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Simon Walden
FilmPhoto Academy
Cheltenham Film Studios
Hatherley Lane
Cheltenham
Glos, GL51 6PN

Tel: 01242 255000

introduction

Photography training for the 21st century. These DVD series show you how to create genuinely contemporary photography, no more of that awful 1970's american crap.

Each DVD in the series takes you through multiple shoots, with different models and different locations. The lighting setup, whether its in studio or outdoors is fully explained for you to transfer to your own shooting space.

You will understand how the photography has worked with lighting.

You will see how the photography gets the best from the models through interaction and guidance, watching the photography pose the model for perfect images.

Learn directly what a professional photographer looks for in a shoot to tune it to perfection.

As each shoot progresses you hear what the photographer is looking for, and how to tune poses to create the desired results. We also discuss the principal behind the style of photograph, the who, why and what of individual styles. At the end of each shoot you are taken through a critique of the images to understand what works well, and what doesn't.

Creative Glamour (2 DVD's)

Running time: 130 minutes
Experience: (beginner) (advanced)

Nine different shoots to inspire you to create images with a difference, aimed at the art side of glamour photography you'll learn how to use simple setups and a little clever thinking to make outstanding and unique glamour images.

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Creative Nudes (2 DVD's)

Running time: 130 minutes
Experience: (beginner) (advanced)

Take 3 models with perfect but completely different figures, put them in 9 different setups to create brand new ways of looking at the female form. More than just fine-art nude, these DVD's will show you how to bring excitement, fun, creativity and inspiration to your shoots. A nude DVD to educate and inspire.

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Fine Art Nude (2 DVD's)

Running time: 130 minutes
Experience: (beginner) (advanced)

Taking the tradition of fine art nude photography into the new century with contemporary twists on old favourites, a considered and modern study of the female nude. Three models in nine different setups using the simplest of lighting to achieve the most stunning of shots. There is nothing in these setups that cannot be achieved with the minimum of equipment.

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New Glamour (2 DVD's)

Release date: 16th February 2009
Running time: 130 minutes
Experience: (beginner) (advanced)

You will learn how to take glamour images that have the look of crisp and contemporary styles that you see all around today. You will see how to create glamour photography that keeps the tradition of sexy erotica, yet takes it beyond the soft-focus '70s.

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About the makers

Simon Walden is an award winning photographer who's work has been exhibited and published around the world. He has authored several books about his photography. Simon runs regular training courses and has also provided training to the Royal Photographic Society (RPS).