I am capable of doing something for myself” etc. Also, when we choose something, we are often not choosing something else. Looking there can also help to point back to us.

    Spiritual Workout emphasizes the practice of 15 ancient and universally recognized spiritual concepts in everyday's life. Find out more about Spiritual Workout at http://www.facebook.com/spiritualworkout.

    Click here to download this article - spiritual workout

    ]]>     http://citifari.com/blog/2011/08/24/state-of-mind-featuring-spiritual-workout#comments 0     Citifari partners with Admit1MBA citifari citifari www.admit1mba.com or email yael directly at http://citifari.com/blog/2011/07/25/citifari-partners-with-admit1mba Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:52:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/07/25/citifari-partners-with-admit1mba www.admit1mba.com or email yael directly at yredelman@gmail.com). Admit 1 MBA offers MBA admission consulting services including one-on-one coaching throughout the process. Working session are done in person, via phone or email – depending on prospective students needs and schedule.

    To sign up for your discounted tour use the discount code ADMIT1MBA when you book your tour or go to http://citifari.eventbrite.com/?discount=ADMIT1MBA.

    Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to photograph some of New York’s most unique landmarks with a citifari guide.

    ]]> http://citifari.com/blog/2011/07/25/citifari-partners-with-admit1mba#comments 0     TIP: Keep Less Pictures citifari citifari http://citifari.com/blog/2011/07/20/tip-keep-less-pictures Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:12:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/07/20/tip-keep-less-pictures
    Here are three reasons why you should keep fewer pictures:
    • Reason #1: time to review – if you are sharing these pictures online or offline, think about your audience. How long will it take them to go through all these pictures? If it takes 2 seconds to review a picture, no offence but, will anyone want to spend 15 minutes going over the pictures of your trip? More than a minute to review your afternoon? And this is not counting the potential download times if you were to send them over the internet. Will you go over these 400 pictures next year and review them all? Is the idea of spending 15 minutes to look at pictures that you have already seen before discouraging enough for you not to look at them ever again? What if it took you 2 minutes instead of 15? Would you consider looking over them again? Probably.

    • Reason #2: improve your photo skills – by filtering your pictures and keeping only the best ones, you will get used to thinking about the photos you will like best from the moment of shooting. You will also become more discerning about your photography. Next time, when you are out, you will already know and will try to shoot only those pictures that you think you will like afterwards. You will already visualize the outcome when taking the shot and that will impact the quality of your photos.

    • Reason #3: post-processing effort – if you work on your pictures after uploading them onto your computer, performing a first selection with the best ones before processing will save you a lot of time as you won’t have to work on them anymore. Once adjusted, you can then perform another selection and keep the very few that are really good. This is time saved for you to shoot more.

    Then, how many pictures is the right number of pictures? It depends but you can try the following:



    Click here to download this tip - Keep Less Pictures

    ]]>     http://citifari.com/blog/2011/07/20/tip-keep-less-pictures#comments 0     Posting Pics on Social Media citifari citifari
    On adding a title
    I can see a few reasons for adding a title, think about [...]]]>     http://citifari.com/blog/2011/07/05/posting-pics-on-social-media Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:45:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/07/05/posting-pics-on-social-media
    On adding a title
    I can see a few reasons for adding a title, think about these when our picture doesn’t have one:
    • Who asks us the meaning, the goal or what we wanted to express with our photo?
    • Who asks us where, when or what we captured in picture?
    • Who spends more than one second looking at our picture seriously?

    Already, only by adding a title to our picture, we clarify it and also trigger some thinking among our audience - our friends on these social networks. A title does not need to be descriptive all the time, we can introduce irony, humor, sarcasm, we can draw parallels, repetition, doubt, etc… all these by picking a good title. The easiest way to pick a title remains to write what first comes to our mind. Surprisingly, different people will see different things in one same picture. When adding our first thought in the title, we frame our audience and make it see what we see, think what we think, wonder how or why this title or even disagree.

    We seek to say something with a photo, we have already done the hard work, we captured and posted the picture. Now, we want people to look at it and react, let’s add a title. This would be step one.


    On adding commentaries
    What else? Our audience likes context. At the time of photo albums and slideshow evenings, the amateur photographer gathered with its audience to describe the photos he took, his or her intent, what the pictures represented, etc… In addition to the title, the photographer could complement the picture with some personal comments and context. Today, we post our pictures online, our friends may or may not look at them by themselves, from their own computer and without explanations. Many social platforms allow us to comment on our pictures. An easy way to add comments is to look up some information about the subject in our picture, check Wikipedia or and pick the most interesting parts (don’t forget to mention the source) in our comments, add a link to the Wikipedia page. We can also often find online articles that describe what we witnessed or, when feeling courageous, post our own comments.

    Adding context to our pictures will allow us to learn about the subject, a necessary condition to improve our art. At the time of film photography, Ansel Adams, for instance, would research his subjects for hours off- and then on-site before releasing the shutter and burning one of the 8 plates he was carrying for that day. He had to think a lot about his subject before taking that one picture. Today, with the luxury of digital photography, we can take hundreds of pictures, post the best among them and then document them. Now, learning about our subject is a matter of minutes spent browsing the Internet, and we can even do it after posting the picture!

    Download the thought piece here Posting pics on social media

    ]]>     http://citifari.com/blog/2011/07/05/posting-pics-on-social-media#comments 0     Basic Settings of Manual Mode and associated Effects citifari citifari
    The making of a picture is based on 3 settings. While composing the picture and deciding what you would like to include or exclude in the picture as well as how you want your subject to [...]]]>     http://citifari.com/blog/2011/06/27/basic-settings-of-manual-mode-and-associated-effects Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:35:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/06/27/basic-settings-of-manual-mode-and-associated-effects
    The making of a picture is based on 3 settings. While composing the picture and deciding what you would like to include or exclude in the picture as well as how you want your subject to relate to its environment, you will have to determine how to set your ISOs, Aperture (F number) and Shutter Speed. The three settings have a relationship with the amount (quantity) of light that impacts your sensor and ultimately how bright is your picture. But these three settings also affect how (quality) the light gets to the sensor and can change an image in its entirety.

    Click here to view a memento summary of the settings and associated effects.

    ]]>     http://citifari.com/blog/2011/06/27/basic-settings-of-manual-mode-and-associated-effects#comments 0     Citifari partners with Teaching Matters citifari citifari http://citifari.com/blog/2011/06/16/citifari-partners-with-teaching-matters Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:07:00 +0000 http://citifari.com/blog/2011/06/16/citifari-partners-with-teaching-matters
    To sign up for your free tour use the discount code TEACHINGMATTERS when you book your tour or go to http://citifari.eventbrite.com/?discount=TEACHINGMATTERS. To make a donation to Teaching Matters go to https://www.nycharities.org/app/teachingmatters/Default.asp. (Suggested donation $50.00) You must present a printed copy of your donation receipt at the start of the tour.

    Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to photograph some of New York’s most unique landmarks with a citifari guide.

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