Exciting photoholic happenings from Snapshot Cameras

PHOTOHOLIC NEWS August 2012 Dear Waikato, A big welcome if you're a new subscriber. We have a few activities for you this month - with August being Family History Month and August 19th World Photography Day. Dion's back from Raraotonga and his wedding/honeymoon -  the following week he'll be leading the Photo Workshop at the Sculpture Park where I'm sure he'll dazzle you with a few photos from this trip in the "classroom" segment.    In This Issue Photo Tip World Photo Day DSLR Workshop Macro Workshop Photo Competition Photo Hoarding Photo Tips New Arrivals Tamron for hire PHOTOHOLIC HAPPENINGS World Photo Day Celebrations ...   Sunday, August 19th Help us celebrate photography with photoholics across the globe on August 19th 2012. August 19th is the day that the French government gifted the invention of the photograph to the world in 1839. Our annual celebration of photography falls on a Sunday this year - normally a day off for us but not this particular Sunday! Today we're celebrating the birth of photography so we'll be open for festivities from 10.00am to 2.00pm. and you're all invited to join us. We're planning a day down memory lane with a look at some older photo developing processes.   DAGUERROTYPE  & DUFAY DISPLAY The first photo was the Daguerrotype and Waikato is home to Alan from Cased Image, who specialises in making fine Daguerreotypes. Alan is lending us a display of daguerreotypes, old and new, and some salt prints for display on the day. If the weather is fine Alan will try and take a plate on Sunday and develop in his trailer darkroom..   Bessy A. will lend us a few of her DUFAYCOLOR Colour Transparencies and VIEWING BOX. Dating back to the 1930~1950s, these intrigued us when we fist saw them - a large colour transparency with a silver coating and requiring a special viewer to see the image clearly.   OLDEST CAMERA COMPETITION Graham loves seeing the old cameras come into our store on World Photography Day so bring in your old camera - there will be a prize for the oldest on the day.   PHOTO DAY SPECIALS * Camera & Accessory specials on the day * 50% off all posters ordered through our kiosks on the day - 11x14" and larger.   PHOTO COMPETITION Our Lights, Camera, Action photo competition closs on Monday at midnight so get out on World Photography Day and take a photo for our competition ... more details here    Don't forget ...we'll be open 10am to 2pm Sunday, August 19th. See you all there. Photoholic Workshop: DSLR Field Trip .... Saturday, August 25th Our first Photoholic Workshop "Understanding Your DSLR Camera" on Saturday August 25th is starting to fill up so if you're joining us you will need to pay to confirm your space. For more details,visit this page or phone/email dion@snapshot.co.nz (phone 838-0031) It will be an all-day event held on location at the Sculpture Park commencing with a bit of theory and followed by a lot of practice. The team from Nikon will be there with some of their gear for you to try. Photoholic class: MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY .... Monday, September 24th click to enlarge Bryce McQuillan, a good customer and published Macro Photographer whose nature images have been used by National Geographic, will share some of his expertise in our Macro Photography Class. Macro (Close-up) photography creates lots of opportunities for stunning images, and you can do it with a variety of digital cameras. This class will help you get the best results from your point-and-shoot or digital SLR camera for great close-up photos.   We'll cover topics common to most cameras including: macro mode, using natural light, using flash, and getting better focus. You'll also learn about composition and the best ways to frame your up-close & personal subjects. While the overall focus is on nature photos, most of the concepts can be applied to a variety of other close-up subjects as well.   This first session will be an evening class but we can follow up with a day-time field trip for those interested in practicing what they learn.    Date: September 24th at 7pm in our store. Cost: $40pp.  Phone 838-0031 to book or email Dion    "Lights, camera, action!"photo competition...  closes August 20th.  win me   In keeping with the prize which is a Nikon Coolpix camera with a built-in projector the theme this month is LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION - which covers a broad range of anything from light(s), performances, kids playing, action. Use your imagination !    The rules are on our Facebook page and the entries to date can be viewed here. The winning photo is not the one that gets the most likes but the one our judges choose.   AUGUST is Family History month in New Zealand. Scanning your family history? Here's a great little gadget for you... the Flip-Pal scanner If you're a "digital photo hoarder' you need to find out how to sort your photos at one of Jill's August organising classes.    Learn how to sort and organise those photos so you can find them again when you need them and find out how to create a Family History PhotoBook. Morning option: Monday, August 20 at 9am                          Evening option: Monday, August 27 at 7pm                              Phone Jill at  (07) 838 0031 to  book - note the evening class requires 4 or more participants. (full details can be found here) PHOTO TIPS - lights, camera, action Night lights:     turn the flash off set the shutter speed manually if you can - start with a 10 second exposure. For a "point&shoot" try Auto with flash forced off  use a tripod or rest your digital camera on something solid  use the self -timer to trigger the shutter Action:  Be ready for the action to happen... point the camera to where you anticipate the next "move" to be taking place. Pre-focus on the spot where you anticipate the next "move" to occur.  The best composition is usually to leave some space ahead of the subject (gives them room to "move into")  NEW ARRIVALS CREATIVE LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK We are now stocking the "Fieldguide to Landscape Photography" books by Mike Langford and Jackie Ranken" - 108 Pages of everything these two EOS masters know about Landscape Photography.  VELBON CUBE TRIPOD watch this video to learn what this new design portable tripod can do. Now in stock.   SIDEKICK ROM LENSPEN If you're sick of greasy fingerprints o your tablet screen this great little accessory from the Lenspen people will remove them with our liquids. Now in stock - we've tried it on our own tablets and it's great. Watch this video to find out more.     back in stock...COKIN FILTERS & HOLDERS The Cokin Creative Filter System consists of A filter holder, Adapter ring and a Filter. The adapter ring is screwed onto your lens then the filter holder is slid onto the adapter ring until it snaps in place. Filters are then slid into one of the filter holder slots. Read more here...   Take the Tamron 18-270 for a real test -drive   Tamron have supplied us with a couple of Tamron 18-270mm lenses for our customers totest-drive : one with a Nikon mount and the other a Canon. This is the world's lightest, smallest 15x zoom, with PZD (Piezo Drive) autofocus and VC image stabilisation.   Conditions apply - ask in store for details   Feel free to share this email with friends using the "forward email" link at the bottom of this email. We look forward to seeing you again soon and helping you with your camera and photo memories. Regards Jill & the team   Save 25% FATHERS DAY OFFER Make dad a photo calendar this year using our photo kiosks and one hour printing service. You can have the calendar start in September and it's a great way to share photos with dad over the next 12 months. More about calendars here.   BRING IN A COPY OF THIS COUPON FOR THE DISCOUNT.  Offer Expires: September 1st, 2012

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