Training

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British Exploring Society – Arctic 2014

It seems a very long time ago that I was asked to accompany the British Exploring Expedition (http://www.britishexploring.org) to Arctic Finnmark as the photographer, but in July and August, the expedition took place. 

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One-2-One Training for Improvement

It is a very enjoyable process helping people with their photography skills, whether it be basic or advanced.  Mike has been looking to buy a new camera and wanted some training and advice

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photoNepal 2015 – Looking for Adventure?

We have now gone firm on dates for next year’s photoNepal and have chosen 6 – 15 February 2015.  The weather at this time of year is generally superb – cool air with clear skies and often perfect views of the high Himalayas.

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12 Heads, 1 Photographer – a lighting tutorial

I have a few portraits coming up, and some teaching; so I have used today to build a little tutorial on dramatic lighting for portraits.  I call it dramatic, because I am singling the head (here known as “Eric”) from any distraction, and only using dark backgrounds

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What Camera to Take?

Last weekend was the chance to meet the explorers coming on the British Exploring Expedition to the Oksfjordjokelen Glacier and beyond in Finnmark, inside the Arctic Circle.  A great bunch of guys and gals!

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One-2-One Training – Tom

Another weekend course just completed, and really great fun.  Tom is already a very accomplished photographer

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One-2-One Training – Dale

So I have just got back from Dubai photographing a circus (more of that in a future post!) and the first thing on my plate is another of my personal, hands-on, one-to-one training courses.  My latest student on this 2 day course was Dale

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One-2-One Training with Mark

A really good couple of days with Mark taking his already accomplished skills to another level.  Mark has travelled very widely around the world and is expecting some further expeditions later this year and next.

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General Sir David Richards

The next phase of my “Gurkhas Behind the Lens” saw Sapper Sangum Magar from Queen’s Gurkha Engineers in Maidstone accompany me to photograph the Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, GCB, CBE, DSO, ADC Gen in his final week in post.

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One-2-One Training – Intermediate Cse

The next instalment of my training courses saw Victoria return for the Intermediate course – a two day course building on the basic course to improve understanding of cameras

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