Beginner's Watercolour Class
Sunday 23 March
Abbey Park Rd, Leicester LE4 5AQ - 11am - 2 Hours
Akshara Jayakumar
Are you wanting to learn more about Watercolour painting? Then join this small class hosted by a professional instructor, specifically designed to assist beginners.
You will learn fundamental watercolour techniques, color theory, how to mix paint and then turn your knowledge into a stunning piece of art.
Landscape Painting
Saturday 29 March
Abbey Park Rd - 10am - 2 Hours
Purva Patel
We will capture the timeless beauty of local historical architecture. Beginners welcome.
WWC (Walk with Camera)
Saturday 15 March
Ashby Road - 10am - 2 Hours
Anthony Tanton
A more relaxed meetup style class, with plenty of time to go over any questions you have about photography in general.
We'll be looking at how to shoot with intention and grow out skills in all areas. We'll be discussing portraiture, landscape, architectural, macro, and any other genres that come up - we're limited by location of what we can shoot in practice.
Bring along your cameras, a coffee, and something to ask about!
Digital Editing
Saturday 05 April
Google Meet - 10am - 2 Hours
Anthony Tanton
Capturing images is only half the work, and far too often we neglect to work on our editing and post processing skills to the same degree as we work on our skills with the camera. This class aims to give you the skills and knowledge to feel confident in photo editing software to create final images that are ready to be printed and displayed or shared on socials.We'll be going over how to import images, what is a preset, the function of the basic panels within Lightroom, how to edit lighting, colour, cropping and levelling, and more advanced techniques like dodging and burning, masking, and most importantly, how to export and save your edited images.I'll send out some test images so we can edit them together, if you have your own images you'd like to ask about please feel free, as always there will be time for questions throughout.
Street Photography Meetup
Sunday 20 April
Market Harborough, Leicestershire - 10am - 2 Hours
Anthony Tanton
People, cafes, vendors, street merchants, buskers, historic buildings, art installations and much more. The power of observation underpins the art of great street photography. Learning to "see" interesting detail is a practised skill and we introduce you to easy methods that will open your photographer's eye and expose you to a world that is alive with detail. The most rewarding part of the class is learning how to approach interesting people and have them willingly pose for you.
We will also go over settings, focusing techniques and lens choices common to street photography to help us capture those random chance encounters.
If you have any difficulties or new to street photography, please don't be afraid to ask questions.
Composition (In the Park)
Sunday 04 May
Abbey Park - 10am - 2 Hours
Anthony Tanton
How you put together a photo, where you put each element in the frame, is a key component of what makes a great photograph. Understanding compositional rules, and making choices with your composition is one of the quickest ways to improve your photography.
In this class we will explore different compositions, what makes them right for the subject we're capturing, and what we like as photographers in our compositions. We will look at capturing stills with different compositional techniques, and effect that has on the final image.
Focal Length and it's effects on images, a practical look
Sunday 18 May
Newtown Linford - 10am - 2 Hours
Anthony Tanton
Exploring the effects of focal length on images, from distortion and compression through emotion and vibes. We'll be looking at focal lengths from the very wide like 16mm, all the way through the most common range up to 200mm. This class will explore how different focal lengths change how a subject looks, how it changes the subject, what physical effect and outcome can be seen in the final image, and how it changes how we feel about a subject.
