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For the adult digital camera courses, the student will gain a fundamental photography knowledge coupled with the practical skills of digital photography, which will enable them to improve the quality of their digital images.
September 7th, 10-2pm (Shere)
October 5th, 10-2pm (Dorking)
November 16th, 10-2pm (Shere)
£80, book below
For this course, it is likely that the student is shooting in auto mode and has an ambition to become more accomplished photographer. This is a first-step course, which provides the student with the initial training to help achieve your photographic aspiration.
On the day the student will learn:
Understanding & operating the camera’s auto and semi-manual settings
Image Quality (ISO & File formats)
Focusing & metering modes
White Balance
Basic Composition: looking at famous work and understanding why they are considered good images
Auto and Manual Focus
Take interesting images by using methods such as controlling depth of field, freezing/blurring movement, composition methods etc.
We’ll spend the majority of the class outside taking photos together and putting the new knowledge together using our camera settings to take great photos.
The June 8th, September 7th & November 16th courses take place at Treacle Gallery, Beaufield Mews, 2 Middle St, Shere, Guildford GU5 9HF.
The October 5th course takes place at the Burford Bridge Hotel, At the Foot of Box Hill, Dorking RH5 6BX.
*Courses run every month, more dates to be posted soon!
November 30th, 10-2pm (Dorking)
£80, book below
Have you taken a digital camera course before and learned about your camera settings? If you’d like your photography to progress to the next level this course is for you.
On the day the student will learn:
Brief overview of camera mechanics, to dust off your f-stops, iso’s and shutter speeds
Manual Exposure
Over and under exposure, when and how to use it
High and low ISO
Motion – good blur and bad blur
Aperture and Shutter’s in-depth relationship
Learn to how to better compose your photographs in camera rather than on screen
Natural Light – how to capture it in your landscapes and use it to complement your portraiture
Introduction to Flash photography
Gear – what’s good, what’s fun and what’s not
Introduction to Lightroom and tips for processing
We’ll spend the majority of the class outside shooting together, utilising our new skills and putting compositional ideas into practice together.
This course takes place at the Burford Bridge Hotel, At the Foot of Box Hill, Dorking RH5 6BX.
Saturday July 6th 10-2pm
£80, book below
Learn how to take great photographs of the amazing views from Box Hill, near Dorking. We’ll start at the bottom of the hill capturing the movement of the River Mole through the iconic stone bridge. You’ll learn how to blur the river’s movement through using neutral density filters (to be supplied on the course) and a tripod. We’ll then take a gentle walk part way up the hill, stopping regularly to capture the wonderful views (don’t worry we’re not hiking to the top!) . Learning how to capture the beautiful views through inspiring compositions in our viewfinders. Aperture, shutter speed, low light and ISO will be covered on this course, along with tripod vs no tripod an how to use neutral density filters creatively. Beginners and intermediate photographers very welcome, pack your walking shoes or trainers, tripods and cameras!
This course takes place at Burford Bridge Hotel, At the Foot of Box Hill, Dorking RH5 6BX.
The course material is presented in both a written and visual form, I will show you photographs to help you understand the techniques and also show you how to do it directly on your own camera.
A digital camera, preferably a camera with manual settings is preferred. Classes are limited to 6 people to make sure everyone has a good understanding of their own camera at the end of the session.
These courses are part classroom-based tutorials, practical demonstrations and hands on practice. You will be taken outside into the Surrey hills and on return will review the images.
Tea and coffee is included, along with a course booklet for you to keep and review.
I am always happy to field questions afterwards via email, and please feel free to share your new images as well.
Courses run throughout the year and there will always be a seasonal course too!
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