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Photography Courses

Important Update: DSLR Photography Courses is Restructuring

After nearly 16 wonderful years of teaching photography in London, DSLR Photography Courses is moving to a more flexible teaching model.

We are no longer running the full regular course programme in the same way as before, and we have moved out of our permanent studio at Wimbledon Art Studios.

Some courses will continue as scheduled small-group workshops, while many specialist subjects are now offered mainly as one-to-one photography tuition or custom private sessions.

If you are interested in a particular course listed on this website, please contact us. Even if there is no regular group date available, we may be able to arrange private tuition with one of our trusted professional photography tutors.

If you have a valid DSLR Photography Courses gift voucher, please email us with your voucher number and we will help you use it towards a suitable course or private tuition session.

For any questions, please contact us at info@dslrphotographycourses.com

Beginner Level Courses

No experience is required. Participants will learn how to use their cameras in manual mode, make correct exposures and understand the basics like aperture, shutter speeds and ISO.

A full-day intensive photography course for beginners that explains the science and art of photography from the ground up with extended hands-on activities.

This course will get you familiar with your digital camera in no time and allow you to start taking real creative control over your photography.

£175 £155 £175

6 students

6 hours

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Fantastic full-day outdoor course for beginners wanting to learn photography skills and start taking better pictures during summer holidays and travels.

The best camera settings, must have gear, planning shots, searching for light, composition, creative techniques and plenty of practice throughout the day.

£175 £155 £175

6 students

6 hours

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Private photography tuition in London, tailored to your camera, level and personal photography goals.

Ideal for complete beginners, refreshers and all enthusiasts wanting focused help with manual settings, focusing, lenses, composition, portraits or creative techniques. All types of cameras welcome!

£240 £195 £240

Private 1to1

3 hours

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Intermediate and Specialised Courses

These courses are suitable for students who already understand the basics and feel comfortable using Manual mode. You should know how to change aperture, shutter speed and ISO, and understand how these settings work together to control exposure, movement and depth of field.

Some specialist courses may now be offered as one-to-one tuition or custom private sessions.

A full-day follow-up to our Beginners and Intensive course. Great for people who already have some knowledge of digital photography and know how to use their cameras in manual mode.

The course explores more advanced camera functions, flash, composition and various creative techniques.

£175 £155 £175

6 students

6 hours

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Our Street Photography course aims to introduce you to some of the practical and technical considerations of street photography but also to unpack some of the significance and meaning of what it actually means to be a street photographer.

There will be plenty of hands-on practice on London markets and streets.

£175 £155 £175

6 students

6 hours

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This three-hour intensive night workshop usually starts just before sunset so that we can experiment with taking pictures against the bright sky and creating silhouettes.

After catching the sunset, we will play with  flash lights and experiment with long shutter speeds to create light trails and other fantastic motion blur effects.

£145 £125 £145

6 students

3 hours

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Fun and informative introduction to the fundamental elements of Portrait Photography with an emphasis on the importance of light and how to control it.

Lights, modifiers, reflectors, posing, composition. A highly enjoyable one-day workshop with plenty of hands-on practice shooting portraits in a studio.

£245 £225 £245

4 students

6 hours

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A practical workshop for all photography enthusiasts wanting to learn how to use studio flash lights.

Staring with a single-light setup for a dramatic look, and moving on to two and three flash lights. When to use reflectors and colour gels to create more polished and creative portraits.

£245 £225 £245

4 students

6 hours

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Discover all the important lighting styles and creative techniques to improve your Food, Product and Jewellery Photography.

In this fun, engaging and informative workshop, we will share many tips and tricks of the trade. Learn how to capture high-quality product images for print, online shop websites and Instagram.

£245 £225 £245

4 students

6 hours

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Learn
the Art
of Editing

Take your photography to the next level!

Are your pictures looking a bit dull? Lacking vibrancy, contrast, sharpness or that unique wow factor?

Join one of our editing workshops and learn how to use Lightroom and/or Photoshop to enhance and finetune your images to produce artworks you will be proud of.

Our Photoshop for Photographers course will give you an introduction to the basics of what is commonly termed “workflow”, being, in this case, the typical process from the point of uploading your images to your computer, all the way through the subsequent stages of post production.

£175 £155 £175

4 students

6 hours

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Have you taken hundreds of pictures on your last holiday trip? Do you wish you could efficiently organise your photos, then edit and perfect them in a fast intuitive way, maybe print or share them with your friends? Then our Adobe Lightroom Classic course is what you’re looking for!

£175 £155 £175

4 students

6 hours

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Creative Flower Photography is a special course for those who love fine art photography and are fascinated by the beauty of flowers.

Polina has won numerous national and international awards for her floral images. During the workshop, Polina will showcase her impressive flower portfolios and share the methods she uses to create them.

£245 £225 £245

4 students

6 hours

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Still Life Photography is a truly unique workshop and a rare opportunity to learn from a true master of still life fine art photography Polina Plotnikova FRPS EFIAP.

Discover the creative process from pre-visualising your still life image to building your scene, setting up lighting equipment, and finally taking your shot.

£245 £225 £245

4 students

6 hours

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A highly practical workshop that will introduce, explain and provide plenty of hands-on practice of the numerous episodes of a typical wedding.

Course participants will leave inspired, with numerous pictures to start a wedding portfolio and a much clearer understanding of what is involved in photographing a wedding.

£245 £225 £245

6 students

6 hours

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Creative, Inspiring, Enjoyable

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Great small group photography courses run by really friendly expert professionals. Absolute pleasure to deal with, really good value for money and highly recommended!

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