In-person course
in TENBURY WELLS Maker & location details

Introduction to photography

The English Country House.

The English Country House Workshop 1.

Description

Treat yourself or that special person in your life to a full day of learning all the skills required to vastly improve your photography skills. Set in the grounds of our old Jacobean farmhouse, in the rolling hills of the beautiful Worcestershire countryside. There is plenty of parking for you on arrival and someone will be there to greet you and direct you to the workshop. We strive to provide a warm, supportive and friendly environment where you can have fun and enjoy learning new skills. Light refreshments will be provided by us throughout the day but we do ask that you bring your own packed lunch please. Please bear in mind that we are very rural and there are no local shops. You are very welcome, to wander around the lovely gardens during the lunch break and take in the surrounding countryside (weather permitting!). You will learn the fundamentals of getting the best out of your camera, taught by the acclaimed Martin Bennett. This will give you a fantastic starting point to learn about how to improve your photography, we’ll take care of the light refreshments. Course timings 8.45 Coffee and introductions 9.00 The infinite triangle - ISO – film speed/sensors RAW/Jpeg Shutter speed Aperture 10.30 Refreshment break and discussion 11.00 Depth of field Aperture/depth of field, Hyperfocal distance, Bokeh 12.00 Outdoor Practicing the above 12.30 Lunch 1.15 Lenses, Lens choice, Lens compression, Sensor size 2.30 Refreshments and discussion 2.50 Memory cards and storage/retrieval/google photos etc. 3.15 Portraits, landscapes, street, Astro, Practical around venue 3.45 Processing and review of photos. 4.15 Course review 4.30 Finish Each student will need their camera and lenses if they have the choice, NOT a phone camera. A method of processing their images during the day - ie a laptop or iPad. Warm clothing for the outdoor sessions Note taking facilities. Hi I am Martin and I take photos! My photography journey started in 1974, after joining a photography club at secondary school. I loved motorsport and family photography. I had many cameras over this time and gradually realised that I really like making images. In 2015 I bought my first professional grade camera and started to seriously study the "Art" of photography. Since then I have acquired some of the best cameras money can buy, learned a lot, taken many hundreds of portrait's, photographed dozens of weddings and thousands of landscapes. I have been teaching and mentoring photography since 2020.

What's included in the price?

A full day’s tuition from our acclaimed photography teacher, Martin Bennett. You’ll take home a good understanding of how to considerably improve your photography. Light refreshments will be provided throughout the day. You will need to bring your own cameras and lenses (please note, not a smart phone) and a packed lunch. You’ll also need to bring a method for processing your images too (laptop, iPad).