DOCUMENTARY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Wedding photography workshop for photographers who want to improve their documentary skills and up their game
You know that outside of the ‘set pieces’ of a wedding day, there’s no script. You have no control.
How then do you create art on the fly in ever-changing situations that your couples will love?
My workshop will help you to produce unique photos even when the pressure is on.
Weddings are about far more than taking pretty pictures all day.
If you think in that way too, I want to help you to improve your documentary skills so that you can stay creative for the entire wedding and not just for ‘couple time’, so that you can capture unique moments that show your personality. This will help you to establish your style and set you apart in a crowded marketplace.
My workshop will walk you through my approach to documentary wedding photography both in terms of shooting and as a business.
I’ll provide insight into my photojournalistic style, how to get into the documentary mindset and how I go about staying creative during all aspects of a wedding.
You won’t hear me harping on about gear choices (cameras and lenses etc), because who really cares? They are just tools.
The aim of my workshop is to give you real practical tips that you can implement straight away when you get home or as soon as your next wedding.
I’ll also go behind the scenes of my business as a Nottingham Wedding Photographer and provide my take on everything from SEO, and marketing to social media and much more.
You will leave my workshop feeling inspired and ready to smash your next wedding and the next season with loads of ideas to take your business forward.
16 April 2026
Location: The Createry, 4 Castle Quay, Nottingham, NG7 1FW
Availability: Only 10 Seats
Investment: £300
First 5 seats £200 (use code: EARLYBIRD)
Workshop Content
The not-so ‘black art’ of documentary wedding photography
I’m breaking down step by step how I shoot a wedding day so you can:
🔥 Lock into a documentary mindset
📸 Shoot confidently, without directing or staging
👀 Spot killer moments on REPEAT
🪩 Stay creative from prep to party
There will also be a LIVE Photo critique- get my opinion on my to make your compositions stronger
The business of wedding photography
I’ll give you a full behind-the-scenes look at how I run my business, so you can get to grips with:
- How to stand out in a crowded marketplace
- SEO and the power of blogging
- Meta and Google Ads
- Using automations and workflows for efficiency
- Awards (are they right for you and tips on making submissions)
Spaces are limited to 10 photographers who want to learn from me.
A unique part of my workshop is the live photo critique. Here, I’ll deconstruct your photos so that you can understand how to make your work more impactful. This works best in a small group.
My workshop is also designed to give you the most useful information possible. To do this, there needs to be space for you to have all your questions answered, and no questions are off-limits!
What past workshop attendees have said:
“Nathan’s workshop was fab! I came away buzzing with all the things I’d learnt. Whether you’ve just started in photography or you’re already running your business you will come away inspired and full of ideas.”
Kirsty Rocket Photography
“Nathan’s workshop was a fantastic experience. He broke down a whole wedding from start to finish and brilliantly explained how he approached each part of the day. He provided us with a wealth of information and material but presented it all in a way that was easy to follow and relate to. At a time of year when I was feeling a little burnt out with my own work, Nathan’s workshop provided loads of much-needed inspiration and fresh ideas. I thoroughly recommend Nathan’s photography workshop, no matter where you are in your photography career.”
Ollie Hinds Photography
“I attended Nathan’s wedding photography workshop earlier this year and learned an absolute ton of useful stuff for my own wedding photography business. Nathan is a very talented documentary wedding photographer and a brilliant educator and the sessions were very well presented in a lovely venue. Highly engaging and answered all our questions. I would not hesitate to attend a future workshop to boost my confidence and knowledge. Thank you, Nathan, I hope our paths cross again soon. Dom”
Dom Crowther Photography
Inspiring, interesting and thoroughly enjoyable workshop! I drove from Chester to Nottingham to attend, and it was so worth it. Met some lovely photographers, too. I love that there was only a small number of us, so it felt personal. I left feeling inspired and excited to shoot my first wedding of the year. Another takeaway was the business side of things. Nathan is methodical in the way he organises his bookings, very inspiring.
Rachel O’Donnel
Attending the recent workshop on documentary photography with Nathan was such an inspiring experience. It felt genuinely refreshing to step into someone else’s perspective and see the world through their lens- literally. The way he approached storytelling, capturing raw, honest moments, reminded me why I fell in love with photography in the first place. It wasn’t just about techniques or gear, it was about emotion, connection, and truth. I walked away with a renewed sense of purpose and a head full of ideas. So grateful for the experience!
IG Time Photography
Who is this wedding photography workshop for?
Aspiring wedding photographers
If you are dreaming of taking the leap into wedding photography and you want to make your side hustle full-time, my workshop is for you! It will give you all the insight you need to understand what it take to suceed.
Professional wedding photographers
You’ve been in business for any number of years and you have the curiosity to learn and to make those all-important marginal gains to continue to keep your work fresh and to keep you feeling inspired.
This workshop is aimed at wedding photographers who want to explore the Wedding Photojournalism style of shooting.
Who this workshop is NOT for
- Wedding photographers that think they know it all
- Photographers that aren’t interested in developing their craft
- Gear heads and Uncle Bobs
- Photographers that think weddings are all about portraits and pretty pictures
- People who don’t take what they do seriously
About Nathan
Training photographers in the art of documentary wedding photography is a passion of mine. I love helping others to have more fun at weddings and stay creative all day.
I’ve been running my documentary wedding photography workshop for two years now and it’s great to see how the photographers I’ve taught have grown in their craft and become much more confident and consistent.
I’ve picked up quite a few accolades for my documentary wedding photography:
🏆️ x2 This is Reportage: Top 10 Photographers Worldwide (2024, 2025)
🏆️x3 This is Reportage: Top 10 Photographers UK (2023, 2024, 2025)
🏆️ x3 Photographers Keeping it Real: Top 10 (2023, 2024, 2025)
I’ve also been in This is Reportage’s Top 10 Storytellers of the year for the last two years, so you’ll be learning from the best.
Workshop Q&A
Does the workshop include a photo shoot with a bride and groom?
My workshop is not a portfolio-building workshop, so there won’t be a shoot with a bride and groom.
My documentary wedding photography workshop for you if you want to:
- Start seeing and capturing quirky moments that will stand your work out from the crowd
- Be more creative across all areas of a wedding day
- Have more fun shooting weddings
- Be inspired and ready to smash next season
I’ll be sharing my approach to capturing a wedding day from start to finish, showing you how you can shoot an entire wedding without staging or posing a thing. I’m known as one of the best documentary wedding photographers in the UK by This is Reportage.
I’ll also be giving attendees the opportunity to have work critiqued by me and share some of the behind-the-scenes of how I run my business.
I haven’t shot a wedding before, will this workshop help me?
Absolutely!
It’s great that you want to explore the wedding photography scene. It started as a hobby for me, just taking photos of my family. I know the feeling of not being into the day job!
I haven’t always been good at what I do, but I’ve learnt loads from other people and I’ve had the opportunity to put it into practice. This is part of my motivation for running the workshop; I believe that, with the right mindset, anyone can elevate their photography.
My workshop focuses primarily on documentary photography (no pun intended). It’s not a style of photography in my opinion but an approach to shooting a scene, so the general principles will apply not just to weddings but to any setting where you need to compose on the fly.
I don’t spend much time chatting about gear or settings, so from that POV it’s not a very technical workshop.
If you haven’t shot a wedding before, my workshop would be an excellent starting point for you because you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at how I approach an entire wedding day. This will make you feel a lot more confident with second shooting or shooting your first wedding solo.
I don’t have any wedding photos to show, will I still benefit from the photo critique?
The photo critique is a unique part of my workshop and it will help you to take better photos across the board (I’ve benefited massively from having my photos unpacked by others). It’s the perfect way to start putting into practice some of the learning from my workshop by helping you deconstruct any photo (not just weddings) and evaluate how small adjustments would have improved your composition and observations. So that when it comes to shooting a wedding, or even your next photo, you can carry forward the ideas put forward in my workshop.