Our first shipment of the new Canon T2i digital slr cameras has been received.
The body only is $799.99; the price with the 18-55 lens is $899.99
THIS WEEK IN PHOTOGRAPHY 03-04-2010
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NOW IN STOCK
Our first shipment of the new Canon T2i digital slr cameras has been received.
The body only is $799.99; the price with the 18-55 lens is $899.99
MELISSA'S PHOTOSHOP "TIP-OF-THE-WEEK"
Want to give your image the appearance of lens flair? Under the "Filter" Menu, select "Render" and then select "Lens Flare". Move the cursor around on the preview photo to add lens flare in that area. Adjust the brightness and the type of lens to reach the desired effect.
PHOTO EXHIBITIONS
Continuing...
"To Make A Picture: The Photography from the Paul R. Jones Collection" on exhibition at the Birmingham Museum Of Art. Photographs by Alabama photographer P.H. Polk chronical campus life at the Tuskegee Institute including images of George Washington Carver, Paul Robeson, Joe Louis, Eleanor Roosevelt and other prominent individuals.
cb EMPLOYEE NEWS
Past employee, Katie Williams Hicks was selected as a VHE Cahaba Heights "Rotary Teacher Of The Year". Katie joined the cb team when she was a Junior at Homewood High School and worked summers and holidays while earning her BA from the University of Alabama.
JANET'S TIPS OF THE TRADE
There are many "rules" when composing a photograph. In landscapes be aware of the "Rule Of Thirds".
In portraiture, a trick is to divide the frame into four sections. Keep your subject horizontally centered with the head in the third quarter from the bottom and, for a full body shot, place the feet in the bottom quarter. Leave more space at the top than the bottom so that the subject appears grounded and is not "floating". Don't squeeze your subject into the frame without leaving room at the top and bottom. The subject looks trapped plus the portrait can not be printed as an 8x10 because either the head or the feet would have to be cropped out of the image.
For a 3/4 length shot, crop at a natural break in the body- right above the knees- not the ankle or right below the hands. A traditional bust shot is only the head and shoulders. A "head shot" is just the face and hair.
Go out and shoot a full body portrait this weekend-pay attention to how your subject is framed in the viewfinder or LCD screen. Would the image fit nicely on an 8x10 print or would you have to print 8 x12 to get the entire subject? Let us help. Send your best portrait as an 8x10 using the cbPhotoLab website and I willl print you a free 8x10 to reward your efforts; add an order comment "to Janet". See for yourself how to adjust your composition to accommodate for an 8x10 crop. Have fun! Janet
www.camerasbrookwood.com
Our Canon price lists have been added to this, our primary website. Click the Canon logo on the home page and you can then display our various Canon price lists: slr bodies, lenses, flashes, etc. This is the same information that we see at the sales counter. The lists show if the item is (was) in stock when the html page was updated. As we add more manufacturers, we will update the pages more frequently. The goal right now is to update them with current information weekly by Thursday noon. Although not yet very comprehensive (see the slr body price list), individual listings on the price list will link to the product as contained on our cbPhotoStore web site. This site contains complete product specs and comparison capabilities for the listed products. If you find this resource of value (or not), your suggestions are always appreciated.
www.cbPhotoStore.com
The Canon T2i is the featured product on our cbPhotoStore website. You can get complete T2i specifications plus easily compare it's features against other Canon and Nikon slr cameras
www.cbPhotoLab.com
We are testing our online book making resource. Use cbPhotoLab.com, send us a book order this month, pay only $10 for our 16 page book. Reference offer NL0310. Actually we have the cbPhotoLab site set up on one of our instore workstations if you had rather work from the showroom.
BOGO SALE
Still going on..... Everything in our front windows is on BOGO sale. "Buy one. Get one."
NEWSLETTER SPECIALS
During March, 2010 CAMERASBROOKWOOD will pay the sales tax on your purchase of the new Canon T2i. Remember, this offer is available only to Newsletter subscribers.
Buy a 70-200/2.8 Canon or Nikon lens this week and get a free UV filter for the lens (plus a free Spudz).
Repair estimates are always free- call us at 205 822-2106.
LAUGH with Ron Bowen
I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'
A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, the nurse said, 'No change yet.'
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