Documentary-Style Wedding & Family Masterclass with Emily Renier

Book your place onto our latest photography workshop, covering all you need to know about commercial photography, family photography, and wedding photoshoots.

Before we share the details of what you’ll get up to in this event for photographers in London, let’s get to know more about the photography guide who will be accompanying you throughout this exciting event.

Emily Renier

Emily is one of our official FUJIFILM Ambassadors. She’s a wedding and family photographer who infuses her passion for street and documentary photography into her work. She picked up her first FUJIFILM camera in 2018 and has since — very rapidly — developed a successful business in wedding and family photography.

Although Emily's authentic style is rooted in capturing candid moments, she also values flexibility, drawing inspiration from numerous photographic genres and the individuality of her clients. While her camera preserves these fleeting moments, Emily's perspective is emotional and personal, bridging the space between her lens and her subjects artistically and empathetically.

While the excitement of wedding photography continues to ignite Emily's passion, documenting family life over time is as profoundly rewarding for her. She's honoured to have been commissioned for year-long family projects, resulting in, what she believes, is some of her strongest work.

If you’re interested in attending our photography workshop with Emily Renier, you will find all the information you need to join us at this exciting event below.

Location: Fujifilm School, House of Photography, London

Meeting point: Studio, Basement

Date: 15th November 2024

Time: 11:30 am – 5:30 pm

Price: £199.00

This workshop is aimed at aspiring documentary and street photographers of an intermediate level.

While comprehensive training and guidance will be provided on the day, it would be useful if all attendees had a basic understanding of the exposure triangle – aperture, shutter speeds and ISO

Please aim to arrive 15 minutes before your session time.

11:30: Arrival and introductions

11:45: Emily will introduce herself and give an insight into her documentary photography work.

12:00: You’ll be introduced to understanding storytelling, what “documentary photography” is and appreciating the effect that direction can have on your images. You’ll also take a look at a typical wedding and family shoot, with an overview of Emily’s workflow, and how she approaches the shoot both before and on the day.

14:00: Break for lunch

14:45: In the afternoon, you’ll tackle the aftermath of a shoot. Emily will run through her culling and post-processing methods, as well as what she does to look after her mental health during busy periods (or completely quiet ones!). 

15:00: You’ll go back over the key concepts of storytelling and how that informs what and how you deliver your images as photographers.

The next step of the day is to discuss client gallery delivery. Emily will explain her methods, what she delivers, and in which order. You’ll also gain some insight into slideshow making. 

16:30: Finally, Emily will take you through how to design an album from start to finish and explain why she includes prints in every client package she sells. 

17:30: Workshop recap and final Q&A

• The basic rules of storytelling in photography
• All processes and workflows used for shooting documentary photography commercially
• Ideal cameras, lenses and settings for documentary photography
• How to deliver your images
• How to create a slideshow
• Why prints are so important
• How to design an album

You’re welcome to bring your own set-up, although a selection of the latest FUJIFILM cameras and lenses will be available on the day. This workshop is more weighted towards theory as Emily will be sharing her processes, tips, tricks and insights into her workflow.

Please do contact us on fujifilm_schoolUK@fujifilm.com or call us on 0203 486 4610 if there is anything you want to try. We will try our very best to accommodate you.

Tickets do not include any expenses, train fares, lunch, taxi fares, parking charges, etc unless otherwise stated. Please aim to arrive 15 minutes before your session time.

Your workshop leaders are fully First Aid Trained for outdoor activities and will always carry a full First Aid kit.

Once you have purchased a ticket, your place on the day will be reserved. If circumstances change and you need to cancel your place, please let us know 10 working days before the event and we will be happy to issue you a refund in full.

 Places cancelled after this time are non-refundable. You need to be at least 18 years of age in order to take part in this event and a disclaimer form will need to be completed on the day in order to take part in the day’s activity.

 In case of emergency on the day, please email fujifilm_schoolUK@fujifilm.com.