12/11/ 2007

About a year ago I started working towards a distinction with the Royal Photographic Society.  This last weekend saw 10 of my images go in front of a panel of seven judges who decide if the standard of work presented is of sufficient quality to recommend an award of the distinction Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society (LRPS). 

The distinctions vary from Licentiate, Associate and Fellow with the quality required for a successful application increasing at each level.  Only 11 of the 50 at the session I attended were passed and mine was one of the 11.

There's a grin here that may need to be surgically removed!    You can see the images here

1/8/2007

Ouch! our external email server has gone down, the company that run it are working on the problem but for the moment, it seems that all the emails received recently have been lost... if you have emailed me and NOT received a reply, please resend it!

24//06/2007

It's been a busy year so far;

The upgrade of the software that I use to keep the site up to date killed 53 galleries, only just recovering from that one! 

The prices are in the process of being restructured after getting a great deals from my suppliers..

Wedding albums are now available

The site has had a major overhaul and is now optimised for 1064 pixels wide as that's what most people seem to use.

Traffic has been hitting 4000 visitors a day! Hello all of you!

Email seems to be problem free again, but send me a quick hello so I can keep an eye on it!

The journey continues!

more to follow!

14/12/06

Problems with BTBroadband mean that emails to me are being delayed.  Well not so much delayed, but I can't get to the mail server to get them as my broadband connection keeps going missing!   BT are looking into the problem but so far, they are doing a good impersonation of a chocolate liferaft in a hurricane.  The fault has been escalated to a human, but , the problem still exists  and my internet access has been available for only 2 hours in the last 14 days!   If you are thinking of using BT as your internet provider, you may wish to note what passes for a "level of service"! 

25/10/2006

Monty Roberts

 "Horses in my life"tour

 The imagery from Towerlands and Berkshire College is now online

here

10/10/06

I am indebted to the kindness and hospitality shown to me by, Kelly Marks, Linda, Ian, Zoe, Claire, Dan,  everyone involved in the Intelligent Horsemanship organisation and of course

Mr Monty Roberts.

Thank you so much for all your help during a fantastic two days and wonderful demonstrations.

The images will be uploaded soon.

03/10/2006

Comments page added, please send me your comments on the images

26/09/2006

Gremlins in the galleries

Apologies for the sudden loss of images in some of the Showreel galleries!

They are being reloaded this morning, but may not be on line until later today.

13:00

images now back on line!

25/09/2006

BBC PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2006

WINNER!

Max Pickering; Aurora Shelter

Congratulations to all the other finalists and entrants for the superb pictures.  Thanks also to all at the BBC for running such a terrific competition. 

20/09/2006

BBC PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Voting started 12 noon 20th September 2006 for the final of the BBC competition.

A big thank you to everyone who has voted for the aurora  image

06/09/2006

A new specialised digital printing company is now printing all the Maximagery prints. They offer faster turnaround of your orders, printing onto Fuji Crystal Archive photographic paper and more sizes and a variety of  finishes.  The finishes include;  Leather, linen, hessien and canvas.

11/08/2006

BBC PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

RESULT!

RESULT ROUND ONE; "SHELTER"

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT VOTED IT INTO FIRST PLACE

The results are in and the competition closed... Winner of round one on the theme of shelter was the aurora picture, which you can see on the aurora page on this website.  It becomes the first image to go through to the final later this month.  Thanks to everyone that voted for it, there is a very big grin here which may take weeks to disappear!

Alas the terrific picture by Michelle Nold of the icy shack did not quite make it into the last 12.  It  would be the one I would hang on my wall. WWW.MICHELLENOLD.COM

9/08/2006

BBC PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

ROUND ONE; "SHELTER"

OVER 3500 ENTRIES IN THE ANNUAL BBC WORLDWIDE COMPETITION 2006 WERE WHITLED DOWN TO 12 FINALISTS FOR THE PUBLIC TO VOTE ON.  AT THE TIME OF WRITING, WITH OVER 11,000 VOTES CAST, AURORA STORM BY MAXIMAGERY IS HOLDING STEADY IN THE LEAD AT AROUND THE 24%. THE COMPETITION IS STIFF WITH SOME VERY GOOD IMAGES MAKING THE LAST 12.  VOTING CLOSES AT 10AM FRIDAY 11TH AUGUST 2006.

29/7/06

GREMLINS

Gremlins struck the email and price pages over the recent week, with some parts of the site responding strangely or missing altogether!  Sorry about that, work continues to isolate and cure the problem

23/7/06

CANTER FOR A CURE

Over £10,000 raised!!

17/7/06

CANTER FOR A CURE

The following information is taken from the Equetech website, www.equetech.com

INTRODUCTION...

Welcome to the first ever Equetech ®  Canter for a Cure ™sponsored ride in association with Cancer Research UK. After the huge success of Cancer Research Race for Life, we thought it was about time that we combined such enthusiasm with our much loved horses creating a sponsored ride! Cancer Research UK is the major supporter to breast cancer research in the UK, with an annual spend of over £20 million. The charity also funds research into many other types of cancer that touch womens lives.  Cancer Research UK relies overwhelmingly on donations from people like you.

Please join Canter for a Cure today to help raise the money Cancer Research UK need to cure cancer faster.

WHEN & WHERE?
The course covers approximately 10 miles of scenic, farming countryside with 40 entirely optional jumps at:

WEST WYCOMBE PARK
Near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
By Kind permission of Sir Edward Dashwood, Bt

SATURDAY 22 JULY 2006
Starting at 9.30am

 


WHO TAKES PART?
Adults and children of all ages can take part, with all jumps throughout the 10 mile course being completely optional. So whoever you are, be part of something amazing! Be sure to act now as spaces are limited and we are unable to except entries on the day.


RULES
By taking part, all participants confirm they are happy for any footage and photography taken during 'Canter for a Cure' to be used to publicise 'Canter for a Cure' and Cancer Research UK generally.
We strongly advise that all participants under the age of 16 are accompanied by a responsible participating adult at all times. We can take no responsibility for under 18s on the day.


BACKGROUND...
Canter for a Cure ™ is run and administered by Equetech. The monies raised will be handed to Cancer Research UK – Breast Cancer Research.  At Cancer Research UK we spend over £20 million a year on research into breast cancer.  Our work covers all aspects of the disease, from its molecular causes through to treatment and prevention. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the UK after non-melanoma skin cancer. Over 41,000 new cases are diagnosed every year.
Breast cancer claims the lives of 12,700 women each year in the UK. Men can also get breast cancer but it is rare around 300 cases are diagnosed each year.

The good news is that – thanks to earlier detection and improved treatment – breast cancer death rates in the UK have fallen by a fifth in the last ten years. You can find out more by visiting the Cancer Research UK website


SPECIAL AWARDS TO RIDERS
Every rider will receive a rosette on receipt of sponsorship amount in recognition of their contribution to the event. Every rider that raises over £100 sponsorship will receive a complimentary Equetech Baseball Cap. The rider that raises the MOST sponsorship (handed in on the day) will receive a complete Equetech competition outfit, comprising of the New In-Vent™ Show Jacket, Stock, Airflow Competition Shirt and Full Seat Breeches (WORTH £250)


SPONSORSHIP
Riders must find their own sponsors and obtain from them a guarantee to pay the relevant amount. The total amount promised by the various sponsors must come to a minimum of £10 for riders under 16 years of age on 22 July 2006 and £15 for riders 16 years and over
 

Do you know someone getting married? 

Refer a "bride to be" and claim up to £300!

The BBC PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

How to order prints click here   To view the winning BBC image, click here.

to contact me click here

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