The 12th UK South-East "iPads for Everyone!!" Thread (All Welcome)

PETERSYMES wrote in post #12521268
It's a 1 to 1 12 Month long mentoring course, covering Technique, composition and lighting, model shoots, assisting on 3 live shoots, marketing and business advice,Portfolio building. it consists of 12 days hands on over 12 months backed up with remote mentoring, critique.

It looks pretty comprehensive but not cheap, in fact you can by a 1ds mKIII for about the same money.

To be quite honest i would spend the money on getting out and about with my camera,meet up with some dodgy characters from the internet get some feedback and share knowledge and practise, practise, practise.
One day a month for a year seems very impractical.

@ Pete ~ hmmmm! any such course when (I agree with you) you are tired of the day job seems like a good idea but a bit like shopping when you are hungry i.e. not always the best of times to do so??? But the leap to something new has to start somewhen.[/QUOTE]

It's not an overnight idea, it has been under consideration for some time along with several other Irons in the fire, my strategy is many strings to my bow.
Some linked to the industry i am in already others not, so the course would be more of an investment as opposed to an expense.
The drive to get out of the current job is partly life style and partly writing on a wall.

Aardvark101 wrote in post #12523557
To be quite honest i would spend the money on getting out and about with my camera,meet up with some dodgy characters from the internet get some feedback and share knowledge and practise, practise, practise.
One day a month for a year seems very impractical.

Thanks, i appreciate the Input.
It doesn't run at 1 day per month, it is modules based, some 2 Days some 4 but i agree it seems pricey for 12 Days hands on. I will go meet with them and may consider doing one of their shorter less expensive courses as a taster.
The full one doesn't start until Feb2012

@ Pete ~ Ah! I see where you are coming from and I did not assume it was a eureka moment Oddly one of my customers told me recently that some life impacting events last year and the impending 'break' in his premises lease have made him decide to close the business and retire to enjoy family time ~ I can think of way too many things I would like to do but likely for you and many of us I have to do the day job and that at times feels more like living to work rather than what it should be vice versa. Best of luck with "making it happen"

New mobile phone today HTC Wildfire S these things get more complex each time I get a new phone

photogsam wrote in post #12517382
Nice pics Powerhouse!!, get more up, I saw some of this on Motors TV, looked a bit wet, but alot of fun and suprisingly hardly any accidents. Im there on Saturday, The 182 has had a track day service and ready for a ragging.

Cheers Sam! There was a few crashes, always adds to the fun! £4 burger didn't tho.. Robbing gits!!

Looking forward to seeing some of yours from the day..

Box Brownie wrote in post #12523889
@ Pete ~ Ah! I see where you are coming from and I did not assume it was a eureka moment Oddly one of my customers told me recently that some life impacting events last year and the impending 'break' in his premises lease have made him decide to close the business and retire to enjoy family time ~ I can think of way too many things I would like to do but likely for you and many of us I have to do the day job and that at times feels more like living to work rather than what it should be vice versa. Best of luck with "making it happen"

Thanks Lawrence, All advice gratefully received.

Richard1959 wrote in post #12523930
New mobile phone today HTC Wildfire S these things get more complex each time I get a new phone

Don't know that one but i changed to the HTC Desire.
I really like Android....Good OS.

PETERSYMES wrote in post #12524100
Thanks Lawrence, All advice gratefully received.

Well some good few years back (in film days ) I went on a one day seminar about photography business and the one thing that has stuck in the grey cells and applies to most/all location based businesses was when he asked where folk lived and one person said they live on the coast............his reply was just remember half your possible customers fishes i.e. on the coast literally you have a limited radius of the potential places their customers lived ! The obvious inference was that that person would have to work doubly hard or travel twice the distances of his inland counterparts/competito​rs???

PS do check out this guy over at TP http://www.talkphotogr​aphy.co.uk/forums/memb​er.php?u=5113 he is has setup a mutli studio business in Scotland from scratch ~ makes for interesting reading IMO

PETERSYMES wrote in post #12524149
Don't know that one but i changed to the HTC Desire.
I really like Android....Good OS.

I have 2.3 Android on mine, not had a single issue yet!

ies photos wrote in post #12521275
in the middle of painting the ceiling in the living room. Already finished the "office" just need a carpet now.

Can anyone recommend a Wireless N router and dongles as my Sky is back on the 10th June, so would like to upgrade to N instead of G.

Nothing like a new pad to keep you busy

Don't get a new router without checking with Sky first, I bought and N router a couple of years ago but sky do not release the relevant codes so you cannot use them, I don't know if they have changed their policy

Sylvester XxX wrote in post #12521558
Time to update my gear page

Very nice and I am suitably jealous

PETERSYMES wrote in post #12521685
I see where you are coming from Lee, I have probably only put about 200 counts on the shutter this year but that is down to other demands on my time rather than inspiration.
My major weakness is photographing people and this is mainly down to confidence so i really want to get some experience, leading to confidence thus People, if that makes any sense......Coupled with being sick of my current career.

We need to sort out some more meets, hiring a studio with some models is cheaper than you would think, I for one would be interested in studio meet and I know quite a few others would be as well

Neal wrote in post #12521943
Id hope to do one, just thinking up Locations.. maybe just around the Waterloo / Westminster area? (the tricky part is finding something to do for the 4-5 hours of darkness).

Orbs and 10 Stop filters could be put to good use

Richard1959 wrote in post #12523930
New mobile phone today HTC Wildfire S these things get more complex each time I get a new phone

I would be interested in how you get on with that as I am thinking of getting one as a cheap android phone.

Seen a house we really like today.

Quick question, what sort of level would you put an offer in at, house has been on the market for 9 months ( 2 previous chains have broken down ), it was originally on at 480 now reduced to 420. It is vacant as the owners moved to a new house in February so I am assuming they are paying out on two mortgages, we are in rented with no chain.
Thinking of putting our first offer in at 395. i have checked on the internet and no similar properties have been sold in that area since the depression so hard to judge??

adrian5127 wrote in post #12524538
Seen a house we really like today.

Quick question, what sort of level would you put an offer in at, house has been on the market for 9 months ( 2 previous chains have broken down ), it was originally on at 480 now reduced to 420. It is vacant as the owners moved to a new house in February so I am assuming they are paying out on two mortgages, we are in rented with no chain.
Thinking of putting our first offer in at 395. i have checked on the internet and no similar properties have been sold in that area since the depression so hard to judge??

Current market with it being on the market for so long with no sale and as you say logically they are carrying a lot of debt.........knock 10 to 15% off with the possibility of getting it at 8-9% off Depends on how desparate they are to sell and how in love Kris is with what you have found i.e. 395 is possibly too high an opening offer???

Laurence thanks, I suppose the bottom line is we can always up the offer if they turn down

adrian5127 wrote in post #12524538
Seen a house we really like today.

Quick question, what sort of level would you put an offer in at, house has been on the market for 9 months ( 2 previous chains have broken down ), it was originally on at 480 now reduced to 420. It is vacant as the owners moved to a new house in February so I am assuming they are paying out on two mortgages, we are in rented with no chain.
Thinking of putting our first offer in at 395. i have checked on the internet and no similar properties have been sold in that area since the depression so hard to judge??

375 but check sales on nearby roads