The Ultimate Photo Storytelling Workshop with Finn Beales

Welcome to the newest Strohl.Works workshop with Finn Beales - a never before seen deep dive into how he works.

Finn works with some of the world's most demanding brands who are attracted by his cinematic style and the narrative he weaves throughout his work.

Have coffee with Alex and Finn and learn about how they met and why they're making this workshop together.

Finn introduces the format for this workshop and goes over the reasons why it's important to include story in your work.

Take a look at the gear Finn has brought on this shoot: cameras, lenses, storage, bags, toolkit, and an H.

In this episode Finn deconstructs the essence of a story so you can learn and then apply some methods and techniques to improve your own.

Finn discusses the importance of location, which includes supporting details and props and the impact it can have on your story.

Finn shows how you can use characters to drive events in your story by identifying their desires, the importance of credibility and also how he likes to work with models.

In this segment, Finn teaches you how to use obstacles to build events, crafting a journey and incorporating product into a story.

Finn talks about generating mood and feeling using your characters, and how to involve your audiences own experiences in your work.

Finn recaps on his steps for building a story from scratch.

Finn discusses his key shot types and the qualities each on can bring to a story.

Finn explains how he approaches a shoot and manages clients expectations from the onset.

Finn breaks down his approach for responding to prospective enquires and gives you a list of questions you can put to clients to help you price and produce a shoot.

Finn explains how he uses 3 criteria to identify locations and how you should keep a story at the heart of everything you do.

In this segment Finn walks you through the treatment he has developed for this workshop and also the moodboard he will use to ensure everyone involved is on the same page.

Finn walks you through an example call sheet and creative brief he made for a job he shot last year.

In this episode Finn talks about the steps he takes before he meets with someone he is due to photograph, steps that will help him capture natural portraits.

Finn shoots the first part of his story in Dan Costa's board shaping room. He walks you through his thought process when capturing a person at work and the shot types he's looking for.

Follow Finn and the rest of the crew as they conduct a location scout ahead of sunset.

In this episode Finn shoots the transitional elements for his story involving the Land Rover and the surrounding landscape.

Follow Finn as he shoots the culmination of his story at the beach as Dan prepares for a sunset surf session.

Finn breaks down one of the key techniques he uses when working with a 50mm lens.

Finn breaks down the process associated with shooting from car to car so he can generate a sense of movement.

Watch Alex shoot for the same client but produce different results.

Finn explains his approach to editing, filter Lightroom catalogues to speed up workflow and also grading images using presets and Photoshop plugins.

Finn gives you an insight into his digital post-production process, and shares the system he has developed for filtering image catalogues to help him easily locate files.

Finn's editing process in Adobe Lightroom: Basic Adjustments, Tone curve, HSL Panel, Split Toning Sharpening, Camera Calibration, Gradient & Radial filters.

A step-by-step approach to adding inconsistencies like film grain and light leak effects into a digital file to give your image a nostalgic feeling.

Finn walks you through the story he has creating using the images from his shoot and explains his thinking behind the images he has chosen.

Finn shows you how he builds his photo stories using Squarespace and also the settings he uses when exporting from Lightroom.

Learn how Finn approaches editing, grading, color theory, and developing a style for you photography.

In this segment Finn and Alex discuss the tricky topic of pricing your photography and give you examples and advice to help you value your work.

Alex asks Finn about his processes to shed some light on why he approached this shoot in the way he did.

Alex and Finn discuss the photographic industry, creative fields in general, and how it pays to adopt new technology.

Finn discusses his back story, what drives him to make photos, and how living in a remote place informs his approach to life and his photography.