Making a lasting impression
6-week Beginners Photography Course
Saturdays 10am to 12pm - 18th January to 22nd February 2025
Location: Lethenty, near Inverurie
Is your camera gathering dust in the cupboard, because you are unsure how to unleash its full potential? Let’s change that! Get those batteries charged, SD cards formatted, and start enjoying photography!
Come along to my 6-week beginners photography course and let me help you improve your skills, teach you new techniques and help you become a more confident photographer, so that you can go out and capture memories and moments in time!
Every Saturday, starting 18th January 2025, we will meet for a 2-hour session covering all photography basics, from lighting and composition, to the different modes that our cameras are capable of. There will be 5 theory sessions (with some practical aspects) and 1 practical sessions (where we meet at a location outdoors and practice what we’ve learnt), every week you’ll also get some homework, which we will discuss the following time we meet.
Week 1
File Formats and Storage
Editing Software Options
Guidelines of Composition
Get your Camera off Auto
Week 3
What is Shutter Speed
Camera Mode - Shutter Priority
Long Exposure Techniques
Week 5
Bracketing
Using Flash
Posing People and Animals
Week 2
What is Aperture?
Camera Mode - Aperture Priority
Exposure Compensation
Histogram
Week 4
Camera Mode - Manual
When to choose which lens
Different Focal Lengths and Image Compression
Week 6
Practical Session
Outdoors
Putting what we've learnt into practice
About me...
I’m Iska Birnie, an award-winning photographer based in Aberdeenshire, and I’m thrilled to be your guide for this 6-week beginners photography course.
In this course, I’ll share my expertise to help you master the basics of photography. I believe in creating a relaxed and enjoyable learning environment, where you can ask questions, practice, and grow your confidence behind the lens.
I’m excited to help you discover your unique photographic style and create images you’ll be proud of. Let’s get started on this creative journey together!
