News

On this page you will find news about Inspiring Images and other photographic news such as training events and photography competitions.

		21 January 2010  Panic at SWPP Convention I have presented masterclasses at the annual SWPP Convention for the last three years and really enjoy doing it but this year the stress levels were sky high! I was just setting up for my first talk on workflow and Lightroom when the fire alarm went off and the whole of the Novatel, Hammersmith was decanted onto the street in the freezing cold; luckily I got back in before the masterclass started but it was a sign of things to come! Next morning I thought I'd check out my next talk on slideshows with PicturestoExe. Switched on the laptop to be greeted with a screen full of jagged lines! Now I always travel with spare copies of my slides (on CD and memory card) but not a spare PC with the right software. So panic stations. With three hours to go I borrowed a laptop (thanks Mike) but with no wireless card. Managed to coax my laptop into life and downloaded trial software then a frantic call home and talked my wife through locating the licence key, attached in to a message in her Hotmail account drafts. I then logged in and downloaded the key. With around an hour to go I set up both laptops side by side and would you belive it managed to do the whole masterclass on my laptop. Anyway I don't really trust it now so I can feel the credit card coming out. It took a few reviving pints afterwards to calm me down!
		15 December 2009  The Magic of Christmas Last Saturday I was commissioned to document a superb display by the Cheshire section of NAFAS (the National Association of Flower Arrnging Societies) near Chester. The whole house was decorated, 3 floors and 12 rooms with the takings going to charity. The highlight for me was the attic where there was a tableau of Miss Haversham's bedroom from Great Expectations complete with a quilt made from flowers and realistic rats! You can see the images in my new 'Recent Shoots' gallery
		10 December 2009  New Gallery Page I have re-arranged the gallery pages to add a new Commercial Gallery showcasing some of the commercial & PR work I have done. Please get in touch for a free quotation.
		10 December 2009  Special Offer on Digital Editing Workshop UPDATE Following a successful first event, I am re-running my Introduction to Digital Editing workshop on Monday 1st Feb 2010 in Runcorn, Chehsire. As you know vat is rising from the end of the year. This and other rising costs mean I unfortunately have to increase the cost of the 1 day workshop to £95. As a special offer I will accept bookings placed and paid for before the end of 2009 at this year's price of £85 including vat, lunch and comprehensive notes. To take advantage of this limited offer contact me as now to reserve one of the 10 places available. UPDATE - Cancelled, I only had two bookings, I'll try a re-run this workshop later in the year.
		29 October 2009  Engineering Shoot Monday: Received a call while shooting autumn leaves in Delamere Forest Tuesday: Agreed price and held client briefing meeting Wednesday: Shoot and edit images Thursday 08:30 Deliver CD to client I can't always react this quickly but when you need a fast turnround, let me know.
		29 October 2009  Digital Editing for Beginners Following the success of my first workshop, I shall be re-running this one day workshop aimed at newcomers to digital editing early in 2010. If you have not already contacted me about this course and wish to be kept informed about the dates as soon as they are fixed, please use my contact form to record your interest.
		29 October 2009  Flower Photography at Bluebell Cottage Gardens 2010 dates The 2010 dates for my Introduction to Flower Photography course at Sue Beesley's inspirational Bluebell Cottage Gardens near Runcorn, Cheshire are now fixed. The dates are May 11th, June 15th and Sept 7th. Booking is via the RHS website, look up Bluebell Cottage Gardens on their Event Finder page.
		22 July 2009  Capturing the Essence of Spring at Ness Join Andrew for an inspirational course to improve your photography timed to co-incide with Ness's extensive Snowdrop display. Suitable for anyone who wants to improve their photographer's eye. More details on the Workshops page.
		22 July 2009  Riding the Tour climbs Just got back from an excellent cycling holiday with Marmot Tours spending a week climbing some of the classic Tour de France cols in the Pyrenees. Had a great time, just took my wife's Nikon compact as I didn't fancy hauling an extra 2 kg of camera up the hills, it was hard enough without that! Makes you realise how fit the tour riderrs are, they were climbing and descending at about twice my pace.
		22 July 2009  Masterclasses at the SWPP Convention in January 2010 I will once again be presenting Masterclasses at the SWPP convention in January. As usual there is a free trade show and a wide range of seminars etc. This year I'm speaking on Digital Workflow using Lightroom and Slideshows with Pictures2Exe,
		29 August 2008  Virtual Tour page I have added a new website page showing a 3D virtual tour of the Wellington pub (or at least two rooms). Click Here for the tour It's a great way of promoting your business and showing off your premises; please get in touch if you are interested.