B0926 - Exploring Photography: street photography in Tower Hamlets (beginners)

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Start Date: 20/02/2027      End Date: 20/03/2027        Start Time: 14:00      End Time: 16:00        Hours per Week: 2.00      No of Weeks: 5
Fees:      £80.00 (tuition)     £140.00 (overseas)     £33.00 (concessionary)
Tutor: Mark Wilkinson        No of Places: 12
Idea Store Whitechapel

Course Overview

Course Overview
Would you like to learn how to “Catch the Moment” out on the eclectic streets of East London? Learn about the history and traditions of street photography and practice techniques to take photos on the street without being noticed. This course will inspire you to create fresh and exciting imagery, you will learn in-camera technical adaptations used for street photography.

What will you learn and be able to do?

What will you learn and be able to do?
* Explore the diverse images made by some of the masters of street photography, thereby developing your ability to 'see' a good photograph.
* Develop masking techniques for photographers enabling you to make images with confidence in public spaces.
* Improve your camera confidence taking photos on the street enabling you to work more quickly to get the photograph you want.
* Explore basic camera settings as applied to street photography.
* Produce a series of edited photos documenting different areas of Tower Hamlets.
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Entry requirements

Entry requirements
Ideal for those who have completed a basic digital photography course, but open to anyone with a basic understanding of manual settings. You must have manual functions on your camera (i.e. be able to change the aperture and shutter speed settings) or a Smartphone with a manual photography app.
Prosp User 8

Equipment required

Equipment required
A hand held digital camera with manual controls or Smartphone with a manual photography app.
Prosp User 9

How will you know you are making progress?

How will you know you are making progress?
Your tutor will give you on-going feedback tracking and monitoring your progress, giving feedback though out the course. You and the tutor will use an individual learning plan to monitor your progress allowing you and the tutor to track your knowledge and skills developed on the course. You will also gain more from the course if you commit time to it outside the classroom.
Prosp User 12
There will be an initial assessment followed by on-going assessment of progress and achievement. This course will also include:
Showing of photographs to fellow students and discussing the images using appropriate photographic terminology.
You will be creating images outside of class time that will be evaluated in class through critiques and discussion allowing you to learn from your own images how to develop your photographic skills.
Prosp User 11

Progress opportunities - your next steps

Progress opportunities - your next steps
At the end of the course, we recommend that you could progress onto an intermediate creative digital photography course. You will have skills that will also enable you to attend, other photography courses.
Prosp User 10

Other info

Other info
Punctuality in attendance on courses is important to us, as students who arrive late interrupt the learning experience for all learners.
Prosp User 13

Extra Support

Extra Support
Prosp User 14