Online Courses

Many photographers lead busy lives trying as much as they can to pursue their passion for photography and making better images. Our series of online courses enable you to do just that, studying at your own pace and having continual access to the extensive learning materials. These courses are delivered via a collection of concise and consumable videos along with clear supplementary learning materials. The courses leave no stone unturned and are very in depth and informative providing you with the skills to complete your photographic journey.

Learn From The Experts - Creating Your Individual Style

This online photography workshop is about establishing what images mean to you, and you the photographer being in control and producing work that connects and strikes a chord in you. We are all inspired by the work of other photographers both professional and amateur, but if we compare our work t...

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Mastering Image Interpretation

The very meaning of the word ‘interpretation’ means the act of explaining something, or the very way of explaining. For a photographer this means freedom and expression, not following a set of rules or guidelines through the dialogue boxes on a computer programme.

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The Power of Adobe Camera Raw

One of the first places you will see your camera file in all its glory after making the exposure will be in Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom. Although the functionality of both programs is almost identical, on this workshop we will be focusing on Adobe Camera Raw and how to best understand its basic...

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Master the Lightroom Develop Module

One of the first places you will see your camera file in all its glory after making the exposure will be in Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom. Although the functionality of both programs is almost identical, on this workshop we will be focusing on the Lightroom Develop Module and how to best underst...

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The Essentials of Photoshop

The use of Photoshop is often regarded as the tool of the professional and too complicated and unwieldly for many photographers to consider. This is understandable with so many image editing software platforms out there on offer, some are even free! The aim of this online photography workshop is ...

The Essentials of Black and White Editing

When we think of fine art black and white photography we often think of Ansel Adams or Michael Kenna with their expressive photographs oozing with tonality. There is something timeless about a beautifully created black and white image, and black and white photography has certainly experienced a r...

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The Essentials of Infrared Post Processing

Over the last eight years Paul Gallagher and Michael Pilkington have been refining and fine tuning an approach to infrared image editing that produces images and prints that often have been described as having that “dark room print” look. This online photography course takes you through the techn...

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Making the Print

As photographers, often our main aim is to share our work with others. We dedicate time to getting out there with our cameras and explore whatever genre inspires us, but the ultimate aim is to finish this journey with a finished image, and often, a finished print that we can be proud of sharing.

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