Allerton Castle Wedding Photography Workshop and editing webinar with optional night shoot
February 22nd 2027 – Daytime session 0900-1700
£250 per photographer. Book the daytime session today with a £100 deposit, after booking you’ll receive the option to book the twilight session at £125
Working in a luxury venue with mixed and difficult lighting with a follow up Editing webinar and an optional twilight shoot starting at 1730 until 2300. (anyone booking the daytime session will receive an email offering a place on the twilight shoot – Twilight shoot)
A large and imposing nineteenth century gothic house, Allerton Castle is one of the UK’s premier wedding venues. During our wedding photography workshop we’ll be working inside and out of the castle where I’ll discuss and demonstrate a number of the key images I take during my weddings here and give you the hands on time to create Photographs of our bride and groom models
Dark wood panelled interior, an 80ft ceiling in the Great Hall and complex mixed room lighting are just some of the factors we have to work around inside this amazing venue. I’ll talk through my settings and why I switch from on camera to off camera flash, add modifiers or use natural light with a few fast tips and tricks which will work at any wedding venue.
As one of the few photographers recommended by Allerton Castle I’m fortunate to work here on a regular basis and over the last few years a high number of my award winning wedding photographs have been taken at this venue.
Outdoors we’ll create a series of images showing the amazing exterior and architecture using a mix of flash and natural light.
During the workshop we’ll cover…..
- Working in complex and difficult lighting scenarios
- Selecting the best light source and modifier for the situation – we’ll be using bare flash, softboxes, LED lighting and natural light.
- On and off camera flash settings indoors
- Selecting and using the correct lighting modifiers
- Using natural light for dramatic indoor images
- Creating silhouettes indoors
- Expoure bracketing for weddings
- Off Camera Flash outdoors
- Planning your wedding shoot around the light
- Bride and groom posing
- Groom preparation
- Bride alone images
- Editing Wedding Photographs- during a post workshop webinar we’ll edit a number of photographs from the day
Our plan for the day
- 0845-0900 – Arrivals,
- 0900 – 0915 Introduction and tour of the castle rooms we’ll be using
- 0915 -1030 – Groom preparation in the Billiard room
- 1030 – Coffee break
- 1045 – 1230 Bride and groom portraits inside the castle – using the staircase and gallery
- 1230 – 1300 Lunch – buffet lunch included
- 1300 – 1500 Outdoor bride and groom portraits and reflections in the pond and dramatic bride and groom lighting and off camera flash
- 1500 – Coffee Break
- 1520 – bride and groom portraits in the drawing room
- 1650 – Questions and wrap up.
- 1730 – Optional night shoot starts – see below for more details.
Equipment Required
Camera with lenses from wide angle – 24mm to around 85mm or longer would be of the most benefit along with a speedlite for use on camera. Waterproof clothing, (weddings don’t stop if the weather’s bad and we’ll aim to shoot outdoors during the day) I’ll provide the triggers and flashes for use off camera and any LED lighting required. Anyone joining for the optional twilight shoot will need a tripod and small torch
The staircase in the Great Hall, one of the must use locations for every wedding at Allerton Castle, mixed ambient lighting, dark wood panelling and an 80ft ceiling present several lighting issues to overcome in creating a highly polished finished wedding photograph.
Twilight Shoot – Stay later and join me for an optional twilight shoot with different models £125
Anyone joining the workshop through the day can also book a optional sunset / twilight shoot at the castle, working with different bride and groom models inside and out, our twilight session will include creating dramatic silhouettes, the use of smoke bombs, champagne spray, flash gels and more creating amazing portfolio worthy images. The workshop will start at 1800 and we’ll finish around 2330. The twilight shoot is currently only available to those who have booked the day time workshop. After booking the daytime workshop, I’ll email you details and a booking link for the twilight session.
£325 per photographer. Book today with a £100 deposit. Limited Places
A small selection of Allerton Castle photographs we’ll be creating these or very similar on the day / twilight
Remaining Balance – the remaining Balance will be due 3 weeks before the workshop
Who can book– This course will cater for skill levels from intermediate to advanced. A good working knowledge of your camera and settings are essential to maximise the learning opportunities of this day.
Getting here – Close to the A1 Allerton Castle is easily accessible by car, the nearest train station is Selby and the nearest airports are Leeds/Bradford and Newcastle. There is no accommodation available at Allerton Castle but there are hotels in the nearby the towns of Wetherby, Harrogate and Knaresborough as well as hotels nearby on the A1 at Wetherby services.
Staying Over – there is no accomadation at the castle itself but near by there are a number of hotels including The Bridge inn at Wetherby, Rudding Park at Harrogate as well as a Days Inn at nearby Wetherby Services, Premier Inns and Travelodges in Harrogate and York.