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Free Saturday Focus Sessions for August 13 – October 1

August 9, 2011June 4, 2014Brendan Rahl

Focus sessions are free and take place in the Westwood store from 9:30 am – 10 am and our Englewood location from 10:30 am – 11:00 am. All sessions will allow for questions and answers. Please bring your camera and any images along that you have questions about.

Here’s the schedule for August 13 – October 1, 2011

August 13 – All About Camcorders – How To Choose

August 20 – What’s in Your Camera Bag or Should Be

August 27 – Sensor Cleaning

September 3 – Labor Day – No Session

September 10 – Tripods & Monopods

September 17 – How to Photograph at a Vineyard

September 24 – New Jersey Photo Expo tomorrow – No Session

October 1 – Millbrook Winery Trip Review

These are free events – bring a friend along if you’d like. Share with your friends on Facebook – Click the Like button below.

Free Saturday Focus Sessions for July 2 – August 13

June 28, 2011June 4, 2014John Tworsky

Focus sessions are free and take place in the Westwood store from 9:30 am – 10 am and our Englewood location from 10:30 am – 11:00 am. All sessions will allow for question and answers. Please bring your camera and any images along that you have questions about.

Here’s the schedule for July 2 – August 13, 2011

July 2 – Fireworks Photography

July 9 – Vacation Photography

July 16 – Get Steady – Monopods and Tripods

July 23 – Lenses – From wide and to telephoto – how to select and use.

July 30 – Getting better flash pictures

August 6 – Critique your photos – please bring two prints to discuss what you are doing right and get suggestions to improve

August 13 – Choosing the perfect camcorder

These are free events – bring a friend along if you’d like. Share with your friends on Facebook – Click the Like button below.

Sony Alpha DSLR School – June 28

June 2, 2011June 2, 2011John Tworsky

Sony Alpha DSLR School

Transform your snapshots into photographs with this informative and inspiring class presented by Sony digital imaging experts. During this two hour course you’ll learn digital photography essentials, the basics of your Sony DSLR camera, how to shoot video with your DSLR and how to utilize compositional techniques that make a photograph memorable. Come take this first step to getting the most from your Sony DSLR investment.

Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm

Location: Bergen County Camera in Westwood, NJ

Tickets: $25

Free Saturday Focus Sessions for May 21 – July 2

May 20, 2011June 4, 2014John Tworsky

Focus sessions are free and take place in the Westwood store from 9:30 – 10 am and our Englewood location from 10:30 am – 11:00 am. All sessions will allow for question and answers. Please bring your camera and any images along that you have questions about.

Here’s the schedule for May 21 – July 2, 2011

May 21 – Sensor Cleaning How to – Learn what’s needed to clean your sensor. This is a great skill to have as dust always happens when your are least prepared!

May 28 – Get Steady – Monopods and Tripods

June 4 – How to photograph at the zoo – great preparation for our June 5 Bronx Zoo trip

June 11 – Longwood Gardens Trip – discussion, critique and suggestions for next steps

June 18 – Online Photofinishing – Books – Albums – Photo Mugs and more!

June 25 –

Westwood – Bronx Zoo trip discussion, critique and suggestions
Englewood Concert Photography

July 2 – Fireworks Photography

These are free events – be sure to bring a friend along if you’d like. Share with your friends on Facebook – Click the Like button below.

The World of HD Video with EOS DSLR’s

April 15, 2011June 4, 2014John Tworsky

Canon Logo Canon Discover Day Canon Digital Learning Center

In a brief period of time, HD video capability has exploded into the digital SLR world, adding impressive imaging capabilities to today’s Canon EOS SLR cameras.

Join Bergen County Camera at the Park Ridge Marriott on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 7 – 9 pm – tickets are $25 per person

If you are a first-time SLR user, or a long-time SLR enthusiast who has shot still images for years, and wonder how to really begin to use these new features to expand your image-making, Canon’s newest two-hour EOS Discovery Day class may be just what you’re looking for.

During this course you will:

Understand the foundation of video camera operations.
Discover how the video process works from pre-visualizing before shooting through editing and creating a finished product that’s ready for anything from the web to a high-definition DVD disk.
Learn the different camera settings and their impact of video such as frames per second, different resolution choices and even discuss optimum memory cards for video use.

Unlock your visual potential between you and your Canon EOS Camera with The World of HD Video with EOS digital SLRs. Attendees will receive at no extra cost a printed 77-page guide, covering the material we’ll discuss in this two-hour presentation.

Free Saturday Focus Sessions for April and May

April 8, 2011June 4, 2014John Tworsky

Here’s the schedule for April and May

April 9 – Learn all about Micro 4/3s cameras then visit us for Olympus demo day in Westwood from 10 am – 4 pm

April 16 – Show us your Photos – Critique – please bring 2 – 3 images for an honest appraisal of your images and how to make them better. (printed photos only – no digital files please)

April 23 – Portraits with your Flash

April 30 – Landscape Photography

May 7 – Outdoor Sports Photography

May 14 – Photography at a Botanical Garden – a great preparation for our Longwood Gardens Trip on May 15

May 21 – Sensor Cleaning How to – Learn what’s needed to clean your sensor. This is a great skill to have as dust always happens when your are least prepared!

May 28 – Get Steady – Monopods and Tripods

These are free events – be sure to bring a friend along if you’d like.

Free Saturday Focus Sessions continue at Bergen County Camera

February 23, 2011June 4, 2014John Tworsky

Focus sessions are Free and will take place in the Westwood store from 9:30 – 10 am and our Englewood location from 10:30 am – 11:00 am (except social media profile session). All sessions will allow for question and answers. Please bring your camera and any images along that you have questions about.

February 26 – Westwood Only – How to get a great LinkedIn or social media profile picture. With the growth of social networking and its growing importance in business, it has become important to make a good first impression online . . . this starts with a great profile picture. During our 30 minute session, we’ll talk about lighting, posing, flash, studio lights, backgrounds and more. We’ll also talk about shooting pictures with the proper audience in mind – a LinkedIn profile picture may look nothing like your Facebook, MySpace or Twitter profile picture depending on how you use each.

Not ready to go shoot your own portrait? For $50 a professional photographer will take your portrait and provide about 8 images on a CD for you to use. If you are planning to have your photograph taken, please be sure to dress for the type of portrait you are seeking – social networking, professional networking etc. Please call the store if you have any questions – 201-664-4113.

Here’s the schedule going forward
Mar 5 – Digital Video with your DSLR
Mar 12 – Great Party Photos
Mar 19 – Sensor Cleaning – howto
Mar 26 -Night Time Photography – Time Exposures
Apr 2 – What you need for Flower Photography
Apr 9 – Micro 4/3’s cameras what’s it all about

These are free events – be sure to bring a friend along if you’d like.

Nik Demo Day & Seminars – Sept 25 11am – 4pm

September 1, 2010September 4, 2010John Tworsky

Nik Software Demo Day 11 – 4 pm, Sat, Sept 25

Two presentations – 11:00 am – 12:15 pm and 2:00 – 3:15 pm

Nik Software Tools, Techniques and Tips for creating your best digital images.

Join us as we explore the various uses and applications of Nik Software within a digital workflow. This seminar will discuss how editing and retouching images can be fun, easy and enjoyable, and result in greater creativity coming through in your photography.

The class will begin with a basic introduction to Nik Software’s collection of plug-ins for Photoshop and proceed through demonstrations of their specific uses. Attendees of this seminar will learn how to trouble shoot images and correctly solve them with the proper Nik Software product.

Nik Software, Inc. is a privately held company that develops software solutions for the growing digital imaging and photography markets. Established in 1995, Nik Software has become the recognized leader in digital photographic filter development and produces award-winning technology and software products for digital photography and imaging professionals including U Point® technology, Dfine®, Viveza®, Color Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro, and Sharpener Pro software.

Presentations at 11am or 2pm choose one on your registration form

Exploring HDR Photography with Nik Software’s HDR Efex Pro

Join Victor Ha of Nik Software as he reveals the technology and creative possibilities behind Nik Software’s latest creation: software for high dynamic range (HDR) imaging! Victor will explain the techniques of how to properly shoot HDR for the best results, and then demonstrate an exciting new software product for creating realistic to artistic HDR images. The software is easy-to-use and has been designed for photographers of all levels, with one-click style presets as well as powerful and innovative controls for advanced editing and experimentation. Join us as we explore the photographic possibilities of HDR!

About the Photographer

Victor Ha, Nik Software’s Channel Sales Assistant Manager, is a former professional photographer of 8 years. A transplanted Californian just recently relocated to New York, he has spent the past three years presenting Nik Software to photographers in the US, Canada and Australia. Well-versed in the demands of today’s working professional, Victor takes a very practical approach in applying Nik Software to his workflow and showing others how they can incorporate elements of his workflow within their own.

Please choose one session to attend ( presentations will be the same)

NJ Photo Expo 2010 – October 3, 2010

August 6, 2010June 4, 2014John Tworsky

Visit – Bergen County Camera’s NJ Photo Expo website

NJ PHOTO EXPO SLATED FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3.
Highlighted by demos, seminars, world-class photographers.

The NJ Photo Expo is expected to draw large crowds to the Park Ridge Marriott on Sunday, October 3, 2010 as snapshooters, hobbyists and serious photographers gather to learn, listen and explore the latest and greatest in photography.

Attendance at the NJ Photo Expo is free with advance registration at www.NJPhotoExpo.com. The Expo is open from 10 am – 6 pm. Seminar registration will be announced shortly to everyone registered for the Expo.

Demonstrations, exhibitions and seminars will give Expo visitors opportunities to:

Learn how to shoot live models, portraits, close-ups, landscapes and more.
Listen and learn from world-class photographers including Baron Wolman (Rolling Stone’s first staff photographer), Harry Benson (World famous photographer) and Tom Franklin (whose 9/11 World Trade Center photo for The Record won accolades worldwide). More speakers will be announced shortly.
See and try the newest and coolest camera equipment
Learn how to shoot video with your camera
Shop early for the upcoming holidays, with expert guidance
Enjoy collectible photographic art from masters and up-and-coming photographers featured at galleries worldwide.

Launched by Bergen County Camera of Westwood and Englewood in celebration of the store’s 30^th anniversary, the NJ Photo Expo is presented by Canon Cameras and Video, and Nikon Cameras.

More than 20 leading photo brands will be represented at the Expo.