Our weekday courses are a perfect way to learn photography whilst having your child with you. Gently paced over 5 weeks, they give you the opportunity to build the skills on gradually with plenty of face time with the instructor, to answer all your questions.
COURSE SET-UP
The course is spread over five 90 min sessions, delivered over five consecutive weeks, on weekday mornings or afternoons. Each session covers theory, in-session practice as well as weekly home practice exercise to help you try out what you have learned in your own surroundings and at your own pace. Every week you will get individual advice on your photos to help you progress further.
COURSE COST:
Our standard course fees are £149 for the full 5 week course or Saturday course but there are always savings to be made with our Early Bird or seasonal offers allowing you to save between £20 – £30 on the course – check our offers section and follow us on Facebook for one-off, limited time offers.
WHAT DOES THE COURSE COVER?
Session 1
Understanding light and basic composition:
- Introduction to the course
- Understanding light:
- natural and artificial light
- making the most of your available light
- shooting indoors and out
- Basic composition principles – see what your camera REALLY sees; introducing rule of thirds
Session 2
Focus on focus – shooting in Aperture priority
- Introduction to your DSLR camera :
- your camera pre-sets
- shooting in manual modes
- Understanding Exposure and Aperture settings
- Guided practice in shooting in Aperture priority
Session 3
Capture the movement – shooting in Shutter Speed priority
- Understanding your camera – continued
- Capturing movement in Shutter speed priority
- freezing movement,
- obtaining motion blur effect
- ISO, White balance and Exposure compensation
Session 4
Creative photographic composition
- Telling a story with your photos
- Elements of good composition :
- Using space as a composition element
- Geometry of composition – creative use of everyday spaces and objects
- Using colours and texture to enhance your photograph
Session 5
The Art of children’s photography
- Photographing different ages
- newborns
- toddlers and older children
- Photographing pairs and larger groups of people
PLUS
- Photographic equipment : types of lenses, filters, flashguns
- Camera care and maintenance
- Recording and storing your images
