Parker Photographics Ltd News http://www.parker-photo.co.uk Corporate news feed containg press releases, newsletters, events and announcements. en-gb Copyright 2010 >Parker Photographics Ltd Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:04:05 GMT http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html Sandford MySiteCMS Corporate News info@parker-photo.co.uk info@parker-photo.co.uk 60 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/30 Come and see the new Mario Acerboni products at Focus on Imaging 2010

  Mario Acerboni Albums

 

New Products being exhibited at this years Focus on Imaging Show. Click here for Focus details

  • We are launching our new Pano Album - a great alternative to Digital Storybooks. Simply slide in an 18x10" print to produce a panoramic page with no crease!

  • We shall also be introducing our new square format Madex adhesive page album size in 35x35 cm size and including metal corners. Finally a large square format with a full range of overlays as well as the option to use full page images! It is slightly bigger than our A size albums but differs in that it has adhesive pages and bevel cut overlays in white or black with contrasting bevel.

  • In Digital Storybooks, we are now offering 2 new sizes, 25x25cm and 30x30cm and an incredible 50% on all Digital Storybook Albums taken before the end of March.

 

We look forward to welcoming you to our stand which is D50. Download a floorplan here!

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/28 New Large Format Photobooks, Photo Paper Photobooks and New Software from Parker Photographics

 

New Large Format Photobooks, Photo Paper Photobooks and New Software from Parker Photographics

You can now order a much wider range of photobooks and proofbooks from Parkers via our new software package which is now available for PCs, MACs, and Linux OS.
These photobooks are also now available with photographic paper.

Click HERE to see more and to download the New Free Software .........

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/26 Take a look at Parkers excellent Frame-It service that allows you to upload your image and design the frame and mount to suit and visualise it onscreen prior to ordering!

 

 

Frames for Christmas from Parker Photographics

 

The Christmas season is fast approaching so now is a good time to purchase frames before it is too late!
Parker Photographics offer an online frame service where
you can upload your images to see how they look in 100s of different mounts and
mouldings. Select your frame by width or colour and you can even select a “wall”
colour to see how the finished frame will look on your wall.

Click HERE to go to our framing page.

This easy to use, convenient tool takes out all the hassle. Just click through each
step until you are happy with the configuration watching the design change as you go!
Then simply order your finished frame and sit back and wait for it to arrive.

For more information on this service please visit www.parker-photo.co.uk or call
one of our customer service team on 0121 382 1799

]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/25 Now the Portrait Season is upon us, take a look at Parker's excellent Frame-It service.

 

 Frames for the Portrait Season from Parker Photographics

 

The portrait season is now upon us so it’s the perfect time to offer new frames to
your clients. Parker Photographics offer an online frame service where
you can upload your images to see how they look in 100s of different mounts and
mouldings. Select your frame by width or colour and you can even select a “wall”
colour to see how the finished frame will look on your clients wall.

Click HERE for version without pricing to show your clients

This easy to use, convenient tool takes out all the hassle. Just click through each
step until you are happy with the configuration watching the design change as you go!
Then simply order your finished frame and sit back and wait for it to arrive.

For more information on this service please visit www.parker-photo.co.uk or call
one of our customer service team on 0121 382 1799

 

]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/24 Denis Wright have released a new brochure for 2009/2010 featuring new and improved products from their range of Albums, Mounts and Frames. Click here for more!

 

 

Denis Wright have released a new brochure for 2009/10 which features their new range of Albums, Mounts and Frames. You can download the new catalogue in pdf form by clicking on the image or link below.

There are new albums and folders to see as well as smaller box quantities for folders in some cases. Many famiiar and popular products are of course still available and will continue to be so! What most people will notice is the simplicity and ease of use of the brochure.

 Not only that but you can find nearly all of the Denis Wright products on our website, click HERE if you want a quick view.

Click on the image above to open the new brochure or right-click on this text to save it to your computer.


Note! If you would like a copy of the brochure with prices, it can be downloaded from the "Photographers" section on our website.  

]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/23 Introducing MTA Album Products from Parker Photographics

New products to replace Spicer Hallfield ones!

Parker Photographics Ltd are now able to offer a range of new albums that replace some of the Spicer Hallfield Products! They are made by a small highly skilled team that emerged from the Spicer Hallfield ashes and who are passionate about making good quality albums in the UK.

Products include the Madrid repositionable albums that directly replace Spicer's Madison albums.

So waste no more time and click here to see the products!

You can also download a catalogue by clicking here.

]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/22 Mario Acerboni - New 2009 Brochure!

We are pleased to announce the arrival of the New 2009 Mario Acerboni Brochure.

We invite you to download and browse it by clicking here

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/21 Parker Photographics Open Week

 

Parker Photographics Ltd, Unit D Tyburn Trading Estate, Ashold Farm Road, Erdington, Birmingham B24 9QG
Tel: 0121 382 1799
]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/18 Mario Acerboni Digital Storybook Online Ordering System

 Announcing the arrival of the Mario Acerboni Digital Storybook Ordering System. 

It’s the start of a New Year and you may like to offer your clients an alternative storybook album.
 
For a high quality digital album from a company that pioneered bound albums, look no further.  Our prices are also very competitive so why not order your new sample from Mario Acerboni and receive a special discount at the same time.
 
After considerable time, effort and cost we are now proud to launch the Mario Acerboni Digital Storybook Album ordering system. We have worked extremely hard to develop a system that we feel will be suitable for everybody to use. One of the greatest challenges has been to create something that is easy, quick and user friendly. We hope you are pleased with the result.
 
Click here if you can’t wait to see it! 
Just log into our website under the Trade section and simply use the Digital Storybook Configurator to specify the album design and calculate the cost and then simply upload your images via our FTP site. 

 The new system offers many advantages to the user: -

 

  • Quick selection of Digital Album cover from the Image Carousel

 

 

 

  • Quick easy to use drop down menus to overcome the usually complicated album build and pricing process.

 

 

  • The opportunity to specify and order Mini Digital Album books in a variety of sizes and materials as parent albums.

Choose from Leather Look, Leather or Hide Leather and 11x15cm, 13x18cm or 15x20cm in a variety of colours. Not all colours are available in all materials. Limit of 10 to30 pages in album.

 

  • The opportunity to order our new Softback books in packs of 8.

 Choose from 100x148mm, 100x100mm and 148x100mm.

 

  • Once you have completed the order, you can upload the necessary image files to our FTP server using the built-in FTP facility

 
 
  • We have introduced some new album sizes that are now offered for the first time. These are 20x30cm, 30x20cm and 40x30cm. This means that a 6 open leaf Black Milano album in 20x30cm sizes in its basic form sells for £104.02!
  • Cases are offered extra on all sizes except 20x30 and 30 x20cm unless they are normally offered with a case i.e. Eufrasia and Ofelia.
  • We are offering the choice of Metallic Kodak Endura paper for the first time.
  • We are offering a new gloss laminate material in addition to the existing ones.
  • We are now only accepting orders where files are uploaded to us via FTP or through a CD 1st Class posted to us. The reason for this is to minimise delivery time. We have made arrangements with the factory to get this time down to 3 weeks delivered which arguably is very competitive for a bespoke manufactured quality product that is going to last.

 

 

 Questions and Answers:
 
Q. How do I order an album on behalf of a client?
A. You login to the http://www.Parker-Photo.co.uk website using your unique logon and password. You then navigate to Products – Digital Storybook Albums. You choose and configure the album using the website tools that we have developed. You also configure any Mini digital Albums and Softback books and add them to your basket. When you click on “checkout”, you place the order as you would do normally with us. After this, you are asked if you wish to upload your Clients image files. You may do this now or alternatively, send via 1st Class post a CD with the relevant files. Once complete, you will receive email confirmation of your order and you can continue to track the order online.

 

Q. What format should the image files be in?
A. Information regarding this can be found on the introductory page on the website. CLICK HERE!

 

Q. How do I get a unique logon and password if I do not yet have one?
A. Just email mark and he will set it up. mark@parker-photo.co.uk

 

Q. What if I have further questions?
A. Email or phone us. mark@parker-photo.co.uk

 

 

]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/13 Mario Acerboni on the Road 2008

Come and meet us and see the products at these prestigious events during 2008

Show Dates

January 2008
17th - 20th
SWPP Show
London Hilton
February 2008
24th - 27th
Focus on imaging
Birmingham NEC
March 2008
5th
D.L Kirkpatrick
Amagh City Hotel
Northern Ireland
April 2008
1st
MPA Cherub Day
Coventry Hilton
Coventry
21st
Southwest Roadshow
Express Holiday Inn
Birmingham NEC
28th
Southwest Roadshow
Express Holiday Inn
Salford Quays, Manchester
29th
Photovision Roadshow
Hatfield House
Hertfordshire
May 2008
6th
Southwest Roadshow
Express Holiday Inn
Bristol North
12th
BIPP Annual Gala Day
Buckinghamshire Golf Club
Buckingham
15th
Photovision Roadshow
Coventry Ricoh Stadium
Coventry
29th
Richard Frankfurt Photographic Premises
Croydon
June 2008
9th
Southwest Roadshow
Express Holiday Inn
Hammersmith
17th
Photovision Roadshow
Manchester United Football Stadium
Europa Suite
Manchester
July 2008
7th-8th
MPA Ten 2 One
Hilton Hotel
Coventry
October 2008
19th
Mario Acerboni 3-From-1 Awards
British Professional Photography Awards
Newcastle Gateshead Hilton Hotel
Newcastle
November 2008
4th
Photovision Roadshow
Brands Hatch Circuit
MotorSport Vision Centre
Kent
DA3 8NG
6th
Mario Acerboni Open Day
Calumet Manchester
Downing Street Industrial Estate
Carlton Place
Manchester
M12 6HH

]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/17 A Wedding Album with a Difference!
Many people are aware of the special place that Mario Acerboni of Italy has in the world of wedding and portrait album manufacture but few people know about the man himself! Mario began producing photograph albums in Italy some 43 years ago having trained as a Mechanical Engineer and then starting out as a bookbinder. He spent many years developing products for the home market in Italy. One of his early developments was to produce a photograph album that was book bound as opposed to post bound, as was the custom at that time. This utilised his bookbinding skills to best effect and produced the Classic range of book bound albums that many other manufacturers followed.
Some 25 years ago, Mario Acerboni designed and produced the very first Slip in overlay album system due to his frustration at having pages stick together in the heat of his native Italy! Since that day Mario Acerboni Slip-In Albums, known as the Deidrim system, have been sold all over the world. The Deidrim albums have stood the test of time and are still handmade in Italy by a dedicated team that pass their skills down through the generations. Mario's achievements were recognised in 2006 by the Master Photographers Association and the British Institute of Professional Photographers when he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award at the British Professional Photography Awards.
Mario Acerboni Albums have always kept one eye on the fashions in the big design centres such as Milan and they have always sought to integrate an element of this in their ranges. Notwithstanding that, they also produce many original designs that make them stand apart from other manufacturers. Their attention to detail and quality is second to none!
This is one reason why when they were asked recently to consider making an album that was a little bit different, they had no problem with accepting! Darren and Christothea Williams spent a very long time making plans for their wedding. For a start, it was going to be special as they planned to have a wedding that was themed around Tolkien's Lord of the Rings story! They spent many hours researching materials and locations as well as visiting historic re-enactment venues to find craftsmen with the necessary skills to make their day happen.

They needed, for example to find somebody to produce pieces of armour for Darren to wear as well as the many costumes that the guests were obliged to wear! During their travels, they came across Phil Bartlett of Stagman Creations who amongst many other things is a skilled artist in working with leather. For over three years, Phil worked during spare time to produce the most stunning designs in the style of the Lord of the Rings in hide leather that were eventually to become the spine and covers for Darren and Christothea's wedding album.

Mario Acerboni himself took personal charge of producing the album assisted by his daughter Roberta as you can see from this series of images. Firstly, we see Mario in his workshop beginning work on a piece of leather that was to become one of the covers. Many of the machines in the Acerboni factory are personally built or adapted by Mario to conform to his exact requirements. Indeed, he has his own engineering workshop within the factory where he spends many hours perfecting his machines and developing new products and techniques.

In this view, Mario is guillotining the leather that was to become the spine of the album.

Although Digital Storybook albums are very popular at the moment and are also offered by Acerboni, a large proportion also prefer the traditional style of a hand-assembled album and with a Mario Acerboni Album they know that it will stand the test of time.

In this last image, Roberta Acerboni is putting the finishing touches to the special cover that was made to protect the album.

The results are stunning and can be seen in the series of images shown below.

The album created was A3 upright format with 50 leaves giving 100 sides of images in order to fit in all of Darren and Christothea's wedding photographs.

Never one to stand idle, Mario Acerboni has recently invented the world's first Slide and Fold album.

This album was designed for those clients who require a single cross- centre panoramic image or multiple montage style of a digital storybook but with the card border styling and advantages offered by a traditional slip in album. Called Digital AMA, these albums are available in various cover designs and a variety of sizes from 20x30 cm up to 60 x40 cm. The traditional border edge protects the image and the slip-in leaf design allows replacement of an image should it ever become damaged.

Of course Mario Acerboni continue to be an innovator of image presentation products that include a diverse range of covers with hand painted designs by artists such as Giuseppe Pacini and Roberta Acerboni. Giuseppe Pacini produces designs for many of Mario Acerboni covers and has done design work for Gianni Versace clothing and Gucci! What draws people to the Mario Acerboni range is that they never cease to improve their products and invent new ones. The albums shown here are from the 2008 Turandot range.

Mario Acerboni is also able to boast that virtually any of their covers can be made into a Digital Storybook as well as all other formats. Many designs are available in a huge variety of materials and colours. There are three main album size formats and three mini-digital album sizes to choose from. It is possible to choose from a variety of different finishes including matt, sparkle and leather laminates, metallic and lustre papers, matching cases, and from six to 50 open leaves. With a 22 to 29 day turnaround on such bespoke products, Mario Acerboni is competitive on delivery time as well as price.

]]> Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/16 Parker Photographics for all your inkjet paper needs!

 

 

Parker Photographics are pleased to announce becoming a UK dealer for
Permajet – the market leader in high quality Fine Art archival inkjet paper
and inks.
 
Offering you a range of papers to suit all your needs, from the digital
photo range right up to the Fine Art range. Quality always comes to the
top and this paper offering will surpass your expectations, at a price that
will pleasantly surprise you too.  If you’re not sure which paper will be
best for you, why not try our sample pack of all the different finishes
for only £12.76 plus vat
 
Offering you much more than just paper, including free profiles and bespoke profiles, also UK based Technical support, Permajet is as far as you need to go to find the answers to all your ink jet needs

 

 

Call us on the usual number for more details or click here
]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/15 The Eagle has landed!

The Eagle has landed...

Introducing the new Digital AMA System from Mario Acerboni

Following the successful launch at the Focus 2008 exhibition, we would like to inform you that we now have in stock the complete range of this exciting new format.

Mario has now applied his innovation to the first Slide & Fold System in the World. This system combines the ease and adaptability of a slip-in album and the panoramic look of a storybook album whilst retaining a traditional border.

Simply slide an image into the album and once it touches the end of the page, close the album. Your printed image will now have a perfect fold that will always open and close on the original crease..........Simple!

For more information click on the images above or contact your local Distributor.

A full list of distributors can be found by clicking here.

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/14 Parker Photographics Drop In Day Parker Photographics drop In day!
Come and join us on Thursday 12th June 2008 at our premises where you view the exciting range of Spicer Hallfield products including the new range introduced for 2008. There will be many exciting products on show, some for the first time!
 
 
On Thursday 12th June 2008 , Spicer Hallfield will be holding an open day in Parkers showroom from 11am – 3pm.  They will be here to show you their new products and answer any questions you have. 
Parkers will also be demonstrating some of our new lines as well as offering amazing deals on sample albums and excess stock lines. 
Up to 50% off discontinued product lines. 
Why not come and see us & grab a bargain as well as a coffee & a cake! We look forward to seeing you!

 

Parker Photographics Ltd
Unit D Tyburn Trading Estate
Ashold Farm Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B24 9QG
 
0121 382 1799
 
 
 
 
]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/9 Digital photobooks

If you wish to create your own low cost digital photobook of perhaps your summer holiday, graduation or maybe your child's christening then look no further. Make use of our photobook creation service using free downloadable software that is easy to use and take advantage of quick delivery of a quality photobook that will be yours to cherish. It really could not be easier! For Digital Album Storybooks, check out our Digital Album section with hand made leather Italian Albums starting at very competitive prices.

Click here for Photobooks

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/12 Dg Foto Art Essentia released!

Only £79 + VAT

Fast and Easy says it all! This new software package from Dg Foto Art has just been released. Called Essentia, it is designed for semi-professional or home users who have an interest in designing their own Digital Album pages but who prefer not to commit to the higher cost of the more advanced packages like Classic or Gold. Priced at just £79+VAT, this new package has multi-lingual functionality and many of the standard features of the other Dg Foto Art packages.

Some of these features include:-

  • Easy Drag and Drop for fast album creation
  • Creat your own album page size
  • 250 ready to use templates
  • Huge library of clipart, borders, masks, textures and filters
  • Lasso, Auto Feather and enhancement tools
  • Ability to work on multiple pages simultaneously
  • Slide show generator for proofing
  • Supports JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF, TARGA
  • Easy to learn and use

Don't just take our word for it, read all about it here in this downloadable leaflet...

DG Foto Art Essentia leaflet

Or..........try it out for free by clicking here..........DG Foto Art Essentia Trial

Want a copy? Just click here and you are halfway there to getting one!!

]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parker-photo.co.uk/news/general/10 Mario Acerboni Award at the British Professional Photographic Awards 2007

Congratulations to Mark Seymour on winning the prestigious Mario Acerboni 3-from-1 Award at the British Professional Photographic awards in Gateshead! The award was presented to Mark by Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet and Ian White, Managing Director of Parker Photographics Ltd, the UK agents for Mario Acerboni. Competitiors have to submit 3 photos from 1 wedding with the subject matter "Before", "During" and "After" the wedding.

Mark's winning entry is shown below and you can contact him and see more of his work at http://www.markseymourphotography.co.uk/

©Mark Seymour Photography

This competition attracts some of the best photographers in the UK and has been generously sponsored by Mario Acerboni for many years. As well as a winner and runners up, regional winners also receive a trophy. The Runners Up this year were Pete Prior and Ciaron O'Neill.

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