PT4U Master Wild Life Photographer – Andy Rouse

In Andy Rouses first training film for PhotoTraining4U he takes us on location to a local park to shoot swans on a lake, however on route he spots a betteropportunity when a Grebe paddles by.

Andy talks about his equipment, the location, histogram’s and using the right lighting to capture great pictures.

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.

This film was made in conjunction with The Lastolite School Of Photography

STUDIO SKILLS LOW KEY LIGHTING
In this 2 Part 36 minute film Mark guides you through the techniques and variety for moody low key portraiture in the studio. In addition to the setting up and what equipment to use to get classic and creative low key portraits, Mark demonstrates the use of lighting to turn a basic portrait into something special in his quest for photographers to “get back to black”.. You will also get to see him controlling the pose and interacting with the subject, whilst sharing his portrait lighting techniques with you.

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

This film was an early Lastolite film so don’t mention the “Actually’s”

This film was made in conjunction with The Lastolite School Of Photography

STUDIO SKILLS LOW KEY LIGHTING
In this 2 Part 36 minute film Mark guides you through the techniques and variety for moody low key portraiture in the studio. In addition to the setting up and what equipment to use to get classic and creative low key portraits, Mark demonstrates the use of lighting to turn a basic portrait into something special in his quest for photographers to “get back to black”. You will also get to see him controlling the pose and interacting with the subject, whilst sharing his portrait lighting techniques with you.

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

This film was an early Lastolite film so don’t mention the “Actually’s”

This film made in conjunction with The Lastolite School Of Photography and concentrates on Curtain Backgrounds and how to use them everyday.

The film gives you an insight in to using and getting the best out of a Lastolite TriGrip reflector when shooting in sunny locations.

Mark Cleghorn demonstrates the different size of Trigrips and how he uses them during a shoot to gain the correct effect when adding reflected light onto a subject for more impact. Shot in New York you get to see how Mark manipulates the strong sunlight 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.

Sekonic Meter, TriGrips

This film was made in conjunction with The Lastolite School Of Photography

STUDIO SKILLS HIGH KEY LIGHTING
In this 2 part 40 minute film Mark guides you through the techniques for classical and fun high key portraiture in the studio. In addition to the technical setting up and what equipment to use to get perfect high key portraits, you see him posing and interacting with the subject, whilst sharing his portrait posing and lighting techniques with you.

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

This film was an early Lastolite film so don’t mention the “Actually’s”

This Quick tip film shows you how Mark Cleghorn uses this great piece of kit by Lastolite when working alone to reflect light on to a subject to help reduces harsh shadows and illuminate the subject. The UpLite reflector support system is for either studio or location and used to reflect natural light or flash.

This film made in conjunction with The Lastolite School Of Photography and concentrates on Curtain Backgrounds and how to use them everyday.

The film gives you an insight in to the benefits as well as how to setup and use a Lastolite Knitted Background in either the studio or on location in a clients home or work place.

Mark Cleghorn shares his studio basics to create simple or dramatic images in the studio including how to set up the backgrounds for best effect, how to light them as well as how to add more impact to a portrait.

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

Accessories, Backgrounds Lastolite Radio Triger, Sekonic Meter, Umbrellas & EzyBox

This film made in conjunction with The Lastolite School Of Photography and concentrates on Radio Triggers and how to use them everyday.

The film gives you an insight in to how and why to use a Radio Trigger in the studio or on location to fire your flash. Mark Cleghorn helps you understand how the use of this simple flash accessory and how you can create better images whether you are inside or outside.

Mark shares his passion for off camera flash and demonstrates why you have to get untethered from a cable and fire flash by remote, especially when competing with the elements.

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

This film made in conjunction with The Lastolite School Of Photography and concentrates on how to fold away a HiLite Background.

The film demonstrate 3 different ways to fold and collapse the Lastolite HiLite High Key Background, Mark Cleghorn demonstrates his 3 different recommended techniques to fold the HiLite, the Pringle, the Twist and the Shorty

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