This weekly photography course will build your confidence in photography skills, taking you from beginner to brilliant in five weeks. Designed for participants who have their own DSLR cameras, this course is run by professional photographer Vanessa Miles for those who love photography and want to venture off the automatic mode.

You will explore how apertures, shutter speeds and ISO’s work together as well as analysing composition and how to make the best use of natural light in multiple situations. We will also look at the different genres of photography. You will gain practical, hands-on experience as you get to know your camera in this interactive course. In a small group you will be taking pictures and downloading the images in most of the sessions, creating a supportive environment to learn and progress your skills in the medium you love.

Session Dates

• Mon 01 Jun
• Mon 08 Jun
• Mon 15 Jun
• Mon 22 Jun
• Mon 29 Jun

Course Tutor: Vanessa Miles

Vanessa Miles is a professional photographer based in Exeter.

Her experience is rich and varied in the world of photography. She was a founder member of a women’s photography collective in South London in the early eighties and set up and ran the Environmental Picture library in London in the early nineties. In London she worked as a freelance picture editor, researcher and as a film stills photographer. Since living in Devon, she has worked in the fields of wedding, press and events and as a photography teacher. She has a masters degree in photography. Her passion is working on environmental themes.

Vanessa is Exeter Phoenix’s principal photography tutor. She is now director of Well Image, a social enterprise improving wellbeing through creative photography projects.

Workshop attendees get 10% off all food and hot drinks at the Café Bar.

Venue: Digital Workshop, Exeter Phoenix

*Subject to a £1.50 ticketing system charge. We don’t charge this to make a profit. Find out more >>