Photography Instructors

Nature Photography Meetup - Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve - 9am - 2 hours

Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve is home to a huge variety of wildlife; internationally-important reed beds, fens, ditches, wet grassland and open water provide an ideal habitat for breeding and wintering birds, invertebrates and rare plants. This site is especially important for bittern, marsh harriers and the shining ramshorn snail, which are rare across Europe; as well as water voles, which are rare in England.

Beginners Photography Class - Whitehall Meadows and Bingley Island - 9am - 3 hours

Whitehall Meadows and Bingley Island make up a local nature reserve walking distance from Canterbury city centre, and an early morning walk is the best opportunity to see wildlife there. In the meadows you can find common reptiles, butterflies, dragonflies, and wild horses. We will also see some impressive bridges along the way which will offer the chance to work with different compositions and perspectives.

Instructor: Eleanor Piper

Photography Meetup - Experimenting with depth of field - Folkestone - 9am - 2 hours

This meetup will focus on understanding how to use depth of field in your photographs to create professional looking images. We will cover how to create both shallow and deep depths of fields through changing your aperture and focal length. Getting the right depth of field in your photos makes a huge difference!

Folkestone Harbour is the perfect location for improving your depth of field knowledge, and you will be accompanied by a Folkestone native!

Instructor: Eleanor Piper

Beginners Photography Class - Westgate Gardens - 9am - 3 hours

Westgate Gardens is a beautiful landscaped garden on the River Stour within walking distance of Canterbury City Centre.

It is the perfect location to brush up on your beginner photography skills in the summer, with brightly coloured flowers, lots of wildlife, medieval architecture, and even a 200 year old plane tree.

Instructor: Eleanor Piper

Beginners Photography Class - No Man's Orchard, Chartham - 9am - 3 hours

No Man's Orchard is a 4.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve west of Canterbury. Old orchards are often excellent wildlife habitats for birds, insects, wild flowers and reptiles. The old trees are particularly notable for their lichens and mosses.

This class is designed to give you a solid understanding of the fundamental basics of
photography; the ‘nuts and bolts’ stuff that will set you on the path to understanding your
camera and how to create great shots. Armed with these fundamentals, you will have the skills
and the confidence to approach any style of photography, from portraits to landscapes and
everything in between.

Instructor: Eleanor Piper

Studio Lightpainting Meetup - Herne Bay - 11am - 2hrs

Learn the art of Lightpainting in a studio environment. We will cover staging ,technique of painting with light ,appropriate camera settings and post production during this session . Discover amazing results impossible to achieve with traditional lighting techniques.

Instructor: Kirsty Ralphs

Fine Art Pastel Processing Zoom Class - Online class - 11am - 2hrs

A Zoom class where you will learn the art of Fine Art Pastel processing by an award winning photographer in this genre . You will be sent a sample image and textures in advance so you can join in live or take notes and practice in your own time!

Instructor: Kirsty Ralphs

Landscape Photography Meetup - Coastal Compositions - Herne Bay - 10am - 2 hours

Settings: maximise the depth of field / use a narrow aperture. May need to take shutter speed down and ISO up a little.
Finding a spot that has a foreground and background interest. Think carefully about where you place your camera and tripod.
Take your time. There’s no need to take hundreds of shots at this session, it’s all about taking the time to see and record the landscape around you.
What is the sky doing? If it’s bland and no contrast, then don’t let it dominate your frame. It is always good to have a slice of sky so that it can help ‘break up’ the composition in a good way - think rule of thirds.
Keep an eye on the horizon! Keep them level and watch where you are placing them in the frame - on one of the thirds is best.

We will be taking a photowalk in the surrounding area concentrating on adding drama and interest to the huge amount of subject matter, including wide vistas and close up work . Using available light to get the very best out of the area .Looking at how developing your own personal style to a well photographed subject matter can really make your work stand out.

Studio - High Key Flower portraits meetup - Herne Bay - 11am - 2hrs

Learn how to create beautiful high key flower portraits . This is a studio workshop where you will cover everything from appropriate subject matter ,staging and composition,lighting ,camera settings and post production .

Instructor: Kirsty Ralphs

Beginners Photography Class - Herne Bay - 1pm - 3 hrs

Looking to improve your photography? Our Beginners Class is a great place to start. This 3 hour session is a photo walk that will have you weaned off of Auto mode, and transforming your everyday snaps into professional-looking shots.

Instructor: Kirsty Ralphs