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Portrait Photography: A Beginner's Guide
This day course is ideal for people who have an interest in photographing people, but no idea where to start! You will learn how to effectively take portrait shots in any environment. Whether that be for work, on holiday, with family or friends, or for street portraiture.

We will cover composition, lighting, types of background, use of indoor and outdoor spaces, and interacting with the person you’re photographing confidently. Expect a mix of theory and practice, lots of opportunity for Q and A, and lots of quick tips to help you in any situation. If you have questions about your camera, there will also be a chance to go over anything that you need a helping hand with.
Prosp User 3
This course is suitable for all people who have an interest in testing out some new things with their cameras, trial and erroring fun approaches to portraiture in a friendly group. You will be encouraged to follow guidance but also to develop your own creative ideas among your peers. This day will provide skills for creative thinking, resourcefulness and confidence in learning something new - skills with photography but also skills that can transfer to other areas of your life.
Prosp User 4
Please bring with you a camera, or camera phone, any examples of portraits you’d like to learn how to copy, or examples of the work you’ve done so far.

If you would like anything to eat or drink during the workshop, the library café has a lovely selection of hot and cold drinks, food and snacks. Or please feel free to bring your own refreshments, but ensure that the classroom is left clean at the end of the session (no spills or crumbs left on tables or floors, and all empty cups binned please). Thank you.
Prosp User 5
This course takes place in the Garden Room at the central library in York. It is a ground floor classroom.

Please note that the library has no parking available. There are sometimes a couple of available parking slots for people with a blue badge directly outside the library but these are City of York Council owned, and not library owned, and cannot be relied on to be available. There are bike racks and a number of buses that stop nearby.

Please ensure that you read and understand the health and safety guidelines on any creative product that you intend to use during the course.
Prosp User 6

In order to support keeping York moving, consider travelling to your course by bus or bike. Click here to check out the bus routes closest to the venue for this course using the iTravel website, or discover York's cycle routes by clicking here.
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Alongside gaining course-specific skills, you will develop and showcase transferable skills that boost your confidence, employability, and ability to engage in further learning or volunteering.
Alongside gaining course-specific skills, you will develop and showcase transferable skills that boost your confidence, employability, and ability to engage in further learning or volunteering.
Employers highly value these transferable skills because they equip employees to excel beyond their basic job roles.
Employers highly value these transferable skills because they equip employees to excel beyond their basic job roles.
Prosp User 8

Learners who live in devolved authorities

Learners who live in devolved authorities
York Learning receives government funding which allows us to offer courses at a lower cost. The guidelines relating to devolution means that we cannot apply this funding to learners who live in devolved areas such as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
York Learning receives government funding which allows us to offer courses at a lower cost. The guidelines relating to devolution means that we cannot apply this funding to learners who live in devolved areas such as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
If you live outside of this area, we recommend that, before committing to a course with York Learning, you explore options to study the course in your local area.
If you live outside of this area, we recommend that, before committing to a course with York Learning, you explore options to study the course in your local area.
If you would prefer to continue your learning with York Learning please note that the price of the course could be double the advertised cost.
If you would prefer to continue your learning with York Learning please note that the price of the course could be double the advertised cost.
In this case, please contact us on 01904 554277 to complete your enrolment.
In this case, please contact us on 01904 554277 to complete your enrolment.

Learners under the age of 19

Learners under the age of 19
Please note that Adult Education funding is for individuals who are over the age of 19 on the 31st of August prior to the start date of their course.
Please note that Adult Education funding is for individuals who are over the age of 19 on the 31st of August prior to the start date of their course.
This means that there will be an additional cost for learners who are under 19 who wish to access funded courses.
This means that there will be an additional cost for learners who are under 19 who wish to access funded courses.
For safeguarding reasons, we cannot accept learners who are under 18 on courses except by prior arrangement. This does not apply to programmes which are designed for 16-18s.
For safeguarding reasons, we cannot accept learners who are under 18 on courses except by prior arrangement. This does not apply to programmes which are designed for 16-18s.
If you are under the age of 19, please contact us on 01904 554277 before booking.
If you are under the age of 19, please contact us on 01904 554277 before booking.
AT1/QU7
11/10/2025
11/10/2025
10:00 - 14:00
Saturday
4.00 hrs per wk
1 weeks
Carys Bulmer
32.00
£27.00 if in receipt of the State Pension; a 65% discount of the full fee is available for people in receipt of certain means-tested benefits