Special Offer For November Workshops

Book any workshop in November and RECEIVE A FREE PASS WORTH £15 to the popular Focus On: Graffiti or Focus On: THCP practice events which will take place Dec, Jan and Feb.

This weekend is for those who have the grasped the basics of their cameras and would now like to take their photography up another level:

• Explore Exposure – Sat 19 – 12:15-3:15pm
• Switch To Manual – Sat 19 – 3:45-6:45pm
• Street Photography – Sun 20 – 12:15-3:15pm (LAST CHANCE until Summer 2012)
• Flash Photography – Sun 20 – 3:45-6:45pm (LAST CHANCE until Summer 2012)

And next weekend is for complete beginners looking for an intro to photography:

• Camera Settings – Sat 26 – 10am-1pm
• Creative Composition – Sat 26 – 2-5pm

Please do get in touch with any questions, Natalie

Weekend Photography Offer

Until noon on Wednesday 19th October, we are offering our popular improver workshops for £27 rather than the usual £45. That’s a 40% saving not to be missed. Valid this weekend only.

Read more about the Explore Exposure, Switch To Manual, Street Photography and Flash Photography workshops. Must be booked by noon on Wednesday 19th October 2011 to redeem 40% off each workshop. Not to used in conjunction with any other offer. BOOK NOW!

Enjoy £5 Off Each Photography Workshop You Attend

During May if you or a friend attend a workshop, we’ll give you £5 off. If you take one workshop or all four in a weekend, we’ll give you £5 off each one you book (with an extra discount if you do all four!).

Also this May, four new people-focused workshops have been launched. Travel Photography, Street Photography, Indoor Portraits, Outdoor Portraits This offer also applies to those :)

Personalised Photo Cards – I Love ‘Em!

Last month my two nieces were being christened so I decided to invest in some nice greeting cards. Having seen the ads on the TV I decided to give Moonpig a go.

It wasn’t until I logged on that I realised you can upload photos to personalise your cards. I ended up choosing two cute ‘Me To You’ cards and uploaded a photo of each niece and their parents.

After finding a definition of each of my niece’s names through Google I was set. The cards arrived the day after and I couldn’t help but think what a neat service.

My sister later told me that my photo card was the only christening card that she has kept out!

Prepare Your Images First

If you are going to upload photos to make personalised photo cards, I’d recommend you:

• Upload the highest resolution possible (although I did experience an error uploading a 3mb photo and had to try again)
• Remember to remove any red eye from the photo first (it really spoils any photo, nevermind a posh card)
• Crop the photo so that the face is close up (you don’t want to print unnecessary detail)
• Make sure your photo is bright enough (again you don’t want a poor photo spoiling a nice card and more often than not they print darker than what they appear on screen)

Is anyone using Moonpig for their Xmas cards?

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Make High Quality Christmas Presents With Your Own Photos

If you’re similar to me and like to give personalised presents for Christmas, then a photo book or calendar of memories is the ideal solution.

I’ve been producing Christmas photo calendars for the last 6 years. There are easy and fun to make; all you need is 12 photos, easy software and a quality photo calendar printer. And the presents are loved to bits by all family members!

With two weddings in the last few years and two young babies now in the family, I’ve been looking for that extra special print quality and feel.

Bob Books has come to my rescue with their Swiss made products.

I like Bob Books because what they say on their website is true:

• Their products are to a VERY high standard, ideal for presents
• The finish of the products is the best I’ve seen
• The books that go completely flat have a definite WOW factor

Bob Books Are Currently Offering a 10% Discount*.

Create your own photo book or calendar using your digital photos by downloading the free software:

1. Go to www.bobbooks.co.uk
2. Select ‘Your gift certificate’ on the software
3. Enter the code PHOTOLATE

*Please note offer is for photo books and calendars only and is not valid in conjunction with any other offer, gift vouchers and flickbooks

Bob Books have some very clever, free, personal publishing software that lets you design and create your own bespoke premium photo book with your digital photos, designs/illustrations and text.

Bob Books is also the one of the only photo book companies that allows you to create your very own high quality cover design and do fantastic finish double page spreads with your best photos.

If you give them a go, we’d love to hear what you think.

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