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photographer:Nikos

Avraamidis

Best photograph:

Nikos

Pekridis

photographer:Jose Luis Guardia

Peinado & Vzquez

editorialJust before August and several months aer the congress, we decided to issue our next pdf magazine.

The reasons are several like problems but we are hoping not to repeat that again and from

now on to be consistent in our appointment. Photographers presentations, market news,

reviews of lenses and cameras, articles and anything new from Pwss family will be in our issue.

We are also expecting from you more active participation. Send in your suggestions at [email protected],

your letters and anything you would like to exhibit, to ask or suggest.

The future may seem uncertain, but we are preparing many surprises and we have many suggestions.

TV advertising, communication, even more education and promotion of PWS are just some of our

upcoming actions.

Dnt forget the three-day seminar by Tasos Vasiliadis in Istanbul 4 5 6 August or if you are thinking to

travel to cities that Yervant will make his seminars next month.

All information on dates and hotels will be online at www.wedseminars . com

Otherwise ... Have a nice summer!

friendly

ikos Pekridis

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This publication is distributed freeof charge exclusively by electronicmeans and any republication orsale is prohibited.

PWS. 20133 Katouni str.,Thessaloniki

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Shake it, baby!an article fromXaris Sgouramalis

Online marketingan article fromChris Kontsaloudis

FujiFilm X-Pro1an article fromTasos Vasiliadis


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issuesWhen we started this special issue we did not know whatwe will face. How much time is needed to devote thosewho are working for it.Today, aer several delays and diculties to be honest, we

arrived at 12 issue and we can say that we have a long way

ahead. Our plans are many but has to be done properly and

in order.

Except by that, the most important is that our online

magazine, distributed in more than 8000 email in Europe,

has an 45%!!average rate of readabilty.

One in two recipients read us and this is a

huge success, as the rate in respective cases usu-

ally does not exceed 25-30%!

We Thank you and we hopeto have your response and your support in

the plans we have for the future.

FriendlyPWS team

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Xpression International, is a team of photographers formed by Jose

Luis Guardia Peinado and Jose Luis Guardia Vzquez, father and son,

who with their personal vision of photography, have won more than 700international awards, in the most important photographic competitions

of four continents.

Some of his major awards are: International Master Photographer

of the year, WPPI Photographer of the year, Fep European Professional

photographer of the year, PPA Diamond Photographer of the year, AIPP

High Score Monochrome print of the year, European Portfolio of the ye ar,

Fep Social Photographer of the year, PPA Wedding Grand Imaging Award

winner, FEP Commercial Golden Camera, Gold Award British Institute of

Photography, Winner National Award wedding and commercial in Fiof

(Italy), MPA Wedding photographer of the year, MPA best image of the

year, AIPP Gold Awards with distinction etc...

Their innovative and different style, has converted them into a

global reference in the actual photographic sector, which has allowedthem to carry out numerous educational tasks in all around the world,

and are required to impart conferences and seminars in New York, Las

Vegas, Mexico, Puerto Rico ,Brazil and Europe, as to also being interna -

tional judges of important photographic contests in America, Europe

and Australia.

The photographic quality of The Guardia has been recogniz ed as

much in Europe as in the United States, where they have been deserving

of some of the most important international photographic titles and

honors, like the Master QEP, by the Federation of the European Pho-

tographers, Fellowship by the Master Photographers Association of


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the United Kingdom, Fellowship by the Irish Professional Photographer

Association, from Ireland.

In the present, the components of Xpression International, have

carried out photo reports in some of the more emblematic cities of

world, as Paris, Rome, London, Venice, Florence, Pisa, Lisbon, Edinburgh,

Glasgow, Istanbul, Cancun, The Habana, San Juan De Puerto Rico, Las

Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Agra (India), Cambodia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi

and of course different cities of Spain.

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Nick Avraamidis began working as a professional photographer

in 1981. In 1992, aer the training at the BBC for television production,

he worked on the television channel O Logos and Mega Channel as

director of photography until 2002. From 2002 until today, he continues his

career as a photographer / cinematographer on independent productions.

His work, made him traveled to many countries and has worked

up on a multitude of documentaries, television productions and lms.

He has received several awards for his work in photography compe -

titions and festivals documentaries / lms around the world.

He has won 2 awards for cinematography lm Helmets at 32nd Drama Festival

Short Film, Festival Du Film Mediterraneen in Brest (France), winner of cin -

ematography for lm festival in September in Cyprus, the 1rst photography

award Erebeker Leo Tindemans, the 1rst photography award Ceramen Foto-

graco Internacional, 2nd prize photo European Competition Kodak 1991 etc..




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The base in which i always start from is the photo.

Although the video is animated, it still requires a good knowledge of it.

I work and function as a photographer and as a videographer too.

I was fourteen years old, when my involvement with the painting

prompted me want to become a painter. The print lms in my darkroom (an

old toilet that I converted) was the place where i lived for the rst time the

magic of image. Due to nance issues, I could not study painting, so I got

involved with photography.

But i never regreted, because I was able to create my own images,

real or ctional.

In the beginning of 1992, i patricipated in an education program of BBC and

worked in the newly established TV channel O LOGOS, gave me a new path

to animation that has its own magic. Due to good knowledge of the image, i

took over the part of creative documentary of the station. At the same time

I started working in lms as director of photography.

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I have participated in many competitions around the worldwith several awards. My participation in the 3rd Convention con-

test of PWS last April, was very important. Although I thought that I

would get a prize, GRAND AWARD came with great surprise and emotion.

Surely the creative eort on a small island is limited by a number

of factors, but many times the love for creation helps in overcoming the

various obstacles to eorts at a small place. I believe that someone must

primarily be creator and aer technocrat.

At the wedding, I prefer to be the photographer because I have more

contact with the couple (man), while in the wedding video you are more

distant.

In the other hand, as a director of photography on documentaries orcinema, my contact with the human element is more intense and more

important.

In the photo, either static or animated, there must be good

knowledge of tools / equipment, lighting, framing, etc. But if you dont have

the eye, the experience and sensitivity, all these may not have any value.

As unpredictable and non anamainomeni was once the transition from lm

to digital image, the more and more I believe the future will be unpredict -

able at creation.




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Do you believe thatyour photographs have

something to say?!

[www.photoweddingstories.com]

The aim of this publication, as was mentioned before, is not to feature only the community

of PWS and the photographers that participate in it. From the beginning we

wanted it to serve another aim. Any photographer who wants to can have their work

featured, even if they do not belong in the PWS but rather to other corresponding

associations!

In this way they will have the opportunity of making known their work to their colleagues

and in general to anyone who reads this publication. Therefore we will be

glad to feature any photographer, professional or not, in one of our columns even iftheir photograph is not related with to the genre of wedding photography. We believe

that through such initiatives we will continue to promote photography in Greece and

all together we add one small stone to the new reality that is created around us.

Those who are interested can contact us or send a sample of their work to the PWS email.

Many thanks!

[[email protected]]

Are you interestedin sharing them

with us?


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introversion!Text by

Xaris Sgouramalis

https://www.facebook.com/syngrafo

...extremeintroversion!

Shake it, baby!Shake it baby!


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I can imagine that also in other business sectorsthere will be collective eorts to inform members,

learning new techniques, highlighting some thatstand in what they do.Surely there will be for plumbers the Golden Spanner

prize or maybe the Silver bolt prize. There are also the specialsecret groups on facebook where dominates the illusion of se-crecy but always in order to nd solutions for these that concernus.

The feeling I have through out of all these eorts is thatthere is extreme introversion.Meaning that, all important actions that photographers make areexclusively for photographers.

Few or almost no actions for customers, which in ourmicrocosm, are the nal target, they can level up and leveldown photographers from any type of throne they hold, theyare the nal judge if the criterion of success is nancial, witharty expression akes.

Back to our stu.The world of retail has to learn about us.The star system that is being advertised by gurus, should benotied to brides.

extremeintroversion!

So much eort and working hours and experimentation

and study of each one, can bring in some the gentle pat on theback from colleagues, a moral justication (even PWS awards area moral vindication), but the real reward, nancial and lets nothide that we are not concerned about it, but also the recognitionof our value (vanity) from a wider audience, possibly irrelevant,will not mind us at all.

I would say that the opposite, is the main issue.

Newspapers, magazines, TV, radio.Plans are on the way.

Each of us should nd the right people that will work and tocommunicate all of this to our customers.

Unless you have found a way to persuade your client byshowing him the picture you have taken hugging an owl.In this case, we salute you.

Xaris Sgouramalis

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www.ewp.gr

What is eliteweddingphotographers;

It is exactly what it says!There is nothing new ..

Now the site of PWS has become open to everyone.

For photographers and candidate pairs.

A universally commerce page..

But we could not have forget the essence

and the reasons why the photoweddingstories exists.

Promote good wedding photography.

And here we would say, it appears, is reborn the

eliteweddingphotographers.

A restricted society of professional photographers

recognized for the quality of their work.

And what if someone wants to join us... can he?

YES he Can!It is sucient to place his work on the others judgment

and If he collects more than 80 points

he can join the... elite.


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Online marketingfor photographersIn todays article I would like to analyze briey andadvertising on Google and on Facebook.

In the table below,you will see the advantages anddisadvantages of each instrument relating to Greece,having always as main target the market specicitiesof wedding photography.

Text by

Chris Kontsaloudis

Ad Words


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Facebook Ads

: :

-You pay only when someoneclicks on your ad

- You pay only when someoneclicks on your ad

- Use of photos and text topromote our message

- Focus on users based on geo-graphic criteria

- Targeting users based ondemographic criteria andparticular in gender, age,relationship and interests

- Show our advertisements inGoogle search , in Gmail and inmany sites.

- Focus on users based on geo-graphic criteria (country andcity)

- Targeting friends of friends

- Relatively easy to use: Nospecial knowledge or trainingneeded to create a campaignand handling it

- Precise knowledge of theparticular number of users weaimed to in all cases

- Precise knowledge at all timesof how our campaign going onwith details such as how manyof the target audience haveseen our advertising.

- The prot of users who likesour corporate Facebook pageand will be able to develop arelationship with them in thefuture.

: :

- Show our advertisementsonly in Facebook

- Use only text for viewing ourmessage

- Complicated to use: Trainingneede to create a campaignand handling it

- Focus on users based only incountry (for Greece)

Conclusion

I think that for a wedding photographer, Facebook is a better choice than

advertising in Google Ad Words at this time.

A very important advantage is the fact that only with Facebook we can focus

exactly on our common target audience with demographic criteria, which in our

case is none other than women.

The use of photography is also very important, since we live in the age of the

image and the object of our work is photography.

Finally, with Facebook we are building an audience (via Like to our corporate FB

page), with which we can interact and communicate again to slowly build a rela-

tionship with him.

Chris Kontsaloudis

For more information, any help or even advice on Marketing and Branding specic to

photographers, do not hesitate to contact me at my e-mail:: [email protected]



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Small in appearance...

Large...

Text by:

Tasos Vasiliadis

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The truth is that aer 40 the weight starts to become a problem.

Modern DSLR with lenses, are weighing a quite signicant weight.

Especially when you carry them over 20 years, this creates you a few glitches,

on the neck, wrists knees etc.

But what can you do since the possibilities of having these machines are irre

placeable.

But is it true or we think so;

FujiFilm X-Pro 1So I tried the X-Pro1 and tried to be a little PJ.

I was impressed by the photos of J e Ascought when I rst saw him in Ma sters

of wedding photography, not only for the quality of his images but also for the

way they work. He was using two tiny Leica with lm and it was actually like a

guest at the wedding.

The silent Leica without motor and with their

slight noise that caused by their shutter, al-

lowed him to pass unnoticed and captures unique

images. Aer changing into DSLR I do not know

if he is the same. Surely everything has its price

and we must choose what is important to us.

So I tried to become Je Ascought not with

Leica but with Fuji. Probably i did not make it and

probably i will never do, no matter what ma chine i use.

But I experienced the freedom these photog-

raphers enjoy and understood why those who

select this route, never return. I do not want to

daze you with endless technical details but i

will tell you my opinion on how it can be used.

I tried it in a wedding as a second photographer since

I did not dare to take the risk of all the wedding by

myself with this camera.

From the result I can say that there would be no

problem. Initially I struggled to handle it since I am

used to DSLR but aer a while I began to rejoice.This camera rocks in high ISO and at the brides

house was between 3200 and the 6400 which is

completely normal. I did not need any help from extra

lighting or ash anyway,even if I didnt had with me.

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I am used with natural lighting but I always carry something in an emer-

gency. Now I did not. Fuji should have to fend for itself. During the ceremony

was approached by a guest who carried a DSLR and asked me, is it profession-

al?.

I felt so free free from all that I used to have with me that I began to feel guilty.

Did I do something wrong, how the guests look at me?

Eventually nothing went wrong since the night I came home with the

photos I wanted and so refreshed like no other time in my life. I had with me

Zoom 18-55 and 2 xed, the 35 1.4 and the 60 macro 2.

There was no general troubleshooting although I would like a larger telephoto

lens since the 60 one is about 90 in APSC, and for my standards is not enough.

The AF macro is slow as all the macro in the world, since the focus

ring does a thousand rounds to have greater accuracy. The other lenses focus

immediately but struggle a bit in the dark. Intelligent viewnder where you

can see through the lens electronically or outside of the same eyepiece

with an easy button. The screen on the back is large and relatively accurate.

The controls in Fuji for someone who works with Nikon sucks but not as bad as

Canons for someone who works with Canon they

sucks but not as bad as Nikon.In need, it can re-

cords Video too which I think is the best Video Ive

ever seen in 6400ASA especially with the 35 1.4

lens that transforms the night to a day. It has an

incredibly ecient system to shoot panoramas by

joining several photos together.

It can also takes up to 6 photos per second whichI tried when the bride came with her father and

then i had to erase a couple of hundred photos.

The image quality is not what you expect from

such a camera. It is what you expect from a top

DSLR camera.

FujiFilm X-Pro 1

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The 16 megapixel are enough without being excessively.

Low Pass Filter has been removed which are typically found in HASSELBLAD,

FASE ONE etc giving unsurpassed sharpness. Noise in high ASA is there but like

a grain form. Some photographers will be pleasantly surprised of that because

it looks like lm. There is also chromatic noise to be removed in RAW, pushing

slightly Color noise reduction. There is not in JPG since cameras CPU has taken

over it.

I also tried it later in a products shooting (shoes).

The quality I got at 200asa was incredible, in sharpness and in color.

I do not know when the time will come that we will exempt from the enormous

weight that we carry but with this camera I would not have a problem to work on

an entire wedding.

On the positive side is the video

capture but it has many choices. From

the little time I tried image is excellent

since the lenses are the best that can be

encountered.

Another element that made me curious

and I tried was the option of ZEISS to

produce lenses for this camera. I thought

that if the leading manufacturer of lens

bothering about then it is certainly not a

random model.

My biggest impression was made by

aerwards when I saw that i have pulled

o a 32mm f1, 8 while Fuji has a 35mm

f1, 4.

The Fujis 35 one according to

journalists is the best lens that has

ever passed of its laboratories. I can

conrm that with whatever experience I

have by now. So full of curiosity I tried

to compare these two lenses in the real.

I took photos with Fuji and andimmediately aer without changing

anything with Zeiss. The only dierence I

saw was originally in color. The Zeiss was

a bit more neutral. But since I created a

prole for both of them the color was

simulated.

You got to use a microscope to see a ny

dierences in sharpness.

FujiFilm X-Pro 1

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The conclusion is that these are the 2 best lenses I have ever tried excluding

some Fuji with Hasselblad, and ofcourse the old time classic Roenstock and

Schneider.

Where Zeiss has a clear superiority in is with the 12 one against the Fujis 14.

Reasons for someone to buy:

For a second camera (the rst for

the adventurous)

For use in dark conditions

Downloads, PJ

For advertising photography

For video if you something hap-

pens to your video camera

For use in places where business cameras are prohibited

(concerts, theaters, archeological sites, etc.)

For family use (no need to carry a DSLR)

FujiFilm X-Pro 1

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Top Ten for march

Top OfferIn order to share the gis to as many as possible, we decided thatif a photographer is among the top 3 for the second time within 6months, the gi will go to the next one!Something similar will be done if the photographer is abroad be-cause of the amount of time that is needed it will be not protable.Thank you for your participation!

1rst place / best photo of the month1 large album 20-leaf

+ 3 small albums 20-leafOer from the company

2nd Place 1 Album (size option)Oer from the company

3rd Place 1 Album (size option)Oer from the company

DIGITAL

Nikos Pekridis

http://www.photopek.gr

Bestphotograph

March Photography contest prices for the rst, second and third place goes to:

, Studio studio


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Leeris Pimenidis

http://www.studiopimenidis.gr

Babis Tsoukias

http://www.babistsoukias.gr

2nd place

3rd placeStudio Spiridis

http://www.spiridisart.gr

Sakis Batzalis

http://www.sakisbatzalisphotography.com


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Dimitris Pitsilkas

http://www.dimitrispitsilkas.com

Studio Tselios

http://www.tselios.gr

Manousopoulos

http://www.manousopoulos.gr

Angelos Vlassis

http://www.stigmesphotostudio.com

Nikos Dimou

http://www.dimouphoto.gr


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