Past Workshops

The main objectives of this workshop are to learn the basic techniques of using a digital (or film) camera and to more effectively express your personal vision. You will gain the confidence to use the ‘manual’ setting, as well as other basic camera settings, so that you are properly in control. We will also begin to look at the visual elements seen within the camera viewfinder to achieve more satisfying compositions...

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The main objective of this Level 2 workshop is to achieve more effective compositions in your photographs. We will carefully consider all the visual elements seen within the camera viewfinder and also begin to look at how weather conditions and the quality of the light will affect the subject or scene. The day is about how best to express your personal vision, not just in what you photograph but in how you photograph it...

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This workshop builds on a basic grasp of using your camera to best achieve your photographic objectives (Workshop 1) as well as on your experience of experimenting with the various approaches to composition (Workshop 2). The main objective in this Level 3 workshop is to appreciate how light, the single most important element in photography, will determine what we photograph and how and when we photograph it. We will also explore how to use colour appropriately whilst, at the same time, being aware of how the weather conditions, the time of day and the time of year will all influence our options. A relatively gentle photo-ramble will follow the tutorials, combining our keen enthusiasm for photography with a pleasant summers’ walk!...

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