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Llandudno photographer- An evening with Welshot Imaging

Tony Fanning — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:37:11 +0000

Last night was fun.

I did my first ever training session with Welshot Imaging Academy. They are a photographic academy that train everyday people to use their cameras better and to get the most from the equipment they own.

Last night was the first meeting of the new Llandudno academy and I went along with some studio stuff to teach the members some basic skills of studio flash. We wanted to keep it as simple as possible so it was a “one light only” studio so the members could see the effects of their apperture and shutter control easier. We used just a simple white background to see the effects of light fall-off and how you can get a really dark grey from a white background.

I have to say a big thank you to the models who were remarkably patient with the members.

I have added a few images of the evening below to show what we did.

The first one was to show the effects of a typical shot with a flash on your camera. Notice the horrible, dark side shadow that really looks amateur.

The rest are shot with one Elinchrom strobe and a 60″ softbox. The difference is clear

North Wales photographer ¦ 2006- My first ever paid shoot!

Tony Fanning — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:45:38 +0000

As this blog is new I thought I`d share my first job with you.

All the way back in 2006 I had my first commisioned shoot. It was to photograph the girls and boys of Pearl Shaw dance school in Colwyn Bay. Up to this point I was still shooting for fun and for friends.

Back then I was shooting with a Canon 300D (woo!) and the bare minimum of equipment. How things have changed.

The shoot was a great sucess and we got some really good, well posed shots. Caroline, the owner and instructor there made sure the students were doing the things they should be doing . It all looked like such hard work being a dancer and I admire the dedication and persistance the students need to get it right.

Here`s a few of the images we got that day.

Colwyn Bay photographer

North Wales photographer ¦ Photo of the day- Nichola

Tony Fanning — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:58:36 +0000

I had the great fortune to shoot Nichola a little while ago in Conwy. She wanted to build a portfolio and to have some pics to make her feel great about herself.

The shoot was awesome with various costume changes (by her, not me ) and different locations in Conwy.

Here is one shot I particularly liked from the shoot.

Conwy portrait photographer