PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION DAYS
FINE ART BEAUTY
FRIDAY 31st JANUARY 2025
Join us for our next Fine Art Beauty Session Day featuring 3 of the most beautiful female models in the UK. With fine art lighting, elegant posing and delicate, feminine styling, this event is guaranteed to elevate your photography portfolio. Our models for the day are Carla Monaco, Elle Baldwinson and Irida the Shapeshifter.
Attendees will also have free entry to a range of scheduled, inspirational speakers on the Guild of Photographers Roadshow…….
EVENT OVERVIEW
WHEN?
This event is being held on Friday 31st January 2025 and there are 3 slots to choose from.
Morning
9:15 – 11:25 AM
Lunchtime
12:15 to 14:25 PM
Afternoon
15:15 to 17:25 PM
On each slot, you will work in a team of three to photograph each of the three featured models for 40 minutes on each of the three sets.
WHERE?
This event will take place at the Doubletree Hilton in Stoke-on-Trent
Postcode : ST1 5BQ
where we will be staging three sets for Fine Art Beauty Portraiture.
WHAT?
The event features three professional models and there are only nine places for photographers on each of three sessions. One in the morning, one at lunchtime and one in the afternoon. Attendees will work in groups of three with each model in turn.
HOW MUCH?
The price to attend this event per photographer is :
£165
SOMETHING EXTRA FOR YOU
All attendees will also gain free access to a range of inspirational speakers appearing at the same venue. So why not plan which of our sessions to attend around who you would like to listen to?
10:00 AM .. Lee Frost – “Beginner to Award Winner – The micro world beneath our feet”
Lee is a self-taught macro photographer whose awards include “The People’s Choice” Award at the British Photography Awards for the last 3 years. He is passionate about the micro-world beneath our feet. Join him in his macro world and get insights into how he captures his images
11:30 .. Glyn Dewis – “The NEW Photoshop (and Lightroom) for Photographers Workflow “
With so many updates in both Lightroom and Photoshop, is this the time for a new workflow? Join Glyn for this presentation as he gives a look at some of the latest enhancements that help to increase creativity PLUS a look at a new approach to retouching.
1:15 .. Simon Burfoot – “Making your light shapers work for you”
Are you getting the most from your modifiers? In this short talk Simon will demonstrate the different ways to use your light shapers to get the most out of them.
2:30 .. Jo Bradley – “Little Things Matter”
Balancing impact with attention for the little details is a skill all on its own, especially when entering competitions.. Jo will show you some images for you to critique and decide on which could be elevated and how as well as illustrating an example of how Jo did this to an image herself showing that ‘little things matter’!
Register for a Place on the January Fine Art Beauty Session Day
MEET THE MODELS
CARLA MONACO
Carla is appearing on her second Fine Art Beauty Session Day for us. Always popular, always professional and with excellent pose flow, Carla is a natural beauty to grace this event.
Image courtesy of David Brown
ELLE BALDWINSON
Elle is a very popular model and is appearing for us on one of our events for the third time. She has grace and elegance to go with her beautiful posing and style.
Image courtesy of AF Photography
IRIDA THE SHAPESHIFTER
New to Session Days, Irida comes highly recommended as an exceptional model.
Image courtesy of Thelema
ESSENTIAL INFO
HOW DOES IT WORK?
This event is an opportunity for you as photographer to work closely with each model in turn. You will be working in a group of three photographers on sets with backdrops.
LIGHTS/ACTION?
Lighting equipment will be provided on each set. The use of equipment is included within your admission price. On each set we will be designing a lighting setup to suit the model. Lights will either be continuous lights or studio/strobe lighting with triggers and modifiers for your use. If you require assistance using the lights provided then we will be on hand to provide expertise.
NEWS & VIEWS
We want to keep you up to date with what we are planning and also to get your feedback and comments. Take a look at our blog posts.
Women in Photography
Since it is International Women’s Day on 8th March, we wanted to celebrate the Female Photographer.
Interview with Sue Hartley
We caught up with Sue Hartley recently who travels up regularly from Nottinghamshire to attend Session Days Events
The Importance of the Model Release
The model release is an important part of our process in securing the services of any model or performer on a Session Days Event.
The PAGB and Session Days
Find out about how the PAGB got involved with Session Days at Leigh Spinners
Interview with John King BPE2
Read all about John King, BPE2, in an interview we conducted with him recently
What a Wigan Weekender That Was
Our Wigan Weekender was held at Leigh Spinners on 19th/20th October. We hosted 84 Photographers and 8 Models over the course of 4 sessions. We couldn’t be prouder of everyone involved. Read all about it here.
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