I’m very proud to announce that I have been accepted as an Accredited Professional Photographer with the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP). So what does this mean? Well really it’s recognition from Australia’s leading governing body for Photographers that I provide a high standard of work and service. Being accepted will increase my presence in the industry, give a guarantee to my customers and also allow me to improve as a photographer developing my skills and business acumen. Here is what the AIPP have to say:

An Accredited Professional Photographer

• Is Assessed and Proven – Accredited members are judged by an assessment panel to ensure that each accredited member achieves and maintains an expected level of craftsmanship
• Is Professional – operates a registered business
• Is Professional – has liability insurance, as appropriate to their business
• Is Professional – agrees to the AIPP Code of Ethics and AIPP Terms and Conditions of Membership
• Is Professional – agrees to abide by the AIPP Accredited Membership Business Requirements
• Is Experienced – every Accredited Member has a minimum of two years industry experience or has completed a minimum two year photographic program before applying for Accreditation
• Is Experienced – Has the skill, creativity, style and ability to get the job done on time and on budget
• Never Stops Learning – through the AIPP Continuous Professional Development (CPD) program, all Accredited Members must take part in workshops and seminars throughout each year to ensure they continue to develop along with the industry

Looking forward to the next year as I get more involved with the AIPP and its members.

I’m please to announce three new and updated 2012 calendars titled ‘Australia’, ‘Northern Beaches’ and ‘Europe’. Click the calendars below for more information and to purchase.

Price $29 only. Last orders by 17th December for Christmas delivery (Express post, Australia only).

Australia

Northern Beaches

Europe

With Christmas and the festive season fast approaching time to purchase gifts is running out. I will be spending a few weeks with my family in the bitter cold of the UK, fingers crossed for a white Christmas. So if you want to buy a photography print, photography course or calendar for a loved one time is running out. Here are the cut off times to gaurantee delivery for Christmas day.

Photo Prints: 9th December 2011
Courses (Gift Pack): 12th December 2011
Calendars: 17th December 2011

I will be returning Monday 16th January 2012.

Win a signed 16×24 inch print of your choice.

As a Christmas gift to my Facebook fans I would like to give one lucky fan a signed 16×24 inch print of their choice.

How to enter:
1. Like my Facebook Fanpage

2. Find a photo you like in my Favourites album (standard ratio only, not panoramic format)
3. Tag yourself in it (click the ‘Tag Photo’ button under the image)

Competition closes Friday 2nd December 2011 and is open to all Facebook fans of Lee Duguid Photography. The winner will be selected at random and announced shortly after.

I’m please to now offer an Advanced photography and Photoshop workshop with the first being held in the Blue Mountains in 2012. Please register your interest to receive email updates.

For more information and to register please click here: Photography Workshop

I am pleased to introduce a wide range of education offerings for photographers of all skill levels with the addition of an education section to my website.

My popular group and private day courses teach beginners/intermediate students from the ground up, learning to shoot fully manual, and how to create their very own master pieces. Private courses can be completely tailored to suit the students needs and can even include time learning Photoshop, be split into two sessions, cover more advanced topics or even be shared with a friend. If a full day session doesn’t suit then you can pick my brains for an hour or two to brush up or learn new skills such as how to use filters, how to shoot at night, how do light painting or how to shoot long exposures. If you can’t find your way around Photoshop or would like to see what I do when processing photos allow me to connect remotely to your computer via the internet and show you in real time with an interactive one on one mastering lesson. Alternatively download one of my easy to follow video tutorials (more coming soon!) and follow it at your own pace.

I was recently interviewed by an Australian based photography website, please have a read to find out what inspires me and more about the techniques I use in producing my images.

Landscape photography – interview

I’m pleased to announce that I have won three bronze awards at this years Epson International Pano Awards. The awards were given for three yet to be release panorama’s I took in Europe at the end of last year.

Fingers crossed all for next year, bring on the Silvers and Golds!

Here are my entries for this years Epson International Pano Awards, fingers crossed they do well…I could do with my own printer.

I am giving away one of two fantastic prizes. For the keen photographer you can win a place on one of my group photography courses taking place in Sydney OR for the art lovers a gift voucher for $250 to spend in his online gallery. See my Facebook page to enter, it only takes a minute!

Enter here:
www.facebook.com/leeduguidphotography