Welcome to Camera Images

On this website you will find information on one to one personal tuition ideal for any professional photographer, or anyone intending on becoming one, covering photography, business skills, marketing, and framing.

We have a unique range of courses, for those interested in using Nikon Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras.  We run hands on courses utilising Nikon  D40, D40x, D50, D70, D80, D90, D100, D200, D2H and D2x, D300 plus the new D700 and the D3 and D3X camera bodies, a wide range of Nikon and other lenses, flashes, software like Capture NX, and NX2 and many accessories.

As an alternative, and suitable for users of all cameras, a collection of 1 to 1 single topic Masterclasses, on their own website now, for those who have mastered the basics and would rather look in depth at a specific area like focus, sharpness and depth of field, or black and white photography, if you want to see these then click here.

We have a range of  business courses helping anyone to turn their interest in photography into a profitable business, as well as providing training to some franchisees. Many professional photographers will discover new income areas or how to increase existing ones, as well as how to develop any business. We are both directors of a number of companies, covering other areas as well as photography.

We are based in a large picturesque property in Cheltenham, the centre of the Cotswolds, with a wide range of photo opportunities both here and  really close.

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We have become the leaders in one to one training on Nikon cameras, to suit just about any need or interest that you have. Photographers have travelled from all over the world to experience 1 to 1 training with us.

In our experience the amount of knowledge and range of experience varies greatly from one professional photographer to another. Some are highly technically competent, while others may have kept their cameras in automatic mode. Some have a lot of marketing ability making the most of many situations where others maybe have been more interested in the artistic than the marketing side.

Most professionals will already know one end of the camera from the other, have at least some knowledge of photography, the amount of course varies very greatly from one person to another, and with so many speciality areas, few can get the opportunity to gain experience in a very wide array of areas.

Some may define a professional as a person who undertakes photography for reward, and although in part we appreciate this, we would also define a professional as a person who achieves reliably what they set out to and can take on a wide range of commercial assignments with confidence. While the enthusiast can take a hundred shots and show one, a professional commissioned to undertake a task has to be able to make them all succeed and to do so in a time efficient and cost sensitive manner.

Generally the further along the path a photographer has travelled, the more they can see that perhaps one day they would like to experience.  With the consultancy side, and a large R&D programme, developing new areas of photography, and meeting people with specific interests that we put together training for, we are lucky in that we get to develop our skills and experience over a far wider area than others.

Selecting which is right for you

For most professionals and 'would be' professionals this is the easiest decision to make, in that they will want to maximise the amount of knowledge and experience that they can get, and avoid waiting for others to have items explained to them, that they are already very familiar with. For this reason just about all professional photographers select one to one tuition. I suspect some would also be reluctant to ask questions in a group with enthusiasts who have perhaps developed greater technical knowledge.

Quite a few people have a good film background but have found they have not got all the benefits from digital that they had hoped for, or have been disappointed by the results they have produced from some of the latest cameras. While we have occasionally found problems with cameras brought in, usually it's a case of not having fully understood all the options available, and how to get spectacular results from this technology. Where necessary we can compare cameras, compare lenses and work with the cameras tethered to computers to see instant results.

Generally people achieve the least the larger the group and the more, the more individual the attention. Tutors know that they cover far less ground with a group than with an individual. A group of three people achieves about five times the subject coverage as a larger group, and an individual on their own achieves about three times what a group of three do. You can see this means that for those that want to achieve a great deal faster, in 3 to 5 days you can cover what would take a group of people attending a residential course a couple of months to achieve.

If you have just one day available, then starting with the HNK course, in a day you become confident and competent, you start by very quickly going over the basics of photography, going fast over what you already understand or can follow and slowing down where necessary to look and experiment, look through many lenses, have a short introduction to Nikon Capture NX editing, get to understand your cameras controls and menus fully and far more. With more days you can become proficient in editing, mastering flash, macro, and many other specialist areas. When you take more courses including those with some other photographic training providers you can qualify for discounts.

Some prefer a more discussion based approach and come to see us for a day or more with a list of points or topics they want to look at, we are equally able to work with this approach, although having some idea in advance helps as we can get equipment out and make sure all items are available that will be required. If you want to use this approach book with the course code EXE.

Perhaps you would rather look in depth at a specific area like focus, sharpness and depth of field. Perhaps exposure or black and white photography, or put a programme together to look at many of these areas in depth over a period. If so then you may like to look at our other range of training under the name Photography Skills, 'Beyond the Basics'. This is a collection of 1 to 1 single topic Masterclasses, on their own website now, for those who have mastered the basics and want to get in deeper, if you want to see the website click here or to find out the difference explained on this website click here.

This website has quite a few pages, selecting the button on the left above introduces you to each major area and many of these pages lead to more pages and information.

Pages that you may like to go to now are:-

• Most popular day courses, would be a good start, selecting the buttons on the left, will either give you more choices or will go to the page you have requested.

• One to One - discover just how much you can achieve on one to one training, either on a day or over several days. You can have a day or days arranged to exactly suit your interests, there are suggested multi day courses, and a wide range of suggestions of what you could do in a day. The most common and ideal start point for most people is the HNK, Hands on a Nikon day course, although you can add more days to this or take one of the multi day versions which includes the HNK element. If you have the time available why not consider the executive special MD3, that takes 4 days and 3 evenings. There are a lot more options to explore. With all 1 to 1, you get to choose the dates.

• VIP PLUS - a course that includes nearly everything, for example the course in Ghana West Africa, including training experience, accommodation, food, and 4WD with driver/guide in addition to 1 to 1 photo tutor. The best course on the planet, allowing very rapid training and loads of varied experience.

• Extended photography skills course, this is a large 18 month course that requires a lot of commitment. Maybe worth a look if you are starting out intending to move rapidly to professional status, or a professional wishing to develop a wider range of income streams. This is arranged so that you do the parts first that is most relevant to your interests so can get earning fast if you wish.

• Business courses for the professional, or would be professional this will be of as much interest as the technical areas and you will quickly spot that in most cases a single commission will produce far more income than the cost of one of these courses.  We are both directors of a range of companies, and our senior tutor is also the chairman of a business angels network, helping new businesses to meet funding partners and sorting out the profitability of businesses of all sizes.

• Systematic learning - this looks at how a person can develop knowledge or experience, build on this in a structured way at their own speed to get to whatever level of expertise they choose.

• Personal learning plan - with this option we assist you to put together a personal learning plan to suit your own interests. It can be made up of courses that exist and elements that are defined, as well as assignments and other features. The plan can be modified or expanded as your skills and confidence grow.

• Course list, shows you the full list of courses we currently have defined, linked to each of the course descriptions.

You can use the links in blue above or the buttons on the left above to move around the site. The buttons on the first page, go to introductory pages like this one for each interest, you have access to the same pages besides this.

If you don't get on with our menu system, then try using the extended menu option, top option on the menu, this forces all the options to be shown at once, If you still can't find the page, then try the site map.

Through the website you will see many small photographs, clicking on any of these will bring up a larger version in a new window, allowing you to take a look without loosing your place.

When you know what you want to do, you can book directly online, or by post by printing out the booking form.

 

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If you have any problems, can't find exactly what you want to do, or your question is not covered on our Q&A page, or just feel like chatting it over with a real person instead of a computer then call us. We are available most days from 9am to 9pm, although occasionally for short periods we put the answering machine on. See the contact us page.

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