Following the overwhelming success of Photo Fest Ireland 2009 for both Exhibitors and Visitors – IPN are delighted to announce an even larger event for 2010, which will be held in the new ’state-of-the-art’ Conference and Event Centre in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport. Photo Fest Ireland continues to be the largest Photography Trade and Seminar Event held in Ireland – mixing Trade, Photographers and Creatives at a professional level. Whether you are a professional or freelance photographer, a buyer of image making equipment or materials, a distributor or manufacturer of photographic related products or services – this is an event for you. In addition, if you are in the creative media who require photographic related products and services, this annual event will also have interest to you.

Key activities will involve:

  • Irish trade representatives you are familiar with to date – meet them to update relationships, develop feedback – while they introduce new products and services for your business.
  • New Irish companies introducing their services to the photographic industry. Meet with new photographic related industries based in Ireland.
  • An international trade presence from the UK and other countries. Keep yourself informed on international photographic activity. Be introduced to new products, services and systems photographers are using successfully abroad.
  • Seminars & Lecturers – Irish and international speakers and company representatives. Agenda & speakers will be confirmed shortly.

  • Additional Photographic related activity at this event will include:


    • The Digital Move;
    • Product demonstrations;
    • Pilot Commercial Shooting;
    • Introductions to new Styles & Finishings;
    • B2B Opportunities;
    • Training Solutions;
    • Stock Photography;
    • Photographic Associations;
    • Galleries;
    • Web Designers (put your photographic business on the web);
    • Careers;
    • Photographic Publications
    • Competitions with superb prizes!

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NIKON – ANNOUNCE SEMINAR AGENDA AT PHOTO FEST IRELAND

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Nikon is preparing for its appearance at Photo Fest Ireland 2010

Visitors to Ireland’s biggest annual photographic trade show will have the chance to check out Nikon’s complete range of products on the Nikon stand at 38A + 38B,  including the groundbreaking new professional camera, the D3S. This revolutionary addition to Nikon’s FX family will be on display along with the popular D3000, D5000 and D300S models. Nikon’s expert team will also be on hand throughout the event to answer any questions.   Along with the chance to handle Nikon’s products, an exciting seminar schedule has been lined up to include well known names such as John Mc Donald & Uzair Kharawala ‘Oz’ – full Seminar Agenda herewith:-

Date – Sunday 18th April 2010
Event – Photo Fest Ireland
Venue – Crowne Plaza Hotel | Conference Centre | Northwood | Santry | Dublin 9
Company – Nikon Training Solutions Experts
Speakers – John Mc Donald & Uzair Kharawala
Room – Room No 18 – In Seminar Area
Parking – Free parking for first 2 hours – thereafter €1 per hour at Venue | or alternative Free Parking close to Conference Centre will be available.
Fee -  All seminars are FREE – Admission to main Photo Fest Ireland event – €10

The Nikon Solution – Time: 10:30 – 11:15
Come and join us as evangelist John Mc Donald shows the capabilities of the Nikon ranges in a mix of live demonstrations and seminar material. John will guide you through some simple tips and tricks you can use to get the very best out of your shooting situation as wells as demoing the incredible flexibility of the D700, the incredibly low light capabilities of the D3s as well as the fine detail offered to photographers in the D3x.

Arctic Adventures with the Nikon D3s – Time: 12:00 – 12:45
Uzair Kharawala presents this action-packed seminar of his recent trip to Lapland. He’ll share with you his ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience of shooting in extreme temperatures as low as -25C and in very very low light conditions. You’ll also see images / videos shot with the D3s of a wedding at the world famous Ice Hotel, how the Northern Lights were tamed using the D3s at very high ISO and much much more.

Repeat – The Nikon Solution – Time: 13:30 – 14:15
Come and join us as evangelist John Mc Donald shows the capabilities of the Nikon ranges in a mix of live demonstrations and seminar material. John will guide you through some simple tips and tricks you can use to get the very best out of your shooting situation as wells as demoing the incredible flexibility of the D700, the incredibly low light capabilities of the D3s as well as the fine detail offered to photographers in the D3x.

Repeat – Arctic Adventures with the Nikon D3s – Time: 15:00 – 15:45
Uzair Kharawala presents this action-packed seminar of his recent trip to Lapland. He’ll share with you his ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience of shooting in extreme temperatures as low as -25C and in very very low light conditions. You’ll also see images / videos shot with the D3s of a wedding at the world famous Ice Hotel, how the Northern Lights were tamed using the D3s at very high ISO and much much more.


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CANON ANNOUNCE SEMINAR AGENDA AT PHOTO FEST IRELAND

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Date – Sunday 18th April 2010
Event – Photo Fest Ireland
Venue – Crowne Plaza Hotel | Conference Centre | Northwood | Santry | Dublin 9
Company – Canon Ireland
Speaker – David Newton
Room – Room No 16 – In Seminar Area
Parking – Free parking for first 2 hours – thereafter €1 per hour at Venue | or alternative Free Parking close to Conference Centre will be available.
Fee -  All seminars are FREE – Admission to main Photo Fest Ireland event – €10

Canon Software – Time: 10:45 – 11:35
The often overlooked Canon software is far more powerful than many users realise. This presentation will show you Picture Style Editor and Digital Photo Professional. It will take you from creating your own Picture Style to upload back to the camera through to RAW processing with Digital Photo Professional showing the workflow and Canon proprietary technologies that make achieving high quality images with Canon cameras and lenses easier.
The presentation will be suitable for all EOS users.

EOS range – Time: 11:50 – 12:40
A look at the current range of EOS cameras. This presentation will explore the range of EOS cameras and explain who they are aimed at and their key features. It will also be interspersed with tips and tricks to help you get the most out of whichever EOS camera you choose to shoot with.

Canon Flash system – Time: 13:10 – 14:00
An overview of the Canon flash system to explain how flash metering works and to show how you can work with the flash to ensure consistent, predictable results. It will demonstrate working with one flash on camera, one flash off-camera and multiple wireless flash. This presentation is suitable for anyone looking to maximise their use of the Canon flash system.

EOS range – Time: 15:00 – 15:50
A look at the current range of EOS cameras. This presentation will explore the range of EOS cameras and explain who they are aimed at and their key features. It will also be interspersed with tips and tricks to help you get the most out of whichever EOS camera you choose to shoot with.

HD Movie Introduction – Time: 16:10 – 17:00
The HD movie functions of the EOS cameras are currently creating enormous waves in the photographic industry. This presentation will provide the basics for those more used to shooting stills, and give tips to help you go out and shoot your first movies in High Definition. It will look at camera settings, shooting tips and example accessories you may want to consider. This presentation will be suitable to those with EOS 550D, EOS 7D, EOS 5D Mark II and EOS-1D Mark IV.

About Dave Newton
David Newton has spent the last 8 years working in the photographic industry.  First as a picture editor for a wildlife picture library, then moving on to become technical editor of EOS Magazine, an independent publication dedicated to the Canon EOS system.   After three years with EOS Magazine David entered the freelance world and is now the technical editor of the Canon Professional Network (CPN), as well as being a freelance photographer and a photographic tutor providing training to amateurs, professionals and Canon internal staff.  He specialises in small group and tailored one-to-one courses.   David hold an MSc in Biological Photography & Imaging and spends most of his time photographing the natural world.  However, he can also be seen shooting most other subjects from portraits to products as the need arises.

To see more of David’s works
Canon Ireland

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DML – ANNOUNCE SEMINAR AGENDA AT PHOTO FEST IRELAND

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Date – Sunday 18th April 2010
Event – Photo Fest Ireland – http://www.photofestireland.com
Venue – Crowne Plaza Hotel | Conference Centre | Northwood | Santry | Dublin 9
Company – DML Ltd
Speaker – Kevin Cummins
Room – Room No 14 – In Seminar Area
Parking – Free parking for first 2 hours – thereafter €1 per hour at Venue | or alternative Free Parking close to Conference Centre will be available.
Fee -  All seminars are FREE – Admission to main Photo Fest Ireland event – €10

Times running – 11:30 or 13:30 or 14:30 or 16:30 – Note this is a ‘one off’ repeated Seminar – which will run for 35mins + 10mins for questions.

Introduction to Portrait Lighting

DML have now been nearly 30 years in the photographic business, offering sound advice and fantastic products. We have been running successful training events in our showrooms at:- 5 Oak Close, Western Business Park, Dublin 12 for the last 2 years, aimed at photographers who have a hunger for knowledge and up-skilling. Our most popular seminar has been an ‘Introduction to Portrait Lighting’, so at PHOTO FEST IRELAND 2010 we will be running a shortened version of this seminar. This will give those who attend an insight into how to set up their lights to shoot a HIKEY portrait. We will be using studio lights from Bowens and showing some of the latest HIKEY solutions from Lastolite. Come along to our stand afterwards in the main conference hall – we will be delighted to see you!

DML Brands – Bowens | Hasselblad | Manfrotto | Phase One | Lastolite |Ilford Paper| Kaiser | Manfrotto Lighting | Colorama | Visible Dust |Pocket Wizard|

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GRAPHISTUDIO – ANNOUNCE SEMINAR AGENDA AT PHOTO FEST IRELAND

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Date – Sunday 18th April 2010
Event – Photo Fest Ireland – http://www.photofestireland.com
Venue – Crowne Plaza Hotel | Conference Centre | Northwood | Santry | Dublin 9
Company – Graphistudio
Speaker – Martin Baynes
Room – Room No 20
Parking – Free parking for first 2 hours – thereafter €1 per hour at Venue | or alternative Free Parking close to Conference Centre will be available.
Fee -  All seminars are FREE – Admission to main Photo Fest Ireland event – €10

Times – 11:00 or 12:30 or 14:00 – Note this is a repeated Seminar 45mins long

Design an album in an ‘hour’ plus ‘marketing tips’

Graphistudio have just had our most successful year – So why are so many professional photographers using our services?

During our seminar we plan to show you why we are the most successful award winning album manufacturer in the world, we will show you our cutting edge facility along with some of the tools we give to photographers to help them be successful, including our critically acclaimed Graphisoftware. We will show you how it is possible to design an album in an hour along with some tips and tricks to help you market your business using some incredible offers that are available to Graphistudio customers along with new products for 2010.

Seminar 1 – Channels Explained – 11:00 – 11:45
Join Guy for this all new seminar as he outlines multiple examples of how to manipulate images without a total dependency on the menu options within Photoshop. Learn how to build an Alpha Channel and Layer combination to achieve the effect you want to create. Go beyond Photoshop and think differently – Guy shows you how to understand the difference between selections and Alpha channels. See how Guy uses Channels to add depth of field to a cut-out, how to use channels for your processing of images – contrast, sharpening etc. Guy will demonstrate how channels can achieve graphic design techniques such as warping images and  creating very natural distortion effect. Guy will also detail how he uses channels to colour correct an image bypassing PS without any compression or degradation of image quality.

Seminar 2 – Process Workflow – 12:15 – 13:00
Creating a distinction between Processing and Retouching, Guy explains processing – how to take the basic data from the camera and enhance it in much the same way as a Lab would in the past- simple balancing, assessment of an image, meaningful RAW conversion creating a pleasing acceptable print. Guy demonstrates his process workflow teaching you how to work smarter by reducing the variables in your image processing, create a processing action and let your computer do the work for you. Improve the quality of your work, understand the equipment you are working with, create Guy’s process workflow and free yourself from mindless repetition by creating a simple workflow which enables you to work smarter saving you time and money.

Seminar 3 – Retouching Techniques – 14:00 – 14:45
Guy takes you through the Retouching Techniques you’d want to apply after the Processing Workflow – any effect you’d want to apply in a localised area or in isolation in your image. Break the dependency on Photoshop by learning to create your own tools which allow to you pick out an element of a picture and enhance it. Examples include performing a cut out, teeth whitening, changing colour of garments, skin balancing, skin smoothing, dodge and burn, changing hair colour, eye brightening. Guy will also demonstrate his new post production digital reflector technique in this seminar.

Seminar 4 – HDR -High Dynamic Range Imaging – 15:15 – 16:00
Guy debunks the industry myth that you have to have to take multiple images using complex software, hardware and shooting processes to create convincing HDR images. Guy blows this hype out of the water by showing you how you can use your existing kit to create amazing High Dynamic Range Imaging in just one shot! Using Guy’s HDR technique in combination with his Process Workflow and thinking differently when you shoot Guy will show you how to create images you never thought possible. This seminar is a must see and is guaranteed to open your eyes to a whole new world of possibilities.

Seminar 5 – Mono Conversion – 16:30 – 17:15
Intuitive Colour to Mono Conversion has been a challenge since the beginning of the Digital Photography.  Converting to Black and White is a subjective black art with more conversion methods that you can shake a really big stick at. Yet, it has never needed to be this way… In this session Guy shows you how to put some science behind your creativity. Learn how to convert and then manipulate your mono conversions with accuracy and ease while achieving results you never thought possible! Guy will also show you how to apply the most natural colour toning and grain effects to create a truly organic feel to the final image.

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