Tuesday 24 November 2009

Alamy Seminar, Nottingham, update.

Dear reader, I do hope you'll forgive me for re-posting this article about our Alamy seminar, however I do feel that keen amateur photographers, and professionals should be seriously considering using Alamy to earn an extra income!
Having followed Pete Jenkins' (the Alamy tutor) advice, I have made my first sale on Alamy. A media Company has paid $290 dollars to use one of my quite ordinary images of a church in Ilkeston.
I only have 200 images online with Alamy, and have only been taking it seriously since Pete Jenkins gave his first talk, on Alamy, at Calumet Nottingham. Pete Jenkins is a lifelong career photographer, he has worked for the major newspaper titles, ran his own photo agency, and provided editorial and commercial photography. He is a customer, and friend, of the Nottingham Branch. We are always keen to support our local customer base, and many of our seminars are hosted by local photographic experts - such as Pete.
I hold down a busy job managing Calumet Nottingham, yet I'm glad I found the time to put some images online with Alamy. This will be an excellent extra income, in the longer term, that will help pay for extra camera kit.
I cannot recommend Pete Jenkins' Alamy seminar strongly enough. I will be glad to share my own modest experience, but do get yourself on the seminar on 11TH December, Calumet Nottingham.
Phone 0115 9586888 (Nottingham Branch) or 08706 03 03 03 (Direct Sales) and quote ZSMNOT0046 and book before the end of November to receive the early booking price of £30 for the Alamy seminar (normally £45).
Regards,
Jason Batterham
Branch Manager: Calumet Nottingham

Calumet Nottingham is very pleased to welcome Pete Jenkins back to do his ever popular 'Alamy 1 Seminar'


Pete will talk you through the process of getting past Alamy's strict quality control process, and from that point you can start uploading your images to throw open for anyone in the world to buy !

Stock photography should really form part of virtually every professional photographers' strategy. At the same time, there are many enthusiast photographers who earn decent money on the side through selling online through stock portals such as Alamy.

DATE & TIME:
Friday 11th December, 2-4.30PM at the Nottingham Branch - 2 Nelson Street, Nottingham, NG1 1DR

Seminar standard price:£45 Inc VAT
Student price: £40
Early booking price (available to all, before 27TH Nov): £30 !

Please contact the Nottingham Branch to book on 0115 9586888 or group emailnot@calumetphoto.co.uk

We do urge you to book early, and take advantage of the
discount for doing so!

Saturday 21 November 2009

Calumet Nottingham calling for secondhand!

Calumet Nottingham & Glasgow branches are now accepting Canon & Nikon branded items for part-exchange for other items.

Initially, we're considering Nikon and Canon branded digital equipment - bodies, lenses, flashguns, and grips.

If you've got some good quality gear, in good working order, with all the essential accessories still with them then don't hesitate to get in touch!

Why not treat yourself for Christmas, and upgrade to some of the exciting new gear now out!

Friday 13 November 2009

Master your wedding photography with Wedding Photographer Crash Taylor.

Calumet Nottingham branch are incredibly pleased to announce the return of widely respected wedding photographer - Crash Taylor.
He will return on Friday 21st May 2010 to do his talk on his 'crash-Art' techniques.

We strongly recommend immediate booking as this was oversubscribed last time, and indeed we will be in the process of contacting people who missed out last time!

Crash will take you through how he shoots a wedding from bridal prep to first dance. He will cover: equipment, lighting, posing, workflow, post-production, creating your own style, marketing, social networking, and so much more!

Voted one of the top 10 winter wedding photographers by Professional Photographer magazine November 2009. International award winning wedding photographer Crash Taylor is one of the UK’s most sought after wedding photographers.

Crash is known for his use of location, light, artistic eye and unobtrusive style. These four elements are used to create stunning images that elicit rave reviews time after time.

He photographs 35 wedding adventures a year throughout the UK and has shot weddings in France, Spain and Hawaii. Wedding Photography is Crash’s passion and he will be sharing this passion on May 21st for six inspiring hours at Calumet Nottingham.

Limited to 35 delegates. If you're serious about taking your photography and business to the next level this is an event not to be missed.

Only £95 Inc VAT
Please contact the branch or our Direct department on:
0115 9586888 or 08706 03 03 03
Seminar code: ZSMNOT0047

Wednesday 11 November 2009

Alamy Seminar - Nottingham Branch - Fri 11TH Dec.

Calumet Nottingham is very pleased to welcome Pete Jenkins back to do his ever popular 'Alamy 1 Seminar'


Pete will talk you through the process of getting past Alamy's strict quality control process, and from that point you can start uploading your images to throw open for anyone in the world to buy !

Stock photography should really form part of virtually every professional photographers' strategy. At the same time, there are many enthusiast photographers who earn decent money on the side through selling online through stock portals such as Alamy.

DATE & TIME:
Friday 11th December, 2-4.30PM at the Nottingham Branch - 2 Nelson Street, Nottingham, NG1 1DR

Seminar standard price:£45 Inc VAT
Student price: £40
Early booking price (available to all, before 27TH Nov): £30 !

Please contact the Nottingham Branch to book on 0115 9586888 or group email not@calumetphoto.co.uk

We do urge you to book early, and take advantage of the
discount for doing so!

GLASGOW SECONDHAND

CANON USED EQUIPMENT
used Canon kit in Calumet Glasgow
CANON EOS 1D BODY £345
CANON EOS 1D MKII BODY £575
CANON EOS 1D MKIIn BODY £1495
CANON EOS 5D + BGE4 £920
CANON EOS 50D BODY £575
CANON 16-35 F2.8 £575
CANON 24-70 F2.8 £517.5
CANON 70-200 F2.8 £575
CANON 70-200 F2.8 £690
CANON 400MM F2.8 £1380
CANON 400MM F2.8 £2070
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USED NIKON
Used Nikon available in Glasgow as of 11/11/09
NIKON D200 BODY £400
NIKON MBD200 £75
NIKON D2H BODY £632.50
NIKON D2HS BODY £862.50
NIKON D2X BODY £1380
NIKON D2XS BODY £1725

Tuesday 3 November 2009

Tower Bridge by Tomas Janicki

Land Rover Seminar "Live Shoot" with Tim Wallace

Many thanks to Tim Wallace and Landrover for an excellent day at the Land Rover Experience in Halewood.

Supported by Hasselblad, Nikon, Epon, Profoto and Lowepro and a scattering of Calumet staff, seminar attendees were taken to the Land Rover off-road area where Tim took them through the Land Rover & Lighting set up and processes involved in getting that one amazing shot.

Despite a chilly wind and threatening skies, the weather held off and thankfully remained dry for the duration of the seminar.

During the afternoon, the group was split into 2, with one group working on the parked Land Rover and another group working on a Land Rovers being driven round the course for the attendees to structure their own photography and work out how to take the best shots themselves.

All in all an excellent day - thanks to everyone involved for their hard work and effort !!



Out of the Blue Sky by Dr Jurgen Bodamer

Drummond st and Manchester 70th Celebrations





A big thank you to all our staff, customers and key suppliers for making our 70th Anniversary Celebrations such a big success. the events were held in London at our Drummond Street store and in our Manchester store during the week beginning 5th October.

There were record numbers of customers attending, who took full advantage of the demonstrations and knowledge imparted by the key suppliers who attended the events - Canon, Nikon, Lowepro, Bowens, Epson, Fuji, Sigma, Hasselblad, and onOne. Sensor cleaning "while you wait" was also offered and proved to be extremely popular as were the Bowens lighting demos.

Wine and snacks were served up in the evenings to those who had either stayed the distance or made the effort to come along after work. Altogether two fantastic, busy and exhausting days! Thanks to everyone who attended and we hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did - till the next 70th!!

New Canon 1D Mark IV


Canon is bringing DSLR video to the next level, literally. Today marks the introduction of the EOS 1D Mark IV, the first of this legendary pro line to feature full 1080p HD video. But that's not the only way the camera expands the potential of your photography.
When a split-second can make the difference between a front-page shot and one that sits in your archive, the 1D Mark IV ensures the height of responsiveness. Pushing the limits of ISO and featuring fast new autofocus technologies, the camera is a dream for sports and wildlife photographers. Due out at the end of December.... watch this space!

Steam Yacht Gondola, Coniston Water by Andrew Buchanan