Photography News Issue 29 absolutephoto.com
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Photo 24
You might still be defrosting your cars in the morning, but we’re already looking forward to summer – and Photo 24
About the Nikon School TheNikonSchool is a bespoke facility in central London dedicated to helping photographers to get the most from their equipment. Supported by a team of expert tutors the School’s aim is to educate and inspire camera users of all levels, from beginners to professionals, with a range of practical workshops. Most of these workshops take place at the School although many are location-based too. Workshops are available for specific subjects, techniques andcameras soall trainingneeds are catered for. The approach on all courses is very much hands-on and group size is limited to 12 people maximum so you are guaranteed the personal attention you need to get the most from the session. All camera brand users are welcome, while for existing Nikon users the School has a vast range of the latest Nikon kit to touch and try.
Noon, 17 June. That’s the start of this year’s Photo 24 in London. Put that in your diary. Mark it on the calendar. Put a reminder in your phone. Or do all of those things if you fancy coming along and joining us for one of the biggest and most fun photographic shoots of the year. At this time, there is nothing more to do. We’re saying ‘save the date’. Sign-up details and what is going to happen on the day will follow in Photography News over the coming months. If you’re not familiar with Photo 24, it is a 24-hour long photo shoot in London. It’s a free event and Photography News runs it in association with Nikon and Nikon School. Photographers of all experience levels, regardless of camera brand, are welcome and you can join us for the full 24 hours or just come along for a few hours’ shooting. We’ve had three Photo 24s and in the past many photographers booked a hotel room and took the opportunity for a few hours sleep during the early hours. Essentially, how you use the 24 hours is entirely up to you. We will have use of the Nikon School, five minutes’ walk fromOxford Circus Tube station, for the whole 24 hours. Plans are afoot for activities, and details of these will be announced soon. Numbers for Photo 24 will be limited so we’ll be holding a ballot for places. Again more details will be available in due course. Meanwhile, if you fancy joining Photography News and like-minded photographers for a great photo shoot, put 17 -18 June in your diary now.
Upcoming training days
Here are some of the training workshops in the coming months. Due to limited numbers, courses can book up quickly so please go to the website for details, more information and to book. 23 February: Getting started with the Nikon D7000/ D7100/D7200, part 1 23 February: Nikon Digital Darkroom – Photoshop 1 March: Getting started with wildlife photography 5 March: Getting started with DSLR photography, part 1 11 April: Join the pros – Landscapes, Skye
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Lens classics
Giving extra been recognised by the local panel of the Halifax Giving Extra Awards for co-founding Remember My Baby, a charity that provides free remembrance photography for the parents of babies who have died before, during or after birth. She gave up her own photography business to devote her time to the charity, and she was nominated for the Award by parents, volunteers and midwives. In total, there were 66 local winners across the UK and these will be put forward and seven regional winners will be selected, each receiving £5000 to help further their efforts to benefit their local communities. Cheryl Johnson has
Leica has updated three of its classic M lenses and launched a rugged compact. The Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH, Summicron 28mm f/2 ASPH and Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH are priced at £2250, £2975 and £1650 respectively. They are all new optical designs created to give superior optical performance and extra smooth bokeh – the 35mm lens has 11 iris blades to give a circular aperture for excellent bokeh. The three lenses also feature a more robust construction and metal rectangular lens hoods with a thread mount.
The Leica X-U (Typ 113) is designed specifically for outdoor and underwater photography. The camera has a resolution of 16.5 megapixels from its APS-C sensor and the built-in lens is a Summilux 23mm f/1.7 ASPH that can focus down to 20cm. Its rugged design includes a toughened monitor screen cover, a double-locking battery and storage carddoor and a toughened top-plate. It’s water resistant to a depth of 15m and there is even an underwater snapshot button. Guide price is £2400.
halifax.co.uk/ givingextraawards
Manage your workflowand savemoney
X-Rite Photo conducted a survey of 500 UK photographers and found that they were losing an average of £9900 a year by not managing their colour workflow. The majority of this loss was due to uncalibrated monitors that were costing them £5200 a year in extra
editing time. It was found that photographers were spending 4.5 hours per week correcting their inaccurate screen colour which cost them £100 a week. So, whether you are a keen enthusiast or a professional photographer, colour management
is worth serious consideration and a crucial part of your workflow. See our profile on Simon Prais from Color Confidence in this issue for more on the important topic of colour management.
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