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- Scanning photography negatives, transparencies and printsCourse start date: Fri 3 May 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Dominic HarrisDo you have boxes of old prints, negatives or transparencies gathering dust that you'd love to have digitised? Learn how to get your archive onto your computer using different methods from flatbed and film scanners to a digital camera.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Sketching at the museum: V&ACourse start date: Thu 9 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Stuart JonesExploring the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks; learn and improve your drawing skills and 'ways of seeing' and understanding, working from a fascinating range of objects and artifacts in The Victoria and Albert Museum.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Sketching at the museum: William Morris GalleryCourse start date: Thu 9 May 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Heidi WigmoreExplore the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks; practice and improve your drawing skills and 'ways of seeing' and understanding by working from a fascinating range of objects and artifacts in The William Morris Museum.
Meet in main entrance Lloyd Park House, 531 Forest Rd, Walthamstow E17 4PP.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - An introduction to stained glass at the V&ACourse start date: Thu 9 May 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Andreas PetzoldStained glass has been described as the most original and important medium in the high Middle Ages. The Victoria and Albert Museum has one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of stained glass in the world, spanning the twelfth century to the modern period. The course will provide an introduction to this medium and the collection of it in the Victoria and Albert Museum.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Looking at photography: social media and identityCourse start date: Fri 17 May 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Lorenzo BerniThis course explores how photography is used on social media to share work, build a following, and create and influence an identity.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00 - Sketching at the museum: British MuseumCourse start date: Thu 23 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Diane MartinExploring the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks; learn and improve your drawing skills and 'ways of seeing' and understanding, working from an exciting range of objects and artifacts in The British Museum.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Commercial photography: masterclass workshopCourse start date: Wed 5 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Ed GregoryLooking to work professionally as a photographer? Pick up key skills you will need on this practical course from camera systems, lighting solutions, paperwork and software workflow.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Ancient India: The Harappan Civilisation in the Indus ValleyCourse start date: Sat 8 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Ketan VariaWant to know more about the ancient Harappan Civilization thriving in the Indus Valley from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE? Join us to learn more!Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Looking at photography: critical and analytic theoriesCourse start date: Fri 14 Jun 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Michael HardingAn introduction to some of the main ways of thinking about photography, based on cultural theory, politics, philosophy and semiotics.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00 - Exploring Regent’s Park’s TreesCourse start date: Sat 15 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Letta JonesDo you want to get to know some of the fabulous trees in Regent’s Park? These 3 guided Tree Walks in Regent’s Park are ideal for the tree enthusiast with an introduction to this absorbing activity.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - A day at the V&A: an introduction to collectionsCourse start date: Sun 16 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Elizabeth EyresSpend a fascinating day at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum exploring a range of galleries. We shall be looking at the decorative arts, paintings, sculpture and design from across the world and across the centuries in this remarkable museum.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Further village LondonCourse start date: Wed 19 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Paul Sinclair
A further five walks around London's former villages - Hampstead, Highgate, Fitzrovia and Soho.
Why did these areas grow up as villages and how did they become swallowed up by the city of London?
First meeting place: Hampstead, meet at Hampstead tube. - Flash photography with speedlightCourse start date: Wed 3 Jul 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Ed GregoryLighten things up: join this practical course to learn the basics of using portable flash (speedlights) to enhance your images. Experiment creatively indoors and outdoors with different flash techniques, with a professional photographer on hand to guide you throughout.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Artists sketchbook walkCourse start date: Sat 6 Jul 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Heidi WigmoreTake a sketchbook walk in Central London to observe, record and engage with the urban environment, both historic architecture, modern skylines, the river and parks. Quick sketching, supported by discussion and reflection along the way, will open up new ways of seeing and responding to your surroundings. Meet at City Lit main entrance.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Medieval London 1000-1350: the archaeology of a capital cityCourse start date: Sat 6 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Stuart BrookesThis one day course looks at a period that fundamentally shaped London as a city, from the laying out of a new town within the old Roman city wall to the rapid growth of the 11—13th centuries.
Includes an introductory lecture and guided walk.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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