Experience Day: Portraits - Compelling Portraits and Editorial Fashion

Course Contents

Taking place over two and a half days, this is perfect for you if you are seeking inspiration and want to push your own practice to the next level. At the same time the workshop is unique, personal and very much tailored around the individuals and the group. Carolyn is known both for her ability to put people at ease and openly and generously share her knowledge in a creative learning environment.

On the workshop, Carolyn and Neil will be on hand to guide you with all aspects of your photography. Carolyn will be leading you through the creative process and practicalities of making compelling portraits and Neil will be supporting you and giving you great practical tips and techniques and camera settings, all of this will enable you to capture great portrait images.

Monday 2nd October: We will meet you in early afternoon for a welcome briefing in the Old School Room in Haworth, where you will be taken through an overview of the workshop and what you can expect. This will be followed by a tour of Brontë Haworth and the Brontë Parsonage Museum to take in the location and the history and start building ideas for your portrait shoots. You will also have the opportunity to view Carolyn's newest exhibition "Hardy and Free" which is on display at the Bronte Museum. We will then take a stroll around the old town at Haworth, where it's cobbled streets and old buildings provide a perfect backdrop and opportunity to try out some street photography if you wish.

Tuesday 3rd October: We will start the day with an optional first light shoot on moors. The workshop will begin at 9:30am with a session and presentation on Portrait and Lifestyle photography with practical exercises exploring Carolyn’s approach. There will be a full day of individual and group exercises to play creatively as well as develop your skills facilitated by Carolyn & Neil. You will have the chance to explore various setups allowing for different creative options so you can develop your photography skills, shooting compelling lifestyle portraits both inside and outside (weather permitting). Portrait and lifestyle shoots will be facilitated by Carolyn on location.

Wednesday 4th October: A workshop on creating dramatic and compelling story/fashion based photographs. We will guide you through the process of creating and shooting an editorial fashion story. With the creative team, Carolyn, a fashion stylist and make-up artist, the models will be styled to achieve a vintage yet contemporary fashion look. This will give you an insight into how a real fashion assignment works, at all stages, and an opportunity to ask questions to the team. With guidance you will plan, create and shoot a fashion story fit for an editorial feature in a high-end fashion magazine.

We will be shooting outside (weather permitting) where we can choose from a range of great locations. You will have the opportunity to put what you have learnt so far into practice, to work with the models and to create really compelling fashion portraits. We will support you through-out this. The day will finish with a session on image editing and an opportunity for you to print one of your images on our A2 Epson printer. This will be followed by a Q&A session before we say our farewells on this
unique workshop.

Further joining instructions will be sent out closer to the time of the workshop.

NOTES:

Food & Refreshments:

Are not included in the workshop. The Old School House is in Haworth which has a range of cafes and restaurants catering for a range of dietary requirements. We will break each day for refreshment breaks and around a 1 hour lunch break which will allow you time to wander into town to purchase food and drink. Please feel to bring to a packed lunch / snacks / your own refreshments on the workshop if you want.

Fitness:

The workshop requires a moderate level of fitness as we will be walking around various locations and maybe even venture on the moors for one of the location shoots.

Accommodation:

Accommodation is not included in this workshop.

Photography knowledge:

You will need a basic understanding of your camera and it is recommended you are familiar with ISO, aperture, and shutter speed.

Lenses:

We have a variety of locations to photograph on this workshop so focal lengths of 24 - 200mm would be suitable. Lenses such as the 50 or 85mm f/1.2 and the 24-70 f/2.8 or 70-200mm f/2.8 would be ideal. Subject to availability Nikon School will be providing a range loan cameras and lenses for delegates to use on the workshop.

Transport & Parking:

Please make your own way to Haworth. The town has a number of public car parks and on limited on street parking. The public car parks are chargeable and take change or your can pay via your mobile phone and the relevant parking app. Haworth is a popular tourist town so it is advised that you arrive early as it can get busy at peak times.

Tripods / Monopods:

Tripods or Monopods might also offer some extra stability if you are shooting with long lenses. However, it is possible to shoot everything handheld as this will his will give you maximum creative flexibility.

Other:

Please wear comfortable clothing / shoes / boots suitable for being outside in a range of weather. It is also advice to bring sunscreen and insect repellant with you.

If you have any questions about this experience day contact us at [email protected]