Brecon Beacons Photography Holiday October 2010

By admin | Published: March 5, 2010

Nick Jenkins, has this afternoon, arranged a photography week in the Brecon Beacons, to be based at the superb Gliffaes Country House Hotel, near Crickhowell, right in the Beacons National Park surrounded by the stunning scenery of the Usk Valley.  The secluded hotel grounds alone offer hours of great photography, and run right down to the beautiful River Usk! Nick is fortunate in knowing the family who run Gliffaes and we can be absolutely assured of excellent hospitality!

Details are as follows:

Cost - £580 per person, from Monday afternoon (around 4pm) to Friday afternoon (around 4pm). This includes full accommodation (Dinner, B&B and packed lunch and all my time/tuition etc) but does NOT include travel insurance, drinks, and sundries.

Dates – Monday 4th October from about 4pm onwards to Friday 8th October, finishing around 4pm.

Level of Experience – all levels catered for

Walking – there will be some walking on this break to see the best of the landscapes. It will not be severe and we won’t be yomping over dale and fell. But comfy walking boots are strongly advised.

The holiday offers three full days and about ¾ of a day with the camera. Evenings will be taken up reviewing what we have done during the day, with a room available to us. Nick will bring a digital projector and screen etc, but you would be well advised to bring laptops etc to check your own pics too.

He needs to know by end March if you wish to join him. The Gliffaes is a busy Country Hotel and the owner won’t hold the rooms for me for too long. This is going to be advertised nationally and, given the beauty of this area and the popularity of Gliffaes, it can reasonably be anticipated that bookings will be brisk. On receipt of your details Nick will then arrange booking etc with Gliffaes and send/request further details.

Nick aims to keep the number to around 8 so as to be able to help you all as much as you require.

NB: If you are unable to make this one, please note that Nick has pencilled in w/c Mon 11th April 2011 for an Easter Break at Gliffaes as well. Expressions of interest for this are also very welcome.

Nick Jenkins ARPS AWPF
Nick Jenkins Outdoor Photography
The Media Centre
Culverhouse Cross
Cardiff
CF5 6XJ

www.freespiritimages.com

Land: 02920 590211
Mob: 07876 624185

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Picture Call: LANDSCAPE WITH RIVER, TREES AND MOUNTAIN

By admin | Published: February 27, 2010

Date         : 26th February 2010
Deadline     : 5th March 2010
Request No.9561
Request Title:
Request:
I am looking for a high-resolution vertical landscape photo of a river flowing through a landscape with trees/forest, under a clear blue sky, with (a) mountain(s) in the background and preferably some stones on the foreground to provide contrast. I am thinking of the type of stony rivers that you find in Chile, New Zealand or Alaska. I am looking to print it on canvas some 150 cm high so I need a relatively high resolution. Vivid colors and contrast (clear blue sky vs. green forest) are very important.

- Colour images ONLY

Format       : portrait (vertical)
Use          : editorial
Budget
Other Usage       : E250.00
Notes on Budget   : The image is only to be used for a one-off canvas print that I intend to hang on a wall in my home. No commercial exploitaiton will take place.

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Country      : Netherlands

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Picture call: VANGUARD WAY / NANJIZAL BEACH, UK

By admin | Published: February 27, 2010

Date         : 26th February 2010
Deadline     : 28th February 2010
Request No.9563
Request Title: VANGUARD WAY / NANJIZAL BEACH, UK
Request: I’m trying to find pictures of:

Vanguard Way (footpath between Croydon and Newhaven)

Nanjizal Beach (in Cornwall)

for a travel supplement.
- Colour images ONLY

Format       : either landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical)
Use          : editorial
Budget
Cover, full page  : UK£300.00
Inside, 1/4 page  : UK£60.00

Buyer Rating : (no rating)
Country      : United Kingdom

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Shield your monitor with PChOOD from Colour Confidence

By admin | Published: February 17, 2010

PChOOD

Colour Confidence announces the PChOOD monitor hoods. This broad range of options provides the definitive way to shield light from any monitor display, creating an accurate environment for working with colour. Ideal for photographers and graphic designers, the full range is available now through the extensive Confident Reseller network or direct from Colour Confidence.

“The PChOOD range offers a definitive selection of monitor hoods which reduce glare and shield unwanted light from any monitor display and so improves on-screen colour consistency” Comments Simon Prais, Technical Director Colour Confidence “We are delighted to expand our portfolio with this product range, which offers our customers a range of options that make assessing on-screen colour simple and accurate”.

The complete PChOOD range offers a selection of monitor hood solutions in a variety of sizes and designs for both PC and Macintosh, including:

  • PChOOD Pro – A universal monitor hood, suitable for all LCD & CRT displays 15″ – 26″
  • PC Laptop Hood – Portable flat-pack hoods in black, for laptops in various sizes (PC and Mac)
  • Mac Laptop Hood – Contemporary design, portable flat-pack, in matt silver effect to compliment Macintosh Laptops. In various sizes
  • Mac Cinema Display Hood – Stylish, brushed aluminum hoods to compliment the aluminum Macintosh cinema display quality and finish.
  • iMac Hood – Stylish, brushed aluminum hoods to compliment the aluminum iMac quality and finish

    • The PChOOD range offers numerous benefits and features including:

  • Shield light from your monitor display, to provide optimum conditions for a colour accurate working environment
  • Allows you to set your display brightness lower and subsequently saves up to 40% of power consumption, which extends monitor life (and laptop power) and is great for the environment
  • Can help to reduce eye strain
  • Provides confidentiality of work in progress
  • Specially designed black velvet inner layer absorbs light and eliminates reflections
  • Removable access cover, for use of a colour calibration device without removing the hood (on applicable models)

    • Colour Confidence drives the demystification of colour management. Europe’s leading independent specialist, we offer the industry’s largest product range, plus education and consultancy services, to a diverse customer base, from imaging enthusiasts to multinational enterprises and government departments. Buy in-store through the Europe-wide ColorStore network or direct from Colour Confidence.

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    Brecon Beacons in Spring – One Day Workshop 24th April 2010

    By admin | Published: February 17, 2010

    Nick Jenkins Outdoor Photography

    Nick Jenkins is planning to run a one day photography workshop on 24th April 2010 – Brecon Beacons in Spring. This will replace the ‘snowed out’ day earlier this year!

    Cost per attendee for the day will be £50.00 or as stated above (with a £10 non-refundable deposit payable in advance) and you will need to provide your own transport to and from site and lunch. There will be a hot drink stop en route. Numbers will be limited to eight per workshop and both digital and film photographers (SLR or Compact) are welcome. The day will start around 9.15am and end around 5.00pm. All workshops will be on either a Saturday or a Sunday with the emphasis being on how to take great shots in inspiring locations.

    These workshops are aimed at both beginners and more advanced photographers and plenty of time will be devoted to each individual to ensure you get the very best out of the day and leave with some memorable pictures.

    Nick Jenkins Outdoor Photography

    Land: 02920 590211

    Mobile: 07876 624185

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    Picture call: THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS

    By admin | Published: February 17, 2010
    Minimum pixel dimensions: 3000 X 2000
    Landscape format (or     square, or portrait); B&W
    Deadline: Friday February 26th 2010; 12:00 GMT
    To submit images to Picture Calls in fotoLibra, simply click on the Picture Call megaphone icon below a thumbnail in your Collections, and select the relevant Riddle of the Sands picture call from the drop-down menu which appears. Pictures must be marked as Rights Managed, and should not be sent direct to me.

    The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers, first published in 1903, is probably the best known of all sailing novels and was described by Ken Follett as “the first modern thriller”. fotoLibra’s Gwyn Headley did the publicity for the film starring Michael York, Simon McCorkindale and Jenny Agutter.

    A new edition of the book is being published this summer and we have been asked to provide black and white photographs of the locations described. Basically these are the Friesian Islands off the north coast of Germany and the Netherlands, so we want photographs of the coastlines and inlets of:

    • Juist
    • Norderney
    • Memmert
    • Borkum
    • Insel Neuwerk
    • Cuxhaven

    If you have 1903 era photographs of the locations, that would be a tremendous bonus.

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    Picture call – UK: Manchester/Liverpool parks

    By admin | Published: February 17, 2010

    UK: Manchester/Liverpool parks

    Date : 16th February 2010
    Deadline : 17th February 2010
    Request No.9529
    Request Title: UK: MANCHESTER/LIVERPOOL PARKS

    Request: I am looking for beautiful pictures of parks in:

    Queen’s Park, Manchester

    Philip’s Park, Manchester

    Peel Park in Salford

    Birkenhead park in Liverpool

    Format : either landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical)
    Use : editorial
    Budget
    Cover, full page : UK£100.00
    Inside, 1/4 page : UK£50.00

    Buyer Rating : (no rating)
    Country : United Kingdom

    You can upload images for this request via the link below.
    NOTE:
    *Do not upload images with watermarks across them.
    *Check the link before selecting images for upload – if the client has enough images they will cancel the request.

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    Leaf Aptus-II 8 40 MP – the fastest medium format back

    By admin | Published: February 12, 2010

    Leaf Aptus-II 8 40 MP

    Leaf have just launched the Aptus-II 8 40 MP medium format digital camera back, the newest addition to the Leaf Aptus-II product family. At a capture rate of under 0.8 seconds per frame, delivering a sustainable burst of 60 full resolution images per minute, it is the fastest back in the industry.

    The Leaf Aptus-II 8 features the same high quality sensor technology as Leaf’s flagship product, the Leaf Aptus-II 10, a 56 MP camera back. This system is geared towards the professional photographer looking for the highest quality available, and at affordable pricing.

    If you rely on accurate color renditions that add shape and superior film-like quality, the Leaf Aptus-II 8 is designed to deliver the highest image quality, with true to life skin tones, for portrait, fashion and detailed images for any technical photography requirements.

    Delivering a combination of the highest quality captures and the fastest digital back system, the Leaf Aptus-II 8 also offers:

    • Choice of connecting to over 80 camera platforms
    • Ability to connect to large format cameras
    • Open file format with the choice of tethered shooting to either Leaf Capture or Capture One software applications

    The main specifications of the Leaf Aptus-II 8 are:

    • CCD:44 x 33mm
    • Resolution: 40 MP
    • Capture rate: 0.8 sec/frame
    • ISO sensitivity: 80-800
    • Dynamic range: 12 f-stops

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    Aperture 3 from Apple

    By admin | Published: February 11, 2010

    Aperture 3 from Apple

    Apple has just launched version 3 of it’s flagship photo editing software Aperture. This software allows you to import, organise, compare, enhance, share and print your RAW and other image types.

    This new version of Aperture contains over 200 new features including:

    • Full screen browsing
    • Simplified Import process
    • Automatic backup on import
    • GPS meta-data
    • Improved search facility
    • Non-destructive brushes
    • Improved histogram display
    • Face detection and recognition
    • Direct publishing to flickr and facebook
    • Enhanced slideshow functions
    • Photo book export facility
    • Redesigned UI with improved sliders and buttons
    • 64-bit support for Leopard users and Intel Core 2 duo processors

    This release comes while Lightroom is on version 2 with a beta version of 3 available to download.

    Like all self respecting software and tools for photographers, Aperture 3 is available as a fully functioning free trial for 30 days via very simply ‘Free Trial’ button on the Apple website.

    Aperture 3 costs £169.00 in the UK

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    Hasselbald H4D-40 launch at Calumet Photographic

    By admin | Published: February 11, 2010

    Hasselbald H4D-40 launch at Calumet Photographic

    Join Calumet at their nationwide photographic stores from February 11th, in continuation of the launch events for the H4D-40, the newest addition to the Hasselblad family. At the events you can see the new H4D-40 in action, get an exclusive behind the scenes look at what the new H4D line is doing to change the face of high-end photography, and get advance access to Hasselblad’s new Owners’ Club, a members-only web area that provides Hasselblad photographers and their work with exposure to over 1.4 million visitors per year and a range of professional services.

    The schedule of dates are:

    February 11th -- Calumet Manchester
    February 12th -- Calumet Birmingham
    February 15th -- Calumet Edinburgh
    February 16th -- Calumet Glasgow
    February 18th -- Calumet Belfast

    You don’t need to register in advance, just visit the above stores between 12pm and 5pm.

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