Brianized!

Class Changes!

2010-10-22T20:20:00.000-07:00

The Class on the 25th, "Photoshop Basics" has been rescheduled to the 27th because the PPA is having a Super Monday.... You are going to that, right?

Fall 2010 Class Schedule!

2010-10-11T08:46:00.000-07:00

Each class has a minimum of five people to run it and a maximum of 12 people. If we fill a class and have requests for more, we will offer a second date. Each class (except Creative Flash and Posing) is only $60 per person and runs from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Prepayment is required to reserve your spot. We offer easy payment through Paypal (you don’t even need an account, just a debit or credit card). We always take class topic requests, so if you don’t see something just let us know!

October 18 th: Introduction to Lightroom 3.0- a hands on beginner class to learn the basics of Lightroom. Bring your laptop or computer with Lightroom 3.0 installed and walk through each step with Brian. Be ready to ask questions and learn!

October 25 th: Photoshop Basics- Spend an evening with Derica going through the tools that photographers use most in Photoshop. Bring your laptop or computer with Photoshop installed and any questions you may have on this extensive program.

November 1st: Easy Custom Templates- Learn how to make your own custom templates with Derica. Bring your laptop or computer and creativity! Album pages, composites, greeting cards and whatever you can come up with!

November 15th: Photoshop Brianized- back by popular demand! Learn what Brian does to images for that signature look. Retouching, texturing and much more! Bring your laptop or computer with Photoshop 5 (that is right, Photoshop, not CS!!!) or higher loaded and work along with Brian.

November 29th: Advanced Lightroom 3.0- got the basics covered? Great! Now learn some really great stuff that will cut your time in Photoshop and give you some quick and easy effects to offer your clients.

December 3rd: Fun with Painter- Want to have some fun and offer a unique product to your clients? Bring your laptop or computer with Painter loaded and have a blast with Brian using Painters tools to add to your creativity!

December 12th: Creative Flash and Posing- Flash… the nemesis of many a professional photographer. Come learn how to make the flash work FOR you not AGAINST you and enhance your works quality and creativity. Brian will also show you how to pose couples in a natural fashion that illustrates their personality. This class will be photo safari style with models in Ybor City. Class fee is $90 per person and will run from 3:00 – 6:00 pm.

To register for any of these classes, email us at info@briancidocks.com or call 813-885-8855.

Classes and Organizations

2009-10-15T07:00:00.000-07:00

Hey, tonight we will be at the PPGMF Salon, that's Lakeland's Professional Photography Association. Looking forward to some healthy competition!

Also, we've had some requests for the Painter class to have another date. Anyone interested?
Click here to sign up for existing class. Send us an email if you want another Painter Class.

Thanks everybody for all your support!

Brian

Just 12 hours into it.......

2009-09-11T06:10:00.001-07:00

Wow, it's only been about 12 hours since we announced our Fall Class Schedule and we've already sold several seats in our classes! The internet is truly a wonderful place sometimes.

Thanks to all our supporters!

-B

FALL CLASS Schedule!!!

2009-09-10T14:25:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody, summer is over, it's not sooooo hot out anymore and we've got 3 awesome classes scheduled this Fall!

CLICK HERE to see the class schedule.

CLICK HERE to sign up!

Later,

-B

FPP Convention

2009-09-10T12:48:00.001-07:00

Every year, hundreds of photographers from across the state of Florida congregate in sunny Orlando for comraderie, education, and competition. This is an intensive workout for any photographer. The number of incredible photographers in one area is amazing! There is so much to learn and everyone is willing to share. Sounds like a photo-utopia, doesn't it? Well, maybe, but most everyone is also vying for the coveted "Photographer of the Year" or "Artist of the Year", as well as many other awards being given that week. Everyone also is after "merits", which means a score of 80 or above on a print during the judged competition. These merits get you degrees and elevate you in the eyes of your peer photographers. It's also a way for customers to know who is "good enough".

We get to see old friends that may live many hours away, we get to see others work, we get to watch seminars from leading photographers from around the world. What an inspiring week!

Derica and I both attend this convention whenever possible. We also both compete. We also both volunteer our time in service to the organization.

This year I was a Mentor for the FPP, what this means is people bid to spend a day at my studio, learning from me. Pretty cool, huh? I've been asked to do it again next year!

OK, I'll get to the competition results.

One thing to note is this: There are 2 "sides" to print competition, "Photographic Open" and "Electronic Imaging". Each gets it's own degrees and are judged separately. In Photographic Open, prints are judged based on the level of the photography, in Electronic Imaging they are judged on the work done after the photo was taken, that's why you will see before and after images. Derica competed in Electronic Imaging and I played in Photographic Open this year.

Let's do Derica's first.......

Right off, she scored 4 out of 4 merits! (you can only enter 4). Only 17 entrants achieved that this year.

This image, aptly named, "Trouble", was a Merit Print and earned a Distinguished Award in it's Category. This is shocking given the subject matter!

This image, "From the Shadows" was a Merit Print

"I clean up good", won First Place in it's category and of course it's a Merit Print! Look close at her tattoos and hands.....

Last, but definitely not least is "Broken", scored a 95! First in it's category and BEST IN SHOW for ELECTRONIC IMAGING! Look really close at this one, it's unbelievable!

OK, on to mine. I also scored 4 out of 4 merits!

"A Kiss on the Stairs", Merit Print

"I can almost see him", Merit Print

"The Calm and the Storm"

"All in the Family", Merit Print, First Place in it's Class, and KODAK Gallery Award. This is a HUGE award, it's an Internationally recognized Award and all recipients are entered to win the KODAK Gallery ELITE Award at the National Convention.

If you're still reading, there's a bit more.

They add up all the scores for your "case" (your four entries) and in Electronic Imaging they have the "Artist of the Year" and in Photographic Open they have "Photographer of the Year" and "Florida's Top 10".

I am very proud and humbled to say that I have been named one of "Florida's Top 10" for a SECOND Year in a row!

And...... In the mail the other day I received my invitaion to Nashville to be awarded "International Photographer of the Year" by the Professional Photographers of America! I'm soooo excited, but I have to wear a tux! Been a while for that!

OK, enough with the bragging, now get let's all get back to work!

Blogs, blogs, and more blogs!

2009-07-09T09:55:00.001-07:00

I've been working on a usable blog system for a while now. We are creating "brianized" as we speak. Brianized.com will become the hub for education, our products, and our new image processing services. Yes, now you can hire the team from Brian C Idocks Photographics to work on your images! Stay tuned, hopefully, we will get this all figured out.......soon.