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Welcome to the Digital Photography Courses Newsletter for February 2011.

A big welcome to all the lucky people who received a Digital Photography Course Gift Voucher for Christmas. I'm really looking forward to showing you how to use your camera to take better pictures.

As you can see from the web site we have taken lots of bookings for January and February and even had to put on an extra course in February. We are now taking bookings for March and April plus for the Bird and Landscape Photography Course at the AWBC at Rutland Water on Saturday April 9th 2011.

January Students can see their pictures here http://www.digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/2011-january-gallery.html

The next courses and dates are: Photography Course Gift Vouchers Sat 12th February Beginner SLR Full Sun 13th Feb Beginner SLR Full Sat 26th Feb Beginners DSLR 1 Space Sun 27th Feb Portrait & Night Full Sat 12th Mar Beginner SLR 3 Spaces Sun 13th Mar Beginner SLR 5 Spaces Sat 26th Mar Beginners SLR 5 Spaces Sun 27th Mar Beginners SLR 1 Space Sat 9th April Bird & Landscape Spaces Sun 8th May Portrait Photography Picture by Martin Allen on the last AWBC course

Bird & Landscape Photography Course at Rutland Water 9th April 2011

Portrait Photography Course

Following feedback from past students we are now running a dedicated Portrait Photography Course on Sunday 8th May from 10am - 5pm. Previously these courses have run from 2pm to 8pm and included the Night Photography Course.

Students are increasingly asking how to take portraits using studio flash and backgrounds so we are adding this to the course itinerary. After February we'll be running the portrait course as a full day course and using the extra time to take portraits using a simple studio flash lighting set up with black and white backgrounds. There will also be the chance to try out various professional flash techniques using bounced and direct flash. Your own dedicated flashgun with bounced head and a tripod are really useful additions for this course. We will also show you how to shoot pictures by available and window light.

For more details visit www.digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/portrait-photography-course.html

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This month’s project. Photograph the moon? After last month's newsletter images of the solar and lunar eclipses I've had several people asking me how to photograph the moon. The good news is it's actually surprising easy to photograph a full moon and get reasonable results. The first thing that might come as a surprise is just how bright a full moon is. There is a tendency to think that pictures of the moon at night need long exposures of several seconds. Indeed if you use your camera on the Full Auto setting then it will tend to give quite long exposures because of the large area of dark sky. This will result in the moon being over bright without any detail. For a step by step guide to photographing the full moon visit the website at - www.digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/how-to-photograph-the-moon.html

Save money and get cash back on cameras, lenses and much more with Quidco Has anyone else started saving money with Quidco yet? My shopmeister Mrs tells me she's saved over £120 just on her normal shopping in the last two months so it seems to work. We all like to save a few £££s on camera kit so I've just started using Quidco. It's a referral web site which you click through to a range of stores who then give you around 4% cash back on purchases. It's free to join and there is no obligation to buy so why not click on the link on the right and give it a try.

Pictures by former students

Congratulations to former student, Diane Norwood, who took first place and runner up places in both the colour and black and white sections of a photographic competition at the Kettering and District Photographic Society.

If you live in the Kettering area I highly recommend you visit the KDPS website and pop in and meet them at The Corn Market Hall, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN15 7QA

Student Testimonials

The images from the courses in January 2011 will be on the website over the next couple of days so check them out at www.digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/2011-january-gallery.html

Pictures by Tony Pringle at Foxton Locks

"Glen was really pleasant and I felt very comfortable on this course. He explained everything at a level I could easily understand. Money very well spent. Pictures by Tony at Foxton Locks"

"A great day. I've learned so much and I feel much more confident in my photography. I look forward to using my camera and I'll certainly be booking another training day soon." Carol Oldring

"A really enjoyable day. I didn't know my camera could do so much. Glen explained everything in an easy to understand manner and I would recommend anybody to attend one of Glen's courses." Geoff Leigh

"Thoroughly enjoyable course with good slides which will help as an aid to going forward. Glen is obviously very knowledgeable but also patient and not at all patronising. Fantastic, friendly and easy to understand. Hopefully with practice I can put all these new skills and tips to work. The group size was perfect and thanks to Jacqui for a great lunch." Kelly Dawe.

"First class instruction in a relaxed environment. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this course for any nervous beginners or anyone wanting to get better use from their camera." Doug Bailey

We hope you have enjoyed this newsletter

Best Wishes and remember to send me some of your pictures.

Glen

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