Photography Courses, Information & Booking.
One day course - intro to digital photography (DSLR only)
This course is ideal for the complete beginner or for those with a basic knowledge of photography. Even if you are using some of the manual controls on your camera but are not yet confident knowing and understanding the principals - this course will suit you. Your learning experience will be very hands-on without all the fluffy technical jargon. You'll be doing things with your camera you didn't think possible!
By the end of the day, you will have gained sound photography knowledge and a feeling of confidence with your camera. You may be one of those who has a DSLR camera but have relied on the automatic controls - there's so much you'll learn.
The day will include practical sessions in aperture, shutter speeds, exposure control, ISO and white balance. It will also include using the rules of composition to creatively improve your photography. Don't worry if you don't know what any of this means yet - most people don't when they come to us! Book now, as places go quickly!
Price: £115.00. If you would like to buy a voucher for this course click here
Two day course - intro to digital photography (DSLR only)
To begin, we'll recap and expand on all the skills and knowledge you have acquired from the first day (see above). We’ll all visit a great nearby location, where we’ll take part in an exciting photo-shoot. You will be given a set brief with specific tasks that you’ll have learnt from the previous day’s session.
You will have the course trainer with you and you’ll be rolling your sleeves up and getting ‘creative’ by putting into practice everything you have learnt. Practice makes perfect, so this is a great way to become completely immersed and learn at a deeper level.
We'll then head back to review the images taken, so we can 'ooh' and 'aah' at your new creative talent. We’ll advise, critique, give additional tips and techniques, ensuring you have the necessary skills. We'll then be on hand for a Q&A session. Finally, we’ll let you loose on the world, as you will be itching to use your DSLR, noticing how much your photography skills have been improved and how confident you feel now. Select your city and date below.
Price: £180.00. If you would like to buy a voucher for this course click here
Evening Photography City Tour - Nationwide
This course will teach you how to capture our nation’s great cities at night – using your DSLR.
We will teach you how to take great images in the evening, using your camera’s manual settings to achieve exciting effects that you never thought possible! You’ll soon be taking stunning images of and learning the tricks, and techniques of the professionals.
On our 2 hour course we will cover;
· Shutter Speed Light Effects (light trails, etc.)
· Using your tripod
· Aperture settings for successful night photography
· How to use the ISO and White Balance features of your DSLR
Our courses are available in Nottingham, Manchester, London, Oxford, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Birmingham.
Price: £30.00. If you would like to buy a voucher for this course click here
London Photography Tour
How would you like to learn to take stunning photographs of some of London’s main tourist attractions? This tour will teach you how to take great images, using the best angles in any weather conditions. Get the best out of your camera, whether it’s a compact or a DSLR. You’ll soon be taking stunning images by learning the tricks, tips and techniques of the professionals.
You’ll gain the knowledge to take fantastic pictures in any location and any conditions long after the tour has finished.
This walking tour lasts for 4 hours. You’ll be photographing Westminster Abbey – Big Ben - The London Eye - Saint Pauls Cathedral – The Millennium Bridge – Tower Bridge.
Price: £70.00. If you would like to buy a voucher for this course click here
Landscape photography (DSLR only)
This is a full one day course, where you'll be outside the entire time learning all the tips, techniques and skills to take fantastic landscape pictures. You'll be learning all the advanced settings of your DSLR camera on full manual. This photography landscape course, amongst other things course will get you:
- Experimenting with advanced compositional techniques
- Learning about using natural lighting effectively
- Mastering aperture, shutter, ISO & White Balance in a landscape environment
- Using unusual viewpoints, foreground and background objects
- Using filters, lenses and tripods to produce stunning images........and much, much more!
We'll help you unlock your hidden ta
lent and get those creative juices flowing! For this course, you'll need to be at intermediate level of photography, know your way around the controls of your camera and really want to build on the foundation of knowledge you already have.
You'll need to bring a tripod with you, along with suitable clothing dependent on the time of year.
Price: £125.00. If you would like to buy a voucher for this course click here
Portrait & Studio Photography (DSLR only)
This one day course runs from either our London or Nottingham studio. We'll give you the opportunity to learn and use all of our studio equipment to take photographs of working models. This is very hands on and we'll run you through everything you need to know about portraits, equipment and lighting. You'll be able to use the shots from the day for your portfolio.
There's nothing like learning by actually getting involved, making mistakes and practicing whilst having our professional photographer on-hand to guide and support you. We'll teach you essential tips, advice and provide you with invaluable knowledge that you'll be immediately implementing whilst having fun and bringing out your own creativity.
For this course, you'll need to be at intermediate level of photography, know your way around the controls of your camera and really want to build on the foundation of knowledge you already have.
Price: London £225.00. Nottingham £195.00.
If you would like to buy a voucher for this course click here
Half day introduction to digital photography (DSLR only)
This is a half day or evening workshop that will provide you with useable, practical and creative skills. You will learn vital information that will enable you to operate your digital camera effectively.
You won’t have to worry again about your friends and relatives having to trawl through your holiday snaps without falling to sleep! We’ll give you hands on, practical and creative advice on how to produce stunning pictures that you’ll want to keep – not delete!
Price: £75.00. If you would like to buy a voucher for this course click here
DIY Professional Photography Studio Day
Our DIY Professional Photography Studio Day is a fantastic new learning experience for you to get the
most of your photography. The aim of this day is to give you a combination of top notch training and professional portrait photographs at a fraction of the cost of highstreet studios.
From 9am until 1pm you’ll be getting stuck in with our pros, who will teach you the essential elements of portrait photography, including: aperture, shutter, composition and full manual controls. You’ll get to practice these new skills by photographing our model both inside and outside the studios. After lunch each student gets a pre-arranged one hour time slot for families & friends to come in, so that under the guidance of the tutor you can capture great shots of your loved ones, friends, pets or model! Our photographers will also capture some professional photos of you and your family.
After the course, we will edit all the images that our tutor has taken; we’ll then send a CD out to you with your images and a certificate of completion. This means you can either use your own photos or the ones our tutor took to get prints, canvases or acrylics produced wherever you like!
Price: £299.00
Oxford Photography Walking Tour
A 2 hour walking tour, taking in the sights and guided by a professional photographer.
This tour is suitable for all abilities and camera types and is endorsed by Visit Oxford and Tourism South East.
Joining our professional photographer you will visit sights such as the Radcliffe Camera, the historic colleges, the Hertford Bridge (Bridge of Sighs) as well as taking in the famous gargoyles hidden amongst the city’s beautiful architecture.
Tours operate at 1pm weekly on Saturday afternoons throughout the year and depart from Oxford Visitor Information Centre.
Price: £30.00. If you would like to buy a voucher for this course click here
One to one training
If you are looking for something more specific or need us to fit in around your schedule, then one to one training will be ideal for you.
These session(s) are bespoke and tailored, depending on what you are looking to get from them.
You will be given a free telephone consultation with one of our team here at Red Cloud. We’ll ascertain your specific needs & goals, timescales and level of understanding. We will then select a photographer / trainer who fits your criteria and quote you a price. These one to one sessions can either be done at a your place of work, your home, out on location or at our training facilities.
London Photography Tour for 2
See the sights of London with a loved one, and take just one camera!
£100
Evening Photography City Tour for 2 - Nationwide
Enjoy a night photography course with a friend, partner or fellow enthusiast, with just one camera.
This walking tour will teach you how to capture our nation’s great cities at night – using your DSLR.
We will teach you how to take great images in the evening, using your camera’s manual settings to achieve exciting effects that you never thought possible! You’ll soon be taking stunning images of and learning the tricks, and techniques of the professionals.
£50
Premium Photography Package
Premium photography package combines our most popular courses - a one day DSLR course, and evening course and our online tutorials, which can be redeemed at any time, at any location and will be valid for 18 months from purchase.
The one day course is perfect for the beginner / intermediate photographer who wants to learn about the manual settings of their camera, and actually take control of their DSLR - more details here.
The Evening photography course is a great way to learn how to capture great images in the dark or low lighting conditions - so you'll be able to get light trails, motion blur and great evening city shots - more information here
Our online tutorials are a great way of learning from your armchair - we cover aperture, shutter priority, composition, ISO & white balance and the manual controls of your camera. This is a great photography gift. You can see a preview of the 5 videos here.
The package is just £135.
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You can decide what value, or you can buy a voucher for a course value.
Our courses start from just £30 and vouchers can be purchased by clicking here.
