The day before my birthday, I spent the day with my lovely photographer friend Grace, in a workshop on flash with the excellent Jon Sturdy.

Because it was just the two of us, he tailored everything to what we needed – and it was brilliant!

We discovered a ruined church, and experimented on the beach in full sun, and I finally found a use for the gold side of my reflector…

Here are some portraits I took of Grace during the day:

Grace | carlawatkinsphotography.com

Grace | carlawatkinsphotography.com

Grace | carlawatkinsphotography.com

Grace | carlawatkinsphotography.com

Grace | carlawatkinsphotography.com

Grace | carlawatkinsphotography.com

I learned so much during the day – I’m still processing it a week later! But I’m very excited to get playing with my flashes (and yes, probably add to them too…)