Into the New Year

Welcome to a belated New Year update, it's been a busy start to the year within my day job as well as my Photography side.  The most prominent event this month was the trip up to London to visit the SWPP convention, in particular the trade show event.  This event is held every year by the SWPP and has a huge training program where new and aspiring photographers, as well as seasoned professionals can meet up and attend various lectures and discussions, as well as just socialising with like minded individuals.  It is the first major event of the year, allowing manufacturers to show there latests gadgets, software, toys and display items as well as informing the future markets of what is available to offer to their customers.  Held over several days, it's a great way to just start the year with new or refreshed ideas of what you can offer your clients.  It's also a great social event for those staying in the area for the duration.  The next big event is The Photography Show held up at the NEC the first weekend in March.  I will be working on The Photographer Academy stand if you are up that way.

Indoor Karting

Last Friday saw the showdown at a team event where the theme was indoor Kart Racing.  There were 30+ drivers up for the challenge divided into 8 teams.  The title was up for grabs, team tactics were the order of the day, some of them out for the fun of the event, many out for glory and very competitive with it.   With the warm ups out of the way, it was 2 and a half hours of continuous racing with the eventual winners being team 7.   Below are a couple of slideshows depicting the race as it unfolded, the first being a shorter version for those that want a sneak peak, the second provides more coverage of the event from start to finish building on the first slideshow.