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brighton photography group

learn+ + create + inspire

I am happy to host the Brighton Photography Group. Come along to our photo sessions to dust off your camera and get snap-happy with me, a professional photography instructor.
Brush up on your camera skills and learn new photography techniques whilst on a photo walk class with other local keen photographers! I run two hour photography sessions around the City of Brighton, based on a particular style, theme or technique. These events are rammed with top tips to help you improve your photography. There is plenty of opportunity for 121 tuition to clear up any recurring issues you may have with your camera or photography. You also get to spend time with other like minded photographers, a good opportunity to swap notes on the joys of photography.

New to Photography? I also run intensive 3 hour Beginner’s Guide to photography every 2 months. [ or more if demand required!] These workshops will get you started with photography and hopefully encourage you to join further workshops and develop your photography into a fore filling creative hobby or even a possible career change!

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to keen amateurs. I am here to help you with camera settings and provide any advice you need.

What to bring? I recommend bringing a camera that has full manual mode or semi-manual modes (Aperture or Shutter Priority). Compact cameras and smartphones also welcome!

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking. Please follow the link below to see the schedule of events and select which you might like to join! This is agreat way to get to meet me and see if you would like to join one of my more comprehensive courses later on! 

A Sense of Place Photography Meet Up Sunday 23 Aug
Brighton Palace Pier
10 am – 2 Hours

This 2-hour workshop will look at how to make images to give a sense of place, a portrait of a location! You will learn different technical and creative approaches to making a series of images that give an overall impression. From getting close up and personal while master shallow depth of field, to wide sweeping establishing shots of iconic landmarks. We will also be on the constant look out for those “only in Brighton” moments. You will also pick up tips on how to make use of strong compositional techniques, such as the rule of thirds, leading lines, and visual balance. It is also the first day of the Brighton Mod weekender. So expect a lot of colour and characters with their vespers in all their finery, just wanting to be photographed!

Image by kind permission of student Mel

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Photography and the Filmic Meet Up Saturday 6th September
Brighton Palace Pier
10 am – 2 Hours

Want to add a more filmic style to your photography, or just experience a different way of making images? This fun event will teach you how to make your images look like film stills. Learn how to compose using techniques specific to cinematography, and make compelling images using Bokeh and depth of field. We will be tuning the Brighton seafront into a film set and making the most of what unfolds before us!

Image by kind permission of student Andy T

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Colour Urban Photography Meet Up Saturday 20th September
Brighton Station
10 am – 2 Hours

This is a terrific opportunity to take in many of the photographic opportunities and genres the city has to offer.
We will focus on colour photography. Learn techniques from the early master’s of colour photography such as William Eggleston. Learn how to use colour as a compositional tool, how to control both the colour of the subject AND the colour of light!You will learn how to combine other compositional techniques with colour as well as technical skills such as shallow depth of field, and fast shutter speeds to capture the moment! A fun meet focusing on making the most of the wildly varied urban picture opportunities in the Centre of Brighton.

Please bring fully charged batteries and empty sd cards! No need for tripods!

Image by kind permission of student Lianne

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Night Street Photography Meet Up Saturday 1st November
Queen St Brighton
6 pm – 2 Hours

This is a terrific opportunity to take in many of the photographic opportunities and genres the city has to offer.
We will focus on colour photography. Learn techniques from the early master’s of colour photography such as William Eggleston. Learn how to use colour as a compositional tool, how to control both the colour of the subject AND the colour of light!You will learn how to combine other compositional techniques with colour as well as technical skills such as shallow depth of field, and fast shutter speeds to capture the moment! A fun meet focusing on making the most of the wildly varied urban picture opportunities in the Centre of Brighton.

Please bring fully charged batteries and empty sd cards! No need for tripods!

Image by kind permission of student Jody O

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I learned a lot in those 2 hours. Toby is a great teacher 🙂 5/5.
Bookie
The event exceeded my expectations. Tobias showed us to find motifs in an area that I would describe as boring and not worth to pay attention. Thank you 5/5
Axel
This was the first time I've attended a Brighton Photography Group event and thoroughly enjoyed it. Toby made me feel very welcome, he was engaging and knowledgable. He coped well with a group of mixed ability and everyone was extremely friendly. Great value for money. I'd definitely join another event with the Brighton Photography Group and recommend them to others. 5/5
Allison
Brighton photography Group
I enjoyed the event and learnt somethings about how to make my images look a little more cinematic. Also, meeting other photographers is also enjoyable. Toby is very good at getting points across 5/5.
Steve
Brighton photography Group
As always the event was brilliant. I picked up some great tips from Tobias as always. He is such a great teacher, very relaxed atmosphere with a fun way of explaining and learning. I am looking forward to the next course! 5/5.
Dave Gunn
Brilliant! Toby was very patient and was a great tutor. I have learnt so much today. 5/5
Cath Baker
Brighton Photography group 17/06/22
Excellent, finally found what I have been looking for. I found Tobias to be a first class tutor. 5/5
Tony Mullen-Orriss
Brighton photography Group 29/05/22
Street Photography and Graffiti Art Meetup Highly informative and enjoyable 5/5
Graham
Brighton photography Group
As always the event was brilliant. I picked up some great tips from Tobias as always. He is such a great teacher, very relaxed atmosphere with a fun way of explaining and learning. I am looking forward to the next course! 5/5.
Dave Gunn
The architecture photography event was very useful. Toby took time to find out what knowledge everyone on the event had and during the session spent time with each person individually to give appropriate help to each person. The route that we took from the station was excellent and gave many good opportunities for taking photographs in an area of Brighton that I had previously overlooked 5/5
Stephen
A thoroughly enjoyable and useful morning. Toby is an excellent teacher and communicator. Well worth the fee. 5/5
Sean
Brighton photography Group
Thought this was a great sessions with a mix of technical tutorials and composition. Tobias was a great 'tutor' and I look forward to attending another workshop in the near future. 5/5.
Lindsay
This course was really informative for me having never done long exposure photography before. Toby took the time to set up my camera and explain what settings I needed to use for long exposure photography. He also let me play around with the settings to get the photo I wanted but was on hand if I needed any help. Toby was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I would recommend this course. 5/5.
Julian
Brighton photography Group
I really enjoyed it. Tobias was a friendly, and interested tutor. The feedback he gave during the workshop was useful, insightful and positive. I would certainly attend another workshop with him. 5/5
Jez Noond
Brighton Photography group
As always i thought it was a great event, well presented and explained by Toby as usual. The guy is a very talented photographer who has a great way of explaining everything in a way that is easy to understand. I class myself as an intermediate photographer who has learnt so many tricks and techniques while being coached by Toby. I am already booked for the composition workshop in a few weeks! 5/5
Dave Gunn
Brighton Photography Group 19/07/22
Urban Architecture in Black & White Photography Toby is an amazing teacher! 5/5.
Maria
I have attended many of Toby's workshops and always find the workshops interesting and fun. We braved the weather and storm Bert gave us an excellent opportunity to experiment with camera settings and composition and good to have Toby nearby for tips and ideas. 5/5
Judy
Very enjoyable, and informative. Tobias showed me some technical points regarding my camera as well as encouraging us to look for the abstract images. I will do more. 5/5.
Kevin
Brighton photography Group
Very enjoyable, and informative. Tobias showed me some technical points regarding my camera as well as encouraging us to look for the abstract images. I will do more. 5/5.
Kevin
I am loving these workshops. I'm learning a lot and have gained more understanding about how to develop my eye when it comes to different types of photography 5/5.
Gemma
A very enjoyable photo walk. This is the second meet with Toby and on both occasions I have found him encouraging, helpful and full of ideas on how to improve my photography. A dab hand with fujifilm camera tips too! 5/5
Judy
Brighton Photography group 28/05/22
Great local knowledge from a very attentive friendly and helpful coach. 5/5
Steven Williams
Brighton Photography group 03/04/22
Lots of positive constructive and creative ideas and support. 5/5
Angela Whitney
Brighton photography Group 16/05/22
Industrial Architecture Photography Excellent leant new skills with my fuji camera In managing flat light ,looking at framing objects of interest with perspective ! Tobias was simply brilliant & very encouraging 5/5.
Angela
Brighton photography Group

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Image with kind permission of student Graham F

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