New staff, workshops and other photo news

PHOTO NEWS

MARCH 2012

Greetings!

Welcome to our March Newsletter.
Summer seems to have been and gone without the long hot dry weather we were supposed to get and Autumn is fast approaching. It's time to take advantage of our next lighting workshop before daylight saving ends!
We've added a couple of new faces to our staff - a Wintec student who works part-time and an experienced salesperson - read more below.

In This Issue

Digital Photos in a mess? Get Organised!

Are you snowed under with digital images and struggling to find them on your computer, let alone back them up? We take pictures to document our lives and tell our stories but if you don't organise the photos how will you ever find them again and share those stories?

digital mess

Learn to organise your digital photo collection at Jill's next photo organising class on:

Monday, March 5th at 7pm in our store ($20 pp).

Phone Jill at (07) 838-0031 to book.

Jill will cover:

* sorting existing images using the ABCs

* establishing a workflow for all new photos.

* the use of tags, keywords, ratings etc to simplify searches

New Camera ...

Introducing the NEW Canon G1X
Canon's acclaimed G-Series is getting a new member with the addition of the PowerShot G1X. The heart of this model is a new 1.5" 14 Megapixel image sensor , which has 6.3x more light sensing surface than the PowerShot G12. The result should be noticeably better depth of field, colour clarity, colour gradients, and colour separation. The PowerShot G1X is also capable of capturing 1080p video (24FPS, with active auto-focus).
Check out our special price and buy here

New Staff Member ...

Dion

We are pleased to welcome Dion Mellow to our team.

He is a passionate sports photographer and a Canon EOS 1D pro user.

Dion is born and bred in the Waikato and has had 10 years previous experience in photo and appliance retail so you may recognise his face.

He is also a Wintec Media Arts graduate with so we're hoping to use his experience to get more camera and accessory workshops up and running - tell him what type of workshops you'd like to see. Email dion@snapshot.co.nz.

Outdoor Lighting & Flash Accessory Workshop

Click on above photo to see more December workshop photos

You are invited to come along to our March 19 workshop to learn how to enhance your outdoor photography with reflectors, fill flash and portable lighting kits. See how flash diffusers can soften the light from your flash and reduce or eliminate harsh light and shadows so photos look more natural. Bring your DSLR camera and flash unit and try out the flash diffusers, radio triggers and Elinchrom Quadra Set yourself - a great opportunity to try before you buy :-) Weather permitting we will be shooting outdoors. Pencil this date in your diary now... Monday, March 19th.
Meet at 7pm at Snapshot Cameras. $30pp.

Space is limited. Please phone (07) 838 0031 to book.

Need a camera for a photography student?

We have this GREAT VALUE BUNDLE

- ideal for school, polytech and university photography students.

Photo Survival Tips

Watch this old Kodak commercial which is a great reminder of why we take the images we do and why they need to be protected...Keep me, protect me, share me and I'll live forever

We've grown up flicking through photo albums and take it for granted that old family photos have survived the last 50~100 years but how many family pictures from this century will be around for the next century to view - more importantly those digital memories captured on camera phones, tablets or uploaded to Facebook?

Tip 1: SAVE those photos captured on non-traditional cameras (phones, tablets, etc)

Imagine the dismay when in 15 year's time you're making an album for your daughter's 21st and can't find that great photo you took on her first day at school because it was taken with your camera phone? You showed everyone the photo at the time but you never printed it or saved it :-(

Tip 2: ORGANISE your digital photo collection

So you took my advice and downloaded the photos from your still camera, video camera, cameraphone and tablet to your PC but ...did you ORGANISE them?

Yes - go to Tip 3.

No - learn how - details of class in top article

Tip 3: BACK-UP your photo collection regularly

Failure of hard drives and deterioration of CD/DVD's is a constant threat Wouldn't it feel great knowing that our photos (our memories and stories) are safe and accessible?

Tip 4: PRINT to Preserve

Archival prints will outlast all the photo capture and viewing devices available today - printed photos don't need any technical device to view them! Talk to our staff about "archival" prints and albums

Looking for a photo challenge? Try this...

The Waikato branch of the Forest & Bird Society's annual photo competition is on again. Every year the branch organises a photography competition, with themes including native flora, fauna, people in nature and natural landscapes. Secondary school students and children under 12 can compete in specific categories.
Deadline for entries is April 14th - for a copy of the entry form & rules follow this link.

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We look forward to seeing you again soon and helping you with your camera and photo memories.

Regards

Jill & the team