EXPLORE YOUR DSLR/COMPACT SYSTEM CAMERA PART 2

Interchangeable Lens, Bridge & Superzoom Cameras with Aperture Priority

Following your workshop, you'll be able to take photographs like these:

Advanced SLR photography

Get Creative & Unleash Your Camera's Full Potential

Build on our Part 1 workshop (or if you're already confidently shooting in Aperture Priority) this workshop will give you an in-depth understanding of your camera so that you can take total control of your photography, even in difficult conditions.  The day includes two practical photography sessions and an opportunity to review your images.

  • Understanding lenses
  • Shooting in Shutter Priority for creative control of movement, e.g. waterfalls
  • Manual Mode - how and why to use it
  • Capturing moving subjects from children at play to sports and action
  • An in-depth look at Aperture, Shutter Speed and use of ISO
  • How changing perspective can dramatically improve your shots
  • How your camera sees light and how to cope with difficult conditions
  • HDR, lighting optimisers and RAW explained
  • Take home detailed handouts and exercises that you can try again later, to perfect your skills and ensure you get the very best from your day.

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A glimpse of the skills you'll learn on the day:

Dates, Venues & Prices for this Workshop

RegionDayDateVenueCost £PlacesReserve Your Place
Devon & Cornwall Sun 23 June 2013 Knightshayes Court, Devon
80.00 >3
Devon & Cornwall Sun 30 June 2013 Cotehele, nr Plymouth
80.00 >3
Devon & Cornwall Sun 28 July 2013 Lanhydrock, Cornwall
80.00 >3
Devon & Cornwall Sun 18 August 2013 Knightshayes Court, Devon
80.00 >3
Devon & Cornwall Sun 6 October 2013 Cotehele, nr Plymouth
80.00 >3
Devon & Cornwall Sun 10 November 2013 Knightshayes Court, Devon
80.00 >3
Devon & Cornwall Sun 17 November 2013 Lanhydrock, Cornwall
80.00 >3
East Anglia Sun 2 June 2013 Ickworth House, Suffolk
85.00 2
East Anglia Sun 7 July 2013 Hylands House, Chelmsford
85.00 2
East Anglia Sat 31 August 2013 Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk
80.00 >3
East Anglia Sun 6 October 2013 Colchester Castle, Essex
80.00 >3
East Anglia Sun 17 November 2013 Hylands House, Chelmsford
85.00 >3
East Anglia Sat 30 November 2013 Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk
80.00 >3
East Midlands Sun 30 June 2013 Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire.
80.00 >3
East Midlands Sun 7 July 2013 Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire
80.00 >3
East Midlands Sat 17 August 2013 Longshaw Estate, Peak District
80.00 2
East Midlands Sat 30 November 2013 Whisby Nature Park, Lincoln
80.00 >3
East of England Sun 2 June 2013 Anglesey Abbey, Cambs.
Quote the following voucher code (PR11-107782Z) when booking, to claim your £10.00 discount (Please note this voucher applies only to this workshop)
75.00 >3
East of England Fri 5 July 2013 Stanwick Lakes, Northants.
75.00 >3
East of England Sun 7 July 2013 Burghley House, S Lincs.
75.00 >3
East of England Sat 13 July 2013 Wimpole Hall, Herts.
75.00 >3
East of England Sun 28 July 2013 Anglesey Abbey, Cambs.
Explore Your DSLR/Compact System Camera Part 2 - Get Creative - unleash your camera's full potential with total control of your images
75.00 >3
London & South East Sun 7 July 2013 Bodiam Castle, E Sussex
75.00 3
London & South East Sun 21 July 2013 Denham Country Park
Learn to use your camera in this beautiful country park - lakes, canals, wildlife and nature. New venue special offer full day courses only £65!
65.00 >3
London & South East Sun 8 September 2013 Brighton Pier & Pavilion
Learn to use your camera by the seaside in beautiful Brighton - 10-4 - Pier, Pavillion and gardens.
75.00 >3
London & South East Tue 10 September 2013 Witley Common, Surrey
One day photography courses from 10-4 in the National Trust's fantastic Witley Common - wild woods, spring wild flowers and highland cattle.
65.00 >3
London & South East Sun 6 October 2013 Tilgate Park, W Sussex
One day photography courses from 10.30-4.30 in Tilgate Park Nature Centre with cute farm-yard animals and exotic wildlife, beautiful parkland, lakes and flower gardens.
75.00 >3
London & South East Sat 19 October 2013 Central London
The Thames, Millennium Bridge & St Paul's Cathedral, 10am-4pm, Training Suite 202 Blackfriars Road, Southwark, SE1 8NJ.
85.00 >3
London & South East Sun 20 October 2013 Capel Manor Gardens, N London
Learn to use your camera from 10-4 at Capel Manor Gardens over 60 beautiful landscaped gardens including the Chelsea Flower Show Winner, water gardens, Japanese Gardens and many more in over 30 acres. Book both Explore 1 and 2 this weekend together and receive £10 discount. Email southeast@goingdigital.co.uk for the voucher code.
75.00 >3
North and Mid Wales Sun 9 June 2013 Erddig, N Wales
A workshop specifically designed for advanced techniques
65.00 >3
North and Mid Wales Sun 8 September 2013 Erddig, N Wales
65.00 >3
North and Mid Wales Sun 6 October 2013 Erddig, N Wales
A workshop specifically designed for advanced techniques
65.00 >3
North East Sun 26 May 2013 Gibside, Newcastle upon Tyne
Book this course and any second course together in the North East region and receive £10 off! Use promotional code PR13-105587Q
75.00 FULL
North East Sat 5 October 2013 Ormesby Hall, Middlesbrough
75.00 >3
North East Sat 19 October 2013 Gibside, Newcastle upon Tyne
75.00 >3
North West & North Midlands Sat 1 June 2013 Tatton Park, Cheshire
80.00 1
North West & North Midlands Sat 8 June 2013 Calke Abbey, Derbys.
80.00 >3
North West & North Midlands Sun 21 July 2013 Lake District Visitor Centre
On the shores of Windermere
75.00 2
North West & North Midlands Sun 11 August 2013 Tatton Park, Cheshire
80.00 >3
North West & North Midlands Sun 8 September 2013 Calke Abbey, Derbys.
80.00 >3
North West & North Midlands Sat 26 October 2013 Tatton Park, Cheshire
80.00 >3
North West & North Midlands Sat 7 December 2013 Attenborough Nature Centre
75.00 >3
Scotland Sat 29 June 2013 Dundee Botanic Gardens
75.00 FULL
Scotland Sat 13 July 2013 Central Edinburgh
How to shoot moving objects and intro to Manual Mode
75.00 >3
Scotland Sun 25 August 2013 Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Manual mode, action, tracking modes for subjects that move such as kids and dogs
75.00 >3
Scotland Sat 7 September 2013 Aberdeen Arts Centre
How to shoot moving objects such as kids and dogs, plus exploring Manual Mode for full creative control
75.00 >3
Scotland Sat 5 October 2013 Aberdeen Arts Centre
85.00 >3
South Sun 2 June 2013 Windsor Castle and River Thames
80.00 >3
South Sun 9 June 2013 Winchester City Mill
80.00 >3
South Sun 9 June 2013 Tyntesfield, Bristol
80.00 >3
South Sun 30 June 2013 Basildon Park, Reading
80.00 >3
South Sun 7 July 2013 Lacock Abbey, Wilts.
80.00 >3
South Sat 13 July 2013 Kingston Lacy, Dorset
80.00 >3
South Sun 4 August 2013 Winchester City Mill
80.00 >3
South Sun 18 August 2013 Windsor Castle and River Thames
80.00 >3
South Sun 1 September 2013 Kingston Lacy, Dorset
80.00 >3
South Sun 15 September 2013 Tyntesfield, Bristol
80.00 >3
South Sun 29 September 2013 Winchester City Mill
80.00 >3
South Sun 13 October 2013 Lacock Abbey, Wilts.
80.00 >3
South Sun 3 November 2013 Windsor Castle and River Thames
80.00 >3
South Wales Sun 16 June 2013 Tredegar House, Newport
75.00 >3
South Wales Sun 29 September 2013 Tredegar House, Newport
75.00 >3
West Midlands & Cotswolds Sat 15 June 2013 Snowshill Manor, Glos.
Learn how to shoot moving subjects, fine tune exposure and much more to master your DSLR
75.00 >3
West Midlands & Cotswolds Sat 13 July 2013 Attingham Park, Shropshire
Learn how to shoot moving subjects, fine tune exposure and much more to master your DSLR/CSC/Bridge camera
75.00 >3
West Midlands & Cotswolds Sun 28 July 2013 Packwood House, Solihull
Learn how to shoot moving subjects, fine tune exposure and much more to master your DSLR/CSC/Bridge camera
75.00 >3
West Midlands & Cotswolds Sun 18 August 2013 Bewdley & Severn Valley Railway
Learn how to shoot moving subjects, fine tune exposure and much more to master your DSLR
75.00 >3
West Midlands & Cotswolds Sat 28 September 2013 Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton
Learn how to shoot moving subjects, fine tune exposure and much more to master your DSLR
75.00 >3
Yorkshire Sun 23 June 2013 Nostell Priory, Yorks.
80.00 >3
Yorkshire Sun 4 August 2013 Roundhay Park, Leeds
80.00 >3
Yorkshire Sat 7 September 2013 Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
80.00 >3

 

REVIEWS

Dear Jean, Thank you so much for yesterday's Part 2 DSLR camera course. As you know, I have been on several Going Digital courses in the last few months but this was by far the best. I now feel I have much greater understanding of my camera, its capabilities and limitations. I look forward to taking real pictures in the future and not just snaps. I also look forward to more of your courses next year. Best wishes, Jane

Dear Jan Can I start by saying a very big thank you to yourself, Paul and Paul for a fabulous day last Sunday, I had a wonderful time photographing Paul's beautiful birds with a group of very friendly fellow photographers and hugely experienced tutors who genuinely wanted us to get the best out of the day and produce some great photographs. I came away thinking if I had 5 or 6 good photographs to send to you I would be happy, the problem has been whittling it down from about 30 breathtaking shots and about 100 great shots!  On another note can I also say how good Ash and Pandora were on the last workshop I attended, like Ash I enjoy photographing bands and was struggling to get any useful shots, his advice has come in very handy for the back end of he festival season and I have taken some great photographs of which one is going to be published in Classic Rock magazine (the band I took the photo of are using it for their promotional literature). I am looking forward to trying out some new techniques in November when I am attending the next Wildlife workshop with yourself and Paul at Clumber Park. All for now Warm Wishes Heather

Hi Rod, Thanks for an enjoyable and informative course. I arrived with a some understanding of each setting in isolation and left able to think of them in combination. Next stage, put the theory into practice. Your, incidental, practical advice on equipment and software was especially valuable. All the best. Brian (Burghley House - SLR2)

I have just attended a getting to know your SLR part 1 and 2 at Tredegar House this month with Allan Frost.  Both of my days were brilliant and Allan was very good, patient and helpful and perfect at explaining things....   Ceri Roche

I just wanted to write and thank all the tutors who ran the Explore Your DSLR/Compact System Camera Part 2 at Hardwick Hall. It was a really enjoyable informative day.  After completing the exercises for blurring and freezing motion using spinning umbrellas, I was inspired to go and photograph moving water at Padley Gorge. This was something I wanted to try out for a while, but didn't have the knowledge to get the results I wanted. I am sending two photos, one with an exposure time of 2 seconds, and one with an exposure time of 1/400th second.  I look forward to doing other courses in the future.

I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed yesterday. It was indeed a full day and so much information to take in but well and truly worth it.

Just wanted to say thank you for a fantastic course yesterday. It was really informative and I got a lot out of it. Will look to do another one in the future - probably the landscape one.

 

 

About This Workshop

SLR Cameras Bridge & Compact System Cameras Skill Level 2
Activity Level 1 Dates, Venues and Prices for this Workshop Your Reviews of this Workshop

 

Photographing moving subjects!

Previous Experience

To get the most from this workshop, we recommend that you have attended our Explore Your DSLR/Compact System Camera Part 1 workshop, or have a clear understanding of aperture and depth of field, focal point and ISO.

If in doubt, please contact your local tutor for advice.

Suitable Cameras

This workshop covers:

  • DSLRs

  • compact system cameras (compact cameras with interchangeable lenses) like the Panasonic Lumix G, Sony NEX, etc.

  • Digital compact camerascompact, bridge & superzoom cameras with an Aperture (A or AV) setting on the mode dial (see right) like the Canon G12

Equipment

To get the best out of this workshop you will require a tripod (full height).

Comparing notes

Times

Most of our workshops run from 10am to 4pm, but please check your Joining Instructions for full details.

Wet Weather and Winter Workshops

While we hope to get outdoors for a photography session on all these workshops, we may decide to run this session indoors on very wet days and during the Winter.  This does not change the basic content of the workshop.