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Take a course or workshop in photography and you will never look back. You will probably be too busy looking through a lens, taking or editing your beautiful pictures and photographing all of your friends, hobbies, pets and family! A photography course could be just what you need to improve your business; helping you create attractive images for marketing. Learning how to take good photos is a skill you will carry through life, wherever you go. Every future holiday, family event, beautiful landscape, all enhanced by your ability with the camera.

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Photography Days

Photography Days

In-person course

Cumbria - Next course on 27th October 2021

Photography days with Richard and Sue - A chance to try something new! Weather permitting we like to include an outdoor session. We can also show how you can set up a simple studio using household items! We’ll talk about composition and lighting. Things you learn in this session may be helpful if you need to photograph products for eBay or your own website. This will be followed by help in editing these shots. Throughout your day with us we will be aiming to make this course fun and relevant...

Photography days with Richard and Sue - A chance to try something new! Weather permitting we like to include an outdoor session. We can also show how you can set...

Outside Workshop: Get started with DSLR creative photography(Beginners level)

Outside Workshop: Get started with DSLR creative photography(Beginners level)

In-person course

Somerset - Next course on 21st November 2021

Taught outside, or indoors with outdoor practice if the weather is less favourable. Taught by a professional photographer with almost 20 years of working experience, this is a practical workshop day packed with information about starting and improving your DSLR photography but designed to cut through the jargon to show you exactly what you need to do to be able to start taking the creative photos which you envisage. Time: Arrive for 10am start - workshop will finish for 4pm. We will be looking at the technical aspects of the...

Taught outside, or indoors with outdoor practice if the weather is less favourable. Taught by a professional photographer with almost 20 years of working experience, this is a practical workshop...

Photoshop or illustrator skills - group booking

Photoshop or illustrator skills - group booking

In-person course

Staffordshire - Next course on 27th October 2021

This booking is for 3 people at £90 each (for a one to one course please see our one to one training course) Visit our Staffordshire design studio to spend the day learning or updating CAD skills by using Photoshop and / or Illustrator. From altering artwork to creating seamless repeat designs we can help you to enhance and manipulate your creative ideas. Suitable for those updating skills learning from scratch or with very specific requirements. Offering you over 35 years of experience in the ever changing design industry. We...

This booking is for 3 people at £90 each (for a one to one course please see our one to one training course) Visit our Staffordshire design studio to spend...

Photo-Encaustic Workshop

Photo-Encaustic Workshop

In-person course

Dorset - Next course on 27th October 2021

Painting with molten beeswax, damar resin and pigments is just SO satisfying. Spend a day with Lyn Kirkland in her Studio on the beautiful Isle of Portland in Dorset. This unusual and dramatic coastal location offers so much inspiration for my work, and I hope will inspire you too. I will share my knowledge and skills developed over several years experience of working with this ancient Egyptian painting medium. Still relatively unknown in the UK and across Europe, and yet so mesmerising. This session focusses on the technique of photo-encaustic....

Painting with molten beeswax, damar resin and pigments is just SO satisfying. Spend a day with Lyn Kirkland in her Studio on the beautiful Isle of Portland in Dorset. This...

Cyanotype Printing Workshop

Cyanotype Printing Workshop

In-person course

London - Next course on 27th October 2021

This type of printing is unique in that it is a form of photography that does not require a camera or an expensive darkroom. I will provide gloves and aprons but it's best not to wear your favourite clothes just in case you get chemicals on them. You are welcome to bring your own materials (stencils, negatives, flowers etc) and play around with the prints. I will provide all other materials, including a hair dryer..... all will be revealed! I do have a UV lamp if it happens to be...

This type of printing is unique in that it is a form of photography that does not require a camera or an expensive darkroom. I will provide gloves and aprons...

Photoshop for textiles, photographers and artists

Photoshop for textiles, photographers and artists

Online on-demand course

This ecourse can be started at any time on any date. It is a distance learning course that you can access as many times as you like, when you like. You can dip in and out or follow the structured course. The course consists of 36 tutorials in 5 units. It consists of a course ebook, ebook and course details ebook, these are sent as pdfs and you must read the terms and conditions and privacy policy before you order. You will learn how to use Photoshop effectively to create...

This ecourse can be started at any time on any date. It is a distance learning course that you can access as many times as you like, when you like....

Dark Sky and Landscape Photography in The Lake District

Dark Sky and Landscape Photography in The Lake District

In-person course

Cumbria - Next course on 8th November 2021

Dark Skies and Landscape Photography Learn how to photograph the night sky and improve your landscape photography. You will also learn how to use 10 stop filters to shoot long exposure shots in the daytime. The course is based at The Old Post Office camp site, but if camping is not your thing, the Bridge Pub across the road from the site has great accommodation, food and drinks. As we are close to Wasdale Head, a lot of time will be spent there as it was voted one of Britain's...

Dark Skies and Landscape Photography Learn how to photograph the night sky and improve your landscape photography. You will also learn how to use 10 stop filters to shoot long...

Photography Lesson

Photography Lesson

In-person course

Cumbria - Next course on 27th October 2021

1/2 Day Photography Course for Beginners/Intermediates. This course is suitable for anyone looking to understand how their camera works. We will be covering: How to Understand Shutter Speeds How to Understand Aperture How to Understand ISO How to Understand White Balance Filters Long Exposure

1/2 Day Photography Course for Beginners/Intermediates. This course is suitable for anyone looking to understand how their camera works. We will be covering: How to Understand Shutter Speeds How to...

1-2-1 digital photography for beginners in Oxfordshire

1-2-1 digital photography for beginners in Oxfordshire

In-person course

Oxfordshire - Next course on 29th October 2021

Have you just purchased a digital camera and want to work out how to use it properly? Maybe you're off on holiday and want to take better photographs of your trip? Or you have a new baby in the family and want to capture those special moments? Aimee can help you with all of this! The courses are designed on an individual basis, so that you reach your specific goal. They cover the equipment, camera settings, exposure (aperture, shutter speed and ISO) and composition, so you will always walk away...

Have you just purchased a digital camera and want to work out how to use it properly? Maybe you're off on holiday and want to take better photographs of your...

Lumen Printing

In-person course

London - Next course on 30th October 2021

Make your own lumen print using UV light and botanicals. This is a cameraless alternative way to make prints without using a darkroom and expensive camera equipment. I have an array of dried botanicals for you to use but feel free to bring any flat, translucent objects (pressed flowers or leaves, feathers, interesting patterns, etc.) to make your prints.

Make your own lumen print using UV light and botanicals. This is a cameraless alternative way to make prints without using a darkroom and expensive camera equipment. I have an...

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