It is great to share my knowledge with others…

What a beautiful day it has been here in Aldeburgh, and what a lovely way to finish off a hectic half term week.

Today I’ve been doing some Photography training workshops. It really is great to share my knowledge with others that are just as passionate about photography as me.

I was teaching my client James all about camera skills. We faced all the usual challenges of photographing outside, such as the constant changing light.

We headed over to the beach, which is a very short walk from the gallery. I used different techniques such as aperture, shutter speed, and camera filters to show the different effects you can get when creating landscapes.
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Ellie then joined us to learn a bit more and she did a bit of modelling for us.James Photo Training 21-2-4-103

James gave some great feedback about the day:

“For me it has been a completely inspirational day – enjoyable, as well as constructive. Previously I’ve really struggled in high contrast, bright light situations. Tony addressed all the problems I came in to the workshop with and I now have all the skills and knowledge to overcome them. I understand all my camera settings and found using graduated filters and flash, whilst shooting in to the sun particularly valuable. It’s been a really great day and I will definitely be returning to find out more.”

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We were all really pleased with the results, what do you think?

Monday morning catchup – making the most of the wild weather…

It’s a fresh, and dry, Monday morning here in Aldeburgh, which has made a nice change to the wet weather we’ve been getting used to lately. There is a great buzz around the town as lots of families have gathered ready for the half term break. If you find yourself in Aldeburgh, make sure you pop in to the gallery and say Hi.

For those of you that haven’t visited Aldeburgh before, it’s a lovely small town on the Suffolk coast, which hosts a variety of history, shopping and time to relax.

Meanwhile in the gallery, I have been busy doing various ‘behind the scenes’ tasks. I’ve been keeping very busy with making some changes to the branding, meeting new customers and preparing for the re-launch of weddings. Everything is now coming together great and I will be sharing more about these here on the blog, and on Facebook & Twitter so make sure you’re following me.

I’ve been making the most of the wild weather and it has made for some great images. I love to shoot in low light conditions as it is really flattering. I had a great time photographing Emily, her mum and her horsey friend Guss. We wrapped up in our coats, hats and wellies and braved the elements with some fantastic results.

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Crown at Snape plans to re-open it’s doors on 20th Feb after tidal surge flooded village.

Teresa and Garry at The Crown at Snape plan to re-open on the 20th Feb after the terrible tidal surge flooded the village in the early hours of 6th Dec 2013.
Looking forward to a lovely meal and pint as ever…
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We send all our very best wishes to all those in Snape and all the other affected areas, especially Teresa and Gary at The Crown. – See more at: http://www.tonypickphotography.co.uk/page/2/#sthash.6pSEQ8wW.dpuf

Phase One IQ250 Medium Format Digital Back Launched Today

WOW!  The perfect digital back has arrived. 50 megapixels at 6400iso for my low light weddings and portraits plus 100iso for the landscapes with 1hr exposure capability for the darkside Landscape.
Can’t wait to try it out in the field…
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Another Brilliant Photo Training Workshop in Aldeburgh Today

A beautiful crisp, sunny day and wonderful skies to work with. It’s such a privilege to be able to share photography with my students. Niki captured a vibrant Aldeburgh beach by coming away from auto and shooting in manual with ND graduated filters.  1 to 1 photo training From beginners to professionals, makes a fantastic Christmas present – vouchers available.

Tony Pick Masterclass at Aldeburgh Christmas Lights Celebrations, Sat 30th Nov

Come celebrate with us. Enjoy a free masterclass at midday with Tony.  Great gift ideas inc free 16″ x 12″ landscape prints with every gift voucher ordered for Family Portraits or 1-1 Photo Training.
We’re ‘Spilling the Popcorn’ with Wayne Burns signing copies of his book about Suffolk’s oldest cinema.
Pop in for a mulled wine winter warmer and mince pies, looking forward to seeing all our friends.

Tony Pick Photography Launches Exciting New Portrait & Landscape Gallery in Aldeburgh. It’s our 12th Anniversary!

We very much look forward to welcoming all our lovely friends and families we have met over the last 12 years in Aldeburgh. Here’s to the next 12 years – hoping to meet and greet many more families and future friends too.