Andrew Mills MA MEd CertEd ARPS 07850 192 113 andrew@photomills.co.uk www.photomills.co.uk PDI - I have my own projector if the club doesn't have one available that evening. Talks and Workshops Subjects: Street photography. History, contemporary, and my own take on the subject with lots of examples and many PDI examples. What makes a good photograph? This is a talk which takes an alternative view to the accepted norms of club photography. We look at many other styles of photography and take a look at what made great photographs historically. Looking at composition, lighting and subject matter and examples to stimulate new ideas. Excellent for less advanced club members and a tonic for more experienced photographers Many PDI examples. My career as a professional advertising and editorial photographer. (A presentation of work from the last 45 years with a talk on working in advertising, freelancing, magazines and general commercial work.) Q and A. Many examples PDI.

Genres of photography: A whirlwind tour through historic and famous photographers' work plus a look at other styles and genres including, editorial, advertising, documentary, art, fashion, sport etc...The view beyond the camera club competition. Stimulating ideas and invoking discussion. Many PDI examples. The "Art of Photography" For a more advanced group I can present a talk on the "Art of Photography" showing contemporary artists who use photography and photographers who are artists. This comes with a basic discussion on understanding art photography and an overview of the broad range of styles and approaches taken by art photographers. Many examples of artists’ work and some of my own. This talk gives an insight into alternative and thought provoking imagery which can inform and stimulate ideas for our own work. Composition - how to construct an image that will work and how to break the rules and why. Why do some pictures seem to have a natural beauty or “rightness”? How light works in composition and how other elements such as colour, tone and texture all have a place. Lighting – the essence of photography. Understanding how light works, how it creates shadow and form, and, using light to get the most from the range of tones and colours avaiable in your digital camera. Using enhancement to expand the possibilities. All talks illustrated with many projected slides. Travelogues: (About 400 images shown in fairly quick succession) The Trans Siberian Railway: The journey from Vladivostok to Moscow and Including some of Mongolia - the unusual sights, vast landscapes, people and cityscapes.) The Silk Road : Beijing to Moscow via China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Russia. The Crimea: Including Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova to Odessa, Sebastopol, Balaclava, Yalta, Simferopol and Kiev. Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Miyajima , Kanazawa, Matsumoto and Takayama. The southern island of Kyushu, Nagasaki and Shimabara and the Goto Islands. The Snow Monkeys, the Island of Shikoku with its many shrines and castles. Scandinavia... Above the arctic circle in Finland and Norway in April and February... the Noordkap...the most northerly point of Europe

The Galapagos Islands: Quito, Guayaquil and Cotopaxi - Ecuador. The wildlife of the Galapagos Islands...from blue footed boobies and frigate birds to giant tortoises and marine iguanas. Antarctica - Ice and Weather: Penguins, skuas, seals, albatross, whales and icebergs. The vast emptiness and exquisite light - the glaciers, ice packs and hurricanes. The British Army in training. A journey through basic training all the way to Sandhurst. A project as a commemoration of 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War in 1914/2014. Winchester, Longmoor, Catterick, Sandhurst and the battlefields around Ypres including the memorial cemeteries and the Menin Gate. Technical workshops: A variety of subjects. Evening or day workshops. From simple beginners queries to advanced techniques for speed, low light, lighting, lenses, enhancement, studio work, etc. Many examples PDI and equipment demonstrations from cameras to lighting including flash, meters and lenses. Computers and enhancement programmes - Lightroom, Elements and Photoshop. For fun: The use of large format film cameras as used in professional photography before digital took over...why we used large format - what were the advantages and what can it teach us about the way we use cameras now. Workshops on Portraiture Lighting and Still Life and Studio photography. An evening or a day with professional lighting and ideas about how to go about lighting a portrait or a still life. (With still life there is very little can be done in one evening - perhaps a concentrated effort on one set of objects or material such as glass.) Portrait sessions are easily managed in one evening - the idea of the workshop is to demonstrate how to begin with a portrait and how to use simple lighting at home or on location to achieve stylish and subtle effects. The art of wedding photography - a "how to" approach with many, many examples. Using my experience photographing hundreds of different weddings this workshop highlights techniques, styles and methods dealing with people and of arranging groups and finding the essential shots. We also cover post production briefly. (A workshop on post production can form the basis for a whole evening separately.) ______________________________________________________________________________ Most workshops can be tailored for 2 hour evening events or 6 - 8 hour whole day events. Evening workshops tend to be taster sessions - demonstrations rather than hands-on. Day workshops usually involve some hands on practice with advice and assistance coupled with assessing results. For workshops I also provide all necessary equipment except cameras. Evening Talks and Workshops are circa £75 plus mileage expenses (45p pm - PAGB recommended rate)

Whole Day Workshops - up to 15 participants. Cost varies depending on how the workshop is organised. In the club's own premises or organised by the club - £300 per day plus mileage. If organised by myself - £60 per person (6 - 9 participants) £40 per person (over 10 participants.) About me: I have an MA in Photographic Studies from Westminster University. I'm a Cert Ed and M Ed (Bristol University) qualified lecturer with clear CRB checks. Professional Career: Freelance advertising for midland and London Agencies. Advertising (manager of agency photographic studio for 6 years.) Commercial (freelance Editorial and commercial work and studio owner for 8 years) Advertising studio photographer, Magazine photographer and social photographer...weddings, portraits etc. Many national and international clients. Personal work: Documentary, travel, portraiture and art photography. My teaching and lecturing roles have been BA hons photography and media courses, BTEC and NCFE certificated courses, many leisure courses, one day workshops and talks and lectures to clubs and RPS groups. Teaching experience (25 plus years): Gloucester College of Art and Technology, Gloucester and Cheltenham College of Higher Education, University of Gloucestershire, Brockenhurst College Brockenhurst College (Ringwood) Eastleigh College Several national and local exhibitions and awards. The Phorum: I run a photography club - The Phorum. http://www.photomills.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=84 I am a member of the Ordnance Survey Photographic Society, The Royal Photographic Society and I am an SCPF level 2 qualified judge.