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Photography News Issue 27 absolutephoto.com
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Shoot and learn with Olympus
News in brief
Get a grip Until 28 January 2016, buy a Nikon D7200 (body only or lens kit) and you can claim a free MB-D15 battery grip. A similar offer is available to Nikon D610 buyers (body only or lens kit) with a free MB-Da4 battery grip. Nikon also made available firmware updates for the D750 and D4s. Bug fixes, an option for external recording and, for the D750, an ‘optimal vibration control’ with VR lenses. nikon.co.uk
Olympus and its principle educator Damian McGillicuddy have come together to bring you four new photography training academies located across the country. With eight years’ experience of running his own training facility in Chester, McGillicuddy has now expanded his training operation with three new bases, each with a principal selected and trained personally by him. The new training facilities are in Gateshead run by Alan Clarke, Royston by Guann-Yeu Chin
and Birmingham run by with McGillicuddy himself who will also continue training operations at his Chester base. Each facility is a working studio, and the principals are all working photographers, chosenand trainedbyMcGillycuddy to the highest standard. “Each principal I’ve handpicked frommystudents,”saysMcGillicuddy. “I’ve spent years teaching and mentoring them to the highest standards, so clients are learning from people who have a direct and detailed
understanding of my methods and philosophy. I believe that makes a big difference because a working photographer is a little bitmore on the cutting edge of solving problems than onewho’s not.”
The courses are available to users of any camera brand, but naturally Olympus kit will be available for clients to try.
mcgillicuddyacademies.com
Bowens see the light
Lighting company Bowens has had a major management restructure as it turns its sights on 2016 and plans for a series of innovative product launches. ‘New product development is the number one target for us’, said newmanagingdirector JohnGobbi. “I have been appointed to be an agent for change and I am putting in place a new structure and a new layer of senior management to ensure our growth ambitions are met in the coming months,”
he says. “We have some very exciting products in the pipeline right now for launch next year, and we intend to follow those up with an additional array of game- changing lighting equipment. The future direction for Bowens is all about innovation. Our R & D team is expanding and not only are we going to be launching exciting new products but we are going to be launching themmuch faster.”
Protect it Kaiser has introduced a range of LCD screen protectors. These high-quality filmprotectors offer excellent protection and work with touch screen cameras. They are glare-free too and easy to fit (and remove) without bubbling. Guide prices start from £8.99 each. fotospeed.com
Above Bowen’s new directors, fom left to right: sales and marketing director Alan Walmsley, managing director John Gobbi and technical director John Gass.
bowens.co.uk
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