The May 2011 photo course has been and gone. The sun shone (mostly), cakes were eaten, tea and beer drunk (not at the same time, obviously), photos taken and cameras, bikes, business ethics and trail centres discussed. It was a good 'un, and below are some of the pics to prove it. I was kept on my toes this weekend with probably the sharpest group overall that we've had so far, asking some searching technical questions but backing it up with some very creative angles and approaches.
Alex in particular was rarely to be seen, choosing to spend most of his time either lying under a tree or, mostly, climbing into its branches. Must be his Marines training, or something.
If you missed out on this one, the good news is that I'm close to putting together another course later in the year. Watch this space...
Thanks to Mike Davis for providing Pro Elbows (TM) once again, to Mary for the breakfasts and endless supplies of tea and cake, and to Rich, Andy, Alex, Paul, Pete and Olly for being such enthusiastic, creative and involved students.
So you're teaching people to put you out of work? Sounds rather foolish to me!
Some great work there, I love Alex's.
Posted by: Ross Burton | May 16, 2011 at 02:37 PM
Hi Ross,
There's a big difference between taking great bike photos and earning a living from it. In fact, it's a frequent topic of conversation on the courses.
Years ago Victor Blackman, one of the old school of Fleet Street snappers, wrote a regular column for Amateur Photographe. In one of them he suggested that anyone capable of making it as a pro wouldn't have to ask how to make it happen.
On the whole, I subscribe to that view :)
Posted by: Seb Rogers | May 16, 2011 at 02:42 PM
... in other words, anyone who turns out to be a threat to my business is likely to be able to do so with or without my help :)
Posted by: Seb Rogers | May 16, 2011 at 03:19 PM