Colorworld Support MPA Diamond Jubilee Awards

The Master Photographers Association (MPA) has announced the winners in its 2012 Master Photography Diamond Jubilee Awards. The main winnersare Vanessa Ho, Clare Louise, David MacDonald, Louise Sumner, Aaron Ang and Chris Bradbury and Colorworld would like to extend their congratulations to all of those who collected an award.

The event was held at the Newcastle Gateshead Hilton Hotel –only 2 miles from the Colorworld Lab and so the Colorworld Team were out in force to support and celebrate the year’s achievements. The event was a glittering collection of world class photographers and Colorworld were very proud to be part of such a momentous occasion and also to celebrate the 60^thanniversary of the association.

Colorworld support the MPA through a Trade Partnership and sponsored 4 awards at the event; Alex Brydon Managing Director of Colorworld presented the Pets & Animals award to winner Paul Walker, Business Development Manager Mike Brydon presented an award to the winner of the UK Wedding category Louise Sumner, Operations Manager John Wlkinson presented David Allan Stanbury with his award for Adult Portraiture and Sales Manager Neville Hutchinson presented the Cherub of the Year award to Nicholas Frost.

Colorworld were especially proud as Managing Director Alex Brydon was presented with a Special Recognition Award “I was totally surprised and astounded to receive an award, I have been part of the industry for many years and it is always a positive feeling to be recognised for the hard work you put in. Colorworld works extremely hard to provide high standards in the industry and it’s great for that to be recognised by such a nationally respected association of professionals.”

Colorworld Managing Director Alex Brydon receiving his Special Recognition Award from the MPA Chief Executive Colin Buck (Hon) FMPA

Alex Brydon presents Paul Walker with his award for the winning image under the Pets & Animals category.

John Wilkinson Operations Manager at Colorworld (centre) and Steve Walls (Guest Speaker) present David Stanbury with his award for winning the Adult Portraiture Category.

Mike Brydon Business Development Manager of Colorworld (left) and Steve Walls (Guest Speaker) present Louise Sumner her award for UK Wedding Photographer.

Neville Hutchinson Sales Manager for Colorworld presents Nicholas Frost his award for the winning image under Cherub of the Year.

Colorworld have provided successful panel printing for many an MPA member and will continue to strive to maintain high standards in the industry in order to support the professional photographer. All of the award winning images can be viewed at www.masterphotographyawards.co.uk

Customer Survey Prize Winner

Congratulations to Richard Galloway of Galloway Photography http://www.gallowayphotography.uk.com/home

Richard has won a Google Nexus 7 Tablet! He was one of hundreds of entrants who took part in our Customer Survey 2012 during August 2012.

Every entrant received 25% off a framed print and one lucky person was picked at random to receive the top prize worth £200.

Thank you to you all - we will share the results with you soon!

Dave Wall Training Day Monday 10th September 2012

The Ultimate Guide to People Retouching Monday 10th September 2012
With over 25 years of experience running a variety of both photographic and retouching studios. Dave has amassed a knowledge that is second to non within the UK photographic industry across a wide and varied set of disciplines. As well as being a multi-award winning and internationally published photographer, Dave is also a highly regarded and sort after seminar speaker and trainer. Offering a variety of unique, humorous and informative seminars it is no wonder his services are in such high demand by industry leaders in both the UK and abroad. His vision as a photographer and not a retoucher has enabled him to connect and understand other photographers needs. A rare talent indeed and one that has led him to retouch images for many leading photographers and a plethora of multinationals around the globe. Dave will be covering all aspects of skin retouching: Banish Blemishes Write out wrinkles Create perfect skintones Even out blotchy skin He will also cover other areas: Perfect Sepia Cross Processing Vintage Split Toning View Dave's website for more information on his work www.davewallphoto.co.uk  The day will cost only £80 and will include a plethora of freebies and goodies: Money off vouchers for Colorworld Imaging Discounted Pro Select (Presentation, Sales and Workflow Software) Discounted Oneone Products (Creativity Design Package) and more to be confirmed! The training day will be held at Colorworld Imaging Pro Lab Seminar Suite, Cumberland Road, North Shields, NE29 8RD. To book contact Bev@colorworldimaging.co.uk or 0191 259 6926. We look forward to seeing you then!

Colorworld Customer Survey 2012

 

Today we are launching the Colorworld Customer Survey 2012!!

 

All survey entrants get 25% off a framed print and a chance to win a Google Nexus 7 Tablet worth £200! The survey will only be active until the end of August so get your feedback in as soon as possible. The winner will be announced after the close of the survey on 31st August 2012.

 

 We want to listen to you and find out if we are offering you the best range and quality of service that you need. We know your time is important and so the survey is short and concise and will only take 2-3 minutes.

So give us your answers, ideas and feedback and make Colorworld Imaging your perfect pro lab partner!

www.colorworldimaging.co.uk/customersurveyintro.aspx

 

 

Training Day with Two K's

Thank you to all who attended our seminar on Tuesday 24th July 2012. Both Kevin Wilson and Kevin Pengelly thoroughly enjoyed sharing their wealth of knowledge about the photographic profession and everyone left the day feeling truly inspired and motivated.

There is a plethora of rave reviews and comments on our facebook page www.facebook.com/colorworldimaging about the day and images will be uploaded shortly so you can see what we all got up to.

Thanks again to all the friends of Colorworld who attended and we look forward to seeing you all again at the next seminar.

There will be more to come from the 'The K's' - maybe even with a live shoot! So keep informed via any of our channels and come along to the next one!

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Training Day with Two K's - Change of Venue!

Due to popular demand we have changed the location of our upcoming seminar on TUESDAY 24TH JULY 2012 with Kevin Pengally and Kevin Wilson.

All of the original seats sold out at lighting speed and as we were still receiving requests we decided to move to a larger venue in order to accommodate more people. This now means more places are available so book now!

New Venue:
Travel Lodge
Silverlink Retail Park
Cheviot Room 8

Please see our previous post for seminar topics and cost. If you wish to book please contact bev@colorworldimaging.co.uk or call us on 0191 259 6926.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Training Day with Two K's

On TUESDAY 24TH JULY 2012 Kevin Pengelly and Kevin Wilson will be holding a Training Day with 'Two K's' at our lab in North Shields.

Both Kevin's have the rare distinction of Fellowship in major photographic bodies, both have Fellowships with The Master Photographers Association and The British Institute of Professional Photographers and Kevin Wilson has a Fellowship with The Royal Photographic Society.

The day will consist of Both K's talking on all aspects of their wedding business's

• Business Structure
• Organization
• Workflow
• Lighting
• Posing
• Composition
• Constructing Award Winning Images
• Marketing
• Contracts, Terms and Conditions. And so much more !!!

The cost for the day is specially priced at £45.00 plus vat, this includes all refreshments and a light lunch, the day will start with a 9.00am Reception for a 9.30am Introduction

Please contact Beverley Bennett on 0191 259 6926 or email bev@colorworldimaging.co.uk ....

Don't delay, spaces are going to fill very quickly ... we look forward to seeing you for this Inspirational Seminar