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Jerry Ghionis Seminar - 23rd June 2008

Wedding photography guru Jerry Ghionis made a whistle-stop visit to the UK to deliver a marathon ‘sell-out’ seminar to 120 professional portrait and wedding photographers, thanks to an exclusive seminar hosted by Spicer Hallfield.

Ghionis, who started from nothing 15 years ago in the backroom of a Melbourne chicken shop, told delegates at the ten hour-long workshop: “I am on a mission to help re-educate the middle market to spend more money on their wedding photography. When the cake is more expensive than the photographer, something surely has to change.”

The seminar, held on campus at the Luton-based University of Bedfordshire, set out a blueprint for commercial success from one of the most accomplished wedding photographers on the planet.

Ghionis, who quit a college photography course after a year in 1991 because he ‘was tired of teachers trying to teach me to save the world with one photograph’, now teaches delegates how they can change the world…‘one photograph at a time’.

When it comes to presentation Ghionis uses only Seldex albums, which he sources from Seldex in Australia, but of which also sit in Spicer Hallfield's new EYE brand, as part of Spicer Hallfield's exclusive UK distribution agreement for Seldex products. “I love to be associated with a cool brand and the Spicer Hallfield reinvention with EYE is nothing short of brilliant,” said Ghionis.

The seminar was hailed as a great success, with all feedback from delegates giving very positive comments about Jerry, his course content and presenting style, and the scenic and grand venue.

A highlight of the seminar saw Jerry demonstrate his shooting techniques with professional model, Katie Green. Using the available from one of the seminar room windows, he captured an elegant shot with Katie gazing out of the window, before then using his Lowel video light to light Katie for a couple of amazing shots featuring a chandelier and spilt water on a table! All done in minutes in front of the 120 delegates, all watching in awe of the man that is Jerry Ghionis.

Letchworth-based photographer and Ghionis seminar delegate Michelle Stzpak said: “I had heard about Jerry Ghionis and I felt compelled to come and hear him speak. He is a truly inspirational character. He puts so much energy into his work – you only have to see his wedding images to appreciate he is a master of the profession. For me the seminar fulfilled his promise to teach us more in a day than we could learn at college in years.”

Photos courtesy of Jerry Ghionis and Paul Wilkinson Photography.

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Spicer Hallfield endeavours to meet as many of our customers face-to-face as possible throughout the year. We’ll be showcasing our brands and products at industry events, Spicer Hallfield showcases and joint events with our distributors across the UK.

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