A final image to end the week from Monday’s workshop at Loxleys, a bit of Sex, Lust & Passion, what weddings are all about but all in the best possible taste. Oh and I forgot to say photographed in Loxley’s reception area.

As promised the first 2 images from Monday’s workshop @ Loxley’s. Many thanks to all of the delegates who have sent such very kind words.

Faye and I are looking forward to our workshop on Monday at Loxley Colour – Glasgow. Must say we are surprised at the large response to this event and even more for the Fashion Wedding workshop also at Loxley’s on the 16th of November. Looks like we will be holding more in 2010.

More exciting news is that we are in final discussions with a national 4* hotel group to host a series of our popular SHOOT IN THE CITY workshops in 2010 around the UK. Dates and locations for the spring series will be announced next week. Each event will start in the hotel before going out on location returning to the hotel for lunch. Out again in the afternoon for more location shooting before returning the hotel for a welcoming coffee/tea and sticky buns while Faye does some post production on the images. These workshops will be very competitively priced and places will be VERY limited so early booking will be essential.

Limited places still available for this all day workshop in Edinburgh and don’t forget our Fashion Wedding Workshop @ Loxley Colour on Monday 16th November but only 2 places for this workshop still available.

A great offer from Quantum only available though YERBURY SEMINARS. Contact us for full details.

What a blast we have had today photographing some really funky wedding cakes! Yes, wedding cakes, but wedding cakes with sassy attitude. It has taken all day but well worth the effort. Paul, the artist, has a business close by with his partner David and had been wanting some new images for his website, marketing and PR so we thought it would be a fun way to spend a Saturday. Paul is now off to Monaco for 5 days to hold Masterclasses for all the pastry chef’s from the area’s top hotels. He is very, very good. Pics later when we have processed them. In the meantime a peaceful Saturday to you all.

Well the bank holiday looms with the obligatory ‘unsettled weather’ forecast! Bit of a chill out day today but some great news on the horizon regarding special offers on Quantum kit and the all new, Totally Rad set of actions. Will post the details some time next week when they are finalised. Details of 2 workshops are currently being distributed by our good friends and sponsors @ Loxley’s: THE BOUDIR SCHOOL on the 6^th of October @ Maunsel House, Nth. Somerset and then a SHOOT IN THE CITY, here in Edinburgh on the 18^th of October. Both are booking up quite quickly so if you are thinking of coming along then please e-mail ASAP. Don’t forget all delegates to either of these workshop will receive a 20×16 wall portrait, framed to 20×24 from Loxley’s, (why do people go elsewhere?) $100 discount on the wonderful KUBOTA DASHBOARD, 35% discount on a Mario Acerboni album.

Faye and I are working on a new series of workshops for 2010 and due to the popularity of our SHOOT IN THE CITY series we will be taking this to London and we are looking at Paris and perhaps Prague in the early spring of next year. Fabulous locations and an ideal opportunity to create some stunning new images for your 2010 portfolio. Keep checking the blog for dates.

Have a great weekend and lets hope for at least a bit of sunshine across the land!

Today’s images is from a SHOOT IN THE CITY workshop in Copenhagen earlier this year.

What a wonderful time we had yesterday on one of our SHOOT IN THE CITY workshops, here in Edinburgh one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. The only thing that was against us was, of course, the weather! The number of times I had checked the forecast last week was, well Faye had to tell me to stop! The day dawned with; yes you guessed it, rain. Soft, gently Scottish rain. Straight down from the heavens but at least it was warm. Our bride and groom for the day, Nicola and Steven are both actors, not models, as we think actors are more able to bring some realism to the part they are playing for the day. Anyway they both came to dinner on Saturday evening and spent the night with us so we were ready to jump into action early Sunday morning. Our delegates, some who had travelled all the way from London and Liverpool, met us at Café Nero on Lothian Road where Nicola and Steven magically transformed into our bride and groom in the respective loos! Still raining, we sprinted over to Festival Square to take advantage of the covered areas in this the financial area of the city. Not long into the first session the rain managed to stop so we were able to take advantage of the rest of the square. We were using the Quantum packs with the DML light modifier, which gives such a wonderful soft light reminiscent of my larger studio soft box, which many of you will know how much I love using. I just loved a revolving door, which I came across, and we spent quite some time here with Nicola and Steven working their magic for the delegates ensuring that they did indeed come across as a genuine bride and groom. Not sure if any of the delegates clocked the security guard inside the building that looked quite bemused at what was going on at his revolving door!

We ended the morning session on and around the steps of West Register House, a former church in the centre of the city, which provides wonderful wet weather options. I think that the tourists, and remember this is in the middle of the Edinburgh Festival, thought that we were a Fringe Performance! Faye even suggested that we host another at the same time next year and sell tickets! Lunch in Leith at one of our favourite restaurants, Giuliano’s on the Shore and then back onto the streets for more shooting in and around the harbour area of Leith before finishing the day at the prerequisite blue shutter door where we showed delegates what an advantage a Bowens Travel pack and Ring Flash can be to set yourself apart from the opposition. All of our delegates loved the effect such a powerful Ring Flash can achieve both on and off camera.

Back to Giuliano’s for a quick debrief and a welcome coffee, I downloaded some images and Faye demonstrated some of the actions we use in postproduction. Kubota and Totally Rad are our most favoured action sets and we are delighted to be sponsored by both along with Bowens, Quantum and of course the UK’s premier professional lab, Loxley Colour.

Judging by the e-mails delegates had a great time with us: We will be hosting another SHOOT IN THE CITY workshop on the 8^th of October. Full details on the blog and leaflets through Loxley’s.

Hi Faye and Trevor,
Just needed to say again a huge thanks for not only a highly intuitive, creative workshop but also a fabulous day in your company.
The images are simply outstanding, your models fantastic, the locations and lunch superb, and the company of other guests enjoyable.
I look forward to seeing you both again sometime, (soon I hope).
Best Regards,
Gordon.

No real reason for posting this image which I took of our bride at Lake Como a couple of weeks ago. I saw out the corner of my eye Faye post pocessing the image and loved what she had done with a Kubota action.

We spent the weekend over on Arran for the wedding of Neil + Rhona. This is one of my favourite images from the day.