MENTORSHIPS
Find the extraordinary in the overlooked
Photography & Videography critiques and mentorships by the team behind York Place Studios
"Just wanted to say thanks so much again for the last couple of days. I had a fantastic experience with you guys and it was wonderful being able to chat with both of you about my photography. Thank you for your great insights and guidance. It's really helpful and reassuring … It has really made me excited again after feeling quite ‘lost’ for a while….. I'm keeping yours and Liam's words in my head when I'm shooting and looking at images. Or rather picturing Liam demonstrating the way he 'zones' around the scene with his camera. Feels good to have chatted with someone who gets it, plus have the talent to stay true to themselves."
- Water In My Wellies
Mentorships
1 Day or 2 Day | In person or online
Dominique, Liam & Matt are available for one-on-one photography and/or videography mentorship sessions to help guide you on your path and maximise your potential. Whether taking place in person at our Scarborough studio or online, our mentorship sessions are individually tailored to get the most out of your experience. Depending on your needs we can explore and and every aspect of your work, from composition and style to websites and marketing. Nothing is off the table, the aim is simply to take your images, brand and love of the craft to the next level, whatever that might be for you.
During the sessions we would normally look to complete a (friendly) critique of your work, explaining what we might have done differently and the other opportunities that we can see from each scene. We will also show you our own work - showing you how photographs came together and the thought process behind them. We will explain in detail the concepts and techniques that help shape our own imagery and show how they could be applied to your work. We will also discuss your style and offer pointers on how to further refine your work to capture (and market) the type of images you truly love.
"Unforgettable mentoring experience!! You don’t even realise how good your mentorship has been for us! Since our workshop with you our work and eye has been influenced by your style, but aside from that what we really wanted to do was something very personal and out of the stereotypes of wedding photography - this was one of the main ideas we learnt from you. Consistency in our work and personality in our brand. We are very impatient to see more York Place inspiration!"
- Bad Ass Photography
Critiques
Approx 2hrs | Online only
Allow us to help consolidate your vision by identifying your patterns, offering alternative viewpoints to your approach and revealing the threads you didn't know you were weaving.
The best way to improve as a photographer or videographer is to (constructively) dismantle your own approach. One of our biggest strengths at York Place has always been our trust in one another's opinion; a trust that has allowed us to identify and replicate the positives in our approach and attempt to eliminate the (subjective) negatives of our images.
Our critiques follow the same pattern; not to criticise but to challenge. When you click the shutter there's always an idea behind it, but strip away your knowledge of the scene and was the idea, objectively, communicated successfully to the audience? Were there other opportunities within the scene that were perhaps missed or unseen? Could a small change alter and improve the overall composition of the image and are there repetitive actions visible across your portfolio that could be hindering your overall product? Sometimes your own voice becomes clearest in the echo of someone else's perspective.
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If you'd like to discuss whether a mentorship or critique could be right for you please get in touch using the form below