Philip  "Stuck inside these 4 walls - sent inside forever - never seeing no-one - nice again......"
Sheridan "oh do be quiet. It's nowhere near that bad for goodness sake. We're not stuck inside and we CAN see one very nice friend (for the time being at least ) And we have the kids and work and I'm plenty busy if you aren't and even in the heart of this dark winter lockdown we can start a new hobby and learn new skills.
That olive oil cake you're eating for instance. That didn't bake itself !! "

So we can start from scratch and learn to shoot on a Dslr or improve whatever skills we already have - and if we don't even have a camera or can't be bothered with it anymore, how about learning how to shoot with a Smartphone. 

One day this is going to end. 
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 Introduction to DSLR & Bridge Photography  -  The camera in your pocket (smartphone skills) 

 Both courses last 6 weeks and take us from darkness to light. Literally and figuratively. Both cost £75, and both are held for an hour on Sunday mornings. If the lockdown eases before we finish we will meet in person. If the lockdown ends after we finish we'll start a second course that builds on the first - face to face. 

DSLR 

Lesson 1
getting started.
Camera handling, Focus lock  
Auto and Program modes 

Lesson 2
​Composition
Rule of Thirds & LL assignment 

Lesson 3 Scene Modes. The Exposure Triangle 
Portrait assignment

Lesson 4
​Shutter Speed & Aperture Priority 

Lesson 5

​Lesson 6 

Smartphone skills 

Lesson 1 
​getting started.
Phone basics, Focus Lock 
Exposure control   
 
Lesson 2 
Composition
Rule of Thirds & LL assignment 

Lesson 3
People photography
​Portrait assignment

Lesson 4 
​Burst Mode, Slo-mo and Video 

Lesson 5

​Lesson 6