ARE YOU INTERESTED IN IMPROVING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY

WE ARE AS PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR PHOTOGRAPHY AS YOU ARE WITH YOURS
Hello and welcome to the website of the Australian School of Wedding and Portrait Photography.

LET ASWPP HELP YOU
Would you like to know how you can make more money from your photography? Would you like to learn to take much more exciting photographs from some of Australia’s top photographers? We have organised a series of seminars and workshops in 2010 to advance all areas of your photography and business. Whether your are just beginning, or you are a full time experienced professional photographer, there will be a seminar or workshop for you. Learn from the experts.

COMING SOON TO YOUR CITY…... 
The return of TWO of the BEST
Brisbane photographer Thadeus Kulig and Melbourne photographer Bernie Griffiths are back with an all new seminar.
POSING AND LIGHT
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After their packed seminars and workshops last year,Thad and Bernie return for the best seminar yet. The two elements that can lift your photography to a higher level, are posing and light. Demonstrating these elements in a new and direct way, they will teach you how to create images that you never thought possible, and that your customers will love. This is a full day seminar from 9am-5pm. The seminar will be with a bride and groom demonsrating all forms of lighting on a wedding day from window light, flash on and off the camera, various flash tecniques, etc. All the types of light that you would encounter on a wedding day PLUS how to direct a bride and groom, bridal party. large groups, etc during a wedding day. It will also cover different lighting forms for Portrait photography, and the various ways of posing for portraits, including babies, couples, families, children, etc.
This seminar is an interactive, instructive, educational, practical, inspiring, thought provoking, and totally visual demonstration on posing, directing and lighting, for weddings and portraits.There will be a bride and groom. Bring your camera if you wish, but the best thing to bring will be an open mind.

Check out their Studios Thadeus and Bernie

Tues     27 July           Perth    
Medina Executive Barrack Plaza 138 Barrack Street
Tues     24 August       Sydney
Adina Apartments   Crown Street Surry Hills
Tues     31 August       Brisbane
Central Apartments Dockside
Tues       7 Sept         Melbourne
Kodak (Australasia) 181 Victoria Parade Collingwood

Cost $195
BOOK HERE

A DAY WITH SUE BRYCE

Book in and join Sue in a full day of shooting portraits, in her own unique groundbreaking style of portrait photography. Sue will take you through her posing manual filled with great tips and tricks.The styling, the posing, and the lighting, that can turn the ordinary into the stunning!
POSE, CONNECT, & DIRECT.
Learn the three principals from Sue’s comprehensive posing book and let her show you how to grow your business.
Sue’s website www.suebryce.com
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EARLYBIRD BOOKINGS NOW BEING TAKEN
Earlybird Cost $395 Time 9am - 4.30pm
SYDNEY       20 July     The Sebel 28 Albion Street Surry Hills
BRISBANE   17 August   Central Apartments Dockside
BOOK HERE  Use Promo Code ESB
Enquiries 03 9824 7090     Mobile 0418509228

SHIREEN HAMMOND
AIPP Victorian Wedding Photographer of the Year 2007, 2008 & 2009
MELBOURNE SPECIAL TWO DAY EVENT
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Shireen and Rob Hammond created Field of Vision just six years ago. Starting their business without any bookings, with hard work and commitment within three years they were photographing 200 weddings a year. Shireen gained her Master Photographer status in just four years, while the studio’s reputation gathered momentum very quickly. Rob takes care of the production ensuring that the images that the studio produces, are of the highest standard. Join them for the weekend, and learn how Shireen produces her amazing images, and how Rob turns them into gold.
Date: Saturday and Sunday the 28 and 29 August.
LIMITED TO TEN ATTENDEES
Location: Wingrove Cottage, 672 Main Road Eltham.
BONUS SHOOT of Bride and Groom at Montsalvat
Topics covered include:
Photographing, Posing and Lighting, with Models.
Growing your Business.
Marketing.
Production.
Sales Techniques.
Posing and Directing.
Retouching Images to Award standard.

Workshop Location. Wingrove Cottage: 672 Main Road Eltham.
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea included.
Earlybird Price: $795.00 per attendee. (Save $100) 
Time: Start at 9am Finish at 5.30pm each day.
BOOK HERE  Use Promo Code ESH

Shireen & Rob, I would like to thank you for your fantastic Wedding Photography workshop, last week in Sydney.
I totally enjoyed your passion for photography, love of people and inspiration to pursue a dream, despite adversity. I am still amazed at how much we covered in that one day, from the technical aspects of photography, creative wedding lighting and photography, business tips as well as Photoshop techniques to transform pictures into artistic images. It was so much fun and was worth so much more to experience your inspirational teaching!!!
While my professional photography business is still in its early days, I will certainly remember the gems that you have shared and aim to use them to build a great foundation for my business.
Look forward to be part of future training.
Doug
1000WORDSwPHOTOGRAPHY… ACT


Enquiries 03 9824 7090     Mobile 0418509228

SECRETS OF SUCCESS

Art is all very well, but it won’t pay the rent.

“There is a general belief among many of the younger people coming into the profession that the secret of success is totally vested in the quality of their pictures. They look at the photographs applauded at the National Print Awards and imagine their creators make a living from them. But those pictures are often show rather than dough images. They are made to impress judges, other photographers and those few clients who are visually sophisticated, and are not what the business of people photography is all about.

The person who realizes this and who organises his procedures, himself and his time, and conducts his business efficiently and with good humour,is the one who will survive. The product, provided it is reasonable and competitive in price is largely irrelevant.

Photography should be a business conducted by those who want to make pictures which delight and satisfy their customers.

That commitment will lead to other areas of concern, such as how to get the business, how to keep the business; how to create a selling environment; How to impress yourself upon your community and how to be profitable in a small business,how to fund that business, and, most importantly, how to organize yourself.”

- Comment from an Australian legendary wedding portrait photographer Ian Hawthorne.

Ian Hawthorne, a much loved and admired photographer from Geelong passed away aged 85. His book ‘One mans eye – A decade of people – Geelong 1980 – 1990’ has some of the best environmental portraits ever made in this country. For the past 10 or so years the Victorian Division of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography has made an annual award named after Ian Hawthorne for an emerging photographer demonstrating excellence in their craft.

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The Australian School of Wedding and Portrait Photography was founded to help aspiring and practising photographers reach their goals, career and artistic, by learning from the experience of others.

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Mobile: 0418 509 228

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The Return of TWO of the BEST
POSING and LIGHT
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After their packed out seminars last year Thadeus Kulig and Bernie Griffiths
present an all new seminar. The two major elements that will lift your photography to new levels are Posing and Light.
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Check out the amazing photography. POSING and LIGHT

Tues     27 July           Perth    
Medina Executive Barrack Plaza 138 Barrack Street
Tues       3 August       Newcastle
Madison Hotel 109 Madison Dve Charlestown
Tues     24 August       Sydney
Adina Apartments   Crown Street Surry Hills
Tues     31 August       Brisbane
Central Apartments Dockside
Tues       7 Sept         Melbourne
Kodak (Australasia) 181 Victoria Parade Collingwood
Cost $195
BOOK HERE Use Promo Code EPL

NEW SHORT COURSES

Check out our new Short Courses.

Getting Started in Wedding
Photography

Photoshop for Photographers:
A Beginner’s Course

For more information click here.

PIN UP PHOTOGRAPHY
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Taking America by storm at present is Pin Up Photography.
Pin-ups are back, and are the hottest genre of photography. Come and join Mike Long direct from his New York Workshop, as he leads you into the world of the modern, cool, fun and the very saleable pin-up.
Mike’s workshop will be directed toward the Australian market.

This TWO DAY, intensive PHOTOGRAPHY and PHOTOSHOP workshop will feature:
Live Model Shoots.
Hands-on Posing Instruction.
Lighting Instruction.
Branding yourself so you are different from the rest.
How to Promote and market Pin-Up photography.
How to Create that “Pin-Up” look and feel.
Hands-on Coaching.
Unbelievably intensive Photoshop Demonstration and Training.
Learn the post-production secrets from a 20+ yr retouching master.

Check out the amazing photographs at www.pinupworkshops.com
Mike Long is coming to Australia soon to give do his fantastic TWO DAY WORKSHOPS in Melbourne 4/5 November and Sydney 8/9 November.

This workshop is limited to the first 30 people who register through this site.
No additional seats will be added.
EARLYBIRD BOOKINGS OPEN…only $495 for the full two days ! Book your place for $195. Balance two weeks prior to the event. Use Promo Code EPI

Inner Circle Membership

Become an Inner Circle member and enjoy a full year of consultation and help.You need never feel alone in your photography world, with Inner Circle membership.
Learn how to improve your photography, increase your sales, and accelerate your business growth.
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Don’t throw away thousands of dollars on wasted advertising, poor sales systems and unecessary expenditure.
Get good solid advice that is based on the experience of runnung a successful wedding/portrait studio. 
Enquire now at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call Bernie on 0418509228.

TESTIMONIALS
Hi Bernie, 
I bumped into you at the PMA on Friday and told you how your course has made a huge impact to our studio and you asked for it in writing so here it is…...
‘Since attending Bernie’s portrait course in Newcastle last year, our average studio sale has more than tripled. We now complete $3000 and $4000 sales regularly. Bernie gave us the confidence and drive to introduce a complete new range of products, to view our studio as a retial store and realise that the system we had in place didn’t have the capacity to grow with our business.  Now we have customers swiping credit cards through with thousands of dollars worth of products yet leaving with a huge smile on their face, knowing they have invested into the history of those who aren’t even born yet. Attending the course has certainly changed the future of our business and was certainly the best investment we have made to date’.
Thanks again Bernie… 
Maree Nichols - Studio Manager, ric woods photography.


“Since Bernie took me under his wing!...so to speak… in Nov 2009, I have gone from no studio/ no bookings/no marketing, to a sophisticated studio with SYSYEMS, BOOKINGS AND sales starting from $500 from each sitting!! Just incredible when I thought about throwing the towel in last year and it was just too overwhelming, now it’s awesome.
I know I have a lot to learn, but already I feel I’m living my 5 year dream of running a successful Studio in the very competitive Sydney market…WITH A TODDLER in TOW!!!!...hhhmmm!
Thanks a million Bernie & Wendy! xoxoxoxo”

I recently completed the workshop, Getting Started in Wedding Photography, organised by the Australian School of Wedding and Portrait Photography and led by Bernie Griffiths. The course is broken up into 3 broad sections namely camera craft, taking wedding photos, and the business of wedding photography. Using this framework, and through Bernie’s expert insight, we were able to gain a much better appreciation for the importance of understanding your camera’s functions and capabilities; recognising the key shots that thoroughly document a wedding ceremony; and learn about the role of marketing and pricing in any wedding business. Overall I felt Bernie did a fabulous job in equipping us with all the elementary and necessary skills required to undertake a successful wedding assignment in a highly competitive market. His teaching method is mostly interactive and the workshop provides tonnes of inspiration to any aspiring wedding photographer who is thinking seriously about turning their photographic passion and vision into business reality. I thoroughly recommend the introductory wedding photography workshop with the ASWPP and Bernie Griffiths, and personally I cannot wait to undertake his other workshop – Posing and Lighting.
Regards
Frank Cecconi
Thanks Bernie.

 

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