OHIO CO., Ky. (WFIE) – Some western Kentucky brides are claiming they are still waiting for money back after their wedding photographer cut contact with them.

The wedding photographer at the center of the controversy is HaleyMae Photography.

The business’s Facebook page has dozens of negative reviews with several people complaining the owner owes them money.

Ohio County Sheriff Adam Wright says his department is investigating reports its received about this photographer.

Another wedding photographer in Owensboro tells us she got a text at 7:30 a.m. the day of her friends wedding asking her to fill in after HaleyMae Photography canceled the day of.

14 News reached out to he business’ Facebook page, which is what customers tell us is the main means of communication used. We are still waiting to hear back.

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AMESBURY — Local photographer Dave Saums won first prize in the Seacoast Artist Association’s annual Members Awards Show for his photograph on canvas, “Super Power Retired, Napa Valley.”

The Amesbury photographer’s work was chosen from more than 100 entries. The winning shot was taken with Kodachrome 25 transparency film, according to the association. 

Saums said in a news release that the photograph shows “a tired, battle-worn old truck out in the middle of a field on the way to Napa Valley. I suspect that this old warrior could tell some stories, but silence reigns across the fields all around. Weeds and grasses grow and are slowly overtaking the mass of old steel.”

Saums has been a member of the Seacoast Artist Association since 2010. He opened Mountains-of-the-Sky Gallery at 14 Cedar Street Studios in Amesbury 15 years ago.

He has exhibited his fine art photography since 1991, beginning with a winning entry in an international competition sponsored by the Nature Company. His photographs have won numerous awards at juried artist shows and at the Topsfield Fair, and have hung in art galleries in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, California and Massachusetts, the release said.

Saums started in photography at an early age. His grandfather and uncle owned a nationally known commercial photographic business in Madison, Wisconsin, spurring his interest in photography.

Saums is known for his railroad photography and has been editor of the quarterly journal of a railroad historical society in Vermont.

He has also been a member of the Center for Railroad Photography and Art in Madison and attends the center’s annual conferences in Chicago, Connecticut and Sacramento, California. He has also served on the Amesbury Cultural Council and been a longtime member of the Andover Artist Guild, the Northern Vermont Art Association and the Newburyport Art Association.

Saums and other artists with the association will meet the public at the organization’s Second Friday reception this week from 4 to 7 p.m. at the SAA gallery on the second floor of Exeter Town Hall, 10 Front St., Exeter, New Hampshire. An awards ceremony begins Friday at 4:30 p.m.

The Members Awards Show is being held over three weekends from noon to 4 p.m. through Nov. 19. Amesbury oil painter Bob Richardson presents a talk, “The Making of a Painting,” on Sunday at 2 p.m. 

The juror for the Members Awards Show is architect Tom Emerson of Kittery, Maine. Emerson is an architect and principal of studioB-E Architecture, a small design firm in Kittery. He is a graduate of the School of Architecture & Planning at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Along with practicing architecture, Emerson has been a guest lecturer, design studio critic and thesis adviser at several university architectural schools.

For more information, email questions to gallery@seacoastartist.org. For updates, follow the association on Facebook.

Large format photography is unlike nothing else you have seen before, allowing you to create humongous negatives full of incredible levels of detail and creative renderings not possible with 35mm or even medium format. However, large format photography requires an entirely different approach and set of techniques, which can make it a bit intimidating. Don’t fear, though, as this fantastic video tutorial will show you everything you need to know to get started. 

Coming to you from Kyle McDougall, this helpful video tutorial will show you the ins and outs of getting started with large format photography. The main draw of large format photography is simply the size of the negative. A 4×5 negative, the smallest of the format, is almost 15 times larger than a 35mm frame, allowing you to capture truly jaw-dropping levels of detail. Beyond that, large format cameras offer capabilities that aren’t possible with full frame or medium format unless one resorts to using expensive specialist lenses. On the other hand, there are some drawbacks, most notable being the price, with each 4×5 negative costing around $5. However, if you are willing to put in the effort time, effort, and monetary investment, you will be rewarded with images unlike any other. Check out the video above for the full rundown from McDougall.

Sony just changed photography forever by releasing the Sony a9 III, the world’s first global shutter camera. 

Global Shutter—A First for Mirrorless

Sony has delivered the world’s first full-frame global shutter mirrorless camera with the a9 III. The use of a global shutter provides a leap in performance over the rolling shutter technology used for decades. A global shutter provides a near instantaneous and simultaneous readout of all 24.6MP, eliminating skew and other artifacts that plagued rolling shutters. It also far surpasses mechanical shutter technology is every way, making the physical shutter unnecessary in the a9 III.Global shutters help ensure consistent and uniform exposure across the entire frame in all lighting conditions. Flash sync is possible at any shutter speed-even the maximum of 1/80,000 second. The simultaneous readout also prevents banding from certain light sources, such as fluorescent lighting. In a gym, outside, or with mixed artificial lighting the a9 III will handle it with ease.

Pre-Capture & Speed Boost—Never Miss a Moment

Along with the key technology delivered by the sensor, the a9 III offers features new features to unlock the camera’s full potential.

• Pre-Capture: The a9 III can be configured to begin recording images to the buffer when the shutter button is half-pressed. Users can set this between 0.05-1.0 second. Upon pressing the shutter these images will be saved to the memory card.
• Speed Boost: Not every shoot calls for the a9 III’s impressive max speed of 120 fps. With Speed Boost and the C5 button, which is conveniently placed near the grip on the front of the camera, users can instantly switch their camera from their usual continuous shooting frame rate to a faster one to make sure their next shot is just right. Photographers will be able to select various frame rates up to 120 fps.

Pro-Quality 4K Video

While video benefits greatly from the use of global shutter technology-rolling shutter and banding artifacts are completely eliminated-the a9 III boasts plenty of other video improvements over its predecessor worth talking about.

• The a9 III captures and downsamples the full 6K image area to produce high-quality UHD 4K video up to 60 fps. It can also record 4K up to 120 fps with no crop.
• Record 10-bit 4:2:2 internally using All-I encoding for maximum quality.
• Output 16-bit raw via the full-size HDMI port to a compatible external recorder.
• S-Log3, S-Cinetone, and other Picture Profiles are available for optimizing the image for your workflow and production environment.

Refined Body Design

With a new generation of Alpha-series cameras comes some slight tweaks and modifications designed to make the operation of the system more ergonomic. The a9 III features a handful of updates:

• Addition of C5 custom button to front of camera body.
• Continuous shooting mode dial can now be disabled and shooting speed can be adjusted in the menu.
• Enhanced grip and the shutter button has been slightly moved to provide a more ergonomic experience.
• Dual CFexpress Type A/SD card slots provide versatility, allowing users to use existing media or pick up the faster CFexpress options to take full advantage of the a9 III’s increased speed.
• USB-C port now offers faster USB 3.2 Gen 2 speeds of up to 10 Gb/s.

• 3.2″ 2.1m-dot 4-axis multi-angle touchscreen LCD-first seen on the a7R V. This screen has a wide color gamut covering the DCI-P3 space.
• 9.44m-dot 0.90x OLED electronic viewfinder with maximum refresh rate of 240 fps. The a9 III benefits from maximum quality viewing at up to 120 fps.
• Ethernet port for advanced networking and data transfer workflows.
• The optional VG-C5EM Vertical Grip is designed to match the updated ergonomics of the a9 III, including the new C5 button.

Future Firmware Updates

The Sony a9 III is going to get better with time and there are some details on what to expect in future firmware updates:

• The ability to shooting continuously at up to 120 fps when using the maximum shutter speed of 1/80,000 second.
• Workflow enhancements for IPTC metadata and FTP functions.
• Addition of C2PA technology from the Content Authenticity Initiative.

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