I was delighted to see so many of my ex students attending the AOP event this year. It is now going from strength to strength well done to Seamus the chief exec and the whole team.
There were at least …
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Selling photography in Canada.
On a recent trip to eastern Canada I had a chance to have a few thoughts on the way photographers engaged with direct selling to markets.
There were a number of approaches . The first was to engage …
Roland Lane
It was really good to catch up with one of my exstudents Roland Lane who is an editorial fashion photographer in London.
The main topic we discussed was how to deal with the challenge of survival in a dramatically changing …
Outstanding publication by Nicholas Hughes
www.nicholas-hughes.net
I have been contacted by Nicholas, one of my ex students, about a crowd funded publication of his internationally recognised artwork. The work itself is totally poetic and a celebration of the beauty of time and place in landscapes. …
Discussions over coffee at the Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
I was able to gather opinions on commercial bussinesses ability to use media and manage their public image. It would seem that there is a substantial lack of expertise in this area.
Attractive design is often seen a substitute for …
Student exhibitions in London.
I had a most encouraging time looking at the work of this years students. The standards seem to be a lot higher in general than last year. The shows from Glasgow, Edinburgh and Norwich making significant impact on me. It …
A response to my lectures.
I am always grateful for feedback, especially where it improves my delivery. What interests me here is the fact that this was a series of two lectures taken from the ones I used to deliver to my degree level students. …
Outstanding studio facility in Manchester.
I would like to thank Justin Windle owner of the BIG SHED in Manchester for inviting me to look around. I have to admit what I found was completely unexpected. It is one of, if not the most sophisticated and …
Lets hear it for risk.
I have just been contacted by Tom Miles, who runs the excellent industry blog www.photosmudger.com, about his latest draft on what makes a good lecturer.
His blog, by the way, offers a very large range of practical advice from …
National Open Art Award won by an ex student.
Richard Weston, an ex student of mine, running a highly successful business in Wilmslow, was awarded the Ward Thomas Award in Photography at the National Open Art Exhibition in the Mercers’ Hall in London for ‘Portarit of my Son’. This …