At this “Build Your Portfolio” photography session day event, team Welshot is joined by full-time, professional and experienced model, Darcie Louise Binsley for a full day of capturing and making images.  Are you ready to push the boundaries of your creative prowess and elevate your portfolio to new heights? This Portfolio Building Day is more than just a photoshoot; it’s a playground for your imagination. With Darcie as your professional model, you will experiment with lighting, composition, and avant-garde concepts and backdrops, allowing your creativity to flow freely and produce images that you can be proud of.

Seize this rare opportunity to work with a model whose schedule is typically booked solid. With only FIVE delegate places available, our Portfolio Building Day guarantees an intimate, focused experience, allowing you to receive personalised guidance and attention to ensure you capture your ideas and concepts.

These portfolio-building, photography sessions are aimed to help you capture a variety of portrait styles in a wide variety of settings. Whether you’re looking for photographs to enter camera club or international salon competitions, lifestyle portraits for your photographic portfolio, or creative conceptual shots, this session will provide you with an opportunity to explore different aspects of portrait photography and make some stunning images.

At this Welshot Progressive event you will collaborate with a talented, experienced full-time professional model, and fellow photographers in a supportive and collaborative environment. You will get a chance to direct your model, experiment with lighting setups, and capture genuine emotions that will make your portraits stand out.

Introducing – Darcie Louise Binsley

What Will Be Covered:

Mastering Lighting Techniques: Experiment with various lighting setups. Understand the differences between soft and harsh light and how they affect the mood of your portraits. Learn to use reflectors and diffusers to control and manipulate light.

Perfecting Composition:  While the rule of thirds is a great starting point, we will explore other composition techniques like framing, leading lines, and symmetry. We will also explain why considering your background is an integral part of your composition.

Posing Techniques:  Study the art of posing. Develop a repertoire of poses that suit different models and situations. Practice directing your model to achieve natural and expressive poses, paying attention to body language and facial expressions.

How to Develop a Style:  As you gain experience, you’ll naturally develop a unique style. This could involve specific editing techniques, preferred lighting setups, or a signature approach to posing. Embrace this evolution and continue refining your style over time.

Facilitated Learning with Welshot

Remember, the key to becoming proficient in portraiture is a combination of practice (and more practice) knowledge, technical skill, and artistic expression. Stay curious, be patient with yourself, and enjoy the creative process of capturing compelling portraits.