Beginners Workshop Programme

For the second year, we are been running a series of monthly workshops on photography for members of the club, there is a small additional fee of £5 per workshop to cover the additional hall hire costs.

The workshops focus on beginners using digital compact cameras, but are also relevant to members with SLR cameras.

We try to have small, interactive meetings, where new members can ask questions and contribute to the discussion without feeling embarrassed.  There are practical exercises which are reviewed the following month.  Notes are distributed after each workshop.

October 14th - Understanding your Camera better
November 11th - Controlling Exposure
December 9th - An Introduction to Composition
January 13th - Basic Digital Processing (using Photoshop Elements)
February 10th - Selecting and Preparing Pictures for Competitions
March 9th - Critique evening

The workshops normally take place on the second Friday of every month from October to June. The programme began with a series of ‘Basics’ Workshops, intended to develop fundamental understanding which we can build upon later.  These ‘Basics’ workshops are likely to be repeated next season for those who missed them:

Understanding your Camera better

Controlling Exposure

An Introduction to Composition

Basic Digital Processing (using Photoshop Elements)

Selecting and Preparing Pictures for Competitions

In the second half of the year, we will look at some more advanced topics; details of this part of the programme will depend on the interests of attendees.

Possible subjects include: Using Flash, People and Portraits, Low Light, Close-Up, Landscapes, Action, Raw Images, Digital Manipulation, Colour Reproduction.

For more information please contact Jon Evans.