Evening with an Artist – Frank T. Smith

Alfred Hess

Bergen County Camera and Olympus proudly presents the next artist for our “Evening With an Artist” series. On Monday, June 2nd from 7 pm until 9 pm,  Frank T. Smith will be discussing Travel Photography. Frank is an Olympus Visionary who has traveled to such locations as Iceland, India, and Bhutan. Learn more about Frank on his website.

Frank discussing his passion for travel photography, “I have learned through my travels and working with various other photographers, that I can leverage my skills in a philanthropic photo journalistic way.  Capturing stories and cultures such as sex-trafficking in Mumbai and regional corruption in areas such as South Sudan and Haiti help to bring awareness and aid to these cultures. Being able to use my skill and resources through photography adds to my passion.”

Sign ups are live now on eventbrite.

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Canon Printer Demo Day

Alfred Hess

We’re excited to announce our upcoming Canon Printer Event. Stop by Bergen County Camera on Tuesday, April 29th from 6 pm until 8 pm with your favorite image and we will print and critique it for free. There will be giveaways and specials deals on Canon Printers. No sign up is required, just stop in. Prints are limited, so stop in early. Refreshments will be served.10014873_10152146281494011_2240534865608651358_o

Mother’s Day Multi Vendor Demo Day – May 3rd

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_N4A5709Join us for a multi-brand demo day on Saturday, May 3rd from 10 am – 4 pm at our Westwood location. This is a perfect opportunity to get all your Mother’s Day shopping questions answered. We’ll have vendor reps on hand from Nikon, Canon, Fuji and Manfrotto to answer all of your questions.

Rebates, specials, and giveaways will be available throughout the day. Manfrotto will be offering 10% on Saturday May 3, 2014.

Start your day off at Bergen County Camera with our Free Focus Session – Outdoor Portraits – at the store at 9:30 am – Everyone is welcome!

Announced specials include:

20% Off Shoebox Scanning – Fill one of our shoeboxes filled with your old photos and we will digitize your photos for you.

Rag & Bone Accordion or Instabook photo books – Purchase an accordion photo book and receive prints to fill the book at half price.

Promaster 16GB Class 10 SD Cards 2-Pack – Normally $79.99 – Special Price $49.99

30% Off Tabletop Frames

Receive 50 Free 4×6 Prints With The Purchase of Any New Camera

Special Prices on Printers

10% Off All Manfrotto Tripods and Tripod Heads

Featuring a Raffle for a Free Fuji Instax 25 Camera and Pack of Fuji Instax Film!

All sales are limited time only and limited to stock on hand. No rainchecks.

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Your Point of View – Red, White, or Blue – Submission Rules

Alfred Hess

Untitled-1We’re excited to announce our second Your Point of View Show. The theme this time is “Red, White, or Blue”. Keep in mind our patriotic colors while your out with your camera. The catch however is no flag photos.

Submissions are limited to one image per person.

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

The show’s theme is “Red, White, or Blue”.

No Flag photos are allowed.

All submissions with artist information must be submitted to customerservice@bergencountycamera.com by 6 pm on May 24th, 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.

Submitted prints must be 9.5×13 if vertical or 9.5×12.75 if horizontal images on 13×19 paper. This will allow for a border to feature the artist’s signature. Any questions about this, please do not hesitate to ask.

The opening will be on Thursday, June 19th from 7-9 pm in Westwood.

The show will remain on display until July 10th.

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!

Your Point of View: Water Entries

Alfred Hess

Thank you to everyone who participated in our first Your Point of View Photo Contest. Our gallery opening was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who came out to the opening to see the beautiful final photos.

At this time we’d like announce the next “Your Point of View” theme, “Red, White, and Blue”. We’re looking forward to covering our gallery with the colors of old glory. However, the catch to this show is no flag photos. We’re looking forward to seeing more of your fantastic creativity.

In the below gallery  is all the entries for this contest. Thank you to everyone again!

Upcoming Canon and Nikon Classes

Alfred Hess

If you recently started taking photos with, are looking to buy, or have never felt comfortable with your Canon or Nikon Digital SLR, we have several upcoming classes to help you enjoy your camera.

On Tuesday, March 18th from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm at the Westwood Community Center, we will be hosting Canon Discovery Day – Essential Functions of Your SLR Camera. Enter the world of the digital SLR and learn about your camera, and how to make great pictures with it. We’ll take you out of “automatic,” but we won’t overload you with too much detail.

You’ll see many examples of great photography, and learn techniques to use exposure, composition, flash, and a variety of lenses to get the same types of results. Our Basic Discovery Day class is a three-hour investment in your EOS digital SLR that will pay dividends over and over as you grow with your camera system.

During this course you will:

  • Become familiar with the operation and features of your EOS camera, and discover how and when to control them for dramatic results
  • Learn to expand your creative options, using different camera features and photographic techniques to evolve your pictures from snapshots to photographs
  • See actual examples of how Canon lenses and Speedlite flashes can be used to add impact to your pictures

Tickets for Canon Discover Day – Essential Functions of your SLR are available now on eventbrite or at Bergen County Camera in Westwood.

We have two upcoming Nikon Seminars. A Basic level seminar on April 2nd entitled, “Introduction to your SLR” and a Intermediate seminar on May 6th entitled, “Tips and Tricks”.

The Basic Level Class on April 2nd, covers the very basics of Auto mode, followed by how to get out of auto mode. The class focuses largely on scene modes and camera controls for exposure, white balance and focus. Composition and tips on improving photos are the main, non-technical areas that the class covers. This class is good for absolutely anyone with a camera, especially beginners and new DSLR owners.

Tickets for Nikon’s Basic Seminar on April 2nd are available now on Eventbrite or at Bergen County Camera in Westwood.

The Intermediate Class on May 6th, covers many of the topics that one might explore after learning the basics of camera terminology and exposure. Topics covered include flash photography, custom settings, lenses, autofocus settings, metering and more.

Tickets for Nikon’s Intermediate Seminar on May 6th are available now on Eventbrite or at Bergen County Camera in Westwood.

We hope you can join us for at least one of these excellent learning opportunities from Canon and Nikon.

Bergen County Camera Presents “Evening With An Artist”

Alfred Hess

Westwood, NJ – March 3, 2014 – Bergen County Camera proudly announces an upcoming series of lectures entitled, “Evening With An Artist”. Each lecture will feature a professional photographer discussing their topic of mastery. The “Evening With An Artist” series begins March 26th as local photo legend, Melchior Digiacomo, joins us from 7 pm until 9 pm at the Westwood Community Center. Mel has spent much of his life photographing everything from the streets of Antigua to the US Open and specializes in capturing the moment naturally. Mel will discuss the importance of getting to the right place at the right time to create photographs that capture the essence of the moment.

“Evening With An Artist” lectures are intended to provide knowledge and inspiration to both amateur and professional photographers. Each lecture will be two hours in length and cost $50 per person. Future “Evening With An Artist” lectures, featuring Canon Explorers of Light and Nikon ambassadors, will be announced on bergencountycamera.com in the coming weeks. Tickets are now available for “Evening With An Artist” featuring Melchior Digiacomo.

For more information, call Bergen County Camera at (201)664-4113.

Stop in and check out Tamron’s Low Aperture Lenses

Alfred Hess

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Low aperture zoom lenses are ideal for anyone looking to improve the quality of their images. If you’re shooting high action in a low light situation or trying to achieve a unique look with a smaller depth of focus, these lenses are ideal for you. Both the Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 and Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 lenses are stabilized and cost hundreds of dollars less then the Nikon or Canon versions. Stop in to check out these Tamron lenses and more at Bergen County Camera.