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Walking with Your Camera – A Guided Photo Walk with Helen Iles – Bodnant Gardens – North Wales
Bodnant Gardens – North Wales Tal-y-Cafn, near Colwyn Bay, United KingdomWalking with Your Camera – A Guided Photo Walk with Helen Iles – Bodnant Gardens – North Wales
Our first Walking with Your Camera – A Guided Photo Walk with Helen Iles for 2023 and it’s a Welshot Mini Module with Masterclass – on this photographic event which takes place in the stunning Bodnant Gardens in North Wales we are going to help you get the best from your camera. In our Welshot masterclass you will learn the photographic technique of ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) and learn how to compose your images. Walking with your camera is about being in the great outdoors and capturing the surroundings in your camera. From long exposures to abstract water compositions to macro and close-up photography, capturing the flora and fauna, this day has it all for the photographer.
Dance Portraiture on Location in Manchester – Off Camera Flash Photography
Dukes 92 - Castlefields Canal Basin 18 - 25 Castle Street, Manchester, United KingdomDance Portraiture on Location in Manchester - Off Camera Flash Photography
Join Team Welshot, Miss Ellie and her students of The Dance Company for a day of portrait and dance photography on location in the Castlefield area of Manchester. Using Off Camera Flash and natural/ambient lighting we will be working in small groups with 1:1 and group tuition to help you learn the skills and techniques needed to capture stunning portraits, movement and action, and classical ballet poses. Your backdrop to capture your images will be the vibrant Castlefields, from the viaduct arches to the Castlefield Bowl, from canals to bridges and even a Roman fortification, this location will provide you with a wide variety of shooting experiences.
Your Dancers will be wearing classical dance costumes, think tutus and floating, swishy dresses but we will also have some styled, themed costumes with lots of props and accessories - think Bonnie & Clyde, and other themes, which will lend itself perfectly to this location. Your Dancers/Models will be both Male and Female of varying ages but all will be led by Miss Ellie - ensuring that you will get photographs that have been perfectly posed and technically correct. From En Pointe to jumps, from posed headshots to those tiny details - this unique day of dance photography will be sure to enhance your skill and technical level and your photographic portfolio.
Portrait Photography – Friday Night is Studio Night – July Session at the Welshot Creative Hub
Welshot Creative Hub - 16 Trinity Square Llandudno 16 Trinity Square, Llandudno - North Wales, United KingdomPortrait Photography - Friday Night is Studio Night - July Session at the Welshot Creative Hub. Tonight our model is a trained dancer (ballet) who will be rocking the studio, in a wide variety of ballet poses, wearing a selection of authentic dance costumes (including tutus) and props. You will be learning how to set-up, use and work the lighting specifically for full body portraiture. We will also be showing you how you can create your own simple but effective backdrops at home using easily sourced items as props without costing you a fortune. From learning how to pose your model to the best lighting (types of) and modifiers to use to make the images you want to create. From using props, backgrounds, and gels to understanding the correct settings, camera functions, lenses, and focal lengths to use for portraiture and studio photography.
Creative Seascape Photography with Helen Iles – Penmon Lighthouse – Mini Module with Masterclass
Penmon Lighthouse - Penmon Point Beaumaris, Anglesey, United KingdomCreative Seascape Photography with Helen Iles - Penmon Lighthouse - Mini Module with Masterclass
At this Welshot Mini Module with Masterclass it is all about getting creative with our cameras. During this creative seascape photography with Helen Iles and Team Welshot you will be shown how looking through the lens in a different way will have have you making a wide range of wonderful photos. From using a lens balls, to learning about macro and close-up photography, the only limit at this photographic workshop will be your imagination. The masterclass session will have you making long exposures - capturing the landscape and seascapes around you. From the 'Golden and Blue' hours this Welshot photographic event at Penmon, on the Isle of Anglesey will keep you and your camera busy, taking stunning images from before sunset to after the sun has gone down.
Ever wanted to learn how to make long exposures to capture the sea as it laps the shore and lighthouse as well as clouds and dramatic landscape in low light conditions?
Then this is the event for you. However you choose to use your camera during this event, there will be plenty to photograph and keep you busy on this Welshot Mini Module.
On Location Portrait & Fashion Photography with Katey (Model) – Llandudno North Wales
Welshot Creative Hub - 16 Trinity Square Llandudno 16 Trinity Square, Llandudno - North Wales, United KingdomOn Location Portrait & Fashion Photography with Katey (Model) – Llandudno North Wales
It's promising to be a fantastic opportunity to shoot with Katey at this Welshot fashion and portrait photographic event in Llandudno, North Wales - Shooting with off camera flash, Katey will be modelling stunning costumes, outfits, props and accessories in a wide variety of locations around this beautiful seaside town. It's a great chance to shoot with Katey and to build your photographic portfolio.
Cosplay Meets Photography – Chester Photographic Academy Evening
Chester Crowne Plaza Hotel - Chester Trinity Street, Cheshire West and Chester, United KingdomCosplay Meets Photography – Chester Photographic Academy Evening
It's all about portraiture photography with a difference at this Welshot Photographic Academy Evening in Chester! If you want to learn about lighting and how to use it effectively for the different effects it can give you, then this is the session for you. From using one light, two lights, then three, then four lights, you will learn how to "Build" your set, taking your photos as you go along and seeing the differing results that each stage gives you. We will also be adding gels into the mix as well as modifiers. If that's not enough, your model(s) will be Cosplayers - dressed in unique costumes which will provide you with vibrant fun characters to capture in your camera while learning/honing your portraiture skills. We can promise you that you will leave this photography adventure with having learnt a thing or three and a memory card full of images that you will be proud to have in your portfolio.
Portrait Photography – Friday Night is Studio Night – August Session at the Welshot Creative Hub
Welshot Creative Hub - 16 Trinity Square Llandudno 16 Trinity Square, Llandudno - North Wales, United KingdomTonight it is all about being out on location, shooting with off camera flash and using walls, textures and other architectural features such as stairways as your backdrops. Our model will be sporting a number of different looks with at least two costume/outfit changes. You will be learning how to use off camera flash lighting techniques outside on location to capture your portrait photos for your portfolio. From headshots to full body portraiture images. We will probably get the gels out too!
From learning how to pose your model to the best lighting (types of) and modifiers to use to make the images you want to create. From using props, backgrounds, and gels to understanding the correct settings, camera functions, lenses, and focal lengths to use for portraiture and studio photography.
Creative Still-Life Photography – Llandudno Photographic Academy Evening
Welshot Creative Hub - 16 Trinity Square Llandudno 16 Trinity Square, Llandudno - North Wales, United KingdomCreative Still-Life Photography - Llandudno Photographic Academy Evening
Props galore, flowers of every size, shape and colour, mixed with backdrops and backgrounds by the dozen, a chance to style and shoot to your hearts content with all the help, support, guidance and photographic tuition you need and you’ve got yourself a still-life photographic adventure for you and you camera. This is your chance to get creative with your camera, learn about lighting, styling, composition and how to make your images from the ground up. This Welshot Llandudno Photographic Academy Evening will have the creative juices flowing and have you creating and making stunning images for your portfolio.
Creative Photography – An Adventure in Llanberis – Mini Module with Masterclass
National Slate Museum - Llanberis Caernarfon, United KingdomCreative Photography - An Adventure in Llanberis - Mini Module with Masterclass
Spend a day with Welshot in Llanberis deep in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales getting creative with your camera. From landscapes to architecture, from wide lake-side vistas to macro and close-up photography this Welshot mini module with masterclass will have you thinking outside the box and have you making photos that you might have otherwise walked past. We will also show you how learning how to "see" in black & white can give you a completely different look and feel to your images. Our starting point will be the Llanberis Slate Museum which is full to the brim of photo opportunities - your aim will be to capture the historic, times gone by, often emotive atmosphere of this historic environment. Your masterclass will be learning how to shoot for HDR (High Dynamic Range) using the interiors of the museum before the one-to-one and group tuition takes place. After the museum we have the beautiful Lyn Padarn lakeside to explore, from quarries to castles, from lonely trees to mountain ranges. This day of photography has it all for the photographer.
One Face – Five Ways – Headshot Portraiture – Llandudno Photographic Academy Evening
Welshot Creative Hub - 16 Trinity Square Llandudno 16 Trinity Square, Llandudno - North Wales, United KingdomOne Face - Five Ways - Headshot Portraiture - Llandudno Photographic Academy Evening
Tonight at the Llandudno Photographic Academy Evening it's all about Headshot Portraiture - shooting in the studio as well as out on location. You will be creating five completely different looks from your model(s) using a wide variety of photographic and lighting techniques. From creating silhouettes to using gels. From shooting in black and white to creating bokeh in your portraits, from shooting in the Golden/Blue Hour to using a single light - the only limiting factor will be your creativity. We will be using props such as car windows, guitars, mirrors, hats and scarves and you will even learn how to use the surroundings around as your background to your advantage. Studio mains flash, off camera flash and natural light will, again, help you to create differing looks to your photographs. Using shadows, natural and created in the studio will also help you to be creative and think outside the box while you make some really effective images.
Portrait Photography – Friday Night is Studio Night – Portfolio Building Session at the Welshot Creative Hub
Welshot Creative Hub - 16 Trinity Square Llandudno 16 Trinity Square, Llandudno - North Wales, United KingdomTonight at the Welshot portfolio building session it is all about the props, from clothes to furniture, from backgrounds to accessories. Our model will be sporting a number of different looks with at least two costume/outfit changes. You will be learning how to positron your furniture, props, accessories and lighting to compliment your model and give you the best possible composition for your photograph. You will be using studio mains, and off camera flash lighting techniques in the studio itself as well as using the buildings features to capture your portrait photos for your portfolio.