Introduction to Digital Photography weekend in London

Any plan for the long weekend holiday yet? The email below was received from Steven Lee:

Photo by Andy Craggs.

Bookings open now!

2 Days £200 pp Instruction

We shall be runnning another Introduction to Digital Photography weekend in London, after the very successful session in January earler this year. This is catered for new adopters to digital photography, and for those wanting to get more out of your DSLRs in terms of compositional tips, exposure settings, and using different lenses for effects. We will be photographing Central London again, and its magnificent public spaces, stately buildings and people on the first day, followed by a brief introduction to digital editing, review and selection combined with a personal critical feedback of your photographs.

Program

Saturday 1st

10am to 1pm : Camera handling, exposure settings, compositional aspects, and lenses

Lunch

2pm to 6pm : Guided London ‘walkabout’ shoot, covering Trafalgar Square, Piccadily Circus, The West End, Mayfair and Theatre Land : architectural studies, people, street images, and dusk images with a difference.

Sunday 2nd

11am to 3pm : Digital editing of shoot results, creative commentary and review of previous day’s images, Q&A and wrap-up. Includes a workshop handbook.

Who is this for?

Photographers seeking to make full use of their digital camera and lenses by developing their digital photography knowledge and mastering the basics – then beginning to explore and improve on compositional skills and image impact.

You will have the opportunity to discover

* Effective camera handling techniques
* Low light /available light photography
* Architectural studies, photographing detailed structures, shapes and effects
* Basic street photography techniques, mastering different lenses and lighting effects
* Seeing in black and white
* Fine-tuning your visual skills to produce a coherent series of images
* Beginning a personal portfolio of your best edited work
* Basic digital photo-editing skills

The layout of the weekend includes a practical shoot with instruction on creative and technical topics, followed by editing and a professional review by teachers leading to critical feedback for each participant.

Please contact Steven or Andy for more information here.
Photo coaches : Steven Lee and Andy Craggs

In case you're wondering, I'm not going as I am already all geared up for a camping weekend in Scotland. The Dude is going to be very busy (and the midges too!)