Learn about the essential equipment you need, how to expose and pose subjects, utilise off camera flash both outdoors and indoors, and edit images that your clients will love. ‘I will teach how to use off camera flash at weddings efficiently and successfully,’ says Steven. ‘Stress free, with stunning results.  

‘We will go through things like balancing light using off camera flash, creating dramatic effects including turning day into night, using colour and creating cinematic images. I will use the latest off camera flash technology from Phottix like the new Odin ii TTL controller, the Phottix Mitros+ and Indra 500 flash units.  

‘I believe taking images correctly in camera but also believe that we need to finish an image correctly in post to give it that final touch. I will demonstrate how to get the best from images shot using off camera flash, how to finish a masterpiece for your client.’

Having spent many years living in sun kissed California, developing an eye for an image by photographing fellow skateboarders and surfers, Jay returned home to Donegal to start a family and reconnect with the rugged coast. He has since established himself as one of Ireland's foremost wedding and portrait photographers, a maverick among many, who prides himself on gaining new clients primarily through word-of-mount.  

In this transformative two-hour class, Jay talks about the importance of developing a healthy mind and body to facilitate a healthy, happy business. Jay's work-life routine involves eating healthy, jogging in the mornings and spending time talking with clients, rather than endlessly posing them, to achieve a calm atmosphere on the biggest day of their lives.  

Learn about the power of PMA (positive mental attitude) // How to overcome adversity // Maintain motivation // Empathise with others // Create a business and portfolio that represents the real you. If the thought of another wedding season on the horizon fills you with dread, this Engage Live class is a must watch.  In Zen and the Art of Wedding Photography, learn to do what you can, where you are, with what you have – live the dream and get paid for it.

A design graduate turned wedding photographer, Sarah brings a solid aesthetic approach to her wedding album designs – and you can too.  

Watch and learn as Sarah goes through the design of her Wedding Album of the Year using Fundy, the design software for professional photographers, image by image.  

See how she uses photographs that complement each other, mixes up her sets to include large and small images, and presents her work to clients.

Is your ambition to become a professional wedding photographer? Want to learn about how the average wedding day pans out for the wedding photographer at the centre of the action? Then this class is for you.  

Join Donal Doherty, one of Ireland's most successful wedding photographers, as he shares a full gallery of images documenting each individual wedding day shoot, from the bride and groom in the morning, to the ceremony, group shots, reception, speeches, dancing and more.  

Donal spends one hour twenty minutes talking through hundreds of essentials shots that his clients love and which ultimately make for stunning albums.  

Donal will share inside tips, hacks and techniques for shooting your first wedding day, which will enable you to approach the job with confidence and ultimately produce a gallery of images that your clients will love, with no glaring gaps.  

Established wedding photographers will also come away from this class with fresh ideas on creative compositions, shot selection consideration and more.

Still life photography is, of course, not as easy as it looks. There are techniques to setting up, lighting and photographing inanimate objects. During a live shoot, Donal Doherty will demonstrate how to style and capture all the major and minor wedding day details to ensure your album won’t be lacking, including:Shoes // Rings // Wedding dress // Bridesmaids dresses // Paper goods // Perfume // Jewellery

After second shooting over 50 weddings, however, Tom is now a dab hand, and has begun shooting weddings himself. Join Tom for a one-hour class and get the inside track on professional second shooting.  

Don't go in blind. Don't take on too much too soon. Learn how to ease yourself into the lucrative wedding photography market by becoming comfortable with your kit, building your shot selection, developing techniques for working with large and small groups, matching your style to your main shooter and much more.  

Plan your second shooter debut according to Tom's tried and tested schedule and get ideas for the kinds of photographs you need to capture with Tom's essential second shooter gallery.