PhotOx Photography Society – David Tolley

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PhotOx Photography Society (For Oxford Uni Staff & Students)

Tutor: David Tolley Professional Photographer/Lecturer (Ruskin School of Art)

8 Sessions – Thursdays, 6.00-7.00 April 30 – June 18 (Oxford University weeks 1 - 8)

Membership Fee £10 per term The Collier Room – Regent’s Park College

Pusey Street, Oxford OX1 2LB (just off St. Giles)

Abandoned NSA Monitoring Station, Teufelsberg, Berlin © David Tolley, 2015

Cost: Staff: £6 per class / Students £4 per class (+ £10 per term membership fee) David has set up the PhotOx Photography Society to provide a friendly, creative environment, where staff and students passionate about digital (or film) photography will receive inspiration, technical advice, and constructive feedback about their images. Sessions will continue in Michaelmas term 2015 and Hilary/Trinity 2016. Whether you have a Nikon or Canon DSLR, a point-and-shoot camera, or just an iPhone/Blackberry, etc., you will learn how to compose, expose, and capture better images. Photographers of all abilities will find these regular weekly sessions rewarding. You will be encouraged to bring in 2 images each per-week (on a mac-formatted data stick, or sent in via email). These will be projected on the lecture-theatre screen and discussed during the class by David (and other society members). This is an excellent opportunity for you to improve your photography and to develop professional skills.

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A different theme will be covered each week on a topic chosen by PhotOx Society members. The schedule for Trinity term is:

• Class 1 (30/4) Review of Easter Vacation Photographs – looking at subject choice, composition, exposure, focus, colour balance, lens-choice, camera-angle, perspective & cropping.

• Class 2 – (7/5) Photo Retouching – how to remove unwanted items, change backgrounds, obliterate sensor marks, and techniques for restoring old B&W and colour photographs

• Class 3 – (14/5) Documentary & Press Photography – we will look the work of a range of famous photographers and discuss their techniques and how they approach their subjects. We will also consider ethical issues and what post-processing or retouching is allowed when shooting press/documentary images.

• Class 4 – (21/5) Video with your DSLR – this session will cover techniques, camera settings, camera movement and support. Everything necessary to shoot high-quality, arresting video images

• Class 5 – (28/5) Landscape and Wildlife Photography – we will look at National Geographic photographers and landscape Masters and analyse how they capture such strong, internationally recognised imagery.

• Class 6 – (4/6) Professional Workflow using Photoshop CC/Lightroom. Cataloging, Archiving, Editing, and post-processing using Adobe Camera Raw (found in both Photoshop CC and Lightroom) will be explained to give PhotOx members a fluent understanding of how to quickly and effectively deal with the raw files that they shoot.

• Class 7 – (11/6) Architecture – discussing the equipment and approach required to shoot stunning architectural interiors and exteriors.

• Class 8 – (18/6) Review session – looking at the impressive range of images shot by members during the term followed by food and drinks.

I can also arrange half-day Workshop Sessions (covering Portrait and Fashion Photography using daylight & studio-flash), a Digital Editing Workshop (using Photoshop CC and/or Lightroom 5), and if there is enough interest, a Still Life session – looking at product, macro, & food photography. Please email me including ‘Portrait/Fashion’, ‘Digital Editing’ or ‘Still Life’ in the subject box if you are interested me running any of these weekend workshops. Join the PhotOx Photography Society today by emailing davidtolley@me.com Please contact David using your University/OUP e-mail account and put