Photographic Workshops - Short Courses in Central London
Our small group photography workshops range from beginners to advanced courses. We also run these workshops and others as private workshops with 1:1 tuition for individuals or for groups - see our below for details of our range of workshops:
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How to Use Your Digital Camera- £90 Scheduled (or Private Workshop)

This is a one-day Central London outdoor course to put you in creative control of the many features and settings of your camera - it is ideal for those who want to get away from auto and scene modes.
In this photography course you practice exposure compensation, ISO/white balance settings, creative aperture and shutter speeds, metering, fill in flash and understanding histograms etc, etc. We use varied indoor and outdoor locations for maximum use of camera functions and settings.
This photography workshop is suitable for most types of digital cameras, from SLR to advanced compact, bridge and compact system cameras.
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This is an intensive course teaching you how to use your camera to its full potential quickly. Limited to 6 participants. Saturday 10.30 am - 2.30 pm.
More about this Photography Course
This Scheduled workshop can also be taken as a Private Workshop on other days as well. The private workshop dates can be chosen from our calendar which appears once you have clicked for details of a private workshop on our schedule pages.
to book this Photography Workshop or to browse our schedule please click here
Street Photography - Outdoor Workshop - £90 with Lou Smith
Special Course Fee Sat 15th June £80 Book Now

Learn essential street photography skills with ongoing review of images as the workshop progresses through street scenes packed with activity.
Learn how to anticipate the moment in which to capture the candid, the poignant or the fantastic.
Explore a variety of creative techniques for memorable and unique street photography.
This is a Central London outdoor workshop. Limited to 6 participants.
Saturday or Sunday 10.30 am - 2.30 pm.
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This Scheduled workshop can also be taken as a Private Workshop on other days as well. The private workshop dates can be chosen from our calendar which appears once you have clicked for details of a private workshop on our schedule pages.
to book this Photography Workshop or to browse our schedule please click here
Creative Seeing London Photography Workshop - £90 with Lou Smith
Learn the Beauty of Creative Seeing using a series of assignments designed to help you see creatively and capture unique interpretations of a scene.
Instead of passing through a location snapping and recording, you will be involved totally in its visual interpretation and looking for the less obvious in your viewfinder.
Discover the world of colour, shapes and texture in dynamic Central London locations. |
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This is an outdoor workshop using visually dynamic Central London outdoor and indoor locations. Limited to 6 participants.
Saturday or Sunday 10.30 am - 2.30 pm
more about this photography course ....
This Scheduled workshop can also be taken as a Private Workshop on other days as well. The private workshop dates can be chosen from our calendar which appears once you have clicked for details of a private workshop on our schedule pages.
to book this Photography Workshop or to browse our schedule please click here
Portrait Photography Courses in London - Portrait Workshop £90

This is a unique portrait photography workshop, working outdoors, using natural light and outdoor settings and locations. With expert tuition from Lou Smith you learn the fundamentals of composing and positioning subjects in relationship to the location and backdrops.
- compose a portrait
- use natural lighting
- use reflectors to direct light
- use fill-in flash to illuminate a subject without losing detail
- pose the subject
- use depth of field photography creatively
- explore focus points/split focus
- use outdoor backdrops
You work in groups using each other as models.
Sunday 10.30 am - 2.30 pm (Limited to 6 places)
This Scheduled workshop can also be taken as a Private Workshop on other days as well. The private workshop dates can be chosen from our calendar which appears once you have clicked for details of a private workshop on our schedule pages. The private workshop requires a minimum of 2 people.
to book this Photography Workshop or to browse our schedule please click here
Finding the Photographer Within - Masterclass £149 with Lou Smith

This is an exceptional course which enables you to make creative judgements about how to see and use available light. You explore composition, colour, surface and texture, exposure and point of focus in your images. This course is delivered in modules.
- Introduction to Full Manual Mode (M on the exposure dial)
- Creative Photography Module
- Travel Photography Module
- Street Photography Module
Using full manual settings on your camera, you explore shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation and manual focus. You learn how to use manual exposure to achieve creative and correct exposures. This is a Masterclass which empowers you to discover the photographer within. This outdoor workshop will take your photography to the next level of creative decision making.
This short photography course is suitable for cameras which have full manual settings and for intermediate to advanced photographers who are comfortable with their camera's settings.
Limited to 6 participants. Saturday or Sunday, 10.30 am. - 3.30 pm.
Now Booking for Saturday 29th June 2013
This Scheduled workshop can also be taken as a Private Workshop on other days as well. The private workshop dates can be chosen from our calendar which appears once you have clicked for details of a private workshop on our schedule pages.
to book this Photography Workshop or to browse our schedule please click here
Compact Camera Workshop - £90

Realise the potential in your compact and be amazed by your results
- Would you like to learn to take better photos?
- Do you wonder why other people's photos look better than yours?
If you answer 'yes' to any of the above questions then our Compact Photography Workshop is for you. Learn how to use your Compact Camera creatively and be in control of its functions and settings.
Photography Course content includes,
- composition, scene modes, buttons, functions
- light and how it affects your photos, correct exposure,
- macro and close up photography, depth of field,
- ISO sensitivity, white balance,
- colour attributes, zoom selection
- the creative opportunities your camera offers which make your photography unique
We use a mixture of indoor and outdoor photography locations in Central London for maximum use of camera functions and settings.
This workshop is suitable for those who want to improve their photography skills, composition and/or preparing for holidays and travel.
Limited to 6 participants.
Saturday or Sunday, 10.30 am– 2.30 pm.
This Scheduled workshop can also be taken as a Private Workshop on other days as well. The private workshop dates can be chosen from our calendar which appears once you have clicked for details of a private workshop on our schedule pages.
to book this Photography Workshop or to browse our schedule please click here
Intro to Manual Mode Photography
Step away from using auto or semi-automatic exposures - learn to use full Manual properly.

This photography course explores full manual mode. Learn how to use Manual in a controlled way and understand how to achieve better exposures. This is a structured course and short projects are set to demonstrate manual settings.
Suitable for digital cameras which have full manual control - M setting on the exposure/shooting mode dial.
This photography course is suitable for photographers who are comfortable with their camera settings and already have a good working knowledge of Aperture priority and Shutter speed priority settings.
4 hour course - Private only
to book this Photography Workshop or to browse our schedule please click here
Our Central London workshops can be taken as individual classes or combined as photography courses. We will give you the expert tuition required to advance as a competent photographer.
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