http://www.sheldonphoto.com en-gb sheldonphoto.com 2012-4-17T00:00:00Z sheldonphoto.com http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#116586 Saturday the 14th of April and while most people were having a lye in I was in Croke Park getting ready to photograph all the Sea Scouts in Ireland for their centenary photographs. Initially it was thought that the numbers could be in excess of 1500 but thankfully for me numbers were quite a bit shy of this figure.Despite the cold we managed to get some great record shots of the event one of which I enclose here. Well done to all who attended and to those that helped put the shot together. 2012-4-17 09:05:16 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#115678 Trim Balloon Fiesta all set for the 7th9th April next. Check out their facebook page for more information. 2012-4-1 06:33:08 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#115210 Ansel Adams video link.....I just stumbled across this link to documentaries that are available to view free on you tube and there is a great one on the life of Ansel Adams. Check it out here. 2012-3-24 06:44:46 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#114627 Now that the dust has settled on Focus on Imaging it is great to be back in Ireland and picking up loads of sales from the show. The show was well attended by people from Ireland and One Photographic album supplier from Ireland even had a stand there well done Tony Holmes from Photostorie. Our own friend and colleague Brian Hopper was on the Canson stand and had his worked showcased there. Michael OSullivan from Cork gave a fantastic talk on the Royal Photograpic Societys stand and Daniel Rafferty from Epson and Gary Ryan from Fuji were both working hard on their own stands. We managed to secure some great show deals on Epson and Canson so give us a ring if you are in the market for products.Check out some pictures too that I took while in Birmingham.Myself and Brian Hopper on the Canson stand with one of Brians images. 2012-3-15 07:08:00 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#113799 Im off to Birmingham in the morning to the Focus on Imaging show. Youll catch me between the Hahnemuehle Canson and Epson stands. We have one of our own Brian Hopper from Dundalk showcasing hios work on various papers on the Canson stand. Drop by and say hi and check out his website. 2012-3-3 19:54:57 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#112587 It would appear that following the NPS roadshow in Dublin at the weekend that the van transporting the equipment was stolen. Among the items stolen were the new D4 and D800 cameras and a host of lenses. More details here along with serial numbers. 2012-2-16 07:13:37 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#112506 I got my hands on the New Fuji XPro1 camera today a full 3 weeks before its official launch at Focus on Imaging. Lovely feel to the camera again with a similar viewfinder to the X100. The powers to be were not impressed that I took some pictures on my phone even though there are loads of pictures on the web already. 2012-2-14 21:22:27 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#112466 The January edition of the Hahnemuehle Fineart Newsletter had a nice write up on me and the company. Read it here. 2012-2-14 11:58:46 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#112465 I travelled down to Athlone on Sunday as Epsons representative at the Irish Photographic Federation Print and Projected Image Awards. I believe that there were 701 images judged so well done to all who entered judged and worked behind the scenes to put this show on the road. 2012-2-14 11:55:09 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#111876 I often find myself working late on the computer and having recently discovered a podcast series from the esteemed photographers Peter Cox Neil McShane and Roger Overall I find it interesting to listen to while I work. Check out their podcasts on the following link Circleofconfusion.ie 2012-2-6 06:19:29 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#108510 I came across this news item on the BBC recently and I still cant believe it. Check it out and remember I welcome comments 2011-12-11 08:22:27 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#106139 One lucky person who likes our Sheldon Photographic page and puts a comment on this post will win a FREE Nikon L23 compact digital camera. We will even throw in a 4gb card and a Nikon case for good measure. Entry is restricted to postal addresses in Ireland and the closing date is midnight on the 26th of November with the draw taking place on the 30th of November just in time for Christmas. Only one entry per person. Click here to enter on our Facebook page 2011-11-4 09:01:42 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#105251 Having been convinced for quite a while now of the benifits of Facebook I have decided to go with a facebook page for the company. I know that it all about getting members or likes on the site so to try and get this up and running as soon as possible we will be holding a draw for a Nikon Compact Camera in about two weeks time. To enter all you have to do is Like our facebook page. Click here and make sure you like the page 2011-10-24 07:14:07 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#104151 As Steve Jobs passed away earlier this week and news reports show how this iconic man shaped the history of the World in the computer age one has to ask will we ever see his like again. A visionary who saw the potential of the computer and probably more importantly the need for a mouse and an icon based sofware system. I still remember an early Mac advertisment which stated Windows 95Mac 85 when Windows adapted to an operating system similar to the Macintosh. Getting fired from Apple did not stop him but made him more determined to suceed with another great company Pixar Animation. Pixar a pioneering company with computer generated images gave us Toy Story Finding Nemo Cars and a host of other famous pictures. Having parted on such bad terms with Apple Steve was man enough to accept a position back at Apple in 1996 and brought us the IMac IPod IPhone and lately the IPad all under his leadership. Check out this speech that he made at Stanford University in 2005 by clicking on the icon b... 2011-10-8 07:02:50 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#103973 Going back to the Swords Photographic Group this evening having being involved in it about 10 years ago. Tonight it is to judge their summer competition and while Im looking forward to it Im also nervous as hell. Wish me luck 2011-10-5 19:23:36 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#102480 While doing a stocktake recently I realised that we still had some great deals on Epson EBX10 projectors and that we should look at ways at increasing sales in these. If any of you creative types feel like putting a show like this together we have great deals on projectors. Check out this show link. 2011-9-14 06:43:38 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#100281 Londons burning Londons burning fetch the engine........This line is taken from a popular childrens nursery rhyme written about the 1666 Great Fire Of London but it could equally well be for the Blitz or the events of the last few nights. How gangs can be allowed to roam the streets of the UKs cities looting burning and murdering is beyond me. Whether it is well known shops like Jessops and Argos or the humble Asian run corner shop these criminals seem beyond control as they destroy centuries old businesses and family dwellings with out a care in the world. Rubber bullets water cannons and tear gas work in most cities of the world but in the UK it seems these cant be used. A few pictures below symbolise to me what really is going on and I am heartened by the communities that have gathered together to clean up the aftermath of these riots. My sympathies and prayers go out to the parents of Haroon Jahan 21 and Brothers Shazad Ali 30 a... 2011-8-11 06:26:48 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#98393 Yesterday was Bastille Day the national day for France and we had our own open day to celebrate our stocking of a new brand of paper Canson which is made in France. We had on hand the esteemed photographer Brian Hopper to show us his wonderful work that has gained him notoriety around the world. Brian also exhibited prints that had won him many medals in many international salons and had some examples of single images printed on variety of different fine art papers. The subtle difference in the results had many of the guests debating their favourite papers and perhaps the French wine that we had on hand encouraged a little too much debate. I had initially intended to have Blue White and Red bunting in the colours of the French flag decorating our offices outside but after it was suggested that it could be misinterpreted as having a connection to the 12th celebrations in Northern Ireland we thought perhaps to curtail it slightly. Sad in a way as the RNLI whos offices are... 2011-7-15 07:41:35 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#96728 Ireland in July looks like an interesting place for photographers. Check out the Photo Ireland Festival for exhibitions workshops talks and all things photographic. Check out whats on and where by ckicking on this link. Photoireland 2011-6-21 09:04:40 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#95139 Well it seemed to go well at the Podge Kelly workshop last night and yesterday afternoon at our offices. With over 20 people in attendance Nik Software was firmly launched in Ireland. Podges workshop outlined the benifits of this great software package or should I say packages and his use of it certainly transformed the images that he worked on. Check out Nik Software for yourself here and remember it is available at Sheldon Photographic. 2011-5-31 07:15:06 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#94551 For those that dont know our premises are within sight of Dublin Airport and about five minutes ago while downloading some pictures from my camera and listening to the radio I realised that Air Force One was about to land. I pointed thecamera out the window and managed to get this picture in the dark wet skies over Dublin. 2011-5-23 09:34:57 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#93744 An interesting workshop on in the Red Cow Hotel and organised by Podge Kelly is on this weekend. Ken Sklute from America is giving a one day workshop and by all accounts this is one that is not to be missed. Check out Kens website here httpwww.kensklute.com and give Podge a call to book a space at 087 2212354 40 if you prebook or 50 on the day. Tell him Sheldon sent you 2011-5-10 09:54:03 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#91531 Datacolor the colour calibration professionals have put together a series of Webinar events to help you understand the theory and practice behind the products that they sell and how they work. The next event is on the 19411 and is on Lens Calibration so be sure to check out this link for more information. 2011-4-12 05:47:39 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#90756 I got quite a shock when I discovered that I had been caught speeding. Check out this site and enter your reg here to see if the new vans have got you. Works for Ireland and the UK 2011-4-1 11:16:24 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#90226 A iconic photograph that most people my age and I remember as teenager has finally had the models identity released. For some reason I expected that she would still look the same but I guess 35 years is quite a long time and you never did see her face in the original shot. The photograph graced cards calendars and posters for the Athena company and over 2 million copies were sold. It turns out that the model in question Fiona Walker never did get any payment for the shot.Now thats what I call a bum deal. 2011-3-26 07:15:06 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#88956 I cant imagine what an earthquake of 8.9 feels like and the devastation that it will cause. The following tsunami that has followed is equally frightning. My thoughts and prayers to all that are caught up in it especially those at sea waiting for the wave to hit their ships and boats.Live coverage here 2011-3-11 09:10:51 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#88886 I do not propose to go into details here but many of you know what happened to me this week. As I expected I did not think I would be able to make Focus on Imaging in Birmingham and how right I was. Thanks to all who showed support.Sheldon. 2011-3-10 06:44:50 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#87582 9.00am meeting with one of the Dragons Gavin Duffy from the TV program Dragons Den. This was an event hosted by the Fingal Independent newspaper and held in the Carnegie Court Hotel in Swords to highlight and show the benefits of advertising and the various pit falls associated with it. It turned out to be very low key and targeted event with about five or six attendants and about the same number of Fingal Independent representatives. A Dragons lair if you like From his part Gavin as I like to call him now spoke honest sense and outlined the requirements to advertise more in a recession. I certainly have been guilty of breaking some of the golden rules in previous advertising campaigns and I hope that going forward my advertising will be more focussed.However next came the hard sell. Your signatures been required on paper that day to secure the ultra special rates for a years advertising with the paper. You have to sign here so that I can ring you on Friday ... 2011-2-22 07:33:16 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#87036 Did you lose a film in New York Check out this you tube video Here. 2011-2-16 07:14:01 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#86776 If youre a Flickr user then be prepared to see your images pop up where you least expect them I remember seeing this software product launch about 2 years ago but would you believe it was first shown in 2006 Check out what can happen to your images it you dont read the terms and conditions when joining and using social media sites. If you thought Google Street View was cool then check out Photosynth and Seadragon here. As I write the Flickr home page tells me that it has had 3053 uploads in the last minute 160129 things tagged with morning and 3.9 million geotagged this month things . Im sure you will agree that that is a lot of images. I wonder where they buy their hard drives 2011-2-12 07:47:59 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#86411 I spotted this interesting feature on making money from your photographs on the BBC. Some of the new technology in compacts is demonstrated and a discussion where the lines between amateur photography and professional photography are being crossed. Check it out here. 2011-2-7 15:54:52 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#85323 Some of you know that I am into motorbikes and yesterday I stumbled upon this padlock alarm. Now I already have a disc alarm but thought this would make a good addition to my shed door or and my reason for posting for locking around a camera bag when stored in the boot of a car. It went on sale in Aldi stores countrywide on the 23rd of January so if you are reading this way in the future you are waaaay too late. 9.99 and it works. 2011-1-24 08:37:18 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#85131 The guest speaker at the Malahide Camera Club last night was one of Irelands best known photographers John Hooton. From Mallow in Cork John showed a huge selection of his images taken on both Velvia slide film and a Nikon D3. A landscape photographer Johns work was amazing and his latest images exude an almost ghostly feel with ultra low shutter speed seashore images. John bought all his scanning and printing equipment from me Epson v750 and Epson 3800 about 2 years ago and even though I spent a day in his house installing them he was taken by surprise when I introduced myself and initially failed to recognise me. Too much Christmas pudding and Chinese meals I fear although John explained it by seeing me out of context and not as a salesman. What ever the reason it did not detract from Johns quality talk and superbly printed images and I strongly suggest that you attend any seminar you can with this talented photographer and gently spoken man as the whole evening was a vision of a rela... 2011-1-21 07:59:46 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#84582 I stumbled on this video of a previously unknown photographer Vivian Maiers. A Chicago based collector John Maloof bought a box of negatives for 400 that could be worth over 30K. He has since bought several other boxes of her processed and unprocessed negatives. I find it interesting that he is scanning all the images on an Epson V750 scanner and what looks like an Epson 2880 both of which we sell. Follow this link for more information. 2011-1-14 07:10:12 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#84384 Opened my post this morning and got my ticket for Focus on Imaging. Now thats early Normally I get it around the middle of February and the show starts the end of it. This year it does not start till the 6th of March and runs till the 9th. If you have not been before it is a good show to go to as it is based in the NEC in Birmingham and is right beside the Birmingham Airport. Just fly in on a cheap ticket and walk to the show but before you buy anything give the suppliers back home in Ireland a call. I dont know how many times I have met a customer in the airport on the way back who bought what they thought was a bargain only to discover that we or our competitors sell a similar or better product at much the same price back home. Support our own and all that and give me a call if you are going and maybe we can meet for a coffee. 2011-1-11 15:31:26 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#84154 Well Christmas and the New Year are now passed and I trust that most of you made the most out of the Holidays to replenish the batteries and all that. From what I hear it seems that a lot of Families got a little extra for Christmas in the form of FluSwine Flu A pig of a Flu although so far our house has escaped. We did get the kids vaccinated last year for it so perhaps that has paid off. For anybody who was affected may I wish you and yours a speedy recovery. A New Year is always a good time to review ones business model and we are no exception. Having been dealing with one supplier for over 13 years we both decided that it was time for them to get to know what we do. It brought to light some services that could be implemented that would in fact make life a lot easier for us but it also made me realise how hard other suppliers work with frequent visits product launches and incentives which our long term supplier has long since forgotten about. ... 2011-1-8 07:30:17 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#83301 You should try this out for your children. Mine loved it. Click here for the message my son got Thomas Message or click here to get your own.You can also track Santa here. 2010-12-24 08:29:15 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#83299 Well it took 4 days to get an Epson 9900 from Ballymount to the centre of Dublin with all the bad weather and such like but it finally made it. Like everybody else I got caught in a Ground Hog Day senario when I would clear away the snow and then have it build up again in minutes later. There seems to be no let up in it at all and yesterday I tried to make a purchase in a shop using a credit card and I had to wait over 5 minutes for the machine to get through such was the demand in last minute shopping on the payment system. No doubt the last few days have been bumper days for retailers with panic buying but I am sure that they wont make up for the weeks lost in the run up to Christmas. Our online Downloadable Gift Voucher had some success but nothing like what it could have been if I had plugged it better. Still there is always the winter season next yearMerry Christmas eveyone and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.Sheldon. 2010-12-24 07:19:57 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#83146 I woke up this morning and it is 7C with snow everywhere. I have to intsall an Epson 9900 today and I have no idea if it shipped out and if it did will it get to the customer. More stress before Christmas.At least were selling equipment. 2010-12-21 07:10:02 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#83021 It goes like this...Mobile phone rings and I hear that dreaded voice telling me of an alarm activation at Sheldon Photographic. Now as this alarm does not give false activations I race over to see what has caused it and when I arrive I notice the lights on upstairs and then to my horror the front door is missing gone shattered into a million pieces. I know the Gardai have been alerted but I stuggle to get my phone to dial the Swords Gardai as I feel the culprits might still be on the property and to tell them to get here quick. Number engaged I try again and the same over and over again. The alarm stops for a moment and suddenly erupts into action again as if it has just been triggered again. Alone in the dark with the possibility that I have foiled the robbery my wife rings to tell me that the alarm has gone off. Stress stress and more stress my heart beating like a machine gun when my wife yells down the phone....dont go in think of me and the kids. Standing alone in the dark waiting... 2010-12-19 09:08:17 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#82838 Im coming to the end of an EShot that I put together over last weekend and quite frankly Im amazed at the response. Loads of sales from people ringing up having seen the EShot but very little direct sales from the site. 2010-12-16 07:16:34 http://www.sheldonphoto.com/page26.htm#82836 I have had this feature on our website for quite a while but I have never had the courage to go live with it. Until today. And the reason I choose to go live is to do with the help that I got from a fellow blogger with a problem that I had with Adobe Photoshop. A few years back our CS2 froze when opening or closing a file and after speaking to Adobe nothing could get it back except an upgrade to CS3. Well the same thing happened for the last 2 days and I found the answer on a blog. Removed a rogue CDR from the drive of the mac and hey presto it worked. Put the disk in again and CS froze again. I never heard of anything like it before and hope I dont in the future. 2010-12-15 07:05:14