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💰What is the average price of Photography tutoring?

The average price of Photography lessons is £16.

The price of your lessons depends on a number of factors

  • The experience of your teacher
  • The location of your lessons (at home, online, or an outside location)
  • the duration and frequency of your lessons

97% of teachers offer their first lesson for free.

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💻 Can you take Photography lessons online?

On Superprof, many of our Photography tutors offer online tuition. To find online classes, just select the webcam filter in the search bar to see the available tutors offering online options in your desired subject. 

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🎓 How many tutors are available to give Photography lessons?

3,919 tutors are currently available to give Photography lessons near you. 

⭐️ How are our Photography tutors rated?

Our Photography tutors have an average rating of 5 out 5.

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✅ Average price :£16/h
✅ Average response time :3h
✅ Tutors available :3,919
✅ Lesson format :Face-to-face or online

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Learn how to take photos during photography lessons

Each of us at our different skill levels have a certain affinity and passion for photography. With greater or less intensity ofcourse. Whether it is the pleasure of capturing a memory (a beautiful family photo hanging on the wall of your home), the fun of practising our photo skills in the outdoors, occasionally or as a real dedicated pursuit of our passion... we all love photos. Photos are everywhere in our lives, it's hard to deny! Black and white, family portraits, selfies, image editing, nature landscapes, artsy, searching for the best light ... we all try to make beautiful pictures in our own ways when the opportunity arises or inspiration strikes. And if quality devices are becoming more accessible, the art of photography itself is a little less. The general and specific techniques for each camera must be mastered in order to achieve the most accurate photos for what you want to achieve. Of course, to learn these techniques, you can try to be self-taught. Nothing says it's not allowed, and it can be quite achievable. Many photographers have learned on their own while exploring their camera's possibilities: iris, focal, blur, focus, depth, background, optical zoom, angle and speed setting, golden ratio, framing, wide angle, photo lens, lighting, fixed focus, telephoto lens, digital sensor, full frame, etc. and its many adjustable components and possibilities. However, like with many things, it is still always preferable to rely on the skills and talents of a true photography professional. A private teacher who will come to your home to explain hands-on how to make the most of your camera and technique. They will obviously also be able to accompany you as you explore outside and capture your first shots in urban photography, teaching you along the way. These photo classes or weekend intensives, led by a professional photographer wishing to share their learned knowledge and professional 'eye' to new students, are available throughout the UK on our Superprof website. You will be able to find serious and effective photography lessons so you can learn how to utilize a blur/depth focus when the landscape requires it. Learn how to use a digital camera (Canon EOS, Panasonic Lumix ...) and retouch your own images afterwards on your computer (with Adobe Camera Raw or Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom). But also, to finally gain the skills to take the perfect shot, to choose your camera and photo equipment, use natural light, a digital sensor to make a beautiful digital photo, master the flash photo and landscape photos and everything related to photo technology! Some teachers will even offer you photoshop skills or lessons at the same time.

Learn photography for fun or for a professional goal

If it was previously necessary to buy a DSLR or digital camera to take beautiful shots on your vacation, it's not the same these days. Just think of all the smartphones that have invaded our lives. The latest smartphones that we can buy today (especially the Samsung, Nokia, Apple and Sony brands) provide us with absolutely extraordinary quality photos. Speed, blur, depth, retouching and focus are elements that have become instinctive thanks to smartphones.

Awaken your passion for photography

What inspires some students to want to learn photography? To take better pictures of course! Hence the benefits of taking photography classes. For a personal purpose, this will allow you to make beautiful pictures for you and your loved ones. Post them on social networks (Facebook and Instagram come to mind), or, why not get them developed and cover the walls of your home or create calendars and gifts for family and friends. Learning photography can obviously also be done for a professional purpose. To become a journalist, reporter or professional photographer. But at this level, if creativity and talent cannot be taught completely, ones photo technique is essential! Wouldn't\t it be great to finally know how to create an HDR image, a light painting, a spectacular style to do at night with exposure time and a tripod...

Learn how to take beautiful portraits

One could also become a portrait photographer to make a living, set up a photo shoot in a studio, work with a digital SLR, a Nikon Flash Cobra, long exposure, a backlight or black and white photos. Or learn how to take a successful colour photo, progress in macro photography to capture the infinitely small, use photography software... the list goes on!

Discover photography techniques with a professional!

Looking for a bit more than the book "Photos for Dummies"? Do you prefer an effective photo training created and taught by a real professional? You would be making a good choice in doing so! "Learn photography online", "free photography" and other "photo tutorials", don't offer enough concrete information in order to learn how to take beautiful photos and develop your creative eye. The basics of photography is best learned with a private teacher. A person with the methodology adapted to these kind of lessons and wishing to transmit their art and knowledge to their students. How to achieve the best abilities of your new camera? The techniques of using a camera, the ones you will learn in private lessons with your teacher, also includes everything when it comes to image editing! Because having the option to retouch photos means you first need to know how to operate an image editing software. Such as Gimp or Photoshop, the latter being the most commonly known. Learning this type of software can be complex and can take a while and having professional help will speed things along. It will allow you, in any case, to retouch the red eyes on your portraits. But also the colours, the brightness and contrast, giving you the possibility to create more aesthetically pleasing photos. Photoshop will also give you the possibility to crop images and remove unwanted details. So you can focus in on only the essence of what you've captured. Whether you are a professional photographer or taking pictures as a beginner: image editing always proves to be a very practical tool!

How to find a photography teacher near you?

As you can see, learning photography requires some know-how from the teacher who will help to guide you. For those with a sharp mind and the time and dedication needed to learn on your own, it is possible. But for others, and even for the most resourceful, photographic training is essential to help you progress in urban, travel or landscape photography! For this, Superprof invites you to discover all of our photography tutors. Based all over the UK, you will have no trouble finding a talented teacher to share their knowledge with you. A professional photographer or a very knowledgeable amateur. Note that more than 200 photography teachers are waiting for you today on the Superprof website. With such a large number, we know that you can find the teacher you are looking for, who can help you become a good photographer. Know that a photography class costs on average 20 pounds/ hour.

To go even further and become a photographer

There is something new at SuperProf, the classifieds site which helps to connect teachers and students together. Students can benefit from the talent and availability of passionate teachers to personally help them succeed in their given subjects and goals. Teachers can find additional private lessons to take, including photography classes. Students take advantage of SuperProf to find private lessons with qualified and talented photography teachers. For photo classes at all levels of ability, we select the best teachers. You can choose from experienced and graduated photography teachers or students who teach photo classes, both where you will learn to capture the light. Digital photography or film photography will reveal its secrets to you. Your work will be guided by a skilled professional and taking photos will become fun and fascinating. We offer courses in most areas: coaching classes, scrapbooking, piano lessons, drawing, cooking classes, for all levels of study, from primary to higher education. SuperProf is the ideal site for dedicated students who want to find high-quality teachers. So start your search today!

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