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PT4U Master Landscape Photographer Nick Jenkins

Every month using a combination of images and teaching films you will get to see the Master Landscape photographer at work as well as an insight into what makes a great landscape image.

In this film Nick is out on location and this film concentrates on lenses with landscapes. Nick talks about the kit that he uses on location and explains what each lens does and the different shots that you can achieve with landscape photography.

In this three part film Mark Cleghorn is on location with one of his mentors and a Fellow in Portrait Photography Peter Lowry. Peters work is very classical, everything from the use of light on location, technique, story telling and styling with the shot.

Peter Lowry, who established his studio in Frome in 1976, is qualified as a Fellow of The British Institute of Professional Photography, The Royal Photographic Society and The Royal Society of Arts.

Not only has he studied with some of the finest photographers in the world, but he has also lectured in various European countries and extensively throughout the British Isles.

His wedding and portrait photographs have won many competitions, receiving The BIPP National Portrait Photographer of the Year Award on three occasions and no fewer than three coveted Kodak Gold Awards, thus becoming a member of the elite Kodak "Gold Circle"

Wedding Apprentice's Tracy and Jane get going on Day 7 of their wedding photographer training in a 5 part Bride and Groom shoot on Location film.

In this shoot Mark demonstrates Exposure, Posing, Composition and Lighting techniques which are essential building blocks for skill sets and a perfect foundation for the rest of the years training.

Covers - Posing, Animation, Lighting, Exposure, Story Telling, Composition Bride and Groom,

In this 4 part film Mark Cleghorn is shooting a very small wedding for some existing portrait clients that are getting re-married. With only 12 guest mark has to shoot the variety to make sure his got the shots for the album.

In part two of the film Mark talks about the bridal portraits that he had taken in part one why he shoot natural light and reflective instead of off camera flash. He then moves outside to do more groom and best man shoots, moving back up stairs to finish off the detail shots before they make there way to the ceremony.

THE 2012 APPRENTICE ENTRY IS NOW OPEN.

You could win the training of a lifetime. Two lucky winners will join the PhotoTraining4U Team every 3 months, for 2 days of fun but intense training and shooting in some fast paced fashion action with a chance to see your images in print.

To be in with a chance of becoming one of the 2012 Apprentices, all you have to initially do is enter one image that shows off your interpretation of "Fashion" - this is the first stage. Stage two - Mark Cleghorn and the PhotoTraining4U team will then select the top 40 images. The third stage is the online vote based on a selection of 6 images. The top 10 panels with the most votes will then go through to the final stage, a live judging where Mark Cleghorn will choose his next Apprentices.

So anyone has the chance to win Photography's greatest prize.


Rules of Entry
Only one picture per person • The prize is 12 days of training including accommodation • Images entered into this competition may be used in promotion of the competition but copyright remains with the photographer • The winners will be selected by Mark Cleghorn and The PhotoTraining4U team and the online voting • Closing date for entries is 11th March 2012 • The top 40 will be selected live online on 17th March 2012 • The top 40 will provide a panel of 6 images for online voting • The top ten panels through voting will then be put into the final live selection with Mark Cleghorn • Applicants must be either a Lite, Monthly or Yearly active member of PhotoTraining4U • Voting and judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into • Winners will be filmed during the training for use on the PhotoTraining4U website • Winners will be responsible for their own travel expenses to the UK PT4U Studios near Cardiff.

Enter Now - 2012 Apprentice

In this film Mark Cleghorn is shooting window light nude in the studio, the model for this shoot is Raphaella who is a professional nude model. Marks set up is the Lastolite Hilite as his window light, have draped over some white netting to soften the light down, with a mixture of lighting and posing to create beautiful images sellable to the clients.

Mark is using the Hilite because it allows him to work any where weather its in the studio or on location at the clients home and give him guaranteed uniform lighting even though the Hilite is back with flash. Mark has measured the flash to f8 which will be his main working aperture.

Mark is shooting with the Canon 5D MKII shooting with his 24-105 lens and the settings on camera are f8 125/sec 100 iso.

In this 4 part film Mark Cleghorn is shooting a very small wedding for some existing portrait clients that are getting re-married. With only 12 guest mark has to shoot the variety to make sure his got the shots for the album.

In part two of the film Mark talks about the bridal portraits that he had taken in part one why he shoot natural light and reflective instead of off camera flash. He then moves outside to do more groom and best man shoots, moving back up stairs to finish off the detail shots before they make there way to the ceremony.

In this 4 part film Mark Cleghorn is shooting a very small wedding for some existing portrait clients that are getting re-married. With only 12 guest mark has to shoot the variety to make sure his got the shots for the album.

In part two of the film Mark talks about the bridal portraits that he had taken in part one why he shoot natural light and reflective instead of off camera flash. He then moves outside to do more groom and best man shoots, moving back up stairs to finish off the detail shots before they make there way to the ceremony.

In this film Mark Cleghorn is shooting window light nude in the studio, the model for this shoot is Raphaella who is a professional nude model. Marks set up is the Lastolite Hilite as his window light, have draped over some white netting to soften the light down, with a mixture of lighting and posing to create beautiful images sellable to the clients.

Mark is using the Hilite because it allows him to work any where weather its in the studio or on location at the clients home and give him guaranteed uniform lighting even though the Hilite is back with flash. Mark has measured the flash to f8 which will be his main working aperture.

Mark is shooting with the Canon 5D MKII shooting with his 24-105 lens and the settings on camera are f8 125/sec 100 iso.

Filmed live at Focus On Imaging 2011. Mark Cleghorn talks about and demonstrates Low key Portraiture with a simple lighting Set up. Mark builds the shot up one light at a time showing exactly what each light is doing within the image.

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