Upcoming event: 32nd Annual Camera and Photographica Sale, Swap & Show

32nd Annual Camera and Photographica Sale, Swap and Show

• Saturday, April 14, 2012
• 10 am to 4 pm
• Kent Commons Recreation Center
• 525 Fourth Ave N.
• Kent, Washington

The Pacific Northwest’s 32 Annual Camera Sale, Swap and Show is coming to Kent, WA in April. This is the largest one day Camera Sale, Swap and Show in the Western United States.

One hundred and four 6 foot tables of digital, antique, usable and collectable photographica, including early images, will be offered by collectors from Washington, California, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Columbia. There will be up to twenty display tables, exhibiting some of the finest historical photographic items selected from the collections of Puget Sound Photographic Collectors Society members.

The 32nd annual sale/show is sponsored by the Puget Sound Photographic Collectors Society. The sale is a virtual cornucopia of prizes and surprises for anyone interested in photography or collecting photographica. Thousands of photographic items will be offered for sale or trade. 

Puget Sound Photographic Collectors Society, Inc., organized in 1979, is a non-profit organization of camera enthusiasts dedicated to collecting and preserving the photographica of our past.

The public is encouraged to bring any photographic items they would like appraised or trade or sell.

The doors will open to the general public at 10:00 am Saturday April 14, 2012 admission is $5.00. For the dedicated collector, an 8:30 am early admittance can be purchased for $20.00.

Plenty of FREE parking is available.

Additional information available on their website:  www.PSPCS.org

Call For Entries: Juju Foto Factory

Call for Submissions: Music in Lo-Fi

Juju Foto Factory is a working photography studio and gallery space located in the heart of the east side arts district in Austin, Texas. We are currently accepting submissions for "Music in Lo-Fi", an exhibition occurring March 15 - 25, 2012. We are gearing up to celebrate the South by Southwest music festival in Austin. We are seeking to exhibit work that has not yet received wide public attention in major publications or exhibitions. We also seek to provide emerging photographers the opportunity to show their work and develop their exhibition resumes. 100% of sales proceeds go directly to the artist.

Theme:
We encourage work which reflects contemporary photography's roles in perceiving history and collective memory about the music.

Categories:
- Live: photographs of bands/artists performing
- Portrait: a posed photograph
- Reportage: un-staged photographs that tell a story
- Festivals: photographs taken at live music events

We encourage photographers working in all Lo-Fi mediums of photography from Holga, Lomo, pin-hole, Lens babies lenses, cell-phone cameras, home-made cameras and vintage cameras to submit.

Eligibility
U.S., International, Professional and Amateur Photographers - working in black and white or color, using traditional or digital methods or elements of both processes.

Submission guidelines:

File Naming:
Individual files should be titled with the Photographer's first initial, followed by last name, a sequential image number, followed by title.

example: jsmith_01_title.jpg

Format Guidelines
- JPEG format saved at level 10 compression
- Images must be no greater than 1600 pixels on the longest dimension
- Images must be saved at 72dpi
- Maximum file size: 1MB
- Color Profile: Adobe SRGB

Bio (Optional)
You may include a brief bio, up to 200 words.

Entry Fee:
- $35.00 for up to ten (10) images.
- Fee is payable via Paypal.
- Your submission process is complete upon receipt of entry fee.
- Entry fee is non-refundable.
- International currency must be in US dollars.

Accepted Works: Print & Framing Guidelines
- Final Print must be matted and framed
- Frame must be 16″x 20″with plexiglass cover (no glass)
- Must arrive ready to hang with wire
- Unsold works will be returned in same packaging it arrived in
- Mailed in works should include prepaid return shipping fee

Sales & Commissions
100% of sales go to the artist

Dates
Entry Deadline:
February 24th, 2012

Acceptance Notifications
February 27th, 2012

Delivery Deadline:
March 13th, 2012

Exhibition Dates:
March 15th - 25th, 2012, During SxSW

Opening Reception:
March 15th, 2012, 7pm - 9pm 

Apply Online at http://jujufotofactory.com/call-for-submissions

About Juju Foto Factory
Juju is a creative space focused on the music, movie, and photography industries. Our mission is to provide independent photographers, both local and international, with an opportunity to exhibit art of our time. Austin, Texas is the Live Music Capital of the World, host to international film festivals, and home to an eclectic cultural mix and independent art scene.

For more info or questions on the submission process, please contact submissions@jujufotofactory.com

JUJU FOTO FACTORY
2235 EAST 6th Street, UNIT 101
AUSTIN, TX 78702

Holga and Diana Themed T-shirts and Tote Bags

I've designed a couple of images, using photos of the classic vintage Diana and and Holga and have put them on T-shirts and tote bags. Please come check out my store on cafepress.com.

Please go to my store at cafepress.com and check them out.

http://bit.ly/kCafe

Video: Installing Batteries in a Holga 120CFN or 120FN

I made a video showing how to install batteries in a Holga 120CFN or 120FN.

The video is posted on youtube.

http://bit.ly/kHolgaBatteries

Thrift Store Find: iZone Digital Combo

I see lot's of Polaroid iZone cameras at the thrift stores, but this is the first time I've run across this particular model. I've never heard of it before either. It's called the iZone Digital Combo camera. It's an iZone camera with a built-in digital camera added to the top. According to the Land List, it was produced in 2000-2001 and originally cost $99.95.

It sports a .3Mp digital camera with 1Mb of memory, 18 digital photos at 680x480p, an RS-232 serial PC connection, an optical viewfinder with no display LCD.

The iZone section of the camera is a standard iZone camera. The analog and digital cameras are separate from each other, but appear to share the same power source, since there is a switch to transfer the 4-AAA power source from one camera to the other.

Unlike most of my thrift store purchases, I don't consider this a usable camera, as iZone film is no longer available and the digital camera requires an outdated PC connection and PC software to download the photos.

Cost: $5.99