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Issue No. 10 December 2009
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 CAPIC Event: Double Vision
S1 is proud to be one of the sponsors of the 5th annual CAPIC Double Vision event. Photographers and
illustrators were paired off by random draw and have been busy creating
portraits of each other to be displayed at TIW (80 Spadina Ave. Suite 207). On opening night Friday, December 11th, 2009, 6-10pm CAPIC members, special guests and industry types vote for their favourite pair. Link to CAPIC Webpage.
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 Cheek Magazine Shoot at S1 Studios
Cheek Magazine showcases great creative every issue. It is an example of the fanatstic Fashion and Beauty creative being done in Toronto. This Month Fashion photographer Felix Wong was shooting for Cheek Magazine at S1. If you haven't had a chance to check out either of those names, take a look at felixwongphoto.com and cheekmagazine.com. As always, S1 was pleased to provide studios, computers, grip, lighting, and camera equipment to the talented group involved.
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FTP Creative Imaging at S1
FTP Creative Imaging of London, England has opened here at S1 to meet the needs in TO, which they have successfully been providing for the past 28 years in the UK. From a web portal offering lightbox and markup features to high end retouching to certificated proofing, FTP Creative Imaging runs the gamut of essential services.  Retouching- Pre-shoot consulting
- On set consulting
- On set digital capture
- Interactive lightbox & markup service & FTP service
- Certificated proofing
- Raw file processing, contact sheets & scanning
For more information on these services, please see the website at FTP @ S1. Or, drop in and see Jeff Brown, Senior Imaging Specialist. To make an appointment, contact ftp@s1group.ca.
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 Tech Testing: Leica S2 Hands On Review
S1 had the opportunity to do some Tech Testing with Michael Reichmann over at
Luminous Landscape with the new Leica S2 camera.
The review on Luminous Landscape is a very complete and thorough review of the Leica's features and ergonomics. S1 contributed to test the image quality & tethered capture capabilities of the Leica S2 versus the Phase One P40+ back on the new DF Phase One camera body.
Check out how the Leica measured up on a tethered shoot in our studios!
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 Location Scout Adam Silver
Adam Silver, a Hollywood-based, Canadian-born location scout, scours the US and Canada for singular locations on behalf of a demanding clientele. They include many of Hollywood's leading commercial and
feature film directors as well as a number of eminent photographers. Intimate with the urban, rural and wilderness geographies of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, Adam also regularly scouts
in Miami, the Caribbean and Hawaii. He has unique experience and knowledge of the Canadian North as well. His most recent location scouting and management assignment, for Alfa Romeo, commissioned by
the Leo Burnett office in Turin, Italy, took place in Los Angeles.
Email Adam Silver at adamsilver@earthlink.net
http://www.globallocationscouting.com
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 Grip Packages 50% off in December
S1 offers 2 Grip Cart packages with everything you need. Save Money and time. The Package is heavily discounted so you don't have to think about all the items you may need, just order a package thats suits the size of your production.
Our Grip cart packages are not just for our studios, but for your studio, or your location production (delivery charges extra).
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Wow, More Speed?
Snow Leopard 10.6, Capture One 5 + Nelhalem Processor Capture Speed Test
S1 is ever in search of what exactly it is that will get us the fastest capture speed.
We tested tethered capture on Snow Leopard 10.6 with Capture One 5 Pro with Phase One P40+ (fastest capture camera back on the planet) to see how much faster capture would be with these latest OS and software, and compared to previous speeds.
Result: More hype than gain.
No change in capture speed from our previous test with the Phase P40+ (in OSX 10.5 & C1 Ver 4.8 & H2 Body).
We also tested this setup on a Mac Pro 8 core and the Mac Pro Nelhalem 8 core (16 thread processor) as a variable;
funny thing is, the results were the same as well. We suggest holding off moving to Snow Leopard 10.6 and buying new Mac Pros until the multi-core capabilities are developed further.
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 Applied Arts Awards Night at S1 a Great Success
It was great to have Applied Arts hosting the Applied Arts Awards at S1 studios again. It was a beautiful show, with stunning images, and so many came out and participated from the industry. It was a lot of fun. Check out the latest awards issues of Applied Arts magazine if you missed it. (Photo Left to Right: Georges Haroutiun, Applied Arts; Jeff Brown, FTP Creative Imaging; Craig Samuel, S1 Group. Photo courtesy of Brian Patterson, © Brian Patterson 2009) Link to Applied Arts Magazine
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 Tech Updates
Capture One 5 PRO Update
Download Capture One 5.0.1 here. Notable improvements are: focus tool included in Capture One 5 for Windows, EIP related improvements, additional keyboard shortcuts amid other improvements and bug fixes.
Phase Backs - Firmware upgrade
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iPhone Apps
 Dual Level Pro
I like this one when I forget to bring a level for that tilt/shift or wide lens! Useful to have on your iPhone for emegencies.
This level tool allows you to level and compare angles at the same time. .
 PhotoJot - Photographer's Notebook
Great for scouting locations or working out shoot concepts.
This app also lets you record notes such as location, date, time, text notes, reference photos, voice clips, shutter, iso, and aperture in reference to iPhone images. It also has a Sunrise/Sunset Calculator. Uses the iPhone built in GPS and plots the location to a separate map image.
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S1 launches: Grip Truck
