What’s New
What’s New
Past, current & future.
It’s about time we take photography seriously, and treat it as a hobby.
~Elliott Erwitt
In this section, I will be sharing events and happenings, as well as new galleries of commissioned and personal work.
- Light Fantastic 2010 in Feb 6th and 7th has been voted by many of the 160 people who attended as the best yet. This event is now the largest annual photo enthusiast event in WA and the calibre of the speakers ensured its success. I would like to thank the key note speaker,, Nick Rains from Qld, David Bettini, Nigel Gaunt and Frank Richardson, wildlife photographer Denis Glennon and my old friend and colleague,Dale Neill . We also thank our supporters, the WA Camera Clubs, Team Digital, Camera Electronic, The City of Fremantle . An event program is available here. An example of the feedback we received :
“I feel compelled to send my heartfelt thanks to both Dale and yourself, and your wonderful team of helpers for putting together a fabulous weekend at the Light Fantastic. This was my second year in attendance and once again you managed to far exceed my hopes and expectations. (This is a big compliment, as this year I had very high expectations based on my experience last year) The diversity of topics, perspective and approach amongst the presenters was brilliant, and the standard of work breathtaking. I left literally feeling like I had been in another world… Such a rewarding experience to be able to close the doors on all the day to day clutter of life, and just immerse myself in a creative world with like minded individuals.)
I am bursting with inspiration; and armed with my new ideas, knowledge, perspective and tips I am looking forward to picking up my camera later today and getting out there
With Thanks,
Gerrie
- Photo Inspirations with Nick Rains and myself following Light Fantastic on the Monday was also a huge success with 80 participants crowding the Santa Naria lecture theatre at Notre Dame University. My thanks to Nick Rains and Denis Glennon for making this Iconic Images event the first of many Iconic events.
- My two new workshops on Photoshop have been very popular with most workshops booked out in 2009. Photoshop Inspirations Revealed is a one day workshop for beginners or as a refresher, while Creative Photoshop Fine Art Techniques is a two day hands-on workshop revealing the techniques behind many of my award winning images. The Photoshop courses will be be complimented in 2010 by a new ‘Lightroom Revealed‘ workshop with a comprehensive outline of how to get the best out of this powerful program. For people who prefer to keep things simple, a new course ’Mastering Photoshop Elements‘ will also be offered early next year. Book early for these workshops . Please watch the Courses and Calendar pages for updates on these.
- The 2010 annual Greek Island Odyssey Tour through the University of Western Australia is now nearly full with only about 4 places left. We will be closing the tour soon and would love to get a couple more people to join us. The last free information evening is on Feb 24th 2010 at UWA ExtensionClaremont Campus. Please see the calendar page or UWA Extension website for details and venue for the information eveningsand further updates. A PDF of the 2010 Tour is now available. Book now for the visual and cultural trip of a lifetime.
- I still offer a limited number of Mentoring and Creative Forums to develop your personal artistic and photographic development. Please have a look at the ‘Mentoring’ page and ring or email me to discuss your needs.
- I was a speaker at APSCON 2009 (Australian Photographic Society Convention) which was held in Victor Harbour, South Australia and enjoyed the experience immensely. This is the premier enthusiast photographic event in Australia and it was good to see so many people there for what was an inspiring and fun week of photography. Iconic Images launched our exciting new competition iconPHOTO 09 to a large an enthusiastic audience. See below for further details on entering
- I had an exhilarating diving shoot in Manado, Sulawesi (Indonesia) and tried out Canon’s superb Powershot G 10 camera which was used in an Ikelite housing underwater. Please have a look at some of the results from my new ‘Sulawesi’ gallery and you can read about my adventure in ‘Better Photography’ magazine.
- A great new national competition from Iconic Images International has been announced with some superb prizes from some top partners. Entries are now open.
- I recently spent nearly a month in New Zealand shooting the stunning landscapes of this amazing country. I had the pleasure in catching up with world renowned landscape photographer Andris Apse in Okarito and current Australian Landscape Photographer of the Year, Mike Langford in Queenstown. View some images here.
- In late 2009, I was made one of the NIK software Team of Photographers in Australia. If you wish to ontain a 15% discount on any NIK software products, click onto the Australian distributors, CR Kennedy http://www.niksoftware.com.au/nik/index.php#products and use the promo code: ‘NMELIDONIS’
