The Societies Newsletter
24 June 10
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Quick Tips - Event Photographers and Printers OK – so assuming we have accepted the fact that we need ‘instant printing’, the next thing we need is an ‘instant printer’. What does our printer need to do? It needs to provide photo quality images; it needs to provide them quickly; it needs to be reliable and the prints need to be durable. This rules out inkjet printers as they are slow, use expensive ink at a phenomenal rate, have to be constantly monitored to make sure there are no paper jams, one of the cartridges isn’t running out etc, and the prints have to dry before they can be handled. What does that leave us with then? – yes, dye-sublimation printers! These are fast (typically 18–30 seconds for a 9x6”), you can leave them alone and the 1st print will be exactly the same as the 100th (200/300th etc) and the prints are not only dry when they come out of the machine they are also UV resistant and waterproof! The three basic types of dye-subs are ‘stand alone’ which work with or without a pc/mac (e.g. HiTi P510S); ‘laptop’ which require a pc/mac to work (e.g. Mitsubishi CP9550DW) and ‘system’ which have their own head-unit and operating system (e.g. Mitsubishi Click). The printer you decide on will depend on your workflow and budget. This weeks Quick Tips for Event Photographers is by Mike Orr. Mike is also one of our Member Training Days Tutors, see the website for more information on our Member Training Days. |
Photographic News
New App to Revolutionise Photo Searches Calumet launches free online photo-gallery Stealth Gear To Bring Coal-Couture To Photography Market BenQs GL2030M LED Monitor GL means Great Looks, Looking Great Phase One Releases Capture One 5.1.2 Enhances Leaf support and Compatibility with Expression Media 2 |
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Members Training Days - June/July 2010 29 June Bath - Marko Dukta Each day is split into two sessions. Cost: £30 per session, per person. For more information on the days please see: http://swpp.co.uk/seminar_files/members_training_days.htm |
The Society Forum This Weeks Forum Competitions are now open:
Week 24 - The Speech (Wedding) |
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2011 Members Day @ The Convention Announced
Date: Thursday 13 January 2011 Book now to avoid disappointment |
20x16 Competition 2011
Here it is again! Our fantastic 20x16 Print
competition is back for another year! |
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