What a Weekend

WOW that was such a fantastic weekend hosting the inaugural MonkeeFest at Burn Hall, York.

Thanks to everyone who attended for being so creative, inspiring each other, sharing ideas and energy and of course the food and drink. Also to our fantastic sponsors and commercial partners, not least Craig from Burn Hall, Bev from Colorworld and of course Bob and Andy from OnOne Software. They shared the weekend in every detail and their dedication to duty knew no bounds. Bev holding lights, Bob holding cardigans, Andy holding a pint..........fantastic all and loved your contributions.

Thanks too to all the models and Carla and her team of make up artists that made the shooting sessions so special. Special mention to Joe our sole male model who not only had to drive into York to buy a shirt but holds the record of being the only 'groom' I know to marry two 'brides' in the space of one afternoon!


If you're a photographer and want to become a LightMonkee then get in touch. It's a fantastic forum and one that is growing, expanding and giving many different benefits to the Monkee members.

We have just launched an initiative with a South Eastern based organisation within the UK that will part fund our training for professional photographers. If you think that means you then get in touch to find out more details.

One to One

Yesterday I was up in the hills around Huddersfield. I was there for a One to One shooting course along with the beautiful Cassie and Carla our wonderful make up artist.

We were hosted splendidly by John the owner of the studio we were working in. Incidentally this will be the venue for the workshop on 28th May 2010, see the website for more details.


Thanks to all involved for a great day, thoroughly enjoyed it. Time always flies by on these days, need to start making them a full 24 hour gig I think. If you would like to spend a day intensively developing your photography or business then feel free to call Liz or I.

We're working on some great ideas for later this year. Weddings in Northern Ireland in May and nudes in Malta in September. Drop me a line if you'd like to register an interest in these workshops and you'll have first chance to secure a place.

Just two sleeps now to MonkeeFest 2010, promises to be a great weekend and sooo excietd.

MonkeeFest 2010

Five more sleeps until MonkeeFest2010, the inaugural meeting of all my photographic friends who have shared my training workshops and shared my development as a professional photographer.

There's still time to get involved so drop me a line if you wish to know more and if you're not already a member then LightMonkees.com is a good starting point.

Thanks to all the sponsors who have got involved and made some very special things possible for the delegates and thanks to Craig and the team at Burn Hall for being so accommodating.

Out now for a prewedding shoot with Claire and Andrew, the sun is shining, life is good.

Good Times

Got news yesterday that both Liz and I have been shortlisted at the annual Societies Photographic Awards. This means our images were judged in the top three in the world. To come second to Jerry Ghionis......I'm happy with that.........but next year!!

A couple of images here from Tuesday's shoot with one of our favourite models, Cat Rushworth. Carla Dyson was on hand to apply the make up and we got some fab images.

If you'd like to come on any of our workshops, work with Cat, Carla and I, learn light and pose then don't forget to visit the website > Our Services > Denton Seminars. Still places available on all forth coming dates.

Just confirmed the model and venue for our Boudoir day in Woking, Surrey on the 19th March. She's an incredibly beautiful and talented model I've long wanted to work with so really looking forward to that. Give us a shout for more details.

Miss England

We're delighted to announce that we will be sponsoring two regional heats of this years Miss England competition.

We will be working closely with Vivienne from the Miss Harrogate show and Emma Jane from the Hull and District show to make them a success.

We'll also be releasing some very special deals for anyone who wants a model portfolio shooting to launch themselves into the industry so give us a call for more details

Valentine's Gift for You and Your Loved One

We recently released a promotion that booked out in a day.

So we're doing something special once again and this time it's focussed directly at you if you want to give a very special gift to your lover on Valentine's Day.

We're giving away six shoots to the first six applicants. They will be Confidential shoots styled from lingerie and lace to artistic nudes. It can be for you, as a gift to your partner or for both of you to come to the studio together for a shoot.

All the images will be put to your own secure website and you only pay for the images you want.

Call the studio now to secure one of these shoots and really put a smile on your lovers face on the 14th Feb!

New Training Dates Released

Hot on the heels of the sell out gigs at the SWPP Convention we've just released our programme for the first quarter of 2010.

Really excited about these as they're a real mix of new and old content and techniques with something for all levels of photographer.

Visit the website looking at Our Services > Denton Seminars for full details and hope to see you sometime soon.

If you were at one of my SWPP classes or are a member of my photographers forum then don't forget your discount.