THE WORKSHOP
Wanting to book more adventure elopement clients but you’re not sure how?
Overwhelmed by the logistics and planning required for elopements?
Intimidated by the prospect of working in unfamiliar locations open to the elements?
Perhaps you just want an authentic opportunity to experiment with your style?
WITH ABANDON | The Workshop
An intimate and comprehensive 2 day workshop for photographers and filmmakers alike from the creative duo behind With Abandon, Erin Browne and Jo Greenfield.
50% workroom and 50% practical experience; designed to empower you to get out there and capture the content of your dreams, while keeping your clients’ needs at the forefront.
This workshop is suitable for all those looking to step into (or level up) their elopement game, regardless of where you are in your photography/filmmaking journey.
ABOUT US, WHY INVEST?
Remember the Spring of 2020? when nobody could work and everybody was terrified of each other? Weddings couldn’t go ahead and so we looked at what was allowed under government lockdown rules and With Abandon was born. From a global pandemic came a collaboration and then a successful adventure elopement business that’s the first in England. To this day we still haven’t found another business like ours who plan, photograph and film the entire elopement for adventurous couples. Nothing, and we mean nothing is off limits. Couples give us their wish list, we make it happen. It’s challenging, sometimes stressful and incredibly hard work but the rewards are out of this world.
Don’t be fooled. Our elopements are often 16 hour days, gruelling physical exercise carrying all our equipment and yomping up mountains but we have seen some of the most spectacular sunrises and sunsets in our lives. We limit the number of elopements we do a year to six for this reason. The time it takes to safely plan one of these adventures is mind boggling. But, when done well, it works well and the results are out of this world.
QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELF
Like elopements, our workshop is intentionally small with limited places, giving you all the time and attention you need to get the most out of the experience.
Are you:
Feeling a little lost or stuck in a creative rut, unsure how to make a jump into elopements?
Overwhelmed by the idea of taking on elopement logistics and planning a meaningful day?
Intimidated at the thought of working in unfamiliar landscapes with unpredictable weather and uncontrollable light?
Struggling to find balance between posing your couples and an authentic client experience?
Doubting your style, wanting to experiment and wondering how you can stand out?
Looking for an opportunity to experiment freely and take risks with your work or style without risking a clients’ images or film?
Our workshop is designed to cover all of this and more, arming you with the knowledge and confidence you need to dive into adventure elopements with your business.
We want to help you:
1. Find your creative style
2. Master your client experience
3. Improve your technical skills
4. Tell organic stories
5. Feel confident in your work
If you love small weddings/elopements, have a sense for adventure and the outdoors, this is the right place for you!
We all have a goal as artists. We all want to create more than just an end product of images/film, we want our work to mean something. To evoke emotion, to be impactful to our clients and remind them of their day and truly tell their unique story. This in itself is no easy feat, but to do this when working in the unpredictable outdoors with the elements and tricky lighting we can easily become overwhelmed and lose sight of this goal. We’ve designed this workshop to help you achieve it.
OUR BELIEF IS
You are more than just a photographer/filmmaker to your couples. You have the ability to make a significant and positive impact on their most important day. Now imagine approaching your next enquiry not only believing this but also having the skills and knowledge to follow through. That is why we have created a shiny new workshop, unlike any other we’ve seen. We have over 20 years combined experience in the wedding industry photographing large weddings, intimate/destination weddings, and elopements during this time.
Up your game and creativity in our workroom:
Gear & settings, Lighting & the elements, Kit & the landscape, Safety and Risk, Composition, Storytelling, Directing & posing, Client experience
Boost your confidence and portfolio on our adventure
A rel couple, Real Suppliers, A full day starting with morning prep, A mock ceremony in an exclusive location, Adventure sunset hike.
That’s right, we’ve crafted a mock elopement adventure day as part of this workshop. With a real couple, our trusty awesome friendly neighbourhood Mountain Leader THE “farty pants potty mouth” Joe Flannigan and as many real elements as we can muster to give you as authentic an experience as possible. With the benefit of it being mock so there’s plenty of opportunities to teach and demonstrate and most of all so you can experiment and learn while boosting your portfolio!
PRICE £959 £699!
INTRODUCTORY PRICE FOR OUR FIRST EVER WORKSHOP, THIS WILL NEVER BE THIS PRICE AGAIN!!
Deposit of £350 to secure your place.
No refunds but you are welcome to sell your ticket if you can no longer make it.
While accommodation is NOT included, we appreciate the social and networking opportunity a workshop like this creates and so we have secured a block of rooms at workshop the venue (Ambleside) for you to book if you wanted. To make the most of this, we (Erin & Jo) will also be staying the night of the 5th! For info, room prices start from £70 and links will be provided once you’ve secured your spot on the workshop.
This is completely flexible as we anticipate a few camper van togs etc… but we do encourage you to consider staying at least one night.
Start times on Sunday 5th will be a morning start so you decide if you’d like to stay on the evening of the 4th March too.
Start times on Monday 6th will be an eyewatering 6.30am (sorry, not sorry) and finish at 8pm so you may want to consider a second or third night depending where you are travelling from
SO WHAT IS INCLUDED?
As well as a full day in our workroom on the 5th and full day mock elopement to capture on the 6th, our workshop also includes
Classroom learning with literature, both physical and digital to take away.
Practise outdoor shooting techniques on Sunday Afternoon (technical skills and live demo from Erin & Jo).
Lunch on both days.
Transport on day two so you don’t have to tackle any Lake District Passes (sigh of relief).
Three locations including exclusive access and permissions to shoot in a place that’s NEVER been shot before!
NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED
A few things you need to be aware of before registering interest.
The elopement shoot day is designed to be exactly how we operate on an elopement. That means a very early start. You will need outdoor kit suitable for working outdoors in early March. Waterproofs and hiking boots are essential. We will provide a detailed kit list after booking. You will also need a reasonable level of fitness as one location involves a steep 40 minute hike with all your kit. If it’s raining we shoot, gale force wind we shoot, hurricane we shoot, you get the idea. We operate a strict ‘leave no trace’ policy and expect our attendees to adhere to this too.
NOT PUT YOU OFF YET?
Register your interest here, note this is NOT reserving a place, simply to gage interest and find out what you want/need from us. Tickets will be released in shortly when final details are confirmed and we can pass them onto you before you make that decision to purchase the ticket.