WOW! – Films designed to create great images no matter what the location or lighting.

In this film you get to see Mark Cleghorn shooting model Rachael in a Dublin Hotel bar with just 2 speed lites and a couple of stands. Slow shutter speeds, high ISO, wide open aperture’s to capture detail in the scene as well as modelling and fill.

Mark explains why and how he sets out to get the shot, including ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speeds, Off Camera Flash, Radio Triggering.

This film made in conjunction with The Lastolite School Of Photography and concentrates on the Ezybox Hotshoe, a softbox for speedlite flash and how to use them everyday.

The film gives you an insight in to using and getting the best out of a Lastolite Ezybox Hotshoe when shooting on locations.

Mark Cleghorn demonstrates the portable softbox and how to use it to control contrast, fully illuminate the subject as well as to balance the flash with the ambient or to dominate. Shot in New York you get to see how Mark manipulate the flash on location to create a variety of striking portraits.

All of the Lastolite equipment is available to buy from PhotoKit4U or click the product link below for direct pricing in the UK.

In this 4 part film Mark goes back to basics on location with the apprentices by allowing them only 1 Shot per setup, this is to make them think before they shoot. This technique will make them look at the lighting, pose and location more in depth as all Mark allows them is one practice shot before the image has to be captured.

Lesson 5 Part 4 includes – Composition, Male posing, using the location, off camera flash with pocket wizard shooting at 1/3200 th, plus setting up the camera and using the Elinchrom Ranger flash.

In this 4 part film Mark goes back to basics on location with the apprentices by allowing them only 1 Shot per setup, this is to make them think before they shoot. This technique will make them look at the lighting, pose and location more in depth as all Mark allows them is one practice shot before the image has to be captured.

Lesson 5 Part 3 includes – Male posing, off camera flash, location finding, setting up the camera.

In this series of films you get to follow the first two PhotoTraining4U Apprentices, Osy & John over a 12 months training journey using a combination of specific films on PhotoTraining4U as well as hands on monthly tuition with Mark Cleghorn on their route to becoming better photographers.

In this 4 part film Mark goes back to basics on location with the apprentices by allowing them only 1 Shot per setup, this is to make them think before they shoot. This technique will make them look at the lighting, pose and location more in depth as all Mark allows them is one practice shot before the image has to be captured.

Lesson 5 Part 2 includes – Using Reflections, Framing The Subject, Male Posing, off camera flash, location finding.

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.

The 6th and final part of Confetti & Lace IV features Mark Cleghorn discussing the wedding day overall. Mark chats about the wedding, the time management, location choice image variety, camera technique, how he uses flash as well as the general wedding day goals.

In this series of films you get to follow the first two PhotoTraining4U Apprentices, Osy & John over a 12 months training journey using a combination of specific films on PhotoTraining4U as well as hands on monthly tuition with Mark Cleghorn on their route to becoming better photographers.

In this 5 part film Mark goes back to basics on location with the apprentices by allowing them only 1 Shot per setup, this is to make them think before they shoot. This technique will make them look at the lighting, pose and location more in depth as all Mark allows them is one practice shot before the image has to be captured.

Lesson 5 Part 1 includes – Male posing, off camera flash, location finding, setting up the camera.

In this film you get to see Lisa’s 3rd homework critique after training. Lisa is one of two SWPP Apprentices in training on PhotoTraining4U.

Over the next 12 months you will be able to track Anna and Lisa, the other SWPP apprentice, on their training journey, using a combination of specific films on PhotoTraining4U and hands on monthly tuition with Mark Cleghorn on route to becoming a better photographers.

In this film Mark Cleghorn gives Lisa her 3rd homework image critique, this time its images of a young woman on location at the end of the day, Lisa discusses the session and how she handled the lighting and used the locations. Mark spends much of this session critiquing the posing and the use of locations.

In this series of films you get to follow the two SWPP Apprentices, Lisa & Anna over 12 months on their route to higher qualifications and hence better photography skills. You will be able to track the Apprentices on their training journey using a combination of specific films on PhotoTraining4U as well as hands on monthly tuition with Mark Cleghorn on their route to becoming better photographers.

In this 3 part film Mark lets the girls loose with Model Rachael on location exploring the use of natural light and posing the female.

Lesson 4 Part 1 includes – posing the female in an architectural location and using the natural light.
Sekonic Meter, Reflectors

In this film you get to see Anna Oakden’s 3rd homework critique after training. Anna is one of two SWPP Apprentices in training on PhotoTraining4U.

Over the next 12 months you will be able to track Anna and Lisa, the other SWPP apprentice, on their training journey, using a combination of specific films on PhotoTraining4U and hands on monthly tuition with MarkCleghorn on route to becoming a better photographers.

In this film Mark Cleghorn gives Anna her 3rd homework image critique, this time its images of a little girl on location, Anna discusses the session and how she handled the session and use of location.