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Nikon D40x SLR Digital Camera Review
2007-10-11 06:01:34
There are about 2 weeks now since I have the Nikon D40x and I am extremely pleased with it. The main reasons are: fast shooting and crystal clear images with natural colors, very low noise and plenty of sharpness. There are 2 more things I like about it: the fact that I can immediately delete a picture if I want without entering the playback mode (The length of time the image remains on the monitor is determined by option.) and the outstanding battery life (I believe I reached around 600 shots before recharging - and recharging time is a little bit less than 2 hours). It’s not heavy (this is important for me) and maintains the design of the previous 6MP Nikon D40, having a good grip and well placed buttons. Becoming familiar with the operation of the D40x will take little time even if the controls are well placed and logical. There are few Vari-Programs shooting options compared to my old Canon, but, who really needs them? The display shows all the informations needed for adjust
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Nikon D40x SLR Digital Camera Specifications
2007-10-11 04:44:21
Functions: • Shooting Modes: Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, Auto, Portrait, Night Portrait, Macro, Landscape, Kids, Sports, Flash Off. • Playback Mode: trim, d-lighting, warming/cooling filter, black&white, noise reduction, image overlay, red-eye reduction • Focus Modes: TTL Phase detection with auxiliary AF lamp, 3 area selectable, Continous AF, Single AF, Manual • Flash Modes: Front-curtain Sync (normal sync), Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync. • White Balance: Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Custom setting (Preset) • Metering: 3D Color Matrix Metering II with 420-pixel RGB sensor, Centre-Weighted, spot centered on active focus area Technical Data: • 2.5 inch LCD + 95% of frame optical viewfinder • 10.2 megapixels • 3x optical zoom (kit) • Focal Length: 18-55mm (kit) • Aperture: 3.5 – 5.6 (kit) • ISO Range: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 ISO and HI 1
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Digital Photography Masterclass - get your photos inside the book
2007-10-11 03:43:45
Digital Photography Masterclass by Tom Ang is a book for which you will be encouraged to tackle a number of assignments. Your photos could be selected to illustrate the sections called ‘Critiques’. Your task is easy: read the briefs for the assignments, then take photographs or search your collection for suitable images and post them to the Flickr group Tom Ang’s Digital Photography Masterclass with tags (the assignment number) and commentary (where, when and why you took the picture, camera and lenses, special effects, and so on). Here’s the link where to post. This sounds like a good temptation for me because there’s much to learn from it so I will participate into this one. There is a wide for the number of images you can send: 2-5 shots per category. Here’s a list with the categories: 1. Camera settings - City lights and details 2. Still life - Expose with feeling 3. Landscape - exploring dynamic range 4. Stock photos - Urban nature 5. Colour: Order
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World’s most interesting SLR camera
2007-10-11 02:52:04
Yes, it’s interesting , but not because of the features it provides, but because of the interesting design. With this Pimped Nikon D3 (Bruce Lee version) you will certainly get allot of attention when shooting in public. Check out what this camera really does. Tags: nikon, nikon slr, nikon d3, Nikon D3 Pimped More: nikon, nikon d3, Nikon D3 Pimped nikon SLRnikon, nikon d3, Nikon D3 Pimped, nikon SLR
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Photoshop Action Pack For CS3 Released
2007-10-11 01:53:42
Photoshop Action Pack, a collection of 87 Automator Actions, has a new CS3 version for Mac-based Photoshop users, allow to script nearly all of Photoshop’s functionality from within Apple’s Automator. Automator also lets you build automation workflows that include more applications than just Photoshop. With the Photoshop Action Pack collection of Automator actions, you get logical operations and conditional functionality that you don’t have with Photoshop’s built-in actions. The new version, is primarily a maintenance update that offers improved rendering when using the Save for Web features. In version 3.5, Save for Web under CS3 yielded images that appeared washed out, but, now this has been fixed. Version 3.6 also provides a completely redesigned Render action that now takes up far less space in the work flow window, making navigation of your work flow a little easier. As for new features, I can mention The Strip Extra Channels action which removes all extra
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The Art Institute of Indianapolis Introduces New Digital Photography Program
2007-10-11 01:38:18
The new Digital Photography programs from the Art Institute of Indianapolis prepare graduates for entry-level careers in digital imaging, advertising and commercial photography, studio photography, event photography and photojournalism (magazine, newspaper, newsletter, etc). It includes hands-on courses emphasizing the fundamentals of photography, imaging and studio practices as well as career-oriented classes in business, law, marketing and communication. According to the press release, students receive instruction in advanced camera techniques, lighting, composition and digital retouching. The program also provides students with access to a specialized computer lab outfitted with industry-related imaging software and a comprehensive suite of equipment at their disposal, from professional-grade digital cameras to lenses and lighting equipment. Students are also offered resume-building opportunities throughout the program and graduate with digital portfolios demonstrating their practic
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The 1.5-inch Pocket Album
2007-10-11 01:26:00
I told you a little while ago about a digital photo frame for your home. Well, that one looks good on the table, but, the “Pocket Album ” I’m talking about now, it can be carried around. It is a digital keychain photo viewer with a 1.5-inch color LCD screen (contrast is adjustable for choosing your optimal viewing angle) that lets you carry up to 74 pictures within its 8MB internal memory (I which there could be more and I believe it’s possible with today’s technologie). You can have the favorite photos right in your pocket to share and relive your photo moments with friends wherever you go. Photos can be viewed by scrolling manually or through an automatic photo sideshow with adjustable intervals. Pocket Album includes user-friendly Photo Viewer Software that can crop and rotate any photos you wish to transfer from the PC (connection is made with the USB cable), and then automatically resize the photos for optimal storage and display on the digital keychain.


Photography Masters Cup Designed
2007-10-10 15:06:22
Photography Masters Cup is a global online awards show recognising excellence in colour photography, one of the world’s most prestigious online photography awards, run by International Color Awards. There have been over 15,000 entries from 69 countries split into categories. The jury was made up of influential art directors, agencies, editors, galleries and publishers from the worlds of photography, advertising and entertainment, who decided to give the big award to Carol Walker, USA, for “Giraffe’s First Kiss”, and, the second place to George Logan, UK, for his eagle photo. More winning photos and informations. More: No Tags


Photography Shop
2007-10-10 08:57:32
I’ve managed to make myself an amazon shop. So if you would like to support me and if you are interested in a camera, photography books or other photography accessories please go and buy through this photo shop now. Thank you More: No Tags


How to Get More Vibrant Autumn Pictures
2007-10-09 13:55:59
The autumn looks more and more impressive these days, so I’m going on shooting outdoors around the trees. Here’s a video to teach you the basics (it’s really a very basic video) about photo enhachment needed for vibrant autumn photo prints. I’m going to make a selection of my photos and print some too. Tags: photoshop, autumn colors, autumn pictures, photo manipulation, photo tutorial, photography tutorial More: autumn colors, autumn pictures, photo manipulation, photo tutorial, photography tutorial photoshopautumn colors, autumn pictures, photo manipulation, photo tutorial, photography tutorial, photoshop
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Featured Photos of the Week #4
2007-10-13 11:32:13
Instant moments - lucky photographers Original Source Tags: best images, featured photos, best photos, photos of the week More: best images, best photos, featured photos photos of the weekbest images, best photos, featured photos, photos of the week
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How to Photograph White Object on White Background
2007-10-11 14:32:11
First, let’s see what I used: a white textile (canvas or so) and not a paper. Why? Because I want the result to be realistic and not plane. Also, it’s important that the background surface should not be glossy. Natural light plus a tungsten light (two of them would be even better) and fill flash. Because the flash might overexpose some ares of the photo (usually the central area), I use a diffuser made from a very transparent soft plastic or canvas piece. Usually this kind of thing refers to macro shots, so you may want to shoot in macro mode or manual. Now let’s see the tips: 1. Use a textile background that makes a few soft “natural waves” 2. Use one little colored piece in your white composition as a reference 3. Use lights from all sides to avoid big dark shadows 4. Use fill flash (better with diffuser on it) to naturally brighten up the scene and reveal the details 5. Use custom white balance to ensure real white 6. Only use matrix light metering
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A Flexible and Environmental-Friendly Tripod called Gorillapod
2007-10-20 13:07:15
Lightweight, Compact, Portable, Bendable, Wrappable, Grippable, and doesn’t require an elevated surface to take the perfect shot!! Joby’s Gorillapod is a tripod designed for smaller, lightweight cameras that allows placement in a variety of places that traditional tripods just can’t manage. The tripod allows you to utilize the environment around you with the three flexible legs that can wrap around a variety of objects - like in the image below. Each of the joints on the legs are able to bend and rotate 360 degrees. The base joints also have larger grips so the tripod can stand in the traditional manner without any slippage. It uses the traditional 1/4-inch screw and only weighs 1.5 ounces. Available for $25 through the Gorillapod website. You can get it in three sizes and many colors! Tags: camera tripod, flexible tripod, gorillapod, camera accessories More: camera accessories, camera tripod, flexible tripod gorillapodcamera accessories, camera tripod, fle
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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3 Digital Camera Review
2007-10-20 12:28:14
The DiMAGE Z3 is the first ultra zoom camera Konica Minolta to use their exclusive Anti-shake image stabilization system which is very much needed on a ultra zoom camera. Two nice things about Minolta Z3 are the fact it uses AA batteries (better rechargeable) and SD compatible digital storage. The design is black-colored made mostly of high-grade plastic. It feels very solid and well-constructed, with a big grip, well placed buttons (important controls are all easy to reach) and there is good distance between the pop-up flash and the lens. The range of the lens is equivalent to 35 - 420 mm, allowing a large pallet of photography types and creativity. You can also add a wide-angle conversion lens as well as filters if you’d like. The image stabilization is not based of shifting an element in the lens to counteract “camera shake”, but the Z3 actually moves the CCD itself, giving you sharper photos at slower shutter speeds. The camera is also equipped with an electronic
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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5 Digital Camera Review
2007-10-20 11:45:22
The Z series is one of the few ranges of digital cameras that look absolutely nothing like any film camera because of the unique futuristic design. The casing is plastic over a metal chassis, and the build quality is excellent: light and delicatebut in the same time it feels very strong and solid. Aside from a 5MP sensor and a couple of minor specification changes, the DiMAGE Z5 is almost identical to the Z3. The buttons are also extremely well placed, something that you can’t see on some other manufacturers. A 2 inch LCD monitor, a huge 12x optical zoom lens and Konica Minolta’s innovative image stabilization system are good reasons for anyone to buy it. In terms of performance, it starts up in just under 2 seconds, and shot-to-shot time is approximately 2.5 seconds, which is not exceptional but from slow. Continuous shooting record the last 20 pictures at 10 frames per second. The movie mode is decent, you can operate the zoom lens during recording silently, so no motor noi
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Featured Photos of the Week #5
2007-10-20 11:32:19
Some photographs require astonishing skill while others require being in the exact right place at the exact right time. The bird pictures below needed both. Take a moment from your day to appreciate the immense beauty of these astounding bird photos! Tags: featured photos, bird photos, bird photography, telephoto, wildlife photography, amazing pictures More: No Tags
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Edit My Photo Project goes to stage 2
2007-10-18 01:22:54
About 2 weeks ago I entered a project called “Edit My Photo ”. Bian Auer told everyone who wanted to participate, to “photoshop” his “bird on the beach” photo. There were 28 entries, each of them very different and unique. This project is a fine example how digital processing an image can improve a shot, creating something that would never be possible with the camera alone. Some believe that manipulating an image makes people degrade the original concept of “photography” and I can’t say NO to this either. I’m starting to believe that as better as you get with the camera, the less you’ll need to post-proccess the images. My photo and the entire proccessing can be seen and read here. Participating was fun and I’m looking foreward for further projects like this. Now the stage 2 of the project is about voting your favourite interpretation of the image (actualy 3 of them but you can choose 1 or 2 if not 3). I personaly
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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z20 Digital Camera Review
2007-10-17 10:22:36
For the advanced amateur photographers, Konica Minolta has a DiMAGE Z-series, from which the Z20 ultra-zoom camera is the less expensive one, featuring high performance 5 megapixel sensor with an 8x optical zoom lens (equivalent to 36 – 290mm) and a full range of manual exposure, metering and focus options. Besides from the futuristic silverish design, for the mid-range Z20, you can notice the large handgrip, the elongated round body, and the flash mounted over the lens barrel. For a camera with such zoom power, the lack of image stabilization is quite an issue ourdays. The viewfinder is the same resolution as the monitor screen but it uses up a large amount of battery life compared to other viewfinders and can only be used when the LCD is deactivated (by the way, the LCD is quite small: 1.5 inch). All of the buttons and wheels are well placed for an easy use and the camera is also comfortable to hold. Start-up time is very fast at around 1.5 seconds- it’s not a bad time, but Z
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Apogee Photo Online Campus - Photography School
2007-10-17 09:42:31
The Apogee Photo Magazine Online Campus was started in June of 2006. Its goal is not about how many classes they can provide, but about the quality of the learning experience for the students. Its purpose is to make the access to learning this art form easy, interactive and fun. Students will gain new knowledge, skills and techniques or learn to improve their skills & techniques from friendly, supportive and most of all, knowledgeable instructors - instructors with a background in photography, writing and teaching. This puts the student on the receiving end of an exciting, creative and positive, one-on-one learning opportunity. Along with the popular Elements of Design class with Michael Fulks, Photoshop for Photography class with Jim Austin and Travel Photography class with Mike Goldstein, the Apogee Photo Online Campus is introducing you to 2 new instructors and 5 new classes coming in November 2007 & January 2008. The 5 new classes: Starting November 5, 2007 Photography
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301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques Book
2007-10-17 09:29:23
>“301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques: An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers” is a comprehensive, how-to guide to high-quality digital printing that shows photographers of all levels how to make high-quality prints through detailed instructions and hundreds of full-color examples from more than 20 professional photographers and other artists. Written by Andrew Darlow, a veteran photographer, educator, and digital imaging consultant, collected his years of experience with digital and fine art photography and inkjet printing to write the book, the book contains over 100 reproductions of photographs and other artwork, with technical info such as the camera, lens, f-stop, and exposure. In addition, paper and ink combinations are listed throughout the book. The author believes that this will help people of all skill levels to better understand which printers and papers work well together based on actual testing. You can benefit from the tips including: how to choose a printer; ho


Big Opportunity - Think Tank Photo gives You a Free Photo Bag
2007-10-17 09:13:14
From November 16 through to December 15 Think Tank Photo are giving away one of their camera bags every day. It is easy to enter this random daily drawing. Simply enter your first name and email address into the form below. We will contact you if you are one of the lucky 30 winners. No purchase is necessary and you need to enter only once (duplicate entries will be eliminated). If your name isn’t pulled as a lucky winner one day, it is still eligible to be drawn on subsequent days. [Note: the Airport Security roller is not available as a prize.] Think Tank Photo is a professional photography equipment manufacturer, creating innovative camera bags, camera cases, photo backpacks and beltpacks for Professional Photographers that use digital SLR cameras. By designing camera bags for speed and accessibility, we prepare a photographer to Be Ready “Before The Moment.” Tags: photo bag, camera bag, think tank photo More: camera bag, photo bag think tank photocamera b
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AKVIS Chameleon Plug-in v.5.0 - A Breakthrough in Photo Collage Creation
2007-10-17 09:02:33
AKVIS LLC releases version 5.0 of its photo collage plug-in AKVIS Chameleon. The new version is a true breakthrough in photo collage creation. The program offers a new mode that allows transferring a roughly selected object to a new background with a clean result. No precise mask tools are needed! Now the program has an interface and all in all three modes with different collage possibilities. AKVIS Chameleon is compatible with Adobe Photo shop and Photoshop Elements, Corel (Jasc) Paint Shop Pro, Ulead PhotoImpact, Corel Photo-Paint and other popular software. AKVIS Chameleon sells for $75 on http://www.akvis.com , with a free 10 day trial version available. Home users can enjoy the full line of AKVIS plugins in the AKVIS Alchemy bundle (Enhancer, Chameleon, Stamp, Retoucher, Coloriage, Noise Buster, Decorator, Sketch, LightShop and Frame Suite) for USD $325 USD, a savings of $393 over purchasing each separately, while registered users can upgrade to version 5.0 by paying a charge of $
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PhotoFrame 3.1 and PhotoFrame 3.1 Professional Edition
2007-10-21 16:08:47
PhotoFrame Pro 3.1 has been renamed to PhotoFrame 3.1 because of the launch of PhotoFrame 3.1 Professional Edition incorporating the complete onOne Software Pro Digital Frame Bundle collection. The two digital frame collections created for onOne Software are Photoshop plug-ins that provide photographers thousands of frame and matte selections that add a professional finishing touch to any digital image. Both editions of PhotoFrame 3.1 allow users to quickly and easily create gorgeous edge effects to complement any picture. Also new are automatic frame rotation, which will rotate your frames to match the horizontal or vertical orientation or your images, easier to access the Frame Grid, to help you quickly find and apply the perfect finishing touch to your image, and several new “Show Me How” video tutorials, to help you get the most out of PhotoFrame Pro 3.1. And for additional customization, the choices are endless with PhotoFrame’s selection of border and edge effects s


Connected Worlds Project - Exhibition
2007-10-21 15:52:55
Connected Worlds exhibition visits 9 cities in 5 continents: London, Paris, Venice, New York, San Francisco, Sidney, Capetown, Singapore and Hong Kong. The Exhibition opens at the Royal Albert Hall On October 24th and it will be open to the public between Saturday October 27th and Saturday November 3 from 11.00am - 3.00pm. The Connected Worlds project consist of two exhibitions one ‘realworld ‘ and one ‘virtual’. The duality of this approach aims to reflect the way in which images are being shared across the world. The Virtual exhibition will open on Nokia’s Secondlife Island on October 24th 2007 and consist of a purpose built Island Gallery that marks Nokia’s entry into Secondlife - opening up the exhibition to a huge new audience. At up to 7 meters long the images set out to challenge how we look at mobile phone imaging (shot entirely with the Nokia N95 mobile phone) and create a vibrant panoramic portrait of the elements that make each city unique. The images by Henry R
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8GB SanDisk Extreme III SDHC Memory Card
2007-10-21 15:38:03
An 8GB SanDisk Extreme III SDHC card can store more than 4,000 high-resolution pictures or up to 16 hours of MPEG 4 video2. The card has a read/write speed of 20 megabytes per second, thus providing rapid downloads to a personal computer. The 8GB SDHC card will be packaged with a SanDisk MicroMate™ USB 2.0 Reader – a $20 value – so that users have a one-stop solution for capturing, storing and transferring their images. “With the introduction of more cameras that can use SDHC, including the Nikon D80 and the Canon EOS-1D Mark II, the SanDisk Extreme III card is an ideal choice for those who want maximum dependability, durability and fast download speeds,” said Tanya Chuang, SanDisk’s director of retail product marketing for global imaging. “Also, since many of these cameras have extended video capabilities, the 8GB capacity provides users with storage for longer movie clips.” All SanDisk Extreme III cards offer ESP Technology to streamline data transfer, RescuePRO® s
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Spyder3 Monitor Calibration Device
2007-10-21 15:24:54
Whenever you need to process your images you first must make sure that your monitor is well calibrated to obtain the best possible results in matter of color accuracy, white balance, exposure and contrast. Datacolor Spyder 3 is a new monitor calibration device (also called colorimeter) aimed at photographers needing the most accurate color for digital editing. Spyder3Elite incorporates a new suite of features for increased accuracy and performance and enables users to calibrate multiple studio displays to a single target. Spyder3Studio combines the features of Spyder3Elite’s display calibration with a printer profiling tool providing a complete calibration package for the whole workflow, from monitor to hard copy. Spyder3 measurement device is 37 per cent smaller than its Spyder2 predecessor. Calibration time is cut by 29 per cent to five minutes, with re-calibration at only two and a half minutes, which is 64 per cent faster than the previous model. The new Spyder3 colorimeter offer
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PhotographyBLOG Newsletter Contest
2007-10-21 15:00:32
PhotographyBLOG is giving away some photography software from Corel, offering 3 copies of the brand new Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, worth £79 each. All you have to do is to subscribe to their newsletter, or, if you are already a subscriber, you do not have to do anything to enter this contest: your name will automatically be entered in the prize draw. As a result of the subscription, every Tuesday of each week, you will receive an Email Newsletter containing the latest digital and film photography stories from around the world, plus the latest news from the PhotographyBLOG website. You can choose to have the Newsletter emailed to you as either a HTML or text version. On Tuesday 13th November 2007 three names will be randomly selected from the list of PhotographyBLOG Newsletter subscribers. Here’s the link of this contest. Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo X2 is the ideal digital photography software for aspiring photographers and business communicators who want to transform their dig
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Kodak Starts Pricey Ink Stinks Contest
2007-10-21 14:49:36
The “Pricey Ink Stinks” is a contest sponsored by Kodak , who wants to “to put an end to the pain of expensive ink cartridges by submitting clever ideas for re-purposing old printers. ” Kodak also claims that the inspiration for the campaign came from the cost of Kodak’s EASYSHARE AiO replacement ink cartridges, priced at less than half of most competitors at $14.99 MSRP for color and $9.99 MSRP for black. An an entrant in the “Pricey Ink Stinks” campaign you are asked to submit a photo, drawing, video or blog of how you would creatively re-purpose Kodak’s old printers. The grand prize winner will be selected by Kodak staff from the top 20 highest scoring entries. The lucky winner will have to choose between $1000 cash or a $1000 scholarship. The best video, best image, best blog and most viral entries will each win a Kodak EASYSHARE 5300 AiO. Kodak has done something about this expensive injustice by offering KODAK EASYSHARE All-in-One Printers that save y
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Royal Photographic Society Supports and Encourages Young Photographers
2007-10-21 14:17:05
The Royal Photographic Society is offering a range of different bursary schemes for the benefit of young image makers. These fundings will be available for members and non-members in 4 types: 1. To support professional or potential professional photographers in commercial photography. This Jeff Vickers FRPS Genix Imaging Bursary (http://www.genix.co.uk) is in support of young photographers (up to the age of 30) who are in commercial professional practice or who can demonstrate that they will become involved (excluding photojournalism which is covered by The Joan Wakelin Award). 2. To support postgraduate students undertaking photographic research or studying Masters courses in photography. These Postgraduate Bursaries are open to bids from Course Leaders of Masters courses or Research Directors in Photography at UK Colleges and Universities for nominating students, no more than one per institution. 3. To enable young photographers to attend selected Society Regional and Group events
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World Firefighters Games 2008 Photo Contest
2007-10-21 14:10:10
As amateur photographer, you are being invited to put your skills to the test in a new global photography competition as part of the World Firefighters Games 2008. The photography competition is open to everyone and participants do not need to have a direct link with Fire and Rescue Services. The contest is sponsored by Sigma photographic equipment, the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photo graphers (SWPP), and the British Professional Photographers Association (BPPA). There are two age categories (under 16s - young photographers and over 16s). Each submissions is accepted with an entrance fee of £10. The closing date is 12pm on June 1, 2008, and the winners will be announced on August 24, 2008. The winners, runners-up and second runners-up in each age group will be awarded with a genuine World Firefighters Games 2008 medal, plus the competition sponsors have donated a number of outstanding prizes including a Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG MACRO Standard Zoom Lens (worth £349.99 from Sigma
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