'People' Photography - Beeston Library - Adult Learning

Beeston Library, Beeston

Date	30 September 2023
Time	10am - 2:30pm
Venue	Beeston Library, Beeston View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 12
Cost	FREE - £12

About this course

This half day course is designed for adults who want to take better portrait photographs. It is aimed at beginners or near-beginners. The session will be biased more toward the creative rather than the technical, and be task based rather than theoretical. No Previous skills required.

By the end of this course you will have increased confidence and the ability to take better photographs of people, using your own camera. We will cover:

A brief overview of photographic portrait photography and photographers
Posed vs. Unposed
How zoom affects portraits
How to make people look bigger or smaller
Using available light- ‘Short’ and ‘Broad’ lighting
Basic camera settings for improving your photography
Why flash can be bad news
Low cost backgrounds

You will need:

A working digital camera. Learners can do this workshop with a mobile phone camera, but it is more suitable for those with DSLR/mirrorless/compact cameras.
Pen and paper to take notes.

Please note there will be a 30 min lunch break.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

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: