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Keep Horizon Lines Straight is Today's Photography Tip

February 25, 2021 - All of the Tips will all be in the free downloadable PDF available through this website, the e-book will also have a few...
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Today's Photography Tip - Rule Of Thirds - Don't Groan - just try it - it works ;-)

February 16, 2021 - I heard you all groan when you read Rule Of Thirds, most people say they know about it and that they understand it - wel...
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Foreground, middle ground, background - don't overlook any of these....

February 15, 2021 - When you look at your chosen scene with the naked eye, your brain quickly picks out subjects of interest. The camera how...
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How to make money from your Photography

February 14, 2021 - I get lots of people asking me how they can make money from their photography. I run courses to explain this and help y...
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Photography Hints and Tips For Snow and Icey Landscapes

November 30, 2020 - Today's blog is aimed at those who may never have tried to photograph snow or ice before, or maybe just need some pointe...
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Ideas for Things to Photograph

August 26, 2020 - Some days it may seem like you just don't know what to photograph, maybe you have already photographed the birds on the...
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Photography Tip Number 8 - Keep Horizon Lines Straight

July 24, 2020 - Today is the last of the 8 Photography Tips. All of the 8 Photography Tips will all be in the free downloadable PDF ava...
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Photography Hint and Tip Number 7 - Leading Lines and How To Use Them

July 23, 2020 - Todays' blog is all about leading lines what they are and how to use them. Photography Tip 7 - Leading Lines So what...
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Photography Tip Number 5 - White Balance

July 21, 2020 - White Balance is today's topic and can be a very quick fix to improve your photos. 5. Learn to Use your White Balance...
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Tip Number 4 - Change your Viewpoint

July 20, 2020 - Lesson Number 4 - I can see that there are a couple of hundred of you tuning in each day to read these blogs, so I hope...
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Photography Tip 3 - See The Light

July 19, 2020 - For today's top Tip I wont go on quite as much as I did yesterday, but hopefully it will have just as much impact on you...
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Tip Number 2 - Rule Of Thirds - Don't Groan - just try it - it works ;-)

July 18, 2020 - I heard you all groan when you read Rule Of Thirds, most people say they know about it and that they understand it - wel...
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Tips To Instantly Improve your Photography - Number 1

July 17, 2020 - Having run photo workshops for several years now, I have noticed some familiar traits that many people share with their...
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Photography Tips To Help Get You Started with a New Photography Project

July 16, 2020 - A lot of people look at their photographs and compare them to all of the hundreds of others that we see daily on Instagr...
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Foreground, middle ground, background - don't overlook any of these....

June 25, 2020 - When you look at your chosen scene with the naked eye, your brain quickly picks out subjects of interest. The camera how...
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12 months of Photography Projects and Ideas - Great Christmas Stocking Filler

October 15, 2019 - My new book is now available, full of great ideas to try each month with your camera, whether you are out and about or a...
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Wet weather and Rain Photography

September 12, 2019 - What can we do when it keeps raining and we still want to go out taking photographs??? Well you can put your camera i...
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Foreground, middle ground, background - don't overlook any of these....

September 09, 2019 - When you look at your chosen scene with the naked eye, your brain quickly picks out subjects of interest. The camera how...
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The Tripod - why use a tripod??????

September 07, 2019 - If you’re serious about your landscape photography you need to use a tripod, a decent one. A tripod carries many benefit...
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12 months of Photography Projects and Ideas - my new little book

September 03, 2019 - My little photography book is full of great ideas to try each month with your camera, whether you are out and about or a...
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Photography Tip Number 8 - Keep Horizon Lines Straight

January 25, 2019 - Today is the last of the 8 Photography Tips. All of the 8 Photography Tips will all be in the free downloadable PDF ava...
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Photography Hint and Tip Number 7 - Leading Lines and How To Use Them

January 24, 2019 - Todays' blog is all about leading lines what they are and how to use them. Photography Tip 7 - Leading Lines So what...
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Photography Tip Number 5 - White Balance

January 22, 2019 - White Balance is today's topic and can be a very quick fix to improve your photos. 5. Learn to Use your White Balance...
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Tip Number 4 - Change your Viewpoint

January 21, 2019 - Apologies, I've had a few website/internet problems the last few days and it has made a couple of the posts vanish... so...
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Photography Tip 3 - See The Light

January 18, 2019 - For today's top Tip I wont go on quite as much as I did yesterday, but hopefully it will have just as much impact on you...
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Tip Number 2 - Rule Of Thirds - Don't Groan - just try it - it works ;-)

January 17, 2019 - I heard you all groan when you read Rule Of Thirds, most people say they know about it and that they understand it - wel...
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Tips To Instantly Improve your Photography - Number 1

January 16, 2019 - Having run photo workshops for several years now, I have noticed some familiar traits that many people share with their...
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Photography Tips To Help Get You Started with a New Photography Project

January 15, 2019 - A lot of people look at their photographs and compare them to all of the hundreds of others that we see daily on Instagr...
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Happy New Year Everybody

January 01, 2019 - I hope you have all had a fabulous Christmas and I hope the New Year brings you some amazing adventures. For those of y...
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Photography Tips to end the year with

December 18, 2018 - As the end of 2018 is fast approaching many of us start to think about how we might want to make some changes in the com...
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One to One Photography Training Gift Vouchers - Available as vouchers until 23rd Dec

December 17, 2018 - If you are still looking for the perfect gift for the photographer or budding photographer in your life, what not buy th...
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Photo Challenges for December 2018

December 01, 2018 - I hope you're all well and have been enjoying the magnificent Autumn that we have had, we have been so lucky this year w...
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One to One Photography Training Gift Vouchers - Available as Christmas gifts until 18th Dec

November 29, 2018 - If you are still looking for the perfect gift for the photographer or budding photographer in your life, what not buy th...
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Photography Hints and Tips For Snow and Icey Landscapes

November 27, 2018 - Today's blog is aimed at those who may never have tried to photograph snow or ice before, or maybe just need some pointe...
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Photography Hints and Tips - Things to think about before you next head out.

November 24, 2018 - Before you go out and start shooting there are things that you need to always do: Make sure your batteries are all char...
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Foreground, middle ground, background - don't overlook any of these....

November 22, 2018 - When you look at your chosen scene with the naked eye, your brain quickly picks out subjects of interest. The camera how...
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Quick Tips To Improve Your Photography

August 12, 2018 - How to Improve Your Photography Quickly One of the quickest ways to improve the look of your photography - especially...
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Tripod - Do you really need A Tripod ?

February 22, 2018 - If you’re serious about your photography you need to use a tripod, a decent one, not all of the time, but there will be...
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Ideas for Things to Photograph

February 21, 2018 - Some days it may seem like you just don't know what to photograph, maybe you have already photographed the birds on the...
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What To Photograph on a Wet February Day

February 20, 2018 - What can we do when it keeps raining and we still want to go out taking photographs??? Let's face it February has been...
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Where to Focus and what Aperture to choose for Landscape Photography

February 19, 2018 - Hello Again, I hope you are enjoying these February Blogs, there will be one a day for the rest of the month to try and...
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Foreground, Middle ground, Background - don't overlook any of these....

February 18, 2018 - When you look at your chosen scene with the naked eye, your brain quickly picks out subjects of interest. The camera how...
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ISO - What it is and how to get the best results using it

February 17, 2018 - What is ISO? Your camera’s ISO setting is its' sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive it is. This...
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What Are Leading Lines and How To Use Them in Your Photographs

February 16, 2018 - Todays' blog is all about leading lines what they are and how to use them. So what are they? Leading lines are horizont...
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Photography Tips To Start the New Year off Well

January 04, 2018 - A lot of people look at their photographs and compare them to all of the hundreds of others that we see daily on Instagr...
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A New Project for January

December 31, 2017 - If you are still looking for something different to try in January, then why not try something very different - and rath...
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A Happy New Year to You All

December 27, 2017 - I hope you have all had a fabulous Christmas and I hope the New Year brings you some amazing adventures. For those of y...
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Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

December 24, 2017 - I would just like to wish you all A Very Merry Christmas and a Fabulous New Year. I hope you all have a wonderful time...
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Gift Ideas for the Photographer in your Life

December 13, 2017 - People often ask me what they can buy a camera crazy person in their life that wont cost the earth:-) There are lots of...
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One to One Photography Training Gift Vouchers - Available as Christmas gifts until 18th Dec

December 12, 2017 - If you are still looking for the perfect gift for the photographer or budding photographer in your life, what not buy th...
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What to Photograph In December

December 11, 2017 - Whilst we have all of this fabulous snow try and get out with your camera at some point if you can. If you can find a p...
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12 months of Photography Projects and Ideas - Great Christmas Stocking Filler

December 11, 2017 - My new book is now available, full of great ideas to try each month with your camera, whether you are out and about or a...
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Photography Hints and Tips for July - Don't Blame Your Gear

June 30, 2017 - Lots of people I've spoken to recently have said to me, " If i had a better camera I'd take better photos", I don't ta...
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How to get More from your Camera and your Day Out with it

April 11, 2017 - Things to think about before you start taking photos; Starting with the basics and the very first thing - spare batterie...
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A year in Africa

April 02, 2017 - My next Journey to Africa lasted for a year.... in the days of no internet or mobile phones this was a long time to be f...
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Photo Experience Days

February 27, 2017 - If you would like to spend a day with me learning more about your camera and how to get more creative with it and get mo...
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Photography Hints and Tips For Snow and Icey Landscapes

February 26, 2017 - Today's blog is aimed at those who may never have tried to photograph snow or ice before, or maybe just need some pointe...
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Away for a little while - with the camera of course :-)

January 19, 2017 - Hello Everybody, Just a quick blog to say that I'm off to the mens downhill in Kitzbuhel, followed by a week of skiing...
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Happy New Year

January 08, 2017 - Hello Everybody, I hope 2017 is a fabulous year for you all and that you have some truly magnificent adventures with yo...
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Travel and Photography Part One

April 17, 2016 - I get asked quite a lot about places I have traveled to - what's my favourite place, what kit do I take with me - does t...
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April Update

April 16, 2016 - Hi, I hope you are all having a wonderful April and everything that it is throwing at us weather wise - I woke up to 2 i...
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Exhibition at Slimbridge WWT 10th Feb until 18th April 2016

February 09, 2016 - Hi Everybody, well it's been a very busy start to the New Year. My first exhibition of the year starts in a coupe of da...
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Foreground, middle ground, background - don't overlook any of these....

November 02, 2015 - When you look at your chosen scene with the naked eye, your brain quickly picks out subjects of interest. The camera how...
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The Tripod - why use a tripod??????

November 01, 2015 - If you’re serious about your landscape photography you need to use a tripod, a decent one. A tripod carries many benefit...
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ISO - What it is and how to get the best results using it

October 31, 2015 - So what is ISO? Your camera’s ISO setting is its sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive it is. Th...
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Where to Focus and what Aperture to choose for Landscape Photography

October 30, 2015 - So to get a great landscape photograph there are plenty of things to think about, today we are looking at aperture and f...
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Travel Photography Tips

July 17, 2015 - If you have your Summer holiday planned and your camera is included in those plans, then there are plenty of things to t...
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Things to Photograph This Summer

July 16, 2015 - So if you are looking for some ideas of things that you can photograph this summer. Why not have a day out and go somewh...
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Ideas for Things to Photograph

April 22, 2015 - Somedays it may seem like you just don't know what to photograph, maybe you have already photographed the birds on the f...
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Apologies for the lack of blogging

April 22, 2015 - Apologies for the lack of blogging over the last month, I have been caught up with some family issues, but everything is...
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Things to photograph in Spring

March 08, 2015 - So Spring is upon us and flowers are blooming in our gardens, snowdrops and daffodils and lots of plants are coming to b...
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Photography training in stratford upon Avon

January 31, 2015 - My next Photo training day will be in Stratford upon Avon on Friday 6th March. The course will run from 11am to 3pm and...
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Photo Ideas for Winter

January 29, 2015 - On cold winter days it is easy to stay inside and not want to explore the cold outdoors, but so long as you are wrapped...
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Photography Tips

January 28, 2015 - Here are some handy tips to take on board before you go out with your camera. So we will mention the usual, ensure your...
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Did you get a DSLR for Christmas - well here's some hints and tips

January 04, 2015 - If you got a DSLR for Christmas and you are worried about taking it off the green square - Auto mode, then maybe you sho...
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Things to Photograph this Autumn

November 13, 2014 - I have some more hints and tips for your Autumn photography. The main thing to remember is to get out and enjoy the fabu...
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Bradgate Deer Park

October 21, 2014 - Today I have been photographing deer at Bradgate Park Trust, the weather was mixed, but I had a great day and got some l...
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Photographing Mountains

September 16, 2014 - Hello, This blog is all about photographing mountains - I know we haven't quite reached winter yet and all things cold,...
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If you go down to the woods Today

September 01, 2014 - Well maybe not today as here it's having a bit of a drizzle, but if you make the effort to go out to your local woods or...
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Summer Photography Hints and Tips

August 07, 2014 - Things to remember when you're away on holiday or out for the day with your camera this summer. Remember that using a p...
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Photo Projects for the Summer

July 01, 2014 - I have been asked by a few people about ideas for photo projects for the Summer. There are many things that you can try...
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Arley Arboretum Photography courses

June 24, 2014 - I will be running a series of Photography courses at the beautiful Arley Arboretum throughout the rest of the year. My...
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Histograms Explained

June 20, 2014 - Huge apologies, for some reason the post about histograms didn't publish and so here it is - thank you to Edward - from...
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Top Tips for Better Holiday Photos

June 13, 2014 - We are getting close to that time of year when people start going off to sunnier climes for a couple of weeks, so i thou...
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Photography courses

June 06, 2014 - I currently run Photography training courses at a variety of locations and they are mainly aimed at people who have had...
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Choosing your Metering mode

May 28, 2014 - Your camera has Matrix/Evaluative, Centre Weighted and Spot metering modes. Which mode to pick? Matrix/Evaluative mete...
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Things to Remember before you go out on your photo shoot

May 27, 2014 - Today I wanted to keep it simple, but as a lot of you have the week off with the kids, I wanted to remind you of a few t...
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Photography Workshops in Worcestershire

May 22, 2014 - Please note the workshops for Spetchley gardens are booking up quickly and so if you want to do your training course the...
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Top Photography Tips to help get you started

May 15, 2014 - Before you go out and start shooting there are things that you need to always do: Make sure your batteries are all char...
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Depth of field, focus point, f stops - photography hints and tips

April 27, 2014 - The aperture is the hole in the lens – it is a variable diaphragm that can be made larger or smaller, controlling how mu...
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You can practice photography wherever you go

April 26, 2014 - Here are a few photos that I took whilst out in the woods walking Eli - so even out with a 2 year old husky it is still...
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My new E-Book discussing different types of Natural/available light and shutter speeds

April 23, 2014 - My new E-Book, discussing light and shutter speeds will be available at the start of May, so watch this space, full of p...
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Do I need a Tripod ?

April 02, 2014 - I have been asked quite a lot recently about tripods. Do I need a tripod is the question of the week this week. The an...
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Photography Projects

March 21, 2014 - I have had a few people ask me about projects they can set themselves to give them something to think about with their p...
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Exposure Modes Explained

March 11, 2014 - Choosing the Correct Exposure Mode Today we are going to discuss exposure modes, as i get asked about this from time to...
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Kitzbuhel Trip

March 08, 2014 - Hi, I am now back from my latest snow trip to Kitzbuhel in Austria and so here are a few photos for you. The weather wa...
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How are the water photos coming along ?

February 20, 2014 - So thought I'd just check that now we have some nicer weather you are all still out there attempting new and exciting wa...
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Photo Challenges for February 2014

February 15, 2014 - OK, well I hope you are all enjoying this weather - even though we had Weather as the theme for January, I think we need...
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My Photos of Stourport on Central News

February 12, 2014 - http://www.itv.com/news/central/2014-02-12/wednesday-flooding-your-pictures/ Tonight 2 of my images were used on Centra...
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Photography Training Gift Vouchers

January 21, 2014 - Photography Training Gift Vouchers can now be purchased through the website, if you go to the gallery section you will s...
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Runner Up in the Professional Photographer of the Year 2013

January 16, 2014 - For those of you who read the magazine you will see that they have an online magazine also, which shows the winners and...
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Photography Workshop Salcombe Summer 2014

January 08, 2014 - I am planning a photography workshop for Salcombe over the summer 2014. It will be a 3 day workshop, covering shots fro...
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