Friday 26 February 2010

Mastering Digital SLR Photography: Seminar and Workshop by Chris Weston

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Mastering Digital SLR Photography Seminar & Workshop
, 20th March 2010, Holiday Inn, Oxford



Since 2008, over 400 people have taken part in Chris Weston’s uniquely informative, inspiring and entertaining Mastering Digital SLR Photography seminars. Now it’s your chance to join in and enjoy the experience.

This seminar, developed and taught by Chris Weston, one of the UK ’s most respected wildlife photographers and expert tutor, focuses on the most-requested, most-important digital camera techniques for photographers.

Passing on the latest, hottest techniques of today’s pro photographers, over the course of the day, he covers everything from selecting the best camera settings to exposing the secrets of getting perfect exposures and pin-sharp images. You’ll learn how to select the right lenses, master colour, get rid of noise and artifacts, and turn what you see into perfect prints.

Here's what you'll learn in this absolutely packed-full day of training:

Chris’s six-point system for DSLR photography
9:30 – 10:00AM
With hundreds of buttons, dials and switches, modern cameras can seem daunting to even seasoned users. In this session, Chris exposes the six things you need to learn about DLSR cameras that will free you to take the pictures you imagine.

Camera controls and settings
10:00 – 11:00AM
Learn the truth about the JPEG vs. RAW debate and get to grips with when and how to use all those confusing menu settings.

Refreshment break
11:00 – 11:15AM

Getting rid of noise and artifacts for great image quality
11:15 – 12:00PM
Noise and other artifacts can ruin digital photos. Learn how to use ISO and menu settings to minimize noise and bring out the finest details.

Making colours look natural
12:00 – 1:00PM
Get rid of unsightly colour casts and make colours glow. Learn how to make colours look natural in any type of light and how to enhance natural colours for brilliant-looking prints.

Lunch
1:00 – 2:00PM

Perfect exposures
2:00 – 3:30PM
Get to grips with your camera’s metering and exposure modes and learn the pro’s secret to getting exposure right every time – simply and easily.

Refreshment break
3:30 – 3:45PM

Getting pin-sharp images – even when your subject is moving
3:45 – 4:30PM
Get the most from your lenses and learn how to set auto-focus to capture pin-sharp images of moving subjects Plus, master the art of focusing for foreground-to-background detail.

How to make your photos look the same as what you see
4:30 – 5:00PM
How many times have you been disappointed when the printed image looks nothing like the scene you saw? Our simple composition guides will put an end to your frustration.

Managing your images

5:00 – 5:30PM
Discover the pro’s secrets to managing, storing, backing-up and retrieving those thousands of images on your computer.

Q&A
5:30 – 6:00PM
Your chance to ask the expert anything you want to know .

Close
6:00PM

Course details
  • Date: 20th March, 2010
  • Location: Holiday Inn, Oxford
  • Price: £75.00 per person (£65.00 with Grays of Westminster voucher)
  • Course tutor: Chris Weston

What previous attendees had to say:

“That must have been one of the best one day sessions on anything that I have attended recently, and certainly the best one devoted to photography.”

“I also found the structure, format and execution of your workshop to be thoroughly exciting and entertaining – not one sleepy moment in eight hours!”

“The day could not have been better tailored for me and I am most grateful to you for correcting my mistakes and for directing me along new paths for my D300 and CS3.”

“Thank you for a brilliant and information-packed seminar. Your passion for the subject and explanation of over exposure were excellent. We were full of excitement on our journey home and couldn’t wait to get our cameras out the following day.”

“Your seminar on Saturday was excellent. I now actually understand how my camera works and have a far better chance of getting it right when I take a picture. I don't think more than 5 minutes went by without me learning another useful new thing.”

Enjoy Chris Weston’s Mastering DSLR Photography Seminar at a discount price:

Spend over £100 at Grays of Westminster and receive a £10 discount voucher off the price of any of Chris Weston's seminars. Alternatively, you can call me, Gillian Greenwood, on +44 (0)207 828 4925 between 2.00 p.m. and 5.30pm, to find out how you can receive a £25 discount voucher if you are a Nikon Owner subscriber.

With best wishes

Gillian Greenwood
Features Editor, Events and Training Coordinator
Nikon Owner Magazine
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Thursday 25 February 2010

Nikon Owner South Coast Group: An Evening with Chris Weston - A Talk on Wildlife Photography

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Saturday 13th March, 2010


Adrian Cochrane and Andy Hewson are delighted to announce that the acclaimed wildlife photographer and author, Chris Weston, will be giving a talk at the Duke of Wellington pub in Southampton on Saturday 13th March, 2010. Space is limited to 25 and so we shall have to operate on a first come, first served basis. This is one event you will not want to miss!

Venue Details
The back room of the Duke of Wellington Pub

7.00 p.m. for a 7.30 p.m. start

Address
Duke of Wellington
36 Bugle Street
Southampton
SO14 2AH

Telephone: 02380 339222

We will need to ask all who are coming for a contribution of £5 each to cover the room hire and Chris Weston's costs.

Kind regards,
Gillian Greenwood
Features Editor/Events Coordinator
Nikon Owner Magazine
40 Churton Street
Pimlico
London
SW1V 2LP

Tel: +44 (0)20 7828 8971
Fax: +44 (0)20 7976 5783

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Tuesday 9 February 2010

Nikon Owner South Coast Group: February 2010 meet-up

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Nikon Owner South Coast Group - February meet-up: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Exhibition: Saturday 27th February 2010

Rather than meeting in their usual venue in February, Andy Hewson and Adrian Cochrane thought that a Saturday trip out and meet-up at the Moors Valley Country Park (where the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 Exhibition is on display until the end of February) would be a good idea.

The Moors Valley Country Park
Horton Road
Ashley Heath
Nr Ringwood
Dorset
BH24 2ET

The plan is to visit on Saturday 27th February; meet at the park visitor centre at 12 noon, visit the exhibition, and then, weather permitting, spend a couple of hours wandering round the park photographing. After that we'll head to a local pub for food and chat.

Kind regards,
Gillian Greenwood
Features Editor/Events Coordinator
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Nikon Owner Magazine
40 Churton Street
Pimlico
London
SW1V 2LP

Tel: +44 (0)20 7828 8971
Fax: +44 (0)20 7976 5783

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Monday 8 February 2010

Special Offers to Subscribers of Nikon Owner Magazine

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Subscribers of the Nikon Owner magazine are eligible for a number of superb free offers.

Here are the details of some of those offers and explanations of how to avail yourself of them:

A superb interactive subscribers-only website that offers you:
  • Simon Stafford's Technical Helpline
  • Simon Stafford's FAQs
  • Simon Stafford's Technical Equipment Reviews
  • Your personal Photo Gallery
  • Message Board
10% discount on selected website design and Internet services from Amazing Internet

FREE 3-year warranty on new Nikon equipment purchased from Grays of Westminster

Special workshops and overseas trips

FREE estimates for servicing and repairs

FREE insurance valuation service

10% discount on Nikon U.K. Limited's training courses

Discounted Annual Heather Angel Wildlife/Natural History Workshops with Nikon UK Ltd



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