Training Plans
“Navigate your way through the training we offer”
This page will help you put together different training session in courses to suit your development needs.
The page is currently under development and full details will be added in the coming days.
Introduction to Digital Photography
For more information about the Introduction to Digital Photography Course, please click here.
- CR001 – Composition & Point of View
- CR002 – Understanding Cameras and Lenses
- CR003 – “What the f ?!?” – Understanding f-numbers, aperture, shutter speed & ISO
- CR004 – Exposing Yourself – Understanding Camera Exposure
- CR005 – Understanding and Controlling the Light
- CR006 – Introduction Digital Image Management and Editing
- CR007 – Coping with Difficult Conditions and Bad Weather
- CR008 – Developing as a Photographer
Plus optionally either of the following
- PR901 – Photo Walk Stockport
- PR902 – Photo Walk Manchester
Intermediate Course
While we encourage photographers to do as many of the sessions as possible we acknowledge that some photographers may wish to only do certain modules. For this reason, the modules are all designed to be stand alone and can be taken in any order.
For more information about the Intermediate Course sessions please click here.
The classroom-based modules which make up the course are as follows:
- CR101 – Travel Photography
- CR102 – Working with Available Light
- CR103 – Planning to Shoot a Wedding
- CR104 – Off-camera Flash and Strobist Techniques
- CR105 – Understanding Studio Photography
- CR106 – Working with Models
- CR107 – Theatre Photography
- CR108 – Understanding Macro and Tabletop Photography
- CR109 – The Business of Photography
- CR110 – Sports and Wildlife
- CR111 – Architecture
- CR112 – Shooting for Stock
- CR113 – Understanding Night Photography Techniques
Obviously it is important to put theory in to practice. Practical sessions which support the classroom based training will be added shortly.
Lightroom Training
- CR006 – Introduction Digital Image Management and Editing
- CR501 – Lightroom: The Library Module
- CR502 – Lightroom: The Develop Module
- CR510 – Lightroom: Turbo Charge your Workflow
- CR515 – Lightroom: Output Options
Comprehensive Studio Photography Course
The Comprehensive Studio Photography Course consists of two classroom based sessions and upto 15 practical sessions. The Practical sessions can be taken in any order but it is recommended that you are familiar with the topics covered in the two classroom based sessions early on.
- CR105 – Understanding Studio Photography (Optional)
- CR106 – Working with Models
- PR001 – Portraiture: Headshots
- PR002 – Portraiture: Full and 3/4 Length
- PR003 – Portraiture: Sandwich Lighting
- PR004 – Portraiture: Shooting Couples
- PR005 – Portraiture: The Male Portrait
- PR006 – Portraiture: The power of Grey
- PR007 – Portraiture: Pin-up Photography
- PR008 – Portraiture: Film Noir Lighting
- PR101 – Boudoir: The Bed Set
- PR151 – Glamour Basics
- PR152 – Glamour: The Red Set
- PR201 – Art Nude Lighting: Introductory Lighting Set Ups
- PR202 – Art Nude Lighting: Single Light Set Ups
- PR205 – Art Nude Lighting: Three Light Set-ups
- PR209 – Art Nude: Paint and Slime
In-depth Art Nude Course
- CR105 – Understanding Studio Photography (Optional)
- CR106 – Working with Models
- PR201 – Art Nude Lighting: Introductory Lighting Set Ups
- PR202 – Art Nude Lighting: Single Light Set Ups
- PR203 – Art Nude Lighting: More single Light Set Ups
- PR204 – Art Nude Lighting : Two light set ups
- PR205 – Art Nude Lighting: Three Light Set-ups
- PR206 – Art Nude Lighting: Working against the wall
- PR207 – Art Nude: Bodyscapes
- PR208 – Art Nude: Projected Nudes
- PR209 – Art Nude: Paint and Slime
Digitial Rain, Digital Lightning & Wet-Look Glamour Workshop
- PR160 – Studio Techniques for Digital Rain, Digital Lightning and Wet-look Glamour
- CR560 – Photoshop Techniques for Digital Rain and Digital Lightning
Boudoir Workshop
- CR106 – Working with Models
- PR101 – Boudoir: The Bed Set
- PR102 – Boudoir: The Tri-fold Screen
Learn to Use Your Flash
- CR104 – Off-camera Flash and Strobist Techniques
- PR301 – Off camera flash essentials
- PR302 – On camera flash essentials
- PR303 – How to create your own strobist studio
- PR304 – Night Photography Workshop
Night Photography Workshop
- CR113 – Understanding Night Photography Techniques
- PR304 – Night Photography Workshop
Wedding Workshop
- CR102 – Working with Available Light
- CR103 – Planning to Shoot a Wedding
- PR305 – Wedding Photography Practice