Join photographer Georgina Valentine on this day workshop to learn how to use your DSLR camera.

In this workshop Georgina will teach you the fundamentals of photography, focusing on shutter speed, aperture and ISO. Through examples, demos and a mini practical, you will develop the skills to freeze or blur movement and learn to control how much of your image is in focus.

You will then explore how an understanding of light, and even tiny alterations to composition can transform your photography. Georgina will discuss the impact different lenses can have and also touch on focusing modes. After lunch, you will head out to the Abbey Grounds to put what you have learnt into practise. You will do this through a combination of themed photo challenges and freestyling. Georgina will be on hand throughout to guide you and answer your questions.

You will then return to the studio to review the photos, and finish by sharing your images and discussing what worked and what didn’t – and why. It’s the ones that don’t quite work to plan that teach us the most. You will leave this workshop with the skills to use your camera’s semi-automatic modes to affect motion and depth of field. A great stepping stone to going fully manual.

Tutor: Georgina Valentine
Date & Time: Sunday 5th October, 10:30am - 3:30pm
Venue: Scissors Studio, New Brewery Arts
Price: £85 (£0.00 VAT)

Please note that this workshop is for those aged 18 and over.

You are welcome to bring a lidded bottle of water with you but we kindly ask that you do not bring food into the studio.

Refreshments are available at our on-site café Blend until 4pm.

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Who is this workshop for?
Beginners level, you must have your own DSLR camera.

What you will need:
DSLR camera with fully charged battery and empty memory card

Camera lenses - wide angle/telephoto/macro if you have them.

Tripod, if you have one.

Charged Laptop or tablet, with power cable. You will use this to view and select images. Please bring the correct cable to transfer images form the memory card if you do not have a memory card slot in your device.

Accommodation: 
Residential option available. Find out about our accommodation, costs and how to book here.

Meet Your Tutor - Georgina Valentine

Georgina has worked as a documentary and portrait photographer for the past 25 years. Her assignments have taken her across the world for charities and international media, with her reportage imagery appearing in magazines, newspapers and exhibitions.

At the heart of Georgina’s photography is a love of capturing people for who they are, whether it’s a timeless family portrait, a memorable travel shot or a journalistic story.

Throughout Georgina’s career, she has run photography workshops for individuals, organisations, and groups including a camera club for teenagers in a Nairobi slum. She enjoys helping people build confidence in their photographic skills, and then developing their creativity to achieve frame-worthy images.

More recently, Georgina has trained as a Natural Chef and now incorporates food photography into her work – bringing a new flavour to her imagery and teaching.