Project Instant V3.0 - Hold a Moment in Your Hand - Opening Night!

We'd like to thank everyone that submitted their work for the Project Instant V3.0 show, as well as everyone that attended the opening night reception! It was a great success. The Impossible Project 8x10 Portrait Sessions and the Fuji Instax Photo Booth were both a huge hit too! It was also wonderful to have Mark Appleton from Impossible Project there showing people how to use the Instant Lab. We hope everyone had lots of fun....we sure did!

Also a big thanks to everyone at Science World and The Capture Photography Festival for their support with hosting this show.

Wayne from http://www.waynesworldstudio.com/ kindly put together this great video for us as well! Thanks, Wayne for capturing the event.

 

 

Congratulations to the winners in all categories!

Favourite Overall Photo was Melissa Partee "Little Mountain"

 

Runner Up from All Categories was Gregory Dawe "Child & Chair"

Integral Film Photo Winner - Christine Hagemoen "PNE 2010"

Integral Film Photo from a Digital Source Winner - Penny Parry "High Wind"

Mixed Media Artwork Winner - Chris Evans "Shadow"

Other Format Instant Films Winner - Roger Hur "Family 1"


Judge's Choice Photo Winners:

Judge: Jason Winner: Christine Hagemoen "Still Life 1999"

Judge: Chick Winner: Stasja Voluti "Tell Him You Saw Me"

Judge: Mila Winner: Stasja Voluti "L'appel du Vide"

Staff Pick Winner: Brendan Meadows "Rhi Blossom & Buddy"

NEW IN RENTALS! Canon EOS 80D DSLR

We have replaced our hard working Canon EOS 70D DSLR with Canon's new EOS 80D DSLR. Improvements relative to the 70D is a new, higher resolution 24.2 megapixel sensor, a 45 point all cross type AF system, 1080p 60fps video recording & larger buffer. I personally like the 3x-10x digital video zoom feature, as it allows me to get much closer to wildlife and still preserve the 1080p resolution than I would without it.  The large tilt screen with touch function is also quite useful, as is the NFC/WiFi function.

Anna's Hummingbird & nest - Canon EOS 80D + Canon 100-400mm f4.5~5.6L IS II.

Great Horned Owl fledgling - Canon EOS 80D + Canon 600mm f4L.

Register now for an upcoming Fuji Photo Walk!

A shot from the last Beau Photo / Fuji Photo Walk

Beau Photo / Fuji-Guys Photo Walk  (Saturday, April 9th)

On Saturday, April 9th, Beau Photo and Fujifilm Canada will be hosting another photo walk. This time we'll be meeting at the Coal Harbour Community Centre in downtown Vancouver at 1:00pm. The walk will continue until 4pm. You will need to sign up in advance, and here is a link for doing so…

https://form.jotform.com/60816322642956

I, Mike Mander, will be there, as well as Gord Webster from Fujifilm, Vancouver's own "Fuji Guy", and Ramin Shahidian who is a local Fujifilm sales rep. You are welcome to bring your own camera gear to shoot with, be it Fujifilm or something else, and there will be lots of Fujifilm X-series loaner gear on hand for you to briefly try out during the event. Of particular interest is the new X-Pro2 body, and there should be four or more of those to share with other attendees. We will also have the new 100-400mm zoom as well as many other bodies and lenses to borrow and try out. In addition, we will be happy to answer any of your technical questions too plus, we will have some $50 off coupons on hand for those attendees wanting to purchase a Fujifilm body or lens after the event!

See how a previous photo walk turned out here: Beau Photo / Fuji Photo Walk 2015

Profoto's New Line Up of OCF Modifiers

Bring out the beauty of your subject with the collapsible and portable OCF Beauty Dish.
It creates a creamy yet crisp light, often referred to as a “beauty light.” When it comes to bringing out the beauty of your subjects, the OCF Beauty Dish is second to none.

Tailor-made for on-location photography, it is compact, lightweight and easy to use. High-quality fabrics and a patent-pending design allows you to snap it onto the speedring without having to bend and fumble with the rods.

Features:
Made with high-quality fabrics.
Available in two versions: white and silver.
Comes with deflector plate, optional diffuser and carrying bag.

Profoto Adds Colour to the Mix

Just announced!
Add colour to your palette with Profoto OCF Gels.

There are 20 gels to choose from. Ten are colour correction gels for balancing your flash with sunshine or indoor lighting. The other ten are colour effect gels to boost your creativity and shape light in colour.

OCF Gels are pre-cut to fit Profoto off-camera flashes and are easily mounted in the blink of an eye.
There are three different kits available. The OCF Color Gel Starter Kit (includes the 10 most popular gels plus the actual grid & gel holder), the OCF Color Correction Gel Pack and an OCF Color Effects Pack, each with 20 gels.

Features:
Pre-cut and labeled for fast and easy use.
Clever snap-on solution.
Comes with two gel attachment pieces, a practical bag and a wallet.
Can be used together with any OCF light shaping tools.

Phase One - Open House at Beau Photo

Click on the above image to register for this upcoming event in one week, Monday Feb 15th.

Check out Phase One's excellent new XF camera system and their latest and greatest 100MP full-frame 645 CMOS digital back. A formal presentation is running from 2:30pm-3:15pm so if your time is limited and you just want to attend and ask questions or spend time checking out the new gear, then plan on coming either before or after the presentation. That said, the presentation may answer many of your questions too!

As mentioned, bring your own empty CF memory card if you want to keep any test shots you've taken...

NEW! Nikon D5, D500 and SB-5000...

Not only has Nikon announced the D5, the successor to the D4S, but like a rabbit out of a hat, they also announced the D500! The D500 is finally (finally!) the long-awaited-and-almost-given-up-on successor to the aging D300S. The D500 was truly a big surprise since in this case, it seems Nikon kept an amazingly tight lid on things. There were no credible leaks that I ever noticed in any case. Nikon has also announced a successor to the SB-910 too, which also seems to kickstart a new flash model number sequence with the brand new Speedlight SB-5000. Its breakthrough feature is moving from optical to radio TTL for Nikon's Creative Lighting System (CLS). But first, let's start with the new bodies...

Nikon D5 ($8,499)

The Nikon D5 sports an all-new 20.8MP full-frame CMOS sensor with seriously enhanced high ISO capability. Even the D4S featured ISOs well up into the nosebleed territory but if you buy a D5, you may just need to include an oxygen mask with your purchase. How does a stratospheric maximum ISO of 3,280,000 sound? Yep… count the zeros, that's over 3 million ISO! Even the base ISO goes up to a whopping 102,400 now, so for low-light shooters, the D5 might just be the absolute king of the hill. Now, how useable these crazy high ISOs are, running into the millions... that I am not sure of yet? For sure the JPEG engine has seen some superb enhancements, but how will the raw files fare if run through non-Nikon raw converters like Lightroom or Capture One? Even so, one can be fairly certain that the D5 will be an improvement over the D4S regardless, and the D4S was certainly no slouch when it came to high ISO…

Used Hasselblad HCD 28mm f/4 Camera Lens

Used Hasselblad HCD 28mm f/4 lens. With front and back cap, hood and original box. Very good condition.
Tag #2103                                                                                                     $4200.00

Used Hasselblad HC 35mm f/3.5 Camera Lens

Used Hasselblad HC 35mm f/3.5 lens. With front and back caps, hood and original box. Very good condition.
Tag #2104                                                                                                   $3450.00

Used Hasselblad HC 50mm f/3.5 Ver. I Camera Lens

Used Hasselblad HC 50mm f/3.5 Ver. I lens. With hood, lens cap and original box.  Very good condition.
Tag #2105                                                                                                        $2850.00