Course Overview
Often more rewarding than photography during the day our environment is transformed into scenes of colour, vibrance and reflections at night. Venturing out at dusk allows us to capture beautiful images with rich colours, traffic light trails and painting with light.
We start the workshop before sunset at our Bristol Harbourside studio located in the historic Underfall Yard. Here we’ll review the basic concepts of night photography and camera settings and discuss different equipment necessary for capturing images at night.
We’ll then set off on a photo walk around the Harbourside putting all of the skills and techniques we’ve discussed into practice. There will be ample time to photograph the most interesting areas of the Harbour with plenty of opportunities to discuss techniques, camera settings and equipment.
Due to our excellent Harbourside location we have the option of heading up to the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge to photograph this instead. The Suspension Bridge makes for a perfect night photography project in itself with endless compositional opportunities possible.
By the end of the evening you will feel confident in controlling your camera and will have improved your photographic knowledge, skills and techniques.
Some previous experience is beneficial and will help you to get the most out of the workshop although not a necessity. This course is ideal for those with some basic understanding of the principal concepts of photography and an idea of how their camera works or for those who have previously attended any of our other workshops.
Where possible we can tailor the itinerary to suit each participants differing level of ability.
All DSLR, mirrorless, compact or bridge cameras are suitable providing they allow full manual control of aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Mobile phone cameras don’t generally allow much control over these settings so only parts of the course will be relevant. A tripod is highly advisable though we have a few spares we can lend out. A remote shutter release is also beneficial but not a necessity. Warm clothes and torch (a head torch is best).
The Photography Project Studio
Underfall Yard Baltic Wharf
Cumberland Rd
Bristol BS1 6XG
We try to keep group sizes small, usually around 6.
Some workshops can also be run on demand subject to minimum numbers. Contact us directly to check availability and to book.
Full day, usually 10:00 am to 3:30pm but will be confirmed upon booking.
Low Light & Night Photography workshop: £125.00 per person (based on a minimum group of 2)