Our team at Focus this year are Blaise Williams, Claire Hanley, Steve Devey, Marko Nurminen and myself. In previous years we have been swamped and unable to connect with as many of you as we had wanted. So this year we comissioned a far bigger stand and as you know it’s not the stand that matters it’s the team so here they are:

Claire Hanley has been through the whole gamut of Lovegrove training with her husband Chris of Cherish the Dress™ fame. Together they graduated on Evolve 1 and have been instrumental in helping me take the Lovegrove workshops to the next level. Claire knows just what it takes to build a tremendously successful photography business right now and is on our stand to answer any questions you may have about career direction and development.

Blaise Williams has been in the hot seat at Lovegrove Consulting for quite some time now and is an expert in our range of portfolios among other things. Blaise runs my diary and generally keeps the business running effectively. Blaise is the person to speak to about portfolios for presenting your work and she will gladly talk you through the options and prices. And another thing, Blaise is Julie’s daughter.

Steve Devey is an expert photographer and has tremendous experience in off camera flash work as well as studio and location lighting. He knows our DVDs extensively and can guide you through the growing range of products and workshops we have to offer.

Marko Nurminen is our post production expert. He edits pictures for a lot of the big name photographers in our industry. He is available to edit yours too, so do ask him about our ‘Digital Services’. Marko is an expert trainer too and his workshops on Lightroom and Photoshop are legendary in our industry. Marko will gladly guide you through the maze of getting to grips with post production and streamlining your workflow.

Do come and say hi, challenge us, make us laugh, buy something, or book a workshop. Focus really is a one off event and this year will be better than ever.

Lovegrove Consulting stand at Focus will look something like this but with a few surprises. Do come and see us.

Arri have finally sorted out their supply problems in the UK following their company restructuring and I am happy to say we are re stocked and are once again offering their three key junior Fresnel lamps to photographers. The Arri 300w light is my favourite and perfect for full length bridal interior portraits. The 150w light is the baby of the set. With it’s inline dimmer the 150w lamp is perfect for head shots or as a back light. It can also be used in low light situations finely balanced with the ambient. The 650w Arri light is a bit fierce for close ups but perfect for lighting portraits in bright interiors or where a longer throw of light is required, group shots for instance.

We now have our battery powered Lowel id-lighting kits available. We will have them with us at Focus although they didn’t make it in time for our PDF or handouts. Do ask any of us for a demonstration of the Lowel light, Arris or Broncolor Mobil kit.

The LoveCube™ is now back in stock. We have them made to order in Scotland and the process takes about three weeks from order to delivery. We can’t stock too many because of a lack of space. Once the initial demand has been met we should be able to maintain a near constant in stock status.

We are exclusively exhibiting the Broncolor Mobil kit at Focus and have struck a great deal with Broncolor for the show. There are 10 kits at the Focus price so do get in there! If you would like to buy a Mobil kit but are not attending Focus, give Blaise or myself a call or buy online here at the Focus rates from now.

Click on the picture to download our brochure PDF

Here is a PDF of our product offerings at Focus. There are show offers throughout our range of products and we look forward to seeing many of you next week.

Damien.