Since starting the Art of Photography Group, this is the first physical workshop I've ran. I've ran many other workshops but have improved as a practitioner and have learned how to teach people in a much better way. So I ran a mini workshop for the group on Wednesday night and it went really well.
This was a rescheduled event because the first date was a wash out, it chucked it down and then I had to try and co-ordinate 9 peoples diaries. In the end we got there, and it wasn't easy watching the weather on the run up to the rescheduled workshop!
The day before the workshop was terrifying (well maybe I'm being a little over dramatic), the Met Office predicted rain all morning and a little shower in the evening. The workshop was to take place between 6:30pm and 9:30pm. On the morning of the workshop, the Met Office said it would rain until midday and be dry for the rest. Then at lunch time they predicted rain all day and all night, until 2pm when they said it would dry up at lunch and then give us heavy showers between 7pm and 9pm.
I couldn't take this anymore! So I didn't look for another hour and they said it would be dry all evening. That was it, I shut down my mac and accepted that. It wouldn't change again!
I know from experience of watching the skies as a photographer that rain followed by a sunny dry spell usually gives a dramatic sunset. This is just what I would have ordered for my group, dry weather and a dramatic sunset.
Some of the people in the group were complete beginners and some were amateurs and all were looking to either improve their photography skills or to learn how to use their camera properly.
Each one left my workshop knowing how to use a camera on manual properly, how to set up their camera to give them complete control over their images.
What's more important with my photography group is that they all have a common interest.
I run the group in the evening once a month. It's called The Art Of Photography and we have a Facebook group that you can join if you like. We share information about photographers, styles, have workshops, will be visiting exhibitions and have artists come along to talk to us about their photography on occasions. You can visit and join the group by following the above link.
If you'd like to learn more about the group and or my workshops, please contact me here.
