Creative Photography for Beginners-Nature-King's Mill Reservoir-Community Learning

About this course

This 3 week course which includes a field trip to King's Mill Reservoir , Nottinghamshire, is about visually improving the photographs you take, using a range of camera modes (not manual modes) and photography compositional and observational techniques. 

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.

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.

Please note, this is a blended learning course, with 2 online sessions and the final week being a practical group session at King's Mill Reservoir with our highly experienced photography tutor.  King's Mill is part of the historic  ancient Royal hunting ground of Sherwood Forest.

Learners must bring a digital camera to use during the course.

For the practical session, you will need clothes suitable for outdoors -  waterproof coat, sturdy shoes/boots. The base room is accessed from the cafe.  Please note, King's Mill Reservoir operates a pay and display car park.

Booking your place and fee information

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

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

Any questions?

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

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

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