Thanks to everyone for their support.
The two seminars work well together - the afternoon following on well from the morning. However, the morning is aimed more at the beginner, maybe someone who has recently bought a DSLR, the afternoon builds on that or is aimed at someone who is a bit more established, but wants to exapnd their knowledge and imaging skills.
The tutor is the super-knowledgable Andy Johnson, who is a high end digital expert.
The seminar takes place at the Calumet Nottingham branch, 2 Nelson Street, NG1 1DR.
Priced at just £25 each, these are excellent value.
Don't delay, book today !
Apparently a fantastic day was had by all at Cheltenham Festival this year. A chosen few won their place by merit and were taken to Cheltenham on Champion Hurdle Day to enjoy the delights of a fully hosted lunch and a fanstatic day of racing. Luckily the weather held and as you can see from the photographs, they did watch the horses, despite the lure of alcohol and food!! an excellent day out and certainly well deserved for all those who went, attached are some photos from Janesh who put his Nikon D300 skills to good use and took some awesome shots of the action. Lets hope there is a similar chance to go next year as it proved a very successful day, although I understand the winnings could have been better.......
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Dear reader, I do hope you'll forgive me for re-posting this article about our Alamy seminar, however I do feel that keen amateur photographers, and professionals should be seriously considering using Alamy to earn an extra income!
Having followed Pete Jenkins' (the Alamy tutor) advice, I have made my first sale on Alamy. A media Company has paid $290 dollars to use one of my quite ordinary images of a church in Ilkeston.
I only have 200 images online with Alamy, and have only been taking it seriously since Pete Jenkins gave his first talk, on Alamy, at Calumet Nottingham. Pete Jenkins is a lifelong career photographer, he has worked for the major newspaper titles, ran his own photo agency, and provided editorial and commercial photography. He is a customer, and friend, of the Nottingham Branch. We are always keen to support our local customer base, and many of our seminars are hosted by local photographic experts - such as Pete.
I hold down a busy job managing Calumet Nottingham, yet I'm glad I found the time to put some images online with Alamy. This will be an excellent extra income, in the longer term, that will help pay for extra camera kit.
I cannot recommend Pete Jenkins' Alamy seminar strongly enough. I will be glad to share my own modest experience, but do get yourself on the seminar on 11TH December, Calumet Nottingham.
Phone 0115 9586888 (Nottingham Branch) or 08706 03 03 03 (Direct Sales) and quote ZSMNOT0046 and book before the end of November to receive the early booking price of £30 for the Alamy seminar (normally £45).
Regards,
Jason Batterham
Branch Manager: Calumet Nottingham
Calumet Nottingham is very pleased to welcome Pete Jenkins back to do his ever popular 'Alamy 1 Seminar'
We do urge you to book early, and take advantage of the
discount for doing so!
Calumet Nottingham & Glasgow branches are now accepting Canon & Nikon branded items for part-exchange for other items.
Why not treat yourself for Christmas, and upgrade to some of the exciting new gear now out!
Calumet Nottingham branch are incredibly pleased to announce the return of widely respected wedding photographer - Crash Taylor.He will return on Friday 21st May 2010 to do his talk on his 'crash-Art' techniques.
We strongly recommend immediate booking as this was oversubscribed last time, and indeed we will be in the process of contacting people who missed out last time!
Calumet Nottingham is very pleased to welcome Pete Jenkins back to do his ever popular 'Alamy 1 Seminar'
We do urge you to book early, and take advantage of the
discount for doing so!
Many thanks to Tim Wallace and Landrover for an excellent day at the Land Rover Experience in Halewood.
the duration of the seminar. 
our staff, customers and key suppliers for making our 70th Anniversary Celebrations such a big success. the events were held in London at our Drummond Street store and in our Manchester store during the week beginning 5th October. 
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