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PRO WEBSITE EARNS HIGH MARKS FROM PHOTOGRAPHERS

Professional Photographer has awarded Viewbook.com with a Hot One 2010 Award. These awards represent photography’s best new products for professional application, as chosen by a panel of professional photographers. Viewbook.com is a multi- facetted online portfolio tool that enables photographers to easily create custom portfolio websites, client presentations and promotional widgets in one place, instantly. The fully customized websites can include branding elements, scalable slideshows, full-screen views and video. The portfolio’s and projects can easily be shared through blogs and social networks as well.

DEALER NEWS

CALUMET’S ONE DAY

SPRING TRADE SHOW

Calumet is running an exclusive ‘one day only’ spring trade show at its London Euston and Manchester branches next month. Photographers can join free live photo shoots and see demonstrations of latest products from some of the biggest names in the imaging industry. Francesca Munden, Calumet’s PR and events coordinator explained: “Any photographer who couldn’t get to Focus can catch up at our one day show. We’ll have experts on hand all day from 10am until 8pm at Calumet Manchester on Tuesday April 27 and Calumet Drummond Street, Euston on Thursday April 29. Hasselblad will be using professional models as they demonstrate their latest capture equipment.

Nikon will showcase a comprehensive range of lenses, fl ashguns and DSLRs, including their fl agship D3X model. Lighting experts Bowens will

demonstrate latest products and Canon camera specialists will be on hand with the company’s innovative 550D and 1DMK IV models, plus accessories.Lowepro will showcase latest camera carrying solutions; Giottos will be displaying a comprehensive range of tripods, monopods and heads suitable for all photo- shoot situations, including latest Vitruvian VGR models - complete with reverse leg technology.” She added: “onOne software will be there too, along with Sigma, Blubox photo compression software, MTA, Parkers, and of course, Calumet Own Brand. Epson will be showing their fl agship A3 and A2 R2880 and pro 3880 photo printers and will offer ‘on the day only’ free prints (one per customer) from supplied images. We’ll have some exclusive special offers available and Calumet will offer photographers a free CCD cleaning service.”

VANGUARD’S ALTA PRO WINS RED DOT

AWARDS

The Alta Pro 283 CT tripod by Vanguard has succeeded in one of the most renowned international design competitions. In the “red dot award: product design 2010” the top-class jury awarded the “red dot: best of the best” for highest design quality to only 45 products out of more than 4,000 entries submitted. The Alta Pro 283 CT tripod is among these 45 pioneering design products. Mac Bills, Sales Director for Optical Distribution Services, exclusive UK distributors for Vanguard, said: “We are very proud to be associated with such a distinguished range of products and this award confi rms the Alta Pro’s place among the top tripod ranges in the imaging market. European Marketing Manager, Christophe Regnault, added:

“We are the fi rst tripod brand to receive such a distinctive award and I’d like to thank all our designers and R&D team members for their efforts to make our tripods unique and innovative to push the boundaries of the industry. Unlike traditional tripods, Vanguard Alta Pro’s innovative Multi-Angle Central Column (MACC) allows users to move the central column as needed from zero to 130-degree angles in variable vertical and horizontal positions and at any angle a 360° scope is available. Its Instant Swivel Stop-n-Lock (ISSL) System feature allows photographers to securely reposition the central column in one simple movement, in just a few seconds, while maintaining the tripod’s stability. With lightweight carbon fi bre or aluminium alloy legs, the Alta Pro is popular for those who need extreme fl exibility minus a heavy weight.

INTERVIEW

UK PHOTO-STUDENTS

TRY OUT HASSELBLAD

Hundreds of photography students at colleges and universities across the UK are getting to grips with cutting edge digital camera technology in a unique nationwide roadshow organised by Hasselblad. In a two month-long, twelve venue tour stretching from Portsmouth to Edinburgh, a team of Hasselblad imaging experts will demonstrate the new H4D cameras and the company’s world-acclaimed Phocus software. Chris Russell-Fish, Hasselblad UK MD explained: “Students are the future of the imaging business so we decided to plan a completely free of charge, nationwide educational roadshow to enable them to get some real hands- on experience with the 40 megapixel medium format H4D-40, which offers ultimate image quality and is as easy to use as any 35mm camera.

We are using the roadshows to increase awareness and dispel any previous misconceptions about Hasselblad pricing and service. This is about winning hearts and minds – and there’s nowhere better to start than with students – tomorrow’s professional photographers.” David Summerfi eld, Hasselblad’s Roadshow manager said: “Reaction has been outstanding. We’re not hard- selling anything. We are just giving students and tutors the chance to play with and test-drive this amazing camera in real time on real shoots. The later courses are really fi lling up too after students use Twitter to tell friends and colleagues to register for one of these events”. Hasselblad is also holding evening sessions after each student day event – and these are open to all professional photographers.

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products that have won an

award in the red dot

design award had to

convince an

international expert jury of their quality.

The products stand out from the masses with their excellent design and innovative approaches and proved their quality in one of the toughest design competitions worldwide,” explains design expert Professor Dr. Peter Zec, initiator of the red dot design award. This year, designers and companies from 57

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