Loxley Colour are sponsors of Monkey Business 5 and will be attending all of the venues showing the latest products and services on offer. We look forward to seeing you there!

• Learn how to maximise your sales using face-to-face selling techniques and grasp how to run a successful promotion and make it work.
• Photoshop retouching techniques, image enhancement, creative presentation and workflow from shoot to print.
• Creative family groups, posing solutions and shooting to sell.

These are just some of the subjects covered by Mark on the day.
Ticket cost is £35 which includes a free DVD worth £60!
Please click here to book and click here for further information.

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The day will be split into 2 sections, the first being by far the most important “BE THE DIFFERENCE” will be all about setting yourself apart from the competition and how to create an individual identity in this vastly and increasingly oversaturated market. This will be accompanied by a Power Point presentation, which will cover marketing & branding.

There will be a delicious buffett served at lunchtime followed by a lab tour and resume on the latest products and services offered by Loxley Colour.

In the afternoon Trevor & Faye will present a spectacular demonstration with 2 stunning bridal models in fabulous designer wedding gowns accompanied by their handsome groom. The Yerbury’s will demonstrate how they work with bride & groom to create their signature images. Delegates are welcome to take record shots at the side from where either Faye or Trevor are shooting.

The cost for the workshop is £85 including lunch. All delegates will receive a £35.00 voucher from Loxley Colour to be used against any of our product range. Delegates will also receive a £30.00 discount voucher off a future Yerbury Seminar, a 10% discount of KUBOTA DASHBOARD and for 1 lucky delegate a $100US discount voucher from KUBOTA.

To book your place now please email trevor@yerburystudio.com or telephone 01501 744 909.

Following the success of last year’s Judges’ training day, June 2010 saw the Coventry Hilton Hotel again playing host to a panel of MPA Fellows eager to hone the skills of members ‘rising through the ranks’ and assist the qualifications and awards processes. Introduced once again by Eric Jenkins, compared to the inaugural event the programme was very focused on refining the process of judging and the criteria on which images are assessed.

With a much faster introduction, few changes have been made to this year’s requirements for Awards, and only minor changes to the Qualifications – excellence is excellence, after all – and the Qualifications process was addressed in detail by Kevin Wilson prior to the Awards process. At the second training day members were able to give a little more feedback, both on their own qualifications experiences and on the process in general.

Dennis Hylander delivers one of his famous critiques

For MPA members looking to submit panels or images, the crucial thing is as ever to consider the entire panel as a whole. Mentors and judges alike are looking for very similar things, with many years of accumulated experience throughout the MPA’s history contributing to a detailed, consistent and fair assessment. Your mentor’s advice is valuable and combines with content such as this in the magazine to hopefully guide you to success; coming straight from the Judging committee you ignore this sort of information at your peril!

Most importantly, your panel as a whole can be affected by one or two flawed images as Kevin demonstrated with a rejected submission – later revealed to be from one of the judges who successfully qualified with a different panel. Even at this stage, the feedback and comments about the images were consistent, and agreement was reached very quickly.

Using your mentor is key to improving your scores in this process. Submit raw images (not raw files, but uncropped, unretouched prints) to give them a true impression of your capabilities as a photographer and remember, the advice you get about post-production will benefit from this. You’re not being judged at this stage, you’re being assessed for the best information and advice to go forwards.

Kevin Wilson engages an attentive Ewen Forsyth

This year the submissions process for Qualifications has been slightly revised, with profiles and portfolios being sent directly to the MPA and the workbooks being forwarded to the judges in advance. Working on your print quality requires at the very least attention to the finished results as much as the final image; Lisa Visser’s Fellowship panel went through several stages before she was happy, as she explained to the delegates.

“When I decided to do the Fellowship, my mentor told me I was ready to do it – I thought I was really rubbish, I wasn’t well in the awards. Being told that one picture was Fellowship standard was encouragement to just go with it, I felt I could run with it and focused on doing that.

“To create the panel, I had about four images that matched the requirements – the rest were produced between April and July; the images were reprinted, testing different papers, nothing was going to go that wasn’t perfect”.

The standards for assessing the images remain with lighting measured with an exposure meter to be 1 second @ ISO 100 and f/16.

The tour will also take in the MPA’s Induction Day and Cherubs Partners Day, April 12/13th 2010, at the Hilton Hotel, Coventry, where a full working studio and a team of Hasselblad staff will be on hand for demonstrations.

Hasselblad is also holding evening sessions after each student day event – and these are open to all professional photographers. More details on www.handsonahasselblad.com.

In a two month-long, twelve venue tour stretching from Portsmouth to Edinburgh, a team of Hasselblad imaging experts will demonstrate the new H4D cameras and the company’s world-acclaimed Phocus software.

UCA Farnham – 2nd March 2010
Wiltshire College – 4th March 2010
University of Portsmouth – 9th March 2010
UCA Rochester – 11th March 2010
University of Westminster – 16th March 2010
Thames Valley University – 18th March 2010
Northampton University – 22nd March 2010
De Montford University – 24th March 2010
University of Wales – 14th April 2010
University of Gloucestershire – 16th April 2010
Edinburgh College of Art – 20th April 2010

Chris Russell-Fish, Hasselblad UK MD explained: “Students are the future of the imaging business so we decided to plan  a completely free of charge, nationwide educational roadshow to enable them to get some real hands-on experience with the  40 megapixel medium format H4D-40, which offers ultimate image quality and is as easy to use as any 35mm camera.

“We are using the roadshows to increase awareness and dispel any previous misconceptions about Hasselblad pricing and service. This is about winning hearts and minds – and there’s nowhere better to start than with students – tomorrow’s professional photographers.

“We want young photographers to engage with Hasselblad quality solutions from the very earliest opportunity.”

He added: “It’s the first event of its kind where students and tutors at leading educational institutions can work with all our latest H4D equipment within their own environment.”

David Summerfield, Hasselblad’s Roadshow manager said: “Reaction has been outstanding. We’re not hard-selling anything.  We are just giving students and tutors the chance to play with and test-drive this amazing camera in real time on real shoots. The later courses are really filling up too after students use Twitter to tell friends and colleagues to register for one of these events”.

Photographers can join free live photo shoots and see demonstrations of latest products from some of the biggest names in the imaging industry.

Francesca Munden, Calumet’s PR and events coordinator explained: “Any photographer who couldn’t get to Focus can catch up at our one day show.

We’ll have experts on hand all day from 10am until 8pm at Calumet Manchester on Tuesday April 27 and Calumet Drummond Street, Euston on Thursday April 29.

Hasselblad will be using professional models as they demonstrate their latest capture equipment. Nikon will showcase a comprehensive range of lenses, flashguns and DSLRs, including their flagship D3X model.

Lighting experts Bowens will demonstrate latest products and Canon camera specialists will be on hand with the company’s innovative 550D and 1DMK IV models, plus accessories.

Lowepro will showcase latest camera carrying solutions; Giottos will be displaying a comprehensive range of tripods, monopods and heads suitable for all photo-shoot situations, including latest Vitruvian VGR models – complete with reverse leg technology.”

She added: “onOne software will be there too, along with Sigma, Blubox photo compression software, MTA, Parkers, and of course, Calumet Own Brand.

Epson will be showing their flagship A3 and A2 R2880 and pro 3880 photo printers and will offer ‘on the day only’ free prints (one per customer) from supplied images

We’ll have some exclusive special offers available and Calumet will offer photographers a free CCD cleaning service.”

More information at www.calumetphoto.co.uk

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There is no charge for admission to the exhibition and trade show, which runs through to 4.30pm. There are also four afternoon seminars taking place, between 2.00pm and 4.30pm, which are limited to free admission by MPA members and Affiliates. The tickets have been allocated by pre-registration. To check whether any places remain, call MPA on 01325 356555.

The Hilton hotel is located on the south bank of the Tyne immediately next to the high and low level bridges, with pedestrian access to the heart of Newcastle’s historic old castle district and the many riverbank attractions. It is close to the Sage Centre, galleries, museums, shops, bars and restaurants making the location perfect for a family day out. Family or friends not interested in the photographic show can find plenty to do within minutes of the Hilton, which makes a great base for activities. This is also one of the most photogenic spots at any time of day or night with great city and river views directly from the Hilton’s terraces.

Nikon, Adobe Systems, Apple, Hewlett Packard, Nik Software, Wacom and X-Rite have joined forces for a unique, nine-city Creative Alliance Tour. The tour has been set up to provide creative professionals with a comprehensive insight into a complete digital workflow. A full-day seminar will take place at each city stop, hosted by photo professionals and evangelists Keith Thompson, Kevin Dopson, Robin Preston, and Guy Gowan among others. These influential master photographers will demonstrate live shoots, and talk about why colour profile and calibration is key to getting the best end product.

From image capture to printing and marketing, delegates of the Creative Alliance Tour will learn how to achieve optimum results (high resolution in, high resolution out) using the most innovative techniques available to photographic professionals. The seminars will consist of inspirational presentations and in-depth technical workshops, with the opportunity to share questions and experiences with the experts.

“The long-established professional photographic community has seen dramatic changes to photographic technology in the past few years, with the transition from silver halide to digital, and from traditional SLR to digital SLR. Combining the resources and expertise of the seven companies, this tour will provide a unique platform for the photographic community to learn about the latest technological innovations and take advantage of a complete digital workflow within their existing production process,” said photographer and digital artist, Robin Preston.

Photographers should not miss this opportunity to gain valuable insight into the latest workflow tools that could help their business maintain its competitive edge.

Registration and dates

The Creative Alliance Tour has started in Ede on the 24th June 2009, in the Netherlands. The tour will resume the 15th September 2009 in Manchester and 17th September 2009 in London.

Spain, Germany, Italy and France will follow in October and November 2009. For the exact dates and registration information please visit: www.thecreativealliancetour.com

The days will start in Glasgow at Skyline Studios on Monday 29th June, and will then visit London, Cardiff, Brighton, Manchester and Belfast. The “drop-in” format at an H3D Studioday is all about showing photographers just how easily they can master the integrated H System, without any seminar or lectures – it’s all about letting the photographer play and photograph a professional model (professionally styled and made up), and then process the images through Phocus software. They can even shoot comparative images on their own kit if they want to.

Hasselblad understands that the only way to convince a photographer that there is a significant difference in the quality available from medium format is to let them see it for themselves. If you would like to get your hands on a Hasselblad and see the difference, go to www.HandsOnAHasselblad.com for a full list of events and registration or call Hasselblad (UK) Limited on 020 8731 3250. With prices starting at under £10,000 (plus VAT) it is also surprisingly affordable.