WORKSHOP: Blue Winter
15 February @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
It’s cold, dark and misty in the forest in winter. Our timelessly stylish model Mona (in the photo above) is also a fully trained actress. She is ready to pose for us, and we will create photos that look like they are straight out of a Scandi Noir drama. Or maybe a murder-mystery, or a psychological thriller.
Join us for an exciting GHJ EXPLORE portrait workshop in Epping Forest. We have found the bleakest, spookiest area of the forest where the trees look almost like alien beings, and the only creatures we encounter are the deer.
We are going blue this time, and we will show you how. Natual colours in a photo are sometimes just a bit too rooted in normality and don’t allow for our imagination to do any work. We will be working in daylight as it fades to dusk, but aim for a blueish night time feel. We’ll even add a kiss of lighting here and there. It’s great fun stretching the creative possibilities of the camera itself, rather than adding fancy effects while editing.
WHO IS IT FOR:
Anyone who would love to get a more cinematic and dramatic feel to their portraiture and want to learn a bit more about how to use your cameras’s White Balance (WB) settings to create dramatic, moody looks. It is best to know how to use your camera in M (manual) mode and understand exposure – the relationship between shutter speed, aperture and ISO, but we can manage without too. The main thing is having curiosity to want to experiment and learn a little along the way.
WHAT TO BRING:
Camera, ideally prime lenses as they create softer bokeh (blurry bits behind the model), but a kit lens will also work fine. Lens range between 35-140mm.
If you own a flash/speedlight then please bring it! Coloured filters are also good, but we can provide them. We have some extra speelights for Canon, Nikon and Sony. Feel free to bring your own soft filters like Pro Mist or Cinebloom etc, but we also have them on hand for you to try.
WHERE:
Epping Forest, Jack’s Hill area. The precise location will be revaled once you have booked.
TICKETS:
£95. Only 6 spaces for this one so hurry up and book! No refunds offered but you can attend another similarly priced event instead at a later date.
CONTACT / RSVP:
Grete on 07885899908 [email protected] to register and book.
Ian on 07775 933371
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