This theme offers fresh insights into one or more of the four elements, earth, air, fire and water. The Elizabethans believed that all ‘matter’ was composed of just these 4 elements. Whilst understanding has progressed since then with the discovery of the periodic table, they were long-held beliefs, going back to ancient civilisations.
Fast forward a few thousand years and this exhibition offers the opportunity to explore, visually, the multi-faceted nature and power of the 4 elements. The universality of this theme reflects...
Tom Salt is a local up and coming photographer. At present he lives in Lympstone, having spent his formative years on Dartmoor.
Tom’s passion for photography stems from the beauty of his surroundings living in Devon.
“I believe that photography is all about trying to show the beauty in the world that so many people take for granted, I take what I see, I want people to realise that whatever, is around them has beauty," he said. "I am not really inspired by anybody in particular, however I admire the work of, James Revilious, Jill Fermanovski, Chris Packham, and Dezzo Hoffman...
A three Hour class that allow you to get the best out of your camera.
The class will cover the basic principles and controls of a camera. You’ll learn how to operate your camera in fully manual mode; how changing aperture, shutter speed and ISO affect image exposure and appearance. We’ll cover the uses and advantages of semi-automatic modes: aperture priority and shutter priority; how and why to bracket images, exposure compensation. We’ll cover image file formats JPEG and RAW, what they are, how they affect the image and why you might chose one or the other. We'll also look at...
During the chilli fiesta, we will be hosting a special photography competition. The theme is chillies!
We will be offering prices for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places and the judges will be the general public who attend the event. However you do not need to attend to enter.
A shortlist of 20 pictures will be selected by a panel of judges from the entries and then these photos will be blown up to prints measuring 18 inches by 12 inches. We will be working in conjunction with a local digital media specialist to help with this.
These prints will then be mounted and displayed in...
Come and enjoy a fantastic day out at the South West's biggest and best Wedding Show.
Packed to the brim with over 140 stands, The Wedding Show will give you the opportunity to discuss your individual requirements with experts in the business.
Make sure that you come along to experience this annual wedding extravaganza. It's a must visit for anyone planning that special day.
Highlights of The Wedding Show:
Magical, inspirational, choreographed catwalk stage shows each day
What do you get if you combine a gazebo, old curtains and a telescope lens?... A DIY space ship? Or maybe an observatory? Well… what if I told you it creates a walk-in camera obscura! The photographer Sam White has recently been fascinating the general public up and down the South West with his hand-built camera obscura in which he has combined portraits of local visitors with the stunning South West landscape. The Exeter Daily decided to find out more about his most recent obscura projects and where you can next have the opportunity to climb into and discover this...
An evocative exhibition of Devon landscapes showing throughout July and August features the work of two photographers, Natalie Christie and Martin Sharpe.
Christie captures landscape through artistic eyes and the selection of her works large and small is stunning, including summer grasses against a stormy sky and crashing waves.
Sharpe’s work is abstract with an emphasis on line, shape, pattern and beautiful spectrums of colour. All of the works are available for sale and can be ordered in different sizes.
Greeting cards reproducing the artists work will also be...
Vanessa Miles is a professional photographer and picture editor and will be running this one day course introducing the digital SLR. Participants ideally should have their own camera and will be learning about technical aspects which will include understanding apertures, shutter speeds and ISOʼs as well as artistic aspects exploring what makes good composition and how to make the best use of natural light. This is a very practical session which will include taking pictures, downloading and editing them on the day. Please bring a few examples of your photography along to the session. This...
Exeter-based photographer Jenny Steer, whose work has been published in The Times , Daily Express and Daily Mirror among others, is holding an exhibition of the section of her work that features the Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis, its boats and its people. Jenny started photographing the Academy’s twice yearly student boat launches in 2010. Principal of the Academy, Yvonne Green, says "Launches are a very important part of the Academy’s calendar, celebrating the end of our ‘long’ 38 week courses and the beginning of students’ new careers as boat builders. Students’ families and...
