Photography Courses in Dorset

DSLR Training and Stock Photography Courses in Weymouth, Dorset

Introduction

If there was one silver lining to the whole Covid episode of 2020/21, it was time. Over those past 18 months, I had more time to get out and photograph and film things for myself. Of course, I also had commercial shoots during that period but my love of photography and filmmaking went through the roof.

I never realised that I missed shooting for myself until I had time forced upon me. Very early morning walks along Weymouth Esplanade. Catching the sunrise with my drones. I have also updated a lot of my kit which helped to reignite that passion.

Pre-Covid

Just before Covid struck, I had planned and organised hotels and conference rooms for photography courses and video training. I was also planning to incorporate the art of website building and maintenance. 

The idea was to training creatives on how to make a living from media and build a website to promote your work. A website that gets found!

Post Covid

General Photography Training

Whether you have a new DSLR, DSLM (Digital Single Lens Mirrorless) or other camera, it doesn't matter. The principles are the same whether you use a £3000 DSLR, bridge camera, mirrorless or modern smartphone with professional photography app installed.

It's more about light, composition, angles and "an eye" for a photo than what equipment you use. However, you will learn on the course just what having better, more modern, more specialist and sadly more expensive kit can do.

So here is what we will do but please bear in mind I won't be promoting this page just yet. If you have found it via the web, great. Please get in touch and we can organise a one to one lesson or get you on the list for group courses.

The Camera and Photography Basics

Have you just received a new DSLR or mirrorless camera for Christmas? Have you had one for a while and finally decided you would like to put it to better use. To finally come out of "auto" mode? This course is designed to teach you all the basics and lead you onto bigger and better things.

We cover:

Stock Photography Course for Beginners

Now you have learned the ins and outs of your DSLR, you are probably looking at ways to earn money from it. A lot of people do!

One way that is accessible to everyone, is stock photography. Once you learn what is involved, you can work at your own pace. You can gradually build up a small residual, monthly income that just keeps coming in. 

On this 2 day, intensive course, we cover:

Will I earn money from selling stock photos?

Attendees from previous courses have had some good results. One attendee even expressed how the course has made his photography in general much better. This is because he now looks more into the finer details of what he is shooting.

Caveat: The world of stock photography has changed. It used to be that you simply shot anything, uploaded it to agencies and the selling started.

Not so much now.

I recommend using just one agency which we cover on the course and also expanding your outlets. There are some surprising and easy to access alternatives to using stock agencies now that work very well.

Stock photography still has "legs"...let's put it that way : )

So, why not start off your new found freedom to becoming a better photographer though our photography courses and earn maybe even money from your photography (and video)? I am also teaching WordPress website creation and SEO for your new photography/media business.

Finally, one to one courses are bespoke and we can tailor your course to your needs. If you wish, we can incorporate any of the following: weddings, stock, general photography, websites, SEO, video and drone work.

Please either comment/ask any questions or fill out the form below  (leave a phone number if you would like me to call you). I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully meeting you soon!