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Confetti and Lace VIII Part 2 - Bridal Portraits And Family

February 24, 2012

Todays wedding is a little bit different to the rest of the confetti and lace's in Marks series of Wedding Photography training because todays bride and groom are mature couple around 45 - 50 years of age.

In this second part of confetti and lace 8 Mark is shooting the Brides family at the house, see how mark poses the shots and uses the natural light on a sunny day and how to use it to your advantage to give a lovely quality of light, Mark then moves on to shoot the bridal portraits and bridesmaids. See how mark poses Helen and uses the locations that are available to him to maximize the variety of shots

Real and RAW is the only way to explain this type of wedding training by Mark Cleghorn, as you get to see how a working photographer copes under the pressures of a real wedding day, nothing fake here, as even the images have only been touched by camera RAW in conversion, so no Photoshop, just conversion from RAW to jpeg with some of the images selected to Black & White or Colour boosted

The Strobo Beauty Box - Lastolite School of Photography

February 24, 2012

This film made in conjunction with The Lastolite School Of Photography and concentrates on the Strobo Beauty Box.

The Strobo Beauty Box is a 38cm (15”) beauty box and softbox combination designed for off camera flash. The white interior combined with the suspended inner baffle and outer mask give off a hard beauty light with a unique fall off. This is in contrast to the soft light that is created when the mask is replaced by the outer diffuser, giving two distinctive lighting techniques in one versatile product.

This collapsible and fully portable Beauty Box is quick to set up and take down and is perfect for studio and location photography, incorporating the versatile Ezybox Hotshoe Bracket MKII.

In this film Mark will show the differnt stles of lighting that this sofbox can create.

Shooting Sunset with PT4U Wildlife Master Craig Jones

February 24, 2012

PT4U Wildlife Master Craig Jones

Every month using a combination of images and teaching films you will get to see PT4U wildlife master Craig Jones at work as well as an insight into what makes a great wildlife image.

In this film Craig shoots as the sun goes down in Cardiff Bay. Craig will talk you through what he looks for and how he sets his camera to capture his images.

50 Years of Elinchrom Part 1

February 24, 2012

On the 26th of January 1962 Elinchrom started to manufacture Studio and Outdoor flash systems. Follow us on the link below and discover great creative lighting products Elinchrom produced in the past until today.

In this first of a two part film Mark talks to Chris Whittle from Elinchrom about the changes in the last 50 years and then they take an in depth look at the Elinchrom lighting range as it is today.

Talking Projectors with Mitsubishi Part 1

February 24, 2012

In this first part of a series of films we have made with Mitsubishi on projectors Mark talks with Carlton Gee from Mitsubishi on choosing the right projector to suit what you need.

They take an in depth look into the Mitsubishi range of projectors and look at everything from the price, brightness and look at the advantages of short throw and standard throw projectors.

Carl Mallows My First Wedding Interview Part 2

February 23, 2012

In this film Mark Talks to Carl Mallows a PhotoTraining4U member about his first wedding that he shot last year and how he got on with the wedding day itself and any problems that he came across on the day.

Carl first contacted PhotoTraining4U via email with concerns about shooting his first wedding. Mark invited him in to do a film about the concerns he had as a inexperienced wedding Photographer.

WOW - Rock Chic Boudoir

February 15, 2012

In this Film Mark Cleghorn is in the studio and today shoot is all about glamor. This film is based on the trends in the UK which is storming the magazine market. This is not a boudoir shoot this is glamor, and often the two are confused, so marks shooting with harsh lighting and marks looking more for a rock chick feeling with the type of clothing and expressions.

Mark talks about the studio setup, the back grounds he will be using the positioning of the lights and what each lights job is doing during the shoot. When the shoot starts you will see the variety that mark shoots and the interaction that he has with the model, as the shoot progresses mark changed the lighting setup and exposures.

Paul Walker - Shooting Siamese

February 15, 2012

In this film PT4U Master Pet photographer Paul Walker is shooting 1 dog on location in a woodland park.

Paul has become an authority in the world of pet photography as well as an accomplished author and a world wide lecturer but more importantly he is an active photographer not just talking about it but still photographing the wonderful world of pets.

In this film Paul is shooting two Siamese cats at one of his clients homes. Todays shoot Paul's shooting these cats in their natural environment so he wants the cats to do what they usually do, to capture their own personality.

Paul allows works with a handler close by just so if can concentrate on being the photographer and not getting the cat to do something and missing the shot. The animal is always going to follow the owners lead as they have trust and a relationship together and this is key to remember.

Pre Wedding Shoot - Anna & Jonathan

February 15, 2012

In this film you see Mark Cleghorn out on location with engaged couple Anna and Jonathan for their pre-wedding shoot. The reason for a pre-wedding is so that the couple can feel comfortable with the photographer, but also so the photographer can get familiar with the couple ready for their wedding day.

This Pre-wedding shoot is shot in Spring, Marks taken the couple on location to a local park. Shooting in a park environment gives a variety of locations which also allows mark to work in a lot more locations and access to different pasts that are not available in summer months.

Mark talks through the shoot and the lighting in the different locations that he used during the shoot and how to use the light to your advantage no matter where the location is.

PT4U Wedding Master Stuart Bebb - Bridal Portraits Part 3

February 15, 2012

PT4U Master Wedding Photographers Stuart Bebb

Stuart Bebb has worked around the world as a Wedding photographer and is one of the leading wedding photographers in the UK. Dedicating his time capturing stunning, stylish contemporary images for over 20 Years, that reflects on todays lifestyle

In this interview, Stuart talks about bridal portraiture and how important they are on a wedding day. Every women dreams of their wedding day, ever since they were little girls. The brides are the most important part of the wedding day and its his job as the photographer to make her look great threw out the whole day.