Spring ’24 Photography courses announced

I’m pleased to announce that the latest series of photography courses have dates;

• Digital Photography for Beginners – 17th April start date
• Digital Photography for the Serious Amateur – 5th June start date
• Birds of Prey at Muncaster – a workshop running on 8th June
• Getting to grips with your Smartphone – a workshop at Muncaster on 8th June

They’ll be available to book from April. Click here to book online, or click here for more information about the courses.

Beginners Digital Photography Course starts 1st Nov 2023

A new date for your diary…

– Digital Photography for Beginners (WHI23C034) – Starts 1st November 2023

You can book using this page here (search “Photography” at the top).

These courses are run in a safe group environment and are ideal for you to learn more about photography, use your camera with more confidence and improve your pictures.

2021 Photography courses continue…

We’re now going strong in 2021 with a block of courses being completed already!

My next Photography courses running in Whitehaven during 2021
– Industrial Heritage Photography – Starts 21st August 2021
– Digital Photography for Beginners – Starts 22nd September 2021
– Digital Photography for the Serious Amateur – Starts 3rd November 2021

Full details are on this page here (please click).

These courses are run in safe environments and are ideal for you to learn more about photography, use your camera with more confidence and improve your pictures.

Spring 2021 Photography courses!

I’m happy to announce there are dates for three courses before summer.

– Digital Photography for Beginners – Starts Wednesday 21st April. BOOK ONLINE
– Digital Photography for the Serious Amateur – Starts Wednesday 9th June. BOOK ONLINE
– Photographing Landscapes of the Lakes – Starts Sunday 27th June. BOOK ONLINE

Full details are on this page here (please click).

These courses are run in safe environments and are ideal for you to learn more about photography, use your camera with more confidence and improve your pictures.

We’re back! Late 2020 Photography Course dates announced

I’m happy to announce the dates for the next series of courses are; Beginners course will start on the 23rd September 2020 and the Serious Amateur course will start on 4th November 2020.

You can see more details on the page here (please click) which includes pricing and details on how to book.

These courses give you an ideal opportunity in a safe environment to learn more about photography, use your camera with more confidence and improve your pictures.

Dual dash camera fitting to a car

Thought you might like to see this, the fitting of a Vantrue S1 dual camera dash-cam to my 2019 Octavia vRS. It’s a kind of no-nonsense mini-guide and mini-review at the same time with some tips and pitfalls along the way.

How to shoot light trails

I replied to a question on Facebook today and wanted to share it here. I cover this subject in the series of photography courses which I run so if you’ve ever wanted to shoot some light trails (like car headlights) follow this advice;

Firstly don’t forget the basics; a fully charged battery and room on your memory card (it does happen!). You’ll also need a tripod.

Start with the light fading in the sky after sunset because a little light in the sky will help separate the landscape from the sky. 

Pre-focus your lens/camera before it gets too dark because you can struggle in low light to achieve focus. Once you’re happy with the focus switch the lens to Manual focus and don’t touch it for the rest of the night.

Set your ISO fairly low (maybe 100-400) and your camera to Manual.

Set your shutter speed to somewhere around the 30 second mark and if the resulting picture is too dark then just open the aperture one stop at a time (if it’s too light then close the aperture one stop at a time) until you’re happy with the result.

Top tip – either use a remote shutter release or if you don’t have one use the 2-second timer because this will help get a stable shot.

Don’t forget your composition either, just because it’s dark doesn’t mean it goes out of the window. Remember the Rule of Thirds for example and consider getting some foreground interest in the shot

New Beginners & Serious Amateur dates in June 2017

A quick update that there are two new dates for your diary;

– Digital Photography for beginners – starts Thursday 8th June 2017
– Digital Photography in the studio introduction – starts Wednesday 7th June 2017
For more information on these or any of my courses please click here.

If you’d like to book a place please use;
– Telephone; 01946-506416
– Email; Click to email
– Website; Click to visit

Beginners and Studio Photography courses in 2016

A quick update that there are two new dates for your diary;

– Digital Photography for beginners – starts Monday 23rd January 2017
– Digital Photography in the studio introduction – over two Thursdays; 9th & 16th February 2016
For more information on these or any of my courses please click here.

If you’d like to book a place please use;
– Telephone; 01946-506416
– Email; Click to email
– Website; Click to visit

Beginners photography course to start

Monday September 19th is the date we’ll start the next beginners photography course.

Its your opportunity to find out how to improve your photos, discover common mistakes to avoid, pick up loads of tips and generally get more from your camera.

The course is delivered in a friendly and informal environment and is a great way to help you enjoy your photography.  The group will be small and there’s no need to worry if you’re an absolute beginner because others will be too.

If you’d like to come along please call 01947-595476 (leave a message with your contact details if you need to) or email your details to jbarrett@whitehavenacademy.org.uk

More detail including prices can be found by clicking here.