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Free Saturday Focus Sessions – September and October – updated

Alfred Hess

Focus sessions are free and take place in the Westwood store from 9:30 am – 10 am. All sessions will allow for questions and answers. Please bring your camera and any images along that you have questions about. Feel free to use the comment option to make suggestions for future focus sessions.

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Hit the “Like Button” to let your friends know. Have suggestions for future focus sessions? Feel free to leave a comment. (Comments actually work now!)

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Here’s our upcoming Focus Sessions:

September 6 – What’s In Your Camera Bag

September 13 – NJ Photo Expo – No Focus Session

September 20  – Debra Rothenberg – Bruce Springsteen In Focus – 1980 – 2012

September 27 – Infrared Photography

October 4 – Fall Color / Harvest

October 11 – Kids Football Photography

October 18 – Video With Your Camera

October 25 – Halloween Photos

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

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Leica 100 Years Set Features Innovation and Tradition

Leica 100 Years Set Features Innovation and Tradition

Alfred Hess

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Leica Boutique Bergen County is pleased to announce that we have come into possession of a very special limited edition Leica set!

To commemorate 100 years of Leica photography (film to digital) the fine folks in Germany have begun to ship a set which includes 2 spectacular camera bodies and 3 unique lenses.

One body is the first film camera Leica has made in over 10 years. The M-A film camera is as traditional as they come. Completely manual and mechanical ala the original M3’s of the late 50’s. Old school traditional for the artist in all of us. The second is an M Monochrome for your digital side: superb quality and dynamic range unmatched by any digital camera. The best of analog and digital black and white photography in one limited edition set. Both are in a unique silver color and the set is capped off with 3 beautiful Summilux 1.4 Aspherical lenses . The stainless steel hand milled lenses are 35mm,50mm and our first look at the brand new 28mmf1.4. The set comes packaged in a specifically designed Rimowa hard aluminum case and is limited to 101 pieces worldwide!

We are, as of this writing, taking delivery of our 1 and only set. Past camera sets usually sell out rather quickly.

Please call our boutique at 201-664-4113 and ask to speak to Bob or Jeremy in our Leica Boutique.

Nikon D810 Demo Event with the Nikon rep

Alfred Hess

This Saturday, stop in during the Super Sale (Super Sale details) and have your opportunity to get Nikon’s newest camera in your hands. The D810 offers 36 Megapixel stills with substantial upgrades to ISO range, the metering system, and video recording. Also available is the Nikon Switch and Save Program.

Purchase the Nikon D810 and any combination of Nikon Lenses or Speedlites totaling at least $1,750 and receive a Nikon Voucher for between $200 and $1,000 towards a future Nikon purchase.

Spend $1,750 on the Nikon Lenses and Speedlites and recieve a $200 Nikon Voucher by mail.

Spend $3,500 on Nikon Lenses and Speedlites and receive a $400 Nikon Voucher by mail.

Spend $7,000 on Nikon Lenses and Speedlites and receive a $1,000 Nikon Voucher by mail.

Learn More about Nikon’s Switch and Save Program

Nikon D810 Launch Party and Switch and Save Program

Nikon D810 Launch Party and Switch and Save Program

Alfred Hess

1407-0424_BergenCo_Email_D810_LaunchInvite_July16On Wednesday, July 16th from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm Nikon representatives will be joining us in store for your opportunity to learn about and try out the new Nikon D810. Presentations on the features and benefits of the D810 will be given at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm in the store.

This is your chance to get the new D810 in your hands before it arrive in stores!

You can pre-order your D810 at the event or right now by calling or visiting Bergen County Camera in Westwood.

Plus for a limited time Nikon will be featuring a Switch and Save program on the D810. Purchase the Nikon D810 and any combination of Nikon Lenses or Speedlites totaling at least $1,750 and receive a Nikon Voucher for between $200 and $1,000 towards a future Nikon purchase.

Spend $1,750 on Nikon Lenses and Speedlites and recieve a $200 Nikon Voucher by mail.

Spend $3,500 on Nikon Lenses and Speedlites and receive a $400 Nikon Voucher by mail.

Spend $7,000 on Nikon Lenses and Speedlites and receive a $1,000 Nikon Voucher by mail.

Learn more about the D810 Switch and Save Program.

Try the new Nikon D810

Try the new Nikon D810

Alfred Hess

1407-0424_BergenCo_Email_D810_LaunchInvite_July16On Wednesday, July 16th from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm Nikon representatives will be joining us in store for your opportunity to learn about and try out the new Nikon D810. Presentations on the features and benefits of the D810 will be given at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm in the store.

This is your chance to get the new D810 in your hands before it arrive in stores!

You can pre-order your D810 at the event or right now by calling or visiting Bergen County Camera in Westwood.

Your Point of View – “Motion” Show Guidelines

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We’re excited to announce the next Your Point of View Show! Strap yourself in because this show’s theme is “Motion”.

Entrees are limited to one image per photographer. Multiple submissions will result in disqualification.

All submitted images should be color corrected and cropped to an 11×14 aspect ratio.

All entrees must be sent to [email protected] by 6 pm on August 10th, 2014.

A panel of  judges will select sixteen finalists.

All images will be shown on Bergen County Camera’s Facebook page and BergenCountyCamera.com and the 16 finalists images will be framed and hung in the gallery for the show.

The finalists will need to submit their own 11×14 print or purchase an 11×14 print through Bergen County Camera.  Finalists will be offered a Special Price for images printed through Bergen County Camera. We will mat and frame all finalist images.

The opening will be on Thursday, September 4th from 7-9 pm in Westwood.

A sale price of $200 will be placed on all finalist art. You are welcome to refuse to sell your photo during the show.

Bergen County Camera shall be entitled to a 20% commission for any featured art sold during this show.

We look forward to seeing some fascinating work. Good luck!

Father’s Day and Graduation Photo Tips

Alfred Hess

Father’s Day:

Looking to take a great photo of Dad? Indoors or outdoors, we’ve got some tips to improve your images.

Outdoors portraits require attention to light. Watch for irregular shadows on your subjects. Remember to use your flash to fill in the shadows, even if you’re outside in daylight. This is especially important if Dad is wearing a hat.

Use Aperture Priority on your camera to blur out the background in your images. This creates a less distracting and pleasant background for your subject. The lower your f-stop, the more background blur. But pay attention to your shutter speed. Adjust ISO to keep your shutter speed between 1/60th and 1/2000th of a second.

Indoor flash photography is tricky. Harsh shadows can become distractions in flash photography. Use a flash diffuser. Diffusers soften the light produced by flashes and create visually pleasing images. Also try bouncing your flash off the ceiling. This will move the shadows closer to the ground and usually out of your images.

Remember that some of the best photos you will take of your family is of them acting naturally. Don’t wait for everyone to get together and post to take your photo. Take some photos throughout the day.

Graduation Photos:

Outdoors or indoors, the right lenses go a long way. Indoors use a lens with a low aperture. We rent several 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses for both Nikon and Canon cameras. This lens is ideal for indoor, low light shooting. When shooting outdoors, aperture is less of a factor. You’d be better with a lens giving you more distance. We rent a Canon 100-400mm and a Tamron 200-500mm lens for Nikon which would be ideal for outdoor graduation ceremonies.

If you’re taking blurry photos, raise your ISO. ISO is the sensitivity of your camera’s sensor to light. Make sure your shutter speed is at least 1/60th of a second. The higher the shutter speed, the less motion blur in your photos.

Practice makes perfect. Prepare yourself for the diploma transfer photo by practicing taking photos of earlier students making their walk.

Take your time. The leading cause of bad photos is panic and excitement. Take your time, focus your self, focus your camera, and take the right photo. Yes, burst mode is wonderful, but one great photo is better then a dozen blurry.

 

Have questions? Stop in to Bergen County Camera and let us help you become the photographer you want to be.

Upcoming BCC Employee Events

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A selection from Keli Dougherty’s project, entitled “Chairs”.

Keli Dougherty, a BCC staffer, Rosemary Iannone and Virginia Grieco Demario, BCC customers, will be exhibiting their photography as part of the 6th Annual Paterson Art Walk, which begins at 11:00 A.M. June 14 and ends at 4:00 P.M. on June 15 in the historic district.

The exhibitions and music events are centered around the Art Factory, a former textile mill complex that is now gallery spaces and artist studios, located at 70 Spruce Street in Paterson, N.J.The three met as students at William Paterson University and have been exhibiting together for several years, including past Paterson Art Walks, Art on the Avenue in Caldwell and group shows in Lyndhurst.

 

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Alfred Hess’ “Who Watches”

Also, this Sunday, June 8th from 1 pm – 4 pm, BCC Employee Alfred Hess is hosting an opening at Biddy O’Malley’s in Northvale, NJ. The show, entitled “Broken Places” is a selection of photos of local abandoned or ageing locations.

Biddy O’Malley’s is located at 191 Paris Ave. in Northvale, NJ. If you can’t make it in Sunday, the show will be up until the end of June.