Introduction to Creative Photography - April 2021
We will look at the main areas of interest to most photographers, Landscapes, Portraits and Still Life. All of the technical aspects of photography are relevant in one form or another to each of these subjects so you will be shown how the different settings will best help you achieve what you are looking for. I strongly believe that we learn as much, if not more, from our mistakes as we do from our successes so I will be expecting people to share their successes and failures during the term.
You will be encouraged to find photographers or styles of photography that you like and try to emulate them, this is how I started to learn photography and eventually found my own style.
As the evenings draw in we will arrange a couple of mornings/afternoons out at the weekend to shoot on location, either at local parks and gardens with at least one trip to the coast and/or a night time shoot in London (travel restrictions permitting).
As my background is in Film Photography I don’t consider an image finished until you are holding it in your hand so I will spend time discussing why we need to print more of our images. As a student on this course I offer discounted printing, you will receive more details during the course.
This course is designed to help you understand how to utilise the features of your camera to make creative photographs.
No prior knowledge is assumed as each exercise will be supported by relevant tuition which may include PDF handouts and small videos.
We will look at different types of photography each week, explain how they were achieved and set it as home work for the following lesson.
Due to the Covid pandemic this will not be a classroom based course. The tuition will consist of Zoom meetings and socially distanced outdoor photo shoots.
FAQs
What do I need to have?
A DSLR/Mirrorless camera preferably, compact and bridge cameras will not be able to give you as much control over your images but I am happy to teach you to get the best you can from them.
A computer/laptop suitable for running Adobe Lightroom Classic
Please do not buy a tripod without speaking to me first
I’m a complete beginner, is this course suitable to me?
Yes , but if you feel a more rigorous introduction to the fundamentals is needed I run one day beginners boot camps to teach you the basics of using your camera and an introduction to post processing using the industry standard Lightroom Classic
I want/need to buy………
If you are looking to buy/upgrade any of your equipment once you are signed up for the course I am happy to discuss your requirements prior to the beginning of the course