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Using fill flash – picture from photography course Bristol, Ashton Court
When you move from the automatic/vari-program side of the camera to the clever side, with all the P A S M or P Av Tv and M modes you have to make a few decisions. You need to be on top of the ISO,...
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Getting creative on landscape photography course at Stourhead, Wiltshire
There is a problem with landscape gardens if you’re a photographer. Everything you see has been laid out for you in the correct proportions by the designer many years ago. Stourhead is particularly...
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Shallow depth of field at Shugborough
Taking landcapes and using shallow depth of field means that we can put the attention exactly where we want it, making more interesting and personal pictures. Using portrait-y settings even on a...
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Creative Photography Course in Malvern – getting silly with Elgar
Since we’ve moved our empire to Bristol it’s great to return to Malvern from time to time. We had a small group for the creative course, the emphasis is on composition, thinking through the picture...
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Photography Course at Dunham Massey
Dunham Massey is a fantastic new venue for our photography courses in the North West. It has a fantastic range of photography subjects, with views of in formal gardens, fantastic reflections, and even...
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Yeo Valley Photography Course announced – it’s us!
It’s us teaching in the beautiful Yeo Valley, for our friends that make the great yogurt: Please come along and support them, and us, and have a lunch included! For dates and to book please go here!
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Here at PMS Towers we are nothing if not technologically advanced. The use of voice-activated dictation software now means that we can witter on about photography without having to type and the...
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Photography Tuition for the British Army
We were thrilled to be asked to teach some members of the British Army some basic photography. Some soldiers from the second Battalion of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment (2PWRR) at Woolwich...
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Photography courses at Dunham Massey
Dunham Massey a beautiful National Trust property near Manchester, is a new venue for us but fast becoming one of our favourites. There is an amazing variety of material to photograph from ducks and...
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People photography course at Charlecote
We don’t run the people photography course as often as we would like. It’s not as popular as our other courses, and the budget doesn’t allow for models etc so we have to use each other. One alternative...
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Pictures from photography course at Shugborough
We were undeterred at Shugborough even though we had to work most of the day with no power. this meant that Phil had to present the course from memory, but thankfully we had the power back in the...
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Property photography tuition in Birmingham
We were asked to help some estate agents in Birmingham photograph their properties better. One of the tricks that we use is to use a little flash in alleyways and archways so that we don’t appear to be...
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Pictures from photography course at Charlecote
We have a soft spot for Charlecote as photography venue. The fact that it’s so close to the M40 and and Birmingham, while being in the countryside and convenient for Stratford-upon-Avon doesn’t hurt!...
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Personal photography tuition in Bristol
Phil had a varied day teaching one to one photography at Ashton Court on Friday. Sometimes, personal photography tuition is a much more efficient way of learning, particularly for non-beginners....
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Wideangle lens at Henley
Wide angle lenses are not just for wide landscape views. There are lots of situations where a wide-angle lens can give a more interesting perspective. Stanley the Lakeland terrier came to the...
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Wide-angle lens at the British Museum
It’s not just small terriers that benefit from the interesting perspective you get close up with a wide-angle lens. one of the problems of shooting in a crowded environment like the British Museum is...
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Making people disappear at the British Museum
It’s good fun to make people disappear by using long exposures. All you need is a fairly dark location and a firm camera position. By putting the camera on the steps here at the British Museum and...
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Nick’s pics from the BM
We had a small group at the camera cafe made smaller by a emergency callout, but it gave Nic and Phil plenty of time to nose around the British Museum. Apart from making people disappear, we...
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Lovely stuff from Sheffield Park Garden
We had a lovely group at Sheffield Park Garden, and despite the forecast fantastic weather. The geese and the ducks were much in evidence, with cute babies and slightly defensive parents. More than...
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More pictures from Henley
Another varied group of students took to the river at Henley in order to brush up their photography skills. This particular class was particularly good at landscape composition, and managed to frame...
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