A little bit of learning

No matter how skilled or otherwise you are at photography there are so many opportunities to learn and improve your craft, whether attending structured workshops, getting together with other like minded photographers, or simply getting out there and taking pictures.

On the more structured side of things I had two fabulous days, one after the other, last month.

Firstly, an MPA (Master Photographers Association) regional meeting one Monday afternoon saw a seminar led by Louise Sumner, with Louise directing a vintage styled shoot around an old bus station in Nottingham.

Straight after that meeting it was down to Bristol for a day long speedlight mastery workshop the very next day with Damien Lovegrove where, along with three other delegates, we learn a lot more about off camera flash and specifically speedlights triggered by pocket wizards. And lots, lots more which I've been putting to practice to start introducing into some of my shoots.

The following are a few images from the two sessions, firstly around the bus station in Nottingham ,and then from the next day's workshop around the docks in Bristol: