Last weekend saw the second of this year’s series of Capture2computer workshops that I run as part of Joe Cornish Galleries Training based in Northallerton. This holistic approach to photography is designed to help participants develop their skills further from making an image through to post-production ready for final output (printing usually).
© Neil Hindle
This 2 day workshop was led by professional photographer and good friend, Steve Gosling. Steve’s work is inspirational along with his encyclopaedic knowledge of photography from pin-hole to digital, colour and black & white.
On the morning of the first day Steve explained his approach to photography along with handing out useful advice and instruction to use on location. Accompanied by Audrey, Carol, Hilary, Charles, John & Neil, Steve spent some time with each participant to find out their needs and requirements.
Our location for the day was to be Fountain’s Abbey near Ripon. This wonderful location with its beautiful Abbey and water garden are a photographer’s dream at any time of the day and the weather, although showery at times, dealt us a good hand allowing for plenty of tuition and practical photography. Time was spent looking at the different techniques required for daylight and low light conditions (in the Cellarium) and how, using the camera in full manual mode, significantly helps with slowing down and concentrating on the subject.
Early evening we decided to take a look around Brimham Rocks only ten minutes away to give participants a change of scenery.
After a long day of shooting we headed off into Ripon for a fabulous evening meal before heading back to Northallerton for an overnight stay.
Arriving at the gallery 9a.m. the following day we all set to work evaluating the previous day’s shoot along with a little critiquing before spending time in post production putting the final touches to one or two images taken the previous day.
Anyone interested in our holistic photography workshops should check the Capture2computer pages of this website for full details. Images from the day can be found in our Fountains Gallery here.
I’d like to thank Steve and all the participants for a thoroughly enjoyable couple of days and hope you all keep in touch! For more details about Steve Gosling, check out his website Steve Gosling Photography.
Kind Regards,
Mark.