Welcome to another edition of the newsletter. Please note that we have the Photo Expo Class Schedule finalized. Don't forget to reserve your spot since space is limited. Please visit our newsletter archive for past issues and the Events section for upcoming photo related events.
NEW! June 7th 1-4pm - Sat. - Monte Nagler Seminar. Michigan's own Monte Nagler will bring many famous, fine art photographic prints from his personal collection to showcase. Prints on hand will include some of Ansel Adam's and Alfred Eisenstaedt among many others. While showcasing these prints, Monte will talk about the history of photography. Then, there will be a short intermission, after which Monte will have an open talk discussion directed by questions from the audience. Every attendee will receive a panoramic poster, "Detroit Day and Night" signed by Monte. In addition, Monte will have his books, "Monte Nagler's Michigan," and "Amos Walker's Detroit" available for purchase for $35. He will sign all books sold.
Last, he will also bring copies of his limited edition book of photographs from Viet Nam for display and sale. Each book is numbered and limited to 100 copies. Each book comes with a framed and matted print that corresponds to the book edition. Click HERE to reserve your spot.
May 17th 1:30-3:30pm - Sat. - Sony DSLR Class. Learn how to get the most out of your Sony Alpha DSLR and the Sony Camera system. Presented by Sony Representative and Professional Photographer, David Birdsong. Click HERE to reserve your spot.
Copyright David Birdsong.
May 3rd - 6-8pm Saturday - Sports Photography - Presented by Midwest Photographic Workshops and Bryce Denison. Learn about the basics, the techniques and the equipment necessary for stellar actions shots of different sporting events. Click HERE to reserve your spot.
New security features in U.S. banknotes have made counterfeiting our classic "greenbacks" more and more difficult. The watermarks, security threads and other features are easy to check, but hard to duplicate. So what is a professional counterfeiter to do? Collect unemployment? Doubtful.
Nowadays, the counterfeiters simply change to another medium. Banknotes are hard to counterfeit, but memory cards are not. We recently had an article about counterfeit memory cards being sold on internet auction sites in the November 2007 Newsletter "Piracy on the Digital Seas. Now Sony is doing what they can to stop counterfeiting and to help their customers. It was simply a matter of time before Sony's exclusive memory stick began to be copied. Click HERE to read Sony's letter to their customers. Sony also provides a list of authorized dealers HERE.With the price of some of the high end memory cards reaching well over a hundred dollars, it may actually be more lucrative to counterfeit memory cards rather than banknotes, and probably much easier.
What should you do? Only buy memory cards from trusted sources. If the price is too good to be true, it probably is, and you should pass. Adray Camera works very hard at providing quality products, we only buy our memory cards direct from the manufacturer. To date, we've never had a counterfeit product in our store, and we hope to keep it that way.
NEW! June 3rd 6:30-9:00pm - Tues. - Nikon D300 DSLR Class. Learn all about Nikon's new D300 Digital SLR Camera. Jason Stewart, Nikon's technical representative will take you through all the advanced features of the D300, including the new 51 point AF system and more. Click HERE to reserve your spot. This class will be held at the Henry Ford Centennial Library. *All D300 owner's and perspective owner's are invited to attend. If you have purchased a D300 from Adray's, please present your receipt for a complimentary ticket.
May 2nd - 6-8pm Friday - Portrait & Studio Lighting - Presented by Westcott and James Schmelzer of Elite Photography. Learn about light theory, light placement, and how to take outstanding portraits. Click HERE to reserve your spot.
May 3rd 10am-5pm - Camera Sensor Cleaning for ANY DSLR camera. Adray Camera Presents Midwest Camera Repair for a comprehensive DSLR sensor cleaning. Click HERE to reserve your spot.
May 3rd - 2-4pm Saturday - Beginning PhotoShop - Presented by The Creative Camera Club of Southgate and PhotoShop Instruction, Val Vasher. Learn the basics of file management and transferring your images. Val will also go through the PhotoShop tool menu, giving you a beginner's introduction to the basic capabilities of Adobe PhotoShop. Click HERE to reserve your spot.
Canon and Adray's are currently trying to put together a Digital Rebel class. Keep a lookout for details to come.
Fun Fact
Silver is still heavily used in photographic materials. So much so that 30 percent of the US silver production is utilized in the photo industry where silver is used in film emulsions and a variety of chemical developers. In fact, the photo industry represents the largest single use of silver.
Teresa Lousias pictured at Adray's
Click HERE for details
Dear Birders,
Adray Camera will be at Magee Marsh, in Ohio on Saturday May 10th. from 9am to 5pm, for International Migratory Bird Day.
We will be selling binoculars, spotting scopes, tripods and related accessories with special sale pricing on all Leica and Nikon birding optics. The Leica sales representative will be present. We will also have products from Bushnell, Bogen (Manfrotto), Canon, Gitzo, Optech and Swarovski.
Magee Marsh is on State Route 2, twenty-five miles east of Toledo and seventeen miles west of Port Clinton, Ohio. For more information on other events this day at Magee Marsh, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge and Maumee Bay State Park call the Crane Creek Wildlife Research Station at (419) 898-0960. For more information on birding optics or the Leica and Nikon sale please call or e-mail me.
Thanks and Good Birding,
Jerry Sadowski
Adray Camera
April 14th, 21st, & 28th 7-9pm - First day of Andy Greenwell's Lighting Class in Farmington Hills. Click HERE for more information or visit AndyGreenwell.com.
May 2nd (2-9pm) & 3rd (10-7pm) - Fri.-Sat. - 20th Annual Adray Digital Photo Expo & Sale - Many seminars and sale pricing on everything. Details HERE.
May 2nd - 6-8pm Friday - Portrait & Studio Lighting - Presented by Westcott and James Schmelzer of Elite Photography. Learn about light theory, light placement, and how to take outstanding portraits. Click HERE to reserve your spot.
May 3rd 10am-5pm - Camera Sensor Cleaning for ANY DSLR camera. Adray Camera Presents Midwest Camera Repair for a comprehensive DSLR sensor cleaning. Click HERE to reserve your spot.
May 3rd - 2-4pm Saturday - Beginning PhotoShop - Presented by The Creative Camera Club of Southgate and PhotoShop Instruction, Val Vasher. Learn the basics of file management and transferring your images. Val will also go through the PhotoShop tool menu, giving you a beginner's introduction to the basic capabilities of Adobe PhotoShop. Click HERE to reserve your spot.
May 3rd - 6-8pm Saturday - Sports Photography - Presented by Midwest Photographic Workshops and Bryce Denison. Learn about the basics, the techniques and the equipment necessary for stellar actions shots of different sporting events. Click HERE to reserve your spot.
May 10th - 9am-5pm - International Migratory Bird Day - Adray Camera's own Jerry Sadowski will be on hand at Magee Marsh for the International Migratory Bird Day. Sales prices and expert advice will be available from Adray Camera's Staff Birders.
May 17th 1:30-3:30pm - Sat. - Sony DSLR Class. Learn how to get the most out of your Sony Alpha DSLR and the Sony Camera system. Presented by Sony Representative and Professional Photographer, David Birdsong. Click HERE to reserve your spot.
NEW! June 3rd 6-8pm - Tues. - Nikon D300 Class. Learn all about Nikon's new D300 Digital SLR Camera. Jason Stewart, Nikon's technical representative will take you through all the advanced features of the D300, including the new 51 point AF system and more. Click HERE to reserve your spot. This class will be held at the Henry Ford Centennial Library.
NEW! June 7th 1-4pm - Sat. - Monte Nagler Seminar. Michigan's own Monte Nagler will bring many famous, fine art photographic prints from his personal collection to showcase. While showcasing these prints, Monte will talk about the history of photography. Then, there will be a short intermission, after which Monte will have an open talk discussion directed by questions from the audience. Click HERE to reserve your spot.
Camera Clubs
Ann Arbor Camera Club
www.annarborcameraclub.org
The Creative Camera Club of Southgate
www.thesouthgatecreativecameraclub.org
Detroit Professional Photographers Association
www.dppa.net
Grosse Pointe Camera Club
grossepointecameraclub.org
Livonia Camera Club
livoniacameraclub.com
Metro-Detroit Photography Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/detroitphoto/
Motor City Camera Club - Detroit
motorcitycameraclub.com/
Negative Exposure Camera Club
Sheryl Eberhardt
PO Box 23
New Boston, Mi. 48164
(734) 735-0788
The Photographic Guild - Southfield
thephotoguild.org/
Toledo Camera Club
toledocameraclub.com
Windsor Camera Club - Ontario
windsorcameraclub.com
Store Locations and Hours
Adray Appliance Photo & Sound Center
20219 Carlysle
Dearborn, Mi. 48124
(313) 274-9500
Monday - Saturday 10am - 9pm, Closed Sunday
