BIPP Big Christmas Bash 2024 – A Celebration Not to be Missed!
Date: 26th November 2024
Venue: Bromsgrove Hotel and Spa
Join us for an unforgettable day of celebration, learning, and recognition at the BIPP’s infamous Big Christmas Bash! With an exciting lineup of inspiring speakers, prestigious awards, and a sumptuous three-course meal, it's the perfect way to wrap up the year. For those who choose to stay overnight, accommodation is available, along with a free print review session on the morning of the 27th November.
So, dust off your party clothes and prepare for a day full of knowledge-sharing, networking, and fun!
Dress Code: Dress to impress
Event Schedule:
10:00 AM – Arrival with tea, coffee, and pastries
10:30 - 11:30 AM – Unlocking a fully booked Calendar. Stop Selling on Price with Jeff Brown
11:45 - 12:45 PM – AI Augmented Workflows with Nathan McDowell
1:00 PM – Lunch
2:00 - 3:00 PM –Richard Bradbury
3:00 - 3:15 PM – Break
3:30 - 5:00 PM – A Judges eye with Panikos
6:00 PM – Drinks Reception at the Bar
6:30 PM – Awards Ceremony
8:00 PM – Three-Course Dinner
10:00 PM – Disco and Dancing
27th November 2024:
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM – Print Critique Session
Bring up to three prints for a free review by our esteemed panel of judges.
Ticket Options:
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Full Event Package – Single Occupancy: £180
Includes the day event, Lunch, awards dinner, and single room accommodation.
Ticket type: Day Event, Awards & Dinner with Single Occupancy Accommodation & Breakfast
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Full Event Package for Two – Shared Room:£299
Includes the day event, Lunch awards dinner, and double/twin room accommodation for you and a guest. Including Breakfast for two
Ticket type: Day Event, Awards & Dinner for Two with Shared Accommodation
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Day Event & Dinner for Two – Shared Room:£250
Includes the full day event for one person, lunch for one person, awards dinner for two, and double/twin room accommodation. Breakfast for two included
Ticket type: One Delegate for Day Event, and Two for Dinner with Shared Accommodation
What to Expect:
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Inspiring Talks from Industry Leaders
Hear from renowned photographers and experts, including Richard Bradbury and Pani, who will be sharing their experiences, insights, and innovative ideas in photography.
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Unlocking a Fully Book Calendar, Stop Selling on Price, Jeff Brown
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Attract the Right Clients and SAY NO to Bargain Hunters.
Are you struggling to fill your diary with quality clients who love what you do and see the value in your photography? How do some photographers consistently attract the high paying clients, yet you keep attracting a lot of freebie hunters ? In this insightful seminar led by our President, LinkedIn and marketing guru, Jeff Brown, you’ll discover the key reasons why your calendar isn’t filling up and you aren’t attracting the right sort of clients.
Seminar Description:
Are you tired of looking at an empty diary, wishing you had more quality high value bookings lined up? Join our BIPP President Jeff, as he reveals the most common pitfalls that prevent photographers from charging their worth and working with their dream clients. In this seminar, Jeff will provide actionable strategies to help you shake up your brand, create desire for what you do and more importantly get those enquiries into your inbox and see your online presence grow,
Topics will include:
• Understand why your brand is failing you - learn how to make a powerful impact online
• Create desire for what you do - how to sell without selling and connect with your followers
• Leverage LinkedIn and create opportunities - how to get to the exclusive top 1% bracket
• Why your website isn’t working - turn your website visitors into excited enquiries
• Networking that delivers success - forget BNI, network with the right sort of people for free
When you develop an attractive brand, with a powerful message that sells the benefits of your services then you’ll never have to sell on price again and you’ll become much more appealing to the right type of clients. By the end of this seminar you’ll be thinking like a marketeer and not a photographer. This simple shift in mindset makes all the difference because people don’t buy photographs they buy into you and your brand first, get this right and you can double your prices with ease.
Jeff Brown is an International Photography Business Mentor and Best Selling Photography Business Author, having delivered courses and workshops around the world, Jeff works closely with photographers from all niches and photographic backgrounds.
Having served as a Royal Navy photographer then going on to run 4 very successful photography companies of his own, he now personally mentors photographers in over 20 countries worldwide, helping them develop their brand to become the “Go-To Photographer” in their niche.
Part of Jeff’s major focus and teachings are in the areas of Self Belief, Goal Setting, Brand Message and Consistency. It’s essential to have a mindset for success and a clear path to follow, no photographer can truely succeed without goals, direction, a powerful brand and a positive mindset to achieve.
Jeff has written 4 internationally best selling photography books –
· The Photographers Missing Link-edIn
· The Ambitious Photographer’s Journal
· Help My Photography Website Needs More Customers
· The Photographer’s Gratitude & Mindset Journal
He writes for several photography magazine and associations and is also an ambassador for OM System (Olympus), The British Photography Awards, Studio Ninja, The Societies of Photographers, President of The BIPP, and the UK and US Brand Ambassador for The Shutter Studio App.
In this session Nathan will lead you through his processes concerning Generative AI, backed up by real world use cases and self lead exploration pieces. You can expect to see how he tackles a creative brief and uses generative AI to aid in his creative workflow.
Nathan has been working across the commercial and fashion sectors of photography for the last 15 years, he prides himself on being up to date with the latest technology and trends when it comes to image creation. After six years in house for some of the world's leading e-commerce brands he has taken the steps back out into the freelance world and since March 2024 has shot across three continents and produced campaign imagery for some top tier brands.
An early adopter of generative AI, he has been using it throughout the ideation and post production stages, bringing a unique voice to the commercial photography landscape, alongside this Nathan is currently exploring the boundaries of Virtual Production from a stills perspective.The
- Thousand Pound Client with Richard Bradbury
In this engaging seminar, renowned photographer and industry expert Richard Bradbury FBIPP will guide photographers through his most popular business-focused talks, tailored to help BIPP members maximise their earning potential. In "The Thousand Pound Client," he reveals how to consistently generate a minimum of £2000 from every client by mastering the art of marketing, advertising, and optimising the viewing process for maximum sales. This session is packed with practical strategies that will transform the way you engage with clients and structure your sales approach.
Richard Bradbury has been a working photographer for over 30 years. He began his career in Nottingham where he ran a busy commercial studio. He moved to London in his mid 20s and soon established himself photographing high end Advertising and Editorial campaigns throughout the world. With agents in both Europe and America, Richard has been responsible for creating some of the most prestigious poster and press campaigns in the world including such names as Virgin Media, M&Ms, Nat West Bank, Pizza Hut and Channel 4 TV. He is also well known for shooting mad images for The Guinness Book Of World Records across the globe. In 2010 Richard began a charity based book project called The Children Of London which has grown to become a hugely successful child portrait business. The Children Of London book is retained by His Majesty The King and The Prime Minister amongst many other collectors. He has published 5 books on photography covering Child Portraiture, Lighting Techniques and his trilogy business guide for photographers 'Rich Photographer Poor Photographer’. He is contributing editor of Professional Photographer magazine and has won multiple awards with BIPP, SWPP, MPA, AOP, WPPI & The World Photographic Cup.
Join multi-award-winning photographer Panikos Hajistilly as he presents "A Judge's Eye," an insightful talk for the BIPP. Drawing from his extensive experience across a range of photographic disciplines—portraiture, wildlife, fashion, and more—Panikos will offer a unique perspective on what judges look for when evaluating competition prints and awarding qualifications. As a Fellow of the BIPP, SWPP, and MPA, and a Master Craftsman with the Guild of Photographers, Panikos will explain key elements that separate good images from great ones in both national and international competitions.
Panikos is a Multi Award winning Photographer across various disciplines including Portraiture, Wildlife, Nature, Fashion, Monochrome & Events. Click Group Photographer of the year, London Portrait Group Photographer of the Year, and has Fellowships with the BIPP, SWPP, MPA and a Master Craftsman with the Guild of Photographers as well as a QEP! Panikos owned a busy Venture Studio from 2002 to 2009 and now runs a successful - and beautifully equipped - home studio in North London since 2012. Panikos has an excellent track record with great feedback from his many clients, and is establishing himself as a photographic trainer with a very relaxed and easy to follow teaching style.
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Networking Opportunities
Connect with fellow professionals over drinks, during the awards, and at dinner.
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Exclusive Print Critique
Take advantage of our free print critique session on the 27th – a unique opportunity to receive feedback from top judges.
Book Your Place Now!
Don't miss this incredible opportunity to celebrate with the BIPP community. Spaces are limited, so secure your spot today!