Tutors

Our tutors

All are leaders in their fields with proven stunningly successful career achievements.Simply the best and most experienced of course tutors in Portrait and Wedding Photography.

David MacDonald

Although only forty seven years of age, David's list of accolades is pretty well unparalleled.

Formerly the Kodak U.K. Portrait Photographer Of The Year, he is the only wedding photographer in Hertfordshire to hold a Fellowship in Wedding Photography (one of only a dozen or so in the U.K.), as well as having three times made the final three in the U.K. Wedding Photographer of the Year.

He has won two other United Kingdom titles, the U.K. Family Portrait Photographer of the Year and the U.K. Under Five Year Old's Photographer of the Year, as well as a further three times being in the final three in other portrait categories.

Such is his reputation in the industry that he is regularly asked to lecture to photographers all over Europe, judge work for the BIPP, MPA and Kodak and has been commissioned for work as far afield as Australia and the Carribean.

David has said that he feels more alive with a camera in his hand than almost any other time. It is this passion that drives his work to such levels, and proves infectious to his clients; who soon forget how concerned they were about being photographed, as they are swept along by his enthusiasm.

Visit David's website www.davidpmacdonald.com or to buy his photography training DVD click here

Elaine Sheppard

One of the leading Portrait marketing experts in the UK today.

Responsible for achieving Portrait sales in excess of £17,000 per week as manager of one of the UK’s leading Portrait Photography studios. Now, National Studio Development Manager for Barrett & Coe she has launched 20 new studios during 2010.

She has developed eight specific portrait promotions ideally placed to launch small portrait studios together with the supporting material and best practice guidelines.

Andrew Coe

A past President of the Association of Professional Laboratories, Andrew has taught photography in America, Spain and the UK.

He has won national and international wedding and portrait awards and was official photographer to the British Olympic team on two occasions.

Andrew founded and managed highly successful stand alone businesses in commercial, wedding and portrait photography, retail cameras and photographic training. He also created the first UK chain of one-hour Mini Labs.

Unlike many who teach photography, he is also a qualified teacher and has produced the first module for the National Diploma NVQ in Portrait and Wedding photography.

Grahame Jackson

Grahame holds over 25 years experience in wedding, portrait and makeover photography running his own studio in Hampshire.

Martin Wise

With a Barrett & Coe studio in Bristol, Martin provides equipment and software recommendations as well as Photoshop and ProSelect training for all new franchisees.