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SMARTPHONE? SMART-PHOTOGRAPHY! Learn how to take stunning photos with your Smartphone £35 for 1 1/2 Hours of Teaching

Now that you have an amazing image-recording device in your pocket, at your disposal the whole time, why not get the most out of it! Conventional compact cameras are on the way out and sales are declining steadily now that the main mobile phone manufacturers have realised the potential of improving the camera feature on your smartphone. Whether you have an iPhone (5, 6, 7, X or the new 11), a Samsung, Huawei or Xiaomi, the ‘camera’ part of the device is much improved on all its earlier models. You may be able to set ‘exposure’, you may have zoom capability to match your SLR, but the most important aspect of photography on ANY device is getting creative. Composition, viewpoint, storytelling are all important aspects of Photography that instruction manuals don’t teach you.
Then once you’ve taken your image now what? We’ll also cover getting the best out of apps like Instagram (and the pitfalls of ‘photo sharing!’

THE ULTIMATE LIGHTROOM A-Z COURSE

Go from 'novice' to 'advanced' user in just 2 weeks flat!

A Comprehensive 10-Lesson Training Course Live With Zoom.

£199 for 10 Hours of Teaching

A 10 Lesson Course including 1 Live lesson every day (1 hour each), Monday - Friday, for 2 weeks. Can't make every day? The courses will be available to download after the lesson for you to watch afterwards.

This photography course has the advantage of learning with a Live tutor who not only instructs, but is also available to answer questions and interact with the group as they would in a real workshop. Low cost with maximum flexibility. A clear & focused approach starts with the basics and gets you to an advanced level of proficiency IN JUST 2 WEEKS!!

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Each lesson starts with a Q&A covering questions from the last lesson, and ends with a Q&A covering any questions about the material just covered.
There will be plenty of opportunities to discuss topics and ask questions throughout the course - that's the benefit of having Live courses instead of a boiler-plate downloadable course that you can just get free online!

Subjects you will cover include...
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Adobe Lightroom CC and Classic, Setting up your Library, Importing photos and Library Module management, Workflow
Lesson 2 - Developing your photos - examines how to optimize your photos and speed your processing up with Presets, Exporting your photos for use.
Lesson 3 - Print Module
Lesson 4 - The Book Module; How to create stunning books, using the Blurb Partnership for effortless printing. Exporting for other 3rd Party Book Suppliers.
Lesson 5 - The Web Module - Creating Web Pages Directly from Lightroom.
Lesson 6- Presets (creating and importing), Workflow automation for Import, Export, and Developing
Lesson 7- Advanced developing techniques, Snapshots, batch Processing, Syncing, Black & White.
Lesson 8 - Integrating Lightroom CC with Lightroom Classic
Lesson 9 - Advanced Options in Catalog Settings and Preferences including personalizing the LR interface to your name or brand
Lesson 10 - Advanced Black & White, exporting into Photo-shot, & Using 3rd party extensions and plugins.

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2-Hour LIGHTROOM OVERVIEW Face-to-Face & Live with Zoom - £55 for 2 Hours teaching

This 2-hour Live lesson is designed to give you an overview of Adobe Lightroom, give you some tips as to how to go about setting up your library, and provide a good overview of the main "Library" and "Develop" Modules of this powerful program.

This lesson is delivered with Zoom and its great screen-sharing capabilities meaning you get to see the tutor's work and demonstrations within the program itself live, with the huge benefit of being able to ask questions all along the way! The advantage of learning in small groups (max 5 people) with a Live tutor who not only instructs but who is also available to answer questions and interact with the small group as they would in a real workshop. Low cost with maximum flexibility. A clear & focused approach that will kick start your Lightroom setup and prevent you from making any initial mistakes.

Details of what your tutor will cover include...
-Introduction to Adobe Lightroom CC and Classic,
-Setting up your Library,
-How to import your photos
-Library Module Management,
-Lightroom Workflow Fundamentals
-Developing your photos - examines how to optimize your photos and speed your processing up with Presets,
-Exporting your photos for use.
A brief overview of the Print, book and web module with reference also to Lightrooms scalability and workflow automation potential, but without digging into any mind-boggling detail!

An effective, interactive and fun way to get an overview of Adobe Lightroom in 2 hours! If you are confident with other post-processing software and just want a friendly overview before digging into a new program, this is the lesson for you.

LEARN TO CREATE STUNNING PHOTOBOOKS

Go from 'novice' to 'advanced' user in just 2 weeks flat!

A Virtual Workshop Live With Zoom.

£49 for 1 1/2 Hours of Teaching

So, you have an endless collection of great images, now what?? Creating a book puts your memories into print. Whether it is a single event (wedding, 30th birthday, new baby) or a montage of images from a period of time (‘How we survived the 2020 Lockdown!!), creating photobooks is fun and gets those images off your phone and out into the world!

There are a number of different platforms out there, we’ll talk you through the best ones and how to produce them with or without accompanying text. They don’t have to be expensive publications, just simple and effective softback or hardback books to keep forever - and you can make money by selling them online!

Subjects you will cover include...

- Choosing the right Software
- Sizes and Book Formats
- Layout & Design Guidelines
- Automating the design process
- Do's and Don't of Page Design
- Sizing your images correctly
- How to Sell your books online

5 DAY BASICS ONLINE PHOTO COURSE - £99 for 5 Hours of Teaching

5 Day Course - a 1 hour lesson on 5 consecutive days at the same time of day.

Usually starting on the Monday, running every day until Friday. Appropriate for all DSLR owners who are familiar with the basic functions of their camera, (following one of our Live Video Tutorial for example) but who require basic knowledge of the fundamentals of photography, including exposure and composition.

This photography course has the advantage of learning in small groups at low cost, with maximum flexibility. A clear & focused approach starts with the basics and gets you to a good level of proficiency.

Subject you will cover include...
Lesson 1 - (Monday) Composition & Creating Impact
Lesson 2 - (Tuesday) The Basics of Exposure
Lesson 3 - (Wednesday) Mastering Depth Of Field &  Mastering Semi-Automatic Modes
Lesson 4 - (Thursday) Making Sense of Digital
Lesson 5 - (Friday) Black & White Photography with Digital

MASTERING SLOW-SHUTTER PHOTOGRAPHY - £49 for 1 1/2 Hours of Teaching

The great thing about photography is you can capture things that are not visible to the naked eye. With your camera in ‘Auto’ it will NEVER select ‘slow shutter speeds’ as it always imagines you are holding the camera and therefore doesn’t want to produce blurred images caused by ‘camera-shake’. Getting your camera off ‘AUTO’ and onto Manual or Shutter Speed priority puts the power back in YOUR hands.

Slow shutter speeds can make water look like mist, create impact with movement in your Sports photography, as well as making dramatic star-trail shots taken over several hours! So take control of your images and master the use of slow shutter speeds to creative effect!