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Photography News | Issue 50 | photographynews.co.uk
Zenfoliowebsite Most of us have a website for our photography but – be honest – how pleased are you with yours? This Christmas could be the time to get cracking on a new design. That’s what you’ll get with a Zenfolio website. There is a huge range of homepage and gallery templates to choose from, unlimited photo uploads, easy social media integration and the ability for people to order prints of your work direct from your website. Zenfolio’s Pro Plan also includes custom watermarking, client proofing, a built-in shopping cart and a full suite of marketing tools. PN readers canget 40%off using thewebsite below. From£5 amonth zenfolio.co.uk/photonews
PortraitPro17 Anthropics’ PortraitPro17 builds on the success of previous versions with a host of new features. There are new modes such as Background Editing to help clean up cluttered backdrops; Snapshots to save progress in stages; advanced preset controls, which let you build up and save effects you like; and new vignetting options. Like previous versions, PortraitPro17makes it easy to apply ahost of improvements to your portraits, regardless of your editing experience and returning features include natural skin smoothing, adding digital makeup and enhancements to lighting. PN readers can get an additional 10%off with the code PN50G. From£29.95 portraitprofessional.com
August EP750 headphones and MR250B Transmitter If you shoot video and you want high- quality audio, a good pair of headphones is important; as well as using an external mic, monitoring the sound closely means you can quickly pick up on any problems. Here’s an excellent, affordable, high-spec pair from the UK’s August International. The EP750s are August’s premium model, and feature Bluetooth connectivity, Active Noise Cancelling, superb sound quality, a comfortable, durable design and up to 15 hours’ battery life. Pairing with Bluetooth is easy, so you just plug the MR250B Transmitter into your camera’s audio out, and you’re good for up to 10m range (ormore fromother devices).
Permajet MuseumHeritage 310 Permajet’s Museum Heritage 310 fine art inkjet paper has received rave reviews from home-printing enthusiasts, so why not try it for yourself this Christmas? Its textured surface displays a lovely rough weave with naturally random undulations and to improve image quality, Permajet’s ultimate matt inkjet coating technology has been applied to the 310gsmalpha/cottonmix base. This results in superbhighlight andshadowdetail. Themuseum-standard, mid-white paper is totally acid-free, water resistant and has a scuff-resistant coating. It’s also 100%pigment and dye ink compatible, and comes in A4, A3, A3+, A2 sheets and 17in, 24in, and 44in rolls. From£14 permajet.com
£99.95/£22.75 augustint.com
Pixapro Glowpad 450S Whether you’re shooting sensitive portrait subjects, still life, or something else entirely, LED lights are really useful. And they’re vital for video. Pixapro’s Glowpad 450S is a bi-colour LED model with a slimprofile, lowpower consumption and an outstanding daylight-balanced soft and diffused quality of light thanks to its design; this comes from the LEDs being located around the inner rim of the circular frame, with the light reflected out. With a standard 5/8in mount, and tilt-head, it can be fitted to any lighting stand and easily directed. Theunit canbepoweredbybatteries as well asmains, so it’smobile, too. £179.99 essentialphoto.co.uk
Kenro Speedflash KFL101
Samsung Portable SSD T5 Solid State Drives are slowly replacing hard disks in all our devices, and that includes mobile storage. Samsung’s Portable SSD T5 is available in 250GB to 2TB versions and being smaller than a business card and only 10mm thick, it fits neatly into a pocket. The SSD design allows faster transfer speeds (up to 540 MB/s), and less chance of failure as there are no moving parts. The drive is also shockproof, being able to withstand drops of up to 2m, and has a three year warranty. With AES 256-bit hardware encryption, your data is secure, too. From£130 samsung.co.uk
CompatiblewithbothCanon and Nikon DSLRs, this the KFL101 is fully wireless and TTL-enabled flashgun with a range of up to 15m outdoors and around 20m indoors. The KFL101 also supports handy features like high-speed sync (HSS) flash, allowing you to shoot faster than the camera’s usual sync speed, and flash exposure bracketing. The KFL101 has a guide number of 58 (ISO 100, 180mm) and a top recycle time of 2.3secs at full power. It also comes with a padded case, stand, and softbox attachment. £95 kenro.co.uk
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