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  • Welcome

    to the Rob Booker Photography blog. A place for me to share my latest pictures and tales of a professional photographer.

    It can be a tough job finding the right photographer to capture your wedding day exactly the way you imagine, or produce a set of stunning images to fulfil your creative brief, but hopefully this blog will show you some current examples of what can be achieved and give you an insight into the way I work.

    For more information please visit www.robbooker.co.uk or email me at contact@robbooker.co.uk or call on 0113 270 2440.

    If you're aspiring to be a professional photographer and want to get involved in a range of inspiring and hands-on photographic workshops, then head over to my sister company 3B Media for all the details and online booking.

    Rob Booker
    Yorkshire & UK Wedding, Portrait and Commercial Photographer

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Photography Workshop • Exposing Flash

3B Media love sharing knowledge and love it when something just clicks.  Flash photography is one of those things that once you know what’s going on behind the scenes then everything makes sense.   Our really popular course, Exposing Flash is for all those photographers who want to take control of their flash photography and learn to master their flashguns to create energetic, fun and funky portraits.  We’ll be showing you how to take the flashgun off the camera, and give you the fundamental building blocks of flash photography using a variety of creative and practical techniques to take and make pictures you never thought possible with just one flashgun.

This really is an eye-opening day, and we believe there’s currently no other course that gives you as much useful information on flash photography in the UK.  If you’re always fumbling with your camera and flash settings in the dark and still not getting the results you want, then this is definitely an investment you need to make.

The content of this practical workshop, based in the heart of Leeds city centre, will allow you to repeat the techniques you’ll learn with your own equipment and without the need of an assistant.  We’ll have our 3B model for you to shoot on the day to create fresh images for your portfolio.

• The pros and cons of manual flash Vs E-TTL

• The relationship between ambient light and flash; know this and everything becomes clear!

• Great tips and tricks to get the most out of your flashgun

• Easy, impressive and repeatable techniques to take your off-camera flash photography to the next level.

Whatever the weather, you’ll leave with fresh, portfolio quality images, exciting and repeatable skills on how to shoot great portraits and a 3B Media worksheet pack so you don’t forget what you’ve learnt!

You can view full details of the workshop and book online via our website here.

 

Photography Workshop • One Day Weddings

If you’re an aspiring professional photographer looking at getting into the wedding photography market, or someone you know has agreed to let you try out your skills on there wedding then this is definitely a workshop you wont want to miss.  At 3B Media, we’ve photographed hundreds of weddings and know the business back-to-front.  This one-day practical workshop based in a boutique hotel in Leeds is focussed around getting some stunning portfolio images and some real-life practice on a real bride & groom, whilst giving you the need-to-know basics on organising yourself before, during and after the big day.

We’ll show you some great posing techniques to get the best out of even the most nervous couple and leave them with some great pictures and good memories.  You’ll also leave with loads of invaluable information surrounding the planning and practicalities of wedding photography.

This workshop is not a gear-intensive course and will give you an amazing portfolio of images that will be repeatable on the wedding day. A basic working knowledge on how to use your DSLR will be required, as we’ll be focussing less on technique and more on your style and approach to photographing weddings.  At only £275 per delegate including lunch and refreshments, this is a great investment to your photography and your business.

You can view full details of the workshop and book online via our website here.

 

Photography Workshop • Lightroom: Basics

At 3B Media we have another great one day workshop lined up which is all about image processing and creating a super slick workflow using the amazing Adobe Lightroom. We’ve all been using Lightroom since it first came out in 2007 and it’s completely changed our approach to editing.  The speed with which you can edit a job, especially when it comes to a large edit like a batch of several hundred wedding images is incredible and we can promise you, once you know how to use this software, you’ll be shaving dozens of hours off your workflow.

The other major draw to this incredible application is the power and control you have over processing the images. The choice you have in turning your picture from an average one into a well polished and beautiful one is mind-blowing, but it can be daunting to the first time user with what to do with all those controls. We’ll show you what they all do, what order to do them in, and loads of great insider-tips to get the best out of every single image.

In short, Lightroom allows you to turn around your photography better, faster and more consistently than any other program out there. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without it. If you haven’t yet purchased your copy, you can download a FREE demo version here: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

The workshop is classroom based in the heart of Leeds city centre and it suitable to all professional and amateur photographers looking to take their image processing to the next level. The price is £175 per delegate including lunch and refreshments, which is nothing compared to the hours you’ll save once you’ve learnt what we’ve got to show you!

To book online and find out all the details of the workshop click here!

 

Laura • Musical Theatre Headshots

The beginning of the year has been headshot central for me.  I’ve had loads of actors coming to me with their new year’s resolutions in full swing to get their backside in gear and get a new headshot taken.  This is Laura’s shoot who studies at SLP College, which is famed in Yorkshire for it’s excellent musical theatre and dance performance background. We braved the freezing cold to get some of the year’s first great light before heading inside to polish off her studio-style headshot.  Check out the ace red hair . . .

neil14/02/2011 - 5:30 PM

they’re crackers as ever Rob!!

Tamsin & John • Engagement Shoot, Shrewsbury

This is a great one for me, as Shrewsbury is the town I was born in and where my parents still live, so when John phoned me up to enquire about their wedding photography, I was excited at the chance to cover their big day.  They’re getting married at Shrewsbury Castle which is an amazing place, and to be able to photograph this place that I’ve grown up with on someone’s wedding day makes it just a little bit more special.

I met up with them last weekend to talk over the details of the wedding and to cover their engagement shoot, which is a great chance to get couples used to having their picture taken before the big day, whilst giving them some great pictures along the way.  The weather was against us with rain and wind, but we managed to find a few spots around the town to give us some cover.

Really can’t wait for this wedding, it’s going to be amazing.

Linda Davey16/02/2011 - 8:15 AM

Love your style, Rob. Can’t wait to see the stuff you produce for us!

Cristina12/02/2011 - 9:32 PM

Excellent work Rob! Beautifully captured and natural expressions from this sweet couple. I love the ones in the alley, great light!

Rebecca Honeywell12/02/2011 - 6:50 PM

Fab shots as usual Rob, I really like the one in front of the blue doors, the colour is lovely. Also love the last few, they have a real urban filmy (is that a word?!) feel.

Abby Wilkes11/02/2011 - 5:26 PM

Love how all the images come together; the colours, the locations (that door! Love it), great couple. Superb. The Couple must be very happy

Emma Davenport11/02/2011 - 11:31 AM

Love the cosy feel of those lane shots!

Carrie11/02/2011 - 9:09 AM

Great set of shots Rob, they look very relaxed indeed. Love the first one – so crisp! Also love that blue door and the alley!

Cris10/02/2011 - 10:37 PM

A lovely set of images Rob. John & Tamsin are a lucky couple indeed. Enjoy the Castle it’s a lovely place to tie the knot :)

Mike Galley10/02/2011 - 10:33 PM

Great shots Rob, lovely clean fresh natural images, it’s always a pleasure to look at your work.

Stuart Cooper10/02/2011 - 7:34 PM

Awesome shots as always Rob. Loving the post production.