Create & Escape..a weekend away for photographers to learn lighting and photography

We took a group of photographers away to a resort and taught them some photography and lighting.Split them up into 2 groups and had a THINK TANK where they came up with some very interesting environmental portraits....then when we were finished...the resort made a food and drink...BLISS !! We are already planning the next one ....want to be involved? email ric at enquiries@ricwoods.com

Off camera flash location workshop-ric woods photography

KiDZ KROOK3D- Keep an eye on this Newcastle band

KiDZ KROOK3D a great up and coming Newcastle band commissioned us to shoot new PR shots for them. We are ALWAYS pleased to help out performing artists, its a tough slog to get your name around with out good PR images.The days of shooting someone against a bedsheet background are over.Youtube,Blogger,Facebook,My Space etc have made us all pick our game up.
I found it helpful to stay professional on my way up as an artist photographer to remember a saying I heard somewhere " When I'm painting I'm an Artist...when I'm framing I'm in Business"


...KiDZ KROOK3D mean business.

Here are the images they chose from the shoot....you can see some out takes in the "behind the scenes" video below....You'll hear a sample of one of their tracks

It was a great shoot and we all had a buzz. You can listen to these guys at http://www.myspace.com/kidzkrooked . I think these guys will go far , they are witting their own stuff and its fantastic to see these young serious about their music.

Check them out...

MSN - kidzkrooked@hotmail.com

TWiTTER - twitter.com/kidzkrooked

FACEBOOK - facebook.com/kidzkrooked

YOUTUBE - youtube.com/kidzkrooked

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Lttle Lights -Big Results-lighting seminar

Hi it’s maree,
I’m excited to announce that I am now taking bookings for

‘Little Lights, Big Results’ – a seminar based on off camera flash.
The seminar will take place in the Carrington studio on;
Thursday 19th November 2009 from 6.30 – 9.30pm
The seminar will cover;
• Light Shaping
• Light Modifiers
• Creating a pure white background
• Working with grided spots
• A Great Studio experience
The seminar will be structured as follows;
• Studio set up before students arrive
• One hour of the " Nuts & Bolts"
• Two hours of practical, participants shooting
• Two sets / lighting changes
• Model Supplied
• Students will be paired with a shooting partner to maximise time with the model. Shooting time will be structured to ensure everyone get equal opportunities to shoot.
• Certificate issued to all students who complete the seminar
• Special voucher to save money on future seminars
I have limited the group to 8 students to maximise learning and more importantly shooting time!!!
Plans are already in place for a dynamic set, theme and model for the shoot session.
The cost of the seminar will be $70 for pro-am students and $80 for others. This price includes your worksheets for the night, tea/coffee and the guarantee that your memory card will be loaded with outstanding and unique images.
Spaces will fill up fast so contact the studio asap to put your name down and bring your money/credit card along on Tuesday to pay your deposit and secure your spot.
maree nichols – production manager

contact :maree@ricwoods.com