Mark Cleghorn Seminars Sponsored By Flaghead Photographic

Splash The Flash - The Power Of Being Portable

A FREE Mark Cleghorn Seminar sponsored by Flaghead Photographic in sunny Poole! Mark will demonstrate the power of “off-camera” flash lighting techniques using hot-shoe type “speedlites” with a variety of accessories and Quantum Qflash. The seminar will teach you how to creatively use ambient light in conjunction with portable flash and light modifying accessories to create dynamic and exiting portraits, editorial style and fashion-look images.
The event takes place on the 25th of August at Robert White Photographic’s demonstration studio in Poole. The day will be split into two sessions of 2 hours followed by Q&A with Mark. To book your space click here robertwhite

About Mark Cleghorn:
Mark Cleghorn is a photographer with a distinctive style, his images have won hundreds of awards since he started his professional career in 1983. He won the Kodak European Gold awards 17 times, as well as being awarded 4 Fellowships for his outstanding images. Mark is still a working photographer, but most of his time is now spent teaching through his online training site PHOTOTRAINING 4 U. This has become the biggest dedicated training site for photographers in Europe! The site gives access to over 500 films and is growing constantly with at least 3 new film added each week. Mark’s creative, technical and business skills have influenced photographers across the world through his no-nonsense, back-to-basics videos and seminars.
An early adopter of digital technology, he changed his capture technique and workflow, skills which in turn he has passed on to thousands of photographers and in the process has helped them to get back behind the camera instead of spending too much time in front of a computer!
Mark is the author of many books on lighting, portraiture and wedding photography and the use of PhotoShop.

For more details: www.PhotoTraining4U.com ww.markcleghorn.com

For more details and more images contact:

Hardy Haase
Flaghead Photographic Limited
P O Box 6143
Poole, Dorset
BH12 9AS
01202 733 123
www.flaghead.co.uk

The online entry system is now open for the competition that annually showcases the best images from the next generation of professional photographers.

This year the categories have been restructured to give entrants a broader range of options. Assistants can now submit Single and Series entries in the Body, Environment and Object categories, and six to eight images in Project. This new format of categories is designed largely to mirror the re-formatted non-commissioned section of the Photographers Awards, as we feel that there should be continuity between the two competitions.

Entry is available to fully paid-up Assistant Members of the Association of Photographers.

Entrants should submit their work online via the AOP website. The deadline is 6pm on Monday 9 August 2010 but if entrants submit their work before 6pm on Monday July 12th they can benefit from our Early Bird Discount which gives over 15% off the standard entry fees.

We expect to receive approximately 800 images, which will be judged by a panel of top industry professionals. The final selection of images will be exhibited at the AOP Gallery from 16th to 25th November.

The gala presentation evening and private view will be held at the AOP Gallery on 17th November and awards will be presented to the seven Best in Category winners plus Merits and, of course, the Overall Winner.

Do you want to change your photography and your life forever?
Well this is it, your chance to become the next Mark Cleghorn Apprentice on PhotoTraining4U and this time its all about weddings.

All you need to do to enter is be a member of PhotoTraining4U.com from now until the 25th July 2010, submit 6 images as well as the reason why you want to be the Next PT4U Apprentice, it could not be any simpler, so whether you are a Pro-Photographer or have never shot a wedding before this is your chance to change your life and photography for ever.

The PT4U Wedding Apprentice year consists of training 1 day per month for a whole year 2-ON-1 with Mark and the team in Cardiff. As the Apprentice you will also get to assist and shoot with Mark on real life weddings, plus business building and marketing advice, features in magazines plus £1000 to spend on Bellisimo Wedding albums and marketing material from Loxley Colour as well as over £1500 worth of equipment from the PT4U Sponsors Lastolite reflectors and lighting, OnOne Software Plugins for Photoshop, The RayFlash – Ring Flash, Honl Speedlite Accessories, Animoto and PhotoKit4U.

What Happens Then?
From all the members who apply the PT4U team will narrow down to the top twelve, Mark will then select his top 5 applicants, who will be informed by the 18th July 2010 Finally the members present on the WFW special event in Cardiff on July 25th will then vote on who they want to watch for the next twelve months on PhotoTraining4U as the Apprentice.

To Apply today click this link and follow the on line instructions

Net yet a paid member click this link to the subscribe page and use code BALL to get a month for only £14.99
Or the code CUP to join for a 12 month subscription for £139

To Book or for more information on “The Wedding Photographer Wanted” event with the 4 Masters in Cardiff on July 25th click here.


PhotoTraining4U members only 1 and 2 day Workshop 25th & 26th July 2010

The First 100 Members Booking the Wedding Photographer Wanted event will also get 1 Free Goody Bag on the day which includes:-

1x £25 Loxley Colour Voucher
1x Quantum Strap
1x Honl Strap and Snoot (for a speedlite)
1x 48 Shot Wedding Pocket Guide
5 Download Films for your Computer, IPad or IPhone
All together worth £100.00

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Application Advice:
You will need to select and upload 6 of your images
Sized at 1500 pixels on the longest length
You need to name them 01_Forname_Surname.jpg

Tell us a little about yourself
Why you want to be the next apprentice
A link to your website if you have one
Your email address

What we need from you to become the next Apprentice
You must be available on the 25th July 2010
You must be able to get to Cardiff One Friday Every Month starting in August 2010 You must commit to the 12 month training programme
You must be a paid member of PT4U on the 25th July 2010

Good Luck
The PhotoTraining4U Team

Cardiff, Coventry, Twickenham, Southampton, Stockport, Pontefract, Cambridge, Grangemouth
September 2010 Monkey Business 5 - The Family
PT4U Members - £20.00 (if booked before 1st August)
Non Members - £35

MB5 IS ALL ABOUT Making Real Money From Family Portraits

The Family Tour is designed to fine tune your portrait skills, covering posing, selling and creative presentation. The road show is again a combination of trade and training at a next to nothing price of £20 for PhotoTraining4U members and £35 if not, still great value for money.

Delegates who attend this tour will get 2 free special film downloads from our PT4U Knowledge Bank.

Film 1- SELL, SELL, SELL - Key skills in selling portraiture to the customer
Film 2 - The Family - Group Construction and Power Portraits
worth £19.99 each
Plus one delegate from each day will be selected to come on a special training day in Cardiff with Mark and the PT4U team.

What’s happening

MB5 - “Sell, Sell, Sell - Booking The Client and Face-2-Face Selling”
“Practical - Family Groups and Power Posing”
“Photoshop -The Creative Image”
Plus Mark has designed a promotion ready to run live in October half term and perfect for some extra sales.
In addition to training there is of course the trade and on show will be a variety of equipment from suppliers including backgrounds and lighting, software, equipment all with some great offers.

THE DAY

9.00/9.45am Registration and Trade Show
Please arrive promptly to be registered, this is for security purposes and to help the day run smoothly.

- ” Marketing The Promtion- Booking The Client and Face-2-Face Selling”.

10.50- 11.25 Trade Show

11.30am-12.30 noon Trade Show

12.30 - 1.00pm

“Practical - Family Groups and Power Posing”

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Mark will demonstrates key skill posing and creative groups, plus how to light the group shoot using studio flash or speedlites.

1pm - 1.30

“Secrets Of Calibration” plus “Slide Shows On Steroids”

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1.30 - 2.30pm Trade Show & Lunch - Cash Bar available for you to purchase any Lunches & Refreshments

In addition to training there is of course the trade and on show will be a variety of equipment from suppliers including cameras, backgrounds and lighting with some great offers.

2.30pm -4pm

“Photoshop -The Creative Page To Print”

4.15pm Trade Show & Event Finish

Each Day is structured to maximise the day & you will be required to wear your ID TAG at all times.

*Lunch & Refreshments are NOT INCLUDED but are available to purchase at the venues.

WE ARE SORRY BUT IF YOU HAVE NOT PRE-BOOKED YOU WILL NOT GET IN ON THE DAY

	MONKEY BUSINESS 5 CARDIFF 2ND SEPTEMBER 2010
	Price: £	Qty:

New House Country Hotel
Thornhill
Cardiff
CF14 9UA (use - CF83 1LY which takes you past the hotel on your left)
Telephone: 02920 520280
Fax: 02920 520324

	MONKEY BUSINESS 5 SOUTHAMPTON 9th September 2010
	Price: £	Qty:

The Vine Inn
Romsey Road,
Ower,
Southampton,
Hampshire
SO51 6ZJ
Tel. 023 8081 4333

	MONKEY BUSINESS 5 Twickenham September 10TH 2010
	Price: £	Qty:

Twickenham Stadium
Rugby Road
Twickenham
TW1 1DZ

Room To Be Announced
Free Parking Available On Site

	MONKEY BUSINESS 5 GRANGEMOUTH 13th SEPTEMBER 2010
	Price: £	Qty:

The Grange Manor
Glensburgh
Grangemouth, FK3 8XJ
01324 474836
Get directions

	MONKEY BUSINESS 5 PONTEFRACT 14th SEPTEMBER 2010
	Price: £	Qty:

The Kings Croft Hotel
Wakefield Road
Pontefract, WF8 4HA
01977 600044

	MONKEY BUSINESS 5 STOCKPORT 15th SEPTEMBER 2010
	Price: £	Qty:

The Britannia Hotel Stockport
67 Dialstone Lane
Stockport, SK2 6AG
0161 930 1000
Get directions

	MONKEY BUSINESS 5 COVENTRY 16th SEPTEMBER 2010
	Price: £	Qty:

Royal Court Hotel
Tamworth Road
Keresley End, Coventry, CV7 8JG
024 76334171
Get directions

	MONKEY BUSINESS 5 SANDY Nr CAMBRIDGE 17th SEPTEMBER 2010
	Price: £	Qty:

Holiday Inn
Garden Court
A1
Sandy
Bedford

Nr Cambridge

WE ARE SORRY BUT IF YOU HAVE NOT PRE-BOOKED YOU WILL NOT GET IN ON THE DAY

*Lunch & Refreshments are NOT INCLUDED.

PRIZES ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE AND WITH NO CASH ALTERNATIVE.

*After the Tour a draw will take place to give away the prizes.

*UNFORTUNATELY NO REFUND WILL BE ISSUED AS PLACES ARE LIMITED AT EACH EVENT

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This month we have New speedlite flash accessories by Honl, including a new fold away softbox for camer flash, a gold 8inch snoot, plus we now have the Sun Sniper Strap in a standard design as well as a Metal wire style which carry a $500 dollar insurance incase of being cut*

New Fold Away Soft Box from Honl

Create beautiful soft light from Honls innovative new softbox design, with the quality and sturdiness you’ve come to expect from all Honl Photo Professional lighting products. Extremely easy to setup and attach to your shoe-mount flash unit using our popular Speed Strap (included). Folds flat to tuck into your camera bag, and weighs in at less than 4 ounces. Provides a pleasing circular catchlight in your subject’s eyes.

	HONL TRAVELLER 8 SOFTBOX WITH SPEED STRAP
	THE TRAVELLER8 IS PERFECT FOR ANY SPEEDLITE PHOTOGRAPEHR WANTING TO SOFTEN THE RAW FLASH, WHETHER ON OR OFF CAMERA. GREAT FOR WEDDINGS, PORTRAITS, PRODUCTS, EDITORIAL
	Price: £	Qty:

BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO GET THE TRAVELLER8 SOFTBOX, PRE ORDER NOW FOR DELIVERY IN MAY 2010

	Honl 8″ Gold/Silver Snoot
	The Honl Photo 8″ Gold/Silver Snoot gives a pleasing warm skin tone to portraits, similar to a warm sunglow and comparable to using a 1/4 CTO filter. The snoot concentrates the light from a hot-shoe flash for dramatic cinematic lighting. Perfect for everything from dramatic portraits to concentrating light on background elements.
	Price: £	Qty:

	HonlPhoto Filter Kit: Hollywood Filter 5
	Our HonlPhoto Hollywood Filter Kit adds dramatic colour to your images, whether lighting a subject or background. These superior quality filters attach quickly to our Speed Strap (sold separately), and can be used in tandem with our Speed Grids, Speed Snoots, and Speed Gobos. Usable filter area is 2.5” x 4” and can be trimmed with scissors to fit your individual strobes. Includes 2 of each color: Steel Green - Rose Purple Pale Lavender - Smokey Pink Follies Pink
	Price: £	Qty:

Camera Straps

	Sun Sniper Strap
	The new generation of SNIPER-CAMERA-STRAPS The SUN-SNIPER-STRAP, made by SUN-SNIPER GmbH, is the new generation of quick, pliant and ultra convenient camera straps for professional photographers. The SUN-SNIPER-STRAP has a SHOCK ABSORBER that absorbs jolts in the strap and makes carrying the camera even more comfortable. This feature spares the photographer’s back and reduces the load on the suspension point of the camera - the tripod socket. This positive effect is particularly noticeable with long lenses.
	Price: £	Qty:

	Sun Sniper Strap Steel
	NEW: SHOCK-ABSORBER & CUTTER-CRASHER STEEL WIRE The new generation of SNIPER-CAMERA-STRAPS The SUN-SNIPER-STRAP, made by SUN-SNIPER GmbH, is the new generation of quick, pliant and ultra convenient camera straps for professional photographers. The SUN-SNIPER-STRAP has a SHOCK ABSORBER that absorbs jolts in the strap and makes carrying the camera even more comfortable. This feature spares the photographer’s back and reduces the load on the suspension point of the camera - the tripod socket. This positive effect is particularly noticeable with long lenses.
	Price: £	Qty:

* Please read the sunsniper terms for the $500 claims

Check out whats new in Photoshop CS5 on PhotoTraining4u.com

In these films Mark Cleghorn takes the first look at whats new in Photoshop CS5.

Using a pre release version of CS5 Mark guides us through what he feels are the initial main ingredients for photographers in the new Photoshop, which include

Bridge FX, Mini Bridge, Refine Selection, Contenet Aware Fill, Content Awar Healing, Puppet Warp, Mixing Brush, Image Alignment, HDR Pro, Mixing Brush, Noise Reduction, Auto Lens Crrrection, Special Paste.

Click Here to visit site

Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 software redefines digital imaging with a strong focus on photography; breakthrough capabilities for superior image selections, image retouching, and realistic painting; and a wide range of workflow and performance enhancements.

Focus on Imaging 7th -10th NEC Birmingham
STAND F50

Well its that time of year again down at the NEC with Mary Walker Exhibitions, 4 days all about photography and PhotoTraining4U are in the thick of it with 81square metres of full on teaching every 45 minutes.

All the team as well as a few of our new PT4U Masters will be on hand to chat and present some new and exciting ideas for photographers for 2010, plus the hunt for the new Apprentices starts so remember to stop by the stand.

Debbie and Nicola also have some great offers from Lastolite, Ray Flash and ExpoDisc on PhotoKit4U.

If you are not a member of PhotoTraining4U yet we have some join up show offers for you as only members will be eligible to become the next Apprentices and this year its all about wedding photography, with 12 months of training with Mark and the Team in Cardiff.

Members will be asked to submit a contact sheet of images in June for first selection and then in an exciting weekend in Cardiff in July, 2 lucky members will be chosen to become the next Apprentices, life changing training worth over £20,000.

Sunday
10.30 - Creative Hi Key –with Mark Cleghorn
11.15 - Back –2 Black –with Mark Cleghorn
12.00 - Meet The Apprentice –with John Moore
12.45 - Photoshop Edge EFX –with Mark Cleghorn
13.30 - Simple Speedlite –with Mark Cleghorn
14.15 - Back-2-Basic Portraits –with Mark Cleghorn
15.00 - Meet The Apprentice –with John Moore
15.45 - Posing The Bride –with Mark Cleghorn
16.30 - Creative PhotoShop –with Mark Cleghorn
17.15 - Creative Portraits –with Mark Cleghorn

Monday, Tuesday
10.30 - Creative Hi Key –with Mark Cleghorn
11.15 - Back –2 -Black –with Kenny Martin
12.00 - Meet The Apprentice –with John Moore
12.45 - Lightroom –with Sean McCormack
13.30 - Simple Speedlite –with Mark Cleghorn
14.15 - Back-2-Basic Portraits –with Kenny Martin
15.00 - Meet The Apprentice –with John Moore
15.45 - Posing The Bride –with Mark Cleghorn
16.30 - Lightroom –with Sean McCormack
17.15 - Creative Portraits –with Mark Cleghorn

Wednesday
10.30 - Creative Hi Key –with Mark Cleghorn
11.15 - Back –2 -Black –with Kenny Martin
12.00 - Meet The Apprentice –with John Moore
12.45 - Lightroom –with Sean McCormack
13.30 - Simple Speedlite –with Mark Cleghorn
14.15 - Back-2-Basic Portraits –with Kenny Martin
15.00 - Posing The Bride –with Mark Cleghorn
15.45 - Lightroom –with Sean McCormack

THE QFLASH ACADEMY

Flaghead Photographic, Quantum’s exclusive UK & Ireland distributor, are pleased to announce the launch of a new DVD: THE QUANTUM QFLASH ACADEMY!

The new DVD explains in minute detail all aspects of Quantum’s range of Qflash products: The Qflash T5D-R, X5D-R, Trio and Pilot units are explained in easy to follow lessons by US photographers Rick Ferro and Will Crocket.

All features of the Qflash are explored and technical aspects are explained in real shooting situations with lots of technical tips. Areas covered include:

· Creative lighting techniques
· Manual output control
· TTL features
· Wireless TTL applications using FreeXWire radio system
· Wireless TTL using the QNexus I R system with Nikon & Canon cameras
· Fill-in flash in manual and auto modes
· Auto mode
· Camera settings
· Wireless remote control in manual, auto and TTL using the new Pilot

The QFlash system is unique: three portable, mains independent flash heads that combine many of the modern features found in on-camera flashes with the range of light shaping possibilities only offered by mains operated studio lighting units!

The Qflash Academy is also available online: www.qflashacademy.com

To receive a FREE copy of the DVD contact:

Hardy Haase
Flaghead Photographic Ltd
Tel: 01202 733 123
info@flaghead.co.uk
www.flaghead.co.uk

Photographers are now treating the Convention as a ‘must-do’ event’ –Phil Jones

The Societies To Run Europe’s Biggest Ever Photographic Convention

The Societies (incorporating the SWPP) is set to stage the biggest photographic convention Europe has ever seen.

The seven day event at London’s Novotel, Hammersmith starts on January 12, 2010 and will set new benchmarks for ‘one-stop-shop’ conventions in the UK.

One hundred and fifty speakers have been booked, including ‘international imaging heavyweights’ Jerry Ghionis, Kevin Kubota, Charlie Waite, Mark Cleghorn, Henk Van Kooten and Trevor and Faye Yerbury.
And two hundred and fifty imaging industry exhibitors are expected to take stands – a 25% uplift on the 2009 event.
Phil Jones, The Societies’ CEO said: “The countdown to the biggest event of its kind ever in Europe has begun. Despite the recession, interest in the 2010 The Societies Convention is keener than ever.
Over 12,000 visitors attended this year but all the signs are that figure will be easily overtaken next January. Over 60% of our trade stand allocation had been booked by March.”

He added: “We are finding that increasing numbers of photographers are treating The Societies Convention as a ‘must-do’ event. They know the choice of seminars and workshops by world-acclaimed speakers is simply unmatchable – and they also know that all the key players in the industry will be on hand to demonstrate their latest products.”
Our planners will lay on over 350 Masterclasses over four days; over 12 hours of exclusive Business School workshops and over forty hours of free seminars and demonstrations.
And the Trade Show element of the Convention (Jan 15-17) is free as long as visitors pre-register online before January 8, 2010.

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The Societies director Juliet Jones said: “The Convention has grown from a one day event, held at a small hotel in Liverpool, with a smattering of visitors and a handful of exhibitors eight years ago, to the pioneering seven day showcase it will be in 2010.
Planning and executing an event of this size is a mammoth organisational and logistical challenge but we now know that 2010 will be our biggest and best convention ever – with an unprecedented speaker list and workshops covering every imaginable photo-discipline. Plus of course we’ll be running our annual awards night and usual array of legendary Convention parties.”

She added: “The Societies’ members and non-members are welcome. Our members will get discounts on their seminar bookings – and this year we have organised an exclusive ‘Members Day’ at which photographers will pay just £20 for the chance to spend all day at key creative lighting and high fashion seminars by Mark Cleghorn and Doug Gordon.”
In addition our Superclasses will offer delegates a unique opportunity to engage with top speakers over four hour-long workshops on a 10 to 1 or 15 to 1 basis.”

The ‘Extraordinary Effort. Extraordinary Results’ full day seminar by award-winning Australian wedding photographer Jerry Ghionis will take place on Monday Jan 18 (Cost £75 for members; £85 non-members)
For more details and ticket options for The Societies’ 2010 Convention visit www.swpp.co.uk.

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Further information: Trevor Lansdown at Wordengineers.com
Email: info@ wordengineers.com
Telephone: 021206 241575

July 2009

Green Clean Silky Liquid & Silky Wipe for optics & touchscreens

Austrian manufacturer GREEN CLEAN has developed a special cleaning system for optics, touchscreens and many other sensitive surfaces:

The Silky Liquid & Silky Wipe

This fast and safe cleaning system is designed to be used on a variety of sensitive surfaces and provide a long lasting effect to prevent dirt build-up and static!

For use on:
Lenses, coated & un-coated
Spectacles & sunglasses
Touch phones, PDA’s, computer screens
GPS navigation devices
Digital photo frames
LCD screens on cameras

	Silky Liquid & Wipe kit,
	incl. 1 x Pumpspray 20 ml Silky Liquid, 1 x Silky Wipe 25 x 25 cm
	Price: £	Qty:

The Silky Liquid comes in a 20 ml pump-spray bottle.
Silky Liquid key features:

· fast acting on all types of dirt and contaminations
· water-based
· economical
· antistatic
· does not build deposits
· smoothes structures
· biologically completely harmless
· long lasting prevention of dirt build-up and static

The special Silky Wipe cloth 25 x 25 cm square with the following features:

· specially developed for use on sensitive & coated surfaces
· woven from refined silk derivatives, cotton and other fine fibres
· does not contain binder, glue, chlorine or bleach
· can be machine-washed at least 200 times

The innovative SILKY LIQUID combined with the well-known cleaning properties of SILKY WIPE assures perfect cleaning of sensitive surfaces!