Course overview

This is an ten-week course for both beginners and experienced learners. The course aims to facilitate individual learners with their camerawork. A key goal is to give learners the confidence to experiment and adapt their practice, using the camera on manual, deploying the ‘Exposure Triangle’ of aperture, shutter-speed, and ISO to cope with different lighting situations and to substitute with artificial lighting and flash where appropriate. Digital cameras are complex pieces of kit with increasingly complex functionality and capabilities. Today’s digital photographers have an amazing array of possibilities at their fingertips, and this course aims to instil learners with the confidence to try new techniques and understand the need for technical research online and trial and error in the practical learning process. Learners should anticipate the need for some walking and/or travel to different photographic venues. The Donnison School will also provide an audience for the creative output of the group and will help them to appreciate the value of their work as their enthusiasm and interest in photography broadens.

Course description

Build upon and extend your digital photography skills at the Donnison School. Use your camera’s wider capability, to create photographs in new contexts and new photographic genres, including for example sports photography, concert and theatrical photography and taking photographs at night, depending upon your interests. With the help of our experienced tutor Susan, reinforce your existing knowledge and skills to broaden your image making and gain the confidence to apply your knowledge in new situations.

You will join a group of keen photographers who have a broad range of skills in photography, from recent beginners to experienced learners, who are looking to extend their photographic practice, and develop their confidence in camerawork and image making, in a mutually supportive learning environment. Note, this group embraces and encourages new members. The more experienced members of the group are happy to mentor and buddy with new learners, and this sharing and fellowship is a key characteristic of this group of photographers, reflecting in turn the ethos of the Donnison School.

What financial support is available?

We don't want anything to stand in your way when it comes to bringing Adult learning within reach so if you need anything to support you to achieve your goals then speak to one of our education experts during your enrolment journey. Most of our courses are government funded but if you don't qualify or need alternative financial help to access them then let us know.

What other support is available?

All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.

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