Photography training and teaching

Digital Photography Courses, seminars and lectures

Commercial photography courses from Northlight Images can cover a very wide range of material at whatever level of complexity you want.

Our commercial photography training is carried out at your choice of location - anywhere you like.

We work throughout the UK and speak at international seminars and conferences.

Keith Cooper also teaches specialist aspects of photography, such as landscape, digital black and white, and fine art printing, as parts of other companies' courses. As a qualified adult tutor (City and Guilds 7307) and university lecturer he appreciates the varying needs of learners.

Northlight provides bespoke one-to-one training for companies, covering photography and all aspects of digital image manipulation at their own office locations worldwide.

Many corporate clients want to take their own photographs for internal and web use.

Northlight Images offers training to help you get the most out of the equipment you already have and can help you decide whether it is truly adequate for your needs.

The photo at the right shows where one client had set up a small product photography studio in one of their offices.

Info about Training Costs

Please note that we do not sell cameras or software, although we are happy to make suggestions based on an analysis of your requirements.

Do you need a photography tutor for your course or training centre?

We provide commercial and landscape photography training for course organisers and training locations in the UK and abroad.

Keith can offer specialist course modules such as 'digital black and white' colour management or fine art printing.

Please give us a call to see how we can work together.

or Tel.0116 291 9092

We have more detailed web pages covering:

Photography training for estate agents
Product photography courses.
Digital Imaging Technology (incl. Colour Management)

This photo of Keith Cooper (rear) was taken during one of his digital photography courses in Leicester, in this case how to light and shoot products for your web site.

At Northlight we are not worried by the prospect of people doing their own photography -- we know that our clients value the creative insight and technical skills that come as standard in all our commercial photography.

Contact details :

Northlight Images, 86 Harrow Road

Leicester, Leicestershire, UK. LE3 0JW (Maps)

Telephone +44 116 291 9092

Our training courses are designed to fit -your- precise needs.

The picture to the left was taken on a photography course for Estate Agents - showing how to take better looking photos inside empty houses.

Several on-line versions of Keith's photography courses are available on this site. They are free to use for personal and non commercial use.

An example from his introductory digital photography course covers Basic Image manipulation with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.

If you already have basic skills in Photoshop, then the whole of the course is available in two half day one-to-one workshops (using Photoshop or Elements).

Say, for example, you have some film photography knowledge and want to learn more about using your skills in a digital environment? A typical day's course might include:

Understanding the relationship of image size and resolution
Considering bit depth
What is colour?
Organising your images
Shooting RAW or JPEG
sRGB versus Adobe RGB
Camera RAW workflows
Optimising images
Automating routine tasks

Over time we hope to add more free on-line tutorials based on many of Keith's courses.

VR photography for interiors and exterior use and VR photography training

Northlight provides a comprehensive range of professional Virtual Reality (Virtual tour / VR / QTVR) and panoramic photography services - This is specialised work and require a not inconsiderable investment in equipment and VR software (such as Stitcher Pro).

We can provide training in this specialist area - please contact us directly for more information.

or Tel.0116 291 9092

Digital imaging Lectures / Presentations / Seminars

Keith provides lecturing and seminar services for commercial organisations.

Seminars are customised to meet your organisation's needs and can cover topics as diverse as:

Digital sensor design - CMOS/CCD - sensor characteristics and performance
Colour management (theory and practice)
Characteristics of digital images
Optics and image correction
Printer technology - printer resolution, image resolution and sharpening

There are more details on our Digital Imaging training page.

Our services include specialist colour management advice and training.

Keith is also available to speak at Photographic clubs and societies. Particularly popular are his discussions on digital black and white photography and demonstrations of colour management, where he illustrates some the benefits of monitor and printer profiling with examples from his Spyder3Pro review and i1 iO review. There is more info on the Lectures/Presentations page.

Teaching / Tuition

Keith provides training courses to companies wanting to improve their photographic skills. Courses are always customised to match client requirements and levels of expertise.

An example from one of his introductory/intermediate level digital photography courses is:

Cameras Principles Types Capabilities and limitations Taking pictures	Portraiture Lighting Flash The wedding	The computer Software/hardware choices Getting your image into your computer Checking the image
Composition The so-called ‘rules’ Looking at collections of photos Developing 'Style'	Scanning Making use of old photos Film scanning Retouching/repairing	Business Uses Pictures for the web What's needed for brochures Making sure they print what you want Product photography
Basic printing Making the print Presenting your prints	Image manipulation 1 Software (Photoshop and Photoshop Elements) Cropping Brightness/contrast	Image manipulation 2 Colour balance ‘Fixing’ problems Airbrushing people out of photos Special effects
Printing 1 Setting up for printing Sharpening Resizing and resolution Framing and mounting	Holiday snaps How not to send people to sleep Telling a story The single most useful tip in taking better snapshots	Building your collection Projects Exhibitions
Printing 2 Why what you see on the screen is not what you get on the print Colour Management (Note: we also provide specialist colour management advice and training) Colour and Gamut Print longevity Choices of materials Specialist inks and Black and White printing	Record/still lives Objects and lighting to use

Our courses are modular in nature and are tailored to meet your individual needs, based on modules such as those listed above.

Our training and presentations are usually delivered at client sites in the UK and can vary from half day introductions to extended courses.

Explore our site...

Digital Black and White photography and printing. Some of Keiths thoughts, techniques and tips for those interested in a digital approach to black and white. We've lots of original Photography Articles and Photography Reviews on the site to help anyone interested in photography.

We've a gallery of landscape photography and fine art prints that are there to enjoy...

Northlight Images is based in the UK and supplies Commercial Photography services, Photography training and Colour Management Consultancy. Tel +44 116 2919092 or use the Contact Form

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