Yesterday I took a day off and went to a seminar by Johannes. He is a award winning photographer in New Zealand from a tiny town called Littleton. I actually met him when I was over there in April and was so impressed with his work I went in to the studio and introduced myself! I obviously felt like a geek! and from what he says now I think he too thorght I was a geek! Luckily I convinced him I was not a stalker and that we would love him to come to England to and introduce himself to the british photographers, with the help of wedding album manufacturer Queensberry he flew over last week.
He is a incredible thinker and exudes passion and love for what he does and this showed in his images and album design. I have scribbled many notes and will ponder them over the next few months and try to instill some of his philosophies into my photography. Perhaps even enter a few awards again.
He does not give you the answers to running your businesses successfully but gives you the tools to think of the answers yourself.
I hope one day to return to New Zealand and perhaps next time I walk into his studio we will be friends.