Become a master of speedlights with…
 

Price:
£350 plus VAT.

Dates in Bristol:
Monday 11th October 2010 (Canon) - FULL
None available. To register your interest in attending the next workshop please email us here and we will contact you as soon as a new date is bookable.

What is a Speedlight Mastery workshop?

This event is a down to earth creative session that will push you beyond your usual photographic comfort zone and bring you out the other side as a master of the Speedlight. The electric enthusiasm of Damien Lovegrove to steer the session and a great lunch at a waterfront restaurant are all included. This training day will aim to give you a collection of wonderful pictures lit masterfully with Speedlights.

New workshop; new opportunities.

"My Urban Portraits workshops have run their course over the past 4 years and now that radio TTL technology has arrived it's time to move on. The opportunities this new technology affords us is immense. Using three Speedlights to create dramatic and beautiful portraits is now easy. Knowing that they will all be triggered correctly gives us a new degree of freedom. 'So what' you may say, but the reality took me by surprise. I found myself using easy to rig silver umbrellas and soft boxes. Inexpensive kit that transforms pictures. I rigged backlights out of sight behind my models and the benefits don't end there. I have developed a completely new exposure system for 2010 that lets me stay in control of aperture; this is the key to my new way of working. I'm going to share this system with you as we create wonderful portraits lit with precision and ease. New locations, new opportunities and a new shooting method will ensure we are all able to stay ahead of the competition."

Workshop specification:

• Dedicated days for either Canon or Nikon users
• Bristol or Manchester events
• 1 tutor (Damien Lovegrove)
• 4 - 5 delegates
• 1 professional model

What you will learn:

1. You will learn technical shooting skills and you will receive hands-on instruction about releasing the potential in the new PocketWizard TTL system. Damien will teach you his simple, easy-to-use repeatable exposure systems. You will feel liberated, inspired and motivated to get out there and shoot at the next level.


2. You will learn how to see potential in the environment whatever the weather. Damien will teach you how to 'see' pictures where you may think none exist and how to design a photograph. He will discuss composition, perspective, viewpoint, and impact throughout the day. He will also give you feedback on your images as you shoot, in order to help you evolve your shooting style.

Who should attend?

This workshop is ideal for all portrait photographers wishing to expand their creative abilities on location. Ideally you need to be able to understand the exposure process, the relationship between shutter speed, aperture and ISO.

Damien will be working with his camera in manual exposure mode most of the time because it is the easiest way of working. He'll teach you all you need to know about Speedlights so don't panic about them.

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

1. Whatever the weather we will be producing portfolio grade images that you can use right away, on your website, in brochures or on your studio walls. The models we use are published professionals and 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 location shooting.

Venues (Bristol or Manchester - please check before booking):

Bristol Waterfront Meeting Place: Starbucks, Temple Quay, 1 Temple Square, Unit A, Restaurant/Bar Cafe 2, Bristol, BS1 6EB Click here for a map.

Manchester Meeting place: Costa Coffee, Manchester City Centre  G-Mex, 7-11 Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3DW Click here for directions.

 

Accommodation Recommendation:

(For Bristol) Ibis Hotel: Temple Meads Quay, Avon Street, Bristol, BS2 0PS. Tel: (0117) 954 3600. (Bring a pillow!) Click here for details

Timetable:

09.30 Meet at starting location. Kit check and introduction.
10.00 Shooting on location.
11.00 Coffee break at a local cafe'.
11.30 Shooting on location.
13.00 Lunch at a local restaurant.
14.00 Shooting on location.
15.30 Tea break at a local cafe'.
16.00 Shooting on location.
17:30 Close.

Recommended kit list:

1. A DSLR camera with two or three professional lenses covering approx. 17mm to 200mm.
2. One Speedlight. For Nikon users, an SB-800 or SB-900 is ideal. For Canon users a 580EX or 580EX11 is ideal (a Pocket Wizard Mini TT1 will be useful on Canon events).
3. A bag you can dip in and out of to change lenses.
4. A fast lens, or a camera capable of shooting high ISO, or a monopod with a ball & socket head and a quick release plate may be needed if we end up shooting low light interiors to stay dry.
5. Suitable clothing as we will be outside for extended periods.

If you don't own one of the items mentioned don't feel the need to rush out and buy one just for the workshop. Get in touch with us and we may be able to lend you a bit of kit for the day.



Damien will be bringing…

Pocket Wizards, 3 remote Speedlights, 3 stands, a 60cm Lastolite Ezybox, a silver umbrella, a Magic Arm, and Honl kits.

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, people reactions and feedback on attending this workshop.