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Photographic courses

I ran photographic workshops at various locations and studios in Switzerland between 2008 and 2015, concentrating mainly on artificial lighting and portraiture.

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  • Studio training course in Bern

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    October 2011

    I ran a course earlier in the year on the subject of portraiture and lighting, which was very well received by the attendees and which I really enjoyed organizing. I’ve been planning to run a similar photo course for a while now, and have decided that the next event will take place on the weekend…

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  • Portraiture and Lighting course in Zurich

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    July 2011

    My all-day coaching session on 11th June 2011 took place in the grounds of the ETH at Hönggerberg in Zurich. I’ve used this location several times before thanks to the size and variety of potential areas in which to take photos; from modern architectural detail to green lawns and trees.

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  • First lighting workshops completed

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    May 2011

    I’ve carried out the first of my photographic lighting workshops for 2011 and there are still places available for the next one in Zurich in June.

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  • Swiss Strobist – the next level

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    April 2011

    I’m happy to announce that starting in June, I’ll be taking the Swisss Strobist workshops to the next level. Moving away from the previous days with large groups of attendees, I’ll be leading affordable half- and one day courses both on location and in the studio. Each course is specially prepared for photographers who have…

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  • David Hobby at CERN

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    February 2009

    The “Strobist” himself, David Hobby, was in Geneva this week and held a seminar in one of the gloriously 70s-style lecture theatres at CERN.

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  • Flickr Strobist meetup, ETH Hönggerberg (Zürich)

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    September 2008

    Thanks so much to everyone who turned out yesterday on the ETH campus in Zürich, for a great afternoon’s photography, teaching and learning how to effectively use off-camera flash and achieve both dramatic and interesting portraits. A surprisingly and gratifyingly high number of photographers attended – almost 20 in the group, if I remember correctly…

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Mark Howells-Mead is a WordPress designer and developer based in Switzerland. Mark has been building websites and web-apps for nearly 30 years and has over 20 years of experience building websites for small and medium-sized businesses using WordPress. He is fluent in English, German and Swiss German, having moved to the Swiss Alps in 2001. As you can see by the contents of this, his personal website, his free-time passions are photography, film-making and hiking.

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