Here is a review of some of the fun from our blog in 2009:
January
• Student Success! Valerie, a photo student from the Hockey Photography Workshop, gets a photo job getting her inside access to the Ottawa 67s.
• Amazing footage – flying Norwegians Some amazing video footage. I’d love to try it but it’s be terrifying!
• Five Photo Goals for the New Year – Exposed! Photo Newsletter
• Workshops – We ran the Hockey Photo Workshop and Natural Light Portraits with good reviews!
![Ottawa Hockey Photo Workshop Ottawa Hockey Photo Workshop](http://www.harrynowell.com/Photo/blog/Hockey3.jpg)
Ottawa Hockey Photo Workshop
February
• Alaskan Photographer Featured – We featured outdoor adventure photographer, Laurent Dick. I trained in the mountains with Laurent many years ago!
• Post-processing – Cheating or tweaking? – Exposed! Photo Newsletter
• Dave McMahon and Lise Meloche photographed – We photographed this Olympian – World Cup duo:
![Assignment Photography Ottawa Assignment Photography Ottawa](http://www.HarryNowell.com/Photo/blog/DaveLise1.jpg)
Assignment Photography Ottawa
March:
• Ottawa Magazine feature – Our work on the National Team Whitewater Training site hits the News Stand.
• Stumped – Camera’s Creative Blocks – Exposed! Photo Newsletter
• Iceland Dispatch – One of the dispatches from our guide on our Iceland Photo Tour – Kent Larus Bjornsson.
• Craft Conference in Ottawa – We were invited to speak at this event hosted by the Onatario Craft Council
• Photography for Communications Professionals – We presented a photo course for communications staff. It was very well received!
![Photography for Communications Professionals Photography for Communications Professionals](http://www.harrynowell.com/Photo/blog/podium.jpg)
Photography for Communications Professionals
April:
• Stock Photography – what’s going on? We wrote the first of three parts on trends in stock photography
• Assignment spotlight Two of the fun assignments of note – we photographed the work of a timberframe builder and a furniture builder:
![Photo Assignment Ottawa Photo Assignment Ottawa](http://www.HarryNowell.com/Photo/blog/BenchDog1.jpg)
Photo Assignment Ottawa
May
• Wedding season – We highlighted some wedding work
• Mastering advanced motion techniques – May’s Exposed! photo newsletter sped up the action:
![Exposed! Photo Newsletter - Ottawa Exposed! Photo Newsletter - Ottawa](http://www.harrynowell.com/newsletter/Scooter.jpg)
Exposed! Photo Newsletter - Ottawa
June:
• We taught the Urban Landscapes Photo Workshop and a Sport Photo Workshop Very fun indeed:
![Sport Photo Workshop Sport Photo Workshop](http://www.HarryNowell.com/Photo/blog/SportSessions-2.jpg)
Sport Photo Workshop
July:
• David Trattles Workshop Launch – We announced the David Trattles Photo Workshop – very popular and coming back in May!
• Bluesfest Business – We highlighted the business side of photography:
![Ottawa Bluesfest Ottawa Bluesfest](http://www.chelseagallery.ca/HarryNowell/Rock_and_Roll_Photos/images/Ben%20HarperCGl.jpg)
Ottawa Bluesfest
August:
• Five Myths of the Photo Business – Our August edition of the Exposed! newsletter brought inn a huge spike of traffic. I think we hit a nerve!
• Sport Photo Event – We ran another sport photo workshop with horses:
![Sport Photo Workshop Sport Photo Workshop](http://www.HarryNowell.com/Photo/blog/PeanutPolo0809-3.jpg)
Sport Photo Workshop
September:
• Quality vs Quantity – Our Exposed! photo Newsletter hit a common myth – more photos does not necessarily mean better photos!
• Creative Fundamentals – We ran two sections of our most popular workshop
![Creative Fundamentals Photo Workshop Creative Fundamentals Photo Workshop](http://www.HarryNowell.com/Photo/blog/CreativeFundamentals0909-2.jpg)
Creative Fundamentals Photo Workshop
October:
• Assignment Spotlight – We posted some work we did for the Canadian Senate.
• Top Tips to get your photos noticed – Our October instalment of the Exposed! Photo Newsletter
![NightLight Photo Workshop NightLight Photo Workshop - October and March](http://www.HarryNowell.com/Photo/blog/NightLight-2.jpg)
NightLight Photo Workshop - October and March
November:
• Assignment Spotlight: We shot some fun for an Ottawa private school.
• Custom Course – We ran one of these popular sessions for people who want personal attention or cannot make the dates of regular courses:
![Custom Photo Course - Ottawa Custom Photo Course - Ottawa](http://www.HarryNowell.com/Photo/blog/CustomCourseNLP.jpg)
Custom Photo Course - Ottawa
December:
• Creative Networking Seasonal Social – Two and a half years ago I started a networking group for people working full time in creative fields. We now have 165 members receiving news with 10-25 different members attending monthly sessions.
• ProProgrammers blogs – Many of our ProProgram students started their route to photo businesses this year.
• Dog Photos at the SPCA – We continue to assist the SPCA with a photo fundraiser. We have help from Santa and this year one of our ProProgrammers also photographed to gain experience.
![SPCA photo SPCA photo](http://www.HarryNowell.com/Photo/blog/AylmerSPCA1209-1.jpg)
SPCA photo
Coming soon – “Sport Photos of 2009”