Photography training and teaching

Digital Photography courses, seminars and lectures

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

Our commercial photography courses are designed to fit -your- precise needs and cover a very wide range of material at whatever level of complexity you want.

Many corporate clients want to take their own photographs for internal and web use. Northlight Images offers in-house training covering photography and all aspects of digital image manipulation. We will 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.

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

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 to individuals and companies or as part of other organisations' courses.

As a qualified adult tutor (C&G 7307) and university lecturer Keith appreciates the varying needs of learners.

As well as his teaching and practical photography experience, in September 2011, Keith was invited to join X-Rite's 'Coloratti'

• "X-Rite's Coloratti includes the world's top professional photographers, a group whose vision, passion, leadership, and partnership are recognized and valued by X-Rite. Coloratti photographers are highly respected by their peers and are admired by up-and-coming professionals, enthusiasts, and students alike."

Photography training costs

The costs listed (above right) are for individual training sessions. Booking a series of sessions can qualify for extra discounts - please do call to discuss this, if you feel it might benefit your organisation.

Understanding the relationship between 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

There are many more tutorial and articles on this site aiming to teach different techniques and skills in photography and printing.

Digital imaging Lectures / Presentations / Seminars

Keith provides lecturing and seminars for commercial organisations.

An example would be a series of talks delivered to the UK mapping agency, covering the technology behind their digital imaging activities. The talks were designed to give a much wider appreciation of digital imaging technology to various mapping and photogrametry staff.

Seminars are customised to meet your organisation's needs at any level of technical detail 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

Full details on our Digital Imaging training page.

Training for private individuals

The information on this page is primarily for companies, however Keith also provides bespoke personal photography training to individuals in the Leicester area (UK)

This is in addition to Northlight's corporate training services set out on this page, and is aimed at at photographers looking to learn more about particular aspects of photography, such as architecture and landscape.

Our commercial photography training/seminar rates

All our training is bespoke and customised to your actual needs.

How much does photography training cost? Precise course/seminar costs are based on duration, location and number of people attending the course. All prices are for single sessions, and exclude VAT, please also see our Terms and Conditions. Half Day Training: £349 for the first 3 trainees £49 for every additional trainee Full Day Training: £649 for the first 3 trainees £69 for every additional trainee For a more accurate idea of costs, please contact us to discuss your exact requirements and for the prices of more than 1 day’s training. An additional charge for travel expenses (and any overnight stay) may apply to courses outside of Leicestershire. Please note that we provide training for companies at your chosen location, however we are unable to provide training services here at our Leicester office. For interactive photography training we recommend a maximum of 5 trainees, larger number being more suited to seminar style presentations. Lectures and conference presentation rates depend on length of session and location. Course organisers and venues - Please contact us directly to discuss your requirements and how we can work together. or Tel.0116 291 9092

Please contact us directly to discuss quotations for any international work - we are happy to work for multinational companies outside of the UK, via their UK offices.

We also have a guide to our standard terms and conditions for commercial photography services - please just ask if you are unsure of anything, we are happy to help clarify matters in plain English.

Prices on this site are UK prices for our commercial photography and are valid as of September 2012.
-- All prices are for guidance only (E&OE) and exclude VAT