Join Wex Photo Video and professional filmmaker Jim Marks for a day getting to grips with the new Panasonic LUMIX S1H. This course is not only about the learning how to work with the camera, but also improving your filmmaking skills. Jim is hosting this course at BPS just opposite our Bristol store with a local Mixologist, so there will be plenty of opportunities to capture creative action shots as if you were creating a promotional film for the bar. Jim will introduce you to the many features and recording formats packaged into this compact 6K capable camera, including shooting with V-LOG. Covering the fundamentals of mirrorless cinematography to some more complex shooting techniques, Jim will be on hand to ensure you capture great footage throughout the day.

With an extra focus on working with LOG and LUTS, and a guide to using anamorphic lenses, this course will be suitable for a variety of skillsets.

 

The secrets of commercial food photography|Christmas edition with Esther Ling (Bristol) Panasonic           

Join Esther Ling as she explores the secrets of food photography when working commercially, with this Christmas edition of shooting food for advertisement. The methodology behind setting up efficient shoots has been set up over many years to ensure photographers are able to capture mouth-watering images that delight the customer and exaggerate the real product to have maximum engagement.

From potato substituted for ice cream, to painted raw turkeys, images of food have been tampered with throughout the industry for years. Esther will show you the best way to work and help you with gaining portfolio shots for when you work on the real thing and how to ensure you are prepared for working commercially at Christmas. We will have a full set up for you

 

Wild Arena|Macro moth photography Canon

These nocturnal creatures are a great way to learn macro-wildlife photography.

During the workshop, Wild Arena will present and demonstrate the fundamentals of macro photography and capturing stunning shots of wildlife close up.

 

We will cover a variety of topics including:

• The choice & use of macro lenses
• Keeping things in focus
• The creative use of depth-of-field
• Managing movement in the images with shutter speeds.

The sessions are ideally suited to customers using DSLR/Mirrorless cameras and we usually have some demonstration lenses available to try out on the day if you do not already own one.

With group sizes of a maximum of 12 delegates and the convenient and comfortable setting of Unit13, these days are great value for those photographers wishing to develop their skills in macro and close-up.