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Black and White Photo showing a Silhouette of a Man putting a show on a ladies foot - taken at the Macro, Shape, Form & Texture Photography - Anglesey Photographic Academy Evening

Macro, Shape, Form and Texture Photography at the Welshot Anglesey Academy Evening is just the thing you need to get creative with your camera. From flora and fauna, oil and water, props and poses to light, shadow, colour, and textures – the studio at The Bulkeley Hotel in Beaumaris, Anglesey will be abuzz with clicking camera shutters while you take part in at least four different photographic modules all designed to help YOU get the best from your camera and photography.

Photo taken at night of the Liverpool Skyline showing historic buildings shot from Birkenhead Liverpool Skyline & Low-Light Photography

What Will Happen This Liverpool Skyline & Low-Light Photography session from the Welshot Photographic Academy is always one of most popular Roving Academy Evenings – everything from long exposures to shooting for panoramic images. Capturing the details of this wonderful, historic and vibrant skyline, from the coming and goings of boats, ferries and ships on … Read more

Photo of a man-made water feature in Rhyl, Norht Wales - shot at night in low-light with the coloured lights displaying

Low-Light and Long Exposure Photography – Rhyl Harbour is located on the spectacular North Wales coast and it will be our starting point for this Welshot Photographic Roving Academy Evening. Fishing boats, sand dunes, seascapes, long exposures and low-light photography will be our focus on this learn your camera photography workshop session before moving along the waterfront to capture the architecture of Rhyl.

Man walking along a bridge into a sun kissed forest area with a camera in his hand showing how photography can help with anxiety

How photography can help with anxiety, that was something I thought about often. If there was ever a time I was going to struggle with anxiety then the last 16 months was that time – I knew from the moment we took the decision to completely lockdown and go into self-isolation that I was going to have to create a structure and a focus in order to get through this unprecedented time in our lives. I knew if I was struggling then others would be too and I was determined to show how photography can help with anxiety…

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.

Colour Photo of Buildings in Historical Chester - all photos taken on a Welshot Photographic Academy Workshop

What could be better than walking the walls of Chester City with your camera. If you have missed getting out and about with your camera and enjoying the company of those who have a passion for photography then this is the event for you. Meeting at the historical cross on Watergate Street, Chester the Welshot Team lead a small group of photographers in this Welshot Mini Module – complete with a masterclass in architectural photography & how to shoot for HDR (High Dynamic Range).

Are you a beginner to photography? Thinking of buying your first camera but have absolutely no idea where to start? We get it, it is daunting, confusing, not to mention expensive if you choose something that you are not happy with. In this blog we have some hints and tips to help you when it comes to buying your first camera – with over 12 years’ experience helping people with their cameras we know exactly how to help you.

I had the pleasure of attending the Welshot Photographic Academy Evening in Chester where Helen Iles was giving an extended talk a couple of months’ ago, and I wasn’t the only attendee bowled over by her images. Whilst the idea of wild camping on exposed hills is one I might have been tempted by before I got into my 60’s! I was very pleased to secure a place on her second Walking With Your Camera event with Welshot.

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