Description

Understand what makes a great black and white image, how to do this in camera, practice your new skills with assignments and get personal feedback from an award winning photographer.

 

Recommended prior knowledge

This workshop is suitable for photographers at any skill and experience level.

Course Outline

This workshop runs for three consecutive weeks 18:00 – 20:00

 

Session 1 – 27/05/25

In the first session we will discuss what black and white photography achieves for photographers, what makes a powerful mono image, and we’ll discuss a range of images from genres including portraiture, landscape, street, etc.

 

Session 2 – 10/06/25

Simon will share with you a simplified and powerful workflow that will help you capture strong black and white images, and we will explore how to spot opportunities and best use light.

During this week or weekend, you’ll ideally go out and practice your new found skills so that you can upload your favourite 5 x images before the following session. (If you cannot get out, you may present older images, but this will reduce the overall learning as you will not have practiced your new skills.)

 

Session 3 – 24/06/25

This session will be dedicated to providing feedback on up to 5 x images from your shoot.

 

 

Outcomes

By the end of this course your black and white photography would have improved based on feedback and practice. You will be able to photograph subjects in black and white with confidence and develop your own practice through acquired skills and ideas.

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About the Tutor:

I’m Simon Ellingworth a full time photography educator & one to one mentor, with over a decades experience creating and delivering eduction for The Royal Photographic Society, I  specialise in street, black and white photograph, composition, gestalt theory available light portraiture.

With over 26 x International photography awards including 6 x ‘Mono Vision Awards’, 3 x ‘Monochrome Awards’, 3 x ‘Sony Awards’ and most recently, 1st place in the highly contested ‘2024 International Photography Awards’ in the professional category; selected from 14,000 entries from more than 100 countries.

During my workshops I like to challenge people’s thinking, change the way they see the world, and provide technical liberation from their camera with simple new ways and techniques to craft compelling images through a lens.

 

Not quite what you are after?

I offer a number of bespoke workshops we’ve developed and deliver for the The Royal Photographic Society and will be adding more shortly.

Sign up here and we will send you details.

Images © Simon Ellingworth

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IMPORTANT:

Just as a reminder, by signing up to the course you are giving your permission for us to give the tutor your email address to send you any workshop information.

If you are attending one of our workshops that involves a trip out, please ensure you bring all weather clothing and protection for your camera.

Persons under the age of 16 are welcome to attend events but, to conform with UK law, must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult.

RPS Cancellation Policy

Please inform us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a course as it is not possible to refund any cancellation or transfer to another workshop less than 14 days prior to course start date. The Society reserves the right to cancel a workshop 7 days prior to its start date – please check your hotel and travel cancellation policy as this may be affected.

Please look out for joining information. Either in-person meeting information, or online webinar links. If you don’t receive it, please email workshops@rps.org

For Enquiries

Mon – Friday : workshops@rps.org / 0117 316 4480

foh@rps.org / 0117 316 4453

Sat – Sun : foh@rps.org / 0117 316 4453