Portraiture & Fashion

PT4U Portrait Master Photographer And Elements Guru- Kenny Martin

In this film Kenny is seen shooting some editorial portraits of Jenny Changleng and her mountain rescue dog Hamish. This shoot is for a magazine full spread so Kenny is looking for a very dramatic shot.


In Film - Editorial, Portrait, Off Camera Flash, Location, Elinchrom  Quadra Kit

PT4U Master Fashion Photographers Wayne John

Wayne John has worked around the world as a photographer in the Fashion Business.  Wayne's inspiration, enthusiasm and passion for fashion is fueled by anything and anyone around him. Being nominated as a finalist in the 'Professional Photographer of the Year' competition and in the very Prestigious ' Hasselbald Master Awards'.

In this Film Mark talks to Wayne about one of his beauty shoots called Birds of Summer. The two photographers talk about the styling, hair, make up, lighting, posing & photography and how each of the this elements is key for creating the images.

In this real and raw session Mark Cleghorn is shooting one of the biggest groups he shot in his small studio in a long time. The session is for a golden wedding anniversary.  Mark talks about the set up for the shoot and the variety of groups within the family that the client wanted shot as well as the full family

You get to see how Mark construct the initial family group and then develops into more variety for the client. The main shoot is about the mum and dad and then mark builds the group around them.


Equipment :- Lastolite Posing Tubs, White Vinyl , Black Curtain Background , Large Elinchrom Octa Softbox, Elinchrom BX500, Sekonic Light Meter

PT4U Master Fashion Photographers Wayne John

Wayne John has worked around the world as a photographer in the Fashion Business.  Wayne's inspiration, enthusiasm and passion for fashion is fueled by anything and anyone around him. Being nominated as a finalist in the 'Professional Photographer of the Year' competition and in the very Prestigious ' Hasselbald Master Awards'.

In this interview, Mark Cleghorn gets an insight into the life of Wayne John and his life in photography.

In this two part WOW film Mark Cleghorn Shoots Raphaella, a nude model in the studio. Mark has pulled out an amazing chequered flooring for a fun and funky shoot.

In this shoot Mark is looking for body shape against this three dimensional flooring. Marks working very close to the background. Marks using his sigma 12-24mm lence which his looking to created some funky nude art. The lighting set up for this shoot is mainly harsh lighting not only lighting Raphaella but the background as well.


Unlike the usual films where the images are straight out of camera, these WOW films show the finished image.

PT4U Master Portrait Photographer And Elements Guru- Kenny Martin

In this 3 part film Kenny Martin is on the streets of Edinburgh shooting street portraits of passers bye. 12 portraits of 12 strangers, the film shows how he approaches the people to complete his own challenge, whilst keeping interest on the subject and a difference to each location and image.

In Film - Portrait, Natural Light, Location, Streets

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"

PT4U Master Fashion Photographers Andy Kruczek

Andy Kruczek has worked around the world as a photographer in the Fashion, Beauty and Advertising sectors. Most recently he has become recognized as one of the foremost photographers within the UK hairdressing Industry.

In this interview, Andy Talks about Shooting Hair. He talks about the brief from the client, looking at mood board and the themes of shoots that they like. Andy touch's on the model casting and being their, as choosing the right model for the shoot is very important, they must have the right look, the right hair for the clients brief.

In this film Mark talks about the importance of varity in a maternity shoot. This film is based on 20 shots for maternity, coming up with variety is sometimes a struggle but in this film Marks demonstrates and show how to construct 20 basic shots of different styles and how to tweak each shot to make it more dramatic andn different to the last.

In this film you see Mark Cleghorn si out on location with engaged couple Mye and Eoin for their pre-wedding shoot.

Marks taken the couple out location to the national museum of Cardiff. Marks shooting the session in Mono chrome as he feels it suits the location and the couples clothing. As you will see the session is broken down into stages, firstly mark just wants to break in Mye and Eoin so they feel comfortable with him. The groom doesn't really like having his picture taken so working quickly is a must

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.

Marks shooting with the Canon 5D mkII with the 70-200mm lence and the Sekonic light meter