Phil Barber Photography

Well it is that time of year again when you know the new year is in full swing. One of the first major events of the year for photographers is the SWPP conference in London. This is swiftly followed by Focus on Imaging at the NEC Birmingham which starts this Sunday. It goes on for 4 days and is an opportunity for people like me to go and play with all the new gadgets and technology. Lou always packs me off with that “Off you go dear! I’m sure it is very important?” 

Seriously though if you are an enthusiast or full professional it is an opportunity to see and meet new people and companies who are fully involved in the industry. For me it is a great chance to get together will old friends from around the country and share our thoughts and experiences from the last year and what people think are going to influence the industry in the coming 12 months. This also usually involves a couple of glasses of the amber nectar.

There is 3 or 4 of us going on the Tuesday and if your about then and see some strange blokes from Yorkshire be sure to say hello.

Last year we spent some time on the Annabel Williams Studio stand ‘Contemporary Photographic Training. If you going and are thinking of starting a career in photography make sure you pays these guys a visit. Catherine Connor and Jane Breakell are renowned for their business development, training and motivation skills. They have transformed the lives of many. They help Lou & I establish ourselves a few years ago and now we are one of their speakers encouraging new people just starting off.

We are getting a little bit excited round here at Barber Towers!  We are just 9 days away from launching the new branding and style that will take us into 2009 and beyond.
The current style has been with us for about 4 years now and has stood us in good stead. But as we develop the business and move onto new and exciting areas we felt that we needed a new style that would reflect this.

The new website is nearing completion and the new blog is all set. There are going to be some interesting developments through the year but stage one will be on the 1st of March when we unveil the new website and blog.
So make sure you keep popping back over the next few days as we slowly reveal little bits of what we are doing.

So I have hooked up with Barnaby Aldrick to start putting some promtional images together for an excellent new band coming out of Leeds – Ellen & the Escapades. Formed in early 2008 the band are fronted by Ellen Smith with Chris on Keys, Jeff on Guitar, James on Drums and finally Andy on Bass. They have been working hard to the release of their first single ‘Without You’ in May. The song can be heard on their Myspace page. If you want to check them out live they will be playing at the Cockpit in Leeds on the 13th March. It will be well worth the £4 entrance. 

In the meantime take a look at some of the initial shots that we have create for them.