Here is the kit we recommend and use on the Flash Photography Workshop: …
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Street Photography Course
Take to the streets of London and really engage with your photography on this Street Photography Course. On the 36exp Street Photography Course you will spend the day shooting street photography …
One Day Studio Lighting Course
The 36exp one day studio lighting course happened again in early November. As usual we covered everything a photographer needs to know when working with studio lighting. One of our attendees used a …
Off Camera Flash Course
We teach about off camera flash on our Flash Photography Course in London. The images below were taken by Anita Staff on the course using off camera flash. You can check out more of Anita's work on …
London Bridge Fashion Photography Workshop
We moved inside for our October Location Fashion Photography Workshop to an old Victorian school-house near London Bridge. Being on the fourth floor, with large windows on both sides, it had great …
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More Images from our UK Portrait Photography Course
Three stunning images here by Graham Bunton, created on our October UK Portrait Photography Course. …
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Hyde Park Portrait Shoot
Yet another creative and stunning portrait taken on the 20 Oct Portrait Photography Workshop in Hyde Park, central London. This is by Rob Pugh. A great composition gives us lots of impact and …
Burma or Myanmar? Photography Exhibition by Andrew Mason
With the military junta finally loosening it’s grip on the country and Aung San Suu Kyi saying that independent travel would now benefit the country, photographer and 36exp tutor, Andrew Mason visited …
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Learning Photography in the City and Southbank
Two very different images here, taken this weekend on two different teaching sessions. This first image is by David Shmouha. David did a one to one Creative Photography session, with Shaun Hines, in …
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Coping Strategies for People with GAS
A photography workshop to help people with Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS). GAS can strike any one of us at any time. One of the tutors here at 36exp suffers from it badly. It can be incapacitating, …
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Shot – Like a Professional Fashion Photographer
Our Studio Fashion Photography Workshop took place again on Saturday, we had people who had travelled from Slovakia, Portugal, York, Derby and as far away as Clapham. An eight hour day in …
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Some Great Portraits Using Flash
A selection of excellent photos by Jay Wilson, taken on our Flash Photography Workshop. An indoors portrait using bounce flash in TTL mode and camera in aperture priority. A nice soft light …
Creative Photography Workshop – Southbank, Borough Market and Tate Modern
Image by Steve CollinsWhat's going on here? The September Creative and Street Photography Workshop took place around Southbank, Borough Market and Tate Modern. As usual attendees were guided as …
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Using the Sun as Hairlight, and Flash as the Main Light
A photograph here from Ed Williams taken on our Flash Photography Workshop. The sun has many important things to do with daily life, none more important than standing in as a hair light when you only …
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Fashion Photography Course
A professional photographer leads the 36exp Fashion Photography Course in London. Shoot and learn with a professional fashion photographer on our one day Fashion Photography …
Shots from the July Fashion Photography Workshop on Hampstead Heath
Here we have some shots from Rossella Vanon's July Fashion Photography Workshop on Hampstead Heath. The images are by workshop attendee Lukasz Piech - www.lukaszpiech.pl Not much commentary needed …
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Rembrandt Lighting
This is a perfect example of Rembrandt Lighting shot by Lee Allison on the 36exp Studio Lighting Course. It's called Rembrandt Lighting because it resembles the directional light used by the Dutch …
Studio Lighting Technique – Using a Softbox for Hair Light
If you would like to cast a nice soft light on the hair of your subject simply use a softbox as a hairlight. This image, created by Reza Mahmood, on our Studio Lighting Course was created using two …
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Spring – Shots from the 36exp Fashion Photography Workshop
It's taken a while to get round to posting these, but here we have some lovely shots by Kevin Thornhill from our last Location Fashion Photography Workshop with Rossella Vanon. Rossella is doing …
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Some Images from the Portrait Photography Workshop
The first ever 36exp Portrait Photography Workshop with Rossella Vanon took place in Hyde Park on Saturday 9th June. Thankfully the weather held out and participants shot some great images. The …
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Combining Movement and Flash
Here is a great image by one of our workshop attendees, Kathi Archery, taken on the Flash Photography Workshop. The combination of flash and movement is interesting. We created this shot by first …
Combining Movement with Studio Lighting
Most of the time the studio is a controlled environment where lighting ratios and precise positioning rule, but sometimes we need to break those rules and introduce some inventive lighting …
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How to blur the background in a photo
Here is a very nice photo by one of our workshop attendees, Michael Huckfield. To create a photo with a blurred background like this one is quite simple, with these 5 steps: 1. Set your camera to …
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Speedlight Workshop – Some Photos
Our last speedlight workshop happened on a rainy Saturday, no problem there then, just extra creativity needed! We managed to stay warm(ish) and dry, and workshop attendees were able to coax the best …
Portrait Photography Tips
Some simple portrait photography tips to improve your portrait photography skills: Focal length – Try to use a longer focal length, i.e. stand back and zoom in, this is more flattering. Above 50mm …
Photography Job Available for Canon Expert
We've been approached by a company looking for someone in London to work as an In Store Demonstrator demonstrating the latest Canon Technology. They would like someone with a passion for Photography. …
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36exp Tutor Wins Professional Photographer of the Year (PPOTY) 2011
Rossella Vanon, who runs a number of workshops for 36exp, has been awarded the prestigious PPOTY 2011 award for her amazing studio work. We are lucky enough to have Rossella run a number of workshops …
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Jumping Joe Flash
Apologies for the cheesy post title. But this is Joe, the model on our last Flash Lighting Workshop, jumping and we used one off camera flash, camera left. So, Jumping - Joe - Flash. Sorry. Anyway, …
This is why we run 36exp Photography Workshops
The reason we run 36exp Photography Workshops is because we want to give photographers the skills they need to take better photos. So, the most satisfying thing to see is the results produced by …
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A Cold Creative & Street Photography Workshop
Seven brave souls and one tutor withstood the freezing conditions of early February for the Creative and Street Photography Workshop. They shot the Tate Modern, Millennium Bridge, Borough Market and …
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Film, I no longer love you. Mirrorless, I love you now.
That's it for film and I. We got back together briefly, had a final nostalgic, romantic fling, but I'm over you now. I've moved on. My first forays into photography were film, back when there was no …
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New Workshop Just Announced – Fashion Photography
Experience and participate to the creation of a real fashion shoot, from the styling and the lighting set up to the shooting and the editing. Learn how to work on a precise brief, get …
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A Short Video, From Recent Workshops
Lighting with one Speedlight
Here we have an interesting photo created by on our Flash Lighting Workshop. The location is an old church garden, which is an atmospheric place to shoot. The lighting is quite …
Shots from our Studio Lighting Workshop
One of the joys of running photography workshops is seeing the great work produced by participants. These images were created by Dagmara Strach in our Studio Lighting Workshop, and they are really …
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Lighting for a Pure White Background, plus Grey and Shadow
Our Studio Lighting Course covers all you need to know about creating a pure white background (as well as a whole host of other studio techniques), but this post should be enough to get …
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