One Last Speedstar – Funtown Pier

John Tworsky

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Just when you think that Michael Massaia has taken the ultimate photograph he stuns you by doing it again. This one, taken in the early morning hours of 12/22/12 is assurance that there is beauty to be found among the ruins by eyes gifted, skilled and perseverent enough to know how. Bookended with his elegiac Casino pier photograph taken 11/10/12, these two images are immediate visual icons. – Tom Gramegna, Gallery 270

Michael’s work is on display at Gallery 270 at Bergen County Camera in Westwood, NJ. Take a look at Michael Massaia’s previous Gallery 270 shows.

Michael Massaia Afterlife Part 2

Read more about this photograph here

Last Day for Holiday Shopping December 24

John Tworsky

Bergen County Camera is open late at both locations for you holiday shopping convenience.

Westwood Holiday Hours

Monday, 24th – 9 am – 5 pm

Resume Regular Hours December 26
Monday – Friday 10 am – 6pm
Thursday Evening until 9 pm
Saturday 9 am – 6 pm

Englewood Holiday Hours

Monday, 24th – 10 am – 5 pm

Resume Regular Hours December 26
Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 6pm
Thursday Evening until 7 pm
Saturday 10 am – 6 pm

Extended Holiday Shopping Hours for Westwood and Englewood

John Tworsky

Bergen County Camera is open late at both locations for you holiday shopping convenience.

Westwood Holiday Hours

Wednesday, 19th – 9 am – 9 pm

Thursday, 20th – 9 am – 9 pm

Friday, 21st – 9 am – 9 pm

Saturday, 22nd – 9 am – 9 pm

Next Week:

Monday, 24th – 9 am – 5 pm

Englewood Holiday Hours

Wednesday, 19th – 10 am – 7 pm

Thursday, 20th – 10 am – 7 pm

Friday, 21st – 10 am – 7 pm

Saturday, 22nd – 10 am – 7 pm

Next Week:

Monday, 24th – 10 am – 5 pm

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Holiday Lights

Franklin Viola

Holiday Lights - Christmas Boat Parade

Whether you are home for the Holidays or on the road with the Griswolds, the splendor of “Light” is everywhere.

Open up the exposure compensation on your camera +0.7 to +1.3 and use selective focusing to compose your favorite Holiday Illumination. Don’t forget your tripod when capturing lights at night!

And ya better not cry.

Ya better not pout.

Don’t be scared.

YES, you can dip your captured pixels into a digital processing program to further enhance ‘your’ vision.

Holiday Lights - Rockewell Winter

Not sure how?

Come by any Bergen County Camera location with any questions you have, or stop by our Westwood Store for a Free Saturday Focus Session on a host of subjects almost every Saturday. Don’t miss December 29th’s Free Focus Session – Winter Shooting starting at 9:30 am.

Want more?

Call or email BCC’s Abby Passman for a private or group session on Digital Photo Processing!

Last, while the Lights will be bright, the mercury may dip.

Keep a spare camera battery in your jacket pocket (warmer next to ‘you’ than in a bag or case) so that the joy of capturing pixels will not freeze up.

Please feel free to share your comments!
Happy Holidays!

Lightroom version 4.3 update now available

John Tworsky

Lightroom 4.3 has several improvements, bug fixes, supports many new cameras, lenses and has added several tethered cameras to the list. The new features listed below are from Adobe’s website.

Adobe downloads can be found on Adobe’s website.

Here’s a list of the bugs fixed in Lightroom 4.3 from the Lightroom Blog

New Cameras supported in 4.3

Canon EOS 6D
Canon PowerShot S110
Canon PowerShot G15
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
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Leica Boutique Champagne Preview Thursday December 13

John Tworsky

Join us for a champagne preview or our new Leica Boutique, Thursday, December 13th, 7 pm – 9 pm

Leica Boutique at Bergen County Camera

Our grand ribbon cutting is scheduled for the spring, but we are so proud and excited about our new Leica Boutique that we wanted to invite our special friends for some Holiday Cheer and celebration now! We want to thank you for making us one of the country’s leading Leica Dealers for over three decades, so we’d be honored for you to join us for a Champagne Preview party celebrating this special moment. Thursday, December 13th from 7 pm – 9 pm.

Join Bergen County Camera’s staff and Leica’s Jim Wagner will be on hand to fill your glasses with champagne and answer any questions about the latest and vintage Leica products especially the wealth of newly announced products from Photokina. No need to RSVP, sparkling beverages and savories will be served.

Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 7.3 update now available

John Tworsky

For the full story take a look at the Adobe blog post explaining all the latest camera and lens profiles supported. Adobe recommends that you use the update mechanism inside Photoshop – “Help -> Updates”

Here’s the list of new cameras supported.

Canon EOS 6D
Canon PowerShot S110
Canon PowerShot G15
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