Explore Your Digital Camera

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Another great Beginners Photography Course today. Our Beginners are eager to explore their digital cameras and learn photography on location in Central London.  Today our students put theory into practice and here we see them get great shots of reflections, textures and surfaces while learning about depth of field.  We specialise in small friendly groups and today’s class loved working … Read More

Photographing Trafalgar Square at Christmas

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We are excited about Christmas and know that it has arrived when we are photographing in Trafalgar Square. Here the Norwegian Christmas tree dominates Trafalgar Square and even makes the Landseer Lions look tiny!  To photograph this subject we teach our students about backlighting.  If we take the shot on an average exposure the tree and the rest of the … Read More

Trafalgar Square Pigeons

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During our London Photography Tours we are always on the look out for unusual events which lead to creating a unique and distinctive image.  This week’s photography tour was no exception to this and we found a Trafalgar Square pigeon taking a cooling break in the fountains.  He is definitely enjoying a cooling spray in our lovely London sunshine.  We … Read More

Discover Quirky London

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We love London and discovering quirky sides streets to add interest and diversity to our popular London Photography Tours. We love a bit of fun during our tours and exploring the quirky side of London gives us just that! While having fun we are also learning and exploring our cameras so that a tricky shot like the one above is … Read More

Great Start to the New Year

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First course of the year was our Photography Course for Beginners. We got off to a great start. The course attendees arrived on time eager to learn their new cameras. Perfect! Our first course of the year comprised of a small group of 3 learning how to use their digital cameras and improve photography skills. We specialise in small groups … Read More

New! Beginners Photography Gift Certificate

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Introducing our latest addition to our range of photography gift certificates.  This photography gift is for beginner photographers who want to learn how to use their digital cameras. The gift certificate is open date and is valid for a year.  The recipient can pick a date to suit from our schedule.  You can also add a short message and personalise the … Read More

13 Wonderful Christmas Gift Ideas for Photographers

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What about a gift that’s valid for a year, provides new experiences and is empowering and enjoyable!  This year purchase a Photography Course Gift Voucher and give the Gift of Learning .This is the perfect Christmas Gift idea for the photographer in your life.  Photography learning experiences are empowering Christmas gifts and help your best photographer develop their photography skills … Read More

Beginners Photography Course, Saturday 19th September

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We are getting ready for our Beginners Photography Course on Saturday 19th September. We love the advance preparation to ensure our Beginners get the most out of the course. Our Beginners Photography Course will get you away from using Auto and Scene Modes right away. You work through a series of short assignments personally devised by our principal photographer, Lou … Read More

South Bank Food Fare

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This week’s South Bank Photography Tour was great.  Our small group of tour attendees turned up on time and kept no-one waiting.  We like it when everything runs on time!  Taking in the warmth of the day we double check that everyone has a bottle of water in their kit bags.  Water is an essential piece of kit during a … Read More

Small Group Photography Tuition

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Today’s Beginners Photography Course is going really well.  Course attendees are all on time eagerly anticipating the start of today’s small group course.  Camera batteries are fully charged and memory cards are large enough to handle the extra photos taken during one of our photography courses.  Our small group had 6 course participants attending – Emily who cannot be seen … Read More