Welcome to the Discover Page

There are many genres of photography that photographers enjoy but sometimes they may not fully understand all the technical features that are required. From understnding how Depth of Field works, The Inverse Square Rule, Second Curtain Flash to the exposure triangle of ISO, aperture and shutter speed.

At Rainbow Studio I have put together some short introductory learning sessions that will give you the knowledge and a fuller understing of each subject so that you are able to tackle these with much greater confidence. These 'Discover' sessions will, I am confident, help and provide you with the knowledge and condfidence that will ultimately improve your image making.  

To start with, and as this is a new feature, I have only selected three subjects, and quite correctly you may ask why these three? The answer is that these were selected after looking at YouTube and searching for subjects that seem to be the most popular. The use of Photoshop and Ligtroom were also in high demand, but these are mainly for use in post production and I decided that it was more helpful to get the basics correct first.

That means understanding your camera and how to use light to achieve the results that you are looking for.  

These three subjects are entirely, as is all phtotography, 'Light' dependant and a good understanding of how to use Light is at the heart of all good photography.

The three 'Discover' Sessions currently available are

'Discover Flash', 'Discover Portraiture' and 'Discover Still Life'

Each of these 'Discover' Sessions will be held at Rainbow Studio in Chatteris.

What you will learn in each Session is a greater understanding of light and how to use it, which lighting system to use in different situations and subjects.

'Discover Flash'

In this Session for example you will learn a little bit about the history of Flash Photography. We will cover the way to use both studio flash units and Speedlights the Pros and Cons of each system, plus the use of light modifiers and where and how to use them. There will be a chance for you to put into practice some of the skills you have learnt by photographing a model.

'Discover Portraiture'

Session you will learn how to pose and light a model to create different effects. The diferent ways to light your subject which will include some the established ways of lighting that were practiced by some of the great Hollywood Film Photographers. We will have a model available for you to photograph, who will also explain some of the issues surrounding the booking and use of a model  

'Discover Still Life'

Session we will be using mainly LED lighting with a wide variety of 'Props' and backgrounds.

Rainbow Studio has a good selection of items suitable for this genre of photography, there is also a wide selection of backgrounds to choose from. During this Session you will also discover some of the worlds most famous artists and photographers who have excelled in this genre of art. 

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Each of these Sessions will last for about five hours, 

there will be a short break for a light lunch.

The light lunch and refreshments are included in the price.

Each 'Discover' Session will be starting at 10 am and we will aim to be finishing at about 3 pm

this will be followed with a short Q&A session.

All the items that you will have covered during your 'Discover' Session

will be available as a printed document and as a PDF,

this is so that you can refer back to it whenever you wish. 

Also available is an email support system which is free and unlimited

for a period of 3 months following the completion of your 'Discover' Session, 

In order to maximise the effectivness of each of these Sessions

the numbers will be limited to 4 people per Session.

The price of each 'Discovery Session' which will include light refreshments

is £125:00 per person.

For more information about any 'Discovery' Session please send your request to

John at   Discover Photography

At the completion of each session I will be asking for your feedback.

This is in order that I am able to improve the teaching process and I also

to find out which additional subjects you fell other that photographers would like see added. 

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