E is for.... The Alphabet Photo Project & #LightsCameraCurrys

E is for Education this week.  On Sunday I attended the Currys #LightsCameraCurrys Brighton blogger event at the Brighton Media Centre.

Firstly, it was just so wonderful to be dropped off in the centre of the town early on a gorgeously sunny Sunday morning on my own.  I took a walk, breathing in the air and just enjoyed the moment.

The Currys event was led by Dade Freeman who runs the Brighton Photographers Group, he started with the all important education part for me, learning the technical basics about my camera and how to get the best from it.  Dade has a gentle and humorous way of teaching and made us all feel very comfortable.




We learnt about Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority (one I had no clue about), ISO and the Exposure Triangle.  I'd been comfortable in Auto mode for so long and taking the leap at a mere twist of a dial and into Aperture Priority was quite a feat for me. 

After lunch it was off for the Photo Walk, we were literally over the road from the seafront which was packed to the gills with sunbathers and seagulls!  We were given several challenges like capturing motion on Shutter Priority mode (one I had avoided until now!) and using a shallow depth of field.




the carousel was actually moving in this shot

leading lines

seagulls who refused to pose for me, a minute earlier they were squabbling!





I can't say I took amazing photos that day and didn't manage all the challenges in the 30 minutes but what I did learn has sunk in a little more and I have a much better understanding of the workings on my camera which I shall take forward.

Thank you to Currys and Dade for a very enjoyable and hugely informative afternoon.

E is for Education, something I cannot get enough of where photography is concerned.

Have a look at some of the other bloggers posts on the event too:

Ville de Brighton

Coffee and Vanilla

Georgie Sinclair

Photography #lightscameracurrys beach alphabet photo project

18 comments:

  1. Great post Carina! It was lovely meeting you and taking photos together :)

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    1. and you too, I was surprised we didn't get any seagull droppings on us!

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  2. That does sound like a great training course. Nothing like getting out and trying what you've learnt, with the trainer on hand. Lovely photos #AlphabetPhoto

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  3. Lovely photos - I love the flag sky shot…the sky did look fabulous that day. I'll link this up to my post x

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    1. Thank you Vicky will reciprocate too, your blog is lovely!

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  4. Sounds like you had a good day, but I think probably a good miss for me, though I always love a wander round Brighton, especially in the sunshine...

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    1. I did miss you though, it was perfectly sunny, we could have had gelato and naked bike riders!

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  5. Beautiful shots. I think I need a short session like this to learn to use my mum's old DSLR. I know some of the theory from tutorials, but I need someone to show me so it'll sink in as I'm taking photos. I just use my phone camera, or at a push, my compact

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  6. Ohh I was invited to this and so wanted to go but was sadly away. Glad you had a good time, some nice shots captured there. Mich x

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  7. How brilliant, sounds like this was a really good session and how fabulous to get outdoors and put into practice what you'd learnt. Thanks for sharing with #alphabetphoto

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  8. I really need to go to a photography course near me. It sounds like a fab session. I love the deckchair and the carousel photos especially.

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  9. Amazing shots! Your photography teacher will be very very proud =) #alphabetphoto

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  10. Those photos are fab - At the end of the day you can learn as much as you want but it takes a good eye to even compose a photo and you've clearly been able to do that!

    On the flip side I'd LOVE to learn how to use my camera better, it's something I battle with all of the time!

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  11. How lovely sounds like a wonderful learning and photography session.

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  12. What stunning pictures , so clear . I love photographing the seaside the colours are amazing.

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  13. What stunning pictures , so clear . I love photographing the seaside the colours are amazing.

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  14. Lovely photos they are great. I would love to test out my photography on the seaside. What a beautiful location and the colors are always so vibrant.

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