Photography Course London Street Photography Summer School

Photography Course London offers Digital SLR camera courses and Summer Schools in Shoreditch, East Central London, N1 7NG.

Suitable for all levels of photographer from complete beginner to advanced, this course aims to introduce the practice of Street Photography.

On day 1, in the classroom the group will talk about optimum camera set ups, how to interact with subjects and legal rights. Participants will look at the work of the masters of street photography and discuss how they got their shots and what lead them to such brilliant subjects. Also covered is looking at how street photographers have reflected their times and reinvigorated its limits so that each participant can too.

More than any other approach street photography allows the opportunity to develop the eye so there will be a substantial practical session followed by a critique of work produced and suggestions for how to keep progressing and improving and ways to iron out problems experienced.

On day 2, emphasis is on finding a signature style that you can put your stamp on and be proud to share with the world! Building on what you learnt on, today will focus on shooting an assignment.

In the classroom, participants will receive in-depth advice on camera settings such as zone focusing, an introduction to Lightroom for editing, options for gaining recognition and self publishing.

Outdoors, participant will be working on a theme, rather than single images in order to create a more coherent body of work. Focus will also be on improving your street photography through different viewpoints, lighting, and selecting backgrounds.

Day 3 will focus on what to do with your images once you have shot them. How to edit down your images to produce a consistent body of work that reflects your signature style.

You will also look at your editing options in Adobe Lightroom. How to effectively enhance your colours or convert your images to black and white.

Whether you're looking to develop your knowledge and skills, or are keen to discover creative ways to respond to photographic briefs, this is a ideal course.