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WOW On The Rocks

WOW On The Rocks

In these new WOW style apprentice films John and Osy the original PT4U apprentices join Mark Cleghorn on location were he sets out to shoot images to WOW!

On the rocks is the wedding theme, a Jurassic coastline is the location for the second WOW Apprentice shoot on a cold day. The images are dynamic through the combination of location and model and brought further to life with some post production.

Unlike previous apprentice films this time the boys get to see Mark working in his real and raw style but at the same time getting to ask why and how, something all photographers want to know. Mark tries to explain his thinking process when shooting to help the apprentices get a little more inside his head and thoughts as well as seeing the shot develop from location to location.

Reflectors Elinchrom Quadra Lighting

Presented by:- Mark Cleghorn on June 21st, 2010

Shooting Sophie and Hughs Wedding Part 1 with Gary and Sue Williams

Shooting Sophie and Hughs Wedding Part 1 with Gary and Sue Williams

PT4U Master Wedding Photographers And Business Guru’s- Gary and Sue Williams

Gary and Sue run a very successful Wedding and Portrait business from their home, the husband and wife team, both photographers, have created their own magical way of creating a happy client and at the same time making a superb living from photography – which after all is not a sin but an essential skill in running a business

In this film Gary and Sue take you behind the scenes on a real wedding, where you get to see and hear the real banter that goes on, plus how the 2 photographers have different rolls on the day.

Part 1 includes – Introduction to the wedding, The Camera Equipment, The Flash and Modifiers then the getting ready shots of the bride and entourage including the formal and informal portraits.

Presented by:- Gary & Sue Williams on June 17th, 2010 Download

48 Shots – The Next Level Bride And Groom Part 2

48 Shots – The Next Level Bride And Groom Part 2

In this 3 part film Mark Cleghorn discusses Bride and Groom posing on location and how to maximise the variety in the short time we are allocated on a real wedding day.

Using a model bride and groom, Mark explains the use of location and the light combined with natural as well as fun and funky posing.

Each of the 3 parts takes place in the same location vicinity but with a radically different background in each film which will give you a better guide to using the location when combing posing.

Part 2 Includes – Posing The Sit , The Sat & The Lay using a concrete seat and pillar covered location. Split focus composition as well dramtic and simple compositionwith teh bride and groom.

Presented by:- Mark Cleghorn on June 11th, 2010 Download

48 Shots – The Next Level Bride And Groom Part 1

48 Shots – The Next Level Bride And Groom Part 1

In this 3 part film Mark Cleghorn discusses Bride and Groom posing on location and how to maximise the variety in the short time we are allocated on a real wedding day.

Using a model bride and groom, Mark explains the use of location and the light combined with natural as well as fun and funky posing.

Each of the 3 parts takes place in the same location vicinity but with a radically different background in each film which will give you a better guide to using the location when combing posing.

Part 1 Includes – Posing using pillars, low wall, on a bridge

Presented by:- Mark Cleghorn on May 10th, 2010 Download

Confetti & Lace V Part 3 – More Bride and Groom Plus Groups

Confetti & Lace V Part 3 – More Bride and Groom Plus Groups

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 or colour boosted

In this film, the third part of a wedding day series, Mark Cleghorn is seen shooting the remaining images of the Bride and Groom before posing the groups and then reviewing the day.

Images shot – Groom, Groups Bridal Party, Bridesmaids, Bride, Bride & Groom, Groom, Cake, Posed, Fun, Informal

Covers both natural light and flash.

Presented by:- Mark Cleghorn on April 29th, 2010

Meet Photographer Doug Gordon

Meet  Photographer Doug Gordon

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Doug Gordon is the owner of Patken Photography, a family-owned studio established in 1985. Patken Photography has a staff over 27, shoots over 1,000 weddings a year and operates out of three separate studios in the New York City area.

Doug also speaks at national and international photography conventions, and sells instructional videos via Doug Gordon Workshops. He is passionate about teaching and helping others become successful wedding photographers. He recently became a writer for Rangefinder Magazine.

Mark Cleghorn meets up at the SWPP Convenrtion with wedding and portrait photographer Doug Gordon were he talks about his background as well as his photography studios and workshops.

In this interview Doug talks candidly about the business of photography.

Presented by:- Mark Cleghorn on April 29th, 2010

Meet Wedding Photographer – Jeff Ascough

Meet Wedding Photographer – Jeff Ascough

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Mark Cleghorn meets up at the Canon show with wedding photographer Jeff Ascough were he talks about his background as well as his creative wedding photography.

Jeff talks candidly about his wedding business , the wedding day, the timings and what he shoots.

Presented by:- Mark Cleghorn on April 29th, 2010

Confetti & Lace V Part 2 – The Ceremony To The Bride & Groom Shots

Confetti & Lace V Part 2 – The Ceremony To The Bride & Groom Shots

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 or colour boosted

In this film, the second part of a wedding day series, Mark Cleghorn starts at the civil ceremony location with the portraits of the groom and the wedding party as they all arrive. We then see briefly how Mark shoots the ceremony as well as a quick session with the bride and groom images .

Images shot – Groom, Groups Bridal Party, Bridesmaids, Ceremony, Bride, Bride & Groom, Groom, Car Shots, Posed, Fun, Informal

Covers both natural light and flash.

Presented by:- Mark Cleghorn on March 31st, 2010

PT4U Master Gary Williams – Pre Wedding Shoot

PT4U Master Gary Williams – Pre Wedding Shoot

PT4U Master Wedding Photographers And Business Guru’s- Gary and Sue Williams

Gary and Sue run a very successful Wedding and Portrait business from their home, the husband and wife team, both photographers, have created their own magical way of creating a happy client and at the same time making a superb living from photography – which after all is not a sin but an essential skill in running a business

In this film Gary shoots pre-wedding portraits of a couple, both in studio and on location at a train station. You get to see how he interacts with the clients and how he sets them at ease and gets a reaction in expression to sell. Gary also talks to the couple about natural versus posed images.

Presented by:- Gary & Sue Williams on March 29th, 2010

Colour Balance with Expo Disc

Colour Balance with Expo Disc

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Get accurate colour in difficult lighting with the patented ExpoDisc, the fast and easy digital white balance filter. Simply read and set white balance with the ExpoDisc in place before shooting and you’ll reduce or eliminate the need for post-capture colour adjustments. Get the white balance solution that is quickly becoming the preferred method of achieving accurate colour balance for professional
photographers today.

In this film Mark Cleghorn shows you how to get to grips with custom colour using the EXPODISC on both Canon and Nikon cameras. This film covers how to setup and use custom colour setting on the camera with EXPODISC inside the studio with flash, using ambient light in a room setting as well as out side on location with natural light..

EXPODISC Digital White Balance Filters

* Fine-tune your colour at point of capture
* Works in mixed, or difficult lighting
* Replaces your grey cards and white cards
* Spend more time shooting and less on workflow
* It’s convenient, fast and easy-to-use

Price & Buy ExpoDisc

Presented by:- Mark Cleghorn on March 19th, 2010

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