december 2008

Tobias Reymond

With only a few days to go until the festive season truly begins, everyone at the LPA would like to wish all members and supporters a very merry Christmas and happy New Year. Let's hope that 2009 is successful for us all. The past few months have not been easy for anyone in the commercial sector and, as we head into 2009, I think it's important to point out how crucial it is that you all promote yourselves as best you can. The LPA is your association: we are here for you. We can, and do, help members market themselves, exhibit their work, gain extra exposure and even appear higher up Google rankings. Please use us: we want to help you succeed.

Perception is very important in our industry. People want to deal with busy people so make sure you are on page one of Google for relevant search terms: it'll make it seem as if you've got loads going on, and more work will come from that!

This is just one of the areas in which the LPA can really help, but you have to keep us in touch with what you are doing. We regularly publish members' news and it is this text that Google's spiders pick up. The more news you have appearing about you on the internet, the more likely you are to appear on page one of Google, which will ultimately drive more traffic to your LPA portfolio and your personal website.

If you still need convincing that it's a good idea to let the LPA help you with marketing, here are some stories from members who have used the LPA's muscle power. They all got fantastic exposure which has made a positive difference to their careers. Will it be you next?

Competitions
The Portraiture Award - Let's Face It 5 - Call for entry closes 31st January.
As always we encourage photographers to interpret the brief in the widest sense, portraying your subjects with emphasis on their identity as individuals.
You may enter a single image or a series of up to six related images. Images can be of both people and/or animals.
A private view and exhibition of the winners work will be held at Calumet gallery space on the 5th March 2009.

Winners of My Back Yard Competition - Exhibition
This was the last LPA exhibition at Calumet this year however we are booked in for exhibition space for both the Portraiture and Fashion awards exhibitions early next year.
You can view the winners and finalists galleries - single image and series images on the website, interviews with the exhibition exhibitors can be found here.

Gallery 1839 - Lea Golda Holterman.
Our fist gallery 1839 exhibition opened with two private view nights at The Assembly Rooms in Soho on the 26 - 27 November.
'Exile: an image of women, women as an image' is open at the following times,
Exhibition runs until 13th February 2009
View by appointment only: Every Wednesday from 10:00am - 3:00pm
Open Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th January 2009 from 10:00 until 4:30pm
Telephone 0208 392 8557

New work
LPA overseas member David Knight has new work published.
Client: Sydney Symphony Orchestra Season 2009 Subscriptions Brochure.

New LPA Photographers Agency member.
David Edmunds has re-branded his agency HocusPocus London. If you read the Sunday Times magazine last weekend you would have seen two double page spreads featuring John Claridge's 'In The French House: 21st Century Soho Faces',

Merry Christmas.

Regards
Kevin

Photography by Tobias Reymond.

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