A Year to remember in so many ways!
What a fabulous year! We started at ended the year at two different colleges!
Adrian at Truro and Penwith College in TruroAdrian at Truro and Penwith College in Truro
Way back at the start of the year we finished our course in Digital Marketing, Content Creation & Copywriting and Marketing Planning. We wanted to know how to do it properly, so that it really works for our clients and they don't waste money on "hear say" about how to plan their marketing. Marketing that really works! We seriously believe in continuous professional development and lifelong learning and this gave us a huge appetite for more.
Adrian at Future Skills Centre Exeter CollegeAdrian at Future Skills Centre Exeter College
We finished the year at a different college in another county, this time studying for a CMI award in Coaching & Mentoring. This will also be invaluable for our clients who want to progress their photography careers in directions that will work for them and not wasting time and money following the latest trends in photography. We want to help them build a sustainable and profitable business in the photographic industry.
We rediscovered our love for learning! Not that we had really lost it.
Bergit always had an interest in music, but she was actively discouraged as a child and was told she was not musical and couldn't sing. To prove them wrong she learned to read music and play my synth keyboard, and not satisfied with this we bought a piano and installed it in a spare room which we are turning into a music room. Next step guitar!
Adrian playing "Nash" the guitarAdrian playing "Nash" the guitar
Bergit and StarBergit and Star
We bought a second-hand acoustic, and she took to it straight away. Hungry for more, she bought a brand new electric guitar, very similar to the one I used to play when I performed in a band many years ago. And to complete the trio we found a home for beautiful Fender electro-acoustic guitar which serves the best of both worlds.
Now we play music together for the first time at Christmas. TV off. No distractions, and just playing Christmas Carols for the sheer love of learning new music and then playing it.
Bergit Barnett singing in Shower to Stage ChoirBergit Barnett singing in Shower to Stage Choir
Bergit Barnett singing in Shower to Stage Choir at Cornwall PrideBergit Barnett singing in Shower to Stage Choir at Cornwall Pride
She joined a choir in the summer and sung in public. Really sung! Never let anyone say you can't do something. I know it's a cliché but the biggest thing holding you back is yourself.
I've really enjoyed my journey into creating more digital art.
The 1930's RustThe 1930's Rust
Armed with a pressure-sensitive graphics tablet I can draw and paint what I want, in all sorts of mediums and textures.
Too Bad She Won't LiveToo Bad She Won't Live
Some of my art has been published internationally and I have even sold some!
It's a great discipline for learning to see light and how it works in scenes, and I can use this insight in my photography. Furthermore, we can use this knowledge when we mentor our photography clients, and so everyone benefits.
The Photographer Magazine - TexasThe Photographer Magazine - Texas
The Photographer Magazine - TexasThe Photographer Magazine - Texas
Articles we write for professional photography magazines now seem to be gaining pace, and we are also writing for some very prestigious magazines in the US. Something we never thought possible. You never know until you try!
It's all about continuous development and learning. It's never standing still. Complacency will actually move you backwards.
2025 is already well under way and lots of plans and things in the diary.
First, we have, once again, the wonderful honour to be selected as the Official Photographers for the largest photographic convention in Europe. Held annually in London, The Society of Photographers event attracts the big-name brands, niche individual companies, and award-winning photographers from around in the world who fly in to be there. It's great to start the year on a highlight!
We both have our own personal photographic projects underway. Mine is something deeply personal to me and the memory of my father, and it's proving to be a challenge - but this is the year that I must bring it all together. Watch this space!
Dog PortraitsDog Portraits
We also did some dog portraits for a dog rescue charity calendar!
Apart from servicing our usual clients, providing shoots for businesses and individuals we also want to be working more with new start-up businesses and getting their brand and images in the place they want to be to make a real success. This is in addition to working with established businesses to keep them at the top of their game and ahead of their competition.
It all starts with a chat.
Tell us about your business and how it is doing and where you would like it to be. If you’re a photographer tell us about your ideas and goals and we can also help with that.
There are all sorts of challenges with inflation, lack of economic growth, or cost-of-living - so it is vital that we make success stories out of each other.
We've got a great feeling about 2025. Let's go on this journey of success together. Drop us a line and tell us about your dreams and ambitions for 2025.
Have a great Creative New Year!
All the very best for 2025,
Adrian & Bergit
