Charlotte B

Review of DSLR Photography Courses

From start to finish, my experience with this comp...

From start to finish, my experience with this company was fantastic. From my initial email to them last year to actually doing the beginners course in January 2017, Roland (the business owner) has been extremely supportive in providing me with guidance in terms of course choice and camera. Responses to my enquiries were always super-quick and despite my taking MONTHS to make a decision on booking, there was no hard sell. This integrity (as well as my inability to find a bad review for this place) was a huge factor in my eventually going ahead and booking a place.

I arrived at the beginners half day course on a rainy Sunday morning with no knowledge of how to use manual settings - by the time I left four hours later I felt like a pro! Our teacher Gyuri was funny, friendly and informative and quickly led us through the basics of how the manual settings work. He quickly demystified many of the things I would have glossed over in any textbook (ISO, bokeh) and provided ample time for us to practice our newly-learnt skills within the studio. Groups are kept small (we had 6) so the teaching is really tailored to the group and all different camera brands are catered for - Gyuri's knowledge in this respect was brilliant. We were also shown different types of lenses and given an opportunity to test these and it was really interesting to see the difference this made to our photos...The only problem is there are now at least two more lenses I want! At no point was any question made to feel like a stupid one and despite being a complete novice compared to others in the group, I felt equally able to contribute and ask questions.

Overall, I'd say that the content of the courses and customer service make this a great choice if you're looking to develop your photography skills and knowledge. I live on the other side of London and spent two hours each way to get to my course but I'm absolutely planning on booking another with them and would not hesitate to recommend. Even if you're on the fence as to whether to book, get in touch with them and have a chat as they truly are brilliant