Just got back from a very, very intense week at the annual SWPP convention at the Novotel hotel in Hammersmith, London.
14/01-20/01/2009, it was a packed week, beginning with 2 days of business seminars delivering experience and advice from a range of quality speakers...Catherine Connor, Doug Gordon, Jane Breakell, Mark Cleghorn, Rita Chandarana (daughter of the great Maz) and of course Howard Butterfield of 'the imagefile'.
What a fantastic line up, I still can't face up to the pages and pages of quality notes that I took!
This was followed by 4 more days of high quality lectures delivered by seasoned photographers, covering subjects from traditionnal lighting, posing, troubleshooting and so much more.
Many of the lectureres had travelled from afar..among them ex-pat David Simms, Doug Gordon, Julie Hughes, Jose Villa and many more....all full of overwhelming enthusiasm and knowledge.
Aswell as all the lectures, alot of education, networking and friendship was made in the bar at the end of each day (lectures ran from 8 am until 8 pm and so socialising was a necessity to bring you back to earth). As an active member of the swpp forum, it was great to meet up with so many 'virtual' friends who are now lifelong real friends.
WHAT A WEEK!
And the grand finale, the prize giving awards ceremony on the Sunday night. Everyone dressed up in black tie and cocktail dresses with Philippa Forrester presenting.....
And guess what...........I WON A PRIZE!!!!
UK Commercial Photographer of the Year...with my chilli pepper image...what an honour!
But what a great week. And many thanks go to the family 'Jones' that runs such a great society, one that is gaining more and more prestige in the photographic world, for all their ultra hard work and commitment over the week! fantastic.
A lot of hard work to come, now, by Catherine and myself to put everyting into practise.
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