Design Workshops (Evenings)
next intake: July 15, 2025
Digital Photography
This hands-on digital photography workshop will teach you how to master your DSLR camera, understand key photography principles, and enhance your editing skills with Adobe Lightroom. You'll explore manual settings, lighting techniques, and the differences between RAW and JPEG, all while gaining practical experience through in-class exercises and photo exploration.
What you'll learn
in this workshop
By the end of this course, you will be able to confidently operate your DSLR in manual mode, apply essential photography techniques, and organize and retouch your photos using Adobe Lightroom. Please note that you'll need to bring your own DSLR camera with a lens, charger, batteries, and a notepad. All other equipment will be provided.
Understand how to adjust aperture, shutter speed, and ISO for different lighting conditions
Capture high-quality images using manual camera settings
Explore the impact of settings on exposure, depth of field, and motion
Apply principles of composition, such as the rule of thirds and leading lines
Learn how to capture movement and perspective in your photos
Use lighting to create mood and highlight key subjects in your images
Organize and manage your photo library using Lightroom's cataloging features
Retouch images with basic editing tools like exposure adjustment, cropping, and color correction
Understand metadata and archival storage for efficient photo management
Meet your
instructor
Tim Westwood
Digital Photography Instructor
Course
Information
- A Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) with charger, lens, batteries or mirrorless camera is required for this course
- Optional: Laptop; SD card drive; External flash
- The instructor was amazing! A great mix of lectures and hands-on learning .Learned to use manual settings on my camera and becoming way more comfortable with photography in general.
- I thoroughly enjoyed everything about this course. I truly feel that I have become a better photographer, I can see things I didn't before, the world looks a little prettier.
- My experience in the photography was amazing, my teacher had such a high level and I learned very much.
Upcoming classes for 2025:
- July 15
September 14
Make time for your creativity.
Join our evening design workshops and gain hands-on experience in high-demand creative fields—without leaving your day job. Perfect for professionals, upskillers, and career changers.
