Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance!

Join us as we break down your camera to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings affect your exposure.

We will then put your new knowledge to the test with the guidance of a professional photographer.

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Introduction to Black and White Photography. What makes a good Black and White shot?

We will look at the contrast and using textures. How does the camera see the image and how do we create Black and White images in a camera or in post-production. We will look for some good examples and set some exercises.

This is a more advanced course and assumes you understand the basics of photography and controlling your camera.

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Many people don't think about nighttime being a good time to do photography since there's a lack of light. However, armed with knowledge about your camera's settings and the properties of light, nighttime photography can be a lot of fun.

In this meetup, you'll learn about the best camera settings for nighttime photography. We'll also explore the kinds of light available to us and how to use that light to make some awesome photos. As always, there are exercises that will help you put your new knowledge to work.

It can be a lot of fun to photograph the great outdoors with scenic vistas and amazing wildlife. In this meetup, we'll review the basic camera settings, focusing on the best settings for landscapes. We'll discuss some of the techniques you can use in your landscape and wildlife photography. Then we'll put your new knowledge to work with some fun and challenging exercises.

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Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance!

Join us as we break down your camera to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings affect your exposure.

We will then put your new knowledge to the test with the guidance of a professional photographer.

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This meetup goes over some basic dos and don'ts for posing and looks at issues to do with shooting in daylight for the best results. Included are: shooting different body types, men, women and shooting with strong sunlight and shooting in shade, and designing your background (composition). On this meet,up you are encouraged to bring along family or friends as models.

You will preferably need a normal, 85mm or longer lens, or a zoom. If you have a wide-angle this can also be used as we will be also looking at environmental portraits.

This is the perfect meetup to learn how to take the perfect portraits of family and friends.

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Are you a bird watcher or a nature lover and have also been wondering how to get sharp photos consistently. This session plans to take the guess work out of it and get you on your way to capture the wildlife you love. Some of the topics covered will be, optimal settings, light direction, bird habits, equipment and operation. Come along and lets take some photos that show the natural beauty of birds.

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Architectural photography can be a great way of exploring and documenting a city, whether it's your home or on holiday. Its about capturing not only the design and accurate representation of a building, but to have the shots be aesthetically pleasing to the viewer's eye. An architectural photographer makes pictures, not takes pictures.

In this session, we will be covering how to better understand Architecture photography and we'll be looking at ways to take some impressive shots and the camera settings to use.

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In this workshop we will explain how to shoot stunning timelapses using digital cameras, we will talk about the importance of understanding manual mode and about best approaches and measures to get the most out of a timelapse. We will do the workshop in a crowded area where we can take timelapse videos of passing cars, clouds and people. The workshop will be structured as follows:
- How timelapse works.
- Essential camera settings for time-lapse (review of manual mode)
- Difference between time-lapse and hyper-lapse.
- FPS, interval settings, and time needed.
- Understanding weather and light
- Choosing the subject (cars, clouds, sun, people..)
- Hands-on: practicing shooting a timelapse.
- Quick overview of editing process.

Note: Participants need to double check if their camera is capable of shooting timelapse, and to bring a tripod.

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Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance!

Join us as we break down your camera to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings affect your exposure.

We will then put your new knowledge to the test with the guidance of a professional photographer.

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In this workshop we will dive more into camera features and functions that will help us understand different parameters and how we can use it to take better photos. This workshop is a continue for the previous workshop "Shooting in Manual Mode Part 1", we will review previous basic concepts briefly and focus on:
- Review exposure triangle and white balance.
- Lenses (mounts, brands, focal length, minimum focus distance, stabilization, prime and zoom, uses of lenses).
- Resolution and aspect ratio.
- Aperture priority and shutter priority modes and when to use it.
- Focus modes.
- Specific features and settings (interval shooting, self-timer, bracketing, metering, exposure value EV).
- Cameras capabilities in modern phones.
- Practice.

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In this workshop we will start explaining main concepts of street photography in Bury Knowle Park and then we will do some practice in London road, Headington, Oxford. We will talk about the importance of story telling in street photography and about the ethical aspect of it, we will emphasize on creativity and storytelling rather than technical use of the camera.
- Storytelling in street photography.
- Ethical considerations.
- Difference between candid and posed street photography.
- Overcoming fear and approaching subjects confidently.
- Camera, lenses and camera settings (reviewing the basics).
- Street photography subject: people, urban, architecture, motion..).
- Q&A and Practice.

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eople, cafes, vendors, street merchants, buskers, historic buildings, art installations and much more. The power of observation underpins the art of great street photography. Learning to "see" interesting detail is a practised skill and we introduce you to easy methods that will open your photographer's eye and expose you to a world that is alive with detail.

We will also go over settings, focusing techniques and lens choices common to street photography to help us capture those random chance encounters.

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Adobe lightroom is an amazing software for photographers, it helps organize, edit, batch edit and export photographs easily. We will learn the essential editing techniques and workflow.
-Understanding the Lightroom interface
- Importing photos
- Selecting and filtering options
- Basic Adjustments (exposure, colors, cropping...)
- HSL for color gradings
- Use of LUTs
- Special features (noise reduction, lens blur, lens corrections)
- Use of brush and filters
- Best export settings.
- Q&A and practice.

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We will learn in this workshop the basics of videography, we will learn:
- Importance of understanding photography.
- Essential parameters: frame rate, resolution, bit rate.
- Progressive vs interlaced video.
- Shutter speed, the 180-degree rule, and the use of ND filters.
- A roll and B roll videos.
- Introduction to camera movement.
- Introduction to audio.
- Use of natural light.
- Special shots: talking head and interviews.
- Q&A and practice.

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In this workshop we will talk about photography basics and how understanding it can help us take better photos. We will learn through practice how to use our camera in manual mode, the workshop outline is as follows:
- Camera parts
- Difference between DSLR and mirrorless cameras
- Exposure triangle (shutter speed, iso, aperture)
- White balance
- Lenses (Prime and zoom lenses)
- Picture formats (RAW & JEPG)
- Composition (rule of thirds, leading lines)
- Practice.

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Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance!

Join us as we break down your camera to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings affect your exposure.

We will then put your new knowledge to the test with the guidance of a professional photographer.

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It can be a lot of fun to photograph the great outdoors with scenic vistas and amazing wildlife. In this meetup, we'll review the basic camera settings, focusing on the best settings for landscapes. We'll discuss some of the techniques you can use in your landscape and wildlife photography. Then we'll put your new knowledge to work with some fun and challenging exercises.

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Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance!

Join us as we break down your camera to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings affect your exposure.

We will then put your new knowledge to the test with the guidance of a professional photographer.

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Unleash Your Inner Artist in Our Portrait Drawing Basics Class!

Calling all budding artists! Dive into the world of portrait drawing with us in a fun and interactive session. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to brush up on your skills, this class is perfect for you.

Discover essential techniques for capturing the essence of a face on paper. From mastering proportions to shading techniques, you'll learn everything you need to know to create stunning portraits.

Grab your basic art materials and get ready to embark on a creative journey. Let's bring those faces to life with a splash of imagination and a touch of expertise. Don't miss out - reserve your spot now and let your artistic talents shine!

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In this class, we will explore the basics of drawing and equip you with the skills needed to create beautiful and expressive artwork.

Our experienced instructor will guide you through the fundamentals of drawing, including perspective, proportion, shading, and composition.

We will also be practicing various forms of Mark Making techniques and hopefully will make an empty page less daunting to fill up.

Perfect for complete beginners.

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In this class, we will explore the basics of drawing and equip you with the skills needed to create beautiful and expressive artwork.

Our experienced instructor will guide you through the fundamentals of drawing, including perspective, proportion, shading, and composition.

We will also be practicing various forms of Mark Making techniques and hopefully will make an empty page less daunting to fill up.

Perfect for complete beginners.

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