Photography Courses In London, UK

Spending a day with a professional photographer who has spent many years practicing his craft is proven to be one of the quickest ways to progress your own photography skills and most importantly, improve your photographs. By learning from the years of successes and failures Paul has made in his professional career you can fast track your photography journey. Whether you are a beginner who is still to get their head around the exposure triangle and master Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO or you would like to look at more advanced techniques like lighting, composition and storytelling, on this one day course Paul will tailor the content to focus on the areas that will help you improve the most.

2 Day Beginners Photography Course In London

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On this 2 day course you will learn what your camera is truly capable of and start taking the photographs you’d hoped your camera would have given you all along.
£745.00

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2 Day Beginners Filmmaking & Videography Course

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Learn the filmmaking techniques required to shoot, edit and produce your own stunning videos using a DSLR or Mirrorless camera in London.
£745.00

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Photography Course Gift Vouchers

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If you are you looking to give photography training as a gift, then our photography course gift vouchers are just what you have been looking for.
From £50.00

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Studio Lighting Photography Course In London

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Master studio lighting, learn what the different modifiers do and the lighting patterns professionals use to create dynamic images on this one day photography course.
£695.00

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1-2-1 Online Photography Training

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Develop your photography skills via a tailored 1-2-1 online / Skype training session, focusing on what is important to you.
£75.00/Hour

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Online Photography Critique Service

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A bluntly honest and constructive critique of your photographs with a view to improve by professional photographer, Paul David Smith.
£75.00

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London Photography Course FAQ's

Where In London Do The Photography Courses Take Place?

If you live or work in London and would like me to run the course at your premises, I am happy to do so on the basis it is easily accessible via public transport. Alternatively the courses will be ran throughout the streets of central London or in a photography studio if it is a studio based course.

Is This Course Right For You?

I am often asked if a specific course is right for an individual. Each course I offer details exactly what you will learn on it, these are set courses that have been tried and tested to ensure you learn everything listed in an easy to understand way. If you are aspiring to learn what is listed exactly on the course page, then that course will be right for you.

If you need any help buying a course as a gift for somebody else, please do get in contact and I’ll always do my best to ensure you give a gift that is genuinely going to be useful for the recipient.

What Equipment Or Skills Will I Need?

If the course is advertised as a beginners course, then you do not need any skills whatsoever to attend.

If the course is advertised as intermediate or advanced, each course page will details the skills you’ll need in order to be able to attend.

You will need to bring your camera, lenses and a tripod if you own one. We have a loan camera available for all of our courses which is a Canon Mirrorless camera. You are very welcome to borrow this if you haven’t purchased your own equipment yet, please just let me know beforehand so I can ensure I have it with me.

Are You Able To Run Custom Courses?

I can certainly put together a custom course for you, this is no problem at all. I have worked as a professional photographer and filmmaker since 2008 and have developed a wide variety of skills across many genres during this time. Please do note that custom courses will cost more than the preset courses I have listed, this is due to the extra time that will be required in the planning stages to put the course together for you in the first place.

If you’d like me to quote for your custom course requirements, please do not hesitate to get in touch and I should be happy to do so.

"We hired Paul to come into our business and teach 6 members of staff how to take better photographs for our social media channels. Our group was a very mixed bag, with some people knowing how to use professional DSLR's and others barely knowing how to take a photograph on their phone. It was very impressive to watch Paul teach the group in a clear, concise and easy to understand manner. Nobody felt like they couldn't do anything he explained, the beginners learnt so much and the more experienced people even more! This was due to the fact that he managed to spend so much time one on with people as well as explaining things as a group. Everybody got out of it what they needed and our social media photographs are already so much better than they were."
Gerald (IAG) - London
"I contacted Paul with a view to learning how to use my camera on Manual mode and finally get myself off the auto mode which I had been stuck on for many years. I had tried so many times to learn from Youtube videos and magazines how to do this and it just would not click in my head so when I met Paul in central London I was a little sceptical that I'd be able to learn it in a day. I was wrong, I learnt in 4 hours what had confused me for years and we spent the rest of the day practicing it all and learning about how to compose a great photograph too. Paul clearly enjoys teaching photography and has complete confidence in his abilities to help people learn and understand new concepts. Easily the most fun day of photography I have had for a long time!"
Patricia Haines - London
"Paul's approach to teaching is very hands-on and you use your camera a lot throughout the day, this makes what seemed like complex photography concepts easy to understand. I really enjoyed the practical elements to the course which took place in various locations around London. This not only improved my technical skills, but also gave me the building blocks I needed to compose a good photograph too. Paul's feedback throughout the course was constructive, pushing me to think differently about pre-existing ideas I had. It's definitely boosted both my confidence using my camera and I really feel like I have a more rounded understanding of how it all works now. I will be sure to book on another course with Paul once I have had time to practice everything I learnt."
Kimberly Taylor - London
"My company enrolled me onto Paul's 1-2-1 photography course with a view to us doing our own in house product photography rather than using an agency. I'd attempted to try some photos on my own prior to the course and just didn't have a clue how to get them looking professional despite us paying a lot of money for a professional grade camera. Paul talked me through all the camera settings and then introduced me to the world of lighting which was a game changer and instantly made the photographs look much better. His teaching style was relaxed and he has an ability to ensure I understood everything and remembered it afterwards. I was very impressed with this course and was quite impressed with just how much I managed to learn within a single day."
Brittany Lewis - London