Abstract photography by the sea, a chance to pursue art for arts sake and photograph the world like an artist would ! This workshop will focus on colours, patterns and textures around the shoreline of Devil's Point. If you enjoy looking at shimmering reflections, the tangled forms of seaweed, or at shell encrusted rocks, this workshop may be for you. You will be encouraged to really look - to find the poetry in simple things - while avoiding visual cliche. The workshop will be located along the shore at Firestone Bay/Devil's Point. Come and refine your photographic vision in a relaxed setting by the sea!

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Become more familiar with your DSLR camera and and its manual controls. Learn something new about photographic composition, framing, and 'negative space' as you visually explore the atmospheric waterside location of Plymouth's Royal William Yard. This Grade 1 listed former naval yard will provide a grand architectural setting for students to practice their photographic skills on. There are many interesting details, perspectives and textures to capture throughout the site.

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This session will encourage you to get up close and personal with nature. We will spend time among the buzzing bees and twittering birds in Devonport Park. Workshop participants will be shown how to frame their images to maximise detail, pattern and colour. The park will be full of summer blooms. We will learn about being 'intentional' in our photography - looking deeply - as opposed to just snapping. New and intermediate photographers will gain knowledge of how aperture and focal length can be used in combination to create well-composed, vivid shots of nature. Making foreground elements stand out (while turning the background into soft, dreamy blur) will also be explained. If your creative self-expression embraces petals, buds, and blooms this session will be very much for you. Indulge your inner "horticulturist", and spend some time with your camera in summer nature !

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This workshop will equip you with the skills & confidence to undertake portrait photography outdoors. You will learn best times of day to take natural light portraits, which lenses and camera settings to use & how to pose subjects in a flattering way in order to avoid glare and harsh shadows. You will learn about neutral and textured backgrounds, and techniques involving "wide apertures". Wide aperture portrait photography is a style many professional photographers use to create soft, dreamy backgrounds or "bokeh" effects while the main subject stays sharply in focus. Locations such as the Belvedere Wedding Cake and Plymouth Citadel will be used for this session. These places offer a mix of openness & shelter: they will allow us to incorporate sun, shade, and architectural elements into portraits. This will be a fun creative class, in a great setting.

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You have it in your hands, that wonderful new DSLR camera with all of its mysterious dials & buttons. The time has come to learn to use it properly. There is a lot to learn about photography & each new phase of knowledge delivers more control to the photographer! This 3-hour session conducted at Plymouth's iconic Smeaton's Tower, Hoe foreshore & Barbican, will ease you into familiarity with your camera and will suit beginners and any intermediate photographers who feel like a refresher. In this session, we will cover creative camera basics, including composition, exposure, framing, and perspective. Above all, it will be fun! There will be lots to photograph and enjoy, as we move around and explore both landscape and architectural features of the area.

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Does this sound familiar ? You've been shooting for a while, have a solid portfolio, your lap top or tablet is full of photos you are proud of, but you are not sure what to do with it all. You might be curious about exhibiting or publishing or competitions; but you aren't quite sure how to begin. You know your work is good but need help and feedback on organization. For example on presenting a coherent set of images on a website page for potential customers or bringing together your best work for a gallery owner to assess. Or maybe you want to arrange your own 'artist run space' for a temporary exhibition, or set up a 'group show' with like-minded photographer friends. This workshop will take you deeper into some of these questions & offer ideas & solutions to the 'what next factor' on your personal photography journey. The workshop will be held in the relaxed Ocean Studios Cafe, at Royal William Yard. This is an intensive three hour workshop places are strictly limited.

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Come along for an enjoyable afternoon with your camera at Plymouth's Mount Wise, overlooking the River Tamar. The workshop will offer a fresh viewpoint on photographing the landscape. Different styles of framing and composing images will be covered. Historically, photographers learnt from painters. It was painters who first coined the words 'picturesque' and 'landscape'. The modern day 'post card' carries these notions forward. But not every landscape needs to resemble a postcard! This workshop will have you getting down low and looking up high to find new ways of seeing!

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