Have you got a camera that's sitting on a shelf somewhere gathering dust?  Is your camera stuck on AUTO but you want to get more out of it and learn to shoot in MANUAL Mode? Does your website or your social media stream desperately need updating with quality visual content?  Does your budget mean that you can't hire a professional to provide you with the photographic images you want?  If any of this sounds familiar to you or your organisation, join my Beginners Photography Workshop or book a Personal Photography Workshop and learn to do it yourself.

Call +44 (0)7796 884 373 or email steve@stevefranck.com

 
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Photography Tuition Details

Photography tuition and workshops will provide you with the understanding of how your camera works and the confidence to use it creatively.  While this is aimed at DSLR users, personal tuition and group workshops will also be suitable for owners of Bridge cameras, and can even include tips for smartphones and tablets.

Photography Tuition for all levels from Beginners to Advanced

Personal photography tuition sessions are built around your specific requirements or interests so they are suitable for beginners, intermediate or advanced level photographers. Because each session is tailored to your needs they can cover a wide range of photography skills including:

  • Principles of Photography - how cameras work

  • How to operate your camera in Manual Mode and navigate the controls and menus

  • Principles of composition

  • Creative use of camera settings - Aperture, Shutter Speed

  • Composition

  • Use of Flash and studio lighting

  • Urban landscape and architecture

  • Long Exposure Photography

  • Understanding Light and Colour in the digital workflow

Night, Long Exposure, Food Photography, Street Photography, and Post Processing Workshops using Capture OnePro are also available as personal tuition sessions. Information on these tuition sessions can be found here.

Please note, that Night Photography Workshops are only available during GMT hours, and Long Exposure Workshops during BST hours.

1-2-1 Photography Tuition Details

Personal tuition sessions are relaxed, informal and above all fun, as they are tailored to your experience level and interests.  They normally start over a coffee while you learn how your camera works, followed by a couple of hours putting it all in to practice in a central London location.

Personal tuition will make you will feel confident in using your camera and ready to create your own stunning images.  A lot of photography tutors and school offer introductory courses introducing students to the semi-automatic modes of their cameras first and then offer follow-on courses to ‘take it to the next level’. I don’t do that. Experience has shown me that anyone can learn to take complete control of their camera in full manual mode, even as an absolute beginner. I guarantee that if you take a 1-2-1 photography tuition session with me, the next steps you’ll want to take will be to learn genuinely advanced photographic techniques like long exposure, or off camera flash and lighting because you’ll already know how to use your camera.

Personal tuition is suitable for individuals or small groups, but in order to get the most out of a session, groups are limited in size to no more than four people.  For larger groups, or for camera clubs or corporate style photography groups please contact me to discuss details.

Session Duration

Sessions last approximately three hours.

If you want more than three hours, that’s no problem, simply get in touch and arrange a session that suits your requirements. The rate for bespoke sessions is £40/hour.

Location

As personal tuition sessions are built around your needs and interests, locations can vary.  Unless specific locations are requested and depending on the nature and content of the tuition, sessions will be held either along the South Bank area of the Thames between the London Eye and Tate Modern or within the City, anywhere from Tower Hill to Brick Lane, Leadenhall Market or the area around the Royal Exchange. Other popular locations include London Bridge and Borough Market or Kings Cross and St. Pancras. 

Small group sessions are held regularly across locations mentioned above. To attend a beginners photography workshop, see the calendar for next available dates.

For more bespoke sessions such as studio lighting or food photography, I can come to your location or hire a suitable space (charged at cost).

For specific meeting points, please get in touch.

Cost

£150.00 pp

Payment must be made in full in advance.

Requirements

All workshop participants must bring a Digital SLR or bridge camera capable of shooting in full manual mode.

Capture One Tuition

I use Capture One Pro for my workflow as I find it is by far the best post processing software on the market. If you are unfamiliar with this software, a free 30 day trial can be downloaded here. I am able to provide an introduction to Capture One workshop as a personal tuition session for 1-2 people. Sessions take place either at clients' home or office or in a cafe location in central London.