CITIZEN are pleased to announce Image Creation Supplies (ICS) as their new reseller for Ireland

CITIZEN are one of the biggest brands in the global photographic market, producing in excess of 40,000 professional photo printers each year. Photo printers have been manufactured by Citizen since 2004. Gary Andrews, EMEA Business Manager, “I am delighted that ICS have joined Citizen. My products and solutions are high quality, innovative and extremely reliable; perfect for busy photographers looking to differentiate their service. I am confident ICS will grow the Citizen brand in the Irish photo market.” Citizen’s European photo business is managed by Gary Andrews. Gary has many years’ experience in the photo industry having originally launched the SnapLab and UPX products at Sony.

Image Creation Supplies has been supplying the photographic market with photo kiosks, photo printers and media since 2008.  The strong dedicated team at ICS is made up of technical professionals and training professionals and their core aim is to ensure that their customers get the right products and training for their business.  In recent times ICS has developed their online shopping facility. ICS continuously sources new products and software to ensure that they have the most up to date technology to offer to the photographic market which meets the expectations of the discerning consumers of today. Citizen photo printers and Citizen photo printing software demand has grown in the Irish market and ICS are delighted that Citizen products are now available in Ireland to meet this demand.

About Image Creation Supplies (ICS) -  is an Irish owned and Irish based company.  They install and supply a range of Photo Kiosks, event printers, paper media and other accessories for the photographic business. ICS supply a complete photographic solution to both Pharmacy chain's and retail Photographic outlets, working with their clients to gain competitive advantage and grow their business.

W - http://www.imagecreationsupplies.ie   

September '16 - PermaJet announce the conclusion to an eighteen month business development which will help photographers and artists easily identify the ideal inkjet media for their images. 

Industry leaders PermaJet have recently unveiled the exciting final phase in a series of updates titled Project Pioneer.  Having gradually been introduced in three stages over the last eighteen months, these updates have overseen groundbreaking improvements to both their Fibre Based Baryta and Fine Art media. These changes have come with the intent to improve the overall experience of using PermaJet inkjet media through improving the base materials and coatings for an even higher quality end result. The update involved condensing the current options and introducing new ones, making it much simpler for users to choose the perfect media for their needs.

The updates to the Fibre Based Baryta range saw the introduction of FB Royal Gloss 310 and FB Satin 310, a combination of previous products in order to narrow down the range and make choosing media an easier process. With new enhanced coatings for flatter surfaces and improved printer loading, PermaJet ensured their media would continue to go above and beyond to meet the needs of the printing world. The success of the Fibre Based range was continued by FB Gold Silk 315 winning ‘Best Inkjet Media: Photographic Finish’ at The Photography News Awards. 

PermaJet went on to upgrade their Smooth and Textured Fine Art ranges by adopting new technology processes and enhanced base materials to enable users to produce higher quality prints than ever before. This update has been highly appraised and has seen the arrival of products such as Portrait Rag 285 and Photo Art Silk 290.

The final change comes in the form of a revolutionary new packaging, signifying a fresh and modern outlook for PermaJet. Whilst the new design is clear and user-friendly, making it easier for customers and dealers to immediately identify the product, the most innovative change is the 100% acid free box. This feature allows for the packaging to effectively double as storage for prints, giving photographers a cheaper and hassle-free long term storage option. 

PermaJet’s Head of Marketing, Joseph Reiner says, "The intention has always been to emphasize our product updates with a more distinctive re-design, but we are also using this opportunity to create even more unique benefits for PermaJet users and dealers."

With the continued growth in the export side of the business, international customers of PermaJet will benefit from translations in Italian, Spanish, German, French and Chinese on the reverse of the box.

PermaJet will be introducing the new packaging at Photokina 2016, where visitors will be the first to see the new design. Its official release will be completed by 1st January 2017.  

Visit PermaJet at Photokina: Hall: 3.1 Stand: B-006 

For more information, please head to the PermaJet website below: -  

W – http://www.permajet.com

W - http://www.barkerphotographic.ie – Barker Photographic Irish Distributor and Reseller for PermaJet

More News from Hahnemuehle at Photokina

Fans of the perfect print should most definitely visit the Hahnemuehle photokina booth in hall 3.1, stand A25.

Iconic photographs by Rene Staud or Martin Hausler will be on display, new products will be launched and a daily ‘artist signing’, where signed prints will be given away, will attract visitors. By purchasing one of the Hahnemuehle sample packs, the visitors support the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. In addition to this the monumental book project ‘Milestones’ from the photographer Rene Staud will be presented to the public for the first time.

‘Milestones’ – a masterpiece of automobile photography For years, the name Rene Staud has inseparably been connected with significant brands of the automotive industry. In perfect presentation, Staud lets the top brands Maserati, Audi, BMW, Bugatti and Mini – to mention just some of them – encounter contemporary art or architecture. In a collaborative project, Staud and Hahnemuehle created an imposing illustrated book featuring 286 large-scale pictures printed on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag® paper.

New paper formats and portfolio box With its unobtrusive linen look, the brand-new portfolio box is perfectly suited for high-quality presentations and the storing of fine art prints. The black box meets the ‘Photographic Activity Test’ (PAT) standard. It contains 50 sheets of FineArt Inkjet paper in the A3+ format as well as interleaf sheets and cotton gloves. The package is completed by three certificates of authenticity with holograms and available as limited edition as long as stocks last. The exclusive Pratt-Box is filled with one of the following paper grades: Photo Rag® 308, FineArt Baryta or FineArt Baryta Satin.

The popular ‘Photo Cards’ in the 10 x 15 format are available in three new grades. In addition to this mini cards the cards in the format 14.8 x 21cm (A5) are a completely new asset to the Hahnem�hle range. With the sheet size 21 x 59.4cm, the portfolio now features panorama format papers in two saught-after Photo Rag® types. The Panorama paper can be printed with an A4 printer without roll feeding. The paper lies flat and the cutting out of bigger formats is no longer necessary making the printing of panoramic images much more efficient and accessible.

Artist signing and donation campaign On all the days of the exhibition, selected works of renowned photographers will be given away in limited edition as fine art prints. Detailed information will be available at blog.hahnemuehle.com as well as at Hahnemuehles social-media channels including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Sample packs featuring various papers and canvas from Hahnemuehles Digital FineArt range are available for just €5. The profits will be donated by Hahnemuehle to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya which collaborates with Hasselblad-Masters photographer Joachim Schmeisser. His iconic elephant orphans motives will be eye-catching at the booth and at the artist signing session.

W - http://blog.hahnemuehle.com/en/rene-staud-collaborates-with-hahnemuehle/

W - http://blog.hahnemuehle.com/en/rene-staud-to-present-an-exclusive-milestones-work-to-dr-andrea-zagato/

W - http://blog.hahnemuehle.com/en/hahnemuehle-portfolio-box/

Dates:  Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd October 2016 Dublin

Titled: ‘Weekend Portrait Photography Masterclass’

Venue: Hilton Hotel Conference Centre, Charlemont Pl, Dublin 2

Fee: €379 – Includes Lunch Both Days + Coffee & Refreshments

Working with professional agency models with amazing bone structure, professional makeup artists, and Rory Lewis leading the workshop, this course is a MUST for beginner and intermediate portrait photographers. 

Ideal for Beginners & Intermediate Photographers who wish to learn and develop their studio & location Photography, and those interested in creating Model, Wedding, Beauty, Actors, Talent & Corporate Portraiture.

Course Schedule - “Both Days are practical tuition sessions – learning hands-on-skills and enabling you to work with professional models on the day to capture amazing photographs for your portfolio. You will walk away from this course with the skills to develop and improve your photography techniques, learn studio flash lighting, develop your understanding of studio & location technique and test this using professional models.”

Day One

-10:00am Rory Lewis Talk on the Medium of Portraiture
-10.45am Coffee & Refreshments (Provided)
-11.00 am Power & Portraiture, working with our First model, Rory will teach beginners low key lighting, posing and direction to create an epic portrait.
-12:30pm Lunch (Provided)
-13:15pm Beauty Portraiture, working with our Second Model and Award Winning Makeup Artist Rory will teach high key lighting & beauty portraiture.
-14.30pm The Culture Portrait, working with our Third Model of the Day and Award Winning Makeup Artist Rory will teach you how to light low key portraits with Gels & Kickers.
-16:00pm  Rory Lewis Will Sum up the Day & Prepare you for Day Two

Day Two

-11:00am Rory Lewis Talk on Location Portraiture
-11:45 Coffee & Refreshments (Provided)
-12:00pm Location Portraiture Lighting with our First Model and Award Winning Makeup Artist
-13:30pm Lunch (Provided)
-14.15pm Low Key Portrait Lighting Mastered with our Second Model of the Day, Rory will teach intermediate Low Key lighting, posing and direction. 
-16:00pm Rory Lewis will Sum up the Two Day Workshop

C – IPN Article Image Credits – Sir Patrick Stewart Portrait Sitting & Actress Natalie Dormer Portrait Sitting

Introducing @jjcommunity with over 625,000 followers – Comes to Dublin!

Date + Times:- Thurs 20^th October 2016

Venue:- Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, 8 Golden Lane, Dublin 2.

Fee: - €179 – Ticket Includes Lunch & Coffee Break

If marketing your pictures and photo business is a struggle, then this one day conference is for you! It will give you an in-depth look at his life in Commercial/Media photography including practical demonstrations of Kevin's unique lighting skills. 

Photographers are visual storytellers. They thrive on snapping the perfect photo and capturing just the right emotion. Most do not excel at self-promotion or marketing their business. Selling your skills and talents doesn’t often feel intuitive or fun. If you want to turn your passion for photos into a full scale business or increase your current customer base, you need to be efficiently marketing and advertising your unique photographic skills every day. 

Learn insights, tips and proven “how to” practices on how social media is revolutionising business, society and culture around the world. Plus, learn must have mobile apps to improve your photos and how to stay motivated and inspired to tell photographic stories only you can tell! What this conference will do for you:

-Morning session: Kevin Kuster “Photographer” - Practical demonstrations with a model of his unique lighting skills

-Afternoon session: Kevin Kuster “Instagrammer” – All his secrets on why Instragram is the best marketing tool for all photographers

Expect to walk away with actionable insights to develop your Instagram presence to drive brand awareness.

More about Kevin Kuster and The #JJ Community + BOOK A TICKET HERE!

Join Kevin's two additional events in Dublin:-

Instagram for Business - on October 21st, 9.30am-12.30pm in the Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield.

#JJinstarail  - on October 22nd, 10am-4pm. Train will depart to a secret location from Connolly Station. 

W - https://www.instagram.com/jjcommunity/

W - http://mediatraining.ie – This Event is run by MediaTraining

W - http://kevinkuster.com/about/

Taking place throughout Ireland this week  from Sept 15^th to Oct 2^nd

Exhibition Opening with John McColgan in the CHQ building Dublin Wed Sept 14^th 6 – 9pm

IrishLight brings Irish and international landscape photographers together in a new and novel way providing 3 weeks of interesting events.

Key facts to the festival:-

-An exhibition that draws the best professional landscape photographers in Ireland together for the first time. Taking place in the CHQ Building adjacent to the Epic exhibit and opened by John McColgan.

-The exhibition is sponsored by LOXLEY COLOUR.

-A series of free talks taking place in the CHQ exhibition space throughout the festival on various aspects of landscape photography. The talks will be hosted by exhibiting artists and will touch on many aspects of the Irish landscape as well as providing technical advice and location suggestions for budding amateurs.

-6 Simultaneous workshops taking place along the Wild Atlantic Way from Donegal to Cork. The workshops will be lead by our professionals giving expert advice and guidance along the way. From these workshops we aim to create a snapshot in time of the Wild Atlantic way and create the inaugural ‘IrishLight Collection’. The work of the pa recipients and leaders alike will be exhibited and published in a book in 2017

-The festival culminates on October 2^nd with a conference style event in the Royal Marine Hotel DunLaoghaire. A host of international and Irish speakers will give talks on various aspects of landscape photography. A trade presence will allow visitors to see an extensive range of camera, filter and print technology.

The project has been conceived by ‘Irish and European Professional Photographer of the Year’ Peter Gordon.

The theme of this year’s inaugural event is ‘Atlantic Reach’, focusing on some of the most iconic parts of the west coast and the Wild Atlantic Way.

For more information on visit www.irishlight.ie or check out our Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/explorelight, https://www.facebook.com/irishlightfestival/

You can see Peter’s website at www.explorelight.com

W - http://www.irishlight.ie

Titiled - The Body Politic | Contemporary photography from Austria

Culture Night – this Friday 16^th September 2016

Dates – Running until Wednesday 28th September 2016

Culture Night projection: Special curated projection of work from The Body Politic exhibition and contemporary Irish photography from the Solas Ireland exhibition.

Panel Discussion: A panel discussion with artists and curators from FOTOHOF Galerie, Salzburg  will take place at 5pm on Thursday 22^nd of September. Booking is advised.

Exhibiton is curated by FOTOHOF Galerie in Partnership with Gallery of Photography Ireland.

This cultural exchange programme is supported by Culture Ireland and AOL Ireland.

W - http://www.galleryofphotography.ie/exhibitions/current/

W - http://www.culturenight.ie  

The exhibition opens with a Live Performance Art Piece at 7pm on Culture Night this Friday 16th Sept - the main body of the exhibition is Photography with 3 Films comprising a Video Sound Piece and two other Shorts

Venue – Void Gallery, Patrick Stree, Derry.

Connotations of the dark and the light through the visual language of natural materials and presence, intimating balance in contrast and through an understanding of the in-between in experience and in nature and the wider context of interplay and integration of energy between the physical and meta physical forces. Investigating the proposition that apparent opposites can be complementary and mutually sustaining, a coming together a sharing and exchange.

This exhibition is the result of a lengthy Pollenation process between Artists James King and Sandra Corrigan Breathnach. Their contrasting channels of consciousness and separate archetypal sources merged together, which through development and process, a sharing of ideas blossomed, culminating in this Exhibition, Pollenate.   Both Artists are members of Bbeyond Belfast having initially met through one of their workshops and a mutual artistic bond grew both exterior to and through meeting at Bbeyond monthly group performance art events, the essence of which is spontaneity, presence and responsiveness.

The 'Pollenation' process began through a sharing of poetry which later developed into an extensive recorded interchange, both voicing intuitive phonemes and snippets of vocal sound over a long period of time, developed by sonically manipulating and expanding the vocal exchanges to create the Sound piece, then interwoven with video (Pollenate #1). Sounds for two other videos one of which is an animation, are the result of a postal interchange over many months in which the artists created extended abstract poems, alternating verse, each making a response to the other, deconstructing and reconstructing the language.

The Exhibition is comprised of Photographic Prints, Video/Sound, Material objects and Live Performance.

Full Details & Bio’s HERE!

W - http://www.derryvoid.com

W - http://www.culturenight.ie  

Republic of Ireland, September 2016 – Canon unveils a newly designed PIXMA inkjet line-up with design, connectivity and creativity at their centre.

No matter your needs, Canon offers something for everyone with its entry-level PIXMA TS5050 series, mid-range PIXMA TS6050 series, PIXMA TS8050 series and its top-of-the-range PIXMA TS9050 series - all of which are up to 40% more compact.

Seamless connectivity - Thanks to integrated Wi-Fi connectivity, each PIXMA offers wireless printing from PCs, smartphones and tablets via the improved Canon PRINT app for Android and iOS. Features such as Wi-Fi Direct[1] and ‘Access Point Mode’ let you connect directly to the printer without needing a router or Wi-Fi password, making it easy to share your printer with visiting friends and family.  The PIXMA TS9050 series and PIXMA TS8050 series’ PIXMA Touch & Print feature, accessed via the Canon PRINT app on Android devices, allows you to simply connect your NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet and create a print or scan. The PIXMA TS9050 series’ Ethernet connection gives you the freedom to share the connection between multiple PCs on a network.  With the PIXMA TS9050 series, PIXMA TS8050 series and PIXMA TS6050 series, the LCD touch screens provide access to the PIXMA Cloud link, which connects to your favourite cloud services, so you can quickly print a photo or upload a document to read on the go[2]. If you love social media, the selected printers[3] can connect to Instagram™, bringing your favourite photographs to life – even as 13x13cm (5x5”) prints on Canon’s new square glossy photo paper.

Modern, compact designs for stylish and connected homes - The compact, sleek designs are the most distinct and eye-catching yet, making your PIXMA a piece of art in the home. The contrasting mirror and matte finish of the PIXMA TS8050 series and PIXMA TS6050 series add instant shine in any room, while those wanting to make an artistic statement can with the PIXMA TS9050 series cutting-edge box aesthetic. The front tilt panel and large LCD screens, provide quick access to the all-new intuitive single screen home menu, mirroring the Canon PRINT app’s simple navigation and functionality.

Quick and easy quality home printing - The PIXMA TS5050 series and PIXMA TS6050 series’ five individual ink tanks provide fast, high-quality printing on both plain and photo paper. Using an additional grey ink tank and enhanced photo black ink, the PIXMA TS9050 series and PIXMA TS8050 series both improve photo print quality, with richer details in dark and shaded areas, making them ideal for photography enthusiasts. Optional XL cartridges across all models allow you to print more pages, whilst the single ink cartridges minimise waste, with each colour individually replaceable.

Get creative from the comfort of your home - From photos, to double-sided documents, or personalised birthday cards and a child’s artwork, the new PIXMA models are compatible with a wide range of paper types and sizes, thanks to the new rear paper feed. In addition to this a front cassette on the TS9050 series, TS8050 series and TS6050 series, mean users can simultaneously have plain paper for documents in the front cassette whilst having photo paper loaded in the rear tray making light work of printing both document and photos without having to switch paper between prints. Both the PIXMA TS9050 series and the PIXMA TS8050 series feature direct disc printing via the Canon PRINT app.

The PIXMA TS9050 series, PIXMA TS8050 series and PIXMA TS5050 series can also print your photos straight from an SD memory card, without the need for a PC. With SD card printing on the PIXMA TS9050 series, you can even add creative filters directly onto your photos from the large 12.6cm (5”) printer touchscreen itself, for inspiration at the touch of a button.

W - http://www.canon.ie/printers/pixma-photo-printers/

Republic of Ireland, September 2016 - Canon unveils two new flagship models in the esteemed Cinema EOS system – the EOS C700 (EF/PL) and EOS C700 GS PL.

Both models are ready for the 4K generation, enabling high-end production houses and broadcasters to intuitively and easily shoot with a wide dynamic range, in supreme quality. The EOS C700 cameras capture creative slow motion 4K video footage internally with high frame rates of up to 59.94P/50P and 2K up to 200p/240p (sensor crop mode), or 4K RAW up to 100P/120P, to the optional dockable Codex RAW recorder. Building on the Cinema EOS System range, the powerful video cameras are modular in design to adapt to all shooting requirements and include support for the Apple ProRes format for the first time.

Designed for fast-moving subjects and action scenes, the EOS C700 GS PL is also the first Cinema EOS camera with a global shutter.

The EOS C700 (EF/PL) is available from December 2016 for 28,839GBP

The EOS C700 GS PL is available from Q1 2017 with a recommended retail price of 30,789GBP.

W - http://www.canon.ie

Republic of Ireland, September 2016 - Canon unveiled the XC15 - a compact 4K video camcorder with stills capability.

Following in the footsteps of the XC10, the XC15 combines the best elements from its predecessor with new features and functionality, including an MA-400 microphone adapter with dual XLR inputs for professional audio capture, quick autofocus and a 24p frame rate option for cinematographers. The camera can record UHD (3840 x 2160) 4K footage at 25p or 24p to an internal CFast 2.0 card at up to 305Mbps, or Full HD to an SD card at up to 50Mbps. Other highlights include an ability to record with Canon Log, providing the same 12 stops of dynamic range as seen in Canon’s EOS C500 cinema camera; an option to extract 8.29MP still images when used in 4K recording mode; a built-in ND filter; and an ISO range from 100 to 20,000.

The Canon XC15 features a 1"- type CMOS sensor and Canon’s DIGIC DV5 image processor, and a fixed-mount 10x optical zoom lens, plus built-in dual band Wi-Fi for Live View and easy remote control through a browser or smart device.

The XC15 is available from this month September 2016 with a suggested retail price of 2,409GBP including VAT.

W - http://www.canon.ie

FUJIFILM Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the instax mini film Monochrome, which will be released worldwide in October 2016.

instax mini film Monochrome responds to the increasingly sophisticated demands of users, enabling them to expand the artistic potential of their photographic expression and adding a further dimension of fun to using instax cameras and films.

The film works in all instax mini cameras and offers stunning instant prints that can fit into a wallet, purse or mini photo frame. Like the standard colour instax mini film, the new monochrome version ensures sharp and clear images.  However,  by producing a black and white image, the photographer is given the freedom to accentuate the tone, texture and emotion in their images.

Product name: ‘instax mini film Monochrome’

Main features:

-includes 10-frame, printable instax monochrome film.
-expands the potential for artistic, fashion and street photography.

W - https://www.fujifilm.eu/ie

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