During the last week of the Not going Green workshop, the assignment involved the sun and as most of the country didn’t have any they ALL did amazing well.  Here are my fave three …….

The People Imagery photographer’s had a little pre workshop homework to do – easy peasey really – just a patriotic or sporty self portrait – see nothing to it LOL.  Here’s a selection of the homework turned in.

It’s never simple selecting my fave three, but this time I just couldn’t and ended up with my fave four instead !!

Well done, Tracie, Sheila, Helen and Lainy

Princess Ella celebrated her 7th birthday in style with her four very best princess friends

Delight the princess in your girl’s heart with a Princess Birthday Party Photo Shoot.  With a little magical fairy dust and  birthday glamour, your guests will be talking about your perfect princess party for months!   Princess parties are NOT just for little girls big girls enjoy them too and she doesn’t have to sleep with a pea under a pile of mattresses to prove that she is a princess!

Here are my fave three images of the week – great work ladies.

Registration is now open for the four week Photographer’s Toolkit Advanced Artistry Workshop starting on 16 July 2010. This workshop is 50% Photography and 50% Photo Editing using Photoshop Elements and is open to all camera owners. Each week will involve a photographic assignment and a specific editing technique like portrait retouching, head swapping etc.

Sign up now using the paypal button below, once you receive transaction confirmation you’re in !! Workshop details and forum registration will be sent out Sunday 11th July.

Fee: £20.00

Location: Comfort of Your Own Home

Duration: 16 July – 12 August 2010

If you don’t own Photoshop Elements you can download a 30 day trial but I’m sure by the end of the workshop you will want to buy it. Fortunately it is much much cheaper than the full version of Photoshop.

While its not essential that you have already taken the Painting with Light Workshop it can help. That way you’ll have an understanding of creative techniques and how the workshops flow as this is fast paced specialised course. There won’t be time to explain and learn the basics. Photography pretty much dominates my life at work and at home. I’m either talking about it, writing about it, reading about it or my most fave thing of all is actually doing it ! Over the last thirty years I’ve tried just about every type of photography there is but my passion has always been for people.

Portraiture is so much more than pointing your camera at your subject and pressing the shutter. Yes, you need to know how to use your camera and an understanding of the principles of photography but equally as important is your ability to relate to people. You’ll get the best out of your subject by putting them at ease in what is generally an unnatural situation for them. The aim of this workshop is to inspire and educate by giving you additional skills and confidence to create images that stop you in your tracks. During this four week workshop we will cover the best possible light, posing, candid imagery and action shots. There is a private forum for photographers to share images, inspiration and receive feedback or you can work along at your own pace.

You will need access to models of the human kind

This workshop is for all camera owners – you can register now with the paypal BUY NOW button – once you have confirmation of transaction you’re in !!! A welcome information pack will be emailed to you on Friday 2nd July with details of how to register for the private photographers forum.

If you have any questions leave me a comment below but be warned space is limited – the paypal button will be removed when the workshop is FULL.

She really loved her dress and I’m not surprised because she looked absolutely beautiful in it.

She brought along her two very best friends to have a bit of fun in front of the camera and they loved every minute of it

Sugar and spice,
And everything nice,
That’s what little girls are made of

No photos to mark the day so I dug out this picture from his 1st birthday.

I made this little video to try and cheer him up when he is feeling a little better – Happy Birthday darling