Cameraclix & GirlzART - John Lyons Workshop

[Tony Lee]

For a modest £50, Sunday afternoon found me down at John's small but intimate studio dabbling in my introduction to 'one to one' 'Fine Art Nude' photography and I have to say it was a fantastic 4 - 5 relaxed hours.
I was pretty well seduced by his presentation down at the club a few weeks ago and decided to have a go.
The session went 'off piste' straight away with me asking loads of questions that were somewhat against his plan but we soon got back on track.
After a couple of hours of valuable 'classroom' stuff the model arrived and off we went. The next few hours seemed to fly - snappin, talking, discussing positions, F stops and laughing throughout - the atmosphere was dead easy. 150+ images.
With John's suggestions on model and lighting positions -just one light-no reflector- the results were fabulous. Women really are great to shoot.
The next step is Photoshop but I'll be going back for sure - great value and for me, a massive learning curve.
Wouldn't mind doing this for a living !
Tony Lee

[Paul Jones]

That sounds really interesting, Tony.
It's a style that I very much admire and would like to dabble with myself.

[Andy C]

Sounds good Tony. Do you have a website address or Johns contact details as this is something i could be interested in. Thanks Andy

[John]

John is "Cameraclix" on this forum, so you can send him a PM or e-mail through the forum software. Just click on his username.

[cameraclix]

WOW!!! Well I've just seen Tony's fantastic testimonial to me. Thank You....VERY MUCH!

If anybody is trying to find out about me there are a few websites to view:

http://www.j27photoschool.com This is the Photoschool for general aspects of photography, with a sign up form to get the schools occasional newsletter "J27 Tips & Tricks"
http://www.j27photoschool.com/IC This is the area of the photoschool specialising in teaching Fine Art Nude. Both these sites are under development, as I am working with a TV production company who are filming me teaching. The aim is to produce for sale or download streaming videos and DVD's of my teaching from total camera & photoshop basics up to Masterclass levels. There is a "taster" video download available on the site, showing me teaching Portrait photography at Macclesfield Camera Club (you might recognise a few faces???)

http://www.cameraclix.com Is my main business trading name and this site shows much of my social & commercial work but virtually none of the nudes, as this would conflict with my wedding market-place...there are currently 6,500 images to viewe on this site!

http://www.girlzart.co.uk is the website showing the client-centred Fine Art Nudes. This is the "front desk" of my fine art work, so there's nothing very risque on this site...but all very arty-farty. None of the nudes shown are from models but all are of normal women 25-69yrs old. Most are ladies in their 40's who have had children, have the tummies, bums and stretch marks of motherhood but who, I think, all look fantastically beautiful after my photography (but I would say that wouldn't I).

Other sites that involve me and are run by me, include http://www.art2show.co.uk and http://www.lyonslife.co.uk where you will realise there's far more to me than just photography!

...then if anybody wants to call me for a chat my number is 07946 477 005 / 0161 480 1200 and the best time to get me is between 19.30-23.30 Mon-Fri or anytime at weekends. I can sometimes be a difficult person to pin down. However, if you're at a club night and you see a very tall, very skinny person you've not met before...it could be ME! Please come and say hello. I love teaching and talking to people. I don't charge for answering questions when I can and as you can see most of my courses are in the region of £50/head which is hardly pricey for the time involved.

Thanks again Tony...I'm sure we'll be spending more time with each other in the near future!

John Lyons

[Tony Lee]

Good luck John
Tony