Training

With our extensive knowledge and experience we are able to offer 1-2-1 and small group training which is tailored to your own specific requirements. We offer photography training to cover anything from basic camera settings to more advanced photographic skills.

We also provide training in most of the widely used photography and design software packages including Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One and Indesign. We have basic and advanced level workshops available in both Photoshop and Lightroom and can also offer a flexible training solution to meet your own needs.

Training is available at our Manchester premises* or within a 100 mile radius.

*Refreshments, WC and nearby car parking are available.

Please call us on 07761 300412 to discuss your training needs and book a workshop.

British Journal of Photography

André Josselin on the power of picdrop for commercial photographers 23/04/2024
Europe’s most popular professional photo sharing software eases the collaboration between artist and brand The post André Josselin on the power of picdrop for commercial photographers appeared first on 1854 Photography.
Flossie Skelton
Alex Schneideman remembers his friend Paddy Summerfield 19/04/2024
One of several artists inspired by Summerfield’s iconic Mother and Father series, Schneideman reflects on the life of an Oxford icon The post Alex Schneideman remembers his friend Paddy Summerfield appeared first on 1854 Photography.
Alex Schneideman
Tracing India’s ‘dying arts and artistry’, one portrait studio at a time 17/04/2024
Tara Laure Claire Sood is fascinated by South India’s retro portrait studios, reimagining them with fresh Bollywood and fashion tropes The post Tracing India’s ‘dying arts and artistry’, one portrait studio at a time appeared first on 1854 Photography.
Ravi Ghosh
In Venice, Robert Zhao Renhui is striving for ecological enlightenment 15/04/2024
Ahead of his show at the Venice Biennale, Renhui discusses anthropocentrism – and how his work addresses this thorny, colonially influenced issue The post In Venice, Robert Zhao Renhui is striving for ecological enlightenment appeared first on 1854 Photography.
Ravi Ghosh
Jung, Rothko, Tanning, Duchamp: Inside the mind of Nadav Kander 12/04/2024
Known for his portrait and landscape work, Kander has a meditative approach in his London studio – and a profoundly subjective take on making images The post Jung, Rothko, Tanning, Duchamp: Inside the mind of Nadav Kander appeared first on 1854 Photography.
Alice Zoo
An early look at Kyotographie 2024 10/04/2024
Established in 2013, Kyotographie is now one of the biggest photofestivals in Asia. This spring it returns for its 12th edition with exhibitions themed around ‘Source’ The post An early look at Kyotographie 2024 appeared first on 1854 Photography.
Diane Smyth
For Akin James, global Britain is a community affair 08/04/2024
In his graduate project, this young photographer explores family, identity and the diasporic experience The post For Akin James, global Britain is a community affair appeared first on 1854 Photography.
Diane Smyth
Portraits to Dream In goes beyond the usual appraisals of art by women 05/04/2024
In a new exhibition the National Portrait Gallery, the of works by Julia Margaret Cameron and Francesca Woodman are brought together across time and space The post Portraits to Dream In goes beyond the usual appraisals of art by women appeared first on 1854 Photography.
Eliza Goodpasture
Photographs born from the lava of Armero 02/04/2024
Carlos Saavedra’s combination of archival, documentary and staged images respond to a fatal volcanic eruption which could’ve been anticipated The post Photographs born from the lava of Armero appeared first on 1854 Photography.
Diane Smyth
The photographer giving a voice to Vietnamese Hmong refugees 29/03/2024
Ana Norman Bermúdez incorporates Hmong embroidery into her portraits of the women, a collaboration championed by asylum NGOs The post The photographer giving a voice to Vietnamese Hmong refugees appeared first on 1854 Photography.
Diane Smyth