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Photographic seminars

Seminars and clubs concerned with photography are widespread in the British Isles, some of which are local, day or night, and some that are included in schools for learning other things. Photography facilities have been introduced to their various subjects.
On a tour of one of the concerned schools, we found the main center for photography there, and it includes a special location, which is the studio, in which there are many light units, in addition to a fully equipped darkroom. This school operates in a system of four different seminars.

A beginner's course, or a first-year course that requires having a camera with everything in hand, an additional exposure meter, a tripod with capture cord, and a film endorsement pan that can hold at least two films. The students of this episode should come with prior knowledge of the basics of photography, but they want to enter the field of acidification in particular.
The second cycle is intended for more progress achieved by those who feared the first year. The same applies to the third cycle, which is considered an advanced cycle from the second.
The final episode introduces photographic facilities. This does not include methodological guidance, but teaches the flow of studio and darkroom use for photographers of all levels and experience.
The duration of the seminar is between 10 and 12 weeks, and one session lasts between two hours and two and a half hours.
This is what we knew about one institution. But there is a big difference between the conditions of this institution and those in terms of accepting participants, as you find among them those who accept the joining of those who have no knowledge of photography at all, and they also differ in terms of costs and facilities that they provide.

Camera clubs:
Camera clubs, in turn, are a rich source of seminars and lectures on photography. Once again we find here a great disparity in quality; But among these clubs you will find many valuable and interesting lectures delivered by well-known stars in the field of photography.
The benefit of joining these clubs is that it gives way to meeting other photographers of all levels and exchanging opinions with them, and perhaps working in the dark room together, organizing lectures, photographic outings and many other activities.
However, the success of any of these clubs depends on the members, if you are willing to contribute. Dedicate some of your time and energy to the club, and others will follow suit, as the club thus becomes a fun and thriving meeting center for photographers.

In order to prove that with a bit of dedication, a club can be very successful, we took a look at one of these clubs in London in particular and found it to be a non-profit adventure, run by volunteers, all of whom are active photographers in this field who frequently participate in programs and lectures, and even We get a correct idea of ​​what is going on without waiting. And while those there are working in two studios inside the club, and a room there, we deliberately come to visit us in a darkroom in which they work on black and white and color prints of black and white, and they are engaged in the field of fashion photography and a lot of what will be included in the exhibitions.
It is true that this club was fortunate enough to exist among the resources of a large city surrounding it, but the important thing remains that it is based on the activities of volunteers and enthusiastic members who maintain its launch and progress. Just like with any other club in the village.

For example, we found a new center in the west of the country that undoubtedly attracts anyone interested in photography or video.
It is the Watershed which is located in Bristol Docks, a site characterized by its natural beauty. There, in addition to a fully completed program of lectures and cinematic works, you will find “Watershed”, which is extensive in providing photographic and video facilities.
Darkroom facilities, for example, include darkrooms for individual work on colors and blacks
And white where video production sites and image settings are produced. In addition to the field of renting cameras and devices by the hour or by the day.

Producers:
Producers of photographic tools today constitute a growing source of specialization in some areas of photography - for example, the Jobo School devotes one day a week to training those concerned with its equipment in the color manifold and in many British cities, as it benefits from these seminars for all who have bought Or buys or intends to buy some of this equipment. So does Brunica, who runs a year-round photography school. As for Jessops of Leicester, she holds wide-ranging workshops in her photography school - her subjects are there.
Includes mesmerizing photography through developing and printing Photographing people and natural history.

If you are interested in the video,
You will find the Video Information Center (JVC) in Piccadilly, London, which conducts seminars on video production techniques. There, studies take place at two levels, basic and advanced, and seminars are held twice a month.
But if you have a camera, Minolta or Pentax, and others. You are fortunate to have thriving clubs for the owners of these cameras, each of which publishes its own magazine and holds many different seminars and photographic excursions. This is in addition to the existence of a club run by Durst, which is benefited by those interested in darkroom methods of developing and printing in particular⏹
Harry - London