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October at Chatsworth House – Portrait and Wedding Workshop
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July 28th, 2010 and filed in
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BRITAIN’S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
LOCATION: CHATSWORTH HOUSE, DERBYSHIRE
DATE: Mon 18th – Thurs 21st OCTOBER 2010
THE EVENT
Here we have a Four Day Portrait and Wedding Workshop with only Britain’s Best photographers and tutors teaching, ANNABEL WILLIAMS, CATHERINE CONNOR, GORDON McGOWAN AND CRASH TAYLOR. They have been carefully selected for their knowledge, standing and expertise to give you the BEST information you can get to make your photography business successful. This Event is organised by Britain’s Best who specialise in organising events featuring only the best photographers Britain has to offer.
We have also chosen one of the best venues in the country, Chatsworth House & Gardens as well as St Peters Church; a simply stunning location full of photographic opportunuties.
We have at least 9 models throughout the 4 days to ensure you get loads of variety in your photography.
BOOK EARLY to avoid disappointment as places are limited.
THE VENUE
We have chosen our venue very carefully to give you the best opportunity of taking photos with jaw dropping backgrounds. We will be using many of the features around Chatsworth including the gardens with all its wonderful characteristics. The 105 acre gardens are a magical landscape with photographic opportunities in every direction. There are splendid waterfalls, a 300 year old water cascade, streams, ponds, sculptures, ornate temples, a huge maze, not to mention all the rare trees, shrubs and flowers. We are also spoilt with the rose cottage, kitchen gardens and a new sensory garden.
This has got to be one of the finest houses in the UK, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and even though we will not be photographing the interior of the house itself, we have all its grand features as our background. We will be shooting outdoors in the gardens on both the Wedding and Portrait sections of the workshop.
CAVENDISH ROOMS
We have also booked out 2 fantastic rooms within the Cavendish Suite where we will start our days, plan some shoots, cover all the Sales & Marketing aspects and watch slideshows of images at the end of the day.
For the Wedding part of the workshop, we will also be shooting in the wonderful church, St Peter’s Church, on the Chatsworth Estate at Edensor.
ST PETERS CHURCH, EDENSOR
Located in the heart of the Peak District, this 19th Century church boasts more than just a stunning location. It is a lovely church within a stone’s throw of Chatsworth House and actually in the Chatsworth Estate itself. You will be spending a couple of hours each day with each different wedding photography tutor in the church. This is where you can learn about how to deal with tricky lighting situations, posing of bride and groom, creative shots, use of backgrounds etc.
THE WORKSHOP
DAYS 1 & 2
On Days 1&2, we will be concentrating on taking you through a wedding from start to finish with two sets of Bride and Groom. Tutors, Crash Taylor and Gordon McGowan, with their different styles, will teach you all in the proposed agenda (see below) in both the gardens, the Cavendish Rooms as well as St Peters Church. Our guests will be split into two groups. One group will be learning with Gordon McGowan on Day 1, then Crash Taylor on Day 2. The other group will be learning with Crash Taylor on Day 1, then Gordon McGowan on Day 2.
DAYS 3 & 4
On Days 3&4, we will be covering Sales and Marketing with Catherine Connor in the Cavendish Rooms. We will also be following the expert tutor, Annabel William’s guidelines whilst shooting portraits with child models and male & female models. Annabel shoots in mainly natural light so we will be making the most of the outdoors. Our guests will be split into two groups. One group will be learning with Annabel Williams on Day 1, then Catherine Connor on Day 2. The other group will be learning with Catherine Connor on Day 1, then Annabel Williams on Day 2.
We have gathered together only the VERY BEST photographers and marketing experts that Britain has to offer for this 4 day Portait and Wedding workshop. You will gain incredible knowledge on all aspects of portrait and wedding photography, and importantly what makes a successful business from a failing business.
You will be enlightened as to how different photographic approaches and techniques (from our photographers) can ALL achieve great success. You can go on a training course with just one photographer teaching you but is it not better to get the insight of 4 professionals all in one hit? These are all well known names in the UK and have got to the top through both photographic ability and the ‘know how’ in Sales and Marketing.
We have thought very carefully about WHO is teaching you, WHAT they will teach you and WHERE they will teach you. We want you to come away from this workshop with pure enthusiasm and the knowledge to get things really working for you too.
THE TUTORS
We are privileged to have :
* Annabel Williams, CEO of Annabel Williams Contemporary Photographic Training recognised as both a world class photographer and an outstanding tutor across the globe.
* Catherine Connor, Managing Director of Annabel Williams Contemporary Photographic Training who really is the guru of knowing and sharing with you the secrets of what makes a successful photography business.
* Gordon McGowan, who has won endless awards for his work, has been recognised as one of the Top Ten Winter Photographers by Professional Photographer magazine and who has achieved the enviable status of Fellow with the British Institute of Professional Photography.
* Crash Taylor, a photographer originally from Los Angeles who has risen to one of the Top Ten Winter Photographers in only 4 years and is highly respected by Professional Photographer and Photography Monthly magazines as one of their regular contributors. Also, he has recently achieved the prestigious position as Editor at Large for Professional Photographer’s new magazine, Turning Pro.
Annabel Williams
We all know Annabel Williams without a doubt. She must be one of the most highly respected photographers in the UK. She is a multiple award winning photographer as well as CEO of Annabel Williams Contemporary Photographic Training.
Annabel Williams’ reputation as both a world-class photographer and an outstanding tutor is recognised across the globe. Her warm enthusiasm, coupled with an incredibly intuitive approach, is and always has been the driving force behind her very personal and unique style of innovative yet contemporary award winning portraiture.
She brings to her work an imagination and insight which is rare among even the finest professionals, all of which has contributed to her outstanding performance in her genre and it is these qualities which command Annabel so much respect from her peers.
No stranger to both TV and the press (endlessly talked about and written about in the magazines), Annabel is also the author of several photography books. Her passionate viewpoint engages everyone in a highly enthusiastic exchange of ideas and creativity.
Including Annabel Williams as one of the guest speakers on this seminar was simply a must. She will be covering:
How to build a photographic session
How to select a background and clothes
How to work successfully with natural light
How to direct and position people
How to have fun and relax your clients
How to develop your style
How to shoot to sell
How to make the technical side easy
Catherine Connor
Catherine Connor is both Cumbria’s Inspiration Woman of the Year 2009 as well as Managing Director of Annabel Williams Contemporary Photographic Training.
Her meteoric rise in an often-chaotic world comes from her grounded and realistic approach to business development, team motivation and leadership. Liberating herself, she leapt out of the world of corporate management to create her own training company alongside Annabel Williams. Her infectious energy never fails to motivate those around her, and equips her with an organic understanding of market direction, fashion trends and lifestyle management.
She will really steer your business in the right profitable direction. You may be fed up working hard in your photography business to end up treading water and just breaking even. You really need Catherine Connor. She will give you a big wake up call. She will help you see through the fog and make you feel genuinely excited to come away from this training session ready to make the right changes in your business. If you haven’t yet set up your photography business, you will have caught Catherine at just the right time.
Catherine is first and foremost a people person; her unique sense of fun, determination to succeed and boundless commitment to her industry make her a born mentor, allowing her to impart a wealth of skills and knowledge pitched perfectly at achieving the vital balance of confident ability and self-worth to all of those she trains. It is Catherine’s passion for her subject that makes learning from her a pleasure. Catherine is recognised as having a huge influence on the photographic industry having trained and assisted in the launch of some of the best photographers and most successful photographic businesses within the UK. Catherine will be covering:
• The fundamentals of building a successful photographic business
• How to quickly develop a business conversation and reputation
• How to take your photographic ambitions to market
• How to get the brand to speak
• Marketing campaigns and approaches that work
• How to select the right client market for your business
• How to attract the right clients
• How to implement a successful marketing campaign
• How to take on board “The Big Picture” approach to developing your business
Crash Taylor
Crash Taylor has been a huge success here in the UK. A vivacious and ambitious character from the US, he has managed to climb to the top here in this country and is now classified in the TOP 10 list of Wedding Photographers. And, he has only taken four years to achieve it!
He is a regular contributor to Professional Photography magazine & Photography Monthly magazine, and if you know anything about the UK photography magazines, they are a hard nut to crack so getting this position reflects his incredible knowledge, flair and ability.
Just take a look at his work and your jaw will drop with intrigue. What a photographer with insight. He has a very relaxed and easy going manner and you will find him a joy to be with. He places a lot of emphasis on the passion and love between a couple on their wedding day. He comments ‘I love my wife’, ‘I love my son’ and ‘I love photographing people who are in love’.
He is without a doubt one of the UK’s most exclusive in demand international documentary wedding photographers creating beautiful imagery that captures moments and feelings forever. He attracts a client who appreciates style, wants the very best and for whom photography is a high priority.
He photographs 30 wedding adventures each year and has captured weddings in Spain, France, Hawaii and Finland.
Crash will be covering:
• Creating and capturing natural moments
• Group Shots Crash-Style
• Using light to create stunning images whether it be natural light with or without reflectors, video light or speedlites
• Creative use of your environment and surroundings
• The all important details in the wedding scenario
• Effective communication channels between you and your clients
To visit Crash’s website click here
Gordon McGowan
Who hasn’t heard of Gordon McGowan from Glasgow? Of course everybody has! He is simply brilliant at capturing beautiful, inspirational and jaw dropping images. He has endlessly been in all the photographic magazines over the years and no wonder, as his work has received Global acclaim.
He has been recognised by Professional Photographer
magazine as one of the Top Ten Winter Photographers, he is MPA Winner for the Best Wedding and Portrait work four times over in 2007/2008 AND SWPP Photographer of the Year in 2006. Wow, there are few photographers out there that can boast all that!
On top of all that, he has achieved the highest qualification of Fellowship from both the British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) AND The Master Photographer’s Association (MPA).
You simply must learn the techniques that Gordon McGowan uses. Just to capture SOME of his inspiration will really set you on the right road to a successful career in photography. When booking him for this venue, he clearly oozed enthusiasm for his subject and talked with a passion about his work. After all these years of being a wedding photographer, he commented “I just love it”. He comes across as a very down to earth man who immediately puts people at ease. He expressed the desire to get across to you as much as possible in this Britain’s Best venue and we believe he will do just that.
What will he be teaching? Well, he makes it quite clear that his passion is shooting so you will be on location with Gordon shooting around Chatsworth Gardens and church with bride and groom. Gordon will be covering:
• Posing and expressions of the couple at the venue itself, from when they arrive up to the speeches
• Incorporating fashion photography with wedding photography
• Working with odd shaped couples (eg. small bride, large groom)
• Group shots, tricky lighting situations
• Creative use of backgrounds
• Use of ambient lights, reflectors and flash
To visit Gordon’s web site click here
Level of Knowledge & Timings
Level Of Knowledge: To get the most out of the 4 days, you need to know how to use your camera and you need to be able to understand the settings and change them quickly. None of the tutors will be delving back to the very basics of how to use your camera and the basic fundamentals of photography.
Timings: On the first day, we aim to register and have morning coffee from 9 am to 9.15 am. On subsequent days, the start time will be 9.15am.There will be a refreshment break in the mornings and the afternoons. Buffet lunch will be served at approx 1pm. We aim to finish most days at 5.00pm.
Details: All confirmation details with full instructions will be sent to you when you book.
What To Bring & Accommodation
What To Bring: Bring along your Digital SLR camera and lenses, tripod, spare battery (please ensure that your battery is fully charged prior to arriving), warm clothing, comfortable shoes, rainproofs. If hot and sunny, remember your sun cream and hat.
Accommodation: The place where everyone, including tutors, are booked in is the Highwayman, Baslow Road, Derbyshire. If you require accommodation for all nights (including the night before), this has been reserved for you. BUT, you do not have to have accommodation if you do not require it. You can stay for as many nights as you wish and all you need to do is to ring, confirm how many nights you wish and pay. The price per night is approx £65 and includes B&B. Evening meals are served here also. You will be given a Reservation Number to quote and all directions when you receive all your Booking details.
In Summary
Make sure you do not miss this 4 day Wedding & Portrait workshop where we have thought very carefully about WHO is teaching you, WHERE we are located and WHAT we are photographing. We know you will come away brimming with knowledge and enthusiasm:
THE BEST TUTORS: Three of Britain’s Best Photographers; Annabel Williams, Gordon McGowan and Crash Taylor as well as Catherine Connor, our Sales, Makerting & Business expert.
A FANTASTIC VENUE: Chatsworth Gardens, the Cavendish Rooms as well as the equistite St Peter’s Church in the Chatsworth estate.
AT LEAST 9 MODELS FOR YOU TO PHOTOGRAPH IN 4 DAYS – this variety will ensure you cover every aspect of posing and lighting for various subjects.
Teas/Coffee/Refreshments on arrival, morning and afternoon.
Buffet lunches.
All this for just £997.00 (inclusive of everything mentioned above)
Book now on with a deposit of £250 on photogether.co.uk and receive a voucher worth 10% off a Spicer Hallfield Digital Art Book Starter Pack.
Book your place click here now
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