Mark
CleghornMark Cleghorn is a photographer with a distinctive style of his own, his images have won hundreds of awards including the Kodak Gold Award 17 times. His work has been acknowledged by the photographic industry who awarded him 4 Fellowships for his outstanding work, he has influenced photographers across the world setting new trends and techniques but most importantly his portrait & wedding images hang in thousands of homes around the world bringing a smile across generations and a memory and time never to be forgotten.
Since turning pro in 1982 Mark Cleghorn’s photography has been turning
heads. A people specialist his images, wedding or portrait, social or
commercial commissions it does not matter, he is a firm believer that he
is only as good as his last shot. Cleghorn has lectured and judged all
over the world and still is one of the most creative & influential
social photographers shooting and teaching today. Digital and Cleghorn
are one word now, since 1997 he has being using digital, and was one of
the first in the UK to be film free. It is with digital now that
Cleghorn spends most of his teaching time, helping photographers move
swiftly from film to profitable digital time. Mark’s photography style &
lighting was one of the key influences to the Venture Portraits
franchise and is one of a unique handful of studios in Europe pushing
styles and product boundaries in both traditional and contemporary
photography.
Cleghorn has not forgotten his roots like many, and sees digital as just
the next step, so much so that in 2004 the book - The Secrets of Posing
and Lighting was launched, selling throughout the world. The Book was
designed to teach perfect lighting techniques for portraits, lighting
has always been a passion and Cleghorn wanted to make sure that his
lighting techniques were passed on to the next generations of social
photographers in a simple to understand language.
Mark Cleghorn FSWPP FRPS FBIPP FMPA QEP
Mark Cleghorn has an Exhibition here.
Mark's Programmes
The SWPP 2008 Convention was an outstanding success,
we have 241 days to get ready for the 2009 convention - which starts on January 14, 2009
Photo Quote: Photography is a system of visual editing. At bottom, it is a matter of surrounding with a frame a portion of one's cone of vision, while standing in the right place at the right time. Like chess, or writing, it is a matter of choosing from among given possibilities, but in the case of photography the number of possibilities is not finite but infinite. - John Szarkowski