{"id":2112,"date":"2011-10-21T09:16:46","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T14:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/?p=2112"},"modified":"2022-05-29T08:17:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:17:12","slug":"697-student-success-new-proprogram-graduate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/697-student-success-new-proprogram-graduate\/","title":{"rendered":"#697 Student Success &#8211; new ProProgram graduate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/697-student-success-new-proprogram-graduate\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A couple of years ago<a title=\"Sandra Finner photography Ottawa wedding\" href=\"http:\/\/sandrafinnerphotography.com\/\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fsandrafinnerphotography.com%2F','Sandra+Finner+photography+Ottawa+wedding')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Sandra Finner<\/a> contacted me about taking her photography to the next level with the idea of shooting weddings and portraits in Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p>She joined the <a title=\"Ottawa professional photography course\" href=\"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/workshops\/workshops_pro_program.htm\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harrynowell.com%2Fworkshops%2Fworkshops_pro_program.htm','Ottawa+professional+photography+course')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProProgram<\/a> and started working. Developing photo, networking and business skills suitable for photo work is a long process.And Sandra dove in head first.<\/p>\n<p>After completing five of the program&#8217;s <a title=\"Ottawa photo course\" href=\"http:\/\/www.HarryNowell.com\/workshops\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.HarryNowell.com%2Fworkshops','Ottawa+photo+course')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">courses<\/a>, &#8216;One-onOne&#8217;s&#8217; and some shadowing Sandra is taking bookings for portraits and weddings. She&#8217;s smiling, too. She has every reason to be! In the two years since I have met Sandra her work has blossomed. I am proud of her.<\/p>\n<p>What does Sandra say?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>As a recent graduate from the Harry Nowell Pro Program I wanted to take time to congratulate you on offering such a well designed program that has helped advance my photography faster than it would have taken in a larger, more formal classroom.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"student success! - Sandra Finner Wedding Photography\" src=\"http:\/\/www.HarryNowell.com\/Photo\/blog\/SandraFinner3PP.jpg\" alt=\"student success! - Sandra Finner Wedding Photography\" width=\"300\" height=\"452\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">student success! - Sandra Finner Wedding Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>\u00a0The people I\u2019ve met and the contacts I\u2019ve made while in the Pro Program have absolutely helped me be a better photographer. This program not only teaches technique but by mentoring each photographer on an individual basis with one-on-one sessions, you help us understand our strengths &amp; weaknesses and focus on areas that need attention.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"student success! - Sandra Finner Wedding Photography\" src=\"http:\/\/www.HarryNowell.com\/Photo\/blog\/SandraFinnerPP.jpg\" alt=\"student success! - Sandra Finner Wedding Photography\" width=\"300\" height=\"451\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">student success! - Sandra Finner Wedding Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>The variety of courses offered, whether it be shooting with and developing film, night, studio &amp; natural light photography, understanding flash photography or learning unconventional shooting techniques [in the David Trattle\u2019s course] have all helped me learn how to progress from a casual picture taker to doing professional work that my customers have been excited about.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks Harry for being so generous with your time and knowledge and introducing me to the Ottawa photography community. I\u2019ve thoroughly enjoyed all my time learning from you and I feel confident that my business will continue to move forward which was my goal.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"student success! - Sandra Finner Wedding Photography \" src=\"http:\/\/www.HarryNowell.com\/Photo\/blog\/SandraFinner2PP.jpg\" alt=\"student success! - Sandra Finner Wedding Photography \" width=\"300\" height=\"451\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">student success! - Sandra Finner Wedding Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>I look forward to meeting the new students at the regular social events and following along with their successes as well.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Join us in cheering for Sandra!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet A couple of years ago Sandra Finner contacted me about taking her photography to the next level with the idea of shooting weddings and portraits in Ottawa. 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