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The Societies Newsletter
01 September 10
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Picture Framing - The
Finishing Touch
Quite often overlooked by professional photographers is the finishing
touch of a beautiful picture frame.
There are many companies who offer excellent quality ready made frames,
however, these tend to come in standard sizes. Often priced
competitively and readily available however a stock has to be held by
the photographer in a range of size to meet customer demands.
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The Search for the Perfect Monitor
McMullin and McNamee go on search for the perfect monitor. Above all other
devices that the photographer may purchase, the monitor needs to be 'looked
at' before you buy. Of all the decisions it is the one you will have to live
with all day, every day - very little that you do will not pass across your
computer screen at some stage, but even your camera is likely to have
occasional days off!
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Photographic News
Canon Succeeds in Developing World's Largest CMOS
Image Sensor, With Ultra-High Sensitivity
http://www.swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/CMOS_Image_Sensor.htm
COSINA CO., Ltd. Joins the Micro Four Thirds System
Standard Group
http://www.swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/olympus_cosina.htm
Carl Zeiss presents a new moderate wide-angle lens
http://www.swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/Carl_Zeiss_Distagont.htm
Nikon Announces Student Cashback Promotion
http://www.swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/nikon_caskback.htm
Shoot the breeze at Hasselblads new central London
photo-studio Open Days event
http://www.swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/hasselblad_opendays.htm
Free Family Portrait DVD Give Away
http://www.swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/Photo_4_u_apprentice_mb5.htm
AKVIS Sketch for Photo Kiosks: Bringing Creativity to
Convenience
http://www.swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/AKVIS_Sketch.htm
Control, power, creativity - Canon empowers
photographers to take the next step with the new EOS 60D
http://www.swpp.co.uk/professional_imagemaker/news/Canon_60d.htm
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Minimalist Lighting
While studio lighting offers complete control, many photographers are reluctant to dive into it because of the perceived startup costs or confusion over what equipment they really need. In this book, acclaimed photographer Kirk Tuck charts a simple course to success—and shows you how recent technological advances have made it easier and more affordable than ever to set up a very functional studio for portraiture, commercial photography, still lifes, and more. Tuck covers every aspect of the process, providing simple solutions for designing a functional space, determining what equipment you need (and what you can make yourself), and getting started with some sure-fire lighting setups.
Usually £24.99 Now
£15.00
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Canon Speedliting Workshops 2010
Rick Friedman will mix live demonstrations with
multi-media presentations.
3rd September - London Camera Exchange, Southampton
6th September - Walters Photo Video, Caerphilly 7th September - The Flash
Centre, Birmingham
8th September - Wilkinson Cameras - Southport
10th September - The Flash Centre, Leeds
15th September - The Westbury Hotel, Dublin
Cost: £30 per session, per person.
See the website for more details
http://www.swpp.co.uk/seminar_files/canon_speedliting_workshops.htm |
Members
Training Days - September 2010
05 September Dublin - Mike Orr 05 September Dublin
- Kevin Casha
06 September Ballymena - Kevin Casha
08 September Limerick - Kevin Casha
15 September Perth - John Denton
16 September Glasgow - John Denton
20 September Great Missenden - Stewart Randall
21 September North West - Michael Turner
22 September West Midlands - Stewart Randall
27 September East Anglia - James Howard
29 September Bath - Marko Dutka
30 September South East - James Howard
Join today to take advantage of
this and many other benefits of membership.
For more
information on the days please see:
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The Societies 2011 Photographic Convention
Convention: 10th-17th January 2011 Trade Show Dates: 14th-16th January 2011
Novotel London West – Hammersmith
We are now starting the countdown to the 2011 Convention. Already HQ are
preparing for what is to be the biggest Convention, The Society have held so
far.
This year is not to be missed!
Check out this years Business School:
http://www.swpp.co.uk/convention/business_school.htm
STOP PRESS! We now have payment plans available to help spread the cost of
your Convention tickets.
www.swpp.co.uk/convention/
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Portrait Lighting 101 (Superclass) by Christopher Grey
Sunday 16 January - 09:00-13:00
In addition to teaching lighting to working professionals, photographer
Christopher Grey has written numerous books on lighting and is considered to
be a master of the medium. In this introductory class, Chris will show you
how to achieve successful and repeatable lighting scenarios that will make
your clients happy and increase your profits. You’ll learn the six Classic
lighting styles, techniques for one-light portraits, how to work with fill,
hair and background lights, working with and mixing modifiers and much, much
more. This class
is very limited on numbers.
Book now to avoid disappointment.
Members £80 Non Members £90 (Per Person)
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