The Imaging Academy

Warehouse Club Open Day Gets Better

September 12th, 2008

Our open day on Saturday 20th will be better than ever. With the main focus on the new Nikon D700, we have no confirmed that we will have the Nikon D90 in store as well.

Its should be a great day with some great offers so please try and make it

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Portrait Course - Success as always

September 8th, 2008

Thank you to everyone who attended the Portrait course this Saturday. It was a great day and the feedback has been great. John got an average score of 9.5 out of 10 so thank you John for a great day.

We look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Interesting posing and not just from the model
New posing techniques came in very handy

John Clements reflects on the day.

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July Winner Announced

August 11th, 2008

John has judged the July competition and we would like to thank everyone for taking part.

In 3rd place - Mike Wilkinson with Essex Coast

The competition this month was of the highest standard so far, and it was tough choosing the top three.

On face value this looks a wonderfully simple shot. But a few things had to work to make it succeed. I particularly liked the use of monochrome, possibly chosen as the dawn of this day was in truth all about flat grey lighting.

The composition has depth, leading the eye, plus a wide tonal range that works well in black and white. It is a fine example that even on days that do not come alive with colour and lots of subject material, if you take time to consider your options, there is something still to be created.

Serene but showing the touch of man in the coastal landscape. Nicely done

2nd Place - Danny Brannigan

Dramatic skies in black and white always look so powerful, but in this shot the immediate impact comes from the

rocks, castle ruins and slightly blurred waves. The later was important to add a feeling of both movement, mystery and simply the power of the sea. It comes together very well and few would not like

to see such an image on their walls if they had taken it. When you think of the ‘coast; it is as much about ruggedness, danger as it is sandy tranquil beaches. Good tonal range and nicely finished with the key line

in white it came very,very close to top spot.

And in 1st place - Andrew Harris with Kaikoura Peninsular

Any land or seascape photographer serious about maximising the potential of their creative tool set, will have a suitable tripod to hand.

Here it has been used no doubt to help search over time for the right composition, then to enhance the captured atmosphere by supporting a long shutter speed.

In turn, blurred waves against rocks give the feeling of a living sea. But on top of that, the photographer has filtered and or enhanced colours post capture to provide when composition, moving and static elements come together along with such colours, the feeling

of a primeval world. Although this was not taken on Uk shores it wins nevertheless as the techniques demonstrated so well can work anywhere. Well done.

Congratulations to all the winners…….the August subject will be announced tomorrow.

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First day of workshops a great success

August 9th, 2008

The first day of free workshops comes to an end and it was a great success.

With an average feedback of 9.4 out of 10, John was outstanding as always.

More free courses still available so book today.

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Free Canon Courses

August 5th, 2008

To celebrate the launch of our new website we have put on some Free canon courses.

These start from Saturday 9th and run throughout August. Most of the courses will be run by John Clements but we also have two 5D courses by Paul Winterton.

As well as a customer of Digital Depot, Paul is a fantastic photographer and his urban style of photography is inspiring. He has some full day courses in September as well which will be demonstrating his urban photography. We welcome Paul to the Imaging Academy for the first time and hope you enjoy his workshops. check out Paul’s website www.paulwintertonphotography.com for more information.

Or go to www.imagingacademy.com and select Paul Winterton from the list of tutors.

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