Photofusion Summer Photography Courses
Looking to improve your skills, learn something new or get a refresher?
Photofusion have a wide range of photography courses, taught by experienced and passionate practitioners, coming up this summer.
28 – 30 July 2015
Tuesday To Thursday
11:00 – 17:00
3 Days
£195.00 (£175.50 early payment)
This more comprehensive beginners’ photography course is designed for those who wish to learn the fundamentals of digital camera control, lighting (flashguns and studio flash) and elements of post-production with Adobe Lightroom.
31 July 2015
Friday
11:00 – 17:00
1 Day
£121.50 (early payment)
This hands on, practical and fun course is a fantastic opportunity to learn how to use a classic 35mm all manual and mechanical SLR film camera, how to process a roll of black and white film and finally how to make a black and white print in our fully-equipped darkroom.
Introduction to Location Lighting
1 August 2015
Saturday
11:00 – 17:00
1 Day
£175.00 (£157.50 early payment)
This course is an in-depth introduction to location lighting techniques. Learn how to control artificial light, mix it with ambient light, and get the best out of any location shoot. This course is taught by Paul Ellis. Click here to read his blog post about the course.
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Black & White Photographic Printing
3 & 5 August 2015
Monday & Wednesday
18:45 – 21:45
2 evenings
£145.00 (£130.50 early payment)
Learn the craft of traditional darkroom printing from one of London’s premier printers. This intensive darkroom course takes students from the basic fundamentals of black and white through to the more advanced techniques utilised in the making of exhibition-quality prints.
Pinhole Photography Workshop
7 August 2015
Friday
11:00 – 17:00
One Day
£125.00 (£112.50 early payment)
In this hands-on workshop participants will learn how to make a pinhole camera and use a selection of pinhole cameras to expose paper and film negatives and develop and print them in the darkroom.
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One Day Digital Camera
14 August 2015
Friday
11:00 – 17:00
One Day
£125.00 (£112.50 early payment)
This great value beginners’ photography course is an enjoyable introduction designed to get you up and running with your DSLR camera. In just one day you’ll learn everything you need to get you on the right path to creating stunning images.
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Introduction to Studio Lighting
15 August 2015
Saturday
11:00 – 17:30
1 Day
£175.00 (£157.50 early payment)
This introduction to studio lighting course takes participants through high-key and low-key flash lighting set-ups, introducing three-point lighting with the key light, fill light and effect light and show how to light the background and how to separate the subject from the background. The workshop uses a variety of lightshapers from beauty dishes to fresnal spots to illustrate different lighting effects.
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Intermediate Black & White Printing
17 & 19 August 2015
Monday & Wednesday
18:45 – 21:45
2 Evenings
£145.00 (£130.50 early payment)
This intensive course affords students the opportunity to develop more advanced techniques utilised in the making of exhibition-quality prints. Taking place in our professionally equipped air-conditioned darkrooms, each participant will have access to their own enlarger, allowing the opportunity to put techniques into practice individually.
17 & 18 August 2015
Monday & Tuesday
10:30 – 17:30
2 Days
£180.00 (£162.00 early payment)
For many photographers, Lightroom is the only digital photography image processing software they need. Compact and cheaper than Photoshop it enables the photographer to quickly and reliably import, process and manage their digital images. This course provides an in-depth introduction to the power of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.
Photoshop Level 1
20 & 21 August 2015
Thursday & Friday
10:30 – 17:30
2 Days
£180.00 (£162.00 early payment)
This Photoshop course is an in-depth introduction to CC, aimed primarily at photographers. Taught in Photofusion’s cutting edge digital suite in Brixton, London, participants will learn the most commonly used commands and techniques to improve images and also how to utilise some of the more creative effects.
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22 August 2015
Saturday
11:00 – 17:00
One Day
£125.00 (£112.50 early payment)
This one day introductory course is suitable for beginners and those with some prior experience of street photography. We believe that the best way to learn is by doing and we make this course as hands on as possible.
22 August 2015
Saturday
11:00 – 17:00
One Day
£125.00 (£112.50 early payment)
Based in our dedicated photographic studio, on this course we learn how to use the equipment and practice mixing studio flash with daylight to realise images that convey the personality of your subjects. It also includes an overview of studio portraiture and its greatest photographers recreating some famous images in the style of several studio masters.
Beginners’ F-Word: Nikon & Canon Flashguns
22 August 2015
Saturday
11:00 – 17:00
One Day
£125.00 (£112.50 early payment)
This one day flashgun lighting course for Nikon and Canon users aims to demystify the often intimidating area of using flashguns correctly and creatively.
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