Brilliant Course! Initial tuition on understanding the camera made a complex subject very simple. I now understand my camera rather than being frustrated by it. Thank you. Andrew Burgess.
After four years of owning a digital camera I’ve learned more in one day than I had in the previous four years put together. At last I understand what I’m doing and I look forward to taking much better photographs.
Excellent Course & well worth the trip up from London. Dr Nick Cheese.
Get your camera off of Full Auto and learn how to take stunning photographs in just one day on our inspiring Beginners Photography Course in rural Leicestershire.
Many photographers tend to use their expensive Digital SLR or Bridge camera on the Fully Auto Setting and are disappointed by the average results this achieves. Our jargon free Beginners Photography Course will show you how to take stunning pictures in the shortest possible time and with the least amount of fuss and effort. The course also includes a free cheat sheet to help you remember the techniques easily.
After the course you can join our exclusive Facebook Group and attend any of our other 20 plus level two courses covering a huge range of skills.
Our courses have a maximum of 6 students and take place between 9.30am-5pm in the picturesque village of Smeeton Westerby in rural South Leicestershire. We are 10 miles from Leicester and 6 miles from Mkt Harborough.
This course is suitable for Digital SLR, Mirrorless EVF and Bridge or Compact type cameras with the PASM or Av and Tv dial. If you are not sure which camera you have see here
Next group Beginners Courses
- Sat 11th May – Full
- Sat 15th June – Full
- Sat 6th July – Full
- Sat 20th July 2024 – Full
- Sat 10th August – Full
- Sat 31st August 2024 – Full
- Thur 12th September – Full
- Sat 5th October 2024 – Full
- Sat 26th October 2024 – Full
- Sat 9th November 2024 – Spaces
- Need a course sooner – Click for 121 or 221 Private Tuition
Please note that the minimum age for a group course is 16 with parental consent. Please see our FAQ page for details.
These are active courses with the practical sessions taking part outdoors so they may not be suitable for wheelchair or users with mobility issues.
Please see our FAQ page for details.
- Beginners Photography Group Course £150
- Group Course with Camera Hire £175
- Photography Course Gift Vouchers
- 121 Private Photography Tuition £350
- 221 Private Tuition £250 Per Person
- Beginners Refresher for previous attendees £100
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Our One Day Camera Courses will explain, in simple terms, when to use all the other settings and we’ll show you how to take amazing pictures you will be proud to hang on your wall.
During the Beginners Photography Course you will learn:
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- How to get off the Fully Auto snapshot setting
- When to use the Auto, P, S, TV,A, AV or Manual settings
- How to get the pictures you visualize.
- How to get everything in all your picture sharp
- How to deliberately get a blurry background
- How to get the correct exposure in difficult lighting
- How to take photo in low light or at night without flash
- All about ISO and which setting to use in which lighting
- Which camera kit to buy and how to save money
- The difference between image size and image quality
- The different White Balance settings
- The Motor Drive and Self Timer
- How to use the flash settings
- How to avoid out of focus or blurry pictures
- How to hold your camera and avoid camera shake
- An explanation of how different lenses work
- Composition & the correct use of the zoom lens
- How to use the very special universal zoom
- Photo-editing – improve, crop or resize
- All courses also include a free step by step pocket guide to action, landscape & portrait photography
Thank you for booking a Digital Photography Course
Thank you for booking a Digital Photography Course. I’m really looking forward to helping you to understand your camera and take even better photographs.
Please arrive for registration and refreshments between 9.30am and 9.45am.The course starts at 10am prompt and runs through until about 5pm.
There are a few things you can do before the course to ensure your experience runs smoothly
- We do have limited parking for six cars so if you have the choice of a smaller car it really is helpful and less of a squeeze.
- Please ensure you have fully charged batteries as we will be using your cameras a lot and someone’s battery nearly always runs out.
- Please arrive with an empty memory card
- Please bring a packed lunch as there will not be any time to visit the shops.
- Bring warm clothes and a change of shoes as the practical sessions do take place outside.
- Our address is 25 Westerby Lane, Smeeton Westerby, Leicestershire. LE8 0RA. Tel 0116 279 6906
- You can find a map and directions here – https://digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/contact-us/
- If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us or visit the FAQ’s page at https://digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/faqs/
- If you need nearby accommodation please see here – https://digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/accommodation
- Full T&Cs including our Cancellation Policy see here – https://digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/terms-conditions/
Cheers
Glen
Beginners Course With Camera Hire
The aim of these courses is to teach you how to use your own Digital SLR, Mirrorless or Bridge camera. We appreciate that some students may not have a Digital SLR, or want to upgrade from a bridge camera, so we can loan you a Nikon with 18-270mm zoom lens for the course. This combination costs about £600 so there is a small charge of £25 to hire it for the course.
We only keep one spare camera and lens so please contact us first to ensure it’s available then choose the £175 Course & Camera Hire option at checkout.
Is this better than an 8 week college photography course?
Easily-Yes! Ask yourself “How many good pictures are you going to take in a classroom at night in the dark on a college course?”
“A wonderful photography course with excellent one to one tuition to help me pursue my personnel aims of moving subjects and focusing on difficult objects like flowers and getting the background blurry.
I feel much more confident using a wide variety of settings on my camera and I’m very pleased with my pictures. Thank you!” K.C
Testimonials
I’m delighted to have attended this course which met all my objectives and even added some things I had never considered. I thoroughly recommend this as both accessible and enjoyable.
This course was excellent and I learnt an enormous amount. I now feel really confident and cannot wait to go out with my camera and really enjoy it. No more auto settings for me. Jonathan Clarke.
I love the way Glen gives clear, easily understood guidelines. I feel ready to go out equipped with more knowledge on how to use the camera more effectively plus I will never use Full Auto ever again. Jan Knox.
Glen made the subject easy to understand and I started to feel more confident with the camera immediately. Now to start taking good photos. Dave Bason
Excellent introduction and clearly explained. Good balance of theory and practical. The sensible sized group allowed for individual attention for all the participants questions in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Very Good. Gordon Warren.
Fantastic day. Lots of useful information presented in an easily understood way. Not only did I learn how to use my camera but also take great pictures. Lesya Sturman.
Glen’s beginners course was absolutely at the right pace, extremely informative, very clear and made simple for the novice. I feel so much more confident and comfortable experimenting with my camera and look forward to the next course. Wendy Robbins
Glen’s informal and simple way of explaining things was very refreshing. I really did learn a lot and this course has improved my photography already. Highly recommended. Neil Mascall.
Made to feel welcome and comfortable. Very informative at a good speed to learn and retain the information. I will definitely be back for more courses. Thank you. Carrie Short
Excellent course. Nothing is too much trouble for Glen to explain. Lesley Tailby
Fantastic course. Glen was extremely knowledgeable and delivered everything amazingly well. Very friendly atmosphere and setting. Dean Kendall.
Very good and I now understand how I was using my lenses incorrectly. Nick Ford.
After four years of owning a digital camera I’ve learned more in one day than I had in the previous four years put together. At last I understand what I’m doing and I look forward to taking much better photographs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the best photography course for beginners?
The best photographer course for a beginner would be our Beginners Photography Course. This course would suit for someone who wants to get their camera off the full auto settings or intermediate photographers who want to learn how to take better pictures in just one day.
What’s the difference between a DSLR and Bridge Camera?
A Digital SLR (DSLR) uses a mirror and a prism to show an optical image in the viewfinder. Imagine a periscope. Lenses can be changed to suit different subjects like macro, portraits or landscape photography. A bridge camera, sometimes called a hybrid camera, does not have a mirror or prism so the image in the viewfinder is not an optical image. Like an Electronic Viewfinder camera the image in the viewfinder is displayed on a mini TV screen or on the back LCD display. Bridge cameras do not have interchangeable lessons and they usually have smaller sensors than DSLRs or Mirrorless EVF cameras.