PHOTOGRAPHER TO FILM MAKER

ONE DAY COURSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS SEEKING TO ADD HIGHLIGHT FILMS TO THEIR PORTFOLIO

MONDAY 16TH- 17TH MARCH 2023 - 10 AM - 6PM

It all started on the 4th February 2020. I was asked by my first couple that year if I could film their wedding on top of photographing it. I reluctantly said yes. The only other things i’d filmed before this were school trips when I was a teacher and the recent memories of my little boy who was just three months old. I was supposed to be easing myself back into weddings but i am my own worst enemy and I decided to push myself a little too far. Regardless, that was the catalyst for adding film to my business. The film went well, I really enjoyed it, and then WHAM….. Covid hit like a punch to the face. The 46 weddings I had booked gone over a matter of days. Life with a 3 moth old suddenly became daunting. My maternity pay from my teaching job stopped 4 days before lockdown and the school I was employed with wouldn’t have my back because the rates of covid were too high in Cumbria. I had no money, a baby, and a business that was about to fail before I’d even given it a chance to bloom. 2020 was supposed to be my year. As luck would have it, It still was my year. All those things that threatened to hamper it actually made it a huge successful, and against all the odds I’m here now, in 2023 having shot a total of 167 weddings since covid struck. over half of those have had a highlight film. To say my brain is fried is an understatement. However I know I work best when I know I’m facing a challenge. It’s been the best 2 years for business, I’ve learnt so much and I’m ready to share.

The thing I’ve decided to share is how to teach photographers to make highlight films. This may be for their couples, it may be for their social media channels, it may be for family and personal reasons. Love it or hate it, Video is coming, its coming thick and fast like a steam train to the face thanks to TiK Tok and reels and it’s something we will all need to adapt to in the future. This course is a TWO day course with a shoot included.