I note that we will have a Nikon event next week - the 9th of July - and the staff have been permitted, enjoined, and ordered to go to it. I, for one, am delighted, as the man giving forth is an expert in his field. Kristian Dowling knows how to take pictures of celebrities so that they continue to be celebrated - and he will likely be showing some of us the secrets that ensure his success. I'll benefit - a little later in the month someone wants me to shoot a party as if it were a Hollywood event, and I reckon Kristian's advice will be worth gold.
Still have some places for interested punters so ring Shoot Workshops and make a booking for it. As long as there is one spot left for me, mind.
All of which is an introduction to my plan of action for shop-related talks this year. I will be seeing several clubs for their evening activities this year and in some they want a little talk. It would be the height of folly to ask me to speak on the subject of fashion photography - one look in my wardrobe at home would tell you all I know about fashion. Likewise getting me to hold forth on street photography, sports, or architecture. Have a look at the dismal results on this page and you'll see what I mean. If the clubs want to know about these things, they will have to snare Gosatti or Phillips or Romano for that. These guys DO know whereof they speak because they do it well.
I shall speak on the little wedding and how to photograph it simply. I shall speak about the Small World and how to photograph it in the studio. About the photography of costumed societies. About the hot rod and how to capture it. These may not be what the clubs want to hear...but it is what they are going to get. It actually will have some value of expertise, albeit small.
Uncle Dick
