We got the following press release confirming the dates for the Canon South Africa Expo in December which also explains how the year end EOS Roadshow will be a part of the Expo. Press release after the break.
Jul 252011
This Saturday the 16th July 2011 is Photos For Hope at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. As we still need to get all the images to Foto First for printing and then on to sorting etc we will be closing the submission at midnight tomorrow (12 July 2011). We still have room in the 1000 picture quota that is being sponsored by Foto First so please upload you images ASAP.
Gary Knight’s entry into photojournalism began as a bid to fulfill his idealistic and romantic impulses and escape whathe saw as the monotony of life in middle-class England during the Thatcher years.
Working extensively in Southeast Asia, the former Yugoslavia and more recently in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan; Knight has photographed throughout the world, documenting the effects of war on civilian populations. Knight also pioneered the launch of the VII Photo Agency in September 2001.
His work has been widely published by magazines all over the world, exhibited globally, is in the collections of several museums and private collectors and has been the recipient of numerous high profile awards. Knight has initiated a broad education programme with Universities and NGO’s worldwide principally focused on educating young people from developing economies.
For more info visit: www.marketphotoworkshop.co.za
The AVA (Audio Visual Appliance) Expo is opened today at the Sandton Convention Centre. We will be attending tomorrow and bring you any interesting bits and pieces we see there via Twitter. Some of the brands that are at the show – photographically that is – include Canon, Nikon, Sony, Samsung, Manfrotto, Lowepro, Elinchrom, Lexar, Sigma, Sandisk, etc. If you wish to attend, the show runs till Sunday 5th Dec 2010 with doors opening 10am and closing at 9pm bar Sunday when they close at 6pm.
It has taken a little longer than expected but here is our interviews with the Top Ten Finalists from the ELLE Magazine and Samsung New Young Talent Photographer Search. Enjoy.
The Weekend Culture Club and the Joburg Photowalkers are having a photo walk in Yeoville on Saturday 27 November 2010. They will be meeting at the Shoprite rooftop at 3pm. Shoprite on corner of Raleigh/Rockey St and Bedford Rd. Parking entrance at the back: 70 Hunter Street. For more, check out the Facebook event.
Sep 222010
Sony has introduced a new range of SLT cameras, the A33 & A55. SLT stands for Sinlge Lens Transluscnet. These cameras feature a transluscent mirror. This means that the mirror doesn’t move when you take a picture, the picture is transmitted through the mirror to the sensor. What does this mean in real life? Well the point I am focusing on in this post is the speed priority mode. In this mode you are able to shoot 10, yes thats right ten frames per second.
Here is a video you may already have watched in our post on the Sony Press Conference here at Photokina, if not take look at the difference between 3fps and 10fps, if you have already watched watch it again it’s pretty cool!
Here is a series of still I shot today on Sony’s stand at Photokina 2010. There are 26 shot in this sequence shot at 10 frames per second. The only reason I had to stop was that I was using a slower memory as my fast card was already full of other stuff. But the important thing to note here is that you are only limited by the speed of your card when shooting in high speed, the faster your card the more shots you get. In an ideal world where we could fast enough cards you could probably shoots 10fps all day.
Ok, this picture of a sunrise is not a German or London sunrise, it still a South African sunrise. Yesterday afternoon we arrived at the airport for our flight to London only to find the flight was delayed for almost 12 hours. So here we are, at the airport waiting to board our plane.
As Greg says, the plane, the sunrise and hot chocolate makes for a perfect picture, except that its not in London.
The itinerary now is arrive in London, rush to make arrangement to get to Germany (we will have missed our train) and hopefully make it to Photokina before the Sony Press Conference. We will keep you posted. What would life be like without a little bit of excitement?
(Picture taken at OR Tambo International Airport with the new Sony Alpha A580, 18-250mm lens using Auto HDR [High Dynamic Range] at 3 EV stop setting)
In this issue:
We feature Simon Davidson and Elsa Gousard in our Reader’s Portfolios.
We report back on the Snap II Exhibition featured in last months issue.
The Worldwide Photowalk is happening this month.
Ian Cooper reviews the Nikon D3s from a users perspective.
We also have our regular features including Scoop, Editors Comment and Final Comment.
Click here to read this issue.
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It is back for the third year and we are sure going to be a part of it. Last year we found out about the Worldwide Photowalk just too late but this year we have the details early. Its happening 24 July 2010. There are currently 4 walks planned in South Africa. More details will be in the June issue of PhotoComment Magazine out later this week. You can also find out more about what the Worldwide Photowalk is at http://worldwidephotowalk.com
(Picture courtesy of Gerry Van der Walt, Leader for the Melville Photowalk)
Come and meet the missing Gaul – Prentifix! and learn how to make stunning Photobooks!
Saturday 15 May 2010
09h00 to 13h00 and later…….
The Missing Gaul- Prentifix!
If you have ever read the Asterix books, you might have wondered where the artists disappeared? Well someone had to capture the story………….. Prentifix! He was never in the stories, because he was too busy capturing them… Read all about the Legend of Prentifix Come along to the Museum of Military History in Saxonwold and be treated to the real deal….
Prentifix himself will demonstrate how to make the most of your images, by capturing them into a Customised Photobook. So bring along your laptop, your images and your imagination – we will be able to make history together!
The Cow Artworks have pleasure inviting you to the opening night of
A Letter from Paris, an exhibition by Eric Miyeni
In October 2008 Eric Miyeni, accompanied by his trusty pen and camera, spent two weeks in Paris keenly observing the architecture, the history, the people and the culture.
The result is an accomplished collection of essays and black and white photographs that are quirky, often poignant, quite astute, really funny and truly different in their take on the subject matter.
Please join us for the launch of his photographic journal, A Letter from Paris as well as his first ever exhibition of black and white photography.
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