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Lighting for Studio Portraiture- Colour Photograph of a Girl posing in the Welshot Photographic Academy Studio in Llandudno

This Lighting Techniques for Studio Portraiture – Chester Photographic Academy Evening event is for all photography enthusiasts who are wanting to learn about photographic lighting. During the evenings workshop you will be using mains studio lights and off camera flash. Learning about lighting, and how it works, is the single most important skill to have when when it comes to your portrait photography. Working with our Welshot Models you will try you hand at Rembrandt, butterfly, side and split lighting. You will be using grids, modifiers and getting creative, learning to see (and shoot) in black and white and working with coloured gels. This studio mains and off camera flash photography workshop will be taking place at The Chester Crowne Plaza.

Shooting with Gels - Off Camera Flash - Photo of a model posing using these photographic techniques at the Welshot Photographic Academy

.At this Welshot Photographic Academy Evening in Chester it’s all about Shooting with Gels – Off Camera Flash Photography. You will be shooting on location, in an urban environment, around the historic city of Chester while capturing your stunning, experienced, Welshot models in camera while using lighting gels and modifiers. You will learn how to balance ambient, low-light conditions and flash photography while using gels. Not only will you leave this Welshot photographic workshop with a camera roll full of wonderful portrait photography but you will leave having learnt a new photographic skill and technique, or three

Heading into the dark with your camera has never been so much fun and that’s just what we will be doing at the Long Exposure Photography – Light Painting Techniques, Chester Academy Evening with Welshot. You will be creating images painted with light using a wide variety of devices and tools such , torches, EL wire and props. We will be on location during this shoot, visiting the many historic backdrops in Chester and using them to our advantage to enhance our photographs.

Black and White Photo of a group of people in the streets of Chester. The photos was taken on the Chester Walls - A Photographic Adventure with Welshot

A Photographic Adventure, Welshot Does… Photography Workshops, Courses, Events, Themed Photo-shoots, Mini-Modules and WelshotReward Days – These all describe what the Welshot Photographic Academy is all about. Having fun with your camera, learning a thing or three about how to use your camera, taking great photos and, just generally, hanging out with like-minded people who just love photography. From Liverpool to Chester, from Anglesey to Wirral, from Snowdonia to London – We even have our very own Discover-Experience-Photograph Overseas Adventures where we’ve travelled from Hong Kong to Iceland, from Paris to Venice, from Budapest to Luxembourg and Rome to Krakow. Why not join us on an photographic adventure, grab your camera and come have some fun and get a can full of photos at the same time.

Photo taken in lowlight along the Shropshire Union Canal in Chester.

Low-Light Long Exposure & HDR Photography. That’s what will be happening at the Welshot Chester Academy Evening in September. Our photographic adventure will start at the Old Harkers Arms and will take you and your camera on a gentle stroll alongside the Shropshire Union Canal that meanders through Cheshire. From learning how to use your camera in low-light conditions, taking long exposure photographs to shooting for HDR, this photographic workshop is guaranteed to provide you with the inspiration needed to capture some stunning and dramatic images. This photography event is perfect for the photographer who loves nightscapes and architecture.

Colour Photo of Buildings in Historical Chester - all photos taken on a Welshot Photographic Academy Workshop

What’s On… Chester – Things to do this Month. What’s to do and where can I take my camera? Where’s the best coffee (or cocktails) who serves the best roast beef and what shows are happening at the Storyhouse? This is your one-stop-guide from team Welshot to help YOU get the best from YOUR time in the historical City of Chester. From the Roman Gardens and amphitheatre to the City walls that encompass this historic and picturesque City there is always something for the photographer. Just don’t forget to pack your camera, lots of memory cards, lots of memory cards and charge those batteries because there are photographs to be had everywhere. If you need help with your camera, photography or want to know the best place to capture the beautiful City of Chester, Welshot is who you need.

Coloured Photo of a Man sitting outside a cafe

Chester a vibrant and historic City and the perfect place to take your camera and learn all about street photography. Join Welshot on this great day out and we will help to boost your confidence and help you to conquer your fear of shooting strangers on the street. We will also spend some time helping you to understand the do’s and don’ts of street photography and if you really want to push yourself we will set you a project that will start you on the road to developing a series of projects which will bring real focus and a sense of purpose to your work and developing your style. Let Team Welshot help YOU to get the best out of YOUR camera.

What could be better than walking the walls of Chester City with your camera. If you have missed getting out and about with your camera and enjoying the company of those who have a passion for photography then this is the event for you. Meeting at the historical cross on Watergate Street, Chester the Welshot Team lead a small group of photographers in this Welshot Mini Module – complete with a masterclass in architectural photography & how to shoot for HDR (High Dynamic Range).

If there is something Welshot does well it is variety, and the two days just spent in aforementioned dark room couldn’t have been more different. I am an amateur with no impetus to go professional but if the opportunity arose to make a few coins to cover my GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) then I wouldn’t say no. So the chance to spend a day with one of the few names I know in the photography world was too good to miss.

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