Rangefinder Magazine
July 2005
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Arnold Newman Exhibit at International Photography Hall of Fame
The International Photography Hall of Fame (405/424-4055, www.iphf.org) will present a retrospective exhibition featuring the works of world-renowned photographer Arnold Newman from July 9 to December 31. Titled “Arnold Newman: A Life in Photography,” the special showing will feature Newman’s celebrated portraits, some of his abstract work as well as photographs and information about the man behind the camera, his family and his views on photography.
For more than 60 years Newman has photographed prominent individuals, including John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Marilyn Monroe, Georgia O’Keeffe and Igor Stravinsky. He is well known as the father of environmental portraiture, where subjects are photographed in their own surroundings. He chose this style of photography because he preferred the risk of failure in experimentation to the alternative of safe repetition and boredom.
Born in New York City in 1918, Newman began focusing on photography at the age of 20. Ten years later he was a freelance photographer for Life, Esquire, the New Yorker and Newsweek magazines. His professional colleagues and friends include Alfred Stieglitz, Beaumont Newhall, Bernice Abbott and Man Ray. The author of numerous books, Newman continues to photograph and exhibit. His interests include what motivates individuals, what they do with their lives, their personalities and how he perceives and interprets them.
The Arnold Newman special exhibition and artist presentation is sponsored in part by Canon USA.
David Williams Offers Three-day
Colorado Workshops
David Williams will be conducting a workshop covering practical, professional photographic enhancement techniques in Colorado Springs, CO, August 1–3. Willams has been a professional photographer for over 25 years. He’s received the Associateship and Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society as well as the Grand Award for Portraiture at the WPPI Annual Convention, twice. WPPI has also honored him with the Accolade of Outstanding Photographic Achievement.
A Master of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography and Victorian Professional Photographer of the Year, Williams will cover a variety of subjects including existing and supplementary light sources, creating the “homage” portrait, basics of Aussie wedding and portrait photography, single light portraiture, visual communication, art and design influences, fine quality inkjet printing and the use of digital tools. For information visit www.david
williams-heartworks.com/.
Schneider Optics Names New CEO
Schneider Optics, Inc. (Hauppauge, NY, www.schneideroptics.com), the manufacturer of lenses and professional filters, has promoted Dwight Lindsey to the company’s chief executive officer.
Lindsey’s career began after receiving a bachelor’s degree in communications, followed by graduate studies in photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He joined Schneider Optics in 1979 as a product specialist and was promoted to vice president in 1981 and to senior vice president in 1988. In addition to serving at Schneider, he’s president of the International Theater Equipment Association (ITEA), and a member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and The Moving Image Society (BKSTS). He is a cinema technology expert and has authored numerous papers and articles on the subject.
In addition to Lindsey’s appointment, Schneider Optics has promoted Dawn Tenny to chief financial officer; Bill Turner to senior vice president, Motion Picture and Television Products; Stuart Singer to vice president, Industrial Optics; and Michael Elder to director of Corporate Controlling.
Schneider Optics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Germany’s Schneider Kreuznach, and North America’s exclusive distributor of Schneider lenses and black-and-white camera filters.
Pelican Names Jon French Manager of New Product Development
Pelican Products, (Torrance, CA, 800/473-5422, www.pelican.com), a manufacturer of high-impact, watertight cases and safety approved, technically advanced flash lights, has named Jon French as project manager of New Product Development. He will supervise all aspects of the new product development process, from concept to market. He holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
With more than 10 years of sales, marketing and public relations experience, French has held various positions at Pelican. He has served as national sales manager for the OEM Division, while working with several major accounts including Raytheon, Perkin Elmer and BeamHit.
Pixel Magic Names CEO
Pixel Magic Imaging (San Marcos, TX), a manufacturer of digital imaging solutions and photo kiosks, has appointed its current chairman, Masato Koike, to also be the company’s chief executive officer. Koike, who became chairman of the company June 2004, is also the president of DNP IMS America Corporation. He is expected to strengthen the market position and competitiveness of both companies. Koike succeeds George Briggs.
Noritsu Increases Sales Staff
Noritsu America Corp. (Buena Park, CA, 714/521-9040) has appointed Charles “Chuck” Ervin as the company’s sales representative for the Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and parts of west Texas. Ervin, who has more than 20 years of experience in the photographic industry, recently held the position of assistant merchandising manager and sales representative with an equipment company. He’s also held various positions at Eastman Kodak in Rochester for 17 years, including business development manager, minilab/digital leader for a national account and account executive for a variety of customers.
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Oregon Coast Digital Center
The Oregon Coast Digital Center (Tillamook, OR, 503/842-9979, www.oregon
coastdigitalcenter.com) offers enhanced, three-day digital classes by Jack and Sue Drafahl, long-time contributors to Rangefinder. Educational courses range from “Digital Imaging using Adobe Photoshop” to “Tips and Techniques of Using the Digital Camera.” Classes are limited to four students, which guarantees individual attention and customized course content.
Each student has his or her own personal Windows XP workstation loaded with Adobe Photoshop and Elements, as well as a wide assortment of Photoshop-compatible plug-in filters, database programs and presentation software. Each of the four workstations is networked together so they can share the various state-of-the-art Epson printers, Nikon film scanners and Polaroid Film Recorder.
“Our goal is to work directly with the students on their own images,” said Jack Drafahl, “so they will feel competent in their digital-editing efforts when they return home.” The Oregon Coast Digital Center is located in Cape Meares, just outside Tillamook, Oregon, about 70 miles west of Portland. For additional details contact Oregon Coast Digital Center, 5940 8th St. NW, Tillamook, OR 97141-9362.
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Best Wedding Photograph Contest
Announced
Neil Enterprises, Inc. (Vernon Hills, IL, www.neilenterprises.com/apertureaward.html) in association with the Rangefinder Magazine will hold the first annual Aperture Award competition for the best wedding photograph. Open to professional photographers and limited to weddings photographed between January and August of 2005, Aperture Award images must be submitted in a 300dpi JPEG format for preliminary judging with completed entry form. Finalists will submit the selected images in a high-resolution format for production. Final judging will take place October 31, 2005. Winners will be notified by November 14, 2005.
Winning photos will be processed by Burrell Professional Labs and framed courtesy of the Levin Company. The winning framed images will be on view at the WPPI 2006 Tradeshow in Las Vegas and posted on Neil Enterprises’ web site. Every photographer who enters the contest will receive a Rangefinder subscription and a one-time 10 percent Neil Enterprises discount merchandise coupon.
The first place winner will receive round-trip airfare to WPPI 2006, $200 in Neil Enterprises merchandise, full registration for two to the WPPI convention, a one-year membership in WPPI, and WPPI’s Album 2005. Second place winner will receive $200 in Neil Enterprises merchandise, full registration to WPPI 2006 for two, a one-year membership in WPPI and a copy of WPPI’s Album 2005.
Third place will receive $100 in Neil Enterprises merchandise, full registration to WPPI 2006 for two, a one-year membership in WPPI and Album 2005.
Mel Pierce Camera Mourns Loss of George Kazanjian
George Kazanjian, owner of Hollywood, California-based Mel Pierce Camera passed away April 29. He is remembered by his colleagues as “a gracious and courtly man as well as a tough but honest businessman. He inspired respect and love in all who knew him, and animosity in no one.” Kazanjian was a fixture in Hollywood, with his Stetson hat, silver ponytail, hearty laugh and collection of exotic birds. He also was a thoughtful person, who always had time to listen to and advise employees, family and his many friends.
Kazanjian, hired in 1985 by store founder, Mel Pierce, Sr., was born in Khartoum, Sudan, where he lived until he emigrated to the United States in 1969. His first job in the U.S. was at the Washington, D.C., camera store, Fuller & De Albert. Following that, he and a cousin opened a small camera store in Crystal City, Virginia. He moved to Los Angeles in 1985 to become manager of Mel Pierce Camera, and eventually owner in 1999.
Color Inc. Offers “FTP/Ship For Free”
Color Incorporated Digital Pro Lab (Grandville, MI, 800/475-8340, www.colorincprolab.com), one of the fastest growing pro labs in the nation, has announced “FTP/Ship For Free.” Owned and operated by professional photographers Tim and Deanna Kasberger, Color Incorporated is a full-service digital lab founded on helping other photographers experience the same success they’ve had through education, networking and marketing. They’re committed to providing the best digital product at the best possible price.
Using the FTP/Ship For Free service is easy. Simply download an application from the web site and open an account. Once the account is active, use LabPrints or StudioMaster Pro only. Minimum order is $12. Orders are submitted via the company’s FTP site.
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Ballstars Honors Baseball Legend Buck O’Neil
Ballstars (New Century, KS, 913/764-7738, www.ballstars.com), manufacturer of a proprietary photo ball-transfer system that allows full-color photos and graphics to be imprinted on actual sports balls, recently honored legendary baseball great Buck O’Neil by presenting him a commemorative baseball. Andy Gensch, vice president of sales, made the presentation.
O’Neil’s career spanned more than 50 years during which he played for the Memphis Red Sox and the Kansas City Monarchs as part of the Negro American League. He served two years in the Navy from 1944–45 and then became a manager for the Monarchs from 1948 to 1955. O’Neil was responsible for sending more Negro League players to the Major Leagues than any man in baseball history. He later became a scout for the Chicago Cubs and eventually the first African-American coach in the Majors, where he coached for 33 years.
Ballstars also announced that Condé Systems in Mobile, AL, has become its newest distributor. Condé supplies a wide range of equipment, suppliers and substrates for digital-transfer decorating. It will carry Ballstars’ three complete systems, which include the 2200 manual package, the 5500 automatic package, and the 5500 Pro package. All systems come with a printer, heat press, graphics software and supplies.
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Call for Entries: Emerging Photographer
Julia Dean Photo Workshops is issuing a call for entries to discover an important emerging photographer. The winner will be featured in a one-person exhibition will be held at the Julia Dean Gallery in Los Angeles. All of the expenses of the one-person exhibition as well as a Canon EOS 20D digital camera will be awarded the winner. The event is sponsored by Julia Dean Photo Workshops, Samy’s Camera, Universal Art Gallery, and Canon USA. For more information contact Julia Dean Photo Workshops at www.juliadean.com or (310) 821-0909. Deadline for entries is Dec. 9, 2005. The exhibition opening will be Feb. 3, 2006.
Product News:
Rollei Introduces Camera, Software and Lens Bundle
Rollei (Stroudsburg, PA, www.rollei.com), the well known manufacturer of the classic twin-lens 6x6 Rolleiflex, is marketing the 6008 AF Bundle, its top-of-the-line offering in a family of products the company is introducing in the United States. The bundle includes the Rollei 6008 AF camera, the world’s first autofocus single-lens reflex camera in a 6x6cm medium format; C1 Pro software for precise workflow that supports all phases of image editing and intuitive operation; and the PhaseOne db20p digital back. Interchangeable film packs give photographers the option to shoot film, Polaroids or digital.
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The PhaseOne db20p digital back captures 16 megapixel, 16 bits per RGB or CMYK images in either the RAW, TIFF and JPEG file formats. File sizes range between 48MB and 128MB. The db20p can be used in the studio or on location, thanks to high-performance rechargeable batteries that provide 250 shots (four working hours) and 45 frames per minute without AC power.
The new bundle includes lenses from Schneider-Kreuznach and Carl Zeiss, which retain full compatibility with the Rollei 6000 system. Although the 6008 AF is compatible with more than 20 current 6000 system lenses, three new AF lenses have been developed for it. All the camera’s main functions can be carried out automatically or manually.
The 6008 AF includes the traditional Rollei square viewfinder. It also has a newly developed illuminated LC control center in the finder. And it has a new TTL flash-control system that measures the amount of flash light reaching the film, parallax-free, at the exact viewing angle. All available shutter speeds are flash-synchronized. The 6008 AF Bundle is expected to be priced at $14,999.
Tritton’s Dual Monitor USB to SVGA Adapter Supports
1280x1024 Video
Tritton Technologies (Vista, CA, www.trittontechnologies.com), a provider of advanced networking, storage, and peripheral products, is marketing the new, enhanced SEE2, the industry’s first USB 2.0 to SVGA adapter. The SEE2 adapter now supports 1280x1024 pixel video with up to 16-bit color.
The new SEE2 allows desktop and notebook computer users to instantly connect an additional monitor, LCD or projector to any available USB 2.0 port. It increases productivity by allowing users to see expanded desktop applications and windows across two screens. The SEE2 is ideal for surfing and chatting, word processing, photo and video editing, and viewing videos. It supports resolutions of 1280x1024 (8,16 bits), 1024x768 (8,16 bits), 800x600 (8, 16, 32 bits) and 640x480 (8, 16, 32 bits). Compatible with Windows 2000/XP systems with a USB 2.0 port, it has a MSRP of $99.
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Yiorgos Custom Frames
Yiorgos Frame Company (866/466-9230, www.yiorgosframes.com) is marketing an exclusive line of custom frames specifically designed for fine photography. Unlike traditional framework, the collection incorporates handcrafted closed corners and genuine 22-karat gold and metal leaf finishes. Ideally suited for the preservation of distinguished photographic works, the frames can be customized, from color to style to finish, and each is handmade in the USA with the most discerning standards of quality and aesthetics.
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New Video Viewing System For Digital SLRs
The Camerz Division of Photo Control Corp. (Minneapolis, MN, 763/537-3601, www.photo-control.com) is offering a new Video Viewing System for digital SLR cameras that are used for high-volume portrait and school picture applications. Using a high-resolution CCD camera attached to the SLR’s viewfinder, Camerz’ Video View System displays the subject live on a large four-inch color LCD screen. It also displays previously captured images as well as other information normally displayed on the camera’s LCD screen.
The system’s rotating screen is mounted on an arm that can be adjusted for the photographer’s convenience. Configurations are available for a variety of digital SLRs, including models made by Canon, Fuji, Kodak, Nikon and Olympus. The $1495 price tag includes a viewfinder mounted CCD Camera, four-inch Color LCD Screen, Rotator with camera specific mount, Control Box and Cord Set.
Proof Book for Growing Hispanic Market
A new photo proof book from Taprell Loomis (TAP) (Cleveland, OH) is designed to meets the needs of America’s growing Hispanic market. Simply called the Clasico, it features a simulated leather cover embossed and imprinted with “Nuestra Boda” in script lettering. Each proof book also includes Spanish order blanks.
TAP, a national manufacturer of photographic packaging products, including folios, photo mounts, albums, and related products, offers the Spanish imprints “Nuestra Boda” and “Mis Quince Años” on many of its album products. The Clasico, in particular, is an adaptation of a best-selling TAP proof book, the Vintage, which features quick-to-load “D” ring construction, easy-to-complete order blanks, and an attractive price.
Clasico album covers are available in white or black, each with gold imprints. TAP albums accept six print sizes/loading configurations and up to 300 proofs. According to the company, proof books encourage print sales and are an attractive option that both wedding and portrait photographers use.
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