Photography Courses London
Our final wedding photography workshop of 2013 took place in late November. It provided another opportunity for attendees to learn from award winning wedding photographer Adam Riley. A bright, and …
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By Andrew Mason. Producing amazing images but having no one look at them is a tragedy that no one should endure. Saving you from such a devastating experience is this new thing called the internet …
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by Andrew Mason We often get asked about the differences between jpeg and raw. Why should you choose one over the other? Our very simple explanation of the difference between the two formats …
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Many photographers think about becoming a wedding photographer at one point or another. For some it becomes an extremely rewarding and potentially lucrative photographic career, either full or part …
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by Andrew Mason. Portrait photography is a fair bit more than asking your subject to say cheese and bouncing a little sunlight into your model's face. It's a set of skills that encompasses camera …
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Work with award winning wildlife, travel and landscape photographer Adriaan van Heerden on the 36exp Nature Photography Workshop at the London Wetland Centre. The Centre is a haven for wildlife right …
by Andrew Mason Last Saturday saw our Flash Photography Workshop take place in and around Borough. Amita Sethi arrived from Cyprus with a relatively new camera and a very large newly found suitcase …
Most of us don't live in a world where our subjects are perfectly made up and fed on a diet of wheatgrass and alpine mineral water to cultivate perfect skin. We do though have cameras and lenses which …
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12 reasons why a top photographer has the easiest job in the world. 1 You have endlessly interesting subjects to photograph. Once you've made it to the top, you can forget about having to think up …
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When it comes to comparing the two biggest digital SLR camera brands, Nikon and Canon, it is almost impossible to separate them in terms of camera quality. We're often asked to recommend one over the …
One of the advantages of using flash when shooting on location is that they are small and portable, yet powerful enough to light a good portrait. Being small and portable means we can take them to …
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Good portrait lighting is as much about lighting the back of your subject, or what's being it, as the front. In most cases it's obviously important that your subject is lit so that you can see who it …
While the iPhone lacks an 800mm zoom lens to capture the vertigo inducing action of the Greenpeace climbers going up the Shard today, it is more than capable of capturing the unusual site of lunchtime …
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After you buy a Nikon DSLR (this applies at least to the Nikon D600 and D800 bought from London Camera Exchange), Nikon UK sends you a list of vouchers with discounts on various accessories, e.g. Buy …
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The summer solstice brought us the longest possible day of cloud that the fabulous British weather could muster, plus a few showers, to notify us that we had reached mid-summer here in London. Models, …
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One light is good, but two are better. Here's a strobist technique for using off camera flash to create rim light. Using a second off camera flash to create a rim light is a technique which …
Our Video Course also includes Final Cut Pro Training, so in one workshop you can learn how to shoot great footage, and how to put it all together in Final Cut Pro to create outstanding video. The …
DSLRs are what you might call 'proper' cameras because you get easy access to all of their controls which makes them quick and easy to use. They also have the widest range of lenses and other …
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In certain fancy restaurants you see things on the menu such as 'Organic Rare Breed Worcester Old Spot Pig Three Ways'. On the plate you'll get that unusual pig turned into a flavoursome sausage, it's …
An image here by Adrian Gallop taken on our Creative and Street Photography Workshop. There is a lot to like about this photo. Firstly, notice the contrast in texture, colour, vibrancy and …
