Planes & Pinups: The Mosquito is a creative play day, designed to give you the freedom to explore your own creativity and experiment with images you wouldn’t normally get the opportunity to shoot in your day-to-day life. Although there will be no official teaching moments during our time in the vintage aircraft museum in the presence of the original DH98 Mosquito prototype, Tigz Rice will be on hand throughout the event to offer technical advice on everything from posing and lighting to camera settings, making this event suitable for professional photographers and hobbyists alike.

Attendees will be limited to a maximum of 6 per half-day workshop, split into two groups of 3 photographers with a model each to work with. There will also be opportunities to shoot both models in one scene, with each photographer having the opportunity to direct.

Your camera, memory cards and 1-2 lenses of your choosing. There are no right or wrong camera lenses – whatever you feel most comfortable shooting with is perfect. Though if you were to push me for an answer, I would suggest bringing something in the 35-50mm range to shoot wide and capture some of the architecture, plus something in the 70-135mm range for close-ups and portraiture.

Continuous lighting equipment will be made available for your usage. You will also have the opportunity to shoot with available light if that’s more your style. To protect the planes from light damage, there must be no flash photography during the event. If you have a pop-up flash on your camera, please make sure it is disabled before the start of the day.

All of the main display buildings at de Havilland Aircraft Museum are wheelchair accessible. Blue Badge parking is available. The nearest disabled toilet is located just down the hall from the main photoshoot area. If you are differently abled and require more information, please feel free to email Tigz for more information.

So what is allowed? As long as you are not receiving any form of financial gain (which includes gifted products and services in the form of an exchange), you can use any content you create at our Creative Play Days for personal use – including personal social media accounts, websites, blogs, vlogs and both print and digital portfolios. You may also include your images in portfolios for photography qualifications, including Licentiateship, Associateship and Fellowship – and we’d love to know if you pass! In return, all we ask is that the full creative team are credited each and every time, whether it be on a photo, video, BTS content, blog, vlog, Instagram Story, Reel… you get the idea. Share the love! A full list of the creative team will be provided to you on the day.

And what happened if you created something epic at our Creative Play Days and you REALLY want to use it for commercial purposes? Well, we are certainly open to having this discussion with you. Any commercial usage will need to be negotiated and agreed in writing by Tigz Rice as well as the model and the location. Please note that additional fees and/or royalties may apply.