The Art of Everyday Photography ecourse
The Art of Everyday Photography – Take your photography to the next level.
Course Registration is open. We will start our next class Monday 30th March 2020, we would love to see you there.
The course costs £85
(Please uncheck the "deliver to my billing address"box on the payment page on Paypal to avoid the default £2.95 postage charge)
I love taking photographs everyday. I always have a camera with me (even if it is ‘only’ my phone) wherever I go, and I am sure many of you are exactly the same.
Perhaps you have a camera, but don’t quite know how to get the best from it, or maybe you want to document your everyday life with your camera phone. There are so many reasons to fall in love with photography, and I hope this course will help you achieve a little bit of magic everyday with your camera.
I mainly shoot digital pictures using one of four cameras (my Nikon D90, Fujifilm X100, Fujifilm XE-1 and Fujifilm X30), but I have recently completely fallen in love with film photography and have started to collect older film cameras too. It’s becoming tricky to resist buying little gems at car boot sales and I’ve devoted a whole year to shooting film on my personal blog.
I also use my phone camera, and upload pictures super easily to social media via Instagram (I’ll cover apps and things in more depth in Week 5)
The course week by week:
So now I have introduced you to the cameras I will be using throughout this course, let’s look at what you can expect from the next 5 weeks together.
In Week 1 I want to introduce you to some compositional elements of a photograph. There are certain ‘rules’ which tend to make an engaging image – but remember that rules are there to be broken occasionally! These will include lessons on The Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines and Positive and Negative Space.
Week 2 I will talk about perspective and colour. Colour, textures and patterns can play a big part in photography and a tiny bit of colour theory could help you to understand this. I also want you to think about perspective – this can help you to narrate your photography and tell the story that you want to.
In Week 3 I will touch on the lighting of a photograph. How do different times of the day affect your photography? What about taking photographs indoors? We will also look at how the light can affect the mood or feel of an image.
Week 4 telling your stories in photography. You might find that you would like to share your photography online – perhaps on a blog or via social media platforms – and it is useful to be able to tell a story through your photographs. We will look at different types of shots which can help you to do this and also ways of presenting images together to tell a story.
In the final week I’d like to share some editing tips with you. Don’t panic – this is not as scary as it seems! Editing can be as simple as an Instagram filter, or as in depth as computer editing software such as Photoshop. This week is not meant to be a technical one, more an overview of what you could achieve if you choose to edit your photographs.
During our five weeks together, I will send out emails each day Monday to Friday.
Monday will introduce the topic of the week to you, Tuesday and Wednesday will be more in depth lessons so you can get to grips with different elements of your photography. On Thursdays I will share a slideshow of images with you so you can get a real sense of the topic of the week, and I will send you some creative exercises for the weekend on a Friday.
I will also set up a private Facebook group so you can all get to know each other and share some of your wonderful images with the class.
I’m so excited to be able to go on this photographic adventure with you. I hope you are all packed and ready for the off. Let’s begin!
Course Registration is open. We will start our next class Monday 30th March 2020, we would love to see you there.
The course costs £85
(Please uncheck the "deliver to my billing address"box on the payment page on Paypal to avoid the default £2.95 postage charge)
FAQs
What do I need to take this course?
You will need access to a computer and the internet in order to get the daily emails and to join the (optional) Facebook group.
You will also need a camera!
What Camera can I use?
You can use any camera that you have and enjoy using. A camera on your phone, a point and shoot digital compact, a bigger Digital SLR or even film cameras if you want to. The ‘rules’ of photography can be applied to any of the wonderful cameras you own.
Do I need to be online at a certain time?
No, I will email you the course material Mondays to Fridays so you can work through the course at your own pace. It is useful to work through the emails in the order they come to you as the weeks do build on from each other.
Do I have to join the Facebook group?
Not unless you wish to do so – it is completely up to you! The group is a great place to share your photographs, get some feedback and connect with the other people in the class, so if you choose to join it should be a lot of fun!
What will I get at the end of the course?
At the end of our five weeks together, I will send you a PDF e-book of the entire course so you can have access to the course material at anytime you like.
Do I need a Paypal account to pay?
You can checkout using the Paypal button without having a Paypal account, simply use your credit or debit card when prompted. Paypal will also convert the course fee into your chosen currency if you are not paying in Sterling. Please make sure that you provide the email address that you would like me to send the course emails to so you don’t miss anything.
If you have any further questions just get in touch with me saltmarshandsamphire@gmail.com
Emma
Course Registration is open. We will start our next class Monday 30th March 2020, we would love to see you there.
The course costs £85
(Please uncheck the "deliver to my billing address"box on the payment page on Paypal to avoid the default £2.95 postage charge)
