PTO’s 21st Anniversary returns to Lanzarote

09/07/07

Photo Training Overseas are pleased to announce that the destination for their 21st Anniversary conference will be one of the most popular ever - Lanzarote. The dates: 24-31 January 2008. The venue is the luxurious H10 Rubicon Palace in Playa Blanca in the most southern part of the island which boasts the best weather! What’s more it has no less than six swimming pools, three restaurants, a pool snack bar, a Pub, Boutique, Children’s Club, fully-equipped health centre and thalassotherapy treatment area with plenty of daytime sports activities including scuba diving plus superb evening entertainment. The island is pretty special too: around three hundred ‘now dormant’ volcanoes formed the ash and crater moonscape that covers much of Lanzarote. But if the interior is eerily empty, the coast is vibrantly lively – with great beaches hemming relaxing retreats and busy resorts. When you look within you will find some unusual places such as ‘Fire Mountain’ and the wonderful underground caves and amphitheatre.

Will the speaker line-up measure up to this fantastic location – it most certainly will - in fact “overwhelming” is the only word to describe the line-up of speakers PTO has put together for this unique 21st Anniversary event. So who are these talented people? Well, just try this for starters. Leading the main workshops will be –

Jo de Banzie – who is one of the most exciting photographers of children in the UK and winner of the British Photographic award for child photography in 2006.
Stephen Busuttil – from Malta the current holder of the SWPP Overseas Photographer of the Year award, although Stephen has a press background he will be teaching digital workflow with some great hints and tips.
Klarke Caplin – an exceptional photographer specialising in reportage weddings her travels take her all over the world including Australia and Klarke has covered celebrity assignments for Hello magazine.
Tina Kypriadis – voted “New Designer of the Year” when she graduated in 1997. Tina will conduct a unique workshop offering to re-design delegate’s studio/workplace areas.
Jeremy Makinson – the youngest ever photographer to gain a Fellowship in wedding photography who then went on to be involved in the highly successful Venture Group. He currently enjoys his real love of environmental family portraiture.
Roy McKeown – superb landscape and seascape photographer from Northern Ireland, Roy has an impressive walk-in gallery from which he sells his work to the public in addition to which he sells his images all over the world through his website.
Mike McNamee – editor of the popular Image Maker magazine and a lecturer for the SWPP with many years experience in all aspects of Photoshop techniques.
John Parris - an exciting, modern photographer who shoots portraits with a distinct fashion flair.
Stephen Pugh - a much sought after traditional wedding photographer practising the art of good posing and lighting. Still shooting on film and proud of it!

Evening seminars will again include a line up of some of the UK’s leading specialist speakers – Gordon McGowan on modern wedding photography. Les Pringle on portrait posing with special emphasise on how to pose hands. Llewellyn Robins on how to achieve professional qualifications. The usual PTO features will remain in place - a subsidised cultural trip, Gala Awards Night, print critique/competition, photo exhibition and a trade show featuring all PTO sponsoring companies,

For accommodation, there’s a choice of half-board (breakfast and dinner) or, ”all-inclusive” which provides, breakfast, lunch, dinner, afternoon snacks as well as locally produced beer and wine with selected spirits available from 10.00am – 11.00pm. A pay bar is in operation from 11.00pm – 1.00am in the hotels popular English Pub. Judging by the last time PTO visited Lanzarote, demand will be high so if you want to be in on this fantastic week of learning, networking and all round good fun, we suggest you book it in your diary now then go to www.pto-uk.com where you can view PTO’s brand new, informative and lively website which features an on-line booking facility.

The SWPP 2008 Convention was an outstanding success,
we have 174 days to get ready for the 2009 convention - which starts on January 14, 2009

Photo Quote: When subject matter is forced to fit into preconceived patterns, there can be no freshness of vision. - Edward Weston