Clay Blackmore

As many of you may have heard Monte is not well at the moment, he has personally asked Clay to stand in for him for this progromme.  Clay's reputation as a top class speaker is renown, for many years he worked with Monte

A Day with Clay

Learn how to improve your photographic skills from one of the most respected photographers in the photographic profession today.  Find out how to photograph individuals, couples, and groups.  Combine strobe and ambient for the perfect match. Find your creative nitche.  Find out what small touches Clay adds to his pictures that make all of the difference.  And then learn how to sell them!

The full day workshop will have an emphasis on natural poses together with  new lighting techniques  Clay’s marked candid techniques that are being imitated nation wide will be discussed in full detail.

Classic yet Current

Clay’s work is simple and direct, yet makes powerful statements.  Blackmore blends classical portraiture with the appeal of photojournalism to create images that sell to the bride and her mother.  Find out how to cut the stress out of every wedding and create larger sales.  Learn to leverage the Internet for added sales on every wedding.  Find out the difference in pictures that sell versus pictures that tell, how to give your clients both.

Discover how Clay turned his wedding business into a full-scale digital operation with his brilliant digital artist, Ben Banks.  Together they focus on families, weddings, and special events.  This duo have been instrumental in leading the digital charge for 10 years in the Washington D.C. area and claim that they are just getting started.   Together their energy and excitement is contagious and the information is current and fresh.  Don’t miss this opportunity to see Clay and Ben share their passion for this industry.

Clay has lectured nationally and internationally is among the select few Canon Explorers of Light.

Clays web site: www.clayblackmore.com

MONTE ZUCKER PROFILE

£45 inc lunch and refreshments

MONTE ZUCKER  Transcending Time

A Special Announcement from Monte:

Seems as if some serious health issues may cause a slight change of my schedule.
Doctors today confirmed that I have a form of pancreatic/lymphatic cancer. I will begin treatments December 11th. The prognosis is that I have 9-12 months to live. Plenty of time to get things in order.


If you have any questions, please contact my assistant Jeff Medford, 305 792-2696.

Monte's images are simple, direct, and emotional. Each of them makes a simple statement. There is nothing in his photographs, except what should be there. All distractions were removed before he snapped the shutter. What you see is what he wants you to see. It's usually a face or a collection of faces. When It's a photograph of an individual, you will immediately know that person. When It's a photograph of a group you'll feel and experience their involvement with each other.

Based on classical tradition, Monte's portraiture has never strayed far from his original intent - to capture a moment in people's lives and memorialize it for posterity, In his own words, "I don't photograph the world as it is. I photograph the world as I would like it to be."

To accomplish this goal, Monte seems to always capture the moment with little or no direction. Although he basically controls all of his subjects when they're being photographed, they appear to be completely natural.

He's always at the right place at the right time to do that. It's because of his steadfast determination to photograph people at their best angles and in their best light that he's able to continually come up with photographs that the subjects feel are the best picture that they've ever had taken of themselves. Of course, the fact that he's spent over 50 years as a professional photographer/teacher studying and perfecting his photographic technique may have something to do with his success.

Monte has achieved just about every photographic degree that exists. The United Nations recently honored him as Portrait Photographer of the Year 2002. He feels that his most special honor, however, is the fact that his popularity with photographers of all ages is continually growing.

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