Easter at Brooklands Museum!

Easter at Brooklands Museum!

Our first Photography course this Easter Holiday was at Brooklands Museum! This venue is very popular with kids and teens who love all things engines, cars and planes! They learn all about how their camera works and how to capture the perfect sharp shot. We had the perfect weather for yesterday’s course at Brooklands. The clear

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Spring term D of E course

Spring term D of E course

This term’s D of E photography course has taken place in two locations: Treacle Gallery in Shere, and Richmond Museum in London. The teens taking the 12 week course were all doing so in order to combine a love of photography, with completing the skills section of their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award. We meet at these

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My favourite things about me

My favourite things about me

Last week’s after school photography club was all about encouraging the kids to think about what their favourite things about themselves are. This could be appearance, abilities, hobbies, personality, anything! They really struggled to begin with saying “I don’t have any favourite things!” But after much encouragement and suggestions, they soon wrote a list of

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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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Lights, camera…. ACTION!

One of the favourite themes at our after school photography clubs is “Action!”. The children love playing around with the ‘take a series of pictures’ and ‘self timer’ settings on the Nikon Coolpix cameras. These settings allow the children to capture that perfect action shot. The ‘take a series of pictures’ mode means the children

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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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