The Old School House, Fair Hill, Haltwhistle
Northumberland NE49 9EE
+44 (0)1434 322595

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site updated Thursday August 28, 2008

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Gift vouchers are available for any of our courses. Call 01434 322595 or Email and we will send an individually prepared voucher in the name you choose.

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NEW Books by our tutor Composition (ava books Nov 2006) now available in all good bookshops or order from us £17.95 (FREE p&p). Lighting (Mar 2007). Click on the books for info and sample pages. Book a course with the author.

Just to say a big thank you for yesterday, I really enjoyed myself. DP (Darkroom day) — Just wanted to let you know how extraordinarily helpful your advice was today when shopping for my equipment. AR — Thanks for making this so easy! (Gift voucher) JM — I so much appreciate the update. I was a bit worried about how she would manage getting to Newcastle from the airport, so I'm so glad to hear she made it without incident. You've been terrific in helping me feel so comfortable with her trip! Thank you so very much! MQ (mother of American visiting graduate) — It was really fun doing the Photoshop day and friends were very pleased with the results I brought home with me. GC — Just a Quick note, to say thank you had a great day with you gave me a lot to think about. Really started to get better portraits already and getting much better prints since changing paper and settings, so many thanks. KS — Just to say again how much I enjoyed the course. I have to say that I enjoyed working in the your darkroom so much that, if you're around, you might find me coming back for more. SM — Many thanks for a very instructive and interesting day. And to Alison for her nurturing. GM (Macro and Garden photography) — Many thanks once again for an extremely useful and enjoyable introduction to the complexities of scanning, Photoshop, digital printing - and various other photographic black arts! PS — Many thanks for your excellent Photoshop training session and for the notes. NM (independent film maker) — Thank you to both of you. I really enjoyed today and even though the weather wasn't brilliant I think the time we spent going through the theory has helped me to have a better understanding. I hope I can put it into practise and can't wait to get out tomorrow. Thanks for the notes. I know they will be very useful to keep referring to. CH — Thank you very much for a really enjoyable weekend. I've come home keen to do more. FE — Thanks for an excellent day. I really have benefited from your training and advice and would have no reservations in recommending you to anyone should need me to. Also, I can understand why Alison gets all the good gifts from visiting artists, she was the perfect host, please pass on my thanks to her too. JM — Thanks for your tuition and the many tips, your professional manner shows true experience. DL — The final wedding album for my friend brought tears to her eyes, so thanks for your help. LP — Just thought it was about time I dropped you a line to thank you for a superb day of training. Although many of the topics we covered were probably quite basic in terms of what you normally do, the day as a whole has been invaluable for me, as it has given me a much needed overview to digital imaging and I am now much more confident at working in Photoshop. SW


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