Grays of Westminster presents
The Definitive Micro & Macro Photography Workshop by Simon Stafford
Fitzroy House, 37 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 6DX
Saturday, June 22nd, 2013
2.00 p.m. until 5.30 p.m.
Simon Stafford’s photographic seminars & workshops presented in association with Grays of Westminster have proved to be hugely popular and in response to high demand, he has developed this practical workshop dedicated to close-up and macro photography.
Regardless of whether you are a complete newcomer to the Lilliputian world of close-up photography or a seasoned exponent, this event has been prepared to help you make a dramatic improvement to the quality of your close-up pictures, by mastering core skills and creative techniques. Simon will discuss the critical importance of understanding and controlling light, plus there will be the opportunity to use a variety of lighting equipment, including the Nikon R1C1 Macro Speedlight kit.
You will learn how to achieve high-quality pictures by applying sound camera technique and developing a consistent methodology. Simon will share his in-depth knowledge and 30 years of photographic experience, so that you can achieve professional looking results reliably (please note attendance of one of Simon’s previous seminars, or workshops is not a prerequisite of this event).
Agenda:
Part one: Camera skills
- Understanding reproduction ratios and subject magnification
- Appreciate the influence of working distance and diffraction
- Choosing and using lenses for close focusing
- Using lens accessories for close focusing
- Filters for close-up photography
- Selecting camera/lens support systems
- Achieving accurate exposure at a close focus distance
- Learn how to interpret the digital histogram display
Part two: Shooting skills
- Best practice in camera handling
- The pros and cons of AF and Vibration Reduction
- Focusing techniques for close-up photography
- Understanding and using depth-of-field
- Selecting viewpoint and perspective
- Honing composition skills
- The importance of backgrounds
- Creative techniques with focus, white balance and multiple exposure
Part three: Lighting for Micro & Macro Photography
- Working with and controlling available light
- Flash equipment and its application for close-up photography
- Specialised lighting techniques
- Choosing lighting equipment and accessories
Please note there will be ample opportunity to ask questions throughout the event, and Simon will demonstrate some of the tips and techniques he discusses.
Testimonials:
- “Your workshop was very interesting; thank you also for answering so many of my questions and being so helpful.” RB
- “Thank you for a very interesting and also thoroughly enjoyable session. I now need to go out and try some of the techniques!” CR
- “I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and learned so much not only about close-up photography, but also many points that have increased my knowledge and confidence in using my camera to its fullest extent, and improving my use of flash equipment; altogether a very satisfying day.” AJ
- “Your very helpful course was the catalyst to inspire me to get busy with my camera, thank you again.” PW
Prerequisite:
Since this is a practical workshop each delegate should bring a Nikon body together with a lens or lenses to work with during the event.
The session will take place from 2.00 p.m. until 5.30 p.m. and includes mid-afternoon tea and biscuits.
The cost of the session will be £155 with a special price of £95 if you are a current Nikon Owner subscriber. To book, please email me with your full name, Nikon Owner user name/membership number, daytime mobile and landline. There are very limited places available, so please reply as soon as you are able to in order to avoid disappointment. If you are not currently a subscriber, you are welcome to join or re-join whilst booking the workshop with me to receive the discount on the session.
Please note that it is essential that you reply by email rather than by telephone and to this address:
gillian.greenwood@graysofwestminster.co.uk
Travelling to Fitzroy House, 37 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 6DX: the nearest underground station is Warren Street, but please do make sure that it is open – it is occasionally closed on a Saturday – if so, Goodge Street station is a good option.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/
About Nikon Owner
Standard Annual Subscription – normal price: £69; special price: £59 while registering for this course
- 1-year Subscription to Nikon Owner + 3-year warranty on all new Nikon products from Grays of Westminster
- Nikon Owner magazine, a superb, glossy full-colour 60-page quarterly magazine that is 100% Nikon. Each issue delivers benchmark technical reviews of the very latest Nikon equipment, thought-provoking interviews and articles with world-class images. All back issues are now available on line as PDFs.
- Private user-name and password to subscribers-only website
- Simon Stafford’s Technical Helpline
- 18-month warranty on second-hand Nikon from Grays of Westminster
- 10% off Think Tank bags purchased at Grays of Westminster
- Special trips and events
- Discounts on events and training sessions
Gold subscription: – special price £290 when registering for this course
- 3-year subscription to Nikon Owner
- 5-year warranty on all new Nikon products from Grays of Westminster
- 2-year warranty on second-hand Nikon from Grays of Westminster
- Gold Priority waiting list for all new Nikon releases (top of the waiting list)
- A half-hour tutorial on the phone or face to face, by appointment
- Special offers to Gold subscribers throughout the period of subscription
- A signed copy of Heather Angel’s Wild Kew while stocks last or a Simon Stafford Nikon Magic Lantern Guide of your choice.
- Nikon Owner quarterly magazine as above
- Private user-name and password to the subscribers-only website which includes a forum, message board, technical equipment reviews, events page and use of a photo gallery
- Simon Stafford’s Technical Helpline
- 15% off Think Tank bags purchased at Grays of Westminster
- Special trips and events
- Substantial discounts on training sessions organised by Grays of Westminster, including Mike Maloney’s Workshops, Heather Angel’s Wildlife & Natural History Workshops, Simon Stafford’s Definitive Flash, Portraiture and Macro Training Sessions, Michael Eleftheriades’ panoramic and colour-calibration seminars and Chris Weston’s Photographic Courses.
Cancellation policy:
Please note that once you have booked a place on any workshop or seminar, a full refund can only be provided when you give us 7 days prior notice of cancelling your place.
With very best wishes
Gillian Greenwood
Features Editor and Events & Training Coordinator
Grays of Westminster
40 Churton Street,
Pimlico,
London
SW1V 2LP, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7828 4925
Fax: +44 (0)20 7976 5783
e-mail: info@graysofwestminster.co.uk
Open Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. & Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We are closed on Public and Bank Holidays.
Posted in Grays of Westminster, Photographers, Photography Workshop
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Tagged cameras, Fitzroy House, lenses, macro, micro, nikkor lens, nikon, nikon equipment, photographers, photography, Simon Stafford, workshop
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Grays of Westminster Presents
An Evening With…
Paul Joynson-Hicks MBE
and
Simon Stafford
Fitzroy House, 37 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 6DX
6:30p.m. for 7:00p.m., Friday, 19th July 2013
Paul Joynson-Hicks harbours an exuberant passion for Africa, where he has lived and worked for the past twenty years as a professional photographer.
At the very heart and soul of his photography is his love of the continent and the sheer vibrancy of African life, which are reflected in his four published coffee table books that celebrate in photographs the drama of Tanzania, Uganda, the South Luangwa Valley in Zambia and Saadani National Park in southern Tanzania.
Originally from the United Kingdom, currently Paul lives in Tanzania from where he runs his commercial photography business Blue Mango Ltd.. Fluent in Swahili and with an insightful perception of local cultures, Paul has travelled far and wide throughout Africa with his cameras, producing strong, evocative images, many inspired by his enthusiastic interest in the continent’s wildlife, for a broad range of clients.
During this exclusive event, which promises to be a highly entertaining and enlightening evening, Paul will show a collection of his wildlife pictures sharing the tales behind them in a relaxed and engaging forum.
A seasoned wildlife photography safari leader, Paul will be only too willing to discuss the concepts and motivation that he draws upon, together with the photographic techniques that he employs to record his captivating images.
In addition to his photographic endeavours, Paul is a highly committed philanthropist who has established a number of very successful charitable and commercial organizations throughout the East African region, created to help make happier and more financially stable lives for some of the poorest people in the world. He was awarded an MBE in 2011 in recognition of this work.
Following the presentation, both Paul Joynson-Hicks and Simon Stafford will host a comprehensive Q&A session to answer your questions and discuss both choice of equipment and use of photographic techniques in wildlife photography.
The cost of the event will be a special price of £20 if you are a current Nikon Owner subscriber, and includes refreshments. To book, please email your full name, postal address, daytime mobile and landline, as well as your Nikon Owner username/subscription to me, Gillian Greenwood: gillian.greenwood@graysofwestminster.co.uk
If you are not currently a Nikon Owner subscriber, would you be kind enough to make a note of this in your email – in order to book a place at the event, you will be able to join or re-join Nikon Owner when we call you to formalise the booking.
Please note that it is essential that you reply by email rather than by telephone. There are limited places available, so do book as soon as you are able to in order to avoid disappointment.
Travelling to Fitzroy House, 37 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 6DX: the nearest underground station is Warren Street, but please do make sure that it is open – it is occasionally closed and if so, Goodge Street station is a good option.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/
About Nikon Owner
Standard Annual Subscription – £69
- 1-year Subscription to Nikon Owner + 3-year warranty on all new Nikon products from Grays of Westminster
- Nikon Owner magazine, a superb, glossy full-colour 60-page quarterly magazine that is 100% Nikon. Each issue delivers benchmark technical reviews of the very latest Nikon equipment, thought-provoking interviews and articles with world-class images. All back issues are now available on line as PDFs.
- Private user-name and password to subscribers-only website
- Simon Stafford’s Technical Helpline
- 18-month warranty on second-hand Nikon from Grays of Westminster
- 10% off Think Tank bags purchased at Grays of Westminster
- Special trips and events
- Discounts on events and training sessions
Gold subscription: – special price £231 when booking this course
- 3-year subscription to Nikon Owner
- 5-year warranty on all new Nikon products from Grays of Westminster
- 2-year warranty on second-hand Nikon from Grays of Westminster
- Gold Priority waiting list for all new Nikon releases (top of the waiting list)
- A half-hour tutorial on the phone or face to face, by appointment
- Special offers to Gold subscribers throughout the period of subscription
- A signed copy of Heather Angel’s Wild Kew while stocks last or a Simon Stafford Nikon Magic Lantern Guide of your choice.
- Nikon Owner quarterly magazine as above
- Private user-name and password to the subscribers-only website which includes a forum, message board, technical equipment reviews, events page and use of a photo gallery
- Simon Stafford’s Technical Helpline
- 15% off Think Tank bags purchased at Grays of Westminster
- Special trips and events
- Substantial discounts on training sessions organised by Grays of Westminster, including Mike Maloney’s Workshops, Heather Angel’s Wildlife & Natural History Workshops, Simon Stafford’s Definitive Flash, Portraiture and Macro Training Sessions, Michael Eleftheriades’ panoramic and colour-calibration seminars and Chris Weston’s Photographic Courses.
Cancellation policy:
Please note that once you have booked a place on any event, workshop or seminar, a full refund can only be provided when you give us 7 days prior notice of cancelling your place.
With very best wishes
Gillian Greenwood
Features Editor and Events & Training Coordinator
Grays of Westminster
40 Churton Street,
Pimlico,
London
SW1V 2LP, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7828 4925
Fax: +44 (0)20 7976 5783
e-mail: info@graysofwestminster.co.uk
Open Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. & Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We are closed on Public and Bank Holidays.
DISCLAIMER: The various organisers of these events and photo-outings together with Nikon Owner magazine are only taking the initiative of arranging and facilitating these meetings on the strict understanding that they are solely acting in an introductory capacity and anyone planning to come on any such meeting or outing will be deemed to have agreed that they fully understand this as a condition of joining any of the group events. Some of the outings can be expected to involve travel by foot while photographing in the various locations. Each participant will be deemed responsible for ensuring his or her own safety at all times and the safety of his or her belongings, and no liability whatsoever is accepted either by any of the organisers or Nikon Owner magazine in this regard. In other words we shall all act reasonably, safely and responsibly and each person will join the party on the understanding that they do so entirely at their own risk.
London, UK, 14th June 2013: Nikon today announced that total production of NIKKOR lenses1 for Nikon interchangeable lens cameras reached eighty million in mid June 2013.In 1959, Nikon (then Nippon Kogaku K.K.) released the Nikon F as well as its first NIKKOR lens for Nikon SLR cameras, the NIKKOR-S Auto 5cm f/2. The NIKKOR tradition has continued over the many years since that first lens was released. What’s more, Nikon continues to expand its lineup of interchangeable lenses for Nikon 1 cameras, the first of which was released in October 2011, bringing total lens production to eighty million.
At the beginning of November 2012, total production of NIKKOR lenses for Nikon SLR cameras reached seventy-five million. Since then, Nikon has continued to actively release new NIKKOR lenses.
In January 2013, Nikon announced the AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR, a super-telephoto 800mm lens compatible with the Nikon FX format and offering the longest focal length in the history of NIKKOR autofocus (AF) lenses, and the approximately 385-gram compact and lightweight, approximately 1.9× zoom AF-S NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED ultra wide-angle zoom lens, also compatible with the Nikon FX format. Further, in March of this year, the 5× telephoto-zoom, FX-format compatible AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, offering one of the fastest AF speeds in its class, was also announced.
In January 2013, Nikon announced two new lenses for Nikon 1, Advanced Cameras with Interchangeable Lenses: the 1 NIKKOR VR 10-100mm f/4-5.6 10× zoom lens, a single lens that covers focal lengths ranging from wide-angle to telephoto, and the ultra-wide-angle zoom 1 NIKKOR VR 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6, offering the widest angle of view in the 1 NIKKOR lineup at 100°. In addition, the fastest lens in the 1 NIKKOR lineup, the 1 NIKKOR 32mm f/1.2, a mid-telephoto fixed focal length lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.2, was announced in May of this year. The current lineup of interchangeable lenses for Nikon 1 cameras consists of nine lenses, and Nikon will continue to expand and enrich this lineup.
The 80th Anniversary of the NIKKOR Lens
NIKKOR is Nikon’s brand of photographic lenses. This year, the NIKKOR camera lens celebrates its 80th anniversary since the first lens was introduced in 1933. The NIKKOR name arose from adding “r” – a common practice in the naming of photographic lenses at the time the name was established – to “Nikko”, the Romanized abbreviation for Nippon Kogaku K.K., the original name used when the company was established.
Nikon’s own high-quality standards are applied to all stages from initial design and development to final product release for design that responds to user needs, and production system and inspections that ensure the superior quality of NIKKOR lenses.
Nikon’s lineup of lenses for cameras with interchangeable lenses currently consists of more than 80 types of lenses, including ultra-wide-angle to super-telephoto lenses, fisheye lenses, zoom lenses, micro lenses, and PC-E lenses that support a wide variety of applications, as well as 1 NIKKOR lenses for advanced cameras with interchangeable lenses. Nikon will continue to develop and release high-quality products that appeal to users the world over.
1 Interchangeable lenses for Nikon SLR cameras and Nikon 1, Advanced Cameras with Interchangeable Lenses
Nikon Owner Essex Group
Photographic Meeting and Event
Wednesday, 26th June 2013
Photographic Assignments Studios
Basildon, Essex
Andrew Roast, who kindly organises the meetings and events for the very popular Nikon Owner Essex Group, has arranged a unique event for Nikon Owner subscribers at the Photographic Assignments Studios in Basildon, Essex on Wednesday evening, 26th June.
The event will begin with Mark Benson, the owner of the professional Photographic Assignments Studios, giving the attendees a detailed tour of his studios; you will be able to look at the equipment used and ask any questions you might have.
Following this introductory part of the evening, Andrew has arranged for the group attending to be able to take images of models in a practical photographic session.
To find out more about the amazing work produced by this photographic studio in Essex, you can view the www.photographicassignments.co.uk website.
Meeting Place
‘Photographic Assignments’,
5 Newlands End,
Laindon North,
Basildon, Essex SS15 6DU
Start Time: The event starts at 7.00 p.m.
Further Details
Cost of the evening: Complimentary for current Nikon Owner subscribers.
Number of places available: 12
Prerequisite: You will need to bring your camera and lens or lenses to the event.
How to get there: The nearest station is Laindon British Rail. If you are driving, please note that there is free parking at the site. View www.photographicassignments.co.uk for a map and further directions.
Booking: IMPORTANT
If you would like to take part in this photographic event, would you kindly send an email to me at:
gillian.greenwood@nikonownermagazine.com
As the number of attendees on this occasion is strictly limited to 12, please reply to this email as soon as possible if you would like me to reserve a place for you in order to avoid disappointment, with your full name, subscription number / username, address and mobile phone number or landline. In addition, please add your details to the Nikon Owner message board via the thread below.
http://bit.ly/18w86He
N.B. It is essential that you contact me by email rather than by telephone.
With very best wishes,
Gillian Greenwood
Features Editor and Events & Training Coordinator
DISCLAIMER: The various organisers of these events and photo-outings together with Nikon Owner magazine are only taking the initiative of arranging and facilitating these meetings on the strict understanding that they are solely acting in an introductory capacity and anyone planning to come on any such meeting or outing will be deemed to have agreed that they fully understand this as a condition of joining any of the group events. Some of the outings can be expected to involve travel by foot while photographing in the various locations. Each participant will be deemed responsible for ensuring his or her own safety at all times and the safety of his or her belongings, and no liability whatsoever is accepted either by any of the organisers or Nikon Owner magazine in this regard. In other words we shall all act reasonably, safely and responsibly and each person will join the party on the understanding that they do so entirely at their own risk.
The Nikon Owner South-Coast Photographic Walkabout
Through the Historic Village of Eling and Surroundings
Saturday, 22nd June 2013
For the first summer ‘walkabout’ of the very popular Nikon Owner South-Coast Group, Andrew Hewson and Adrian Cochrane, the organisers of the group, have kindly arranged a photo-outing to the historic village of Eling and its outskirts. Eling is situated not far from Southampton on the eastern edge of the New Forest and bordered by the River Test. Due to its proximity to the New Forest, the area’s history and pre-history is connected to a large degree to the timber trade and early boat and ship-building. Eling’s particular points of interest include a working tide mill at one end of the harbour, a Norman church with parish registers dating back to 1537 and a medieval toll bridge which has been in use since at least 1418.
Time to meet:
Just after 2:30 p.m. (Trains are scheduled from both London and Weymouth at 2:35 p.m..)
Where to meet:
Totton Railway Station,
Station Road North, Totton,
Southampton. SO40 3AB
After meeting at Totton Railway Station just after 2:30 p.m., Andrew and Adrian will accompany the group to the Eling Tide Mill (the “A” marker on the map below) on a two-mile riverside walk with its local bird life and wildlife, finishing opposite the Mill at the Eling Heritage Centre. For anyone who would like to continue into the evening, an early meal at one of the local pubs has been arranged, after which everyone can make their way to the edge of Southampton Water for some spectacular dusk/night photography, looking towards the view of the lights of the container terminal at the Southampton side of the water.
For more information please visit The Eling Experience website.
To reserve your place, please email (rather than telephone) your full name, subscription number, daytime mobile and landline to Gillian Greenwood at: gillian.greenwood@nikonownermagazine.com
In addition, please indicate your attendance by replying to this invitation on the Nikon Owner Message Board:
http://bit.ly/11wCRDt
When you post your name on the Nikon Owner Message Board, please also let Andrew know if you would like to join the group for the meal so he has an idea of the numbers involved when reserving the table.
Location details and more information are available on the NOSCG web site
Additional events this June for your diary:
- Saturday, 15th June: West Midlands Group: photo-meeting and shoot at Warwick Castle, the attendees to meet in the Warwick Castle car park at 10.00 a.m.
- Friday, June 21st: Nikon Owner London Group event: Stories in Portraiture with Felix Kunze.
- Saturday, 22nd June: Nikon Owner North Midlands Group: photo-outing to Monsal Head, Derbyshire.
- Wednesday, 26th June: Nikon Owner Essex Group event; further details to follow.
With very best wishes,
Gillian Greenwood
Features Editor and Events & Training Coordinator
DISCLAIMER: The various organisers of these events and photo-outings together with Nikon Owner magazine are only taking the initiative of arranging and facilitating these meetings on the strict understanding that they are solely acting in an introductory capacity and anyone planning to come on any such meeting will be deemed to have agreed that they fully understand this as a condition of joining any of the group events. Some of the outings can be expected to involve travel by foot while photographing in the various locations. Each participant will be deemed responsible for ensuring his or her own safety at all times and the safety of their belongings, and no liability whatsoever is accepted either by any of the organisers or Nikon Owner magazine in this regard. In other words we shall all act reasonably, safely and responsibly and each person will join the party on the understanding that they do so entirely at their own risk.
Posted in Nikon Owner Groups, Photography Magazine, Photography Workshop
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Tagged dusk/night photography, Eling, event, landscapes, nikon, Nikon Owner, photo-outing, Photographic, scenery, Southampton, Summer, Village, Walkabout
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