Creative Photography Through Nature - Beginners - Online Course - Adult Learning - 10:00-12:00

Key details

• Date: 19 April - 10 May 2023
• Sessions: Wednesdays: 10am - 12pm
• No. sessions: 4
• Venue: Online Courses, Nottingham
• For ages: 19+
• Group size: 5 - 12
• Cost: Free

About this course

This is a 4- week blended learning course suitable for beginners. Each student will learn basic camera skills and how to use the essential camera modes, Macro, Landscape, Sports and Portrait; together with photography compositional and observational techniques to visually improve the photographs you take.  

Week 1 and 2 are online sessions; week 3 will be a field trip to Kings Mill Reservoir (NG17 4PA)  with our  highly experienced photography tutor and the final week will be classroom based, at the reservoir, look at selecting and editing your best images with a view to submitting for a Miner2Major exhibition of learner’s work.

By the end of this course you will have improved camera skills and visually improved the photographs you take by:

• Knowing when and how to use the camera modes

• Being aware of the different compositional techniques and how they are used in composing a photograph

• Being aware of the physical arrangements of objects, the effect of light and colour can have on the composition of a photograph

The knowledge gained will enable you to progress on to an intermediate photography course.

Learners should bring a camera with camera modes or a mobile phone (however this may limit you to only the photography compositional and observational techniques). An item for close up photography, an item/subject that moves and a suitable item/subject for portrait photography

Kingsmill venue is the Discovery Room, inside the cafe.  Please note parking charges apply at this site, a pay and display car park is in operation.  

This course is programmed as part of the Miner2Major Landscape Partnership scheme, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course  please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

Any questions?

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

Book your place

Visit the Inspire website for full details and booking options

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