Making a lasting impression
6-week Beginners Photography Course
Saturdays 10am to 12pm - 1st November to 6th December 2025
Location: Lethenty / 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 4th October, 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 session (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.
The cost of the course is £249.
Week 1 - 1st November
File Formats and Storage
Editing Software Options
Guidelines of Composition
Get your Camera off Auto
Week 3 - 15th November
What is Shutter Speed
Camera Mode - Shutter Priority
Long Exposure Techniques
Week 5 - 29th November
Bracketing
Using Flash
Posing People and Animals
Week 2 - 8th November
What is Aperture?
Camera Mode - Aperture Priority
Exposure Compensation
Histogram
Week 4 - 22nd November
Camera Mode - Manual
When to choose which lens
Different Focal Lengths and Image Compression
Week 6 - 6th December
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 will be your guide for this 6-week beginner's 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!
