Hi everyone.
I had a very interesting day today. I was asked by my good friend Darren if I would cover his stand at the Branston Hall wedding fair for him. Now that's all very well and of course I said yes but I'm a photographer and Darren is a pro-magician. It was really weird having people coming over to me and saying "go on then show us a trick". When I told them I was actually just standing in for a friend they just quietly took a flier and walked away mumbling something under their breath.
I didn't have the heart to tell them I'd actually stuffed one of my own fliers into the one I'd handed them. So who got the last laugh ay?
Had a good day though. Hi to Tracey & Martin if your reading this.
Oh yeah. I'm back in training tomorrow trying to get into shape for my sponsoed bike ride in May.
More soon.
By for now.
Peter.

Hi everyone.
Just got back from SWPP convention. I had a fantastic time. The organisers Phil And Juliet Jones really did a god job putting it all together. The speakers at all the seminars I attended were awesome. Gerald Hardage gave a great talk on fine art nudes with the help of his beautiful model Ashley Rae.
Kevin Kubota had an early start to the day with his talk on what motivates him to take such great images and Katerine Connor just had so much energy when she gave her lectures on business and marketing.
I spent far too much money at the trade show but I've been needing to upgrade on some of my equipment for quite a time.
The awards dinner was ace. I was very honoured to be sat with three wonderful people from the states, Ken Skulte, Judy Host, and Amy Cantrell. They are such nice people and I'm really looking forward to meeting up with them again at WPPI in March.
We were all dressed in our tuxedos and the ladies looked very gracious in their dresses and gowns. The caterers served a fantastic meal and straight after coffee the awards were handed out to some very deserving and talented photographers.
I'm absolutely shattered now but tomorrow morning I'll be up bright and early going over my notes and putting to use some of the new things I've learned.
If your reading this it was great to see you Alex and keep the faith.
Before I go I would like to thank Howard from the Image File for all the help and time you gave me on Sunday. I'll be putting to use your suggestions very soon.
Take care everyone
By for now
Pete.

Hi everyone.

Well I'm all packed and ready to set of in the morning and head down to London to the SWPP photography convention.
The convention doesn't start till Wednesday but I'm going into the city to check out a few venues. I'm shooting a wedding promo on the 25th & 26th February which is all going to be shot on location in London so I'm looking to get some of the famous sights and landmarks in the background.
As usual I will be on the lookout for more images for my forthcoming exhibition "Life Through a Window." I'll bring you more up to date with that nearer the time. I'm getting some really great stuff and finding putting it all together real exciting.
As anyone who knows me or my other photography business Little Devils Portraits you'll know by now that I am embarking on a sponsored cycle ride. For the past two years we have been trying to help the When You Wish Upon A Star foundation for sick and terminally ill children. This year I wanted to do something a bit more proactive ( as well something to help me shed those Christmas Pounds) so I've decided to ride my mountain bike from The Humber Bridge which connects Lincolnshire to East Yorkshire down to the Severn Bridge in Bristol, which is going to be around 240 miles.
I started training at my local sports centre this week as well as putting my bike through its paces with daily rides around the local countryside.
I know it's going to be really hard getting into shape but I think it will be so worth it.
I'm going to be looking for places I can stop over each day when I'm on my way so If anyone can help me out then drop me a line.
Speak soon
Pete.

Hey everyone and a very happy new year.
As you can see I've now got around to introducing a blog to the site so that we can keep you up to date with all that's going on here at Norton Photography.
As it's January and things are a little slow I've decided to use the time to overhaul the business and to make it better for our customers. We are making some amazing changes to the way we do things in 2008 starting with updating nearly all of our albums and will hope to have sample units with us sometime mid February for you to look at.
Look out for the fabulous I Naboli albums which are custom hand made for us over in Italy. They're so cool. They take a little longer to order but WOW! are they worth the wait? The range will be available to look at on our website very soon and we know you will knocking down our door to get one ordered for your wedding.
On Tuesday 15th I'm heading off to the SWPP / BPPA convention in London to catch up on all the latest trends and tech stuff to hit the UK Photographic industry and to mix a bit with other photographers.
I am going to have video clips for you to look at soon with really cool stuff that I'm going to be doing but in the meantime google have put some in for me. (enjoy)
Oh yes. A big welcome to our two new models, Sade and Kayleigh. You can see them both below. They are both new to the industry but are very keen so if you are looking for a model in the Lincolnshire area they would be very pleased to hear from you. If you E-mail me with your requirements then I will pass them on for you. (Please keep it clean.)
We will be posting more on here as we get it, so speak to you real soon.
Have a great day!
Pete.