Thursday, December 22, 2011

Portrait competition

The portraits featured below are from past students who are now making money from their photography skills.Our January 2012 photography courses are filling up fast, to book and for more information please call 01603 629 739 or visit our website www.barrettandcoe.co.uk1st - Photographed by ex-student Marisa Taylor2nd - Photographed by Ian Wilson3rd Photographed by Brenda W...

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Partnership

The National Childbirth Trust  (NCT) have just made the following nationalpress release:                                                                                     ...

Monday, December 19, 2011

New Studios

Following the finish of our December photography courses eight graduates will be opening studios of their own early in the new year.Elaine is visiting three this week who, have already earmarked premises, to advise on suitability and layout. Studios do not have to be large, neither do they have to have a high street presence.About 500 to 750 square feet is about right with rents in the region of £6,000 to £7,000.It is usually possible to negotiate a rent free period, and a break clause after one year. As a start up business there should be no...

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Portrait image competition

Barrett and Coe franchisees (all ex students from our Wedding and Portrait courses) benefit extrodinarily from continuous and ongoing tuition from one of the UK's leading Wedding and Portrait photographers David MacDonald.The following images caught his eye whilst judging the October Portrait Competition1st - photographed by ex student Caroline Brocklehurst2nd - photographed...

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk

Finally the new site went live at 10.15 pm last night.Thanks to Alec and Dominic who have managed a complete rebuild in less than 10days. This site is likely to become the most frequented Portrait site in the UK expecting to book approx 10,000 portrait appointments in 2012. The site will evolve as we have several bells and whistles to add.All our studios have been flat out for weeks and the checking and monitoring of all orders for customers is making long hours essential. Chris Kay at Loxleys has informed us that the spend by Barrett and Coe franchisees...

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

New web site

Well, they did not make it! Fingers crossed for tomorr...

Monday, December 12, 2011

New Portrait Site

Our new Portrait site www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk launches today.Where we do not have a Barrett and Coe studio we will be appointing Barrett and Coe approved and recommended Studios to take Portrait bookings from our partner companies: Activity Superstore, National Childbirth Trust and Parent Teacher Association UK.We are selecting these studios very carefully. Only the very best studios in the UK will be appointed thus ensuring that all our Partners customers/members receive the highest standard of photography and service. Each selected studio...