Take Better Photos with Your Phone. Discover how to turn everyday snapshots into photographs you'll be proud to share, print and frame, using nothing more than the smartphone in your pocket.

Whether you're capturing family moments, beautiful landscapes, your travels or the little details of everyday life, your smartphone is a powerful creative tool. In this full-day workshop with photographer Georgina Valentine, you'll learn how to make the most of your phone's camera and take your photography to the next level.

You'll start by getting to know your phone's camera settings and exploring the techniques that make a great photograph. Discover how to work with natural light, create depth, find interesting angles and use simple composition tricks to make your images more striking.

Then it's time to put your new skills into practice. You'll head out with your smartphone to experiment with different subjects, lighting conditions and compositions, building your confidence as you go. With Georgina's expert guidance, you'll start to see familiar surroundings in a whole new way.

Back in the studio, you'll explore how to edit and enhance your photographs using your phone, making simple adjustments to bring out the best in your images without making them look overprocessed.

You'll leave with a collection of photographs you've taken yourself, a better understanding of your smartphone camera and the confidence to capture beautiful images wherever you go.

No specialist equipment or previous photography experience is needed – just bring your smartphone (remember to charge it up!) and a curiosity to see the world differently.

Tutor: Georgina Valentine
Date & Time: Saturday 30th January, 10am - 4pm
Venue: Scissors Studio, New Brewery Arts
Price: £85 (£0.00 VAT)

Please note that this workshop is for those aged 18 and over.

You are welcome to bring a lidded bottle of water with you but we kindly ask that you do not bring food into the studio.

Refreshments are available at our on-site café Blend until 4pm.

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Who is this workshop for?
The workshop will explore the fundamentals of photography, so it is most ideal for those at beginners’ level photography.

What you will need:
Fully charged smartphone and charger

Mini tripod for phone – optional

Phone user manual (or download onto your phone)

We’ll be getting out and about during this workshop – so please come dressed for all weather and bring an umbrella! Should it really chuck it down we will make use of the covered areas nearby the studio.

Meet Your Tutor - Georgina Valentine

Georgina has worked as a documentary and portrait photographer for the past 25 years. Her assignments have taken her across the world for charities and international media, with her reportage imagery appearing in magazines, newspapers and exhibitions.

At the heart of Georgina’s photography is a love of capturing people for who they are, whether it’s a timeless family portrait, a memorable travel shot or a journalistic story.

Throughout Georgina’s career, she has run photography workshops for individuals, organisations, and groups including a camera club for teenagers in a Nairobi slum. She enjoys helping people build confidence in their photographic skills, and then developing their creativity to achieve frame-worthy images.

More recently, Georgina has trained as a Natural Chef and now incorporates food photography into her work – bringing a new flavour to her imagery and teaching.