London Masterclass: Brick Lane, Spitalfields & Whitechapel

This part of London offers some terrific street photography opportunities, with some of the most colourful and characterful people, street markets and buildings you'll see anywhere. We will spend time around Spitalfields Market, Brick Lane and Whitchapel.


Masterclass content:
The technical aspects of street photography: equipment, composition, exposure, light and focus.
Learn how to spot a photo opportunity in an every day street scene.
Conquer your fear of photographing strangers.
Become invisible and shoot your environment quietly and unobtrusively.
Learn a ‘standard set’ of camera settings that will allow you to shoot quickly and accurately in most environments.
The importance of distance, focal length and hyperfocal length in street photography.
Understand the pros and cons of shooting in RAW vs JPEG, other formats.
Post-production and workflow.
Develop your confidence in shooting on the streets.
Photograph safely in difficult situations or areas.
The legal aspects of street photography.
Learn how to interact effectively with the public, the police and other officials.
React positively if people are challenging or offended; develop your ‘back story’.
Promoting and finding audiences for your work.

Detailed Itinerary:
We meet at 9.30am at Patisserie Valerie in Spitalfields Market (nearest tube Liverpool Street) for coffee (first one on the house!), introductions and a thorough briefing (around an hour's tuition) before setting off on our walk.

Throughout the day, participants will receive tuition and coaching for a full-time working professional photojournalist.

We'll have a lunch break, with a group discussion, at around 1pm, before hitting the streets again for the second structured photographic session.

Finally, we will end the formal part of day at around 5-5.30pm with drinks, a thorough debrief, photo critique, discussion and further Q&A session.

After the course, participants will be encouraged to keep in touch through our alumni network on Facebook and Flickr.

Course Tutor:
Your course tutor for the day is Brian Lloyd Duckett, a well-known London photographer. Prior setting up a successful commercial and editorial photography business, Brian has worked as a press and agency photographer on the streets on London and many other UK cities. Brian teaches as a Visiting Lecturer on photography degree courses and is a member of the BPPA (British Press Photographers’ Association), the NUJ (National Union of Journalists) and the IFJ (International Federation of Journalists). Brian has a very relaxed yet informative teaching style and offers lots of individual, hands-on coaching.


Cost: £79.95 per person