JUNE IMPROVEMENTS.

Hi again everyone, each day is challenge to the photographer, many struggle to pay the bills, get in new clients and generally manage to earn a crust to keep going.  Yep people who work hard should be rewarded and thos who sit on their behinds should get a good kicking I feel.  This month we have been working on making the studios more user friendly with improvements to increase your enjoyment and to make the studios more practical in workspace and the administration areas.  As you will see from the pictures below things are coming along well and we are making things ready for the move to the new studios as and when it happens.  Yep a lot of you have been asking the question as to where we are going and where is the studio relocating too... sorry can't say just yet but you will be told when things have been signed, sealed and delivered to confirm the move, can't say fairer than that.

In the interim some pictures of the current improvements to the place that you might like.

I'm reminded of the past and talking to other tenants in the business park its clear that time has truly passed swiftly with many not realizing that we have been at the current studios for the past 5 years.

Time for a change perhaps, yep this is a good time to do this and I feel that the improvements that will occur as a result will outweigh the extra costs with benefits for all users in the long term.

On a final note I did wonder about this and noted that a competitor started using the words Limited on his business, naturally interested I checked with companies house and noted that the business was not registered with them, just a quick note to the person if they read this is that Messrs Inland and Revenue will take a dim view of anyone purporting to be a limited company when they are not.   

Ohh the joys of photography.  See you all again soon folks.

Rumours, Dam Lies and Talacre Beach.

Hi everyone, its time again for another instalment of the studios blog which I hope that you are all following as it takes its winding path to the end of the year when we have great things happening for the future development of the studios.

Since I mentioned about the new developments the rumour mill has been active with lots of speculation from certain quarters that the studios will be closing and I will be giving up photography.  Well the truth is easy to find, simply follow the blog and you will be kept up to date about the developments in the same way that the website at www.rowephotographic.co.uk is being updated to show a more commercial feel to it.   Avoid rumours, just ask me and I will tell you what I can and don't listen to gossip and speculation from other quarters.   The futures bright and all will be revealed soon enough.

Right the dam lies section covers the usual topic that has been covered by many people recently in relation to young models breaking into the industry.  In the past models were asked to proceed on a steady route to progress from amateurs up to semi-professionals and then to the accolade of full time professionals.   In recent years however many young models seem to think that the Tag Model gives them the right to stick the word Professional alongside this without any experience in front of the camera and then claim fees/travelling expenses from unsuspecting photographers.   My words of wisdom on this topic to these internet wannabies is FOR GOD'S SAKE GROW UP YOU MUPPETS!

Models should start at the beginning, learn the trade like anything else and then when they have been published, gained the years of experience and put in the fantastic amount of work needed to be good then ask for money, as they deserve it.    My advice watch out for the new wannabies claiming to be professional with no experience.

On a final note for this blog, happy to say I have just returned from a holiday with a good friend of mine Lance Burkitt in North Wales.  Leaving Jack Webster at the studios to look after things in my absence allowed me to have a great deal of time discussing plans with Lance, working with models and getting some rays whilst taking great landscape pictures in a superb setting at Talacre Beach, Flintshire, North Wales.   The net result was a lot of plans laid, a great relaxing time on holiday and some superb weather (Note to the models who did not turn up due to the bad weather where they were, its was not raining in Talacre so girls your loss).   Some results of the trip are shown below for your delight and amusement.  Lance and I are planning a trip overseas for next year and will be inviting selected models to join us on the continent or in the Med for a week of sun, sea and photos.

Till next time I leave you with these few pictures of  Talacre and surrounding areas.

 
Till next time, have a great June.