1-to-1 Photography Lesson For Beginners
- Perfect for beginners
- Learn the fundamentals of photography
- Understand how your camera works
- 4 hour lesson at my home near Carmarthen, online via Zoom or at any location in south Wales
My 1-to-1 photography lesson for beginners is a 4 hour introduction to photography, tailored to your shooting ability and style – whatever you want to learn, and whatever you want to shoot. I’m very pleased that many of my clients return to me to learn advanced techniques as their skills develop.
We begin with a short presentation teaching the theory, then we head out to put these ideas into practice. My belief is that you learn best by doing – I’m with you every step of the way to guide you from finding a shot, composing it, then selecting the right camera settings to capture the moment.
There’s no such thing as a silly question, and I will explain everything to you without jargon. My goal is that you leave the lesson equipped with all the information and motivation you need to take the photos you want.
Price
£180 per person
Where
The workshop takes place at my home in Porthyrhyd near Carmarthen or online via Zoom. Upon request the lesson can take place at your home or another location. A small fuel surcharge may apply if further than 1 hours drive.
Availability
As a busy working photographer, I have limited days available for these lessons and they tend to book up several months in advance. Mondays and Tuesdays tend to have best availability, weekends tend to have extremely limited availability.
How To Book
You can book a lesson for yourself, or as a gift for a loved one. Please email me to request a lesson. Tell me as much or as little about yourself and your photography goals, and I’ll get back to you with a proposal that suits your needs. Some useful things to know:
- Which days of the week you tend to be available
- If there is a specific time of day you prefer to shoot
- Your current equipment
- Shooting genres you like or would like to improve e.g. portraits, landscapes, travel
What you’ll learn
This lesson is tailored towards beginners – perhaps you’ve received your dream camera as a gift and you want to get the best out of it, or perhaps you want to take amazing Instagram photos with your smartphone but don’t know how. This workshop is for you!
This is a fun and practical 1-to-1 lesson so you’ll be the only one here, you have my undivided attention and you can ask questions any time – and there’s no such thing as a silly question!
Focusing
How to ensure you always capture sharp images
Your camera’s settings
Understand what your camera can do and what each setting means
The basics of photography
Composition and what makes a good photo
Landscape photography
Learn how exposure can control the light for bright and airy or dark and moody scenes
Beautiful portraits
Learn how aperture controls the depth of field for beautiful portraits
Action photography
Capture sharp photos when things are happening quickly
Why learn with me
I'm an award-winning professional photographer and have been working full time since 2017, publishing 2 books and delivering lectures and workshops nationwide.
I have taught several hundred photographers just like you, of all ages and abilities. My approach is no-nonsense, minimum jargon as possible, with lots of practical examples to help you understand by doing.
My beginnings with photography were humble and my formative years were spent wrestling with equipment that was beyond my skill level, and frustration that I couldn’t get the camera to do what I wanted it to. I realise now that the best investment you can make in photography is not equipment, but experience. You can throw hundreds if not thousands of pounds at camera bodies, lenses, tripods and such… which is all for nothing if you don’t understand how to capture the shots you want.
I promise you a fun, friendly and non-judgmental environment to practice your craft, ask the questions you need to, and leave inspired to take your photography to the next level.
Here's what some of my previous students have to say.
Mathew explains things clearly and is a patient teacher. He listened to what I wanted out of the workshop and I came away with some brilliant photos.
I was a competent photographer but needed my hand held to get to the next level. Mathew took me on a photo tour of Tenby to teach me how to get great photos on a tripod with loads of little tips and tricks I'd never have thought of. My photos were amazingly colourful and crisp even with an entry level camera. Well worth the investment!
I joined Mathew at very short notice for a night photography course in Pembrokeshire. He taught me how to capture beautiful photos of the night sky in a part of the country with very little light pollution. An amazing experience!