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Latest news - July 2009

Competition success for Charlotte

Berkshire based franchisee Charlotte Broster has achieved a 'Gold Standard' award for an image entered into the June SWPP monthly image competition. The image will go forward to the annual judging after being awarded the highest standard possible. The subjects were not quite as well behaved as you would have expected, "They did unfortunately manage to trash the studio, ripped a hole in the backdrop and dropped hair everywhere", said Charlotte after learning of her success. "Yes, there are indeed two dogs, not a mirror image of the same one, they are brother and sister and very large!".

Charlotte became a Barrett & Coe franchisee in December 2008 after completing courses in Wedding and Portrait photography and now operates her business from the new studio she has secured. "I have had a studio for a couple of months now, I managed to get an absolute bargain because of the recession. It has really helped take my business to the next level... in an incredibly short amount of time! It's above a big car garage on a main road, not the most glamorous location but good parking for mums with babies and I have lots of space. Not bad at all for my first place!" Well done to Charlotte for her fantastic image featured below.

New course begins

The fourth Portrait and Wedding course of 2009 began on the 12th July. We welcomed 11 new faces and the return of 7 students who had been on a course with us before.

Pictured below are L-R top row, Bill Tomkins, Meri Saddleton, Chris Arscott, Chris Cole, Andrew Short, Vince Woodward, Julia Taylor, Danny Ogrizovich, Mhari-Clare Green. Bottom row, Nicola Taylor, Heather Neudecker, Sara White, Colin Hoult, Kim Beale, Jonathan Holt.

Another set of course graduates

Two students graduated with the highest grade possible from the last course which finished on Friday 31st July.

Pictured below are Mhari-Clare Green who achieved a Grade 1 on the Portrait course and Stuart Leader who replicated the same achievement on the Wedding Course. Both have taken a Barrett & Coe Franchise, Mhari-Clare in Ayreshire, Stuart in Liverpool and will be operating from this Autumn.