A quick overview of all the valuable information you’ll learn in Lillie’s teaching sessions and putting into practice on your outings in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.
1. The Exposure Triangle: Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO.
Exposure is one of the most important parts of taking excellent photos. Every day on the photography holiday in Yorkshire, Lillie’s teaching session will focus on a specific photographic subject, showing you how to change your camera’s settings to get perfectly-exposed pictures every time, anywhere.
You’ll gain an understanding of how aperture changes your field of focus and how you can use it to capture more or less detail in your landscape photographs. You’ll also understand how shutter speed affects exposure and how to use it to create motion blur or freeze-frame your pictures in the moment, as well as how choosing the right ISO impacts your photos.
Yorkshire is the perfect place to put your newfound theoretical knowledge to the test. When you’re out and about photographing the amazing natural landscapes and portraits of your new friends, aperture will be the most important setting you use.
On the busy streets, bustling promenades, and tourist attractions, shutter speed will be your go-to setting to capture the busyness. And when exploring mediaeval monuments and architectural gems that don’t allow flash photography, ISO will be invaluable.
2. Camera Functions and How to Use Them.
We know that everyone who books photography tours with us is different, and not everyone has the same kind of camera or knowledge level. This is why Lillie takes time to dive deep into the basic functions of the camera and where to find them on different brands, before teaching you how to pick the best settings for certain types of photos.
Here you’ll learn how to control the white balance in different types of artificial lighting, how to lock your focus so you always have the right subject, and how to choose the best settings for black & white photography.
By the time your photography holiday in Yorkshire comes to an end, you’ll have an in-depth understanding of how your camera functions and be able to confidently change your settings to create the best photos you’ve ever taken!
3. Composition “Rules” and Ideas.
Every day, we’ll study famous photographers’ work and use their unique ideas as inspiration for our own images. By examining great photography, you’ll quickly master different composition ideas and how to use them to improve your own photography.
What makes a photo great is twofold—it’s about our initial response to the physical beauty of the picture, but even more important is the feeling it creates in us.
You’ll learn how the great photographers used composition as a tool to bring life to their photos and fill them with emotion and meaning. Then, you’ll go out there and recreate those same ideas, starting your own collection of amazing photographs.
4. Light: Where to Find It and How to Create It.
Light might be something you can’t control, but you do have some elements of control over how it comes through the camera. Once you learn the relationship between shutter speed, aperture, and ISO, it becomes easier to use light to create art.
Lillie will walk you through using direct light, indirect light, and shade to create specific moods in your photos. She’ll also share some pro tips on how to find the right lighting while out and about on location, so you’ll never be stuck.
She’ll also go into detail about flash photography, and you’ll get plenty of chances to practise taking photos in both natural and artificial light.
5. Personalised Approach to Improving Your Photography Skills.
While you’re exploring each location during your afternoon sessions and creating art with your camera, Lillie will guide you in developing more advanced photo-taking skills. With her hands-on tuition, you’ll be able to see exactly how she approaches photography on scene, and put her methods and ideas to use in your own photography.
Lillie understands that every photographer sees things through the lens differently. Photography tours in Yorkshire like ours are not meant to make you a photography clone of the teacher—they’re a free, open space for you to let your own unique creativity flourish!
Lillie will help every student to discover their own personal photography style and cultivate it during the action-packed afternoon photography sessions.
