BUILD YOUR OWN WEDDING PORTFOLIO ON THESE SHOOTING ONLY WORKSHOPS
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THE BEACH GODDESS
LOCATION :: FORMBY POINT, WOODLAND AND BEACH, LANCASHIRE
DATE: SPRING 2025
TIME: TBC
COST: £150
Formby is one of my favourite locations for beautiful photographs. It would be a shame not to go back after 4 sold out portfolio builders in this location last summer.
This is the perfect chance for you to get creative and gather some killer photographs. Think flowing dresses, flower crowns and lots of sparkle!
THE BEACH GODDESS
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THE ELEGANT DREAMER
LOCATION :: GAWTHORPE HALL GARDENS, LANCASHIRE
DATE: SPRING 2025
TIME: TBC
COST: £150
A stunning country house hidden on the banks of the river calder. Set in bluebell fields this elegant backdrop is perfect for gorgeous photographs.
This portfolio builder is the chance for you to build your own porfolio of stunning and elegant photographs.
Think simple silk wedding dresses and luxury head pieces.
THE ELEGANT DREAMER
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THE FREE SPIRIT
LOCATION :: THE HILLS AND WOODLAND OF WIDDOP, LANCASHIRE
DATE: SPRING 2025
TIME: TBC
COST: £150
This gorgeous little secret location in the hills of Widdop is the chance for you to get creative and explore the beautiful rolling hills and flowing streams. This is a the prefect portfolio building workshop if you’re looking for attracting outdoor brides and DIY weddings!
THE FREE SPIRIT
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THE BLACK DIAMOND
LOCATION :: TBC
DATE: SPRING 2025
TIME: TBC
COST: £150
Do you have an inner dark side? Come and get super creative in one of the most unusual wedding venues with a medieval and gothic styled bride. Perfect if you’re looking to attract more alternative couples.
THE BLACK DIAMOND
3RD MAY 2017 – FORMBY – SOLD OUT
23RD MAY 2017 – FORMBY – SOLD OUT
20TH JUNE 2017 – FORMBY – SOLD OUT
31ST MAY 2018 – FORMBY – THE BEACH GODDESS
4TH JUNE – GAWTHORPE HALL – THE ELEGANT DREAMER
17TH JUNE 2018 – WIDDOP – THE FREE SPIRIT – SOLD OUT
16TH SEPTEMBER 2018 – THE BLACK DIAMOND
23RD APRIL 2019 – THE BEACH GODDESS – SOLD OUT
19TH MAY 2019 – THE FREE SPIRIT
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What’s the secret to becoming a better wedding photographer?
Practice makes perfect.
It’s not really a secret…
How do you practice? You can’t practice with all the pressure and fast moving pace on a wedding day. True.
You can’t just find a bride on the street, pick some pretty flowers and hope you chose the perfect field at sunset. Probably not.
BUT.
I can give you those tools to practice. Yep, I’ve got the gorgeous bride, the pretty flowers, the flowing dresses and the epic location. A perfectly styled photo shoot, waiting for you and your camera.
You can see my favourites from my latest photography shooting workshops below;
02 The Elegant Dreamer
“The learning environment that Toni creates is fantastic; she’s so down to earth and encouraging that you can relax and really enjoy the experience. You get time to shoot photos that you want to try out, and if there’s something you want to improve, she’s there straight away to give you advice. It’s more like a group of friends (with cameras) pushing each other to experiment and play, rather than a formal workshop.”
Why are styled shoots important?
They are a great way to learn. They are the perfect way to try new ideas, get creative including the freedom to fail. Fail? Yes. Failing is an important learning curve. Obviously we all go out to succeed. You can’t afford to fail on a wedding day. There’s no time for mistakes and there’s too much pressure to be safe, because you have to be. Styled photoshoots or Portfolio Building exercises are important. They are a great way to practice, to experiment, to grow and to challenge. All these things are so important in improving the way we take photographs and in turn becoming a better wedding photographer for that.
Why do I love photography shooting workshops?
I personally love getting creative and I weirdly quite like organising things. It’s not a training day or a workshop. It’s an experience. Although I’m happy to provide you with some slight guidance if you need it. The shooting workshops are fun and relaxed. It’s like a group of friends hanging out and bouncing creative ideas. I’m providing all the tools for you to make amazing pictures. For me that’s more important. It’s not something you’ve learned from me, it’s something you’ve created yourself, giving you the confidence to create it again on a wedding day for your couples.
The shooting workshops and portfolio building days are a great way for you to try new ideas! No matter how ridiculous! God, I’ve had a few. The important thing is over time you learn what works and what doesn’t in certain situations so you can adapt tricks and techniques into your flow on a wedding day. I’m being serious. Let’s go wild. We’ve had the wedding dresses trailing through the woods, covered in sand and even submerged in the sea. It’s time to push all the boundaries! After all the dresses all go in the washing machine right? ha ha ha.
I don’t want it to be like a rugby scrum. All fighting for the same photographs, ultimately that’s never going to work when you come to market your business. These shooting workshops are aimed at smaller numbers of photographers which means there is mass of time with absolutely no pressure whatsoever. There’s no point having the same picture as the next person. Having time means you can create something stunning that’s totally unique to you and your brand.
Last but not least. IT’S FUN! I mean rolling around on the floor until your stomach hurts is kinda fun!
Who are the photography shooting workshops for?
YOU. It doesn’t matter if you’re a newbie or you’ve shot 100 weddings. It’s time for you to get out of your comfort zone and push your creative mind.
I absolutely promise you that you’ll all have plenty of time to create your own images and try your wildest ideas.
I’ll be there to offer help with composition, lighting, posing all that jazz if you want it but on a whole it’s just shooting time!
What do I need to bring with me?
Your camera. Yep that’s it. Oh and any lighting shizzle you might want to use.
I’d recommend popping some wellies in the car too!
What happens if it rains on the day?
We get wet! You can’t control the weather on a wedding day right! So if it rains we will crack on! It’s good to know what tricks you can pull out your sleeve if you are tested with the elements on a wedding day!
What happens after?
It’s always nice to have a little debrief over a quick coffee or beer afterwards too. It’s always nice to be social with like minded people. I’m big on growing our little Facebook community so the people you meet aren’t just new additions to your friends list. They are people you can trust and continue to throw ideas at after the workshop too!
Is it going to break the bank?
Absolutely not. Why? It’s not a workshop or a training day. If that’s what you want maybe pop over to my workshop page here. The idea of these portfolio building experiences and shooting workshops are for me to provide you with all the components for you to get some awesome photographs to slap in your portfolio. I’m not teaching, posing or training, I’m helping you work your own magic!
One last secret.
New dates are released to the mailing list. So if you can’t make these what are you waiting for? GET. SIGNED. UP.
“Toni’s workshop has helped me develop ideas and grow in confidence with regards to my photography. I would highly recommend the Portfolio Wedding Builders to anyone and everyone. I’ll definitely be participating in another one in the future.”
