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 goes back to basics in the studio with the Apprentices using studio flash but not before he explains the workings of studio flashes

Day 2 Part 3 includes – One light for dramatic portraits, light overhead as well as using the TriFlector

This Film features a funky slide show of some of the images shot by Mark Cleghorn on one day of his Monkey Business 3 Fashion and Glamour Tour were he demonstrated 6 different lighting setups 3 for Boudoir and 3 for Fashion.

This film is features images from the 3 Boudoir set ups and is a true representation of the day. Becky dee was MArk’s plus size model fro the tour and teh lighting and posing skills showed how to light and slim a subject through pose and lighting. This film is designed to help photographers on a Boudoir portrait shoot to get a quick fix of ideas and to get the ideas flowing before a session.

This is a 2 minute 08 second Portrait slide show to inspire ideas as well as to give you image goals for the day.

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 goes back to basics in the studio with the Apprentices using studio flash but not before he explains the workings of studio flashes

Day 2 Part 2 includes – The classic lighting pattens for likes of portraiture, including Narrow, Broad and split lighting fro full face, 2/3rd face and profile as well as the lighting position.

This Film features a funky slide show of a Male Portrait Session by Mark Cleghorn’s, the images are all from the one session, featuring images from the 2hr shoot, which was a 1hr in studio and 1hr on location commission.

The images have been chosen to show a true representation of the session, to give you an idea of what an Actor or singer needs as a basis for their promotional material. This film is designed to help photographers on a Male portrait shoot to get a quick fix of ideas. and to get the ideas flowing before a session.

This is a 4 minute 23 second Portrait slide show to inspire ideas as well as to give you image goals for the day.

In this series of films you get to follow the two PhotoTraining4U Apprentices, Osy’s & John over 12 months. 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 4 part film Mark goes back to basics in the studio with lighting but not before you get to see the 2 apprentices hang them selves using there existing studio techniques before Mark helps put them on the right track.

Lesson 1 Part 2 includes – Studio Lighting Essentials.

Shooting Lingerie whether for fashion or for portraits relies on some key skills in basic lighting and posing the subject.

In part 2 of this film Mark Cleghorn concludes the shoot along with some great posing with his model Rachael, who had never posed for just a lingerie shoot before. The last part of the session produces some great images as he uses color gel to dominate the images.

Part 2 includes – the shoot continued, posing, lighting trough glass blocks, adding gel, using a honeycomb.

In this film Mark Cleghorn talks about the different kit and equipment used in a permanent studio set up or at home.

Part 1 Includes – Backgrounds and Studio Flash Lighting

This film features Mark Cleghorn test shooting in the studio with a new model. The shoot shows the simple lighting and the variety achieved during a quick test shoot, perfect for a starter portfolio of a new model.

Shooting mainly with one light – Mark demonstrates his simple but dramatic lighting to create classically timeless studio images as he instructs the model using his flow posing.

Equipment Used – Studio Flash, Parabolic Reflector Dish, Lastolite Hilite Background, Paper Background & Tri-Flector.

See also the slide show of the shoot.

Fashion Portraiture is basically an excuse to break lighting rules.

In this film we see Mark Cleghorn shooting a model in the studio using up to 4 studio flash heads with a variety of accessories from Soft Box, Honeycomb, Reflector Dish and a rigid Lastolite reflector.

On a simple pink paper background the model is instructed into some more unusual poses to create more drama and to give a slight edge to the images, ideal for the teenage and young adult market and the would be model session.

In this 2 part film Mark Cleghorn demonstrates how he uses the different elements in a studio, Window Light, Studio Flash or a Speedlite to create portraits.

Challenged by his team to use the minimum amount of equipment, Mark is armed with just his Camera, one Lens, a Light Meter, a Reflector, one Studio Flash with a Parabolic Reflector dish and one speedlite with no Accessories. His challenge was to create a simple variety using only one light source at a time.

Part 2 includes – Studio Flash, Using a Sync cord, Reflector, using ISO, Metering for studio flash, Speedlite, Metering a Speedlite. Zooming a speedlite