Big Wood TEENS Photography Workshop

Taking boring photos? Learn to unlock your phone camera’s hidden features. Join this phone camera photography workshop led by professional photographer Ann Kelly. Break down the basics with a small group tutorial in the Little Chapel of the Hampstead Garden Suburb Free Church, then it's time for you to have a go with a hands-on 2.5 hr workshop in the heart of Big Wood, the hidden ancient woodland on your doorstep. Ann Kelly is a fully trained photographer and a passionate teacher with a love of using phone photography for image-making and capturing gardens and the natural world. On this hands-on workshop you will learn: • how to set up the camera on your phone for best shooting • Ann’s favourite accessories for using a phone's camera • how to control the exposure and focus on your phone's camera • discover the camera functions for excellent image-making • create dynamic photographic compositions in the garden • how to get close-up with your phone's camera, go macro! Whether you’re an Android or iPhone user, this workshop is for you. Remember, the best camera you have, is the one that’s always with you. For 13-17 year olds. We ask for a £25 donation per participant to go towards our workshop leader costs. Your gratefully received support will help keep these workshops sustainable. Organised by the Friends of Big Wood with generous support of the Hampstead Garden Suburb Residents Association. About Ann Kelly Ann Kelly has over 30 years of experience in the photography and digital imaging business. After studying at college she served her apprenticeship by assisting established London advertising and editorial photographers, (AOP), and then worked in the film industry assisting movie still photographers on set. She then moved into photographic printing, working in a darkroom as a black and white printer, printing for exhibitions and London theatre displays. For 15 years she had a Lifestyle and Portrait photography business, photographing children and families in Islington, North London. She was the staff photographer at London Metropolitan University for 7 years, photographing events, PR, and images for brochures and prospectus. She is a qualified teacher (post-grad. in Ed.) designing and delivering photography courses for over 20 years. For the last ten years she has focused on her company, Learn Digital Photo, offering Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced courses in digital photography. She teaches : Adobe Lightroom LrC and Photoshop for photography and cameraphone photography, “to get creative with the camera in their pocket”.