Archive for the 'Lincolnshire' Category

Beginners Digital Course Dates : January to May 2009

October 10th, 2008

Well, it has been a little hectic for the past three months and the SPE blog has remained silent!!
That has meant facing the wrath of my international webmaster and friend T.C, “This must not happen again Mr Andy - it is not good for the maintenance of your website on the internet search engines”.
So here [...]

Beginners Digital Course Dates : June

May 28th, 2008

Hi blog readers, here are the up to date course dates for the month of June.

Part 1

From camera to computer - Wednesday 4th of June

Part 2

Computer to print - Wednesday 18th of June
Please note that following these dates SPE will take a break from this course through the summer months recommencing [...]

Beginners Digital Courses

May 28th, 2008

We now are able to offer something new for Digital camera owners in and around the Stamford area.
At the start of the year we tentatively tested the possibility of running courses here at the shop for small groups of up to four people. These took place during early evening after closing time.
I am now [...]

Get your images on canvas!

April 3rd, 2008

You can always print your precious photos on canvas! It’s a creative and artistic way of displaying the best shots from your collection to family and friends. There is an example of this type of placed in our window. Please pop by and have a look we have other examples instore.
This stunning shot [...]

Pet Portraits : Photos are not just for Humans!

October 31st, 2007

Here it is at last, SPE has an exiting new experience for both you our valued customers and your pets.
Karen has now moved in a fun new direction with her studio photography here at Stamford Photo Express in the run up to the festive period.
Why not book yourself in for a portrait sitting with your [...]

After the Image: Apprentice guide to getting your photos printed

October 9th, 2007

So you have your images captured on your digital camera, they cannot escape. Problem is, now how do I print them?
Well, lets presume that this is your first digital camera and this will be the first time you have printed anything. We advise getting into the following routine.
1. View all of your images [...]

Oh no, I didn’t mean to delete that one!!

September 13th, 2007

Just imagine - you’ve just come back from that holiday of a lifetime/wedding of your best mate/leaving do for a colleague. You sit down at night and browse through them all and decide that, despite the fact you’ve had perhaps one too many alcopops, you should sort out the good ones from the not-so-good [...]

Photo history will soon be a thing of the past

September 1st, 2007

One of the most frequent requests I have comes from customers clasping their precious black-and-white or sepia photograph of a loved one who has passed on, an ancestor in military uniform or even an event from days gone by. ‘Can you reproduce this for me? It’s the only photo I have of my [...]

Size is definitely important, or -the trouble with cropping photos

August 25th, 2007

With the capabilities of the current models of digital camera – 7 or 8 mp (megapixels) – it becomes possible to crop into areas of photographs without losing too much image quality when the subject matter is reprinted at a larger size. However, we would advise that this practice should be undertaken at the [...]

Stamford Photo Express Online

August 16th, 2007

So it’s official - we’ve moved into the techno zone! With kind assistance from my international pal TC from Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and my ever-suffering partner in life Karon, we are now available for your viewing online.
This is a very exciting development for our business and one that has been a long time [...]