tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85838331581170072782008-11-12T04:27:02.791-08:00PhotoweekThe PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-41281245335138037562008-11-07T10:22:00.000-08:002008-11-12T03:24:10.528-08:00New Police guidelines for street Photographers.- Courtesy of BJP
The Home Office has admitted that the police have inappropriately restricted photography in public places, as it prepares new guidelines on stop-and-search powers. Olivier Laurent reports
The police have acted inappropriately at times in restricting photography in public places, the Home Office has admitted as it prepares to release new guidelines to police officers on The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-80585342253857839202008-11-07T10:18:00.000-08:002008-11-12T03:25:37.329-08:00Passport regulations clarified!We had a couple of phone calls this week from photographers telling us that passport photographs they had taken recently had been rejected by the Post Office as the Passport Office had changed passport picture regulations.
We phoned the Passport Office to find out what was going on. An Identity and Passport Service spokesperson told us that the policy has not changed and has been included in itsThe PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-87750841536598671962008-11-07T09:59:00.000-08:002008-11-11T10:05:09.030-08:00FOMEI Launches in the UK!Fomei has recently awarded www.photomart.co.uk exclusivity to launch and distribute their exciting range of studio systems.
Professional photographer and Photomart studio specialist, Juan Silva, recently visited the Czech company to see the new range first hand.
“I was incredibly impressed with the new generation of flash systems from Fomei, so much so that I bought a Digitalis Pro 400 kit and The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-20853483266857359542008-11-07T09:49:00.000-08:002008-11-11T09:54:29.036-08:00"Best buy for Event Photography"
One of the fastest dye sub photo printers on the market, the Olmec OP1000 Print Box from ICI Imagedata is the ideal choice for event photographers.
Offering great value, the OP1000 prints full bleed, photo quality images from 6” x 4” to 6” x 9”, with standard 6” x 4” prints taking less than 7 seconds! It is child's play to set up and operate: one set of ribbon and paper can produce up to 700 The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-37540887067443081272008-11-07T09:47:00.000-08:002008-11-12T01:47:30.200-08:00Aaduki extends it’s freeze on ratesAaduki Multimedia Insurance has announced that it’s freeze on rates for photographers, journalists and video makers / film makers, due to expire on the 31st October, has been extended until 30th November 2008.
Vince Brown, Sales Manager for Aaduki said,” At this time of economic uncertainty we wanted to try and offer the best deal for essentials for the media industry, that is why we are proud The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-24582133139132635792008-11-07T01:52:00.000-08:002008-11-12T01:55:16.086-08:00The end of the roll?Poster tubes- great fun aren't they? Especially when you have to stack them, or when you want to write on them, and hang on, where's the end cap? Anyone seen the end cap?
There is another way, Photomart have just brought out the cunning Poster Box, a triangular shaped box which will reduce some of the woes of tubes. For starters you can store them flat packed, therefore saving space. Of course, The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-8070170025904998682008-10-31T09:01:00.000-07:002008-11-11T09:17:20.370-08:00Tripods outlawed in London!An extract from the “TalkPhotography” forum
I came out of Canary Wharf underground, and put my tripod on the ground. Took 3 or 4 shots, before an out of breath security guard approached...
Guard: "Excuse me Sir, what are you taking photos of?"
Me: "That big Sky Scraper, the HSBC one"
Guard: "Why?"
Me: "I'm from Edinburgh, we don't have Sky Scrapers"
Guard: "Is it commercial?"
Me: "I The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-78892023861378736092008-10-31T08:48:00.000-07:002008-11-11T08:54:20.343-08:00MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC LAUNCHES ‘EASYPHOTO'Mitsubishi Electric’s Visual Information Systems Division, a world leader in the innovative design and manufacture of high quality digital photo technology, is pleased to introduce Easyphoto!
A complete, flexible and affordable digital photo solution that has been designed with photo retailers, pharmacies and photographers in mind, Easyphoto is a complete all in one solution for your digital The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-6044587068581176792008-10-31T08:38:00.000-07:002008-11-11T08:57:47.240-08:00DIY Colour Profiles!
A Colour Management solution for Event Photographers!“The Colour on my photo is not the same as on the screen!”, sounds familiar? The solution to this age old problem however no longer falls within the dark realms of that mysterious science called Colour Management. X-rite have recently introduced a device called the ColorMunki that will take care of all your Colour Management woes.
The design The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-76817836167431199292008-10-31T08:28:00.000-07:002008-11-11T09:41:14.282-08:00BREAKTHROUGH SENSOR TECHNOLOGYA new type of material, accidentally discovered in a Harvard physics laboratory, could lead to an improvement in electrical devices such as digital cameras.
Black silicon is the material that has got people talking and the group who discovered it are now trying to commercialise it. ...
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The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-12811177076847564162008-10-31T08:17:00.000-07:002008-11-11T08:27:55.708-08:00Join the revolutionA look at the use of Dye Sub Printing in Event Photography
If you are in the business of photographing Events and still toying with the idea of buying a “Dye Sub” printer, then perhaps now is the time to take the plunge.
The advent of the Dye Sublimation photo printer made an enormous impact in the area of Event Photography, empowering Photographers with the ability to produce photo quality The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-43150178861988342282008-10-31T06:59:00.000-07:002008-11-11T02:52:47.206-08:00EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER CONQUERS SEVERN BRIDGE
When you wish upon a star” is the children’s charity that grants wishes for children between the ages of 2 and 16 with terminal illnesses. To make their dreams a reality the charity relies overwhelmingly on the generosity of their supporters and donations from members of the public.
It was after watching a report about the charity on GMTV that children’s photographer and a long time customer ofThe PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-7878009548503137372008-10-20T08:06:00.000-07:002008-11-11T08:16:33.825-08:00The Latest Money Spinner For Your Business.Photomart are the exclusive suppliers of the exciting new Mini Binder! The Mini Binder is a machine that makes the increasingly popular Mini Photo Books. The smallest of these Mini Photo Books are no more than an inch by an inch and a quarter and are the latest craze among teenagers to hit the shores of the UK!
These attractive looking mini albums come in various different designs and are The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-54363150463169601232008-10-20T08:00:00.000-07:002008-11-11T08:04:59.461-08:00And The Lucky Winner is Issac!We are very happy to announce that the winner of the Olmec OP1000 printer is Issac from 50-50 Photo.
Issac is one of Photomart's great success stories. He came to us nearly six years ago, when he was still using a Polaroid camera for event work. We introduced him to the then current Mitsubsihi Click system. He didn't look back. He very quickly established himself with African Event The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-18431399463530597462008-10-20T07:38:00.000-07:002008-11-11T07:58:44.394-08:00Record Attandance at Autumn ShowPhotomart once again hosted an extremely successful day of workshops at their showrooms in London last week. Delegates were treated to some of the finest seminars in the country and left feeling satisfied that it was a day well spent.
“I would very much like to thank the sponsors and the presenters and also the Photomart team who made a spectacular effort to make the day such a The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-49588335117368507972008-10-10T07:27:00.000-07:002008-11-11T07:37:17.505-08:00Mike Weeks expands network of photographers.Highly successful event photographer Mike Weeks is currently expanding his current network of event photographers. Many event photographers in the UK now canvass for most of their business through networks like UKPhotoEvent (UKPE). Other benefits include being able to “farm out” work to other photographers in case of double bookings for example, or for whatever other reason.
The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-87655200077525212602008-10-10T07:04:00.000-07:002008-11-11T07:18:40.825-08:00New 5p per print drylab available soon!Photomart will be launching the Protechnik MLS Drylab solution in the UK in early 2009. Based on the latest environmental printing technology from Fuji and print management software by Bulgarian software developer Odessos, the MLS will offer vendors a comprehensive modular print solution that can be individually configured to suit the specific demands and requirements of customers.
Developers areThe PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583833158117007278.post-74480634662660303062008-10-10T06:25:00.000-07:002008-11-11T07:27:20.982-08:00Exciting New Mini Kiosk to be unveiled at Autumn Show!Sony’s new UP-CR20L mini kiosk, which was launched at Photokina recently, will be shown for the first time in the UK at Photomart’s Autumn Show to be held on the 15th of October.
The UP-CR20L, affectionately known by it’s Japanese developers as “Snaplab San (father of Snaplab)” will be known in the UK as the “Super” Snaplab. The Super Snaplab is an all-in-one, turnkey mini kiosk solution The PhotoWeek Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159936969116453284noreply@blogger.com0