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Photography workshop - learn to take stunning photographs



One-day workshops with Ros Gasson

Saturday 26th May

Saturday 16th June

Saturday 14th July

Saturday 22nd September

10-4pm

Augustine United church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL

Cost £55 per person (excludes lunch). Places are limited, so booking is essential. Please contact me for more information.

Do you struggle to create photos that you’re proud to share? Do you want to take stunning photos of a family event or holiday?  Are you looking for ways to add visual appeal to your website and marketing materials, but can’t afford to hire a photographer?

We’ll spend time in a relaxed and friendly group, learning about many aspects of taking a great photo that are nothing to do with your camera and equipment. We’ll start looking at things differently, and becoming more aware of how to compose a great shot. Come and start to learn to see the world with a photographer’s eye!

This workshop will be particularly helpful for people who haven’t had the opportunity to spend time thinking about photo composition before. It doesn’t matter what sort of camera you bring, or how little photography experience you have. As long as you can point and shoot, and are willing to have a go, we can have fun looking at some of the many elements that can come together to make your photos stand out from the crowd. Augustine United church is just off the Royal Mile  in the beautiful city of Edinburgh. We’ll have easy access to many historic and fascinating parts of Edinburgh to take photos.

We’ll be stopping for lunch together at a local cafe. It will give us a chance to  chat together, ask questions and also to look at some more ideas we can work on in the afternoon.

Getting there:

Augustine United church is on George IV bridge, just off the Royal Mile.

Lothian buses:

Routes 23, 27, 45, 41, 42 & 67 go along George IV Bridge.

Places are limited, and payment is required to book your place on the workshop. Please contact me if you’d like to book a place, or to find out more about the day.

If you want to learn all about the technical side of photography, this workshop is not for you.

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Learning to take memorable photographs

Have you ever wondered how to take photos that are more than just snaps? …pictures that you and others will enjoy looking at for years to come? Many people will tell you that you have to buy expensive photographic equipment, and learn all about shutter speeds, ISOs, depth of field and much more. It’s true all this stuff can help, but it’s not the full story. Much has been written that stresses the need to buy more and more equipment to improve the quality of your photos. But what if you can’t or don’t want to buy that expensive new camera/lens/laptop/software…..?

Landscape photo - autumnal trees reflected in Loch Tummel, ScotlandWith recent advances in photographic technology it’s becoming increasingly easy to use the ‘point and shoot’ method. Many people have expensive cameras and never move beyond using the automatic settings. Plenty of folk have bought compact digital cameras to capture memories of a special event or trip. Yet often the resulting pictures can be disappointing. Often, the issue is not a lack of understanding of the technical side of taking photos, but a lack of time to think through how to compose a striking picture. Without this understanding, technical knowledge is likely to have a minimal impact on what you can produce. Understanding the makeup of a visually pleasing photo is a basic skill that is often passed over.

My photography workshops focus on developing your ability to compose photos that you’ll be proud to share.

 

And if you’re keen to get started, here’s a link to 6 tips for taking memorable photos.

Thanks

Ros

 

Page updated 4th May 2012