Jessops Academy LIVE - Glasgow

A fantastic day of photography tutoring with Olympus’ Damian McGillicuddy and Sony’s Michael Wayne Plant - Brilliant for anyone with a photographic interest.Date: Saturday 16th May 2015Time: 13:00Damian McGillicuddy shows how well the Olympus cameras work in a portrait scenario. Shooting with simple lighting, Damian produces some stunning images that any photographer would be proud of.See how simple his work flow is and follow along with one of the most qualified photographers the UK has everproduced!Michael will be demonstrating the abilities of the Sony Compact System Cameras, specificallyexploring street photography, and some of the advantages this system can present.With over 25 years in the industry Damian has gained a fantastic level of knowledge and experience. Over his long and colourful career Damian has secured his position as one of the United Kingdom’s best photographers by accruing over 673 international awards, being the ONLY photographer to hold 5 UK Master Photographer of theYear Awards, along with 7 Society Photographer of the Year awards and is the only photographer in the world to beawarded a Grand Master Bar.Damian’s hard work and dedication has resulted in him earning 7 international Fellowships, holding the title ofMaster Photographer with the NPS and the Guild of Photographers, being the first photographer to be awarded aDouble Masters with the Societies and being one of only 3 individuals to be honoured with the prestigious title of‘Grand Master’.In 2013, his achievements lead to Damian being instated as Olympus UK’s Principle Photographer and Educator –a position that he is extremely proud to hold.New Zealand born, Michael Wayne Plant has lived and worked as a photographer in Australia, Greece, America,Italy, France and the United Kingdom. He has been a photographer since 1988 working in variety of genres, thesehave all influenced his development, interests and aesthetic style as a photographer. He completed an MA inPhotography and Urban Cultures at Goldsmiths College, University of London in 2008. Where he further developedan interest in making work that explores issues relating to capitalism, economics and the social landscape that weall inhabit, using a documentary approach to photography.As a social documentary photographer, he is constantly developing new ways to work with his subjects, on thestories that interest him.Michael is a Sony Advocate photographer for Sony UK. He is currently using both the new a7R and a7S full framee-mount cameras, which he says are small and easy to use in a wide range of circumstances, both cameras suitingdifferent needs.Once purchased you will receive an email with details of how to book the event.

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