I feel very privileged to have been able to attend Shelton Mullers Trash the Dress workshop on his recent visit to Rockhampton.

The day started around 2:00pm at Yeppoon and whilst waiting for the tide to recede we set about getting our model, Natasha, into some of the shallow pools that formed around the rocks being exposed along the beach. Natasha is a great model and nothing is too much trouble, as has been said many times, along with her modelling ability she is also a very good photographer and was giving instruction along the way, this at times was invaluable, she would see something that you had not quite thought about in all the hype and get us back on track. Thanks Tash.

As the tide receded Natasha moved into the shallow water with the ripples flowing in around her, as the sun was getting low this allowed for some to take advantage of slower shutter speeds to get that silky smooth water effect.

The sun went down a bit more and we moved a nice rock that was blocking the wind as Natasha was starting t get quite cold by this point. In this sheltered position we also broke out a couple of flash guns for some off camera flash fun.
Whilst I did not set this shot up, I came away with another good image. Off camera flash adds some many possibilities when your light is less that desirable, it is a technique that I will be using a lot more.

Trash the Dress is becoming more and more popular these days and I think the addition of this to the workshop schedule was very well thought out.

The sun was well and truly gone by this point and all that was left to make our way back to the carpark.

I had the opportunity for some conversation with Shelton whilst Natasha was getting changed before they had to head off to find some dinner and I am sure Tash was looking forward to nice hot shower.
These photos here are not entirely my doing as the poses were predominantly set by Shelton and Natasha, though by walking the arc I have managed a different perspective to some of them.

That concluded the workshop schedule for this visit and I would once again very much say Thank You to Natasha, you know you are a legend, and to Shelton for making the weekend not only a great learning experience but it was so much fun.

Cheers

Mark

G’day and welcome to the first entry in my new blog.

Over the weekend of 22, 23, 24 August I had the pleasure of attending the Wedding photography Workshop held by Shelton Muller here in Rockhampton.

What a fabulous weekend, the weekend starts with a presentation on the Friday night and then gets very hands on from there, covering everything from lighting to posing to off camera flash.

Being very insecure in my people photography I was very hesitant as to whether I should, or would benefit from doing this workshop, let me tell you, I am addicted, I love photographing people and having had the chance to learn from someone so passionate about the genre, and the chance to actually photograph people, has been absolutely invaluable, it truly is the best investment ever made.

This is just one of the many photographs I was able to produce during the weekend.

A fabulous model that was only too willing to do anything that was asked of her.

I really feel for the models, 8 photographers, all wanting something different at the same time and it was never too hard for them. Thanks girls