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 .

Shooting young children can be a daunting task even for an experienced photographer so in this series of films following one child from new born. During 1 year Through The Lens you get to see the variety that MarkCleghorn shoots of one child as they grow.

In this film, the second session of Baby Evie’s 1 year TTL, you get to see Mark Cleghorn shooting real and raw in the studio .

This sesson sees baby Evie by her self with Mark shooting a variety images using simple backgrounds to give Low key, High key as well as images with red netting, he even gets to use his Angel Wings as a final prop.

Mark also discusses what he expected to get during the session, the basic studio setup and sales expectations.

In this 4 part film Mark Cleghorn shoots the female nude. Initially Mark discusses the nude and why photographers and artists alike are drawn to the female nude form and line for inspiration and creativity in their work.

Part 3 includes – Walking through the light, lighting from overhead, Lighting from the side, Highkey, One Light, Midkey, Metering, Reflector, Low Key, Black Background, Accent Light

18+

In this 4 part film Mark Cleghorn shoots the female nude. Initially Mark discusses the nude and why photographers and artists alike are drawn to the female nude form and line for inspiration and creativity in their work.

Part 2 includes – Composition, Placing the subject, Posing the full length, Sitting the nude, Hard light to Soft light.

18+

In this 4 part film Mark Cleghorn shoots the female nude, initially he discusses the nude and why photographers and artists alike are drawn to the female nude form and line for inspiration and creativity in their work.

Part 1 includes – Discussion on the nude, the basic lighting setup for the nude and using light to add mood and tone.

18+

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 4 part film Mark interacts with the Apprentices during a guide to boudoir, shooting with Rachael, one of his models he demonstrates 2 styles of lighting Hard and Soft.

Lesson 5 Part 4 includes – posing on the floor, the Do’s and Dont’s with posing limbs as well as using netting to slim a client.

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 4 part film Mark interacts with the Apprentices during a guide to boudoir, shooting with Rachael, one of his models he demonstrates 2 styles of lighting Hard and Soft.

Lesson 5 Part 3 includes – a change in set, now using the HiLite and netting to give a window effect as a background as well as a light source, plus a mixture of Hard and Soft lighting. Posing again is the hot topic, as the photgraphers job in Boudoir photography is to make sure the client looks thinner as well as an enhanced posture.

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 4 part film Mark interacts with the Apprentices during a guide to boudoir, shooting with Rachael, one of his models he demonstrates 2 styles of lighting Hard and Soft.

Lesson 5 Part 1 includes – Lighting and Posing. First of all Mark builds a simple set in the studio, then discusses the different reflector dishes and the effect on the subject and the background, before bringing in the model to start the session in a partners favourite white shirt scenario. The session starts with just hard lighting with a one light setup, initially three quarter portraits,, then head and shoulders and finishing with body shapes and details.

In this film you get to see a young boy being photographed in the studio by Mark Cleghorn, during the session you see how mark interacts with Joe, his subject and how he animates the session and pose from a distance.

From a white wall to a curtain background and a simple lighting setup, this session could have been shot in a clients home or a temporary studio setup. The main light is a large softbox to simulate the sunlight direction coming through a window. Its quite a difficult session in some ways as their is little interaction between the subject and Mark, quite typical of this age, even though the variety is quite amazing in such a short session.

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.

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