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Photography News | Issue 61 | photographynews.co.uk
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Give your photography a great start in 2019 – get yourself along to The Societies of Photographers' Convention and Trade Show, taking place 17–19 January at the Novotel London West, Hammersmith. Go to the website and pre-register before 5 January 2019 and entrance to the trade show is free. Entrance is £10 after that date. SWPP members and non-members are welcome. Over 100brandswill bepresent at the show including Canon, Epson, Fujifilm, Panasonic and SWPP Buy a Profoto A1, the world’s smallest lighting unit, before 31 December and you’ll receive a spare battery free of charge. Buy the A1 Duo kit and you will receive two free batteries. Profoto batteryoffer
Sony, and dealers CameraWorld and Park Cameras, so there will be the chance to buy, too. As The Societies' CEO Phil Jones says, "There is no question that this show is a must-do event for all serious photographers. Our message to photographers is simple… don't miss it."
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Power up your people pictures
Make the most of your people pictures with PortraitPro Version 18. This popular and powerful software (standalone or plug-in) just keeps going from strength to strength. The latest edition features artificial intelligence tomake locating features and masking backgrounds easier and faster than previously possible, and there are other great new features, too. There’s a customisable Restore Brush, an Advanced Layers function, Closed/Open Eye control and a newHair Shape finder. PortraitPro 18 is available for Mac OS X 10.7 or later and 64-bit Windows 7, 8 and 10. Three versions are available: Standard, Studio and Studio Max, priced at £34.95, £59.95 and £119.95 respectively. Very briefly, the Standard version is for working with 8-bit TIF and JPEG files, the Studio has Raw support and works with 16-bit TIFs, while the Studio
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Max version is fully featured and has full batch support Go to the website to download a free trial of PortraitPro 18.
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Growyour sales
Many photographers use their talents to sell pictures and this where Online Picture Proof can enhance your business. There is just one plan at one price with no commission, set-up or hidden costs. The plan costs £24 a month (VAT included) and this includes everything. Because the plan is charged a month at a time, there is no long term contract and you can cancel at any time. The plan includes a beautiful and dynamic website with swipeable galleries and slide shows, online proofing where you can create your own packages, marketing and SEO tools, and a shopping cart with the ability to take credit or debit card payments online or over the phone. You can create unlimited custom photo mobile apps (for
MeetMetz’s new light
Metz mecalight S500 BC is a compact and powerful LED light containing 117 bulbs with a 1000-lumen output. With 60 white and 57 warm LEDs, the colour temperature can be adjusted to match existing light, to help you avoid colour casts. There is also the facility to fix the light onto a tripod or mount
it on the camera hotshoe. A rear-facing OLED display shows colour temperature, battery run time remaining and brightness as a percentage. Power is supplied by rechargeable li-ion battery. The S500 BC’s guide price is £119.99.
iOS and Android) for clients and your details and logo will be included in the app. So when your client shows the app, featuring up to 40 images, to their clients, they will be exposed to your business – it’s like a digital business card to boost your word of mouth marketing and referrals.
Finally, if you have an existing website, integration is easily done and Online Picture Proof has a full support team to help. Try a fully functional Online Picture Proof service free for 30 days. Sign up on the website.
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