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Photography Level 2

Take your photography skills to the next level, as you unlock your camera’s capacity to create the stylistic effects that you desire.

What's Covered

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This intermediate workshop is designed to take you from shooting in semi-manual modes to full manual mode, allowing you to infuse more creativity into your photography. You will enhance your understanding of how to work with light and movement, through theoretical lessons and practical exercises. By the end of the course, you will have the foundation needed to delve into advanced genres of photography, such as portraiture, travel, family, food, and wedding photography.

  • Shooting in full manual mode
  • HDR (High Dynamic Range)
  • Panning, light painting, metering
  • Histograms, long exposures
  • Advanced composition techniques

Covid-19 Notice: At GPP we’re committed to keeping you, our students, our teachers and our colleagues safe. Following the government’s latest guidelines, we want to share with you our combined efforts to provide you with a safe and enjoyable experience when you visit our space or take a workshop - Check out the blog here for more information on social distancing in workshops.

 

This intermediate workshop is designed to take you from shooting in semi-manual modes to full manual mode, allowing you to infuse more creativity into your photography. You will enhance your understanding of how to work with light and movement, through theoretical lessons and practical exercises. By the end of the course, you will have the foundation needed to delve into advanced genres of photography, such as portraiture, travel, family, food, and wedding photography.

  • Shooting in full manual mode
  • HDR (High Dynamic Range)
  • Panning, light painting, metering
  • Histograms, long exposures
  • Advanced composition techniques
what's included
  • Intensive manual-photography workshop, both theory and practical
  • Digital workshop notes
  • Intensive manual-photography workshop, both theory and practical
  • Digital workshop notes
who should attend

Suitable for those who have completed our Photography Level 1 workshop.

You should have a thorough understanding of ISO, aperture, shutter speed, and how all of these relate to each other to achieve a correct exposure. If you are not familiar with these terms or currently shoot in Auto or P mode, we recommend enrolling for our Photography Level 1 workshop prior to attending Photography Level 2.

Suitable for those who have completed our Photography Level 1 workshop.

You should have a thorough understanding of ISO, aperture, shutter speed, and how all of these relate to each other to achieve a correct exposure. If you are not familiar with these terms or currently shoot in Auto or P mode, we recommend enrolling for our Photography Level 1 workshop prior to attending Photography Level 2.

What to bring
  • DSLR or mirrorless camera with fully-charged battery (point-and-shoot cameras and smartphones are not suitable)
  • TRIPOD (Please purchase a tripod beforehand and bring one to the class)
  • Empty memory card for your camera
  • Notebook & pen

Need a camera?
If you do not yet own a DSLR/Mirrorless camera, we are happy to lend you one of our loan cameras to use during your workshop, free of charge! All you need to bring is your own SD card. To request to borrow a loan camera for your workshop, email us at least 36 hours in advance of your workshop with the subject line "Help! I Need a Camera!"; please include your workshop dates and order confirmation number in the email. Please note that we have a limited number of loan cameras available, and the program works on a first come, first served basis.

  • DSLR or mirrorless camera with fully-charged battery (point-and-shoot cameras and smartphones are not suitable)
  • TRIPOD (Please purchase a tripod beforehand and bring one to the class)
  • Empty memory card for your camera
  • Notebook & pen

Need a camera?
If you do not yet own a DSLR/Mirrorless camera, we are happy to lend you one of our loan cameras to use during your workshop, free of charge! All you need to bring is your own SD card. To request to borrow a loan camera for your workshop, email us at least 36 hours in advance of your workshop with the subject line "Help! I Need a Camera!"; please include your workshop dates and order confirmation number in the email. Please note that we have a limited number of loan cameras available, and the program works on a first come, first served basis.

Cancellation Policy
  • If you cancel your workshop a minimum of 7 days in advance of your workshop, you will be issued a 90% refund or may be rescheduled to another date(s).
  • If you cancel your workshop a minimum of 3 days (72 hours) in advance of your workshop, no refund will be issued, but you may request to be rescheduled to another workshop date(s).
  • If you cancel your workshop less than 3 days (72 hours) in advance of your workshop, no refund and no reschedule is possible.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

  • Workshops can be rescheduled within 3 months of the originally booked workshop date(s).
  • Bookings can only be transferred ONCE, including in the event of a workshop relocation. If you transfer your workshop booking and later wish to cancel it, we will not be able to refund or reschedule you under any circumstances.
  • GPP reserves the right to change the location of any workshop to another location within the same city and/or emirate as deemed necessary in accordance with management discretion.
  • You must be 16 or older to attend this workshop. If you are younger than 16 or booking for someone under 16 years of age, please contact us first and we will be happy to advise you.
Please Note: Our classes are open to ANY brand of camera: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, Fuji and any other intermediate to advanced cameras (As long as they have manual controls i.e. NOT point-and-shoots) are welcome!

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