Come and find out on this street art treasure hunt as part of Capture: Spitalfields & Shoreditch this Saturday 11th Feb and learn how best to capture street art and its colours.
Here a few of mine taken during yesterday’s Focus On: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park event. It was nice to see the park being used for so many different reasons. Even though the snow grounds the UK to a halt, it sure brings out the community spirit of everyone.
Both beginner and improver photographers are welcome, whether you use a compact, bridge, CSC or SLR camera. If you are looking for a novel environment in which to practice your photography and make new photography buddies, this could be the event for you. Scroll down or click here to see some photos.
We’ll stroll through the heart of the old East End – encountering historic silk weavers’ houses, vibrant street murals, Banglatown shops on Brick Lane and City skylines – and you’ll capture your own portfolio of fascinating photos along the way.
Through a series of pre-planned group stops and 1:1 time, we’ll look at camera settings and composition techniques such as:
And to put your pictures in context, walk guide Graham Barker shares stories from the local streets, as we walk in the footsteps of weavers, writers, market traders and spray-paint artists.
You’re welcome to join us, whatever your experience – whether you’re a beginner starting out with a new camera or you want to learn how to refine and extend your photography techniques
The event will run 10:30am-1:30pm and costs £25. The slideshow takes place after lunch and so the day is expected to formally end around 3:30pm (a few of us may stay on).
Lunch at the cafe is not included in the price (budget £5-10). As this is an outdoor event, please dress to suit the weather forecast.
“Hi! I really enjoyed the event and the personal tuition that Natalie give to us individually and to the group. It was new information regarding how to use our cameras. It was a great day to enjoy. Looking forward for the next one.” Lourdes
“It was a great chance to learn more about the camera. The weather was great for the relaxed session walking around.” Ross
“Clear instructions and the chance to try things out without distraction. Free time and then the chance to review with instructor. Just the right amount of time.” Laura
We spent the morning in the Silk Wood photographing and in the afternoon the choice was to go on a guided walk to learn about the history of the arboretum and its trees or more photography. I went for more photography! Here are my leaf portraits that I took on the day.
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There are two photo exhibitions on. One of London in 20th century and one about bridges around the world. Here are my favourite photos from the day.
If you’d like to capture some stunning photos of your own, join me next Saturday for a day at Westonbirt doing our own thing as a group. We can share hints and tips on the train there as the journey is 1h30.
The cost of this is approximately £50 which is the cost of the train (£28), taxi (£12) and entrance to the arboretum (£10). No lunch provided. The more there are of us, the more we can save on the travel cost.
* Meet at Paddington Station at 7:45am to buy tickets
* Train to Kemble arriving at 9:30am
* Taxi to Westonbirt arriving near to 10am
* Photograph from 10am-1pm
* Lunch at 1pm until 1:30pm
* Photography from 1:30-5pm
* Taxi back to Kemble with train departing at 5:48pm
* Arrival in Paddington at 7:15pm
Autumn for them is described as “starting with a bang with one of the best natural fireworks displays in Britain”. The famous Japanese maples in particular are ablaze in reds, oranges and yellows.
I went last year and it certainly was a festival of colour! The day provided some awesome photography opportunities which you can see here on flickr.
If you’d like to capture some stunning photos of your own, join me for the day with tuition provided by Cotswolds photographer Sarah Howard. Details on the day’s workshop are here and her beautiful photos can be found here.
Updated 9/10/11 with more info re. costs.
This is an opportunity to experiment with your people photography and build your confidence in taking portraits.
There will be no hard or fast rules as to what lens to use, or whether the portrait should be ‘posed’ or ‘candid’. The aim of the photo challenge is to start to develop an approach to taking people photos that you feel comfortable with. To help with this, the event will include:
The photo challenge lasts three hours which includes time to ask questions about your camera as well as group check-ins. The cost of the event is £10 which includes the chance to receive feedback on your photos post-event.
This will be a low-light walk so it’s a chance to practice using your tripod or high ISOs. Sunset is at 7:50pm. Photographic opportunities include:
It lasts three hours which includes time to ask questions about your camera, as well as stops to discuss, share and review technique. The cost of the walk is £10 which includes the chance to receive feedback on your photos post-walk. The walk ends at London Bridge tube.
