BIPP Yorkshire - Richard Walker Event Photography - 18 July

Join the BIPP Yorkshire Region for an evening with Richard Walker talking about Event Photography on Wednesday 18 July 2012 at 7.30pm.

The Owl
Main Street
Hambleton
YO8 9JH
www.owlhotelpub.co.uk

Richard will tell us how his Bradford-based business makes good money from Event photography all over the country.

If you have tried this line of business without too much success, or if you have wondered how it can be done successfully and profitably, then here is a chance to learn.

Everyone welcome!

Further details about events in the Yorkshire Region can be found at www.bipp.com/yorkshire

BIPP North West - Social Media Seminar - 11 July

Join the BIPP North West Region for a seminar on Social Media : How Social Media & PR Can Work For Your Business on Wednesday 11 July 2012 at 8pm.

Statham Lodge
Warrington Road
Statham
Lymm
Cheshire
WA13 9BP

www.statham-lodge.co.uk

£5 for BIPP members / £10 non members

We are lucky to have secured the services of Amanda Jackson from Tigerfish PR who will guide us through the field of social media strategy and management. Amanda, who runs Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn workshops for businesses, will also offer advice on a range of marketing and PR topics, and how to move your business forward.

Topics will include:

• Why you should engage with PR and social media
• What makes a news angle
• How to get your emails read
• Make sure your LinkedIn profile is up to scratch
• 3 ways to make Facebook really relevant
• Why Twitter works for photographers
• How to keep up with social media in just 5 minutes/day
• This will be a fun and interactive session, so you will all come away with some great nuggets of information which you can immediately put into practice for your business.
• The audience will be encouraged to participate and contribute so they can also share some best practice of what has worked for them.

This is a ‘not-to-be-missed’ event which will benefit all members, both social and commercial.

Amanda Jackson has been a leading PR figure in the region for the last 25 years. She was a director of the PR division of an advertising agency (ICA) in Manchester, and set up a PR company for a Burnley advertising agency (Scott Dawson), before becoming an independent PR consultant at Tigerfish PR Ltd in 2001.

Everyone welcome!

London & Essex Group Summer BBQ - 18 July

The London & Essex Group will be holding a "Summer Bar-B-Q Social" on Wednesday 18 July from 7pm 'til late and this will be a great chance to meet, chat, eat, drink and generally have fun.

Pani, the legendary BBQ king, will be at the helm with the help of the rest of the committee to make this evening a tasty and memorable one.

The food is being provided by the committee, as a thank you for your support throughout the year, but please remember to take your own drinks.

The get-together will be held at:

Studio Rochford
300 Thundersley Park Road
Thundersley
Benfleet
Essex
SS7 1AH

01702 542842 or 07711 338382

Please RSVP by Friday 13 July to Kevin Pengelly at kevin@pengelly-photography.co.uk

IMPORTANT: Food will only be served to those on the list so please make sure you let Kevin know if you would like to attend.

Further details about the events happening in the London & Essex Group can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/londonandessexgroup  

BIPP Midland Region - An Evening with William Long FBIPP FRPS - 24 July

Join the Midland Region for An Evening with William Long FBIPP FRPS, who features in, and on the front cover of, the Summer 2012 Issue of the Photographer magazine.

the Photographer - Summer 2012

Tuesday 24 July - An Evening with William Long FBIPP FRPS

6.30pm-10pm

Lea Marston Hotel
Haunch Lane
Lea Marston
Sutton Coldfield
Warwickshire
B76 0BY 

The Region is delighted to have this internationally acclaimed photographer all the way from Australia.

William will talk about his business and how he has adapted to survive in the business:

• This will include his Creative photography.
• The Business of, and Marketing in, Photography 
• How he deals with commercial enquiries "10 and 1/2 ways how not get screwed by a commercial client enquiry"

William prefers his presentations to be interactive and he encourages questions (and answers) as during his presentation.

For more information about William's work please visit his website at www.longshots.com.au

This special meeting will start at 6.30pm - earlier than normal.

Cost: £15.00 on the door

Further details of events happening in the Midland Region can be found at www.bipp.com/midlands

Portfolio Reviews in Norfolk - 10 July

Last chance to book for the Portfolio Reviews in Thetford, Norfolk, on Tuesday 10 July.

There are still a couple of places available at 10am, 12pm, and 4pm.

The Bell Inn
Thetford
Norfolk

This is an ideal opportunity for members & non-members to meet with our Approved Assessors to discuss their work and understand the submission criteria for working towards either a Licentiateship, Associateship, or Fellowship qualification.

£25+VAT (members)
£45+VAT (friends)
£50+VAT (non-members)

Reviews last up to 1 hour and can be booked online at www.bipp.com/events

Further details about Portfolio Reviews can be found at www.bipp.com/portfolioreviews

BIPP Workshops - Environmental Portraiture & The Nude Form

Bella West FBIPP

Tuesday 17 July
Environmental Portraiture Workshop (Intermediate) with Bella West FBIPP

A workshop which will encourage you to look at the fundamental makeup of your work, to think creatively and give you the tools to implement your ideas.

Bella West FBIPP

The Workshop will include two practical sessions and will cover:
·Examining the make-up of portraiture work
·Refine natural lighting skills.
·Creating strong composition.
·Working on location
·The tools needed to implement your ideas.

Tutor: Bella West FBIPPwww.bellawest.co.uk

15 August 2012
The Nude Form (Foundation) with Russell Baston FBIPP

A practical one day workshop to help photographers with little experience of the subject as well as those seeking to develop further in the genre.

The nude form is one of the fundamental subjects in image making and maintains the status of being one of the best learning subjects for photographers.

The Workshop will include two practical sessions and will cover:
·An understanding of the basic principles of nude photography
·Introduction to lighting principles
·The control of light and exposure
·Camera & lens settings
·Creative and technical challenges
·Transferring skill to other subjects

Tutor:  Russell Baston FBIPP
Photographer, BIPP Assessor, Lecturer, Education Advisor

Visit www.bipp.com/events for more information on both workshops and to book your place. If you have any further queries about the Workshops please contact Pam@bipp.com.

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