Description
2 Day Photography Course Details
Duration: 2 Consecutive Days, 10am – 4pm
Location: Exeter, UK
Date: This is a 1-2-1 course, book a date that suits you.
No. Participants: Up to two people can attend this course at no additional cost.
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Are you looking to take the next steps in your photography journey? This 2 day photography course in Exeter with professional photographer Paul David Smith is tailored to your specific requirements, focusing on the areas of photography that you’d like to improve the most.
Whether you are a complete beginner who barely knows how to turn on their camera, or a more experienced camera user who is looking to improve certain areas of their photography, spending two days with a professional photographer who earns a living by solving his clients’ many photographic challenges will undoubtedly help to develop your photography skills further.
Prior to the course commencing we’ll ask you to send us over a list of areas you’d like to focus on most. Paul will then tailor the course content to your individual requirements. These are hands-on courses where you’ll learn the theory behind how something works and then do multiple practical exercises in order to help ensure your new skills remain with you long after the course has finished.
Paul is able to cover a wide variety of genres and the course can be tailored towards general camera settings, landscapes, portraits, product photography, street photography and a whole lot more.
Things You Will Learn On This Workshop:
- Take control & get out of auto mode.
- Benefits of using P, S, TV, A, AV or M modes.
- How to shoot pin sharp images every time.
- Blur backgrounds using aperture.
- Master difficult lighting conditions.
- Understand ISO and the exposure triangle.
- Camera equipment advice.
- Choose the correct camera image settings.
- Use different White Balance settings.
- Stop motion using shutter speeds.
- How to use off-camera flash.
- How to avoid out of focus images.
- Understand lenses and focal lengths.
- Master composition for strong images.
- Post production image techniques.
- You tell me what you’re struggling with!
Meet Paul David Smith, Your Photography Tutor
Since 2008, Paul David Smith has taken part in thousands of different photoshoots for his personal and commercial clients. As a dedicated professional photographer his journey in photography is extensive, covering an array of subjects from the joy of weddings to the beauty of landscapes, and from the uniqueness of portraits to the detail in product shots.
Paul’s understanding of photography isn’t just about taking pictures; it’s about storytelling through the lens. He’s an experienced teacher in various photography styles, drawing from a rich pool of personal experiences he shares his learnings from both slip-ups and triumphs.
Paul isn’t just passionate about photography; he’s passionate about teaching it. He thrives on sharing his insights and skills with those eager to learn. For him, there’s nothing more rewarding than watching his students grow and evolve in their photography abilities. Each course he conducts is a chance for him to witness transformations, as attendees leave far more skilled than when they arrived. For Paul, the true joy comes from seeing the confidence and progress in every photographer he mentors.
FAQs
How Do I Book?
The easiest way to book is by using the online calendar on this course page. Simply choose your start date from the green available dates, add it to your basket and complete the checkout. You will then be emailed all of the details you will need for your course, like where to meet, what to bring, etc. shortly after.
If you would like us to issue you an invoice to make payment via bank transfer or card payment, we can do this, however please note you won’t be able to hold any dates in our calendar until payment has cleared.
You can request an invoice from us here.
Your invoice will be emailed to you automatically once you have completed the form. When payment is made via bank transfer or card payment, you will receive an email allowing you to book in your chosen dates from the calendar.
If you’re booking for a team or your business, we can also customise this course for you. We can add extra people, come to your location, include lunch, tailor the content to your business or add a follow-up video call afterwards. You can customise this course here. Once you have completed the form, we will come back to you with a price.
Is This A Group Class Or Workshop?
No. Many photography classes and workshops in Exeter are taught in groups, this course is private 1-2-1 tuition with Paul (up to two people can attend at no additional cost). Think of it as two full days of private photography lessons, built around your camera and what you want to photograph, so you’re never held back or rushed along by a group of people who all learn at different speeds.
Do I Need Certain Skills Or Equipment To Attend?
This beginners photography course in Exeter requires no specific skills to attend. The only equipment you will need to bring with you is your camera and lenses.
Can You Recommend Camera Equipment For Me Prior To Me Attending?
I get a lot of requests for help with camera equipment recommendations, almost daily in fact and offer a Personalised Photography Equipment Recommendation service which you can find by clicking here.
Recommending a camera and the best lenses to buy really has lots of different factors involved in it which need to be investigated first such as what the equipment will be most used for, budgets, your expectations on image quality, your current level and aspirations, etc. Hence the above service so we can really drill down into finding you the best equipment.
Alternatively, some people attend my courses and borrow a camera from me for the course to do so, we can then incorporate this recommendation as part of the course at no extra cost. The benefit of doing it this way is that I have a lot of cameras and lenses you can try and see the difference between prior to purchasing anything. The downside is you’re not learning on your own equipment of course, so there are pluses and minuses to doing it both ways, it depends on what you think works best for you.
Are You DBS Checked?
Paul is DBS checked and is happy to share a copy of his DBS certificate with any client, no matter whether they are a business, charity, organisation or individual.
You can read more about Paul’s DBS check here.
What Is The Refund / Date Re-arrangement Policy?
Our Course Cancellation & Re-Arrangement Policy Can Be Found Here.
Can I Speak To Paul Before Booking?
Yes, you can. If you’d like a chat first about whether the course is right for you, what it covers or what equipment to bring, you can book a free 15-minute video call with Paul here. Just choose a time that suits you and you’ll be emailed a Teams link for the call.
You’ll Be In Good Company, Clients Include…
Deborah Wilson –
Thanks to Paul I now have a good understanding of how the exposure triangle works, how to balance my aperture, shutter speed and ISO and also incorporate other important elements like white balance into my photographs. The course was a great balance of theory and practical exercises which really helped to ensure I remembered it after the course had taken place. A really enjoyable experience and I would certainly recommend to all.
Michael Thompson –
I contacted Paul as I have a dream of being a professional photographer and I wanted to spend time with somebody who was actually doing it on a daily basis to see what I could learn. I was blown away with how open Paul was throughout the course, he not only shared a whole host of tips and tricks to help me progress my photography skills, but was also happy to discuss the commercial side of the business and how he goes about getting work through the door. I thought I was fairly competent with a camera, but I left knowing a lot more than I knew when I arrived. I’m now shooting entirely in manual mode using artificial flash which are both things I didn’t know how to do. Paul is a really nice guy so spending time with him was a pleasure, he is very passionate about photography and sharing those skills that he has learnt over many years with others. All in all this was a fantastic course and I would thoroughly recommend it to anybody looking to improve their photography.
Paula Howes –
I had tried many times to understand the various functions and features on my camera through watching YouTube videos, asking friends and even another person’s course, but I just didn’t seem to understand how to get the camera to do what I wanted it to. I started to do some research online and Paul’s name kept coming up time and time again as somebody who had a very simplified way of teaching that was easy to understand. I can confirm, this is certainly the case and I learnt more in two days than I have in years previously. I now understand what shutter speed, aperture and ISO are, the various focusing modes I have, white balance and so much more. The main thing for me though is that a month on, I can still remember it all, I have put it into practice and I can see a notable improvement in my photography. This entire experience has taught me that not just anybody can teach photography and finding a good teacher, not just a good photographer is paramount to successful learning.