New professional photography seminar dates

Posted in Seminars at 09:03 on 26/08/2009

Children's photographer Helen Bartlett and myself are going to be presenting seminars at the Calumet store in Glasgow in October.

Post-production for portrait and wedding photographers

On Thursday 8 October, I'll be presenting my post-production for portrait & wedding photographers seminar.

Digital capture has given photographers an enormous amount of creative control over their work, but this means that taking great pictures is only the first step towards delivering fantastic results.

I will be presenting a seminar that will teach you the post-production skills you need to finish your portrait & wedding photographs to a professional standard. The course will explore:

The seminar includes:

Everyone attending the seminar will also receive a disc containing details of the techniques demonstrated, sample files and the Photoshop Actions used during the course.

The seminar will run from 10:00 to 17:00 and is priced at £85. You can book tickets from the Calumet site:

Thursday 8 October 2009 - Calumet Glasgow

Photographing children with Helen Bartlett

On Wednesday 7 October, Helen will be presenting her seminar on photographing children.

Helen has spent the last five years establishing a thriving children's photography business that takes her all over the UK photographing children in their own environment. In this seminar she will share the secrets of her success and the philosophy behind her images which is so integral to her signature style.

Helen will guide you through the highs and lows of setting up your business and explain many of the key techniques she uses each and every day to ensure that each and every client has a stunning set of images.

You will learn:

Tickets are on sale now, priced at £75 inc VAT. You can book tickets from the Calumet site:

Wednesday 7 October 2009 - Calumet Glasgow

Last chance to get tickets for post-production seminars

Posted in Seminars at 15:08 on 11/05/2009

There's still a few tickets left for the post-production seminars I'm presenting in Manchester and Birmingham this week. You can get them from the Calumet website:

Tuesday 12 May 2009 - Calumet Manchester

Thursday 14 May 2009 - Calumet Birmingham

Post-production for portrait and wedding photographers

Digital capture has given photographers an enormous amount of creative control over their work, but this means that taking great pictures is only the first step towards delivering fantastic results.

I will be presenting a seminar that will teach you the post-production skills you need to finish your portrait & wedding photographs to a professional standard. The course will explore:

The seminar includes:

Everyone attending the seminar will also receive a disc containing details of the techniques demonstrated, sample files and the Photoshop Actions used during the course.

The seminar will run from 10:00 to 17:00 and is priced at £85.

Photographing children seminar: new date added

Posted in Seminars at 14:01 on 19/04/2009

The talented children's portrait photographer Helen Bartlett has added an extra date to the series of seminars she is presenting at Calumet stores around the country. This week's seminar at Drummond St in London is completely over-subscribed, so Calumet have added another date on Friday 26 June 2009.

Helen has spent the last five years establishing a thriving children's photography business that takes her all over the UK photographing children in their own environment. In this seminar she will share the secrets of her success and the philosophy behind her images which is so integral to her signature style.

Helen will guide you through the highs and lows of setting up your business and explain many of the key techniques she uses each and every day to ensure that each and every client has a stunning set of images.

You will learn:

Tickets are on sale now, priced at £75 inc VAT. You can book tickets from the Calumet site:

Friday 26 June 2009 - Calumet London (Drummond St)

Tickets for Helen's forthcoming seminars in Birmingham and Liverpool are still available:

Tuesday 28 April 2009 - Calumet Birmingham

Thursday 30 April 2009 - Calumet Liverpool

Reminder: post-production for portrait & wedding photographers seminar

Posted in Seminars at 10:24 on 16/04/2009

We're half way through April, so I thought it was about time that I posted a reminder about the seminars I'm presenting in May.

I got so much great feedback from everyone who came to my wedding photography seminars at the end of 2008 and one of the strongest themes was that most people found the section dedicated to workflow the most useful part of the day. Everyone I asked said that they would be queueing around the block for a full day's training on workflow and post-production, so Calumet have invited me to present another set of seminars in May:

Post-production for portrait and wedding photographers

Digital capture has given photographers an enormous amount of creative control over their work, but this means that taking great pictures is only the first step towards delivering fantastic results.

I will be presenting a seminar that will teach you the post-production skills you need to finish your portrait & wedding photographs to a professional standard. The course will explore:

The seminar includes:

Everyone attending the seminar will also receive a disc containing details of the techniques demonstrated, sample files and the Photoshop Actions used during the course.

The seminar will run from 10:00 to 17:00 and is priced at £85. Tickets are now on sale for the following dates and locations:

Tuesday 5 May 2009 - Calumet Belfast

Thursday 7 May 2009 - Calumet London (Drummond Street Store)

Tuesday 12 May 2009 - Calumet Manchester

Thursday 14 May 2009 - Calumet Birmingham

If there's anything you would like to ask me before booking your ticket, please get in touch with me via my contact form.

Children's photography seminars: a reminder

Posted in Seminars at 17:11 on 19/03/2009

A quick reminder for you all: children's portrait photographer Helen Bartlett is presenting a series of seminars for Calumet over the next few weeks. The Belfast and London dates have sold out, but there's still a few tickets left for the other cities.

Helen will guide you through the highs and the lows of setting up your business and explain many of the key techniques she uses each and every day to ensure that each and every client has a stunning set of images.

* How to develop your own style by thinking through your images and what you want to achieve rather than imitating the photographer down the road.

* How to evaluate a location for the best shooting spots: be it a park, a beach or a basement flat.

* How to work with light, or lack of it, indoors and out.

* How to get the best from the children and achieve the all important family group shot.

*What to do when you hit meltdown (yes, we work with two year olds) and how to get the shoot up and running again.

* How to market your new found skills and attract new clients.

Find out more, including how to book tickets, on Helen's blog.