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Autumn 2006 • CR No. 2
IN THIS ISSUE
✒ Updated Calendar of Events
✒ NEW Section - Get Involved
✒ New Talent Team List 06/07
✒ ...much more
© 2006 John Bateman- Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
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HAPPENINGS
SEMINARS
NOVEMBER 2006
PHOTO PLUS EXPO - Jacob Javits - Nov. 2-4, 2006
• BRIAN MARCUS - Secrets of a Profitable Workflow - 11/2-3
• BILL BACHMANN - Stock is Not Dead -11/2
• JOE CRAIG - Live and Uncensored - 11/2-3
• CHRISTOPHER GILL - Digital Versatility Unbound - 11/3-4
• GINA LEVAY - The Sandhog Project - 11/3-4
• JEAN MIELE - Intro to Finepix IR FineArt - 11/2-4
NOVEMBER 2006
• PHOTO PLUS EXPO - 11/2-11/4 • www.photoplusexpo.com
• NANPA Road Show -11/17-11/19 • www.nanpa.org
• FUJIFILM DAYS A&I Color Labs
www.aandi.com
Meet the Rep-Sample New Products
Hollywood, CA- 11/6 - 10am-2pm
Santa Monica, CA- 11/8 - 10am-2pm
Downtown L.A.- 11/13 - 10am-2pm
• MITCHE GRAF- Sales Magic - Colorado PPA Convention - 11/2
JANUARY 2007
PPA IMAGING USA - San Antonio, TX - Jan. 14-16, 2007
• CHRIS GILL - Fundamentals of Great Portrait Lighting - 1/14
• JOE CRAIG - Soul Dance - 1/14
• ARTHUR RAINVILLE & JENNIFER HUDSON - The Creation of Ecstasy - 1/15
• STEWART & SUSAN POWERS - Fujifilm Booth - 1/14-1/15
• BRIAN MARCUS - Fujifilm Booth - 1/15-1/16
NANPA SUMMIT - Palm Springs, CA - Jan. 17-21, 2007
• MIKE MOATS - Limited Edition Print Signing in Booth - 1/18
• DON GALE - Limited Edition Print Signing in Booth - 1/19
• JIM CLARK - Joshua Tree Field Trip - 1/16 • Sense of Place - 1/18
• WILL CROCKETT- SPAC - Palm Springs, CA - 1/20
DECEMBER 2006
• SOFTWARE CINEMA TRAININGCAMP - 12/8
www.software-cinema.com
JANUARY 2007
• SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS SUMMIT - 1/6-1/9 • www.spiinfo.com
• MACWORLD- 1/8-1/12 • www.macworldexpo.com
• CES - 1/8-1/11 • www.cesweb.org
• PPA IMAGING USA- 1/14-1/16 • www.imagingusa.org
• NANPA SUMMIT- 1/17-1/21 • www.nanpa.org
• SPAC - 1/19-1/21 • www.spac-usa.com
It is no surprise that Christopher Gill is a successful photographer. It’s in his
blood- literally. The award winning New York native is the successor to his
father, Charles Gill, who founded Gill Photographers in 1961. Specializing in
portrait, wedding and commercial photography, Christopher has continued
to build the company’s 45 year history of excellent quality and customer
service.
His passion for his craft has enabled him to see the world, including a month in South
Africa documenting the church ministry of Archbishop Wilbert S. McKinley. His accolades
include awards from the PPA, Professional Photographers of New York State and the
Professional Photographers of Greater New York. Professionally, he continues to solidify his place in the photographic
industry as the first African American to serve on the Professional Photographers of America’s board of directors, the
incoming president of the Professional Photographers Minority Network and a speaker and teacher for both the Georgia
Professional Photographers Conference and The Greater New York Conference.
© 2006 Christopher Gill
Catch Chris Gill @ this year’s Photo Plus Expo!
Chris will be covering the
NEW FinePix S5 Pro DSLR
NOV. 3-4th 2006
© 2006 Christopher Gill
ELITE TALENT TEAM MEMBER PROFILE
CHRISTOPHER GILL
CONTACT INFO:
Gill Photographers
516-673-4128
www.gillphotographers.com
by Brandon Remler
MULTIPLE EXPOSURES
NYC -TIMES SQUARE AS THE EMPTY CANVAS
The multiple exposure function on the Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro is a handy
tool for photographers looking for that extra something in their image
creation process. Unlike film - you can "see" the results created as you
shoot. This is extremely helpful when working with difficult lighting or
trying to make specific placements in a photo montage. The camera
will allow you to shoot an image then preview the file before laying it
"on-top" of the previous image. In this mode you are "sandwiching" exposures to make a creative composition. A few
examples of images shot in NYC’s Times Square really showcase this technique.
© 2006 Brandon Remler - FinePix S3 Pro
S3 PRO TRICK OF THE MONTH
© 2006 Brandon Remler - FinePix S3 Pro - 4 e
Note that you will not multiply the final output size - this is managed in-camera and you will
still have a 34M output regardless of how many exposures are layered onto a single frame.
If you have any further questions please feel free to contact Brandon Remler - bremler@fujifilm.com
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SEMINARS BEING OFFERED
SHOOTSMARTER UNIVERSITY
The professional photo industry is going through its greatest evolutionary step in its brief history - the transition from a film based
workflow into a digital one. This is only the beginning of the
image enhancing and efficiency improving aspects of the digital
era and already we seem to have a huge problem looming overhead: lack of solid educational info to ease us into the next step.
Sure there are plenty of digital books, DVD's and seminars but
there's plenty of misinformation too that's usually made up by
desperate photographers looking for a quick patch-instead of
solving the problem with fact, truth and testing. Those days are
over. SSU has created a $600,000 facility that's not for selling
products, not to impress the neighbors, not for party time, but for
you...
• For you to learn from the best instructors held to the highest of standards in the industry.
• For you to gather in small groups to learn, discuss, shoot, process and print every aspect of the topics at hand.
• For you to feel the freedom of using the finest gear there is to create your images.
• For you to work in an environment built from the ground up as the finest facility in the world.
• For you to develop the professionalism and integrity that comes with confidence in your work.
• For you and your staff to learn, thrive and enjoy the elements of our craft.
If you are looking for quality, up-to-date, unbiased, hands-on information you can use in your business right now, come spend a
week with SSU.
TIMES & INFORMATION:
WHEN: ON-GOING Throughout the year
WHERE: ShootSmarter University 76 S. LaSalle Street 3rd Floor, Aurora, IL 60505 - 630-844-9829
www.shootsmarteruniversity.com
THE PLUS COALITION - WHAT IS IT?
This past month PACA (Picture Archive Council of America) held their international conference in
Key West, FL. During the conference there were plenty of seminars about MicroStock agencies
and the future of the stock image industry, but one seminar in particular stood out as having a
wider affect on the photo industry. Presented by PLUS Coalition President and CEO Jeff Sedlik
and Jeff Burke the Chairman of the Board of the PLUS Coalition the seminar’s topic was centered
around a 4 year project to standardize metadata and keywording for images. The PLUS Coalition is an international non-profit association -the largest group of trade associations and stakeholders ever assembled in the history of image licensing. If one is to believe that the future
of the imaging industry is going to be the brokering of images to businesses, publishers, educational establishments and the editorial world,
then it can be envisioned how awesome the task of cataloguing and storing images can be. Imagine all those images coming in for a publication and a myriad of ways to catalogue the same image? Finding one photographer’s images, doing the billing, giving the proper byline
and making sure the image makes it to the right layout...it’s a daunting task for sure.
The PLUS Coalition in conjunction with PACA has just finished the first ever system of industry standards for use in assignment and stock
image licensing and they are launching it at this year’s Photo Plus Expo in NYC.
All of the industries and professions involved in making, distributing and using images are participating in the PLUS Coalition: photographers, illustrators, stock agencies, artist reps, art buyers, designers, publishers, camera manufacturers, software companies, and their trade
associations. Together they have built PLUS - a system of universal licensing standards for use by all.
Please stop by their booth in NYC #256 or visit their website - www.useplus.org
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FUJIFILM - Expand the World of Imaging
The interest of the imaging industry is currently focused on the dual areas of digital
cameras and in-store printing, also known as retail printing. At Photokina 2006, Fujifilm
responded to this interest by placing “Digital Cameras” and its “Print at Retail”products and services as the
main exhibits of its overall display. In the Digital Camera Area, Fujifilm displayed the
full lineup of its high-end FinePix series. In the Print at Retail Area, digital camera prints
from Frontier minilabs and print order terminals were also exhibited to raise awareness
of the diverse range of retail printing services Fujifilm is able to offer.
Digital Cameras – Face Detection Technology — the introduction of a new type of IC
chip — is able to detect the faces of up to ten different people in only 0.05 seconds. A
version of this is available post capture in the FinePix S5.
The “Print at Retail” services are based on output of digital camera images with the
Digital Minilab Frontier — a remarkable fusion of digital and silver halide technology.
Professional Film - Fujifilm displayed the range of professional films with a particular
focus on the Fujichrome Provia 400X, Velvia 100 and T64 professional films. In addition, a large number of photographs were exhibited that amply portrayed the high level of granularity, the rich gradation and power of expression that comes with silver halide films, and further promoted Fujifilm as the company that strives to preserve the
culture of photography.
A Range of New Products - Examples of Fujifilm’s skillful application of existing photographic technologies
can be seen in the exciting hologram and inorganic electroluminescence exhibit area. Finally, in the DVD corner
Fujifilm demonstrated LabelflashTM DVD discs which provide an absolutely new form of image expression without the
need for a printer or any consumables such as ink.
• 12.3 MP Super CCD SR Pro with 400% Greater Dynamic Range
• NEW Film Simulation Modes
• NEW RPT Pro Processor with Advanced Noise Reduction
• NEW Face Detection Technology
• NEW Durable Magnesium Alloy Body Construction
COMING EARLY 2007 TO A DEALER NEAR YOU
LOOK FOR THE AUTHORIZED DEALER LOGO...
Go to www.fujifilmusa.com/professional for a list
of Authorized Fujifilm Dealers
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GET INVOLVED
FUJIFILM LAUNCHES
IMAGES OF HEALTH
MAMMOGRAMS FOR A MILLION MOMS CAMPAIGN IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE NATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
Every two minutes a woman in the U.S. is diagnosed with breast cancer, yet more than half of women over the age of 40 do not know how
critical breast cancer screening is or do not have the means to get a mammogram regularly. In response, Fujifilm, in collaboration with The
National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), have launched a national public education campaign called Images of Health: Mammograms for
a Million Moms. The goal of the program is to help save lives by encouraging over one million more women in America to pledge to get a
mammogram by logging onto www.imagesofhealth.com.
Images of Health: Mammograms for a Million Moms, was created by Fujifilm, producers of the world's most widely used digital mammography system, to raise awareness of the life-saving importance of mammography to detect breast cancer. It supports the NBCF mission
to save lives through breast cancer education and programs that provide for the screening of underserved women. The campaign is
designed not only to educate, but also to motivate, and drive over one million women to pledge to get a mammogram -statistics show that
for every 1,000,000 screening mammograms, 1,000 lives could be saved by the early detection of cancer.
In addition to the initiative, to help further advance the NBCF mission of increasing awareness and providing mammograms for those in
need, Fujifilm is contributing $250,000 to the NBCF and donating two of its recently FDA-approved digital mammography systems, Fuji
Computed Radiography for Mammography (FCRm). In addition, Fujifilm is donating to NBCF a portion of the sales of two new products - a
pink FinePix Z3 digital camera, and a pink QuickSnap 800 Flash One-Time-Use Camera. Packaging for both cameras will display information on the program to point women to www.imagesofhealth.com for the valuable mammography information as well as the sweepstakes.
Once women or their family members make a pledge online they can also enter a sweepstakes to win a trip
to Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Ariz. or La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
For More Information go to: www.imagesofhealth.com or visit www.fujifilmusa.com
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2006/2007 TALENT TEAM ANNOUNCED
PRESS RELEASE
FUJIFILM USA ANNOUNCES NEW PROFESSIONAL TALENT TEAM
Expertise in Image Making and Education
The New 2006/2007 Fujifilm Talent Team Members Illuminate and Educate Aspiring Photographers and Professionals Alike
VALHALLA, NY, October 13, 2006 - FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. welcomes 15 new members and its established veterans to the 2006/2007
Fujifilm Talent Team. In an effort to further support the imaging community in all photographic endeavors, Fujifilm has enhanced its team of
imaging leaders to include experts from all disciplines of professional photography, including wedding photographers, portrait artists, landscape and nature photographers, commercial shooters, fine artists and photo marketing educators.
The Fujifilm Talent Team consists of 92 world renowned photographers who share their vision and expertise with both current and new generations of photographic artists and business people.
The Talent Team's mission is to communicate their knowledge and expertise in the photographic field while clearly defining how to make
today's imaging environment a more creative and profitable experience. Whether capturing their images on film or via digital means, these
talented photographers are all leaders in their field and are Fujifilm Shooters. The Talent Team's activities include providing seminars and
workshops, and producing art and gallery exhibits.
Joining the Fujifilm Talent Team this year are: Armando Chacon, Carlos Marquez, Carol Andrews, David Brookover, Don Gale, Douglas Dubler,
Gina LeVay, Jim Clark, Jose Villa, Mike Moats, Stewart & Susan Powers, Tony Smith, David Collier, Dror-Forshee Photography and Helena
Palazzi.
Fujifilm is unique in providing cutting-edge analog and digital technology in all areas of photography. The company's advanced image capture capabilities are the result of continuous advancements in analog film, as well as award winning Finepix DSLR series cameras. Fujifilm
also boasts unrivaled silver based output capability, including its Frontier Digital Lab Systems and Crystal Archive Color Paper and, in conjunction with its dealer and lab partners, makes today's hybrid workflow less time consuming and more profitable. The Fujifilm Talent
Team's message reflects that.
“Every one of our Talent Team Members is a precious resource for us,” said Kayce Baker, Director of Field/Trade Marketing - Fujifilm
Professional Products. “We are honored to have each of them on board. Fujifilm is as committed to them as they are to us.” The
2006/2007 Fujifilm Talent Team members are:
Ann Monteith
Armando Chacon
Art Wolfe
Arthur Rainville
Bernard Meyers
Betty Huth
Bill Bachmann
Bill McIntosh
Brad Mikel
Brian Marcus
Bruce Hudson
Bruce Selyem
Bryan Cox
Bryan White
Bryan Welsh
Carlos Marquez
Carol Andrews
Charles Needle
Chris Gill
Clayton Spangler
Dave Newman
David Brookover
Don Gale
Douglas Dubler
Edward Booth
Ellie Vayo
Eric Richards
Frank Cricchio
Frank Dispensa
Gary and Kathy Meek
Gigi Clark
Gina LeVay
Glenn Cope
Jackie Barrickman
Jack Dykinga
Janel Pahl
Jean Miele
Jeff Carrillo
Jennifer Hudson
Jerry & Kathi Venz
Jim Clark
Jim Tweedy
Joe Craig
John Henry
Jose Villa
Joshua Taylor Jr.
Joyce Wilson
Judy Horn
Katherine Falls
Kirk Voclain
Liz Taylor
Mark Hutchinson
Mark Picard
Mark Spencer
Mary Mortensen
Marty Sikes
Mary Noone
Michael Ayers
Mike Moats
Mitche Graf
Monte Nagler
Norbert Wu
Paul Eric Johnson
Paul Gero
Patrick Rice
Rick & Deborah Ferro
Ron Rosenstock
Seraphina Landgrebe
Sondra Ayers & J.Deck
Stephen Lagow
Stewart and Susan Powers
Suzette Allen
Tim Meyer
Tony Smith
Yousef Khanfar
Will Crockett
Carol Freeman
David Collier
Dror-Forshee
Gregory Ross
Helena Palazzi
Joe Baraban
Keith Johnson
Mara Schantz
Phyllis Galembo
Robert Rose
Salem Krieger
Bob Rozinski
Wendy Shattil
CONGRATULATIONS!
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CONTRIBUTORS - • Kayce Baker - Sr. Newsletter Editor • Brandon Remler - VP Eastern Region Fujifilm USA • Jason Bortzfield - Fujifilm
Pro Digital Cameras Marketing • Barney Tong- Western Regional Lab Representative
STORY IDEAS - • If you have any story ideas or specific tech tips or Talent Team Members you’d like to read about, please
drop us a line at kbaker@fujifilm.com. We’d love to hear from you.
Look for exciting discounts and promotions in the coming months...ONLY THROUGH OUR EXCLUSIVE
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