Customer Stories #5 Workshop C-mine
Just across the border in Belgium you will find the C-mine, a beautiful mine perfect for industrial photography. Recently another workshop took place at this unique location. The day was optimally used, both outside and inside the mines were photographed during the blue hour and some spectacular lightpaint demonstrations were given. In these customer stories, Natascha tells about her experience of the workshop.
Participant Natascha about her experience
The workshop C-mine in Genk, Belgium is the first workshop of Travelmarks-Photography in which Natascha has participated. In addition to her work, she has her own photo studio at home where she also regularly photographs. In her field of work as a photographer, she describes herself as very broad because she finds many types of photography interesting and fun to capture, such as fine art, urbex and portraits. In the future, she hopes to turn her passion into her full-time job.
Why did you choose to participate in this workshop?
A friend of mine had selected the workshop, so I went along. The location of the workshop is also a bit urbex-like, so I thought it would be fun to shoot there.
What did you do during the workshop?
We were on location around 11 am until about 8 pm. We have photographed both inside and outside. Even in the evening when it got dark. During the workshop we learned a lot about camera settings, which angles are good to shoot from and how you can create reflections with water. We were also able to take pictures of Mark's lightpaint demonstrations. In doing so, we learned to use the correct camera settings. The C-mine is a great terrain, both the mines and the tunnels were very cool. The stories about the mines and the history behind them were also very impressive. And we were very lucky with the weather. The crowds were also not too bad, which made it easy for us to take pictures. Finally, we all had dinner together to end the day.
Was it as you expected?
I have done workshops before and of course everyone does it differently. But I am very satisfied with the C-mine workshop. There was a nice and relaxed atmosphere. Good instructions were given by Mark and I was able to take a lot of pictures that day. In the whatsapp group with all participants, some have shared their photos. It's nice to see how everyone has their own way of post-processing. Even if everyone took the same photo, the end result can be very different.
How did you find the guidance and would you recommend the workshop to others?
Totally great. Mark was very friendly and open, and you could never ask too many questions. There was enough time for questions and guidance. So a very nice person to follow a workshop with. You notice that he is knowledgeable, takes his time and is calm. But there was definitely a bit of humor too, so highly recommended. I am also certainly open to participating in a photography workshop or trip again.
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