master photography... » portrait http://www.masterphotography.co.uk Become a true professional with the MPA Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:34:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Fujifilm-MPA wedding and portrait 1st round winners http://www.masterphotography.co.uk/2011/06/fujifilm-mpa-wedding-and-portrait-1st-round-winners/ http://www.masterphotography.co.uk/2011/06/fujifilm-mpa-wedding-and-portrait-1st-round-winners/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:34:38 +0000 DavidK http://www.masterphotography.co.uk/?p=188 The Master Photographers Association (MPA), has announced the winners in the first round judging of the 2011 MPA/Fujifilm Wedding and Portrait Awards, sponsored by Fujifilm.

The prizes in the wedding category go to John Parris (2), David Armour, John Newman and Stuart Wood. In the portrait section the winners are David Calvert (2), Stuart Wood, John Parris and Adam Hirons. They now go forward to the final judging in September 2011.

Photo from the Wedding Category – by David Armour

Open to ALL professional photographers, these consumer awards are a joint initiative between Fujifilm and the MPA and they are designed to help photographers drive business to their studios by offering the subject of the winning image a substantial cash prize. The subject of each of the two overall winning photographs will receive £1,000 and runner-up consumers in each category will be presented with a £50 shopping voucher.

The Awards are also a major fundraiser for the MPA’s adopted charity, the PACE Centre in Aylesbury (www.thepacecentre.org). From each £2 entry £1 is donated straight to PACE.

Says Colin Buck, MPA chief executive: “These Awards not only help photographers promote their businesses, they also raise considerable funds to help PACE continue its amazing work with children with physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy. We are very grateful to Fujifilm for their support of the Awards.”

The overall winning photographers will receive the title of ‘MPA/Fujifilm Wedding (or Portrait) Photographer of the Year 2011′ a trophy and a publicity package to help them promote their success. Presentations to the winning photographers will take place at the Master Photography Awards Dinner in October 2011.

The second and final submission period is now open, with a closing date of 30 August. The MPA/Fujifilm Wedding and Portrait Awards are open to ALL professional photographers, not just MPA members. Full details and entry forms are available on the website www.thempa.com/mpa-wedding-and-portrait-awards.php

]]> http://www.masterphotography.co.uk/2011/06/fujifilm-mpa-wedding-and-portrait-1st-round-winners/feed/ 0 Loxley sponsored Family Portrait bizbooster http://www.masterphotography.co.uk/2010/08/loxley-sponsored-family-portrait-bizbooster/ http://www.masterphotography.co.uk/2010/08/loxley-sponsored-family-portrait-bizbooster/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:15:23 +0000 DavidK http://www.masterphotography.co.uk/?p=138 Mark Cleghorn’s latest roadshow – Monkey Business 5 kicks off on the 2nd of September in Cardiff followed on by Southampton, Twickenham, Grangemouth, Pontefract, Stockport, Coventry and Cambridge. This whistle-stop tour of the UK will see Mark tackle the business of Family Portraits.

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.

www.loxleycolour.com

]]> http://www.masterphotography.co.uk/2010/08/loxley-sponsored-family-portrait-bizbooster/feed/ 0 Workshops with Uzair Kharawala AMPA http://www.masterphotography.co.uk/2009/05/workshop-with-uzair-kharawala-ampa/ http://www.masterphotography.co.uk/2009/05/workshop-with-uzair-kharawala-ampa/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 12:38:09 +0000 DavidK http://www.masterphotography.co.uk/?p=36 ‘Oz’ Kharawala is holding workshops with Apple and Nikon in June and July, at London and Manchester locations. The June 15th Regent Street one with Apple as host is entirely free, a 90-minute seminar in the evening, so well worth it by any standards.

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Lighting on-location – free admission – no booking required!
Presented by : Uzair Kharawala
Apple Store Regent Street, London
15 June 2009 7.00 to 8.30pm
More info visit www.apple.com/uk/retail/regentstreet

Business & Beyond
Presented by : Uzair Kharawala
Manchester
23 July 2009 10.00 to 16.30 hrs
More info visit www.nikon.co.uk/training
Price £85.00 including refreshments and lunch

Portraits for Profit
Presented by : Uzair Kharawala
Manchester
22 July 2009 14.00 to 20.00 hrs
More info visit www.nikon.co.uk/training
Price £200.00 including refreshments and lunch. Limited to 8 delegates.

Oz is an expert teacher, as well as being the creator of the FotoSF software package for studio management. He is an experienced event photographer, and Nikon started using him as a teacher after learning about his use of their wireless flash system for weddings, location portraits and events work. He is an Associate of the MPA

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