London Centre for Photography

Join us for an afternoon to shoot a gathering of creative people who love colour and dressing up. There are no rules – they believe the more colours the better.

Witness this concert of colours and meet some of the London’s most vibrant souls and creative minds & bodies!

Today we can practice our portrait and posing skills. We have tips in plenty on-hand and willing subjects!

Expect to have oddles and oddles of fun!

PAYMENT OPTIONS

• PayPal via RSVP
• The Meetup transaction fee will be added and you'll automatically added to the event
• Send £25 via PayPal to creativebeansproductions@gmail.com with no extra fee.
• Send us a text or comment below and we will add you to the event attendee list.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Approaching people
• Posing techniques
• Capturing portraits
• Camera settings for good exposure
• Camera settings to help your subject stand out from the background

EQUIPMENT

• Any camera
• A kit lens or similar
• A 50mm will work well
• A fun and experimental attitude!

TRAVEL
As usual check TFL website for any issues that may delay your journey.

CONTACT
Alex 07956 264049

Part of the art of street photography is telling a story. In this workshop you'll learn how to tell a story and develop street photography skills. You'll be given some tips and then set a series of challenges to help build your confidence when shooting street photography.

EXPERIENCE

• Beginner/refresher

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

• What makes an interesting subject
• Candid or posed and how to approach people
• The legalities
• Camera settings
• Depth of field
• Composition
• What shutter speeds are important
• Black & white and why you need to think about colour

EQUIPMENT:

• Any camera
• A standard 18-55 kit lens will do or use a 70-200 for candid shots

OTHER ESSENTIALS

• A fun and experimental attitude!

PAYMENT OPTIONS

Join us on this long exposure session where we will be providing (almost) everything you need to smooth water, blur clouds and make moving objects turn ghost-like or disappear.

KASE FILTERS

• We will provide a set of Kase Magnetic Filters for this session.

PLATYPOD TRIPOD SUPPORT

• We will also provide you with a PLATYPOD tripod support so you'll be able to LEAVE YOUR TRIPOD AT HOME!
• All you need to bring is your camera and of course a fun and experimental attitude!

Be prepared to hop on and off public transportation to get to locations where our Platypod will be more useful.

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Exposure settings
• How to focus and compose
• Best practise for long exposure photography
• Filter types - what they do - how and when to use them

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

• A tripod
• Shutter release
• Lens: 18-55mm, 24-70mm or similar

EXPERIENCE

• Beginners and refreshers

CLOTHING

• Check the weather and dress accordingly

OTHER ESSENTIALS

• As usual check the TFL website for any delays that may interrupt your journey

CONTACT
Alex 07956264049

Join us for a composition workshop where we will introduce the work of a few renowned photographers — their style, themes, and visual approach. This could be the geometry of Henri Cartier‑Bresson, the intimacy of Diane Arbus, the colour mastery of Saul Leiter, or the minimalism of Fan Ho. Each workshop will have different photographers work to analyse, learn about and shoot in the style of.

Analyse one signature photograph

• We will will show a series of their images then break down a single image from each photographer:
• composition and framing
• use of light and shadow
• subject placement
• visual flow
• emotional impact
• storytelling choices
• negative space
• geometrical shapes
• etc

Shoot in their style
You’ll receive an exercise inspired by the photographer’s approach.
This will include the elements that photographer uses in their work.

What you will learn

• To see with intention, not just shoot
• Connect theory with practice - analysis followed by action
• Build confidence by using a clear creative direction

EQUIPMENT

• Any camera
• Any lens
• An open mind and fun attitude!