A talk on Photography for you and for competition photography.

See Andrew’s booklet that covers some of the aspects of his talk HERE

I’m an ex-professional studio and editorial photographer, employed as a commercial photographer, an advertising photographer, an editorial photographer and freelance for national and international companies, magazines and tourism from my own studios and shared studios. I’m a retired university senior lecturer in photography and as a senior lecturer I taught on degree courses in award winning advertising and editorial photography and media courses in universities, higher education, local colleges and adult classes. I’ve exhibited work in Britain and Europe and I’ve won a few awards. My experience includes working with all types of camera and media and all types of lighting, on location and in the studio, and with the advertising and editorial industries. I’m a darkroom printer in monochrome and colour and I processed my own negatives and transparency stock, used copy cameras and produced lith prints for pasteup. When digital imaging first appeared I was fortunate to be teaching in a university which gave me the tools at the earliest opportunity, scanning negatives initially and then using digital cameras. I learnt Photoshop on version one in 1990 on a Macintosh LC2 and the university upgraded my Mac every year eventually to a Mac Pro and Photoshop CS6 by about 2003. I’ve travelled extensively and I still exhibit occasionally. I’ve used all types and sizes of camera and I currently use an Olympus OM-D E-M1 – mostly because it’s light for travelling, also because it’s excellent. I also use an Olympus Pen F and a Panasonic Lumix pocket snappy