Welshot imaging

Well it was a long day with a trip out to Menai Bridge on Anglesey for an open day with Welshot imaging - a fairly new photographic academy team aimed at educating and supporting photographers. We had met the team at Focus purely by chance on the way out and learnt about this 1 day taster session of what they offer.

In the morning we had short seminars on
Lightroom digital workflow - John Arnold from http://www.photowalkthrough.com/ - so glad I have Stu's big picture now with all those Lightroom tutorials on it. The quick overview on this session really gave me an insight into the concept of Lightroom and its dynamic collections.
How not to get arrested - James Mather, Solicitor
Why you need insurance - Nik Stewert - a really entertaining look at the pitflls of no insurance
How tax advice can save you money- Sharon Horsley Anglesey Accounting
Earn money with Magazines - Will Cheung FRPS, former editor of Photography Monthly

Time for some buffet lunch and a chance to chat

Afternoon Modules were of a "round robin" where small groups went from one session to another - a taster of what fuller courses might be like.

Learn to take great “Urban” portraits with a difference
An introduction to mains flash photography
How to shoot weddings like a Pro
Make prints to be proud of to sell / hang on walls
Take amazing shots with your flashgun
Getting creative with your composition
Can you solve my insurance problems?
How you can make £750 a night with Event Photography
A day in the life of an image retoucher
How can YOU capture the perfect wildlife image

Some of the above were practical and involved shooting urban models and wedding models.
John Arnold took the creative composition section - he had us walk 15 paces from him and then stop and take just 5 images, and then choose what we considered the best and then he and the rest of the group could critique them f so wished. A great practical, interactive way of making you stop and think about composition before snapping away.

Will Cheung also took the portrait mains flash photography and was very practical in.

In all a great educational and fun day out - and for just a tenner (really just to cover food and coffee costs) it was a bargain too.