Strong Island Media and professional photographer Paul Gonella have delivered photography workshops for the last 10 years to literally thousands of people of all ages and abilities, all across the south coast.
Working with organisations such as Chichester Harbour Conservancy, University of Portsmouth, Making Space, Hampshire Cultural Trust plus many schools and youth groups we’ve developed Walkshops, where rather than sitting down in a classroom you actively learn different photography skills and techniques out and about with your camera, with support from an experience professional photographer.
You can view our current walkshops and classes for details and our FAQ for more information.
Everyone is welcome to come along, it doesn’t matter how confident you are with your camera, from total beginner to expert, there is always lots to discover and to learn.
Bring your camera: anything from a digital compact through to an DSLR or Mirrorless and if you want to shoot 35mm film, cool! Of course smartphones are very welcome too.
With a professional photographer as your guide, discover new locations along the south coast or re-discover places you know well, but with a whole new perspective.
It is great to explore a new photography location with a group of people, bringing together different abilities, experiences and equipment. Why not bring along a friend or two?
Learn lots of new techniques, skills and tips with a professional photographer
On the walkshops you’ll have the opportunity to discover lots of new camera techniques and skills in fun and interesting ways, these new skills and techniques you can use time and again in the future.
Try lots of new compositional techniques including Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, Natural Framing, Layering, etc. Make your photography more engaging and discover new ways to see the world around you.
Discover new ways to see what is around you, finding new ways of capturing the location and the things you find on your walkshop. After take these news skills and techniques and try them out in your own neighbourhood or favourite places.
Move off of automatic and take more control of your camera with an understanding of aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Use this understanding to creative effect with Depth of Field, freeze and slow down time with high speed and long exposures, paint with light & so much more.
Explore particular creative themes (such as B&W, textures, minimalism, intentional camera movement, portraiture, etc.) and learn how to build a narrative to your images with what you include, leave out and tips on creating atmosphere.
Below are the current upcoming photography walkshops and classes available for booking, click on the image to find out all the details
All the latest news about photography walkshops including new dates, photos from past workshops and much more.
The 3rd photography walkshop of 2023 was a return of a past favourite of night photography in Old Portsmouth, with long exposure harbour lights and light painting in the historic alleyways of Spice Island. The morning’s daytime photography workshop had started at The Point and so did this walkshop, with 13 photographers setting up their…
Photo walkshops for 2023 picked up pace this weekend with two in Old Portsmouth. The morning photography workshop focused on the historic Camber harbour. The morning conditions were a little overcast with flat light and we started off looking at the rule of thirds composition technique, with the landmark Spinnaker Tower being an excellent subject…
A huge thank you to everyone who came along to the first photo walkshop of 2023, a walk along some of the historical highlights of Southsea seafront! We had some incredible weather and light, plus some frost on the ground too. Starting at The Rose Gardens we experimented with focusing with both smartphones and our…
I owe a lot to photo walkshops, consistently improving my photography and understanding of how to get the best out of a camera. It’s led to some great experiences and opened up some exciting opportunities for me.
Also getting to hang out with other photographers and meeting some new friends along the way is always a bonus.
Paul has a calm, friendly and approachable manner. He is a natural communicator who is able to share his enthusiasm for, and expertise and knowledge of his craft. These qualities mean he is able to engage with all ages and abilities.
Thank you for hosting these regular 2 hours of getting away from the hustle and bustle of what life throws at us… what better way to get away from it all by doing a top hobby in often newly discovered environments and getting very professional photography tuition and advice mixed into the bargain?
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