Monthly Archives: January 2009

Society Of Wedding And Portrait Photographers.

Prompted by the inspiring time we had at the convention earlier in the month, I’ve become a member of the SWPP.

They are the fastest growing worldwide association for Professional Photographers and provide training, mentoring and a qualification structure that will continue to push and develop my skills. I’m particularly excited about the monthly print competitions and the...

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Book 1 of 25.

One of my resolutions this year is to read more, specifically books that will directly influence the quality and service we give our clients. My problem though is time, or lack of, so imagine how pleased I was when someone suggested audiobooks as a solution. Download one, pop it on the iPod and listen and learn as...

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Maternity and Newborn Photography.

Both Helen and her partner, and my wife and I, were lucky enough to become parents for the first time in 2008 and to say it was life changing would be something of an understatement! Now that we’re starting to sleep again, we highly recommend it :)
You can imagine how much time we’ve spent pointing cameras...

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Robert Capa At Work.

While we were in London for the SWPP convention, we took a little time off to go and see the excellent Robert Capa exhibition at the Barbican.
Robert Capa (1913–1954) is one of the leading photographers of the twentieth century and defined how modern warfare was photographed. The exhibition features six of his most important war...

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Just Got Back From The SWPP Photographers Convention.

Where’s Wally?! We’re in there somewhere!

We’ve just got back to Devon after a fantastic five days at the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers (SWPP) Convention in London. It’s an annual trip for us and we spend each day in lectures learning from some of the best people photographers in the world. Particularly outstanding this year were...

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