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Panorama colour photo of Llandudno Town and Bay from behind the Grand Hotel taken from the Great Orme in North Wales

What’s happening in Llandudno, North Wales and what’s to do? Where can I take my camera? Where’s the best coffee (or gin / whisky distillery) who serves the best fish and chips and what shows are happening at Venue Cymru? This is your one-stop-guide from team Welshot to help YOU get the best from YOUR time in the beautiful Llandudno – Queen of the Welsh Resorts and home to those, now world famous, Goats. Just don’t forget to pack your camera, lots of memory cards and charge those batteries because there are photographs to be had everywhere. If you need help with your camera, photography or want to know the best place to capture the beautiful bay of Llandudno, Welshot is who you need

A blurred image (intentional camera movement) of a group of people socially distancing walking along the Llandudno Prom in North Wales. Taken on a Welshot Photographic Workshops and Events Day

Hashtag #WelshotIsBack seems a very apt way to title this very first blog written by Welshot Academy Members to celebrate being able to meet up with our cameras after months of lockdown… As life returns to a more relative sense of normality, Welshot are preparing to open up once again for photographic workshops and events in a slow and cautious manner. Hence the three ‘practice run-throughs’ – AKA… A Welshot Photographic Reunion. Since March 2020, when the pandemic hit, Welshot has continued to help motivate, inspire and support those who love photography during these isolating months, all brought together using hashtags #LearnWithWelshot and #WelshotOnline but nothing quite compares to being able to hold our photographic workshops and events in real life.

In this Weeks Two Minute Tuesday video, Welshot’s very own BossTog takes you through the differences of a Messenger Bag and a Backpack and how each have their own merits for the the photographers kit.

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Welshot Does… Simply Studio – Understanding Studio Lighting In Episode Six from the Welshot Does… Simply Studio series Eifion Williams takes you through the different sorts of studio lighting that you could use.

Preparation for Shooting with a Model – A Model’s Perspective In our fourth video from the Welshot Does… “A Model’s Perspective” series of videos Rachel explains how with a bit of planning and preparation, you can make the most of your photoshoot with a Model.

A Model's Perspective - Perfecting Your Dance Photography

A Model’s Perspective – Perfecting Your Dance Photography In our second video from the “A Model’s Perspective” series of Welshot Does… videos Rachel helps you, the photographer get the best from your photoshoot with a professional dancer.

A DSLR or CSC camera will give you much more control over how your finished images will look. Some high-end compacts will also offer some control, but a DSLR or CSC will give you a far greater creative control. Bear this in mind when buying a camera – think about your future needs. Modes are … Read more

If there is something Welshot does well it is variety, and the two days just spent in aforementioned dark room couldn’t have been more different. I am an amateur with no impetus to go professional but if the opportunity arose to make a few coins to cover my GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) then I wouldn’t say no. So the chance to spend a day with one of the few names I know in the photography world was too good to miss.

The Welshot Photographic Academy event on ‘How to Get Published’ left me excited and inspired to consider how I might use the growing catalogue of photographs filling my computer’s hard drive.

At the start of this Welshot event, we were asked what we wanted to get out of it. This started the cogs in my brain whirring as I thought about where I’d like to take my photography, and how I might make some money out of my images. I told the group how I’ve considered making cards and calendars of the local area to sell in my local shops, and that I’d like to improve my travel blog and make some money out of that.