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SPORTS SHOOTER #109
3/31/2008
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3/31/2008
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LEADING OFF
Bye Bye Polaroid?
By Robert Hanashiro, Sports Shooter
No more Polaroid film?
No more SX-70-altered photos made to look like Van GoughŠ on LSD?
No more Polaroid "emulsion lifts" (for a real LDS look)?
No more rummaging around swap meets looking
for those Swinger cameras?
(Which PC World included in its list of "The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years.)
No more bad $20 passport photos (because they don't want to re-shoot and "waste" more film)?
No more Type 55 P/N film!!!
(Which PC World included in its list of "The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years.)
No more bad $20 passport photos (because they don't want to re-shoot and "waste" more film)?
No more Type 55 P/N film!!!
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1946
Thirty Years Between
Dates:
Behind The Scenes With Cal State
Fullerton's Trip To The Big Dance
By Matt Brown
(Editor's Note: Matt Brown is the team
photographer for Cal State Fullerton. Thirty years ago the Titans were
the darling of the NCAA Tournament, making an improbably march to the
Sweet 16. He accompanied the team to their 1st Round game against
Wisconsin in the Omaha Regional.)
She is Going to Kill Me
Around 9:30PM on March 15th during the finals of the Men's Big West Tournament, I knew I was going somewhere with the Cal State Fullerton team. The beating that this team was giving UCI left no doubt in my head. I just came from the Sports Shooter Academy V two weeks ago. Now I was finishing up the Big West Tournament that eats up 15 hours a day for four days. So telling my wife Antoinette I was leaving again for 4-6 more days was no easy task.
Sunday afternoon my site was picked for me: Omaha, Nebraska. Wait a second, I have gone to Omaha with the Cal State Fullerton's baseball team 5 out of the last 7 years and now and the NCAA committee is sending basketball team to Omaha and my summer vacation spot.
Around 9:30PM on March 15th during the finals of the Men's Big West Tournament, I knew I was going somewhere with the Cal State Fullerton team. The beating that this team was giving UCI left no doubt in my head. I just came from the Sports Shooter Academy V two weeks ago. Now I was finishing up the Big West Tournament that eats up 15 hours a day for four days. So telling my wife Antoinette I was leaving again for 4-6 more days was no easy task.
Sunday afternoon my site was picked for me: Omaha, Nebraska. Wait a second, I have gone to Omaha with the Cal State Fullerton's baseball team 5 out of the last 7 years and now and the NCAA committee is sending basketball team to Omaha and my summer vacation spot.
Bring on the steak!
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1947
Will Work For Passion
A photojournalist leaves his newspaper
job to freelance in Vietnam.
By Kevin German
Sporadic thoughts suffocated my every
breath these past few months as I contemplated leaving a staff
photography position at The Sacramento Bee. In a troublesome time for
the newspaper industry this was a difficult decision to make. I have
friends who are losing their jobs due to cutbacks and layoffs, while I
decide to leave a completely healthy position on my own accord.
But this decision didn't come from the fear of the decline of the newspaper industry. It came from passion and faith. Faith in myself as a photographer, as an explorer of life.
But this decision didn't come from the fear of the decline of the newspaper industry. It came from passion and faith. Faith in myself as a photographer, as an explorer of life.
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1948
Farewell, Yet Again...
Brooklyn native Andrew Kaufman pays
tribute to Dodgertown.
By Andrew Kaufman
By Andrew Kaufman
I sometimes wonder to myself if they had
torn down the Roman Coliseum would Rome still be such a tourist hot
spot? The very center of the Roman Empire and modern civilization!!
How could they tear it down? Where would all the history go? Vaporize?
It seems as though I have a growing collection of photography of
sports stadiums that no longer exist or are used by the teams other
then the ones that made them famous. Chicago Stadium, The Orange Bowl,
Bobby Maduro Baseball stadium in Miami and now Dodgertown. What is
making the famous venues obsolete?
Originally being from Brooklyn my father wore my ear off talking about Ebbets Field and the Brooklyn Dodgers. How he would sometimes be able to sneak in with his friends or would be lucky enough to have enough milk tops to get a seat in the bleachers. I think five was the magic number. Peewee Reese this, Duke Snyder that, ugh! All I wanted to hear about was Reggie Jackson, Thurman Munson, Bucky Dent and the NY Yankees.
Originally being from Brooklyn my father wore my ear off talking about Ebbets Field and the Brooklyn Dodgers. How he would sometimes be able to sneak in with his friends or would be lucky enough to have enough milk tops to get a seat in the bleachers. I think five was the magic number. Peewee Reese this, Duke Snyder that, ugh! All I wanted to hear about was Reggie Jackson, Thurman Munson, Bucky Dent and the NY Yankees.
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1949
Bonds Has Been Barry Barry Good To
Me
Freelance photographer Brad Mangin looks at
life without Barry Bonds.
By Brad Mangin
Opening Day of the 2008 baseball season is
upon us and for the first time since I started freelancing in 1993 I
will be shooting the San Francisco Giants without number 25 in left
field.
For the last fifteen years it has been my pleasure to photograph the greatest baseball player I have ever seen with my own eyes play on a daily basis. Sure, Barry Bonds wasn't exactly the warmest and fuzziest guy to ever wear the orange and black and he had some chemical help along the way (and so did everyone else) but you know what? I could care less. The left fielder provided me with the most thrilling moments I have ever photographed. He also put money in my pocket and brought me out of my seat (section 108, row 27, seat 1) at AT&T Park many times in recent years to cheer for many of his home runs into McCovey Cove.
For the last fifteen years it has been my pleasure to photograph the greatest baseball player I have ever seen with my own eyes play on a daily basis. Sure, Barry Bonds wasn't exactly the warmest and fuzziest guy to ever wear the orange and black and he had some chemical help along the way (and so did everyone else) but you know what? I could care less. The left fielder provided me with the most thrilling moments I have ever photographed. He also put money in my pocket and brought me out of my seat (section 108, row 27, seat 1) at AT&T Park many times in recent years to cheer for many of his home runs into McCovey Cove.
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1950
Sports Shooter
Destination
San Antonio: Home Of the Men's Final
Four Š And Good EATING
By William Luther, San Antonio
Express-News
Howdy from San Antonio! Here's a little
primer for everybody heading down to San Antonio for the Final
Four.
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1952
Workshop-Mania
Nineteen Years Between Workshop
Experiences
By Paul Morse
Looking for direction and inspiration I attended a course at the Santa Fe Workshops called Choice and Vision taught by New York based portrait photographer Greg Heisler. This was only the second photo workshop I have attended. Way back in 1989 Greg was my group leader at the Eddie Adams Workshop and his philosophy toward environmental portraits, work ethic and intelligent way of using light had a big influence on me. Heading out to New Mexico I was psyched to study with a photographer I have admired for my whole career.
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1953
Workshop-Mania: Surviving 3 Exams, A
Snow Storm and Sports Shooter Academy V
By Charles Ludeke, University of
Missouri
Three exams in one week. I was spending so
much time studying in Ellis Library; I might as well have brought a
sleeping bag and my pillow. My trip to Orange County for SSAV couldn't
come any sooner ---I needed a break from school and the harsh,
unpredictable Missouri winter.
On the day of my flight, a snowstorm that hit St. Louis added several extra travel hours to my trip. Normally, the drive to the airport is around an hour-and-a-half. Instead, it took me five hours to get there. My desire to be in 70-degree, sunny weather in Southern California couldn't come any sooner.
On the day of my flight, a snowstorm that hit St. Louis added several extra travel hours to my trip. Normally, the drive to the airport is around an hour-and-a-half. Instead, it took me five hours to get there. My desire to be in 70-degree, sunny weather in Southern California couldn't come any sooner.
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1954
Workshop-Mania:
A Few Ideas On How To Pay For That
Workshop Experience
By Jenn Jedynak
So, you want to attend a workshop? Maybe
make the trip to So Cal for The Academy? You think it's beyond your
reach financially. You say to yourself, I am a broke college student,
I live in Podunk and I can't possibly afford to do this. Here are some
tips to help you get there:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1955
Photographer's Toy Box: Odds & Ends
In The Kahuna's Bag
By Robert Hanashiro, Sports
Shooter
A few notes on some items that people
have asked me about recently at events.
The ZigView Digital Viewfinder is one of
those little gizmos that we certainly can do without Šbut once you
do get one you wonder how you could do without it.
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1956
Spring Special From Robert Distributors
By Jody Grober
Greetings from Indy, where it looks like we're not in the NBA playoffs again. SighŠ
Canon posted the following several weeks ago:
"With the AF Mirror Adjustment including the updated firmware version 1.1.3, the EOS-1D Mark III AF function performed better in our tests than all previous EOS camera models."
And we now have the 1D MK III in stock. Please ask for the SS pricing.
The new Canon wide format printers not only incredible printers but I have incentives to get very aggressive with pricing. You can check them out here:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=170
There is also a mail-in rebate of $150.00 on the Pixma Pro9500 printer.
Nikon is rolling along like a freight trainŠ.great reviews on the D3, D300 and the new lenses are coming in every hour of every dayŠ.I am still on a wait list for D3 but the wait isn't looking too bad and I have the 14-24 in stock. The other new glass is still a bit hard to get so call or email to get the list.
For those of you dabbling in multi-media, Olympus has a nice new digital voice recorder, the LS10. It has the features of all the big boys, but it is smaller and costs less. Check it out: http://www.robertsimaging.com/cmItemDetail.jsp?pid=13058
Drobo has been a pleasant new product for us. It is a great way to back up your image bank, it is easy to use and not hard on the wallet.
http://www.robertsimaging.com/cmItemDetail.jsp?pid=12447
Our memory deals of the month are the SanDisk 16Gb CF card, SDCFX3-16384-901, for $149.97. Starting April 6 buy one and get $90.00, buy two and get $200.00 or buy three of them and get $300.00 from a mail-in rebate. One per household. Click here for ordering directions: http://author-works.com/media/media-26424.html
And the Extreme IV 4 GB CF with Extreme reader for $99.97 plus a $60.00 mail-in rebate. While supplies last on both deals!
With the NBA playoffs coming and the NCAA finals next week we have stocked up on Pocket Wizard, cable, floor plates and rubber hoods.
Most of the new Think Tank Photo gear is in stock. I still have a short list on the Airport Security 2.0 but it is dwindling fast. I do have the "Skins" and the "Hydraphobias" in.
AquaTech's new photographers waterproof jacket is in stock, check it out.
http://www.robertsimaging.com/cmItemDetail.jsp?pid=11556
And of course all of the AquaTech Rain Cover, the top of the line in camera protection.
The latest and greatest in download devices is the Sanho Colorspace "0". backup 120GB on a single charge, view your images on a high quality screen, Display JPEG and RAW images. Accepts 11 different card types, High capacity, 40-160GB, World's Fastest 25MB/s backup, Download 1GB in under 1 minuteŠSS price $379.97.
That's all for now. Be good and make sure to have some fun along the way.
(Roberts Distributors is located in Indianapolis, IN. Jonathan "Jody" Grober can be emailed at: jgrober@robertsimaging.com. To place an order, call: 1-800-726-5544. You can check out Roberts' online product catalog at: http://www.robertsimaging.com.)
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Penn Camera News and Specials for March
By Elbert Morris
I hope everyone has survived both the men's and women's NCAA tournaments and have not become too depressed with the NHL and NBA seeming to go on forever. Remember, Baseball is starting at the end of March and all will be well with the universe at that time.
Camera News:
On the camera news front, there doesn't seem to be any earth shattering announcements in the near future so we will touch on what is current. The Nikon D300 is now open stock. Our list for the Nikon D3 is shrinking. NPS members can call for priority. The waiting list for the Canon 1DSMIII has improved also. Give us a call for SS prices and availability on these three cameras. Still no BL-3 end caps yet.
There is also a mail-in rebate of $150.00 on the Pixma Pro9500 printer.
Nikon is rolling along like a freight trainŠ.great reviews on the D3, D300 and the new lenses are coming in every hour of every dayŠ.I am still on a wait list for D3 but the wait isn't looking too bad and I have the 14-24 in stock. The other new glass is still a bit hard to get so call or email to get the list.
For those of you dabbling in multi-media, Olympus has a nice new digital voice recorder, the LS10. It has the features of all the big boys, but it is smaller and costs less. Check it out: http://www.robertsimaging.com/cmItemDetail.jsp?pid=13058
Drobo has been a pleasant new product for us. It is a great way to back up your image bank, it is easy to use and not hard on the wallet.
http://www.robertsimaging.com/cmItemDetail.jsp?pid=12447
Our memory deals of the month are the SanDisk 16Gb CF card, SDCFX3-16384-901, for $149.97. Starting April 6 buy one and get $90.00, buy two and get $200.00 or buy three of them and get $300.00 from a mail-in rebate. One per household. Click here for ordering directions: http://author-works.com/media/media-26424.html
And the Extreme IV 4 GB CF with Extreme reader for $99.97 plus a $60.00 mail-in rebate. While supplies last on both deals!
With the NBA playoffs coming and the NCAA finals next week we have stocked up on Pocket Wizard, cable, floor plates and rubber hoods.
Most of the new Think Tank Photo gear is in stock. I still have a short list on the Airport Security 2.0 but it is dwindling fast. I do have the "Skins" and the "Hydraphobias" in.
AquaTech's new photographers waterproof jacket is in stock, check it out.
http://www.robertsimaging.com/cmItemDetail.jsp?pid=11556
And of course all of the AquaTech Rain Cover, the top of the line in camera protection.
The latest and greatest in download devices is the Sanho Colorspace "0". backup 120GB on a single charge, view your images on a high quality screen, Display JPEG and RAW images. Accepts 11 different card types, High capacity, 40-160GB, World's Fastest 25MB/s backup, Download 1GB in under 1 minuteŠSS price $379.97.
That's all for now. Be good and make sure to have some fun along the way.
(Roberts Distributors is located in Indianapolis, IN. Jonathan "Jody" Grober can be emailed at: jgrober@robertsimaging.com. To place an order, call: 1-800-726-5544. You can check out Roberts' online product catalog at: http://www.robertsimaging.com.)
Penn Camera News and Specials for March
By Elbert Morris
I hope everyone has survived both the men's and women's NCAA tournaments and have not become too depressed with the NHL and NBA seeming to go on forever. Remember, Baseball is starting at the end of March and all will be well with the universe at that time.
Camera News:
On the camera news front, there doesn't seem to be any earth shattering announcements in the near future so we will touch on what is current. The Nikon D300 is now open stock. Our list for the Nikon D3 is shrinking. NPS members can call for priority. The waiting list for the Canon 1DSMIII has improved also. Give us a call for SS prices and availability on these three cameras. Still no BL-3 end caps yet.
Video News:
On the video front there are some new video products coming from Canon in April. It looks like they are going into the Flash Memory storage system. The most interesting one is theVixia HF-10. Some of the features of this camera are an HD CMOS image sensor for full HD 1920x1080 image capture, Dual Flash Memory recording using 16GB of internal memory and removable SDHC cards, 24P Cinema Mode and 30P Progressive Mode, 3.3 Megapixel Full HD CMOS Sensor, and microphone terminal. An interesting accessory for this type of camera is a product made by Bogen. Its steady device for small camcorders called Modo Steady 585. It's a handheld camera-stabilizing device, which works with small cameras and offers weighted camera stabilizing or shoulder support balance for moving camera applications.
On the video front there are some new video products coming from Canon in April. It looks like they are going into the Flash Memory storage system. The most interesting one is theVixia HF-10. Some of the features of this camera are an HD CMOS image sensor for full HD 1920x1080 image capture, Dual Flash Memory recording using 16GB of internal memory and removable SDHC cards, 24P Cinema Mode and 30P Progressive Mode, 3.3 Megapixel Full HD CMOS Sensor, and microphone terminal. An interesting accessory for this type of camera is a product made by Bogen. Its steady device for small camcorders called Modo Steady 585. It's a handheld camera-stabilizing device, which works with small cameras and offers weighted camera stabilizing or shoulder support balance for moving camera applications.
New Product:
XRite has a new Color Management Device called ColorMunki. ColorMunki Photo is the innovative new way to bring your photos from screen to print-with color perfection. Ideal for wedding, portrait and event photographers - or any passionate advocate - this color control solution delivers new technology that make it easier than ever to get great and accurate color on your display, projector or with virtually any printer. It's also loaded with new color creation and communication tools that allow you to grab colors from just about anywhere, including your entire image library. Preview how the colors on your palette will look under different light sources and also see how they'll appear on your printer with the new PrintSafe production tool. Send your images to your customers with a new level of confidence knowing that they'll see them the way you intended them to be seen with the DigitalPouch communication tool. All this delivered in an All-in-One integrated solution with a streamlined interface. Call for price and availability.
Think Tank:
We have all the new Skin products and the new Airport Airstream from Think Tank in stock. Be sure to give us a call for SS prices on these hot new products.
Well, that's it for this month so we will see you at the debut of the new Nationals Ball Park this spring.
(Contact Penn Camera in Beltsville, Maryland by calling 800-347-5770 ext 134 and asking for Elbert Morris or email Elbert at emorris@penncamera.com .)
Baseball, Spring and Samy's Specials for the Month
By Louis Feldman
April is here and that means Š baseball is back!
Baseball means long glass, so you should replace that old, tired, battered monopod with one of the new high-tech carbon fiber models. Check out Samy's Camera for great deals on monpods from Gitzo, Monfrotto, Induro and Slik. You don't want that expensive 400mm or 600mm crashing to the ground because that old monopod just can't cut it any longer!
Baseball also means trying to get that cool remote shot at home plateŠ check out all of the great products from PocketWizardŠfrom the essential MultiMax radio trigger to the various cords you need for your camera. Call us for Sports Shooter pricing and availability.
The fabulous Nikon D3 and Canon's Mark EOS 1D Mark III are the leaders of the pack in the sports and photojournalism field Š you know the specs and you want to buyŠ so give us a call!
Other news for the month:
Special event coming in April
Sights Unseen: Digital Photography with Joe DiMaggio
Join New York based photographer Joe Dimaggio, and his partner Joanne Kalish, as they take you on a journey that will put magic back into your photography - whether you're a beginner or a serious advanced amateur! Their passion for what they do is paramount in not only their success, but in watching you, the student, succeed.
For more details and to register: http://www.samys.com/dsb_classes.php?ClassID=85
MULTIMEDIA
Sports Shooter has increased its coverage of multimedia and we want to remind you that Samy's is your one-stop shopping location for all of your digital audio and digital video video needs. Sony, Canon, Sennheiser, Audio-Technica, Azden, Shure, Marantz, Edirol Š give us a call and we'll have one of our video and audio experts put you together with the gear you need to produce those cool multimedia presentations. http://www.samysproaudio.com
LIGHTING
Your one-stop lighting headquarters is Samy's Cameras. We carry all of the major brands of strobes including: Dyna-Lite, Elinchrom, Speedoton and Profoto. Exciting news from Hensel for those photographers wanting a fabulous buy on a budget lighting system. Hensel's new Integra Pro 500 monolights feature a 6 - stop range with adjustable output in 1/10th stop increments, built-in slave and a 300-watt modeling lamp. We are offering this new strobe system in a kit with 2 Integra 500 units, 1 softbox, 2 umbrellas, 2 light stands, a carrying case and other accessories. Give us a call for more details. And for portability when you have that portrait shoot where AC power is not convenient ... check out the Hensel Porty 1200 watt battery system or the very cool Dyna-Lite XP-1100 portable AC power supply.
PORTABLE STORAGE
A cool method to cut down your time downloading memory cards at a game or wherever you're on assignment is to use a portable storage device that automatically moves files from your cards to its built in hard drive. Give us a call for special Sports Shooter pricing on units from Epson (P-3000 and P-5000), Jobo (GIGO Pro Evolution) and Digital Foci (Picture Porter Elite). In the field use one of these units to download cards while you continue shooting, saving time, helping you make deadlines and streamlining your digital workflow and archiving!
http://www.samys.com/product_detail.php?item=9872
DIRECT LINKS
Rentals
http://www.samys.com/rentals.php
Store Locations
http://www.samys.com/stores.php
Used & Collectibles
http://www.samys.com/used_collectibles.php
(Contact Samy's Camera in Los Angeles by calling 323-964-0323 Ext 200 and ask for an industrial sales representative. Also check out Samy's Specials on SportsShooter.com or Samy's web site at: http://www.samys.com .)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
As always, thanks to Special Advisors & Contributors: Deanna & Emma Hanashiro, Brad Mangin, Rod Mar, Trent Nelson, Jason Burfield, Grover Sanschagrin, Joe Gosen, Paul Myers and Bob Deutsch.
Thanks this month to: Matt Brown, Kevin German, Andrew Kaufman, William Luther, Paul Morse, Charles Ludeke, Jenn Jedynak and Kirk Baker.
I welcome any comments, corrections, suggestions and contributions. Please e-mail me at bert@sportsshooter.com.
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The NEXT COOLEST photography event of the year
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The NEXT COOLEST photography event of the year
FALL 2008
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