From Snapshot to Showcase
A great photograph is born in the mind, not in the camera. Eight weeks to learn to see like a photographer, and finish with a panel of work you’re proud to show.
Who it's forFor people who take pictures and want to make photographs. You don’t need new gear: whether you shoot on a flagship mirrorless camera or a three-year-old smartphone, light, composition and story work the same way.
Your eight weeks01 Seeing like a photographer
Moving from taking pictures to making photographs.
02 The language of composition
Leading lines, symmetry, and when to break the rules.
03 Light: the paintbrush
Direction, quality, and the golden hour.
04 Telling a story
Emotion, gesture and narrative weight.
05 The digital darkroom
Purposeful editing with free tools like Snapseed.
06 Finding your voice
Developing a consistent personal style.
07 Developing a critical eye
Evaluating and curating your own work, ruthlessly.
08 Creating a project
Building a panel of images that shows what you can do.
How it worksEight live sessions
90 minutes each on Zoom: teaching, then hands-on exercises.
Notes and inspiration
A PDF handout every week, and curated galleries of work worth studying.
An exercise every week
Practical assignments, with feedback on your own images.
A finished panel
By week eight you’ll have a panel of your own work, ready to show.
Your tutorI’m Paul Lanigan, a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. My FRPS panel is a documentary study of hurling. I shoot street, documentary and landscape, and I still develop my own film.
The next courseDates
To be announced. Register your interest and you’ll hear first.
Format
Eight weekly 90-minute sessions, live on Zoom.
Fee
€75