Black and White

Black and White

Photographing in black and white is a great way to experiment with light and contrasting tones. We love the contrast in snow covered mountainous landscape taken by Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, and Paul Strand’s ‘White Fence’. This week in after school photography clubs, we are teaching our students how to use the black and white

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How to take a great selfie

How to take a great selfie

It’s all about selfies this week and we thought we give out some tips on how to take a selfie that really stands out! 1. Visualise the type of photograph you want to create. Fun, moody, mysterious? Here is a selection of some great professional selfies: 2. Try using the self-timer function 3. Try different backgrounds

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Time for selfies!

Time for selfies!

We are back after half term taking lots of fun selfies in our after school photo clubs across Surrey! Students are encouraged to take creative and fun shots of themselves, and to think about backdrops and finding places that would look good in a photo – a brick wall, tall grass, a bush, lying on the grass

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Half term fun!

Half term fun!

This half term, grab your camera and get creative! Practice your photography skills by going out and about and photographing the world around you – your back garden, your local walk, a family day out or your family holiday. A little project like “Why I love June” is a great way to practice a whole range

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First half of summer term recap

First half of summer term recap

We can’t quite believe how fast the first half of summer term ended! We have covered so many different themes in the past few weeks, ranging from colour to still life to bugs and bubbles and finally summer (and more in between)! Our students were so enthusiastic each week, and have taken some truly wonderful photographs.

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Summer!

Summer!

We are photographing anything that reminds us of summer this week at after school photography clubs. Our students are encouraged to think about words and ideas that remind them of summer, and then use skills learned over the past few weeks to photograph the subject. Seasons are so inspirational, and many professional photographers use the

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