Dance photos

A dance school that I work for have a big show this year at the Royal Concert Hall so I have been busy taking pictures for the programme and putting the programme together ready for the show.  It is very exciting and sure to be a fantastic show!  Pop Divas watch this space as the images will be available to view on our online gallery very soon.

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Weddings

I have been busy editing weddings photographs over the last few days and wanted to share a couple of the images, I love the romance of the day, it is a wonderful thing!

Hallam Communications

The Master Photographers Association organised a fantastic course this week on SEO training run by Susan Hallam of Hallam Communication.  Thanks Susan for a fabulous course, I am now blogging and starting to optimise my website.  It was a superb afternoon, Susan is very knowledgeable and delivers the training in a very user friendly, understandable way.  I am looking forward to the forthcoming courses scheduled early next year.

Band Photography

I have been working with a number of bands and had the opportunity to photograph Simon and Oscar from Ocean Colour Scene on their recent unplugged tour, which is great because I love music and photography so combining the two is perfect!  Two great local bands to look out for are The Swiines and Dirty Kanvus, check them out on myspace!

Baby Photographs

I have recently signed up to the cherubs programme with the Master Photographers Association, it is an excellent opportunity for new parents to have professional images taken over the first year of their child's life.  As a parent of two young children I understand how quickly time flies and how quickly a baby grows into a toddler. 

The cherubs programme costs £25.00 to register. The three session and art leather folio containing one print from each session are free.

Lighting Course

I am attending a lighting course run by Alan Thompson Photography, a couple of homework images are shown above, if you are interested in learning from a real pro get your name down on his next course. I am also attending a Sue Hallam SEO training course and a Mark Cleghorn photography and photoshop this week. 

Never stop learning, always move forward, there is always something new and interesting to learn, it keeps me passionate about what I do.  There is a fantastic quote by Walt Disney which says 'We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we are curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths'.  It is so apt for the way I feel about photography!

New Website

New Website

The new website is live, more images and galleries to follow very soon!

MPA and SWPP Licentiate Qualification

I am very proud to announce that passed my licentiate qualification with the Master Photographers Association in May after months of hard work and preparation. I am now working towards my associate panel with the help and advice of my outstanding mentor David P MacDonald, check out his website at www.davidpmacdonald.com.

Awards

I entered a few images in the Master Photographers Association regional print competition and won three awards! I entered three images in the international SWPP awards this month and won one gold and two silver merits.

Courses

I recently attended a Fashion Lighting course run by Steve Howdle, he is an exceptionally talented fashion photographer and a really nice guy, I learnt so much and am really inspired by what we covered in the course. I am attending his advanced course shortly, I can't wait!  I am attending a lighting course by Alan Thompson in August, I trained with Alan many years ago and have the ultimate respect for his work.  Later in the year I am attending a Susan Hallam of Hallam Communications course to learn about internet marketing, I have wanted to attend one of Sue's courses for a long time and now I have the opportunity, she is incredibly knowledgeable in this field and comes highly recommended!

Band Photography

I have been working with a number of local Nottingham Bands and had the pleasure to photograph Simon and Oscar from Ocean Colour Scene which they have used on their website.

Awards

I picked up a gold award for the image of the couple above, I was very pleased as it was the first image I had entered in the SWPP international monthly awards.  I recieved several silver awards as well.

Fashion and Beauty Photography

I had a busy day with a fantastically talented makeup artist taking photographs for her portfolio, you can view some of the images above.

A big thank you to Richard at Profoto for lending me some of their kit to try out, Profoto lighting is exceptional and I am now the proud owner of an outdoor kit.  I had been looking into the different options and was blown away by the quality of the light of the Profoto head and reflectors.