Photography Workshops
Date Added: 18/03/2021
Greensand Country Landscape Partnership is offering a programme of FREE workshops
in photography to help celebrate Greensand Country.
Overview
The workshops are led by Photography expert Phil Richardson, whose work you can see
more of here https://flic.kr/s/aHsmTQ5DRK
The workshops cover topics such as iPhone and mobile phone photography, Outdoor
Photography for beginners, Creative Outdoor photography and Natural Lighting, Filters
and Long Exposure Photography. There will also be Q&A sessions, along with evening
workshops in Post Production.
You can book in for one or all sessions and we would love to see you there!
The workshops will take place over Zoom and they begin this Saturday 20th March 2021.
For more information and to book your place please visit
https://www.greensandcountry.com/experience?interestedin=whats-on
The age range for these workshops is 14+
Further Detail
Sat 20th March 2021, 0930-1030, iPhone and Phone Photography
Learn to unlock your phones creative abilities. Simple composition and lighting skills,
control exposure and focusing, with an introduction in using the iPhones photo app and
editing on Instagram.
Sat 20th March 2021, 1100-1230, Outdoor photography for Beginners
Get the best out of your camera, learning a few tips and tricks to get you
started. Understand how to get blurry backgrounds, prevent camera shake with sharp
images and create correctly exposed photos. The ISO and WB settings will be explained
and you’ll practice a few basic compositional skills.
Sat 20th March 2021, 1330-1500, Creative Outdoor photography and Natural Lighting
An exercise and presentation based workshop for enthusiasts which will cover
the equipment needed to photograph birds, deer, insects, plants, landscapes and how
best to capture old ruins and churches, heathland and forests. Learn how to get the best
from natural lighting, using cloudy conditions effectively, the position of the sun and
different times of day to help make the subject stand out.
Sat 20th March 2021 1530-1700, Filters and Long Exposure Photography
Acquire new skills using Graduated ND filters and polarisers to enhance landscape
images by darkening skies and making them more dramatic. This workshop is suitable
for photographers with some experience of using manual settings and shutter speeds.
We will be exploring ‘long exposure photography’ so you can learn to blur water in rivers,
waterfalls or even other types of movement by practising at home with a few exercise
and techniques.
Mon 22nd March 2021, Post Production, Workshop 1 7.30pm – 8.30pm
This will take the form of a question and answer workshop. Week one is aimed at
beginners to help you with basic contrast, exposure and simple colour grading using
apps for Pads, phones, the Apple Mac Photos app, instagram effects. There are few
simple apps out there to help improve your images for both the computer and pad or
phone just ask come and along and see what will work for you.
Weds 24th March 2021, Q and A eve, 7.30pm – 8.30pm
The question and answer workshop will be for levels of photographers where you can
ask about anything specific to outdoor photography. You may have been trying to
achieve a certain type of image, or wondering which kit you need, best time of day to
photograph or something unique to you, just join us with a question and learn something
new.
Sat 27th March 2021, 9.30am-10.30am, iPhone and Phone Photography
Learn to unlock your phones creative abilities. Simple composition and lighting skills,
control exposure and focusing, with an introduction in using the iPhones photo app and
editing on Instagram.
Sat 27th March 2021 1100-1230, Outdoor photography for Beginners
Get the best out of your camera, learning a few tips and tricks to get you
started. Understand how to get blurry backgrounds, prevent camera shake with sharp
images and create correctly exposed photos. The ISO and WB settings will be explained
and you’ll practice a few basic compositional skills.
Sat 27th March 2021 1330-1500, Creative Outdoor photography and Natural Lighting
An exercise and presentation based workshop for enthusiasts which will cover
the equipment needed to photograph birds, deer, insects, plants, landscapes and how
best to capture old ruins and churches, heathland and forests. Learn how to get the best
from natural lighting, using cloudy conditions effectively, the position of the sun and
different times of day to help make the subject stand out.
Sat 27th March 2021 1530-1700, Filters and Long Exposure Photography
Acquire new skills using Graduated ND filters and polarisers to enhance landscape
images by darkening skies and making them more dramatic. This workshop is suitable
for photographers with some experience of using manual settings and shutter speeds.
We will be exploring ‘long exposure photography’ so you can learn to blur water in rivers,waterfalls or even other types of movement by practising at home with a few exercise and techniques.
Mon 29th March 2021, Post Production, Workshop2 7.30pm – 8.30pm
The second workshop will be for more advanced photographers and this will cover using
Affinity, Photoshop, Lightroom or Capture One. If you have questions about using RAW
files, colour grading, masks, blending modes, cloning or which app will suit you join us.
Weds 31st March 2021, Q and A Eve 7.30pm – 8.30pm
The question and answer workshop will be for levels of photographers where you can
ask about anything specific to outdoor photography. You may have been trying to
achieve a certain type of image, or wondering which kit you need, best time of day to
photograph or something unique to you, just join us with a question and learn something
new.
If you have any questions please do contact Sally Christopher, Community Arts Officer,
at [email protected]