Focus on Imaging
7 – 10 March 2010, NEC, Birmingham
FOCUS ON IMAGING is Europe’s biggest annual imaging show, covering all your needs from image capture through to output and beyond.
Whether you are a professional image maker or processor, a buyer of image making equipment or materials, a manufacturer or distributor of products or a keen hobbyist, a visit to FOCUS ON IMAGING is a must.
Over 200 exhibitors and product launches galore – including all the very latest digital cameras and processing equipment – will feature at FOCUS 2010.
This will be my 4th year at the Nikon stand and presenting my seminar. My presentation is titled ‘Arctic Adventures with the D3s”. I’ll be speaking about my experience in Lapland in extreme temperatures of as low as -29C with the Nikon D3s. You’ll also see some coverage from the wedding I shot at the world famous Ice Hotel, shooting the Northern Lights at extremely high ISO and much much more. I’ll be presenting all 4 days at the following times:
Sun 7th Mar – 1600-1645hrs
Mon 8th Mar – 1600-1645hrs
Tue 9th Mar – 1600-1645hrs
Wed 10th Mar – 1500-1545hrs
LASTOLITE
I will be at the Lastolite every morning demonstrating how to set up a simple yet very powerful & effective lighting system on-location using the Nikon Creative Lighting System. I’ll be using a brand new product which will debut at Focus by Lastolite. I’ve been testing it out and I tell you it is something which is going to be a part of my lighting kit.
I look forward to seeing you soon.
Oz
Trip to The Ice Hotel
Today I arrived in Kiruna, Sweden for probably an adventure of a lifetime. This is the first time I’m here and the initial thoughts & reactions are amazing. This place is wonderful. The Ice Hotel is a very special place and is worth visiting. I’ve got a jam-packed next few days. Tomorrow Jenny from Nikon & Natalie from Digital Photographer Wedding arrive here and we’ll be pushing the Nikon D3s to its limits. Then we have a safari with the husky sledging and then a trip on the snow mobiles to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights.
On Friday I shoot a wedding of Claire & James at The Ice Hotel. Saturday we travel back to London and then I’m off to Europe’s largest Convention for photographers in Hammersmith. I’ve got my Masterclass at 8.00am on Sunday so will try not to have a late one on Saturday! I say this every year and it never works!!!
On Monday I’m at the Apple Store, Regent Street, London from 7.00-8.00pm to talk about my adventures in the Arctic. On Tuesday I’m off to N.Yorkshire to do a presentation for the British Institute of Professional Photograhers. Then on late Wednesday, home sweet home at last.
Please do log back tomorrow and I’ll try and upload some images from here.
Oz
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January 14, 2010 - 11:22 pm Hi Uzair, You are the best, you bring real life to photography. Not many people could do that. I have always wanted to visit the Ice Hotel, I would really make an effort some time in the future. Too bad I am going to miss your event at the Apple Store, I would happily go to London for the event, a city that I frequent few times each year. But I have some family matters to attend to in Singapore this time round. Best Wishes, Chris Thio
January 18, 2010 - 2:45 pm Hi Chris Thanks for your message. I will be at the Apple Store later on in the year. So do keep an eye out over here. Best Oz
January Events
This January is going to be one of the most hectic & busiest for me with regards to training seminars / workshops. Here is the list for your perusal:
Jan 12-16 Sweden / Arctic Circle
I’m off Kiruna which is about 150km north of the Arctic Circle with Nikon. The Nikon D3s will be tested to its limit in these extreme conditions. I’ll also be shooting a wedding during this trip at The Ice Hotel, Sweden. The case study will follow by the end of January. We have a journalist from a magazine accompanying us to review the whole trip.
Jan 15-17 SWPP Convention 2010, London
During the trade show, we will have exhibiting Foto SF.
Jan 17 Master Class, SWPP Convention 2010, London
I’ll be presenting a Master Class from 8.00am to 10.00pm in the Mouton Cadet suite.
Jan 18, Apple Store, Regent Street, London
The Business of Photography
7.00pm to 8.00pm
No booking required and is free to attend. I would advise you to come early as it gets pretty full by 7.00pm
Jan 20, British Institute of Professional Photography
Yorkshire Region
Evening seminar on off-camera flash, business management and creative lighting techniques
Jan 28, Portraits for Profits, Nikon House, Kingston
£200.00.
All day workshop on how to shoot portraits on-location and make money from running a home-based business.
Jan 29, Guide to Weddings, Nikon House, Kingston
£85.00
All day seminar on how to get started in Wedding Photography.
I look forward to seeing you on one of these dates.
Oz
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How to take great Portaits | eDVD
I’m super excited to announce the launch of my new DVD ‘How to take great Portraits’. The website went live today. So what is this DVD all about. Well, I always get this comment from a lot of people whenever I’m shooting that since I’ve got an expensive camera, I take good images. My answer is always that it is not the camera but the person behind it. So to prove this, I created this DVD which shows me taking pictures with a very inexpensive camera. A camera which is affordable and not very expensive.
This DVD is aimed at the hobbyist and the keen photographer (whether amateur or semi-pro) to learn simple techniques.
How to take great portraits
Also with the credit crunch, many people can’t afford to go to a studio or a professional photographer to get their family shots done. So if you have a camera and wish to take photos of your loved ones which your friends & family will be proud of, then have a look at this eDVD. You can download this straight to your computer within minutes (depending how fast your internet connection is).
Hope you enjoy the eDVD. Runtime is approximately 45 minutes. Please visit the website and have a closer look. The eDVD comes with 4 bonus tracks and a cool 10% Off Discount Code for all Nikon UK training courses.
Oz
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Portraits Workshop | Nikon
Thank you to everyone who attended this workshop. Special thanks to our guests from Digital Photographer Magazine, Josie Revealey and the winner from the competition Jeremy Wilson. Digital Photographer magazine will be covering this workshop in the next issue. Look forward to the review.
The next one is at Nikon House on 12 Nov 09 and will probably the last one of the year. So book now to avoid disappointment. More details at Nikon’s website
Congratulations to Moley & Jeremy on being the winners of our Twitter competition. They win my Wireless Flash DVD.
Here are some images from the workshop yesterday.
Oz
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October 14, 2009 - 5:55 pm Great course today, really enjoyed it. Hope to see you on the Business workshop next.
October 14, 2009 - 6:30 pm Awesome course and a great group of people. Thank you. Josie Reavely, Digital Photographer Magazine
October 15, 2009 - 11:56 am Hi Oz, thanks for another great event, very informative and productive. Let me know when you have the next one please.
October 15, 2009 - 1:07 pm Hello Oz, Great course - now putting the techniques into practice.
October 15, 2009 - 1:57 pm These images are beautiful. I am hoping to come to the next one in November as I'd really like to take images like these.
October 15, 2009 - 1:59 pm I came to your Business & Beyond seminar at Calumet and would love to come to one of these workshops this is on my Christmas list for early next year. I hope you do some up north as well.
Nikon & Digital Photographer Magazine Competition
UPDATED 12 Oct 2009 15:23hrs
Congratulations to Jeremy Wilson for being the winner. Look forward to seeing you on the 14th.
If you want the chance to try out some of the latest Nikon kit while learning from photography master Uzair Kharawala – read on!
Digital Photographer magazine and Nikon are teaming up to offer one lucky reader a free place on Oz Kharawala’s Portraits for Profit Workshop, taking place on Wednesday 14th October 2009.
This course will deal with all aspects of ‘Lifestyle’ Portraiture. You will learn how to use diffusers, reflectors, available ambient light, artificial lighting and off-camera flash photography. You will shoot using your own camera indoors and at a chosen nearby external location. Returning to the classroom, you will learn how to edit the images and how to best make them ready to present to clients. Oz will introduce you to some software tips & tricks and discuss designing albums that appeal to a wide range of customers.
More information on Nikon’s website or Digital Photographer Magazine’s Website.
You’ll also receive Nikon £50 vouchers for a discount on your next purchase, and you’ll have your photos published in Digital Photographer!
If all of this appeals to you and you can be in Kingston, Surrey on Wednesday 14th October (10am-4.30pm) then email me (josie.reavely@imagine-publishing.co.uk) with the following information:
Name:
Location:
Camera gear owned:
Nikon kit you’d like to try for the day:
Can you be in Kingston, Surrey on 14th October at the times specified?:
This one is going to go quickly, so act fast!
I look forward to hearing from you!
Josie
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Business & Beyond Seminars
I was at the Calumet stores in Belfast & Birmingham for the last of the seminars of the UK tour this autumn. It was my first trip to Belfast and an enjoyable trip even though it was just a short trip. Thanks to everyone who attended these seminars and I look forward to seeing you guys soon. The team at Calumet have been great in hosting these events.
On 28 Sep 09, I’m at the Apple Store, Regent Street, London for a short presentation on how to increase your profits for your photography business. Hope to see you there.
Oz
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September 24, 2009 - 10:47 am Many many thanks for such a great day. Thoroughly enjoyed it and specially the PR & Marketing bit.
September 24, 2009 - 11:50 am I enjoyed the day and am very impressed with how simple you keep all your workflow. Absolutely love your images in the London Eye.
September 24, 2009 - 11:45 pm Thanks again for yesterday. I took a lot away from the day itself and I hope I can move in the right direction, inspired by you.
September 25, 2009 - 11:46 pm Thanks for a great day on thursday in brum
Business & Beyond Seminar | Calumet London
Thanks to everyone who attended my seminar yesterday in London. Had a great day and the team at Calumet did a fab job of being great hosts. Next week I’m in Belfast on Tuesday 22nd Sep. and then the last one on Thursday 24th Sep. at Birmingham. For more info & booking details, please log onto Calumet’s website.
Those who inquired yesterday about my future workshops / events, here they are as below:
Increase your photo business profits
Apple Store, Regent Street, London
28 Sep 2009
7.00 – 8.00pm
Portraits for Profits
Nikon House, Kingston
14 Oct 2009
10.00 to 4.00pm
Look forward to seeing you soon.
Oz
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September 18, 2009 - 10:25 am HI Oz, congratulations on a successful day. Regards, John
September 18, 2009 - 1:59 pm Thanks so much for such a productive day yesterday Oz, not only did we enjoy your Seminar very much but we found it an invaluable insight into running a successful photography business. We found it really inspirational and came away feeling positive and energised to move our business forward.
September 18, 2009 - 5:50 pm I really enjoyed the seminar and learned a great deal about the business.
September 18, 2009 - 8:47 pm Hey Oz, just a quick message to say many thanks for the seminar at Calumet yesterday, learnt a hell of a lot. You have no idea how chuffed I was when I found out you shoot with speedlites too... :)
September 18, 2009 - 8:52 pm Thank you everyone for your kind comments. I too had a great day and enjoyed presenting to a great bunch of photographers. Wish you all the best for the future and hope to see you guys soon. Oz
September 20, 2009 - 10:09 am Thanking most kindly for sharing the knowledge.
September 21, 2009 - 9:49 am I found your lecture very useful, thank-you. It was very inspiring. Philippa.
September 21, 2009 - 10:06 am Really enjoyed your seminar at Calumet last Thursday.
Calumet Photographic | Business & Beyond Workshops
The first of the Business & Beyond workshops started this week. First stop was Manchester on 8th September followed by Bristol on 10th September. A big thank you to all the delegates who attended and also to the team at Calumet for being such great hosts. I enjoyed both the days and am looking forward to the workshops at:
Edinburgh 15th September.
London 17th September.
Belfast 22nd September.
Birmingham 24th September.
For more details, visit Calumet’s website.
Oz
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September 08, 2009 - 4:40 pm Training day was well worth it!
September 10, 2009 - 5:41 pm Anyone who runs their photography business from home, this is a MUST GO TO workshop. Thanks Oz.
September 11, 2009 - 12:39 pm Thanks for a great day. Lots of new ideas to implement in my business.
September 13, 2009 - 12:43 pm Thanks Calumet for such an affordable & great seminar. Would love to see Oz with his creative lighting stuff soon.
September 14, 2009 - 10:34 am A truly brilliant and inspiration day and the best £45 I have ever spent A set of notes would have been nice but I can understand why Oz did not want to hand any out.
Calumet launches new seminars with Uzair Kharawala
Calumet Photographic have released a series of dates across UK & Ireland with multi-award winning photographer Uzair Kharawala. ‘Business & Beyond’ is a full-day seminar and will be held at Calumet stores at:
08 Sep 09 Manchester
10 Sep 09 Bristol
15 Sep 09 Edinburgh
17 Sep 09 London
22 Sep 09 Belfast
24 Sep 09 Birmingham
Uzair will be presenting on how to run your business through these tough economic climate. A variety of interesting and exciting subjects & topics will be covered to help you grow your business. These include:
Time management
Branding
Marketing, advertising, PR & promotions
Workflow
Shooting with minimal equipment
Creating a ‘hook’ for your clients
Networking and how to build relationships with vendor
Organising your office and keeping on top of things
Cashflow & business management
New technology & experiences for your clients
and much much more…
A not to be missed event. Price only £45.00 (inc. VAT) including refreshments & lunch. For more info and booking, please visit Calumet’s website.
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September 05, 2009 - 12:41 am Hi Oz, How are you? I hope all is good with you, just looking at this site, it is Amazing and very interesting.When are you coming back to Dublin? I would love to work with you again. I am delighted things are going good for you. Your Good Friend Nina
September 05, 2009 - 4:26 pm Hi Nina Thanks for your comments. I was supposed to be in Dublin on 8th Sep 09, but can't make it as I'm going to be in Manchester with Calumet. Hope to catch up soon. Best Oz
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