Close-up & Macro
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Level Intermediate
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Duration 5 hours
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Category Macro
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Price £95
We'll show you how to capture the secrets of the tiny world around you, in stunning images from abstracts to detailed shots. You'll have lots of hands-on photography throughout the day to perfect your skills.
Our workshops vary from venue to venue:
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Wildlife Macro Workshops - Look out for our wildlife themed workshops in the list below, with subjects from butterflies to insects and reptiles.
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General Macro Photography and Product Shots - The techniques you'll learn on this workshop can also be used to take product shots that could be used on eBay or your own website.
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Creative Macro Photography - Create your own amazing artistic shots, from capturing water droplets to reflections in raindrops and much more.
Please scroll to the workshop listing at the bottom of this page for full details.
Content: You'll learn how to use the features of your camera for eye-catching close-ups, what lenses and additional accessories can be used to develop your macro photography, simple lighting techniques and how good composition can transform your shots. Subjects vary depending on the location, so please take a look at the full descriptions in the workshop calendar below.
Main Points Covered:
Composition - we'll explain all about composition and help you to put it into practice
Focussing - we'll show you what focus mode to set, how to change your focus points and where to focus so that your photos are beautifully sharp
Aperture - you'll learn how to get all of your subject in focus or how to get just a small part in focus with a beautiful blurred background
Get Creative - we'll show you how to create more interesting photos using backlighting, reflectors and artificial light
Exposure Compensation - you'll learn how to override your cameras metering and how to brighten and darken your photos in camera to get the exact exposure that you want
Where: Commencing in the classroom, taking an in-depth look at your camera, followed by two hands-on photography sessions to put what you've learned into practice, and finally back to the classroom to discuss your images with plenty of time for your questions.
Cameras: DSLR, compact system (CSC), superzoom, bridge and compact cameras. If you have an interchangeable lens camera you won't need a special macro lens. To get the best from this workshop you will need a tripod - if you don't have one please contact your local tutor who may be able to loan you a tripod for the day.
Previous experience: to get the most from this workshop, you should have attended our beginners Get Off Auto workshop or be familiar with the use of Aperture Priority, Exposure Compensation and ISO.
Group Size: A maximum of 10 students per tutor.
Times: Full day, usually 10 am to 4 pm but please check your joining instructions.
Leeds
Refer to joining instructions as we use various locations in Leeds depending on the workshopCLOSE-UP & MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Discover the extraordinary in the ordinary and explore a fascinating world of tiny details, textures and patterns that often go unnoticed!
Close-up and macro photography opens up a whole new world of creativity. From delicate flowers and intricate textures to everyday objects transformed into something almost unrecognisable, you'll be amazed at what you can discover when you look a little closer.
During this relaxed, hands-on workshop, we'll experiment with lighting, backgrounds and composition to create beautiful and sometimes unexpected images. We'll have plenty of interesting subjects and props ready, but you're welcome to bring along anything you'd particularly like to photograph.
Held in our Morley studio, with a maximum of just two photographers, there's plenty of individual guidance, time to experiment and opportunities to share ideas and inspiration.
It's all about slowing down, getting creative and seeing the ordinary in an extraordinary new way!
Time: 10:30am–3:30pm
Skill Level
Level 2 – A basic understanding of Aperture Priority mode is required.
Equipment
A macro lens is ideal for capturing the tiniest details, but an 18–55mm kit lens or similar is perfectly suitable for close-up photography.
Please bring a tripod and extension tubes if you have them. Loan tripods are available on request.
Accessibility
This workshop takes place in our garden studio in Morley, with no outdoor walking involved during the session. Access is via a narrow pathway between the house and garage, with one step up into the studio. Unfortunately, the venue is not wheelchair accessible.
Full joining details will be emailed before the workshop.
Leeds
Refer to joining instructions as we use various locations in Leeds depending on the workshopCLOSE-UP & MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Discover the extraordinary in the ordinary and explore a fascinating world of tiny details, textures and patterns that often go unnoticed!
Close-up and macro photography opens up a whole new world of creativity. From delicate flowers and intricate textures to everyday objects transformed into something almost unrecognisable, you'll be amazed at what you can discover when you look a little closer.
During this relaxed, hands-on workshop, we'll experiment with lighting, backgrounds and composition to create beautiful and sometimes unexpected images. We'll have plenty of interesting subjects and props ready, but you're welcome to bring along anything you'd particularly like to photograph.
Held in our Morley studio, with a maximum of just two photographers, there's plenty of individual guidance, time to experiment and opportunities to share ideas and inspiration.
It's all about slowing down, getting creative and seeing the ordinary in an extraordinary new way!
Time: 10:30am–3:30pm
Skill Level
Level 2 – A basic understanding of Aperture Priority mode is required.
Equipment
A macro lens is ideal for capturing the tiniest details, but an 18–55mm kit lens or similar is perfectly suitable for close-up photography.
Please bring a tripod and extension tubes if you have them. Loan tripods are available on request.
Accessibility
This workshop takes place in our garden studio in Morley, with no outdoor walking involved during the session. Access is via a narrow pathway between the house and garage, with one step up into the studio. Unfortunately, the venue is not wheelchair accessible.
Full joining details will be emailed before the workshop.
Gallery
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Leeds
14 February 2027 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Spaces: 2 available