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August 2019
WelshotRewards Day – Challenge Your Camera – Manchester
Another WelshotRewards Day – A Members Only event that only WelshotRewards can purchase (indicated £’s will be converted to WelshotRewards at checkout) and this time we are in the Castlefields area of Manchester. An area full of history with so many photographic opportunities – from close-up and macro to scenes perfect for HDR. Today is all about learning how (or refreshing those skills) to use all your cameras main functions – concentrating on the “Exposure Triangle” – Aperture – Shutter – ISO… The three main components needed to take a photograph no matter what camera you use. By bringing them all together you will always be able to create an image that you have in your mind’s eye.
Find out more »Chester @ F1.8 – Creative Photography – Chester Photographic Academy Evening
Photography – Street meets Creative, using only one lens and only shooting at one aperture F1.8. Photograph your subjects that sum up Chester. You will be shooting your subject(s) at a wide aperture of F1.8 making them stand out from the crowd.
Using your nifty fifty (or other fast prime lens) this will give your images a whole new look but will also challenge you to think a little differently and to get your composition right in camera on the first shot.
Find out more »Action Photography at Tŷ Croes – Anglesey Photographic Mini Module
Have you ever thought of photographing motorbikes on a race circuit with some spectacular views of the Snowdonian mountain range in the distance? This is the chance to do just that. Learn how to capture the thrills, spills, and action at the picturesque Tŷ Croes Race Circuit on Anglesey.
Find out more »Seascape, Sunsets & City Skylines New Brighton – Roving Photographic Academy Evening
The Roving Academy Evening for August is all about seascapes, sunsets and skylines - Basing ourselves in New Brighton, which gives us a magnificent view of the Liverpool skyline we will be mixing up the photographic genres, from macro and creative to landscape and lighthouses.
For those who would like, we will even throw in a bit of a photographic challenge too, just to get the photographic creative juices flowing.
Find out more »Lifestyle Meets High Fashion – Off Camera Flash Photography – Anglesey Academy Evening
At the August Welshot Photographic Academy Evening, it will be all about capturing our beautiful models wearing "High Fashion" in an on location photo-shoot with a "Lifestyle" feel in camera. With an “Editorial Edge” style (clothing and technique) will team up with the backdrop of the historic Beaumaris, from pier to the fishermans cottages there will be no shortage of backdrops on this photographic event.
Off Camera Flash and natural light will be your lighting “Go to” which will give your images that WOW factor.
Think clean tailored classic lines, the latest fashion being worn by our beautiful models, in a historic seaside location of Beaumaris.
Find out more »September 2019
Street And Documentary Photography – Manchester Photographic Mini-Module
Street Photography – One of those photographic genres that scares most people to death but one of the most rewarding once you have learned how to use your camera and conquered your fear of photographing people – either in a candid way or otherwise. At this Welshot Photographic Mini-Module the session will begin by having the “Theory” explained to you with from help setting your camera up to any questions you may have as well as giving you an mini challenge should you wish to have some inspiration on the sort of images you will could make. This Street Photography event will take place in the Castlefields area of Manchester – an ideal and compact location for you to be able to capture a wide range of images.
Find out more »Black & White Photography Meets Film Noir – Ellesmere Port Academy Evening
Black and White Portrait Photography meets Film Noir at the Ellesmere Port Academy Evening based at the Holiday Inn, Ellesmere Port this Month. It is all about using lighting, props, modifiers and costumes in a creative way, to ensure you capture the desired effect in your camera.
Our Models will be dressed to thrill (or should that be Kill - this is Film Noir after all!) wearing authentic costumes from the 1920's to 1940's - They will have accompanying accessories to suit the plot and theme and you are guaranteed to get yourself a range of creative photographs for your portfolio.
Find out more »Action Photography At Tŷ Croes – Anglesey Photographic Mini Module
Have you ever thought of photographing high performance cars on a race circuit with some spectacular views of Snowdonia in the distance? This is your chance to do just that. Learn how to capture the thrills, spills, and action at the picturesque Tŷ Croes Race Circuit on Anglesey.
Find out more »Shapes, Texture, Reflections, Black, White & Colour Photography in Liverpool – Roving Photographic Academy Evening
September is the perfect time of the year, often with great light to get out and about with your camera in the Evening. At this Roving Photographic Academy Evening we are in Liverpool and we will be aiming to capture this vibrant City in our photography in a very creative way. Did you know, Liverpool has the highest amount (outside of London) of Grade II listed building? Tonight, using our cameras we are going to capture the shapes, textures, reflections and colours in those buildings - while learning to see in Black and White too.
Find out more »How To Shoot With Gels – Off Camera Flash – Anglesey Photographic Academy Evening
A firm favourite with Welshot members has always been shooting with coloured gels. Tonight at the Welshot Photographic Academy Evening on Anglesey, based at the David Hughes Community Centre in Beaumaris, we will be using Off Camera Flash and working in a variety of indoor locations. You will learn about how to use OCF and gels in a creative way to light your Model up with coloured gels attached to the light source and how this will help to create truly stunning images. Using a colour wheel, you will also learn about which colours complement each other and how to avoid colour clashing.
Find out more »October 2019
Open Evening with Welshot Photographic Academy
Have you ever wondered what Welshot is all about and what it could do for you, your camera and your photography? Why not come along to our FREE Open Evening at the Chester Crowne Plaza and find out all the great things we can do to bring your love of photography to life. Bring your camera if you like and be ready to take a few photos and have some fun!
Find out more »Action Photography At Tŷ Croes – Anglesey Photographic Mini Module
Have you ever thought of photographing motorbikes on a race circuit with some spectacular views of Snowdonia in the distance? This is the chance to do just that. Learn how to capture the thrills, spills, and action at the picturesque Tŷ Croes Race Circuit on Anglesey.
Find out more »Walking With Your Camera – A Guided Walk With Helen Iles – Rhaeadr Ddu Waterfalls & Woodland
Walking with Helen Iles – If you love the great outdoors and you love photography this is the event for you. A fantastic opportunity to get the best of both worlds. Walking with Your Camera - A Guided Walk by Helen Iles is a brand new kind of Welshot event and has specifically been designed for the walker, nature lover and photographer alike.
Today's event will be taking place at the beautiful Rhaeadr Ddu Waterfalls & Woodland and involves a stunning walk through traditional welsh woodlands up to a magnificent waterfall.
During the walk there is ample chance to shoot macro nature, long exposure waterfalls and gorgeous woodland scenes.
It’s a short round walk of approximately 2 miles and the initial part is quite steep but the whole day will be spent in the area so we can take it at our own pace.
Find out more »Here Come the Girls – Off Camera Flash Photography – Themed Photo-Shoot – Ellesmere Port Academy Evening
At the August Welshot Photographic Evening based at the Holiday Inn, Ellesmere Port it is all about “Here Come The Girls” – and working with Off Camera Flash. In a creative way, using your camera, the lighting and posing your models, our Welshot Team Leaders will help you to make some wonderful portrait photography. Our Models will be wearing fashioned in trendy “Street Fashion” with accompanying accessories and you are guaranteed to get yourself a range of creative photographs for your portfolio. This Photographic Academy Evening is going to have it all, helping you to learn how to get the best from YOUR camera and working with models.
Find out more »Post Processing For Beginners – Adobe Photoshop, Elements & Lightroom and Serif Affinity
Leading on from our previous Post Processing events – these sessions are designed to act as both a “Stand Alone” or “Continued Learning”building on what you have already learnt previously. Welshot events are great for getting those fantastic images – but what do you do with them once you get them off your camera. To help answer that question we are running a post processing day introducing you to the basics of processing and explaining the options you have which will enhance your images.
Find out more »Shapes, Texture, Reflections & Low-Light Photography in Manchester – Roving Photographic Academy Evening
The Welshot Photographic Roving Academy Evening is off to Manchester and we will be photographing in and around the iconic Castlefield Canal Basin and capturing it in camera in a creative way.
Using our cameras we are going to capture the shapes, textures, reflections and colours in those buildings – while learning to see in Black and White and adding low-light and long exposures to the mix.
For those who would like, we will even throw in a bit of a photographic challenge too, just to get the photographic creative juices flowing.
Find out more »Capturing Movement – Anglesey Photographic Academy Evening
Movement – and how to capture it in camera to give your photographs that dynamic WOW factor. Tonight at the Welshot Photographic Academy in Beaumaris, Anglesey, North Wales you will be learning how to capture movement – From dancers in our in our mains studio flash and outside on location using off camera flash – from creating water droplets to blurring images intentionally to give a feeling of movement this Academy Evening will have it all for the enthusiastic photographer who wants to learn while they have fun.
Find out more »November 2019
Autumnal Photography at Valle Crucis Abbey, Llangollen Photographic Mini Module
Another Photographic Mini-Module from the Welshot Photographic Academy and this time we are visiting the majestic location of Valle Crucis Abbey, located at the bottom of the Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen. Autumnal landscapes and architectural photography will be the nature of this event.
The "Masterclass" will show you how to shoot those architectural photos while balancing both for indoor and outdoor lighting - using the HDR (High Dynamic Range) will be covered for those who wish to learn this technique.
Find out more »24 Shots or Less Photography Challenge – Manchester Mini Module with Masterclass
At this Welshot Photographic Academy Mini Module based in Manchester we will be meeting at the Castlefield Canal Basin and making our way towards the Manchester Town Hall area with a specific photographic challenge in mind - to capture the afternoon in 24 Shots or less. It is all about challenging yourself and your camera. By pretending you are working with film it will be about limiting yourself to 24 shots for the whole Afternoon of photography – no deletions allowed? – making sure you get it right in camera – FIRST TIME!
Game for another challenge? We will be making the suggestion that you set yourself a project (so all your images have a theme and flow) and to help you along the way, we are asking you to capture people taking photos - from fun "Selfies" to tourists capturing this iconic City.
This day will have it all - Street, Architectural and Creative Photography.
Find out more »Creative Photography & Editing
At this Welshot Photographic Academy full day workshop based at the Crowne Plaza in Chester it is all about getting "Creative" with your photography. From water drops to water splashes, from creating visual, optical illusions to capturing movement in your camera. Colour, texture, shapes and movement and creating a wide range and variety of images will be the order of the day.
Find out more »Advanced Editing & Workflow, Preparing Images for Print, Creating a Photo-Book
Welshot events give you an opportunity to create fantastic images and upload them to your computer – but what do you do with them then. Someone once said that the digital age has created the most photographed generation who will leave the least memories for their descendants. On this day Nuala O'Rourke and Eifion Williams will take you through all the steps you need to take between getting your images off the camera, onto your computer, into the best workflow for you and then show you how you can prepare your images for printing. This event is limited to 10 delegates.
Find out more »February 2020
Post Processing – Adobe Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom and Serif Affinity
Leading on from our previous Post Processing events – these sessions are designed to act as both a “Stand Alone” or “Continued Learning”building on what you have already learnt previously. Welshot events are great for getting those fantastic images – but what do you do with them once you get them off your camera. To help answer that question we are running a post processing day introducing you to the basics of processing and explaining the options you have which will enhance your images.
Find out more »March 2020
“Doc” Brown’s Lab – Themed Photographic Shoot.
A brand new to Welshot event - We proudly present "Doc" Brown's Lab. Think, "Back To The Future" meets "The Mad Professor" and with his stunning assistants (your Models for the day) who are willing to help with his flash, whizz and pop experiments, you are guaranteed to capture the adventures throughout the day in your camera. Photography is a form of story-telling and now's your chance to learn how to capture the excitement and atmosphere in your camera.
Find out more »May 2020
Post Processing – Adobe Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom and Serif Affinity
Leading on from our previous Post Processing events – these sessions are designed to act as both a “Stand Alone” or “Continued Learning”building on what you have already learnt previously. Welshot events are great for getting those fantastic images – but what do you do with them once you get them off your camera. To help answer that question we are running a post processing day introducing you to the basics of processing and explaining the options you have which will enhance your images.
Find out more »July 2020
Post Processing – Adobe Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom and Serif Affinity
Leading on from our previous Post Processing events – these sessions are designed to act as both a “Stand Alone” or “Continued Learning”building on what you have already learnt previously. Welshot events are great for getting those fantastic images – but what do you do with them once you get them off your camera. To help answer that question we are running a post processing day introducing you to the basics of processing and explaining the options you have which will enhance your images.
Find out more »September 2020
Post Processing – Adobe Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom and Serif Affinity
Leading on from our previous Post Processing events – these sessions are designed to act as both a “Stand Alone” or “Continued Learning”building on what you have already learnt previously. Welshot events are great for getting those fantastic images – but what do you do with them once you get them off your camera. To help answer that question we are running a post processing day introducing you to the basics of processing and explaining the options you have which will enhance your images.
Find out more »November 2020
Post Processing – Adobe Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom and Serif Affinity
Leading on from our previous Post Processing events – these sessions are designed to act as both a “Stand Alone” or “Continued Learning” building on what you have already learnt previously. Welshot events are great for getting those fantastic images – but what do you do with them once you get them off your camera. To help answer that question we are running a post processing day introducing you to the basics of processing and explaining the options you have which will enhance your images.
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