Photography courses based in Whitehaven, Cumbria
Our courses running in 2010;
- Digital Photography for beginners, starting September 20th 2010. Enrolment taking place now, please contact us to book or just turn up on the night! (contact us for the info).
- Digital Photography for the serious amateur, starting after the beginners course, date to be confirmed.
- Bespoke speciallist courses, We offer specialist courses when available. Examples being a trip to a waterfall in the western lake district or a studio lighting taster featuring professional lighting equipment and a professional model.
We are also able to take small groups on ad-hoc trips so please contact us with enquiries.
-UPDATE- We are running open evenings on 2nd and the 7th September (6pm both days) where you can come along and discuss courses face to face with the tutor. As with the courses the open days are held at the Whitehaven School. You’ll get some good info if you can make one of these dates!
- Which is best for me between the Beginners and Serious Amateur courses?
The Digital Photography for Beginners course is aimed towards those just starting out with their D-SLR or wanting to know more about the flexibility your camera gives you. We cover the relationships between the lens aperture, shutter speed and other camera settings and we test these in a real-world environment and see the difference that these settings make and how you can use them to your advantage. We cover subjects including Panoramics, Landscapes & Low light.
- A total of 10 sessions over 5 weeks (5x class and 5x field trips)
- Starting later in 2010 (runs on Mondays 6-9pm)
- Full price; £60. Concessions of 20%-70% available.
The Digital Photography for Serious Amateurs course is aimed towards those who may know a little about their camera already and we show you some greater possibilities; we go deeper into some more advanced techniques including HDR and Multiplicity with more use of software such as use of layers in Photoshop.
- A total of 12 sessions over 7 weeks (7x class and 5x field trips)
- Starting later in 2010 (runs on Mondays 6-9pm)
- Full price; £85. Concessions of 20%-70% available.
More about the courses;
The courses are professionally run and we’re delighted here at Photography NorthWest to be writing and presenting the courses on behalf of the Whitehaven Adult Education Centre.
Both courses are aimed at people with a Digital SLR camera (though we have had people happily complete the beginners course with other cameras). We show you how to make your own decisions and give you the control to take the photograph that you want instead of leaving decisions entirely down to your camera.
If you’d like to learn more about digital photography and meet some friendly faces then the courses will be for you! We have sessions in the comfortable classroom at the Whitehaven School and also put our learned methods into practice by venturing out and shooting as a group. You get plenty of support and helpful tips along the way and individual help can be happily given.
“I did both of the courses, all in all a very enjoyable 12 weeks!”
S.Waldron
“I enjoyed it from start to finish. The course was delivered in a very friendly relaxed and easy manner. I will recommend this course to anyone who wants to progress their photography skills.”
M.Regan
“The course was very informative and adaptable to topics we were interested in. Also the field trips were fun and gave us the opportunity to put the learned skills to practice.”
R.Powe
“I learned a lot in an easy-going atmosphere and met a group of really nice people with a common interest.”
P.Mauger
“Using my digital SLR more to its potential compared to before the course.”
I.Rhodes
“I wanted to feel more confident using my camera and now I do!”
M.Lancaster
“I have a much better knowledge of what the camera features do and now have the confidence to try them out.”
P.McKenzie
“Excellent course and extremely informative. Field trips provided practical examples of course content.”
G.Rhodes
“Very god course, would recommend!”
P.McCurrie
I’d be delighted to talk about these courses and answer questions, you can contact me to do so.
If you’d like to book a place, please contact the centre directly;
- Telephone; 01946-595476 (please note this is a new number)
- Email; Click to email
- Website; Click to visit
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