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Making History - John Denton reflects on the very first of the Societies Members Days - part 2 of 1 2 3

Published 01/06/2010

Paul Taylor is of course the man who has taken on the challenge of arranging all of the Members Days and it was great to meet up with him and walk around the venue. He has such a wealth of experience in the photographic world it's an education in itself talking to him.

So after a good meal, a couple of whiskies (after all we were in Scotland), a good kip and a cooked breakfast it was time to launch into the very first Members Day 2010.

From the off it was clear that we were going to have a good gang. Wee Joe Lundie and Matt Cain are two guys I've known since Business School last year and it's always good to see friendly faces in the crowd.

The morning session was to be an examination of my photographic style and techniques followed by a practical demonstration shoot around the hotel. One of the biggest things I try to put across in these sessions is that every creative artist is unique in their style and vision of the world. That's why I enjoy sharing my techniques and ideas with other photographers. This business can be a lonely one to be engaged in as so much of our work is solitary. That's why it's important to be part of a gang and is why the Members Days, forum and competitions are so vital.

We were then joined by Kirsty and Tristan, our couple for the day. I've worked with Kirsty before but not with Tristan and it's always a relief when the model looks as good as Tris!

Together we worked through a range of situations which reflected the flow of a wedding day. Bridal preparations, grooms preparations, mother and father shots with the bride and ceremony. All this was shot tethered to the laptop, which is always a challenge to me as invariably I manage to disconnect myself or drag a piece of kit off the desk. My usual style is very fluid and fast-moving so being tied down to the computer is frankly dangerous, but it is great to show what I'm shooting. Going to have to investigate some of those WiFi memory cards ahead of Convention 2011 before I hurt myself.

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