My school

My school

This week, we are asking our students to capture their favourite things about their school and to use skills learnt in previous classes to take creative shots. It is lovely to see how far our students have come in the past few weeks, and how they are utilising their skill set! Here is what some

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Camera… Action!

Camera… Action!

This week is all about taking a sharp shot of a moving object. In our after school photo clubs across Surrey, we are teaching kids how to set their cameras so that it would take a ‘burst’ or series of shots if they want to capture someone running, jumping or playing with a ball. Action

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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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