Cyber Monday Sale: 30% Off

Posted By on November 23, 2012

Foto SF Discount Code

Save a cool 30% off any Foto SF products. Use the discount code ‘cybermonday‘. You’ll need to hurry, offer ends Monday.

Hop over to our sister site SF Photo School and use the same code to get 30% Off some amazing photography courses :

The Big Picture
10 photographers, 35+ hours of world class tutorials
only $147 – now $102

Beginners Guide to Weddings
6 hours of downloads only $67 – now $47

WordPress Tutorial Videos
Over 10 hours of downloads only $67 – now $47

Masters of Light
Over 6 hours with Kevin Wilson, Martin Grahame-Dunn & Uzair Kharawala
only $67 – now $47

 

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Foto SF v4 is here…

Posted By on October 26, 2012

After 2 years of hard work and listening to you, our clients, we’re proud to release the latest version of Foto SF, the award-winning studio management software for photographers.

There are some amazing new features & reports which makes using Foto SF up to 60% more faster than v3. This increase in productivity & time saving will enable you to be more efficient & organised, hence more profitable.

We’ve uploaded some videos here which will give you a good overview of the new version. So why not grab yourself a drink, sit back and take the Tour.

We invite you to take the Free Trial and see for yourself how powerful this new version is. Just enter your email & first name on the form (on the right sidebar) for an instant download. As always, we are here to help with our free & unlimited support should you have any questions, queries, issues or problems. Just submit a ticket via our Support page or pick up the phone..

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30% Off onOne Software

Posted By on August 22, 2012

Leading software company onOne have just announced a fantastic offer which will save you a cool 30% Off any onOne software products (excludes Perfect Photo Suite & DSLR Remote).


You’ll need to hurry to take up on this fantastic offer as the discount expires on 24 Aug 2012.

Happy shopping !

About onOne

onOne Software develops innovative and timesaving software solutions that make digital photography easier, faster and better. Photographers use onOne Software solutions to speed up their photo editing workflow and give their photos the professional look with just a few clicks. Download a free trial and learn why onOne is the industry leader in photography software.

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The Mayor’s Thames Festival

Posted By on August 20, 2012

I’m thrilled & excited to be invited as a ‘Guest Speaker’ by Nikon at The Mayor’s Thames Festival on 8th & 9th September 2012.

Join Amateur Photographer and What Digital Camera in association with Nikon at The Mayor’s Thames Festival – London’s largest free festival which takes place alongside and on the River Thames between Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge and beyond.

Thames_Festival_Photography_Masterclass

The festival commissions new work, and transforms outdoor spaces on and around the River Thames with a vibrant mix of music, dancing, street arts, river races, carnival, pyrotechnics, art installations, massed choirs, food and feasting. The finale is a magical illuminated Night Carnival that winds along the south and north banks of the Thames, followed by a fireworks display fired from the centre of the river itself.


Photo Competition

There are a mass of amazing photographic opportunities at this spectacular event, which runs over the whole weekend – so don’t forget to bring your camera to capture the scene and bring the festival alive in a photograph!  Enter your best shots into the Thames Festival’s photo competition for your chance to Nikon D5100 kit with 18-55mm lens, 50mm f/1.8 & a SB-700 Speedlight all worth a total of £1,275 as well as a one-night break for two people at the Guoman Tower Hotel, Tower Bridge. Plus 3 runners-up prizes of a Nikon COOLPIX S9300 worth £299.99 each!!


Free Photography MasterClasses

To help you get those amazing shots, there are FREE Photo Masterclasses in association with Nikon. Learn from top photography experts including Amateur Photographer Editor Damien Demolder, and What Digital Camera Editor Nigel Atherton, and myself, to present top photography tips throughout the weekend.

The Photography Masterclasses will run from 12.00pm-5.00pm on both days. The first 1,000 people to visit the marquee will also receive a free magazine !


Uzair Kharawala


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Testimonial from Malta

Posted By on March 9, 2012

We love receiving feedback and testimonials from our lovely clients. Here is one from Martin Abela from Malta.

“Dear Uzair I would like to thank you and Foto SF team for the Foto SF software. As from this year, we decided to have a software to help us in expanding our business, and your software was an automatic choice, not due to our previous friendship, but due to the powerful software you and your team managed to produce for us photographers.

It sure is a software for photographers from a photographer who knows all the needs required. I must admit that, I am truly disappointed that I did not introduced Foto SF to my business before, but as they say, better late than never. So I strongly recommend this software to those interested to upgrade their photographic business.

I will promise you that I surely pass the word to my fellow Italian friends and collegues. Thanks and keep the good work towards us photographers.”

Martin Abela

Thank you Martin for your kind words. We really do appreciate it.

Oz

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Focus On Imaging 2012 – Nikon Presentation

Posted By on March 2, 2012

Focus on Imaging is Europe’ biggest annual imaging show and will be held from 4-7 Mar 2012. Its the time of the year again where the whole photography industry in the UK & Europe converge at the NEC, Birmingham. I’m pleased & excited to be part of the Nikon team again at Focus on Imaging and have a very exciting presentation for all of you.

Nikon, Focus on Imaging

Small Cameras, Big Jobs

Nikon Stand, D40
Uzair Kharawala presents this ‘not to be missed’ seminar on how he uses a combination of Nikon cameras, lenses & Speedlights for his commercial, portrait & wedding assignments. He will share with you some unique assignments with ASDA, Hollyoaks / Channel 4 & one of UK’s leading online retailers and how time lapse photography can create an added dimension to your portfolio. Plus he’ll talk about about why video on a DSLR is so important for marketing your business the YouTube way.

Tuesday 6 Mar, 2012, 1600 – 1645 hrs
Wednesday 7 Mar, 2012, 1145 – 1230 hrs

 

Following a spate of recent product launches, Nikon will be showcasing its exciting new products, including the new Nikon D4 and D800 professional cameras. A range of lenses will also be available to try out with the help of a team of Nikon experts who will be on hand to assist with any technical queries.Nikon, Focus on Imaging

Along with the chance to check out the new products, an exciting seminar schedule has been lined up to include well-known names such as wildlife photographer Andy Rouse, national sports photographer Mark Pain and fashion photographer John Wright, who will give some insight into his experience of shooting stills and movie with a new D800 camera. Plus, Nikon has scheduled 3 seminars every day covering the details of the new products.

For full details on Nikon’s line up of guest speakers, please click here.

Jeremy Gilbert, Nikon’s Group Marketing Manager says: “We’ve taken a slightly different approach this year and will using the show as a platform to showcase our professional equipment; we’ve just launched two very exciting professional cameras which are likely to get a lot of attention at the show.

He added: “The Focus on Imaging show is a great opportunity for visitors to get their hands on the cameras and talk to our team of experts before they buy.”

Hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you there.

Uzair Kharawala

 

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Free Photography Webinar: Nikon D4

Posted By on January 19, 2012

Join us for an informal & exciting webinar of the brand new Nikon D4. Presented by Uzair Kharawala and Mark Higgins from Nikon UK, you will discover the cool new features of the Nikon D4 and how this revolutionary camera is pushing the boundaries for digital imaging and film making. Mark will be showcasing the Nikon D4 in detail and would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Nikon D4 24-70

Free to join.

Title: Introducing Nikon D4
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012
Time: 1400 hrs UK time

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar Seat Now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/474127130

Here is one of the cool features on how to control the D4 with iPhone

 

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Mystical & Fantasy Portrait Photography Webinar

Posted By on August 15, 2011

Are you a portrait or commercial photographer and looking to inject some creative flair to your photography business ? Do you want to offer something new & unique to your clients to add a new dimension to your business, but don’t know how & what to do. Here is a webinar with a difference. Multi-award winning photographers Vincent O’Byrne & Clare Louise showcase their talent, work and their creative thought process in this ‘unmissable’ webinar series.

Mystical & Fantasy Portrait Photography Webinar

In this webinar series Vincent & Clare will teach you how to create superb ‘fine art fantasy’ images with little or no Photoshop skills or knowledge! How to create art which you can sell to your clients for a premium fee and make you stand out from your competition. You will be creating incredible imagery once you see how easy it is to create fantastic images like these

Mystical & Fantasy Portrait Photography Webinar

Regardless of where you are or what you do, you will learn to create magic which can be created absolutely anywhere! you simply have to see it….and believe it. You will learn to create the most sensual & exquisite images that can hang as pieces of art or sit as a book of memoirs.

Mystical & Fantasy Portrait Photography Webinar

 

Webinar Content Includes:

  • over 240 minutes of high class tuition
  • how to create an idea for your ‘fantasy portrait’
  • how to take your idea through the brain storming sessions to a vision
  • how to use simple lighting techniques to light your subject
  • how to pose your subjects
  • what backgrounds to use
  • how to connect with your subject
  • simple Photoshop workflow techniques
  • pricing your ‘fine art master pieces’
  • what products can be created from such imagery
  • how to market your services

About Vincent O’Byrne

Vincent O'Bryne

 

Irish photographer, Vincent O’Byrne is a working commercial/advertising photographer in Dublin, Ireland. He is amongst Europe’s leading commercial photographers. He pursues Fine Art photography in the form of Fantasy and Artistic Nudes for the purposes of exhibition and to promote the genre in his country. Vincent has established a phenomenal reputation in this field and he is constantly in demand for Workshops, Masterclasses and Lectures both at home and abroad. Recipient of numerous, Irish, European and International distinctions throughout his career. Vincent has also authored training courses that are taught at the highest levels to professional photographers.

 

Awards

2010 APPOINTED Qualifications and JUDGE of the MASTER PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION
2008 WINNER ‘Illustrative Category’ at ORVIETO FOTOGRAFIA
2007 WINNER Best Avant Garde Portfolio & Image at ORVIETO FOTOGRAFIA
2006 WINNER ORVIETO FOTOGRAFIA (illustrative) Photographer of the Year Awards.
2004 WINNER Kodak Commercial Photographer of the Year
2002 WINNER Kodak Photographer of the Year (open category)
2001 APPOINTED JUDGE with the FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHERS
2001 WINNER Gold Medal in the KODAK EuROPEAN GOLD Portrait Awards.
2000 WINNER of the Fujifilm ‘CREATIVE DIGITAL AWARD’.
1999 WINNER OVERSEAS in the MPA ‘Photographer of the Year’ Awards.
1998 WINNER of the KILKENNY CREAM OF IRISH Awards’
1998 APPOINTED JUDGE at the Kodak European Gold Portrait Awards.
1998 WINNERof the KILKENNY CREAM OF IRISH Awards’
1997 WINNER for IRELAND of the Kodak European Gold Portrait Awards.
1997 AWARDED GOLD in the Kodak European Gold Portrait Awards.
1996 WINNER for IRELAND of the Kodak European Gold Portrait Awards. This was my second
1994 WINNERof the OPEN Category in the IPPA Photographer of the Year Awards.
1994 WINNER of the Kodak Gold Circle Challenge Competition in the UK.
1994 APPOINTED JUDGE at the Kodak European Gold Portrait Awards Final in Berlin.
1993 WINNER IPPA PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR’ awards.
1992 WINNER for IRELAND of the Kodak European Gold Portrait Awards. Awarded
1991 WINNER Commercial Category, Open Category and Single Best Commercial image in the
1986 WINNER of the Prix Air France Ville De Paris Competition.

 

About Clare Louise

Clare Louise

 

 

“I take my pictures from the heart….I try to capture people how they really are…” says Clare Louise. this is exactly what she does. Her many delighted clients are testimony to the relaxed and natural manner in which she works… putting everyone at ease with her easy going and calming personality. Clare Louise makes everyone feel at home; even the most self-conscious. Clare Louise works with a variety of photography including wedding, portrait and fashion photography. Her beautifully framed pictures hang proudly on the walls of many homes. With such a distinct style and a true perfectionist, Clare Louise has gained many top awards for her work – much of it in black & white – Winning Photographer of the Year for the West Midlands Master Photographers Association more than once, coveted UK Parent and Child Photographer of The Year 2009 and Awards of Excellence in the British Professional Photography Awards.

 

 

Awards

2010
UK Master Photography Awards 7 Merits in Portraits, Fashion, Press and PR, Illustrative and Pictorial. 2 Awards of Exellence in Under 5′s and Press and PR
2009
UK Parent and Child Photographer of the Year, 2 Awards of Excellence Fashion and Beauty UK, West Midlands Overall Master Photographer of The Year, Avante Guarde Wedding Photographer of the Year, Portrait Photographer of the Year, Pet Photographer of the Year
2008
Avant-Garde Wedding, Licentiate Wedding, Licentiate Portrait, Commercial, Fashion & Glamour
AMPA – Associateship in Photography with the Master Photographers Association.
2007
Photographic Training Overseas – Morocco – Open category Winner
2006
Wedding Photographer of the Year, Licentiate Wedding Photographer of the Year, Fashion & Glamour Photographer of the Year, Portrait Photographer of the Year in the West Midlands Master Photographers Association. Award of Excellence, Diploma in Photographic Practice, Open category winner in British Professional Photography Awards. Merit and Award of Excellence winner, Fujifilm Envisage Photography Awards.
2005
Award of Excellence in the British Professional Photography of the Year Awards. Winner of Fashion & Glamour, Licentiate Wedding, Photographer of the Year in the West Midlands Master Photographers Association. 2004 Licentiate Wedding Photographer of the Year, Avant Garde Photographer of the Year. 7 Highly Commended in the West Midlands Master Photographers Association.
2003
3 Awards. 7 received Highly Commended in the West Midlands Master Photographers Association: Avant Garde Portraiture, Parent & Child, Wedding, Fashion, Pictorial & Illustrative.

When

5 Sep 2011
Session 1 : 1800 hrs – 1900 hrs
Session 2: 1915 hrs – 2015 hrs.

7 Sep 2011
Session 1 : 1800 hrs – 1900 hrs
Session 2: 1915 hrs – 2015 hrs.

 

Price

Normal Price £55.00

Early bird Discount before 5 Sep 2011 only £35.00

(Prices incl. of VAT)

Mystical & Fantasy Portrait Photography Webinar

 

Mystical & Fantasy Portrait Photography Webinar

FAQs

Q. When & what time are the webinars scheduled ?

A. 5 & 7 Sep 2011 at 1800 hrs (UK Time)

Q. How long is each Webinar ?

A. Each session is for 60 minutes each. Giving you a total tuition time of over 240 minutes.

Q. What if I miss a Webinar and can’t attend due to prior commitments or different time zones ?

A. Every Webinar will be recorded and you’ll be sent a link to download them.

Q. Where are the webinars held ?

A. These are held online. You can log in from anywhere in the world as long as you have internet access.

Q. I’ve never logged in a Webinar before, do I need any special software ?

A. You don’t need any special software. Logging in is easy and you can use either a Mac or a PC. All you need are speakers on a computer.

Q. Can I ask questions during the Webinars ?

A. Absolutely, we encourage everyone to ask questions and we endeavor to answer every question you ask.

Q. I’ve been on other webinars, but they never answer my questions ?

A. We will have a very limited number of seats available for this series and not hundreds and hundreds of attendees. This ensures that you get a great learning experience and all your questions are answered to the best of our abilities.

Q. Will I be able to purchase this webinar series afterwards ?

A. Yes you will be, however, the special introductory price of £30.00 + VAT is valid only until 30 Aug 2011.

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New Webinar: How to Make Money From Stock Photography

Posted By on July 3, 2011

Its a well known fact that you hardly get rich working for someone else. Even having your own business does not guarantee the riches we work hard for. The purpose of this webinar is to encourage you to at least think about doing something new and different which hopefully will make you money from doing something you love….taking photos!

They say a picture paints a thousand words. But for those savvy individuals in the know, it can also earn them thousands of dollars. Photographs, or to be more precise, images – are everywhere. Magazines, publications, leaflets, pamphlets, websites, brochures, blogs… the list goes on and on and on. Everything that has a commercial use has some sort of marketing on it, and more often than not….it’s a photo.

A few clever people have caught on this. As you sit reading this post, there are thousands of untrained, digital-camera snappers, pointing & clicking, and guess what…. ? Earning. And earning BIG.

Want to be one of them ? Can you take a picture like this ?

Beach

Or this ?

Building

and another

Grass

If you are comfortable taking simple, clear photographs just like these, then this home based business could be for you. You earn a regular monthly income from photos that normally would just be clogging up your hard drive.

See all the thousands of magazines in the shops, millions of websites & blogs out there using images. Look around you. How many photos can you see ? They are everywhere. They have been taken by somebody and someone is making an income from these photos. One thing I would like to make clear is that you DO NOT have to be an expert photographer. If you can take images like the ones above and download them to your PC, then this opportunity could be for you.

How do you make money ? You make money by submitting (for free) your images to various websites and you get paid every time one of your photos is purchased & downloaded. This is called Stock Photography and this business is booming. Billions of images are purchased because of the simple laws of economics – supply & demand. Put simply, there is a huge demand for stock images, all you have to do, is supply.

Even for writing this post has put some cash into the pockets of a few photographers as I purchased them. I hope you are beginning to see the potential of this business and how big stock photography is.

SHOW ME THE MONEY

This is how much these images have earned a regular the photographer a regular monthly income:

Grass

This image has been sold over 4,800 times in the last 4 years with average sales of $652 per month!!

Beach

This has sold over 10,000 times in the last 3 years with average earnings of $816 per month!!

Building

This image has been sold over 4,600 times since 2007 and earned on average $480 per month!!


Can you start to see the immense potential in this. You don’t even have to do any selling, you just upload the images and that is it. Please don’t take my word for it. All the above information is online and the figures & amounts are verified by the agency (which I will cover in the webinar).

What kind of images are in demand:

The simple answer to this is anything or everything you can imagine.

Holidays & Seasons
Christmas, Halloween, Summer, Easter to name a few

Lifestyle
Family, couples, tattoos, sports, leisure, etc

Food & Beverages

Car Parts
Tyres, bonnet, side mirrors, windows, bumpers, etc

Animals
Cats, Dogs or any kind of animal.

Flowers

Sunsets

Clouds

and many many more. Got it! Good.

Upload a few hundred popular images and you’ll will yourself have a regular sizeable, monthly, side-income.

Interested ? Would you like to earn a regular income selling your photos ?

Then this webinar is for you. I’ll cover all the things you need to get started in making a side income (or more) from your photography. The subjects covered are:

- What camera & lens you need

- How to edit, post-process your images for vivid colours

- How to use light correctly

- How to set your exposure correctly every time

- What file types are needed to submit your images

- Cover legal stuff like copyrights, model release forms, logos, etc


When & Where

Webinars are online courses where you log in from the comfort of your home or office or anywhere, as long as you have broadband connection. The webinar will last for around 75-90 mins and your questions will be answered.

Date: 24 July 2011 1800 hrs (UK Time)

Date: 07 Aug 2011 1800 hrs (UK Time)


PRICE

only £75 incl. VAT.

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Intensive Photography Course

Posted By on May 29, 2011

If you are interested in improving your photography and want to learn how the pro-photographers take photos. Then this 3-hour intensive photography course for you. Priced at a very affordable £29 only, this offer is only valid for 48 hours from Midnight 30 May 2011.

Click here to reserve your place.

This 3-hour course will cover everything you need to get started in Digital Photography and how to get the best out of your camera on the day to day basis. You’ll learn an assortment of techniques, how to set the right exposure and how to use the camera, lens & the flashgun to maximum effect. Plus you’ll also learn how to edit and post-process your images to get that ‘wow’ factor in your images.

This course is divided into 2 parts. First part is all about theory and the second part is a hands-on practical session on how to take great photos. You’ll take with you some incredible tips and tricks on how the pro photographers use simple yet highly effective techniques to take great photos.

Groupon Birmingham

I look forward to seeing you on this course.

Oz

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