In this film Mark Cleghorn takes us back to his roots in portraiture by shooting in a simple black and white style , with minimal lighting and black backgrounds, just as he started in his first studio in 1985.

You get to see what each light does in the setup as well as how to develop a simple 2 light studio style with impact through simplicity as well as how to add inreflectors to lift shadow areas on the subject. Mark also discusses pose,the light to subject position, as well as how to separating the subject from the scene .

Retouching is an essential skill in portraiture and if you want to make a big client look thinner than they really are, you will want to master the Liquify tool. In this film Mark Cleghorn guides you through the “How too’s” and “What Not To Do” in a very powerful utility that lives within Photoshop.

So if you want to learn the art of plastic surgery with Photoshop and the ability to give you subjects a Nip and a Tuck no matter what their size, you have to watch this film and learn the key skills of the Liquify Tool.

This film Covers – The Liquify Tool and how to use it.

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 MID KEY LIGHTING
In this 2 part 39.5 minute film Mark guides you through the techniques and variety for creative mid key portraiture in the studio. In addition to the basic setting up and what equipment to use to get creative mid key portraits Mark demonstrates the use of lighting accessories to turn a basic portrait into something special. 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”

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

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 MID KEY LIGHTING
In this 2 part 39.5 minute film Mark guides you through the techniques and variety for creative mid key portraiture in the studio. In addition to the basic setting up and what equipment to use to get creative mid key portraits Mark demonstrates the use of lighting accessories to turn a basic portrait into something special. 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 features a funky slide show from one of Mark Cleghorn’s Classic Location Workshops.

The images are all from the workshop day and inlude images of classic and creative location portraits of a male and female model.

This is a 2 minute 34 second Portrait slide show to inspire ideas as well as to give you image goals.

Mark Cleghorn WorkShops and Seminars