Renowned wedding photography course by Damien and Julie Lovegrove…

Price:
£370 plus VAT.

Dates:
Wednesday 29th September - FULL
Monday 1st November - BOOK

Special 2-day combined event:
Tuesday 2nd November - Shooting Weddings Workshop plus…
Wednesday 3rd November - The Business of Weddings Seminar
Both days will be held at Stonehouse Court (details below).
Price: £530 plus VAT. - BOOK

What is a Shooting Weddings workshop?

On this workshop event run by Damien and Julie, the group of 8 delegates will be split and independently taught for some parts of the day. Each group will swap so that both groups cover all the content. This has worked very well in the past and the workshop can be equally beneficial to those photographers working as a couple and those working on their own. Liberate your creativity, soak up the enthusiasm, drive and passion that Damien & Julie will share at these unique events.

Workshop specification:

•  Limited to 8 delegates, often split into two groups of 4.
•  A 'real' couple.
•  The engaging teaching styles of Damien & Julie Lovegrove.
•  and Marko Nurminen, our in-house Lovegrove editing expert.

What you will learn:

Learn how to plan and shoot a wedding, including the preparations at the start of the day and getting to grips with flash when it's darker. Learn the tips and tricks of making wonderful pictures at every stage of a wedding. 

You will learn new technical shooting skills and you will receive hands-on instruction about finding and controlling ambient light, plus mixing ambient light with off camera TTL flash. Please note, however, that this is not a workshop on how to use your camera. Please ensure you are familiar with your camera and flash, and know how to change settings quickly.

You will also learn how to interact with a wedding couple and generate a creative flow allowing you to 'see' pictures where you may think none exist. 

Who should attend?

This workshop is designed to give wedding photographers the confidence and skills to take beautiful images that the client will love. Simple, repeatable techniques are taught to provide you with all the necessary skills to take your wedding photography further.

What you will have at the end of the day to take away:

1. Whatever the weather we will be producing portfolio images that you can use right away, on your website, in brochures or on your studio walls. The two models will be a 'real' married couple who will be patient with us.

2. You will have a new repertoire of images you can shoot and, above all, access to professional image making skills that have a high repeatable value. You will have the edge over your competition and you will feel renewed excitement for wedding photography.

Venue:

Stonehouse Court Hotel, Bristol Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3RA

Click here for a map and directions.

Timetable:

09.00 Coffee on arrival.
09.30 Shoot session 1 ~ bride & groom 'getting ready'.
11.00 Coffee & tea.
11.20 Shoot session 2 ~ Pre- ceremony portraits of the bride & groom.
1.00 Lunch.
2.00 Shoot session 3 ~ Ceremony & 'couple' pictures.
3.30 Tea break.
3.50 'Tricky Lighting mastery' with Damien, & 'The Psychology' with Julie.
5.10 Review of the day's images as processed by Marko.
5.30 Close.

Recommended kit list:

1. A DSLR camera with two or three professional lenses covering 17mm to 200mm. When booking your place please state in 'additional information' what camera kit you'll be using (ie Canon/Nikon).
2. One TTL flash gun with a Sto-Fen or similar diffuser, preferably with a means of using it off camera. For Nikon users without a pop up flash, an SU800 will do the job of a commander or you can use a second Speedlight set up as a master, and for Canon users an STE2 is ideal or a second 500 series Speedlight can be set up as a master.
3. A bag you can dip in and out of to change lenses as required.
4. A monopod with a ball and socket head (not a monopod head), fast lens, or a camera capable of very high ISO.
5. Suitable clothing.

Please bring along all the kit you would normally use when shooting a wedding, including wet weather gear (although we hope it won't be necessary) as of course we all know weddings have to go ahead regardless of the weather!

Damien and Julie always use a monopod at weddings, and will be using them throughout the day. If you don't have one it will be worthwhile borrowing or buying one before the course as you may well find it frustrating to have movement on your images shot in low light. If this is the case, do ensure you have a plate on the bottom of your camera to fix it to the monopod. Our advice is, 'if in doubt - bring it', as it would be frustrating to be without something.

The Lovegrove workshop level rating. (1 = beginner, 5 = advanced)

   
 

Booking your place:

To secure your place on this workshop, scroll to the bottom of the page.

For further information we recommend taking a look at Damien's blog post for more pictures and other people's reactions and experiences on attending this workshop.

More images from some of our latest workshops can be found in a gallery here.

"Damien and Julie's passion and enthusiasm for storytelling through the medium of photography was evident throughout the day. Their guidance, tuition and tips on image-making coupled with the general business advice they offer makes this workshop very good value for money."