Central European Photography Club

University of Birmingham

Join us for a series of free photography walks and workshops for Central European communities in West Bromwich.

Central Library, West Bromwich

Please note: By signing up using this link you will be registered for ALL TEN sessions in our photography club series. Details about these sessions and dates can be found below in the description. If you wish to sign up for any one session on it&#x27;s own, please follow this link to select a date: https://bit.ly/3KDJEbp Come and join our free photography classes in West Bromwich! Whether you are a complete beginner or want to brush up your skills, we have something to offer everyone. Bring your phone or DSLRs and also gain the opportunity to use film cameras for a unique challenge with the developing costs and equipment being supported by us.You will take photographs of objects, buildings and places in your local community that are important to you and share your photographs and stories with the workshop group. The material produced in the workshops will inform our research project on the relationship between memory, migration and community. The workshops will be delivered by professional photographer Oxana Bischin and in collaboration with Centrala arts space.At the end of the workshops you will be able to make a good choice when selecting your equipment and understand the timing, lighting and settings required by a good shot. You will also have the opportunity to participate in the production of a pocketbook featuring your photos taken during the workshops and participate in a larger group exhibition at the end of our project.What will you learn?How to make the most of your equipment: Understanding camera specs and settings. Whether you’re looking at buying a new phone and don’t know what to choose between the different camera options or whether you want to take your hobby to a new level, we can help with choosing the right equipment. You will also be introduced to focus and light problem-solving; composition and style basics and playing with exposure.The photography groups will be around 15 participants in size and will be offered in the areas of West Bromwich, Birmingham on the following dates:07.05.2022- Session 1: How to make the most of your equipment: Understanding camera specs.14.05.2022-Session 2: How to use your camera to get to grips with great focus.21.05.2022-Session 3: How to understand and play with exposure.28.05.2022-Session 4: How to put a picture together: Introduction to composition elements.04.06.2022-Session 5: How to put a picture together: Interaction of composition elements.11.06.2022-Session 6: How to create style in a photo: Combine technique and composition.02. 07.2022-Session 7: How to create style in a photo: Getting the light right.09. 07.2022-Session 8: Understand camera modes.16. 07.2022-Session 9: Introducing the basics of video production.23. 07.2022-Session 10: How to choose your photos (production of pocketbooks and closing challenge.A later date in the coming weeks will be agreed on with the group for the collection of the printed pocketbooks and final feedback.The workshop series is open to everyone, whether you have lived in West Bromwich your whole life, or have moved there recently from another country.For more information please check: https://postsocialistbritain.bham.ac.uk/communities/4/For enquiries please email: postsocialistbritain@gmail.com

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