Half term at The Photographers Gallery

Half term at The Photographers Gallery

Half term began with 3 days at The Photographers Gallery, London. Students could sign up to 1, 2 or all 3 days, which each covered different techniques and themes. Colour Day one was focusing on Colour. This session was all about capturing the colour in the world around us. We looked at the work of famous

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A day at Castleview Primary School

A day at Castleview Primary School

On 11th January Sharp Shots Photo Club went to Castleview Primary School in Slough for a day of photography fun! We turned up at the school to teach two classes of year 1 students, armed with a case full of Nikon Coolpix cameras, a box of dressing up clothes and props, and a professional backdrop! We wanted

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Sharp Shots end of year blog!

Sharp Shots end of year blog!

2016 has been a fantastic year here at Sharp Shots Photo Club! We have had so much fun teaching photography clubs and photography courses for kids! After school Photography clubs have been a massive success, with lots of children really getting to grips with how to use a camera and take a great photograph. We

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We’re now being supported by the Nikon School !

We’re now being supported by the Nikon School !

We have some super exciting news – Sharp Shots are now being supported by the Nikon School for 2017! We will be working with Nikon and using their great range of cameras for all of our students. The Nikon waterproof/shockproof/wifi Coolpix W100 will be used for our Photography After School clubs and venue courses. This camera is virtually

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Photographing the senses

Sound, smell, taste, sight and touch may not seem like easy things to photograph, but in our after school photography clubs this week we will be doing just that! Our 5 senses can be photographed literally, eg. a photo of your nose or eye or tongue, but we want to encourage the children to photograph more

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Half term at Brooklands Museum!

Half term at Brooklands Museum!

One of our favourite places to take children’s photography classes is Brooklands Museum in Weybride, Surrey. With various different scenarios and subject matter to adapt to, it’s the perfect location to learn about what their camera can do. This half term we took a group of children aged between 7 and 15 to the museum to teach them about how their camera

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